From the Carp that Brings Children to the Celestial Officials

Chapter 526 Organizing Cheat Codes

Although destiny sounds mysterious, it truly exists.

Some people start with nothing but a bowl and eventually rise to become the emperor of an empire; some face certain death but manage to turn the tide at the last moment; and some people follow a simple approach in everything they do, whether it's business warfare, political struggles, military wars, or the pursuit of wealth, fame, and power, they always manage to seize opportunities that are in their favor.

These people have a collective name: the chosen ones.

This is slightly different from simply increasing one's luck. Generally speaking, when a person's luck increases, it means that things will go smoothly and they will hardly encounter any difficulties.

However, some chosen ones will still encounter various difficulties and trials, but the final outcome will be good.

This is somewhat like having an innate destiny that is strong enough that one cannot die from even the greatest danger, and can grow stronger through each and every perilous situation.

You Ming studied this "fictional destiny".

It was discovered that the Mandate of Heaven is also divided into five levels: county, prefecture, state, country, and the world.

The cost varies for each level.

"Huh? This is too expensive! The destiny of a mere county costs ten thousand divine power! This is robbery!"

"And this national destiny has actually reached the tens of millions level. I've worked myself to the bone for so many years and still haven't accumulated that much wealth."

You Ming had only vaguely memorized this cheat code before, but had never actually used it.

However, as he looked at the string of zeros that indicated the amount consumed, his heart trembled.

To be fair, if the destiny can truly be fulfilled, this price is actually reasonable.

For example, a county-level official position means that no matter what you do in your life, you will eventually rise to the top position in a county, which is probably a seventh-rank official position.

If the person you support can reach the seventh rank, earning back 10,000 divine power won't be too difficult.

The "national mandate" here is not the same as a human dynasty, which is at the level of the entire world.

A normal monarchy represents a powerful ruler who governs millions of people and has its own independent laws.

If one could support the ruler of a nation, the return on investment of tens of millions of divine power would only take a few years.

As for the "world" level, it would require 100 million divine power. But if other gods knew that it would only take 100 million divine power to establish the dynasty they supported, many great gods would probably be eager to send that money over.

"This is too outrageous. This [fictional destiny] only lasts for three years. If it doesn't succeed within three years, then you'll have to keep throwing money into it."

You Ming would rather think of other methods than invest so much divine power into it.

Divine power is the hard currency in the divine path; what brilliant person would invest so much money in it?

He shook his head, intending to turn off the cheat code, but suddenly noticed that there was another line of text next to this divine power.

"Huh? They can actually use dragon veins to fabricate destiny?"

"These 100 dragon veins are enough to construct a county-level destiny, while a national-level destiny only requires 10,000 dragon veins. It seems much cheaper this way."

Perhaps it was because divine power was not his specialty, or perhaps the value of the dragon vein was even greater than that of divine power, but You Ming found that using the dragon vein seemed to consume less energy.

Of course, most importantly, the dragon vein is of little significance to You Ming, so he wouldn't mind even if it consumed him.

"It just so happens that it's the second day of the second lunar month next year. I'm going to go and claim some dragon veins, so I might as well see if I can get a lot back." You Ming temporarily put away the cheat code. He wouldn't use it until he had enough dragon veins.

In his eyes, the struggle for dragons among humans was merely a means to protect their own assets. Even if they ultimately lost the dragon-fighting contest, he wouldn't care too much as long as the winner didn't try to seize Toadheart Island.

If the investment is too high, then it is putting the cart before the horse.

"And then there's this [team system]..."

You Ming continued searching and soon found another one that he thought would be usable.

The team system, as the name suggests, is not a cheat code, but a feature of the game itself.

Whether you're running a dungeon or participating in a group battle, the team mode is always useful.

In this system, Youming can team up with any number of intelligent beings. The larger the team, the stronger the bonuses in terms of teamwork efficiency, combat power, and resource acquisition among team members.

At the same time, as the number of members increases, the team will develop strong cohesion, enhancing its resistance to external enemies and internal betrayal.

You Ming had always been a loner and rarely had the opportunity to team up with others.

However, we should figure out a way to form a team with all the key members of our faction. The various bonuses should be quite substantial.

Most importantly, in team mode, anyone who leaves the team without permission will be known by Youming, which can be considered another form of loyalty test.

"And then there's... [Troop Editing], which allows for the mass production of professional armies and even elite units."

You Ming obtained this cheat code early on. Even if a normal person or a demon with average aptitude uses it, the highest troop type they can upgrade to is level three.

With a certain level of talent, one can advance to level four or five.

A level 5 troop possesses strength roughly equivalent to the late stage of the Profound Light realm, which would be considered top-tier combat power for ordinary people.

Even a level four unit possesses combat power equivalent to the early stage of the Profound Light realm or the peak of the [Opening Acupoint] realm.

"The reputation-boosting wooden fish can be useful sometimes..."

"There's also this [Combat Vision], which can assist in combat. Although it's mostly used for single-target combat, with a slight modification to the plugin, it can also have group-related capabilities."

You Ming flipped through many long-forgotten cheat codes and felt a surge of emotion.

He had hardly ever used many of the cheat codes here, so searching through them again was like a review, and he might find a good one that he could use.

"This is the last one... um, the cheat code 'skip dialogue'?"

"Okay, this is probably useless now."

You Ming went through all the cheat codes, and one by one they flashed through his mind. He silently memorized the ones he found interesting.

It's funny, the "skip dialogue" cheat code is actually quite popular in the game.

There are many levels that require multiple playthroughs to complete, and since everyone is already familiar with the dialogue, this cheat code allows players to skip the tedious conversations directly.

However, I feel that this cheat code is not very useful in reality. Who would cut off someone's conversation when they are chatting? The idea is absurd.

(End of this chapter)