supreme deity

Chapter 682 God-Given Blood
As soon as Lin Rui stepped into the temple, he felt the overwhelming pressure of divine power.

This Shenxiao Palace was just like the last time he came here. This huge palace was extremely empty, with only a cloud platform high above.

There were nine layers of pearl curtains and gauze curtains hanging in front of the platform. There seemed to be a person sitting inside, but the shadowy figure was not clear.

The last time Lin Rui glanced at this person, he felt a sharp pain in his eyeballs, as if they were about to explode.

And the infinite divine power forced Lin Rui's soul to shrink together, shaking violently and almost breaking apart.

However, this time, perhaps because of the improvement in his cultivation, or perhaps because of the Holy Thunder Tribulation Fire, the pain was not as severe.

However, Lin Rui still pretended to be in pain and did not look directly at the god.

Yu Huaxuan stepped forward and bowed, reporting, "Your Highness, I, Yu Huaxuan, present my greetings to the Divine One! The first trade settlement since the Star Port opened has been completed, with a total tax amount of 48.2 million taels of divine gold. Because this tax amount is so significant, far exceeding our expectations, we have brought back the account books from each port district to report this to the Divine One."

The figure behind the veil flicked his sleeves slightly: "The Grand Astronomical Master has made a report, I understand!"

The voice of this god is like the sound of a bell, or the melody of all sounds, incomparably profound and majestic, and filled with infinite power.

As He spoke, the wooden boxes outside the hall burst open, and the numerous account books inside flew out, with thousands of books flipping through them rapidly at the same time.

In just a moment, all the account books fell to the ground at the same time, and the majestic voice sounded again: "Has all the tax silver been deposited?"

“It’s already in storage!”

Lin Rui bowed and said, "However, the Heavenly Demons do not produce Divine Gold or Divine Silver. Therefore, I submitted a petition to the Divine Envoy Supervisory Office months ago, requesting that the Heavenly Demons be allowed to substitute their own production of various rare earths, alloys, and pharmaceutical raw materials, even nuclear power reactors and various weapons above the Sixth Realm, at 80% of the current market price."

This was undoubtedly a win for the Song Dynasty court.

Those Heavenly Demon alloys and nuclear power reactors can be cast into various weapons and armor, especially Heavenly Demon Dragon Armor, which can be produced in large quantities.

Medicinal raw materials can also be used to refine some new pills.

The medicine refining method of the Medicine God Sect has been absorbing the strengths of the Heavenly Demon in recent years and has been improving with each passing day. Those pharmacists have invented many cheap and practical prescriptions that require the raw materials provided by the Heavenly Demon.

The Earth Federation also makes money. They have excess productivity, and can use the various rare earths and alloys they mine and refine as money. That's a great thing.

"Good!" The voice of the God was filled with praise. "You can tell those demons that not only rare earths and alloys, but also their so-called 'machine tools' can replace silver and money. The cabinet can discuss relevant regulations to encourage the demons to trade in these items. Marquis Zhenguo, those so-called 'factories' and 'training classes' you opened in Star Harbor are very good. I am very pleased with them."

Lin Rui's eyes narrowed slightly and he bowed in response.

It seems that this God was also paying attention to Star Harbor during his divine sleep.

The others, including the emperor, all had strange looks in their eyes. They all keenly sensed the change in the god's attitude towards the devil.

What is the reason for this?
At this moment, the God's voice paused and became cold and murderous, making everyone present feel numb on their scalps and get goose bumps all over their bodies.

"I woke up today, firstly because the Star Port tax far exceeded expectations, and secondly because of the Three Gods of Purgatory. My divine consciousness in the sky has sensed that the Three Gods of Purgatory may send troops to the surface within ten days. They will divide their forces into five routes, with Dongzhou as the main attack direction!"

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, thinking that the hellish army was really going to attack!

When they heard the last sentence, they were stunned again and wondered why it was Dongzhou?
Although the Song Dynasty of Dongzhou is the oldest of the four dynasties, in terms of national strength alone, the Song Dynasty ranks among the top two, only inferior to the Liao Dynasty.

