Chapter 153: Interim Protocol (2/2)
After some long moments, Wei Xi finally lifted her head and recovered her smile as she spoke, ”Mm, about that, Mr Ye, here is the exact location of the Sanctuary’s trial center!” Wei Xi sent a holographic map marked with the trial center’s location.
”Okay!” Ye Chong nodded, and began to look through the holographic map.
The middle aged man could not stand it any longer, and pulled Ye Chong to the door. As the man closed in on Ye Chong, Ye Chong’s misgivings for having anyone near him almost made him react reflexively to avoid the man. However, he remembered that Wei Xi was watching, and did not wish to show his true abilities. Besides, the middle aged man was probably not an enemy. With that, Ye Chong suppressed his reflexive reaction and allowed the middle aged man to pull him.
The man’s reaction was also a surprise to Wei Xi, in her holographic presence.
As the middle aged man reached the door with Ye Chong, he pointed towards the huge building opposite the street and said to Ye Chong, ”I’m truly speechless with the both of you. Look, that’s the trial center! Do you really need a map for somewhere so near?”
Wei Xi blushed deeply in the holographic image, but Ye Chong only acknowledged flatly. The middle aged man had enough of Ye Chong, and waved him off, ”Now get going!”
Ye Chong replied, ”Okay,” and left immediately, not realizing that the holographic image with Wei Xi’s awkward expression was still present, and swinging along with Ye Chong’s left hand.
To prevent another humiliating episode, Wei Xi decided to meet Ye Chong at the entrance of the building.
Ye Chong’s room, according to Wei Xi, would be for his perusal during the trials.
Wei Xi spoke with a serious expression, ”Mr Ye, due to a special case this time, the masters who were supposed to manage the trials had other tasks to see to, and so we’ve decided to fall back on the Fifth Interim Protocol.”
”Okay.” Ye Chong was seemingly unaffected, with an almost expressionless face. Seeing that Ye Chong did not react with surprise at the news, Wei Xi approved of his mental fortitude, even though his lifelessness also made her furious at the same time.
Wei Xi was an elite non-combatant of the Sanctuary, and quickly noticed her emotional instability. She quietly chastised herself and adopted a more serious expression.
”The Fifth Interim Protocol permits a free lifestyle. For every applicant, the Sanctuary will allocate a proportionate initial capital based on his or her contribution to the Sanctuary in the past. The fund is in Nine Gates points, the local currency, and will reflect your contributions to the Sanctuary. The goal of this Trial is for every applicant to accumulate 1000 points in three months. This means that the final Nine Gates points in your personal account must be 1000 points more than your initial capital.
”Please note that any fraudulent trading in your effort to gain more Nine Gates points is prohibited. Your every transaction is monitored by the Sanctuary. If anyone is found to be engaged in fraudulent trading to gain more Nine Gates points, your candidacy will be revoked, and you will be severely punished!
”Your final Trial result will depend on both the final number of Nine Gates points you earn and the value of the products you created in this duration.
”There are many ways to earn Nine Gates points. One of the most common is to sell products you made to the Sanctuary. The Sanctuary will award you with Nine Gates points based on the value of your products. Another way is to sell your products in the market in exchange for the corresponding value of Nine Gates points. These are the main ways for non-combatants to earn Nine Gates points.
”However, as a reminder, the quality and creativity of the products you create will make a huge difference on its value! Hence, if possible, focus your efforts on increasing the quality of your products.
”On the other hand, any special formulae and creative ideas or products of yours can be proposed to the Sanctuary, and the Sanctuary will award you with the appropriate number of Nine Gates points. For this option, the Sanctuary’s awards are usually very high. If you have any new and unique theories, you can submit them to the Sanctuary. After review and acceptance by our Masters, the amount of Nine Gates points you earn may be high enough to allow you to pass this Trial immediately.
”The difficulty of this Trial is Level Three. If you can, with your own strength, earn 1000 Nine Gates points here in three months, meaning you are able to survive in Nine Gates city. The detainees in Nine Gates are all candidates who passed Level Three Trials. Low quality products have no place in this city. If you wish to accomplish your task, you will have to produce high quality products. This is why we grade this Trial as Level Three.
”If you pass this Trial, you can move on the next one. If you do not pass, we’ll study your performance in these three months and send you to Ancient Terminus or give a certain level of punishment.
”Your room’s photon processor is directly linked to the market. From there, you can choose your materials. If you can’t find them there, you can inform the Sanctuary, and the Sanctuary will do their best to fulfill your request, but the costs will be very high.
”Alright. Since you had provided three interesting mechs to the Sanctuary before, the Sanctuary’s award for your contribution translates to an initial capital of …
Wei Xi looked down at her files, but when she saw the figure, her bright sparkling eyes immediately turned to a disbelieving stare.
”400 points!” Wei Xi pronounced those few words with great difficulty.
400 points!
For such a huge amount of initial capital to be allocated for such a young man, it was nearly impossible! What sort of mysterious occupation was skeleton carving? How was this expressionless guy special? What sort of mechs did he provide that could amount to a total of 400 points?
Numerous questions came to Wei Xi's mind!