I’m A Wasteland Giant - Chapter 240
Chapter 240: Chapter 239 Enlightenment in Dreams! (Mass updates, seeking subscription!)
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Du Gang initially had enough to buy a Rune Stone. He had 13,300 Divine Crystals, but Xiang Xinjian took 6,300 of them away.
The remaining 7,000 Divine Crystals put Du Gang in a rather awkward position. If he had a bit less, he might consider heading to the Dream Building for some entertainment, but now, being just 3,000 short of buying a Rune Stone made him hesitate to spend much.
“Forget it, The Dream Building isn’t going anywhere. I should focus on enhancing my cultivation!”
For the next few days, Du Gang mostly hung around these scholars, constantly observing their actions and collecting information.
Unfortunately, he didn’t find any good opportunities or come up with any good ideas.
After the previous incident, instructors at the academy kept an especially close watch, seemingly afraid something might go wrong with these students.
Du Gang even attempted to provoke them a few times, suggesting a visit to the Dream Building together. However, none of the scholars dared to take up the offer.
“Brother Du, I’d like to go, but I really can’t. The teacher has specifically ordered us not to leave the academy…”
The instructor wasn’t stupid. Knowing how mischievous these students could be, he naturally wouldn’t let them out.
However, Du Gang’s time with these people was not entirely fruitless. He found that they were particularly interested in exploring various arts.
Whether it was Supreme Techniques, revered arts of the Saints, or even Mystic Level Arts, they seemed very interested and enthusiastic about studying them.
Their obsession was so intense, it reminded Du Gang of crazed alchemists from novels.
In the furthest dorm.
Du Gang’s dorm had become the private meeting spot for everyone.
Not to mention regular visitors like Long Aotian and Little Hawk King, even quiet individuals like Yo Sheng and the constantly muttering twin lolis came nearly every time, as if they feared Du Gang would initiate a new plan without them.
“I’ve noticed after spending days with these scholars, they’re passionate about studying different arts. I think, we should make our approach from here…” Du Gang started brainstorming with everyone, hoping someone could come up with a good plan.
Long Aotian was the first to speak up with eager eyes, he excitedly said, “Good, this information is crucial. Since they like studying martial arts, we should use martial arts as bait and trap them!”
“How?”
Du Gang asked.
Everyone shrugged and turned their attention to Long Aotian.
Without hesitation, Long Aotian suggested with a laugh, “Simple! We create a fake Supreme Technique and sell it to them. We price it at 140,000…”
The room fell silent after he finished speaking.
After a while, Du Gang said, “Before, people said your head is filled with muscles instead of a brain, I didn’t believe them. But now, after hearing what you just said, I do believe them!”
Long Aotian asked in surprise, “Isn’t this a good plan?”
I’ve tried my best! Not only devising a scheme using martial arts but also marking their 140,000 Divine Crystals!
Little Hawk King chuckled, “A fake Supreme Technique, can you even produce one?”
“You think making this is as easy as creating a fake Divine Artifact, like the one Du Gang uses?”
“Also, your pricing is ridiculous, exactly 140,000? Are you joking?!”
A bit unhappy, Long Aotian countered, “Then you say it, what’s your plan?”
Little Hawk King just shrugged, “I don’t have a plan!”
Long Aotian snorted, “You don’t have a plan but dare to laugh at someone who’s trying to find one? Have you no shame?!”
“Enough, stop arguing. You two want to flirt, do it somewhere else!”
Impatiently interrupting them, Du Gang said, “Now, everyone think about it, how can we get their 140,000 Divine Crystals?”
He skipped over Long Aotian and Little Hawk King, turning his gaze to Yao Zixuan.
“Zixuan, you always have a solution…”
Yao Zixuan smirked and gave him a glance, then turned her head away, mouthing off, ‘as if I’m going to help you at all’.
Du Gang was puzzled. What does that mean? No idea!
After waiting for a while without any response from her, Du Gang had no choice but to turn his attention to Yao Zijie.