The current emperor and the first divine envoy have worked hard to govern the country over the past few hundred years and have managed to save the Song Dynasty from some of its decline.

Especially in the past year, after Lin Hao came to power, he cleaned up the demons and the Demon Sect, opened ports for trade, and further improved the national strength of the Song Dynasty.

Their god, the 'Eastern Abyss', is second only to the two in Central Continent in strength and is recognized as the abyss with the strongest individual combat power!

Are the Three Gods of Purgatory out of their minds to actually choose to break through from Dongzhou? Aren't they afraid of getting bloodied?

Lin Rui and several gods' messengers immediately discovered that the God of Heaven and the Grand Astronomical Master were staring at the Emperor.

Several people immediately realized that the choice of the Three Gods of Purgatory was most likely related to Taizu and Taizong of the Song Dynasty royal family.

These two immortals have been lurking under Purgatory for thousands of years and have been silent.

But recently there have been rumors that someone saw these two people entering and leaving the shrine of the Three Gods of Purgatory.

The emperor's scalp tingled, and he could only bow his head, his voice resounding, "Your Majesty! I will later lead the Jinwu Guards and Yulin Guards to personally defend Tianyuan from the demonic army! I swear in the names of the Divine Law Heavenly Lord and the Jade Blood Heavenly Lord that if the minions of the Three Gods of Purgatory dare to come, then no matter who they are or what their identities are, I will make sure these demons never return!"

"Good! Your intention is commendable." The figure behind the curtain nodded: "You can leave the imperial seal in the imperial city, and take the First and Third Divine Envoys with you to suppress Tianyuan!"

When Lin Rui heard this, he couldn't help but look strange, thinking that Li Jianglong's plan might really succeed.

But is Master Luo Wangshu also going to leave Zhentianyuan to fight against the demons?

The emperor's face turned pale, but he did not dare to hesitate and bowed again: "I obey your command!"

At this moment, the god's gaze turned towards Lin Rui again. "Marquis Zhenguo, according to your estimate, how much tax revenue can Star Harbor maintain each month in the future?"

Lin Rui pondered for a moment, then bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the reason this tax amount far exceeded expectations is because of the blockade in recent years, which has led to a backlog of goods. In future transactions, the value and quantity of traded goods will be greatly reduced. As long as the entire territory of our Great Song is peaceful and the people are safe, Star Harbor's daily tax revenue should be around 2 million to 2.5 million divine gold in the next two months—"

When he rushed back to Luojing on Yuhuaxuan's flying chariot, Lu Hanyuan had already told him the reason for his high income through quantum communication.

One reason is that because Lin Rui had blocked the area for nearly a year, a large amount of supplies were indeed piled up inside the Song Dynasty.

These materials were high-grade, bulk raw materials. Traders, on the one hand, sought to hoard them and drive up prices; on the other, they were hesitant to readily trade these high-priced, bulk materials, fearing they would be seized by the Imperial City Administration and suffer heavy losses. A third reason was that all parties feared a change in Song Dynasty policy, leading them to actively trade various expensive demonic items, particularly colonial armor and injections.

As long as they go around the Star Port and pay taxes, they are legal goods and the Imperial City Bureau can no longer pursue them.

There are even many people who fabricate things out of thin air and send their previously implanted colonial suits all the way to the Star Port to pay taxes and launder them.

Lin Rui actually did so. In this way, the injections and colonial equipment of his master and his subordinates had a legitimate origin.

Everyone's heart trembled when they heard this.

Two million taels of divine gold a day? That would mean at least 730 million taels of divine gold a year? Seventy-three billion taels of demonic silver.

This not only doubled the court's tax revenue, it almost tripled it!

Luo Wangshu looked at Lin Rui with some worry. "Can Xinggang really have such a high income?" he asked. "Don't be so boastful."

If Lin Rui fails to achieve his goal, it will bring disaster upon himself.

The Grand Astronomical Master noticed that Lin Hao seemed to be hesitant to speak. He frowned and glanced over, "You must not hesitate in front of the God."

Lin Rui then bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the transaction amount this time can reach 4800 million taels of divine gold. Perhaps it is because of the Demon Cult. In the past two months, the sect has been fighting frequently with various parties, and the extraterritorial demons have also issued a sales ban on the Demon Cult. The Demon Cult may want to use the Star Port channel to purchase and sell various materials.

