He spent the next three days asking for bribes, reaping a bountiful harvest: five Mavis Bank crystal cards, twelve Empire crystal cards, and two hundred star crystals. Xu San's jaw dropped and Bronsen's face twitched; this was the first time he'd seen someone so shameless that he'd come all the way here to ask for money.
Lu Yin was grinning from ear to ear. He had visited more than a dozen courtiers in three days, and none of them had given him much. They hadn't even dared to give him too much, but when added together, it was still pretty good. He should do this more often in the future. Not bad, not bad. It was a pity that many courtiers had closed their doors to visitors.
Right, it was time to go to the Mavis Bank to exchange for some money. He felt like he was missing something when he didn't have any.
"Bronsen, set the route to the Mavis Bank," Lu Yin said in high spirits, feeling like a nouveau riche.
Within the palace, several officials reported to Lu Yin, "Your Majesty, King Zishan has used his status to his advantage and has asked for bribes. Your Majesty, please uphold justice."
"Your Majesty, please uphold justice."
The Undying Yushan drank his tea tiredly and asked slowly, "Did you give him anything?"
"No, Your Majesty, we didn't see him. We don't have money to bribe him."
"Then how do you know he's asking for bribes?" the Undying Yushan asked.
Another courtier replied, "This humble subject has heard that Lord Bailey, Lord Sicar, and Lord Gelao Pilo were all asked for bribes."
"Heard?
My officials are suing King Zishan based on hearsay?
Did Sicar and the others admit to it? "the Undying Yushan asked sternly.
The officials were terrified and didn't dare to say another word. How could Sicar and the others admit to it?
The Undying Yushan sipped his tea, "I know that King Zishan visited some officials, but from what I know, they gave him some gifts. He's a child after all, so it's not too much to give him some gifts. What do you think?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, it's not too much." The officials didn't dare to say anything else; the Undying Yushan was clearly on King Zishan's side.
"Alright, you may leave," the Undying Yushan waved his hand.
The officials hurriedly left.
Undying Yushan couldn't help but laugh as he tapped on the screen. There was some information about Earth's trial, and it was highlighted that Lu Yin had captured dozens of students and robbed them all.
"Being so fond of money isn't the Zishan family's way of doing things. In the end, he's still young." Undying Yushan shook his head and smiled, not minding the matter.
The Mavis Bank on the capital planet wasn't too far from the palace, and the influence of these enormous companies that spanned weaves far surpassed that of the weave empires. However, in order to show respect to the Great Yu Empire, the Mavis Bank's building wasn't too tall, and it wasn't even one of the top five buildings in the capital. Still, no one dared to underestimate this place.
Those who were able to enter and leave the Mavis Bank were definitely influential people.
Even from a distance, he could see the iconic tree structure.
The Mavis Bank's building was based on a large tree, and its branches were densely packed with universal coins that numbered in the tens of millions. These were real universal coins that would sometimes fall when the wind blew, and they belonged to whoever picked them up. This was why the land around the Mavis Bank was extremely expensive, even surpassing that of the palace. Every day, countless people would wander around the area, hoping to pick up some universal coins.
The Mavis Bank had bought an area of a thousand kilometers and planted exotic flowers and plants that couldn't be found in the Outerverse. There was also a specialized army protecting the area, and there were even space-exploring powerhouses. From time to time, rare beasts would run past, and there was even a space station at the top of the tree that belonged to the Mavis Family. In short, this place exuded an aura of extreme wealth.
When he got off the aircraft, he was served by a beautiful young lady with a respectful attitude.
She introduced him to the Mavis Bank and led him to the counter.
Lu Yin looked around and saw the trunk of the large tree in the middle that led all the way to the top. There were dozens of counters around the trunk, and it wasn't too busy.
Xu San was stunned; he had just picked up a universal coin from the ground. How could money be picked up so casually here?
That's too generous!
The service at the counter was completely automated, and the beautiful girl from before was standing not too far away with drinks and all sorts of other things waiting for Lu Yin to order.
Lu Yin first looked through the crystal cards that the courtiers had given him, and found that there was only a little over a million in total. When converted to the Great Yu Empire's Yushan currency, that was about ten million. It wasn't a small amount, but it wasn't a lot either. As for the crystal card that Undying Yushan had given him, it wasn't much either, only 300,000. This meant that he had close to 1.5 million in total.
