<h4>Chapter 278 very To Work </h4>
?Outside the Shadow Hunter Outpost:
Maximus was with Ss and Andrew as they watched the stronghold slowly rise from the ground.
*Creak~*
The hard ground began to crack as if a huge monster wereing out.
*Rumble~*
Finally, the stronghold began to float.
"It''s worked!" Andrew muttered excitedly.
Almost a century of work, and they had made such a massive city fly up!
"Hmmm, it seems that there is no problem..." Ss also nodded in satisfaction.
Aftering to the abyss realm, he had also worked around this stronghold.
Seeing it rise from the ground was like seeing the child he carried finally emerge.
"Good work, you two," Maximus praised, patting the two.
Looking at his mobile home, Maximus couldn''t be more satisfied.
Just the stronghold alone, without furnishings like weapons, auxiliary tools, special architectures, etc., had already cost him over a quintillion.
As for the Stronghold defense and weapon system, it was 2 quintillion.
The training facilities were 2 quintillions.
The whole stronghold costs over 15 quintillion if all of it is included.
Over the five years that he was trading resources in the myriad world mall, he had only earned about 25 quintillion.
After the blowout in the beginning, earning him over 20 quintillion.
In the following years, the business was hectic as he only earned 5 quintillion.
The umtion of the top powers in the abyss realm should have been exhausted after the first transaction.
More importantly, they still hadn''t finished the resources they bought from him.
The outpost was still being built, and the knowledge was still being studied.
The apex sovereigns still didn''t have enough money to buy their desired weapon.
With nothing to spend on, his earnings slowed down.
Maximus estimated his ie would blow up after the tier 6 individuals arrived in the abyss realm.
As for the abyss source, he already had the equivalent of 5 trillion system points daily.
The frenzy of beings of the Etherium realm made the abyss source more avable.
5 trillion system points made the creation of the tier 8 ''origin'' manual even faster.
Now, just a year or two, he could sessfully conclude his study of tier 8 skills, cultivation techniques, and such.
Moreover, he can finally sell tier 8 knowledge in his shop in the Myriad World Mall.
By then, money would flow faster to him, making his 10 quadrillions yearly ie skyrocket to an unknown magnitude.
Just imagining this doused his excitement for the newly built stronghold.
"By the way, how is the poaching of the people in the stronghold?" Maximus asked.
Those ten million construction workers would be the core point of his voyage into the depths of the abyss.
Thus, even if he offended others by doing so, Maximus didn''t care.
"It should be happening now..." Andrew smiled mysteriously.
...
In the Shadow Hunter Outpost:
Ten million people hired by the Shadow Hunter Guild jumped in celebration as they saw the stronghold rise from the ground.
The decades of unrelenting efforts came to fruition.
They can finally rest peacefully without thinking of what to do the next day.
One of them in particr, Kelvin, sighed.
"I can finally leave this damn ck guild!" Kelvin screamed inwardly.
After decades without a rest, the seemingly eternal work was finally finished.
nning to rest, he hurriedly returned to his residence.
As for celebrating or whatsoever, it''s not as important as rest.
After all, this ck guild forced them to work all year round, with only a day of rest.
Although there was no violence involved to let them work all day long.
It was more lethal than violence; it was money.
That damn money that corrupted their hearts and forced them to work.
Looking at their growing bnce, how could they still rest?
That damn money was like a curse, making them a puppet to work.
Fortunately, all that was finished.
Looking at his residence, "It was really damn luxurious!" Kelvin muttered.
This was the first time he carefully looked at his residence, where he rested for a few minutes he had for the day.
Although Shadow Hunter Guild is ck, Kelvin still had to praise their generosity.
This is the abyss where every inch ofnd is like gold.
Yet looking at his residence, which was more luxurious than what he had in the Etherium realm, Kelvin could only sigh.
"It''s really good to have money..."
As he closed his eyes on hisfortable bed, Kelvin couldn''t help but think of joining the guild.
However, as soon as he woke up the following day, beads of sweat began to form on his forehead as he dreamt of working for eternity like a puppet.
