Chapter 107: Chapter 107: Resources and Vision
"What do you want? Just say it," Lor raised an eyebrow, feeling quite surprised.
This Legislator Ron indeed has quite the courage, no wonder he’s been able to keep the war situation on the Betula Continent above the standard line.
And even without him stepping in, they could become the second continent to research and develop the Abyssal Energy Rune.
"Yes," Ron nodded, smiling warmly, "Divine Power Crystals, Magic Crystals, territories, Magic Artifacts, apprentice Witchcraft Positions, even Magic Crystal Ores, I can supply them all."
He wasn’t afraid of Lor making demands, because in the end, he would earn more than Lor.
Only four years had passed since the official outbreak of war, and he had already managed to stabilize the situation.
This accomplishment would be enough for him to make a fortune after the war ends.
"I need Divine Power Crystals, Magic Crystals, and some apprentice Witchcraft Positions," Lor straightforwardly stated his needs.
Territories and Magic Crystal Ores, he wasn’t in urgent need of, as once he officially became a Fourth Ring, he would naturally have them.
Although Ron said to ask freely, there must be a limit in his mind; the fewer he asks for now, the more he would receive.
Quickly breaking through to the Fourth Ring and officially securing a place in the Wizard Alliance was his primary objective at the moment.
Therefore, he only needed three things: Divine Power Crystals, Magic Crystals, and apprentice Witchcraft Positions.
Ron glanced at a screen on the side, contemplated for a moment, and said, "Currently, the stock of Divine Power Crystals totals 576,500 grams, all of which are yours."
"In addition, I’ll give you 200 million Magic Crystals, and the apprentice Witchcraft Positions will be supplied indefinitely until you break through to the Fourth Ring, how about that?"
After Lor spoke, he understood Lor’s goal.
Although he thought using Divine Power Crystals to enhance Spiritual Power was somewhat wasteful, he still handed over all the reserves.
As for the Magic Crystals, since they were urgently needed for the upcoming war and having too many in a personal capacity wouldn’t be very useful, he provided only what was bearable.
Regarding the apprentice Witchcraft Positions...
Most of the Legislators who truly consumed Witchcraft Positions were engaged in fierce battles on the front lines, so there was plenty of spare capacity.
He directly covered all the Witchcraft Positions Lor would need before breaking through to the Fourth Ring, as a slight compensation for the limited Magic Crystals.
"Thank you, Legislator Ron," Lor expressed gratitude, fully satisfied.
570,000 grams of Divine Power Crystals equated to a whopping 5.7 billion contribution points.
Even upon reaching the Third Ring, he could still make considerable progress.
Two hundred million Magic Crystals were decent, allowing for 20 billion charge points—likely enough to upgrade some Limit Break Witchcrafts after becoming a Third Ring.
And the issue of apprentice Witchcraft Positions no longer existed before the Fourth Ring.
This haul far exceeded his previous expectations.
"As long as you’re satisfied," Ron smiled and said, "Besides the apprentice Witchcraft Positions, the rest are abundant and precious, so I suggest you personally come to the Beitun Wizard Tower to collect them to prevent any accidents."
A resource haul so immense would tempt any Third Ring wizard who laid eyes on it.
He would be busier later, having no time to personally deliver the items to Lor.
To avoid any unpleasant incidents, Lor secretly picking them up at the Beitun Wizard Tower was the safest option.
"Alright," Lor naturally understood Ron’s concerns and immediately agreed.
After the communication ended, Lor stared at the Continent Communication Device in his hand, lost in thought for a long time.
He suddenly realized that his previous vision had been too limited.
In terms of combat strength, his current state was seemingly similar to his previous life’s peak.
But in terms of status, contribution to the Wizard Alliance, and level of engagement, he had already far surpassed his past.
The previous expectation of gaining a billion contribution points from publishing the Abyssal Basic Energy Rune seemed laughable to him now.
Ron hadn’t mentioned contribution points once in their entire exchange.
Every word was about resources, the allocation of the total resource amount.
"To the high echelons of the Wizard Alliance, contribution points are just numbers," Lor mused, "Their vision always focuses on the total sum of resources and its allocation and management."
"Now I’ve barely reached this level, I must raise my vision and shift my focus from contribution points to resources themselves."
After reflecting on past mistakes, Lor exhaled deeply, preparing to contact Bruno when suddenly the Continent Communication Device rang again.
He glanced down to find that the communication request was indeed from Bruno.
"What a coincidence," Lor smirked and clicked to connect.
A light screen appeared, and on the other side, Bruno’s face still held traces of shock.
"Meteor Mage, you truly gave us a huge surprise!"
Bruno stared at Lor with composure, marveling, "In less than a year, you managed to discover the Abyssal Basic Energy Rune."
"If you joined the wizardry research earlier, I’m afraid the demons might’ve been confined to the continental edges by now?"
He hadn’t imagined that the clarification he offered to Lor for safety’s sake, bringing him into wizardry research, would result in such a big surprise.
The entire continental situation changed due to his suggestion.
This surprise was so overwhelming, it felt like a dream.
"It was just a coincidence," Lor shook his head slightly, meaningfully hoodwinking, "If I had started as a research wizard, perhaps I wouldn’t have made this discovery now?"
He worried Bruno might inflate due to this and overestimate the accuracy of his judgment.
Causing later interference with his actions and unnecessary troubles.
He needed Bruno to wake up quickly.
"Indeed, indeed it is," Bruno nodded continuously, "Many experiments are realized by coincidences. Without any step, perhaps they’d never be found."
"Hmm," Seeing he had hoodwinked successfully, Lor smiled in satisfaction and asked, "Is there a particular reason you wanted to reach out?"
"Uh, I just wanted to congratulate the Meteor Mage," Bruno stated.
"Actually, I have a request for you," Lor inquired, "There should be no demon invasions on the Glory Empire’s side, right?"
"Definitely not," Bruno shook his head, "The Glory Empire is central to the continent; currently, the demon frontlines haven’t pushed to the continent’s middle. In the future, even less so."
"Then can you help me bring out my assistant for a bit? I need her help for some upcoming tasks," Lor requested.
Organizing apprentices for experiments is an exceedingly cumbersome task, especially Third Ring Witchcraft Fusion.
Even a single Witchcraft Fusion might require a thousand or even two thousand apprentices.
If Lor did everything himself, it would waste too much time, and he couldn’t trust handing it over to others.
Thus, he needed to extract Kateya to get the job done.