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"Brother Ji, what is this?" Looking at the token, Xiao Pang tried his best to remember any sects or organizations that had such a symbol, but no matter how hard he tried, he just couldn't seem to remember. This was something new, perhaps a new faction that sprung out in existence.

At this moment, his brain started working as fast as it could. Did this Hua Ji in front of him was taking extra Spirit stones as a fee for joining a faction? If that was the case, then he could understand his way of sales. This might not be perhaps the best thing, it was still better than how most of the factions ask for a hefty sum of money before allowing anyone to join them.

However, what about the faction that Hua Ji in front of him wanted to introduce to him? Was it as strong as the Martial Alliance or the other numerous factions in the city? Are people willing to join this organization without knowing anything about them? What if this is just a weak and poor organization? And what if there aren't many people who are interested in it?

There were a ton of questions going through his head, but he could only look at Yang Ze with a questioning gaze. And sure enough, Yang Ze didn't make him wait for long.

"Now, this is a very special token. You see, the extra ten spirit stones are just a fee to register you in our shop. The name of this shop is going to be 'The Vault Of Heaven'. This token here represents your identity as the first-generation buyer."

"Vault of heaven? First-generation buyer? Brother Ji, what do you mean by all of this?" The more Xiao Ping listened, the more confused he became.

"Well, since I have decided to do business here, I gave this shop the name it deserves; The Vault Of Heaven. As for the matter of you being the first-generation buyer, let me explain it to you."

With a smile, Yang Ze took a deep breath and explained slowly.

"So, you see, The Vault Of Heaven is not an organization or faction. It is merely a shop that gathers people from all walks of life. Anyone can become a member of The Vault Of Heaven after making a purchase here."

"Now, compared to other factions, The Vault Of Heaven is completely different. You do not need to pay any fee or do any mission. You have no obligation towards the Vault Of Heaven. Once you pay for the runes, you will automatically become a member of this small faction for life. Your freedom will not be restricted by any means. You are free to do as you wish. Even if you decided to leave the city or just throw that token into a garbage bin, you can. No one will stop you or punish you."

"This..." The more Xiao Pang listened, the more confused he became. An organization with this much freedom was something never seen before. However, as lucrative as it seemed, it served no real purpose. Why would anyone want to join such an organization that doesn't do anything? They don't publish mission, no rewards, no help, what was even the use of this thing?

Ignoring his confused face, Yang Ze continued.

"After you become a member of the Vault Of Heaven, you can purchase any kind of rune that you like at the same price as the regular market. And you can even order in advance. No matter how many runes you wish to purchase, you can always get them here."

"Oh..." Xiao Pang slowly nodded his head. Even though it wasn't something great, there were still some benefits to joining this faction. Just the fact that you can order as many runes as you want was something that you couldn't find anywhere else in the city. There were a handful of Runemasters living in the city, but even they can not promise to make a large number of runes. Drawing runes was already a difficult task, much less mass producing them.

The more he thought about it, the more sense this offer made to him. Other than all of these, just the point of mass-producing runes was enough to attract his attention. It seems that this brother Ji of his was not a simple character. The only people who have the ability to mass-produce runes are the esteemed Rune Grandmasters. And in the city of Mehull, since the day it was established, the number of Rune Grandmasters could be counted on two hands. At this moment, the number of Rune Grandmasters in the city was zero.

"I see... This is a decent offer brother Ji. I can see some people buying from here."

"HUH?" It was Yang Ze's turn to be surprised. "What are you talking about, I haven't even come to the main benefit of joining the Vault Of Heaven."

"THERE'S MORE?" Now it was Xiao Pang's turn to be surprised. Who would have thought that this wasn't even the main benefit of joining the Vault of Heaven?

"Of course, there's more. Did you really think that I will take fifteen spirit stones just for a fancy badge and to let you all have the access to even more runes?"

