Chapter 465: Chapter 265: Ecological Realm

From this arrangement alone, Zhong Yi could tell that the Wanyu Source Material Company was a very democratic organization.

It wasn’t just the Wanyu Source Material Company; the other three of the Four Major Companies had the same internal personnel structure.

Behind the Four Major Companies were the Nine Great Ecosystems.

The 36 Directors and 72 Stewards in each of the Four Major Companies were, for the most part, from the Nine Great Ecosystems.

’Someone like me, who isn’t from one of the Nine Great Ecosystems, would probably have a hard time joining the Four Major Companies.’

Zhong Yi wasn’t particularly interested in matters like the internal power distribution of the Wanyu Source Material Company.

Zhong Yi’s main purpose for joining the Wanyu Source Material Company was to protect the Guardian Beast World.

To hide the Guardian Beast World’s coordinates and gain the opportunity to view their archives and records for free.

Zhong Yi knew he had good Talent, but his strength was only at the Second Level.

Relying on Talent without strength, even if he managed to squeeze into a faction’s management team, he would find it difficult to gain any real say until his power was great enough to command respect.

As Song Zhixu explained the internal workings of the Wanyu Source Material Company and the Four Major Companies to Zhong Yi, he could see that Zhong Yi was listening intently. It was clear he had a strong desire for knowledge.

Song Zhixu didn’t hesitate to answer any of the questions Zhong Yi raised during their conversation.

If Liu Shu’s explanation of the Four Major Companies had been merely scratching the surface...

...then Song Zhixu’s account was incredibly detailed.

Zhong Yi was now one of the 108 core management members of the Wanyu Source Material Company.

No matter what questions Zhong Yi asked, even if they involved certain secrets, Song Zhixu would explain everything to him plainly and in great detail.

The Wanyu Source Material Company treated its Stewards extremely well.

After becoming a Steward of the Wanyu Source Material Company, as long as one met the company’s requirements, they would have the opportunity to earn rewards from three different tiers.

These three reward tiers each had different criteria.

Earning 1,000 Soul Fighting Points annually would qualify for the third-tier reward.

The third-tier reward was a supply of Ten Thousand Points of Divine Origin Value.

These Ten Thousand Points of Divine Origin Value could not only be exchanged for resources within the Wanyu Source Material Company but could also be spent outside.

However, anyone with a working brain wouldn’t take the Divine Origin Value rewarded by the Wanyu Source Material Company and spend it outside.

This was because only Divine Origin Value obtained from within the Wanyu Source Material Company could be used to exchange for its internal resources.

The resources inside the Wanyu Source Material Company were priced at about half of their external market value.

This meant that the Ten Thousand Points of Divine Origin Value from the third-tier reward was essentially worth twenty thousand points.

To reach the second tier, one needed to have over 100 Soul of Battle duels in a year and maintain a win rate of over 80%.

The higher one’s Soul Fighting Points, the stronger the opponents they would be matched against.

Winning streaks also increased the difficulty of matched opponents.

Trying to earn 1,000 Soul Fighting Points annually while maintaining a win rate above 80% was a very difficult feat.

However, once this standard was met, one would receive a reward of thirty thousand Divine Origin Value.

As for the first-tier standard, after meeting the criteria for the previous two tiers, one had to rank in the top three among Stewards of their Level in the grand competition held between all Stewards of the Four Major Companies.

If one could break through the competition and place in the top three, not only would they receive fifty thousand Divine Origin Value, but they could also choose a suitable treasure from the Wanyu Source Material Company’s Treasure Pavilion.

According to Song Zhixu, even precious treasures that could bestow or enhance Rule Authority were just the cheap stuff in the Treasure Pavilion, nothing worth mentioning.

’How can an organization like the Wanyu Source Material Company, which seems to have no means of profit, offer its Stewards such incredible benefits?’

’No matter how many Soul Fighting Points these Stewards earn or how high their win rate is on the Soul Fighting Platform, it doesn’t bring any tangible benefits to the Four Major Companies.’

He increasingly felt that the Four Major Companies were like a cradle for cultivating truly high-end talent.