After participating last time, this young lad had also started to attend these secret meetings.
Unlike the others, Yao Zijie thought about it for a moment before speaking, “I’ve had numerous exchanges with these scholars, they really are obsessed with learning about martial arts…”
“Can we exchange some real martial arts for their divine crystals?”
“Real martial arts?”
Everyone’s attention was caught, but their faces bore only surprise and confusion.
Long Aotian was the first to ask, “What ‘real martial art’? You mean we should use real Supreme Techniques or Saintly Techniques?”
“Even if it’s a Mystic Level Art, don’t expect to buy it with just 140,000 divine crystals. Don’t be fooled by how these major factions seemingly teach their disciples without reservations, offering free access to the Saintly Techniques…”
“But they never allow their martial arts to leak. Once any ramifications come to light, they will definitely go all out to crack down…”
“Therefore, even a Mystic Level Art is valuable. If one were to arrange a trade, it would be something where the whole faction would have to come forth with an impressive offer…”
Little Hawk King laughed, “Yao Zijie, are you planning to use martial arts from your family to barter? If that’s the case, I’m all for it!”
Yao Zijie shook his head and smiled, “Nah, I don’t have the authority to disseminate my family’s martial arts. What I mean is, we could arrange trades using the method of Enlightenment in Dreams!”
Everyone frowned, still not in agreement, waiting for further explanation.
“Enlightenment in dreams?”
Du Gang was taken aback, “What does that mean?”
Yao Zijie elaborated, “Enlightenment in Dreams is a unique way of imparting knowledge…”
“In some sects and factions, it’s common to pass on the techniques to outer disciples …”
“In this case, in a special environment, the master demonstrates the technique once, then lets the many outer disciples learn …”
At this point, Little Hawk King interrupted again, saying: “What’s the difference between Enlightenment in Dreams and selling techniques?”
Yao Zijie laughed and said: “Selling techniques means selling even the original copies, without holding anything back …”
“But Enlightenment in Dreams is different, it can be considered a demonstration. How much one can learn depends entirely on one’s comprehension …”
“Selling techniques equals selling knowledge, selling all basic principles together with the production line!”
“On the other hand, Enlightenment in Dreams is like selling just the production line, without revealing the principles or reasons behind …”
He smiled and continued: “In those sects, the outer disciples learn techniques through the method of Enlightenment in Dreams. This way, there is no fear of them spreading the techniques after leaving the sect, because even if they want to, they can only pass on the form, not the essence!”
“Moreover, Enlightenment in Dreams requires a great deal of comprehension and also needs a certain amount of time. Even for some basic Yellow Grade techniques, to learn them through Enlightenment in Dreams takes a long time …”
“Like Holy Confucian Academy, they started offering Enlightenment in Dreams for learning Yellow Grade techniques from the level of Sector Lord …”
“But often, without hundreds or thousands of years, few people can learn …”
Du Gang raised an eyebrow, squinting, “You mean …?”
Yao Zijie laughed and replied, “I think we can also offer this Enlightenment in Dreams model, but not permanently, like a limited time offer, such as one hundred Divine Crystals per session …”
Little Hawk King scoffed again: “Who will provide the technique?”
“I will not share the Claw Fractures the Sky of our family!”
Upon hearing this, Long Aotian quickly added: “Our Divine Dragon Reigns will not be shared too …”
Du Gang laughed and said: “What are you two afraid of, don’t your techniques come with body limitations?”
Long Aotian shook his head: “Even so, what if our enemies get hold of our technique and study it to pose a threat to our Dragon Clan?”
Du Gang nodded, indeed that was a point.
Yao Zijie coughed, and then said: “The techniques of our eighteen clans can basically not be spread, forget about this, even if we apply, it won’t work …”
“Then why the hell did you say it!”
Little Hawk King, annoyed, “Stop talking nonsense!”
“Feeling itchy, are you?”
At this moment, the cold voice of Yao Zixuan suddenly came over.
