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Chapter 381
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    Chapter 381

    The next day, Su Hao arrived outside the Disciple Registry.

    The Disciple Registry was not a ledger or office as its name suggested, but a towering stone peak rising from the grasslands, much like the countless other stone peaks scattered throughout Yunzhong Wangyue Valley.

    All records concerning the disciples of Yunzhong Wangyue Valley were kept here. It also handled every kind of administrative matter within the sect. Once disciples reached the Foundation Establishment Realm, task assignments and mission reporting were all managed here.

    It was essentially the sect's administrative office.

    More importantly, the Disciple Registry also served as the information hub of the entire sect and maintained its communication with the outside world. It occupied the very center of Yunzhong Wangyue Valley.

    Behind the stone peak lay a vast open field where numerous flying boats of all shapes and sizes were docked.

    Among them, Su Hao even spotted the enormous flying boat that had brought him from Annan Heng Province to Yunzhong Wangyue Valley.

    He couldn't help feeling a little envious.

    Still, he understood that these flying boats were nothing more than oversized Artifacts.

    Once someone thoroughly mastered Artifact Refinement, constructing a flying boat was actually much easier than refining many smaller Artifacts.

    "Isn't Artifact Refinement basically the technology of this world?"


    ---

    Su Hao entered the hall of the Disciple Registry.

    The place was bustling with activity.

    Many disciples who had returned to the sect over the past few days were gathered here, dealing with various matters.

    Walking over to one of the counters, Su Hao politely asked a busy disciple,

    "Senior Brother, may I ask where I can claim my merit points?"

    The disciple appeared to be in his twenties.

    Hearing the question, he looked up in surprise.

    "Merit points?"

    Su Hao asked curiously,

    "Isn't this where they're issued?"

    The disciple suddenly stared at him.

    "...Aren't you Feng Yizhi?"

    It was obvious he had watched yesterday's tournament.

    Su Hao nodded helplessly.

    "That's me."

    At this point, he was too tired to correct everyone anymore.

    As long as nobody called him Feng Middle Finger, Feng One Finger wasn't so bad.

    The disciple immediately became excited.

    "Junior Brother Feng Yizhi!"

    "I watched your match yesterday!"

    "It was incredible!"

    "Pew! Pew! Pew!"

    "One opponent after another flew straight off the arena!"

    "It was so cool!"

    Su Hao nodded casually.

    "It was alright, I suppose."

    "So... can I collect my merit points here?"

    The disciple hurriedly replied,

    "Yes, yes!"

    "Please wait a moment while I register them for you."

    He immediately ran over to a bookshelf and took down an enormous ledger with the character 'Feng' written on its cover.

    Turning back, he asked,

    "Junior Brother Feng Yizhi, which generation of the Feng Lineage are you?"

    "The fifty-sixth generation."

    The disciple quickly flipped through the ledger.

    "There are only two disciples in the fifty-sixth generation..."

    "Feng Wei..."

    "Feng Cheng..."

    "...Huh?"

    "Why isn't there any Feng Yizhi?"

    Su Hao replied calmly,

    "My Daoist name is Feng Wei."

    The disciple blinked.

    "Oh..."

    "So Feng Yizhi is just a nickname?"

    "Yes."

    The disciple quickly found Su Hao's record before smiling.

    "Feng Yizhi does sound more impressive."

    "Junior Brother, may I see your Senior Brother Token?"

    "I'll register the reward."

    "According to the rules, the champion receives five hundred merit points."

    Su Hao handed over the Senior Brother Token.

    As the disciple completed the registration, he couldn't help admiring it.

    "The Senior Brother Token isn't something an ordinary disciple can obtain."

    "It's the symbol of a true genius."

    Su Hao simply replied,

    "I suppose."

    After the registration was complete, the disciple handed Su Hao a paper retrieval slip.


    ---

    Walking out of the Disciple Registry, Su Hao looked at the slip in his hand with a rather speechless expression.

    "This registration process is unbelievably primitive."

    "Take a paper slip to borrow books."

    "Return the books with the paper slip."

    "Then register everything manually again."

    "It's far too troublesome."

    He couldn't help thinking,

    "Perhaps I should build a simple computer."

    "If the principles behind Artifact Refinement allow it..."

    "Maybe I could even create a Spiritual Power Computer."

    "If something like that is truly possible, it would greatly accelerate the entire cultivation world's research into Spiritual Power."

    Lost in thought, Su Hao arrived at another nearby stone peak.

    This was the sect's Library.

    Nearly all of Yunzhong Wangyue Valley's books and records were stored here.


