A Card In Hand

Chapter 88: Where Do We Go Next?

The white-robed priestess did not continue speaking.

Ling Long, Yue Sha, and Long Ying thought she was unable to speak, their faces inevitably showing disappointment.

In fact, the white-robed priestess was not unable to speak; she was organizing her vocabulary, thinking about how to appropriately phrase her words: “The invention by the Devotees of the Divine was originally a test of inferior Radiant Light. Due to the descent of His Majesty, who possesses unmatched wisdom and boundless divine power, the invention has been touched by divinity and elevated. Its upper limit will be raised to superior Radiant Light.”

A newbie kit of superior Radiant Light grade could be equivalent to a high-tier Golden-level war beast in terms of quality and rarity.

It was truly a top-tier treasure.

Honestly, if the newbie kit could really be elevated to its utmost limit, then this outfit, if taken to any clan leader of the great families below the third layer of the Upper Capital as formal wear, would be completely suitable.

The clan leaders of the powerful families in the third layer of the Upper Capital would have legendary items passed down in their families, but those belong to the family, not entirely to them personally.

A treasure of superior Radiant Light grade that is equivalent to a high-tier Golden-level, for people of their status.

It was not unheard of, but it definitely wouldn’t be clothing.

If nothing else.

The best treasure in the hands of each clan leader of the great powers would be a weapon.

“Good!”

Ling Long, Yue Sha, Long Ying, and Wu Ying couldn’t help but shout out in joy, as they were connoisseurs; unlike Fuxi, whose face was blank with confusion, they knew what superior Radiant Light meant.

If their outfits could really reach this upper limit, then it might even surpass the best clothing of many powerful clan leaders.

“One thing needs to be specially mentioned,” the white-robed priestess gently reminded, “since this is a grace of my lord god, those who have not reached the corresponding strength level should not lightly wear garments that far exceed their own capabilities…”

“We understand, thank you very much. We will keep a respectful heart towards this divine grace,” Ling Long and the others exchanged glances and immediately responded.

Li Ao also nodded, showing he understood.

This was a gift from the God of Creation.

Without enough ability.

For instance, a newbie with a combat power below one hundred wearing an outfit equivalent to high-tier Golden-level Radiant Light to show off would indeed disgrace the God of Creation.

No matter how much one wants to wear fine clothes, the strength must match.

In this way.

Others wouldn’t find it odd to look at.

And for one’s own aspirations, isn’t it also a kind of motivation? It would make one continually strive to reach the strength necessary to match this outfit!

“That was close!” Fuxi secretly wiped off a cold sweat.

He had actually thought about wearing this superb outfit and showing off in public.

But after being reminded, he thought about it carefully; if he didn’t have the matching strength and wore such fine clothes in public, even if he wasn’t robbed, he would probably end up being mocked and beaten up by everyone, right?

After realizing this, Fuxi gave himself a big scare, grateful he hadn’t done something so foolish, or his life might not be safe! Who knows what those insanely jealous people might do to him!

I am Li Ao, the grand demon king’s boss!

As a boss.

One should be strategizing behind the scenes, how could I act so ostentatiously?

Moreover, I am a hidden super genius who should not let others easily discover my true potential. I must keep a low profile!

He had that thought.

Immediately, he closed his mouth and maintained silence throughout.

On his face was a serious expression that seemed to say, “I’m keeping a low profile, so don’t bother, I won’t tell you that I’m actually a big shot.”

“The inventions you two have created require a patent registration fee of ten platinum dragons per person,” said the white-robed priestess, looking at Ling Long and Yue Sha with a warm smile. “If you are willing to license it for promotion by our temple, without limiting your own use, we will pay you a hundred platinum dragons annually as the patent fee for the Upper Capital region.”

“Is there a second option?” Ling Long and Yue Sha weren’t short on money, and they didn’t want a plan that involved a fixed patent fee!

“The second option,” the white-robed priestess proposed, “is for our temple to pay a basic patent fee of ten platinum dragons each year for the Upper Capital region. Additionally, we will give the inventors five percent of the net profit earned from the implementation, which, combined with the basic fee, makes up the total annual patent fee.”

“Ten percent,” Ling Long immediately bargained.

“My authority allows for a maximum of eight percent,” the white-robed priestess said with a smile, gesturing with her hand. “In fact, this is because you few are blessed witnesses of His Majesty’s descent and have a destiny with my lord, allowing you to enjoy this highest ratio.”

“Deal,” Ling Long knew that many well-known inventors in the Upper Capital only received a profit share of six to seven percent.

The eight percent was indeed due to the fortune of witnessing the descent of a deity.

Long Ying and Wu Ying had even lower profit-sharing ratios.

Just six percent.

By standard design, others typically received three to five percent, and they too had managed to raise it to six percent because they were fortunate witnesses to the divine descent.

However, because it was their first registration and they had performed so impressively, the white-robed priestess was very optimistic about them.

Since they were companions of Li Ao, she used her authority to waive their registration fees.

Despite Ling Long and the others not lacking platinum dragons, having the registration fee waived was an honor!

It was no longer about how much money it was!

Thus.

The four young women were delighted, and had it not been necessary to maintain decorum in front of others, they might have already jumped up and cheered!