Upon hearing this, Little Hawk King instinctively jumped away, looking at the cold demeanor of Yao Zixuan, he wanted to say a few words to smooth things over, but finally held back, flapped his wings, and sat down again in a different position.
Seeing this scene, Du Gang was immediately amazed.
He had heard before that Yao Zixuan was very fierce when she was young, making these young prodigies run away in fear, they had a natural fear factor for this woman.
Although everyone grew up and didn’t interact much anymore, some people had even forgotten about it. Who knew when Yao Zixuan became cold again, Little Hawk King just surrendered.
Not only him, everyone else also quieted down, daring not to make any noise.
“Ahem!”
Seeing the atmosphere was awkward, Yao Zijie coughed twice and laughed: “Although we eighteen clans have restrictions and can’t be spread, Du Gang has no restrictions!”
Hearing this, everyone was first stunned, and then quickly reacted and all turned to look at him.
Du Gang’s face turned dark, “You motherfucker, I thought you had a good idea. Your Supreme Techniques are supreme, and mine are picked up from the street?!”
“Your eighteen clans’ techniques can’t be spread, so can mine?”
Yao Zijie immediately replied: “That’s not what I meant …”
“What I mean is, there are people who are in charge on our side, but on your side no one …”
“As far as I know, you now have a Saintly Technique and a Supreme Technique …”
Du Gang actually had two Saintly Techniques, one Supreme Technique, and one Divine Nine Secret, but he didn’t feel the need to explain.
“Forgive me for speaking bluntly, you are the only one left of your Ancient Gods, you can be considered the head of your Ancient Gods, right?”
“So, to take out a Saintly Technique as the technique for Enlightenment in Dreams, there should be no problem …”
Seeing that Du Gang was about to get angry again, he hurriedly added: “Enlightenment in Dreams, in the case of a Saintly Technique, we charge one thousand Divine Crystals per time. How about that? With their wealth, they can at most enter 140 times …”
“A mere 140 times, to tell the truth, they won’t even get a fart out of it …”
Listening to him speak such a word like ‘fart’ in a serious tone, Du Gang felt very awkward.
Did Yao Zijie always talk like this, or did he become like this after spending too much time with them?!
Hearing Yao Zijie’s words, You Sheng, who had not spoken before, suddenly interjected: “Enlightenment in Dreams is rather difficult …”
“I have previously studied a technique using Enlightenment in Dreams …”
“Basically I went in dozens of times a day, and in the end, I spent nearly a hundred years before I learned that technique!”
Du Gang frowned, somewhat tempted, but still felt it was a loss.
After all, what he was offering was a Saintly Technique. What if someone actually comprehended it?
Seeing his thoughts, Yao Zijie added: “The Enlightenment in Dreams learned technique, generally can only be used for oneself and cannot be passed on. This is a reassurance, all sects in the world, basically use Enlightenment in Dreams to pass on techniques, so there is no fear that someone will take all and learn…”
Du Gang frowned again, asking: “What do you mean by saying this, I provide the technique and I share the money with you?”
Yao Zijie laughed and said: “Yes, Enlightenment in Dreams can only pass on the technique but not the skill, but the artifacts needed for Enlightenment in Dreams are very valuable, without tens of thousands of Divine Crystals, there is no way to afford it …”
“Tens of thousands of Divine Crystals?”
Du Gang exclaimed, “Are you kidding me? If I had tens of thousands of Divine Crystals, would I need to sell techniques ?!”
Yao Zijie shook his head and laughed: “What I mean is, we will provide these tens of thousands of Divine Crystals, as investments …”
The others seemed to have thought of something at this moment, even the Little Hawk King, who surprisingly didn’t rebuff him.
Seeing the change in attitudes of everyone, Du Gang thought quickly and his eyes lit up, “You mean … your families will provide this money for you?”
“Correct …”
“No, nope!”