"Damn, I''ll collect my sry and leave this ce quickly!" Kelvin muttered in anger.
...
In the Shadow Hunter Guild Headquarters:
As Kelvin lined up to receive hisst sry, he couldn''t help but notice the weird atmosphere in the room.
Each of them appeared resigned to their fate with aplex expression.
As doubts began to appear in his mind, it was finally his turn.
[Kelvin Garret...]
[Worked for 78 years...]
[Total Sry: 489,183,237,293 Crytas merits]
[Do you receive?]
[Yes/No]
Looking at his total sry, the smile on his lips couldn''t be contained.
489 billion!
This was a massive amount of wealth for him, who only needed a trillion to advance to tier 8.
Even if he worked conscientiously for thousands of years, he might not be able to earn that amount.
As he clicked ''Yes,'' a pop-up appeared.
[Optional sry doubler use...]
"Huh, double?"
Curious, Kelvin slowly read about it, but as time passed, the smile on his face faded.
"This ck guild wants me to work to death!" Kelvin cursed under his breath.
The use invites him to formally join the Shadow Hunter Guild and enjoy all of its privileges.
More importantly, his total sry would be doubled!
He can double his sry to nearly a trillion with just a click.
However, imagining endless work about to pound him, his greedy finger hurriedly stopped.
Now he understood, looking at the weird atmosphere in the room.
It should be that they were also struggling with this.
"What are you hesitating about?!" Suddenly, a voice broke out in silence.
"Filipe?" Kelvin muttered, looking at the one who spoke.
This guy was ackey of the Shadow Hunter Guild.
Kelvin heard that even on the rest day, Filipe was working—truly a brainwashed hard-working person.
"Are you still hesitating until now?" Seeing the silence, Filipe became more confident.
"Look at the money in front of you. After moving your finger a few inches, it''s yours!"
The crowd frowned and fell into thought with Filipe''s words.
Just one click, and most of them can reach tier 8.
Unfortunately, with the use, they needed to stay here for a thousand years and continue serving the guild.
However, thinking of their tormenting days without a light of life, they hesitated.
"Don''t you want money?!" Filipe urged.
"We want money!" They screamed inwardly.
However, they wanted freedom more!
"It seems that most of you are not satisfied with the treatment of the guild..." A formal Shadow Hunter Guild member, Yve, spoke up.
He was an old member, so he understood their feelings very much.
Any beings, even if they were paid generously, would sooner orter be tired of the very to working.
However, feeling his strength grow step by step without stopping, all his misconceptions vanished.
So what if he''s a ve to working? Isn''t training the same?
Hours, days, and years ofprehension and meditation just to train and advance.
How is it different than working with the Shadow Hunter Guild?
At least you can choose what to do, whether to craft, fight, or even invent things.
As for advancement?
The rewards for these works are enough for you to advance by leaps and bounds.
Thinking of his life previously, which was hopeless as wait for death and exhaustion of his lifespan.
Now, with hope, he was about to advance to tier 8, having billions of years more of life.
Looking at the crowd in front of him, who were on the bridge of faith.
Yve couldn''t help but intervene and give them a little support.
"Are you worried that your life would not be worth living after you joined the guild?" Yve asked.
The crowd unconsciously nodded.
"Then do you want death or life?"
The crowd panicked a little, thinking that Yve wanted to threaten them to join this ck guild.
"What I mean is, after you''ve collected your money, where would you go?"
"Are you confident you can earn the rest of the crystal merits and still keep your life?"
"Thousands of years... this is a long time with many possibilities," Yve said as he sighed.
Many didn''t know the difficulties of those at the bottom, but Yve had been there.
In the Etherium realm;
Just for a few magic crystals, he was willing to be beaten half to death.
Just for resources, he would risk his life and swim into hellfire to fight with others.
Just for a top cultivation manual, he would be willing to scheme with his friends and loved ones to get a glimpse of it.
Many things were sacrificed; many things were lost, yet he achieved nothing.
Now, as long as they work conscientiously, everything they want will be in their hands.
"Now, you only have a few seconds to decide your fate..." Yve said as a countdown appeared in front of them.