Chapter 392
Hidden Rule 7
Chapter 392 Hidden Rule Seventeen
After the seventeenth rule of the apocalypse was released, Guan Tong's first reaction was not worry or fear, but doubt.
"Terra... Not long ago, several astronauts suffered heavy casualties on it, and the official investigation report has not yet been released. Is there any connection between these events?"
He has been paying attention to the situation to some extent ever since the manned rocket launch.
Now that the astronauts have had an accident on it, and the space agency's press conference hasn't even been held for long, a new doomsday rule has been set out around this satellite... It seems unlikely that there is absolutely no connection between these events.
However, given the current lack of information, he cannot make any unfounded speculations.
"When Terra turns crimson, human gazes will evoke deep-seated fears... but according to the rules, it's not just a single glance that will drive someone mad; rather, it's a cumulative process."
Guan Tong thought it was like the "sanity bar" that some horror games set for characters. When it runs out, the character goes crazy and the game ends.
"As long as I don't look at it, it shouldn't be a big problem... I need to check the hidden rules first."
He silently activated the terminal panel and accessed the rules details.
Under his gaze, the hidden rules were revealed through the recombination of color particles.
Hidden Rule Seventeen: Immerse Yourself in Fear
[Hidden Rule Content: During the rule period, apart from directly looking at Crimson, viewing its image, refraction, reflection, etc., will be affected to varying degrees. Besides fear, other unknowns are hidden within Crimson's power, waiting to be discovered.]
[Note: The line between madness and reason is often very thin; the way to overcome fear is to become it.]
Surrounded by fear...
Guan Tong frowned after reading the hidden rule.
Not just looking directly at it, but witnessing scarlet in any way will more or less affect one's sanity. This information is important, but people should discover it soon enough.
The second half of the sentence, which states that some unknown element is hidden within the crimson power, is what Guan Tong is focusing on.
What exactly is that unknown, and is it good or bad? Nobody knows.
If you want to explore it, you must confront the fear that scarlet brings... This is undoubtedly an extremely risky undertaking.
"For me, the safest approach is like the Plague Rule, where I stayed in the shelter for the entire period of the rule period without ever leaving."
Guan Tong knew that this would allow her to pass the challenge smoothly, but it also meant giving up the exploration of the unknown.
After a moment's thought, he returned to the shelter and sat down at the table.
Log in to the Ascendant's Home and enter the [Webmaster Domain] section.
The decision to put it aside for now and put the hidden rules up for sale in exchange for Ascension Coins is the priority.
He currently has a fixed daily expenditure of 26,000 Ascension Coins, and this will increase as Black Star "expands production capacity" or he opens up new channels.
If you can collect twice a day after that, the consumption rate will double to 52,000 per day, and the one million Ascension Coins will be consumed in less than twenty days.
To maintain such a massive and continuous cash flow, without relying on official bodies or large organizations, the only way is to continuously sell hidden rules.
Guan Tong quickly edited the post and published it.
Selling classified information related to the Seventeenth Rule of the End Times
Details: The price of this information is 500000 Ascension Coins. This information will not be provided immediately; a unified notification will be given 1 hours later.
The price remains the same as last time, set at 500,000.
Based on the number of sales from the last sale, he currently has only a handful of customers, and it's estimated that this number won't increase in the future.
If his acquisitions can't keep up with consumption in the future, then the selling price will have to be increased further, but that's not necessary now.
As expected, after the post was published, the back-end system quickly received private messages from those old customers.
Just like last time, exactly eight units were sold, earning a total of four million Ascension Coins.
This four million, plus the seven million he currently has, totals eleven million.
This rule period lasts for 30 days. Even if you spend 100,000 every day, the total expenditure after a month will be no more than 3 million, leaving you with 8 million.
"It seems I need to expand production capacity as soon as possible... Wait, can I increase the conversion rate of my stored mental energy now?"
With a thought, Guan Tong summoned the wordless book into his hand. He casually flipped through it, directly to the seventh page.
He looked at the blank page and knew that after entering the second stage of sublimation, he could write on this new page and then use his mental power to materialize the written content.
But he wasn't quite sure what to write now.
Before, when he couldn't put pen to paper, he had many thoughts and things he wanted to write. Now that he can put pen to paper, he doesn't know what to write about.
Because his mindset is very different now than it was at the beginning.
When he first received the "Wordless Book," he didn't think too much about the first few pages; he would quickly decide what to write.
But starting from the fifth page, as the difficulty of each new page increased dramatically and the required mental strength reached new heights, he had to become more cautious in his writing.
He stared at the blank seventh page for a moment, then shook his head: "Let me think about it some more."
He turned the book back to the third page, where the words "spiritual power" had long been second only to the shadow on the first page in helping him.
Without a large reserve of mental energy to ensure his victory, he could not have won so many battles where he was outnumbered.
This reserve of mental energy allows him to command an army single-handedly. Although he appears to be just one person, the total mental energy he can utilize exceeds that of hundreds or thousands of people, which is the secret to his invincibility.
He was satisfied with the 10:1 conversion rate before, but now that rate can no longer meet his needs.
After entering the second stage of sublimation, the sublimated person receives a comprehensive improvement and can accept a higher conversion rate.
Guan Tong took out a pen from her storage ring, made a firm decision, and wrote "1:1" before the words "Mental Power".
If a 1:1 conversion can be achieved, then...
Before Guan Tong could even begin to imagine what was happening, he saw the new words he had written quickly disappear.
"...It seems that achieving instant success is still unlikely."
If a 1:1 conversion ratio could be achieved, it would be unimaginable to store tens of thousands of spiritual energy every day.
"Then let's try it slowly."
He continued writing "2:1" upwards, then disappeared after finishing the number.
Then write "3:1" again, and then hide it.
He kept writing until he reached "5:1," and just when he was prepared for the number to disappear again, it unexpectedly became fixed.
Guan Tong's heart immediately raced: "It succeeded? The conversion ratio has increased to 5:1?"
He immediately tried to inject 100 points of flowing mental energy into the pages of the book. The next moment, after seeing that the mental energy stored on the panel had increased by 20 points, he clenched his fist and let out a low shout.
"it is good!"
With conversion efficiency doubling, how could he not cheer?
"Converted at a 5:1 ratio, the 26000 flowing mental energy collected from Black Star every day can be converted into 5200 reserve mental energy... Over a month, that's 156,000."
Guan Tong smiled. This was probably another major achievement he had made after entering the second stage of sublimation, besides the restart of his mental network.
"Buzz."
Guan Tong's phone vibrated on the table. She picked it up and saw a message from a new number.
"Hello, Guan Tong. I am Li Meng. I am in charge of the overall command of the North Star Squad in this joint operation against the Fire Thief Cult. The first squad meeting is scheduled for 10:00 AM the day after tomorrow. Please be on time."
...To act during the rule period?
Having learned that the new rules were survival-related, Guan Tong had assumed the operation would be delayed.
It now appears that the Federation of People's Associations may not consider this rule a significant threat to action.
Perhaps the committee members all thought that it was enough to just act during the day.
only……
Guan Tong looked at the hidden rules on the panel. He had not yet decided whether he should risk exploring the unknown hidden in fear.
(End of this chapter)