Du Gang shook his head again quickly, “You guys are too shrewd. You only pay tens of thousands of Divine Crystals, then split fourteen thousand Divine Crystals with me and others, not giving anything really valuable. However, I need to give out my techniques…”
The thought is pretty splendid, every bookworm indeed is very cunning.
Isn’t this lad seemingly an upright gentleman but still very wily behind the scenes?
Yao Zijie smiled and said, “What if, the other side also brings out a saintly technique, to trade with us in ‘Enlightenment in Dreams’?”
“You mean their shortcut, scribbling and drawing that diminishes the opponent’s strength?”
Everyone present was astonished. Most of them won the match in the end, but they felt their enemy was extremely tricky.
Yao Zijie nodded and said, “I can go and negotiate for this kind of exchange. I think there is a strong chance it could happen…”
“And also, if we can negotiate successfully, then we can provide you the tools for ‘Enlightenment in Dreams’ for free, on condition that we share the ‘Enlightenment in Dreams’ with you.”
Du Gang was lost in thought.
The saintly technique, the ‘Drunken Monkey Divine Fist’ definitely shouldn’t be spread. This patent isn’t in his hands. If he spread it using this method, it would attract the Fighting Saint Clan, that would definitely spell trouble.
Therefore, the saintly technique that he can create is only the ‘Sky Breaking Stance’.
It is a technique passed down by the Ancient Divine Spear. It is indeed very precious, but as Yao Zijie said, he is the only Ancient God now, so naturally, he can make decisions himself!
At this time, Yao Zijie spoke again, “Du Gang, if the technique is stored in your brain, then it is a technique. You are in urgent need of money right now, so why not realize it and turn it into strength which is crucial, I heard that you have a powerful enemy outside the city…”
Hearing this, Du Gang was startled and finally loosened up.
Indeed, as he said, these items look like they are worth a city, but they are relative to a race.
And he is just one person, so, he needs to transform them into combat power.
If it were selling techniques, this price naturally wouldn’t be worthy. But if he really sold it, he might not be able to keep this property.
Like now, merely passing the technique through ‘Enlightenment in Dreams’ is a compromise.
He can earn money and the technique wouldn’t get spread. Even if someone gets enlightened by it, they would only learn this one technique and they can’t spread it.
He is a decisive person. Once he makes a decision, he wouldn’t hesitate.
He said, “You go and talk first. Let me see how the conditions are. If they are acceptable, then let’s make a deal!”
For this matter, he didn’t feel right to step forward. Or rather, even if he did step forward, he could only communicate with people like Yang Jun. They were only speaking for others.
Not like Yao Zijie and others, they would definitely report to their family when they returned. Then, their family would negotiate with the Holy Confucian Academy, which would be much more convenient.
At this moment, others were all excited, after all, they are using Du Gang’s technique and their family wealth to benefit them, no one would be unhappy.
Days passed.
Ever since that day, the others didn’t come very often, but Yao Zijie ran to Du Gang’s dormitory like a message tube, regularly reporting progress to him.
“The Holy Confucian Academy said that the maximum ‘Enlightenment in Dreams’ for a single instance must be ten thousand times, and it must be allowed for one individual user…..”
The ‘Enlightenment in Dreams’ is counted by frequency, it is used up once used a certain number of times.
Not only that, even for the same technique, different ‘Enlightenment in Dreams’ tools might reveal different things.
“Ten thousand times…”
Du Gang had been looking into ‘Enlightenment in Dreams’ these days and knew that even though it was commonly used as a wisdom transfer method by all major force, the disciples who wanted to learn often need to calculate by hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of years.
“Ten thousand times, the comprehension may not be much, in fact, relying solely on ten thousand times, it is very hard to comprehend…”
He thought for a while, and said, “If it must be ten thousand times, then they can only let these remaining scholars who are staying in our academy now learn!”
He worried that there might be some extremely perceptive individuals in the Holy Confucian Academy, who can comprehend the technique within a short ten thousand times.