    ---

    Inside the library sat only a refined middle-aged man quietly reading.

    Su Hao walked over, intending to ask a question.

    Without even looking up from his book, the man casually pointed toward a large wooden board hanging on the wall.

    Following the direction of his finger, Su Hao read:

    > 1. Historical Records — 2 Merit Points per volume
    2. Geographic Records — 3 Merit Points per volume
    3. Poetry Collections — 1 Merit Point per volume
    4. Martial Arts Manuals — 20 Merit Points per volume
    5. Alchemy Manuals — 10 Merit Points per volume
    6. Artifact Refinement Manuals — 5 Merit Points per volume
    7. Array Formation Manuals — 1 Merit Point per volume
    ...



    Everything was listed clearly.

    What surprised Su Hao most was the pricing.

    Alchemy manuals were extremely expensive.

    Artifact Refinement manuals weren't cheap either.

    Meanwhile...

    Array Formation manuals were practically being given away.

    The pricing structure felt rather strange.

    "Perhaps the prices simply reflect demand."

    "The more people want something, the more expensive it becomes."


    ---

    In reality...

    Yunzhong Wangyue Valley was simply squeezing the productivity of its disciples.

    The sect wanted disciples to spend their merit points as quickly as possible, forcing them to complete more missions to earn additional merit points.

    To the sect's management...

    Unused merit points had no value.

    Only spent ones did.

    Still...

    The price of Array Formation manuals seemed absurdly low.

    "Are there really so few people studying formations?"


    ---

    Continuing down the notice board, Su Hao read the remaining rules.

    No loud noises.

    Submit the retrieval slip before borrowing books.

    Copy the contents before returning them.

    Ten blank books could be exchanged for one Spirit Stone.

    All borrowed materials had to be registered properly.

    The rules were straightforward.

    Management seemed surprisingly relaxed.

    Su Hao's eyes gradually brightened.

    "So..."

    "We retrieve the books ourselves?"

    Looking at the enormous library before him...

    Filled with countless books that represented generations of accumulated knowledge...

    And allowing disciples to browse freely...

    Although truly confidential records were obviously stored elsewhere...

    This place alone was already a priceless treasure.

    "Perhaps..."

    "Everything I want to know exists somewhere in here."


    ---

    After submitting his retrieval slip...

    Su Hao slowly stepped into the sea of books.

    Rows upon rows of bookshelves stretched endlessly before him.

    Sunlight streamed through the tall windows, illuminating countless volumes as well as the smile slowly appearing on Su Hao's face.

    The air carried the unique scent that only old books possessed.

    It quickly immersed him completely.

    To pirates...

    Gold and jewels were the ultimate treasure.

    To Su Hao...

    Knowledge recorded within books was the greatest treasure of all.

    Pirates crossed endless oceans searching for forgotten riches.

    Su Hao wandered through the boundless universe...

    Searching for miraculous knowledge...

    Guided only by the Marble Space.

    The treasures hidden beneath the sea were finite.

    But knowledge...

    Had no end.


    ---

    For the next two days...

    Su Hao remained inside the library.

    By the time he finally walked out, every available book had already been recorded inside the Marble Space.

    His mood had never been better.

    Walking leisurely back toward Luanshi Peak with his hands behind his head, he even found himself humming a cheerful tune.

    It had been a very long time since he had felt this happy.

    Although he hadn't actually finished reading every book...

    Once they were recorded inside the Marble Space...

    Wasn't all that knowledge already practically his?


    ---

    Just as he was about to reach Luanshi Peak...

    His radar perception detected a familiar aura approaching rapidly.

    "Feng Yuer?"

    "Is she looking for me?"

    Su Hao stopped and turned around.

    A beautiful young woman hurried toward him.

    It was indeed Feng Yuer.

    Today she wore a simple pale-yellow dress.

    Her long hair was tied into a neat ponytail, with only a butterfly hairpin decorating one side.

    Despite the plain attire...

    She was still breathtakingly beautiful.

    Su Hao spoke first.

    "Senior Sister, is something the matter?"

    Feng Yuer stopped in front of him, adjusted her breathing slightly, then spoke without hesitation.

    "Junior Brother Feng Wei..."

    "I have some questions that I simply couldn't answer."

    "I couldn't think of anyone else to ask..."

    "So I came to find you."

    "Me?"

    Su Hao was somewhat surprised.

    Still...

    He had always been quite tolerant toward people who sincerely sought knowledge.

    After all, he himself was one of them.

    Besides...

    He was in an exceptionally good mood today.

    Smiling, he replied,

    "Go ahead."

    "If I know the answer..."

    "I'll tell you everything."
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