"I was undecided for a moment. Should I investigate and expel them, or wait and see? As the Commander of the Traitor Bureau, my duty is to kill the demons and eliminate the traitors. However, I am also the Minister of Commerce and Governor of the Star Port. I personally believe that if I allow the demonic cult's supplies to enter the market, my Star Port may be able to collect an additional one million taels of divine gold in tax revenue every day. In the long run, this may reach two million taels of divine gold."

The scale of future transactions with the Demon Cult will be extremely large and will definitely not be concealed. Lin Rui will not be so smart as to think that he can hide it from the gods, so he has to take precautions first.

The Grand Astronomical Master originally wanted to reprimand him.

But when he heard that he would receive an additional one million taels of divine gold every day, he swallowed his words back.

One million taels of divine gold a day, that’s three hundred and sixty-five million taels in 100 days.

Lin Rui bowed again and said, "I actually intend to use this trade channel to hold the Demon Cult hostage, and make them promise not to cause trouble within the eight states of Luojing and the twenty-four towns of Dongzhou."

Dongzhou has a vast area, divided into 24 inner towns and 48 outer towns.

The Outer Forty-Eight Towns are vast and sparsely populated, and are the hiding place of many demons and ferocious beasts.

Even at the beginning of the founding of the Song Dynasty, the main approach to the outskirts of Dongzhou was to control and appease them, and only collect a small amount of taxes.

"Let's take a look!" The God said in a voice: "Your Majesty, the Marquis of Zhenguo proposed opening up trade and developing a star port, which has been a great service to the state."

The emperor immediately understood his intention: "The loyalty and bravery of the Marquis of Zhenguo are as bright as the sun and the moon, and his talents in civil and military affairs are as great as the universe. He is truly a pillar of the country. He should be promoted to the Duke of Weiguo to honor his achievements!"

The figure behind the curtain shook his head slightly when he heard this: "Wei? Wei is a small country, so it's better to use the title of Zhen as an honorific title, Duke of Zhenguo."

The emperor smiled bitterly upon hearing this.

The God did not directly reward Lin Hao, but still gave him some face.

But this person chose the word "town", which was a warning to him.

Lin Rui felt nothing in his heart, because to him, there was no difference between the Marquis of Zhenguo and the Duke of Zhenguo. It was just that the official title was a little higher, and the actual power remained unchanged.

But the next moment, he saw three drops of golden blood suddenly flying in front of him.

When the blood was suspended in the air, it emitted golden light and roamed freely, covering and diffusing the space of more than ten feet around it, making this already bright and clean room even more magnificent.

Lin Rui's pupils widened in surprise.

He had seen this thing before. It was the 'divine blood' bestowed upon him by the gods for the first time!
This item is a magical item that can help people condense the highest level of bloodline talent, and it can also greatly increase true essence and strengthen physical quality.

Unfortunately, although Lin Rui made many achievements after being given this item, he has never been able to receive this divine gift again.

"Your cultivation has progressed quite rapidly, and you are only one step away from achieving supernatural powers. These three drops of 'divine blood' can help you reach the seventh level of supernatural powers as soon as possible."

The God behind the curtain turned and looked at everyone. "Besides the Star Harbor, do you have any other important matters? I rarely wake up, so please report anything as soon as possible."

Lin Rui happily put the three drops of 'God-given blood' into a jade bottle and carefully put it into his sleeve.

At this moment, his mind moved slightly and he looked down at his feet with a puzzled look.

Just at that moment, Lin Rui sensed that there was something wrong with his consciousness.

It seemed as if someone was blocking and cutting off the connection between his soul and certain things in this world.

Lin Rui was puzzled. What was this person trying to do? What was he up to?

He suddenly felt uneasy, wondering if this was a case of cognitive impairment. But wasn't this too obvious? Without even trying to hide it, did he think he was an idiot?
Lin Rui immediately realized that it was not that the other party did not cover up, but because he was a god, the other party could not cover up.

The question is what exactly does the other party want to hide from you?

(End of this chapter)