"Oh." Xiao Pang Scratched his nose in embarrassment. Till now, he had thought of Hua Ji in front of him to be a narrow-minded person who seeks immediate benefits. But after hearing him, he found he was thinking in the wrong direction. This friend of his wasn't as bad as he thought him to be.

"Now, let's come to the biggest benefit of joining the Vault Of Heaven. You see after you purchase the rune pack from me, you will get a Jade Badge." Pointing towards the badge in his hand, Yang Ze continued "This badge has one more function and that is to store the number of spirit stones that you will earn."

"SPIRT STONES? EARN? ME?" For a moment, Xiao Pang thought he heard wrong. How could he earn spirit stones? Just a moment ago, he definitely heard him say that there won't be any missions. How can he earn spirit stones without doing any mission?

"Hahahaaha... Surprised, aren't you? Let me explain in detail."

"You see after you get the badge, You can bring someone else here too. Now, this is where it gets interesting. Once the person you bought here buys the pack, you will get twenty percent of the total spirit stones that he spends."

"Think of it in this way. Tomorrow you come back here with another person. That person who you bought here decided to buy a rune pack. So, the cost of the pack is fifteen spirit stones. After he will spend fifteen spirit stones, twenty percent of the cost, that is three spirit stones will be given to you."

"huh..." As Xiao Pang slowly thought about it, his eyes began to shine. Yang Ze who was sitting on the side smiled and began striking the iron while it was hot.

"Now, the next day you bring four more people. All of those four decide to buy the rune pack from here. So, they will spend sixty spirit stones in total. Then your share will be twenty percent of sixty spirit stones, that is..."

"TWELVE." Xiao Pang almost jumped from his chair.

"Yes, add the three spirit stones you earned from the first and twelve from these four, you will get back your fifteen spirit stones in no time."

Looking at Xiao Pang's breathing which was getting faster, Yang Ze started speaking further.

"Think, the day after that you decide to bring more people, then you will get even more spirit stones. Now, this is not the end."

"THIS IS NOT IT?" With wide eyes, Xiao Pang stared at Yang Ze with wide eyes.

"Far from it. You see, one of the people you brought decided to bring more people himself without telling you, then you will get ten percent of the money that he made."

"Let me explain in simple terms.

You bought five people here, and all of them bought the Rune pack for fifteen spirit stones. For that, you will get twenty percent of the total cost, that is fifteen spirit stones. Now, one of them decided to bring five more people, then he will receive fifteen spirit stones too, but you too will receive ten percent of the profits, that is six spirit stones. Now, looking at him, the remaining four decided to bring five more people, then they all will get fifteen spirit stones too, but you will receive thirty spirit stones."

"HUFF... HUFF....." Standing up from his chair, Xiao Pang began to pace around at a face speed. With every passing second, his breathing was becoming more and more rapid. It was as if he could see himself drowning in spirit stones.

"The five people under you bought twenty-five more. Now, these twenty-five people decided to bring five more people each. That is one hundred twenty-five. And, if each of them buys the rune pack, then your profits will be one hundred eighty spirit stones."

"MY..... MY GOD...." Even though Xiao Pang felt that the calculations were somewhat wrong, it didn't take away from the excitement he was feeling. On the contrary, it even fueled his emotions.

"This will go on and on. The more people under you, the more you earn. Think about it... Once the number of people under you reaches several hundred or even a thousand. How much more will you earn."

"HUNDREDS???? THOUSANDS???" Xiao Pang was swallowing hard.

"Yes... And the best thing is, you don't even need to find people. Just add some people under you and let them do the rest of the work."

"MY... MY GOODNESS...." Xiao Pang was jumping up and down in excitement. Even in his wildest dreams, he had never thought of such a thing. You just have to make an initial investment of fifteen spirit stones, and then..... He didn't even dare to think about how many spirit stones he will be going to earn.

"Heh..." On the other chair, Yang Ze was looking at the figure of Xiao Ping in front of him with a meaningful smile.