Yao Zijie nodded and said, “I will convey this…”
“In addition, they said that they must have two ‘Enlightenment in Dreams’ tools, and the price isn’t as high as we previously agreed…”
Du Gang asked, “How much?”
“They said, two ten-thousand-times saint technique basic ‘Enlightenment in Dreams’, each evaluated at ten Divine Crystals, which means, twenty thousand times a total of two hundred thousand Divine Crystals…”
Yao Zijie added, “These two hundred thousand Divine Crystals are all yours, we don’t need a share. In addition, they also provide two ten-thousand-times saint technique ‘Enlightenment in Dreams’, which is that foresight technique we’ve seen before…”
Du Gang murmured, “They provide twenty thousand times, there are ten of us, means, two thousand times each?”
Yao Zijie nodded, “Yes, each person two thousand times, but our Yao Family bought the four thousand times of the ‘Two Daughters of Yao’, my sister also plans to give her two thousand times to me, which means, I can have eight thousand opportunities…”
Du Gang nodded, “You do indeed seem suitable to practice this technique, maybe you really can comprehend it!”
Yao Zijie smiled and said, “Our family thinks the same. We are now negotiating to see if we can buy more for me, striving for me to comprehend…”
Two hundred thousand saint crystals!
Du Gang began contemplating.
Having these two hundred thousand Divine Crystals means that he can buy eight Rune Stones and twelve grams of Genesis, also means that he can ascend smoothly to the level of igniting nine Divine Fires and form twelve Divine Cavities.
The techniques that were unused are techniques. Only when they get cashed out, and increase my strength are they real!
Having thought of this, Du Gang no longer hesitated and agreed promptly.
“OK, I agree!”
After hearing this, Yao Zijie let out a sigh of relief and smiled, “You finally agreed, I will tell them right away…”
This was not the first time Yao Zijie came to relay messages.
He had run back and forth dozens and hundreds of times.
It took more than a month of negotiation to finalize.
For the cooperation between the Holy Confucian Academy and the Ancient City, these visiting scholars who initially were meant to stay for only a few days had to stay for one more month in the Penglai Academy.
However, for them, this month was well spent, after all, this could be an opportunity to learn a saintly technique!
Especially since the second ten-thousand-times ‘Enlightenment in Dreams’ that was exchanged with them could only be learned by the remaining 32 scholars here.
That day, Du Gang had just finished planting a seed, when he was sought out by Yang Jun.
“Brother Du, on behalf of all the scholars, I thank you!”
Yang Jun genuinely appreciated Du Gang.
This privilege of studying Sage Techniques through Enlightenment in Dreams, if it was within the academy, might not have fallen to him.
And while here, it was not his turn either. He only managed to get the opportunity because he received a message saying that Du Gang strongly insisted only the current 33 scholars in Penglai Academy could enter his Enlightenment in Dreams.
Then, the academy fixed this opportunity for them.
Moreover, the person chosen to enjoy the Enlightenment in Dreams alone for ten thousand times, it was him, Li Jun!
The rest have to pay to enter the remaining ten thousand times Enlightenment in Dreams.
Li Jun did not come empty-handed. He pulled out a pile of Divine Crystals, saying: “Last time, didn’t we put out 140,000 Divine Crystals? These 10,000 Enlightenment in Dreams need 100,000 Divine Crystals. So, the remaining 40,000 Divine Crystals are our token of gratitude, we hope you can accept it!”
Given 40,000 Divine Crystals for free?
Du Gang was startled. He didn’t expect these men to be so generous.
Previously, when he was negotiating with the Holy Confucian Academy, these scholars did not show up.
He was thinking about waiting for these people to bribe him, but no one came forward as if they didn’t care about it.
But looking at Yang Jun’s excited look, it was evident that these scholars greatly valued this opportunity.
So, they didn’t visit me earlier because they didn’t want to put pressure on me?
Being scholars, there indeed were some things deep in their hearts.