Before Zhong Yi could voice his doubts to Song Zhixu, he heard Song Zhixu ask,

"Do you know why the company provides its Stewards with such good treatment?"

The question Song Zhixu asked was exactly what Zhong Yi was wondering about. Zhong Yi shook his head at Song Zhixu.

"Elder Song, I hope you can enlighten me."

Hearing this, Song Zhixu smiled and waved his hand at Zhong Yi.

"Compared to those old geezers in the company, my age is considered young."

"Calling me Elder makes it seem like there’s a distance between us."

"We can just treat each other as peers. You can call me Brother Song, and I’ll call you Younger Brother Zhong."

"There’s no so-called factionalism or clique-forming within our company."

"You don’t have to worry that getting close to me will cause others to lump you into a certain group."

After hearing Zhong Yi call him Brother Song, Song Zhixu’s expression suddenly grew solemn and heavy.

"Younger Brother Zhong, it’s actually a bit early for me to be telling you some of this."

"But since you’re already a Steward in the company, you should know this secret."

"Within the scope of the Nine Great Ecosystems, each one covers hundreds of thousands, even millions of worlds."

"There are even more worlds that don’t fall within the scope of the Nine Great Ecosystems."

"But the expanse composed of these hundreds of millions of worlds is not the whole story."

"According to the internal terminology of the Four Major Companies, this entire territory is collectively known as the Ecological Realm."

"Outside the Ecological Realm, there is also a vast, boundless region, and in this region, there are also Creatures."

"The Nine Great Ecosystems jointly established the Four Major Companies, which then used the Source Material Celestial Shuttle to build the Virtual Source Network, connecting hundreds of millions of worlds."

"The true core purpose is actually for edification."

"It’s to provide an extremely convenient way for Creatures whose strength and potential meet the standard to obtain a platform for development that transcends their original worlds."

"It allows the Creatures within the Ecological Realm to grow rapidly."

"This, in turn, allows the Ecological Realm to resist invasions from Creatures of other Realms in the Outer World and to expand the Ecological Realm’s territory."

"The Nine Great Ecosystems were established around the core worlds where the Lords of Ecology reside."

"In truth, the worlds where the Lords of the Nine Great Ecosystems reside were not originally blessed lands."

"This is because the Lords of the Nine Great Ecosystems, in order to jointly protect the Ecological Realm, each guard a Dark Void Abyss Cave that connects directly to the Outer World."

"If it weren’t for that, who knows what kind of destruction the invading Creatures from other Realms would have wrought upon the Ecological Realm."

Hearing Song Zhixu’s words, Zhong Yi was not only shocked but also felt a bit dazed.

The Virtual Source Network had broadened Zhong Yi’s horizons.

It had let him know that beyond the Guardian Beast World, there were hundreds of millions of other worlds.

But now, because he had become a Steward of the Wanyu Source Material Company, he had unexpectedly learned that the worlds he had encountered so far were still not the full picture.

By telling Zhong Yi this, Song Zhixu had also made it clear why the Four Major Companies were willing to provide their Stewards with so many resources.

Things like the Soul Fighting Bars run by the Wanyu Soul Fighting Company and the Secret Realms opened by the Wanyu Gambling Company were, in fact, special privileges for the talented and the strong.

They were used to filter out who was truly worth cultivating.

’The Nine Great Ecosystems are so harmonious, with so little friction between them, and yet they are so focused on cultivating talent.’

’This must mean that the invasions from Creatures of other Realms are causing immense trouble for the Ecological Realm.’

This feeling of having just set a goal, only to have his horizons broadened and need to set a new one immediately, was a good thing for Zhong Yi.

Zhong Yi had the Longevity Empress Bee, which could continuously produce Longevity Insect Honey.

Even if the Divine Origin Store one day stopped selling Longevity Pills,

Zhong Yi could still ensure that he and the core members within his Soul Soil had endless lifespans.

On the long road of life, the grander the goal, the more exciting the journey was destined to be.

Song Zhixu had thought his words would take Zhong Yi a long time to digest.

He never expected Zhong Yi to process the information so quickly, his eyes revealing a deep-seated fighting spirit and ambition.

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