Chapter 231: Warfron
After hearing Lu Yin’s comment about his lack of star essence, Mandy chuckled before saying, “This is a gift from us. We’d like to thank you for taking care of our family.”
“Are you talking about Lulu?” Lu Yin asked.
Mandy smiled and nodded. “The Mavis family has always had very few members, and we are well aware that you have been looking after Ms. Lulu all this time. The amount of star crystals that you withdraw today will be rounded up as a bonus from the Mavis family. That's the most I can do.”
“What do you mean?” Lu Yin was confused.
Mandy smiled. “The conversion rate between star essence and star crystals is one to one hundred thousand. Regardless of how many star crystals you withdraw from this branch, we will round that up to the nearest multiple of ten and give you the equivalent in star essence.”
Lu Yin’s heart jumped. “I have 710,000 star crystals.”
“Then we can give you ten star essences. You can also keep ten thousand star crystals for some pocket change,” Mandy said with a smile.
Lu Yin was rendered speechless. He felt like he had judged this woman too quickly. From what she had just said, this woman was going to give him ten star essences even if he only had a single star crystal. She was basically giving him free money. These people were way too rich! And this woman was only the manager of this branch!
“Your gift is too much for me, Manager Mandy. Besides, Lulu doesn’t need my protection anymore. She’s far more powerful than I am. When she was just a Melder, she was already able to tame Explorer level beasts,” Lu Yin gently declined.
“This is a show of goodwill from the Mavis Family. Please do not reject it,” Mandy said with a smile. As she spoke, a staff member briefly took the purple card away before quickly returning. “This is yours now, Mr. Lu.”
Lu Yin accepted it and took in a deep breath. Ten star essences: that was the same as a million star crystals! He had suddenly gained 300,000 star crystals out of nowhere, and this was something that just a mere manager could hand out as a gift! The Mavis Bank was really incredibly wealthy. He even had the urge to start chasing after Lulu with the intention of becoming a son-in-law of this family.
Mandy left after that, as she had only introduced herself to give him the money. Meanwhile, Lu Yin withdrew the ten star essence and placed them inside of his cosmic ring. He also withdrew the ten thousand star crystals for pocket change. Although he still had quite a few Mavis Bank cards on him, he didn’t have any actual money on him.
Star essence and star crystals had an exchange rate that could go as high as one to one hundred thousand. It wasn’t just a matter of quality; more importantly, it was much quicker to absorb star essence than star crystals. Many disciples from large organizations would directly absorb star essence, which greatly lessened any chances they had of encountering obstacles on their path to becoming an Explorer. In addition, getting used to structural forms of energy star essence was very important in the Innerverse. This was because the Astral River was made of pure energy. If one cultivated in the Innerverse, it was impossible to guarantee that they would never fall into the Astral River. No matter if it was a main current or a side tributary, becoming accustomed to high energy structures meant a better chance of surviving in the Astral River. This made the value of star essence especially high, even higher than its direct equivalent of star energy.
Lu Yin had always wanted to get his hands on some star essence before he arrived in the Innerverse, but his funds had been too limited, and he had never found a good way to increase them. To his surprise, the Mavis Bank had suddenly given him exactly what he needed. He’d definitely remember this favor.
He looked back and took a last look at this Mavis Bank. Lu Yin had to tip his hat to the way these people treated money. By using universal currency as trash, they flaunted their wealth while also reducing the risks that they faced. They would sometimes show goodwill to cultivators like him with powerful innate gifts, treating it as an investment. They didn’t lose much money while doing so, and if they ended up benefiting a future powerhouse, then they would reap a huge return. They invested a small amount of money to buy a favor that would be difficult to return. The Mavis Bank had survived for this long in the universe by relying on not only money, but also the manner in which they conducted business.
Just as he left the bank and was about to leave, Lu Yin’s gadget received a call. Lu Yin took a look and saw that it was from an unknown contact. He seemed to remember something and quickly accepted. “Hello.”
“Little Seven.”
“You’re finally contacting me, Uncle You Ling!” Lu Yin was delighted.
“I’m glad you’re fine, Little Seven.”
“I’m fine, but what happened at the pirate port? Why was Da Chong there? What happened to him?” Lu Yin shot out a barrage of questions.
“Do you remember when we escaped from the Innerverse to the Outerverse? We were also pursued in the Outerverse.”
Lu Yin narrowed his eyes and he said in a chilly tone, “You mean… the Leo family?”
“Yes, it was the Leo family that tried to kill us. However, we weren’t certain before that, which was why we sent Da Chong to investigate the pirate port. Unfortunately, he was discovered. The Leo family didn’t want that incident to be exposed, and so, they destroyed the place themselves before going into hiding. That was what happened at the pirate port.”
Lu Yin frowned. “It was no secret that the Leo family ruled the pirate port. Would revealing that matter really affect them in any real way? They’re probably trying to protect someone else.”
“That’s true, or it could even be that someone ordered them to do it. However, we don’t have any clues for now. The Leo family’s gone. Do you know who did it?”
The old man on Driftcharge Planet appeared in Lu Yin’s mind, and he quietly replied, “I don’t know his name, but an old man managed to drag down all the Explorers and other powerhouses in the Leo Family to the planet, where he died alongside them. I was the one who destroyed their spacecraft.”
“I see. I’m glad that you managed to survive! Da Chong was very upset that he didn’t save you back then.”
“I’m glad that he’s fine,” Lu Yin replied with a smile.
“Are you going to the warfront?”
Lu Yin nodded. “Yes, I’ll be there soon.”
The line fell silent for a moment before Uncle You Ling said, “Do your best to survive. Don’t think that having five-lined battle force will ensure your survival. Cruisers and Hunters die all the time at the warfront. Your defenses aren’t nearly strong enough to protect you from the attack of a powerful beast.”
“I know, Uncle.”
“Also, try your best to get some Honor Points if you can.”
“Honor Points? Those are useless to me., I’m a Lockbreaker.”
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