With that thought, Du Gang smiles and did not decline, directly accepting, “If that’s the case, then I’ll accept it. This time, I hope Brother Yang can comprehend the Sage Techniques!”
Yang Jun nodded and smiled, “Good, then I also wish Brother Du could comprehend our Sage Techniques!”
Du Gang chuckled, squinting his eyes, “Then let’s hope for that to happen!”
With the free 40,000 Divine Crystals, this means he can open up four more passages!
After parting, Du Gang was carrying 40,000 Divine Crystals, feeling excited.
Finally, he can buy some origins!
Although he was negotiating on big deals this past month, negotiating for tens or hundreds of thousands of Divine Crystals, but it was all talk and no one really paid him.
These forty thousand were the first batch of money he had been waiting for more than a month.
Without any delay, Du Gang went to the exchange area in haste.
“Teacher, I want to exchange for four origins!”
The person in charge at the exchange area is still an old man, bald-headed at that…
This made Du Gang suspect if the academy was an elderly care center.
Other than Xiang Xinjian, a real True God who was transferred, everyone he has seen are old men.
“You have money to exchange for four origins?”
The bald old man scoffed and said at will.
Du Gang didn’t beat around the bush and directly took out 40,000 Divine Crystals to show him.
After seeing that Du Gang really had the money, the old man suddenly laughed, his attitude changed for the better, “40,000 Divine Crystals, can only exchange for four grams of origin!”
Du Gang nodded, “Right, I want four grams!”
The balding old man laughed, “Then you should be more accurate next time. One origin often implies 100 grams, worth one million Divine Crystals…”
“And one gram of origin is like this…”
With that, he pulled out an origin grain as small as a grain of yellow rice.
“So small?”
Du Gang was surprised. He knew a gram wasn’t that big, but he thought with the value of the item, it would have been something unusual.
“Four grains is it!”
The old man swiftly counted out three more grains and put them together with the previous one and handed them over to Du Gang.
Du Gang coughed and said, “Teacher, I misspoke earlier. Actually, I want two grains of origin, and two Rune Stones!”
Anyway, he was seeing both origin and Rune Stones for the first time and his divine fire could hide divine thoughts after lighting the third lamp anyway, so naturally, he wanted to try both.
“Why didn’t you say this earlier!”
The old man quickly took back two grains of origin, took out two Rune Stones and handed them to Du Gang.
The Rune Stones were not large, just like an eraser, rectangular, engraved with some incomprehensible runes.
“Rune stones, treasures that increase Mental Power. I see that you have only lit one lamp of divine fire. The efficiency of refining Rune Stones won’t be very high…”
The glib old man said something more.
Du Gang nodded, smiling: “No worries, I’m just buying to play around with!”
“Humph!”
The old man disdainfully glanced at him and ignored him.
Du Gang: finding it dull, also no longer wasted any time and quickly put away the two Rune Stones and two grains of origin and returned to the dormitory.
No matter what, first he had to try and see if the Rune Stones and origins were useful. After all, things like Hidden God Acupoints were all told by Xiang Xinjian, he needed to practice and verify!
ps: I overestimated my stamina, slept just past noon, don’t know when I fell asleep and woke up at 5 in the afternoon, ate something, started writing at 6. My condition wasn’t great and it took me 6 hours to just write this. Today I only wrote 20,000 characters, it doesn’t even reach 30,000. I’ll adjust my sleep schedule, trying to fall asleep at 1 am.
I read a report on sudden death by CCTV, it says that 644,000 people die suddenly in China each year, of which 70% die due to lack of sleep.
The report shows that the safest sleep time is between 6.5-8 hours a day, whereas the chance of sudden death is very high for those who sleep less than 5 hours or more than 9 hours. After reading this, I became quite uneasy. I only sleep 3 hours a day and there is a constant possibility of sudden death. However, I have to fight on. No matter what, let’s go through this month and we’ll see.
ps: Today’s update is not up to par, only about 20,000 characters. Tomorrow I will make up for it. Keep charging forward!