After that, he converted the amount in the crystal cards from the Empire's bank into universal coins, which amounted to about 500,000.
Lu Yin pursed his lips; they were too stingy. Generally speaking, a cube of star crystals could be exchanged for a million, and he didn't even have two cubes of star crystals on him.
But then again, the courtiers didn't dare to have too much money in case the Empire found out. Star crystals were different; no one would be able to find out about them, and even if they did, they could crush the evidence and destroy it.
"What a loss, I only got this much after three days. Looks like they've spent all their money on star crystals. I should think of a way to get more," he muttered to himself.
As they walked out of the Mavis Bank, Xu San asked carefully, "Boss, where are we going next?
Are we still going to blackmail them? "
Lu Yin glared at him, "Don't spout nonsense, those are just greeting gifts."
Xu San smiled awkwardly.
Lu Yin muttered to himself; it was time to stop for a while. Even if he went to the courtiers now, no one would open the door again. It was time to train his battle techniques.
At that moment, a universal coin floated down from the sky and landed in Lu Yin's hand.
The universal currency was made from a special material that had a unique pattern of the starry sky drawn on it using star crystals. It looked exquisite and soft to the touch, and he looked up at the enormous tree-shaped building with countless universal currency floating on its branches. His eyes burned with passion; if he robbed the Mavis Bank, who knew how much money he could get?
Lu Yin suddenly thought of Lulu Mavis and wondered if she was here.
When they returned to King Zishan's palace, Lu Yin told Bronsen that he would be in seclusion for five days and that no one was to disturb him.
Bronsen heaved a sigh of relief, "Yes, Your Highness."
"Boss, what about me?" Xu San asked, looking at Lu Yin expectantly.
Lu Yin casually handed him an imperial bank card, "Buy some furniture and do as you see fit. Don't train."
Xu San was puzzled as to why Lu Yin wouldn't allow him to train, but he didn't ask any questions.
Lu Yin considered whether or not he should report Xu San's innate gift to the Empire. If he did, Xu San would be given a chance to reform his body, but at the same time, he wouldn't belong to him. But if he didn't report it, was he going to raise him forever?
He couldn't just stop him from training forever.
At that moment, Lu Yin suddenly remembered that he had wasted five pips from the lottery. Xu San also had an innate gift that he could have used, but he had forgotten about him.
It was also his fault for focusing so much on Bai Xue that he had forgotten about the other two innate gifts.
Currently, the universe divided innate gifts into three categories: natural innate gifts, biological innate gifts, and exotic innate gifts.
Natural innate gifts, as the name implied, allowed one to control the power of nature, ice, fire, and other natural phenomena in the universe. It was rumoured that someone had awakened a black hole innate gift and was invincible for a time.
Biological innate gifts were related to living creatures. The universe was vast, and countless lifeforms had been born. It was also rumored that someone had awakened a celestial phoenix innate gift that could set the universe on fire.
Exotic innate gifts were all-encompassing, including eyes, ears, and even the human body's five senses. There was also Lu Yin's own die, and so on. In short, all inexplicable innate gifts were listed here.
Xu San's innate gift was one of the exotic innate gifts.
It was hard to say which of the three innate gifts was stronger, but any one of them could be used to dominate a region. This was also why the Universe Youth Council was willing to allow cultivators with innate gifts to join them. Innate gifts were one in a million, and their potential was enormous.
Lu Yin had originally planned to sell Xu San to a powerful organization, but he felt that it would be too much of a loss. He had brought Xu San all the way to the Great Yu Empire, and he was unwilling to let go of a cultivator with innate gifts. There were many ways to get money, but cultivators with innate gifts were different.
Once Xu San interacted more with the outside world, he would understand the importance of cultivators with innate gifts.
As he thought about it, Lu Yin sent a message to Undying Yushan, informing him of Xu San's situation.
It didn't take long for news to arrive that Undying Yushan had agreed to allow Xu San to remodel his body and join Yu Academy. At the same time, the Seventh Imperial Squadron had also expressed their desire for Xu San to join.
Lu Yin muttered to himself. Bronsen had introduced the Seventh Imperial Squadron to him before. The captain was named Batson, and his weapon was an ancient flintlock. Was he interested in Xu San's innate gift?