“Divinely favored one, you are specially cherished by my lord. Not only can we waive your registration fee, but because your invention has pleased His Majesty greatly, we are immensely grateful. We will offer you a small bonus as a reward,” the white-robed priestess said, smiling as she handed Li Ao a white card.

The number on the white card was one thousand platinum dragons.

Just enough to fill a table when manifested.

Li Ao was somewhat surprised by her generosity.

However, without a family’s backing and needing to make his own way, any additional funds were a helping hand for climbing higher, and of course, he would not refuse.

Moreover, it would be disappointing to refuse such kindness; one must be adaptable when necessary.

The white-robed priestess was pleased.

She truly intended to foster a good relationship with Li Ao, the favored one.

She stood up, bowed slightly, and said, “Young favored one, please continue to polish your wisdom and create more inventions that bring joy to my lord’s heart. This is our greatest wish as servants! Please accept my bow!”

“I will definitely work hard to invent and create, adding more splendor to Your Majesty’s glorious divine power!” Li Ao quickly stood up to return the gesture.

Reborn and returned.

There were certainly divine legs he intended to cling to.

Not every deity in the Pantheon was his enemy.

Some deities of the good alignment, although they did not agree with his revenge, did not pursue Li Ao as aggressively as those from the evil alignment.

Sometimes they even pretended not to see him, allowing Li Ao an opportunity to slip away.

Most of the deities from the good alignment did not take action against him. If they all did, Li Ao would have no chance of escaping.

Some deities of the neutral alignment even leaned towards supporting Li Ao.

It’s none of our business.

Don’t drag us into your godly battles of the evil alignment.

Besides, if your evil alignment didn’t cause trouble, would the god of vengeance be after your people? Isn’t it your fault that he’s so angry and uncompromising because you killed his family? In the end, it’s your fault, even creating a god of vengeance.

There wasn’t such a lunatic in the Pantheon before!

The gods of the good and neutral alignments mainly opposed Li Ao’s plan to rescue his mother; as long as he did not pursue this thought, they didn’t care about him.

Revenge has not reached us, why should we help you fight him?

We’re already giving you face by not helping him against you!

Among the deities.

There exists such a type.

In the good alignment, there are deities who detest evil.

They would intervene when they saw Li Ao, but were even more determined to wage war against the evil gods.

Such deities, like the god of justice, were particularly powerful and had a volatile temper.

As for the evil alignment, the god of justice, this boss had only one attitude: I want to smash you lot to pieces!

Come fight if you dare!

The powerful and capricious god of justice, whose mighty legs Li Ao probably couldn’t cling to.

And this boss’s temper wasn’t easy to handle either; Li Ao felt it was better to keep a distance and respect from afar!

For deities like the god of creation from the neutral alignment, Li Ao felt there was a chance to cling to this boss’s mighty leg.

As long as he worked hard on more inventions and creations, building up their relationship, even if he couldn’t cling to his leg, becoming friends was still possible.

In the future, if they really had to turn against each other, he wouldn’t ask the god of creation to side with him, but just to feign ignorance during the divine war, to be there but not contribute, would be more than satisfying for him.

“God’s favored one, this is a transformation card specially granted by His Majesty,” the white-robed priestess said as she respectfully held up Li Ao’s card, hands above her head, and handed it back to Li Ao.

Her attitude was not towards Li Ao.

But towards the transformation card in Li Ao’s hand, which had been enhanced by a thread of divine thought from the god of creation.

Ling Long and the others squeezed in to see, discovering that the transformation card had changed color, showing a brilliant pattern that bore the mark of divine creation.

And the maximum limit.

It had been elevated to the level of Aurora Superior.

In other words, if its potential could be fully realized, it would become a legendary item.

Of course, this was an exception; only Li Ao’s card, specially enhanced by the god of creation, could reach such a limit.

Normally, the new starter kits invented by Li Ao could only reach the level of Blazing Superior, just one major tier lower.

“Wow!” Ling Long and the other three girls exclaimed in shock upon seeing it.

“Thank you!” Li Ao respectfully received the transformation card.

“The Favoured One, if you choose to authorize us to promote your invention in our temple, while not limiting your own use, our temple will give you a thousand platinum dragons each year as a patent fee for the capital region. If the other two of Tian Luo Continent’s three great cities agree to implement it, we will give you an additional two thousand platinum dragons… If you choose the second option, we can give you twenty percent of the profits beyond the break-even point!” The white-robed priest looked at Li Ao, hoping he would make a choice.

“I hope there is a third option,” Li Ao said with a slight smile. “I hope that this suit, after ten years, when our generation of newcomers has become famous all over the world and is known by everyone, we can then discuss the specifics of its release.”

“As you wish,” the white-robed priest responded, his eyes lighting up.

This is a young man with ideas.

Strength, talent, and the blessing of the gods, combined with various advantages, he is destined to have an unstoppable future soaring to the skies.

Compared to the issue of promoting and releasing the newcomer suit, the white-robed priest is more eager to draw him into the Temple of Creation to become fresh blood for the temple… Given His Majesty’s fondness for him, it’s not impossible for him to be promoted to a Son of God in the future!

The white-robed priest continued to escort Li Ao and his companions out of the Temple of Creation.

Before parting.

Li Ao finally learned her name, Hui Ye.

Once again aboard the airship, with no outsiders around, Fuxi finally dropped his so-called low profile and eagerly asked, “Where are we going next?”