World’s End: My Keyword is One More Than Others

Chapter 247: Sweeping the world

After settling matters with the supervisory institution, the top ten rankings on the Alien Star Battlefield remained unchanged.

It must be said.

The top ten contestants were truly sluggish in their response, seemingly ineffective against his prior probes.

At this time, Du Ge naturally forgot.

It had been just over two months since the Alien Star Battlefield began, and it had only been five or six days since the scholars from the supervisory institution returned from the various sects. For people like Luo Cang, who were newly promoted inner disciples, influencing sect decisions without revealing themselves was too difficult.

Trying to disrupt the snowball Du Ge had set in motion with minor skirmishes was basically impossible.

No one could keep up with the pace of Du Ge's development.

...

Having decided on the less populous Lan Ning Temple as the next target.

Currently, most of his cultivators were stuck at the peak of their current realms, and he wanted to wait for a portion of them to break through before considering another assault.

Otherwise.

How many could he face alone, relying solely on his own exceptional abilities?

Like the Void Refinement Realm elders of the supervisory institution, if ten of them broke through, Du Ge would have over ten Body Fusion Realm experts at his disposal.

Du Ge always emphasized the power of the team.

With the cultivation techniques and spirit stones from the supervisory institution, the efficiency of his subordinates' breakthroughs would greatly increase.

With over a thousand disciples from Tianlan Valley, hundreds from Medicine Immortal Sect, and disciples of the supervisory institution scattered everywhere, the large base would inevitably see some previously overlooked geniuses emerge.

These individuals were Du Ge's key cultivation targets.

Du Ge would sincerely invite them to join his Scar Group.

What surprised Du Ge the most was the little junior brother from Seven Stars Sect; his speed of breaking through realms was the fastest. He had already broken through to the Divine Transformation Realm and, after Du Ge promoted him to the peak of Divine Transformation Realm, he went back into seclusion to assault the Void Refinement Realm...

It must be said, there truly are geniuses in this world; what they lack is simply a benefactor to support them.

Little junior sister also broke through to the Golden Elixir Realm and began her assault on the Elemental Infant Realm. The eldest senior brother, who once suffered from cultivation deviation, had also entered the Foundation Establishment stage and was striving towards the Golden Elixir Realm...

Du Ge hadn't forgotten these early companions and still placed great trust in them, even refraining from performing the invasive Scar Technique on them.

...

Of course.

During this time, Du Ge wasn't idle either.

Over the next month.

He utilized the branches of the supervisory institution scattered across various locations, traveled everywhere, and supported a large number of listed sects.

These sects, in collusion with local merchants, were involved in various industries affecting people's livelihoods, looting vast wealth for construction and promotion.

Merchants, with their keen instincts, mastered the core operations of the stock market, skillfully played the role of market makers, and engaged in the game of short selling and making money from money...

Across Yan Country, the busiest places were no longer brothels or teahouses but the various stock trading venues.

With cultivators from the supervisory institution in charge, there was no fear of any trouble arising, and the public could trade stocks with confidence.

Occasionally, news of a lucky few who bet on a controlling market maker and made a fortune would spread, igniting a frenzy among the populace.

Then.

Even more hot money would flow into the stock market.

The credit loans initiated by Seven Stars Mountain surged in popularity, becoming Du Ge's second money-grabbing tool after the stock market.

People eager for loans, while enjoying life, had to work with even greater enthusiasm to cope with the monthly principal and interest repayments, yet everyone still flocked to it.

As a result, Du Ge, in collaboration with merchants from various places, promoted real estate construction, allowing people to buy properties on credit and extending the loan term to 20 or 30 years, making the world even more frenzied.

Everyone was struggling madly for a future they could enjoy in advance...

After a series of money-grabbing projects such as the stock market, loans, and presale housing were vigorously launched.

Privately, Wang Chong of Seven Stars Mountain was revered by the merchants who had joined the Seven Stars Sect's commercial system as a living god of commerce.

They offered daily incense, praying for his long life.

Nowadays, any reputable merchant would spend a fortune to join the Seven Stars Mountain commercial system, exchanging a lifetime of wealth for stocks, options, and various construction projects. They were swept up with no choice, as too much money was circulating within the Seven Stars Mountain system; those who didn't join could easily be squeezed out by the merchants inside...

In short.

Everyone was out of money, everyone was busy, and everyone was full of longing for the future.

Even the financial situation of Yan Country improved, as taxes significantly increased with the full operation of commerce, and even the previously worthless land became valuable.

Under Du Ge's management, the entire Yan Country was thriving.

The monarch of Yan Country had long been aware of the activities of Seven Stars Mountain through intelligence organizations across the country.

Many insightful people also petitioned to curb the development of Seven Stars Mountain, as having the lifeline of the nation in the hands of sects led by Seven Stars Mountain was not good for the country.

But due to the involvement of the supervisory institution and the increasingly full national treasury.

The monarch of Yan Country didn't take these warnings seriously and even increased support for the supervisory institution...

...

Having plundered the current and future wealth of the entire nation, Du Ge no longer knew to what extent his attributes had improved; they were changing daily, leaping forward every moment.

All he knew was that his senses, once limited to a two-mile radius, had expanded yet another level.

Like Mark, the Daredevil of New York City, he now had the ability to listen in on the entire capital; his physical prowess was unfathomably strong.

Previously, his physical attributes were only reflected in rapid healing.

Now, ordinary flying swords could only leave a white mark when they struck Du Ge.

Only Dan Cong's flying sword, imbued with the "firm," "sharp," and "keen" enchantments, could break through his defenses and injure him.

But if he wanted to dodge, his high agility meant that even Principal Liu, a Body Fusion Realm cultivator, couldn't hope to control a flying sword to hit him...

Even without using a flying sword, when he ran, he appeared as a blur to others, almost achieving the effect of teleportation.

Within that month, thanks to Du Ge's superior hearing, he cleared out over thirty Alien Star warriors hidden in the capital and others he discovered in different cities while helping to promote business, all without giving them a chance to use their abilities.

The Alien Star warriors were indeed well-hidden, but there are always traces to follow.

Especially after Du Ge gained enhanced hearing, any abnormal behavior or slip of the tongue that exposed them meant death was the only path left for them.

In fact.

Having grown to this point, Du Ge no longer needed much help.

As Nan You said, as long as he could create a keyword advancement effect similar to trade, he could sweep the world without regard for anyone.

In one month, at least a hundred Alien Star warriors were cleared out by Du Ge.

...

The rapid elimination of a hundred people on the Alien Star Battlefield.

And the sudden expansion of the Seven Stars Mountain industry chain, covering all sectors nationwide, caused a huge panic among the warriors on the Alien Star Battlefield.

Suddenly.

No one could afford to hold back any longer.

Continuing to do so might mean never having the chance to rise again on the Alien Star Battlefield.

Wang Chong was too ruthless; this one was treating the Alien Star Battlefield like a Simulation Field!