Chapter 524: Zero Point Nine Riches

[Generous God of Wealth! Actually, the river of time was going to tell you about this matter anyway.]

[Even if you hadn’t asked, we would have told you.]

[After all, hiding information from a customer, especially one with such a friendly relationship as ours, leading to fraudulent consumption, is completely unacceptable.]

[All employees of the river of time have undergone pre-job training and would never do such a thing.]

[This would completely violate the river of time’s management regulations and result in significant backlash.]

[Here’s the deal: once the river of time removes the fallen clan’s barriers, their invasive true powers will be exposed to your view.]

[For your safety, the river of time suggests you spend fifty million riches to purchase a custom-made, three-day Shielding Helmet.]

[This helmet not only shields you from external influences but also completely erases your presence and all related information.]

[In other words, once you wear the Shielding Helmet, even if you stand right in front of a perceiver who can see you, they won’t be able to sense your presence at all.]

[Not a single trace of your energy will remain!]

[The river of time reminds you that the functions of this helmet include, but are not limited to, hiding, showing off in front of others, and fooling people… among many other uses. It’s the perfect tool for creating illusions and deceptive tricks.]

Su Wen: “……”

Honestly, after hearing the river of time’s pitch, he found the Shielding Helmet quite intriguing.

But the helmet’s duration was too short—only three days.

In his long journey through the battlefield of time, three days… how fleeting that would be.

If the helmet were permanent, then spending fifty million riches might be worth it.

Of course, if it were permanent, given the river of time’s greedy nature, the price would probably start in the trillions.

As for the nonsense about pre-job training, Su Wen didn’t even want to engage with it.

If he hadn’t spoken up, the river of time would have just glossed over it.

Hmm… if there really was pre-job training, it was probably about how to target him and empty his wallet!

“I’m afraid you’re too late.”

Su Wen replied in his mind: “My good friend, the River of Fate has given me a free Protective Boost, so under this protection, I won’t be affected by the fallen clan at all.”

“That three-day Shielding Helmet is useless to me.”

[Oh, foolish God of Wealth! As a close friend of the river of time, how can you trust an outsider like this?]

[Most importantly, you’d rather believe in an outsider’s protection than in the help your close friend from the river of time can provide.]

[……]

Su Wen watched as the river of time continued to whine like a grieving widow, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly.

He then quietly notified the River of Fate and filled it in on everything happening here.

As expected, once the River of Fate received the notification, it quickly arrived and began to criticize the river of time’s actions.

Based on some agreements signed recently, the River of Fate promptly provided the figures for the fallen clan’s powers.

Seven hundred thousand riches!

As long as it takes seven hundred thousand riches, the River of Fate will precisely dismantle all the disguises outside the Altar of the God of Wealth.

Moreover, the River of Fate also promised that for any price the river of time offers, it would only require one-tenth of that amount.

The true friend of the God of Wealth will always be the River of Fate.

After receiving the "arrogant" response from the River of Fate, the tone of the narration responsible for the river of time suddenly became strange.

[Oh, God of Wealth, who is skilled at making friends! Since your good friend wants to provoke the great river of time in such a manner, how could the river of time be afraid?]

[In fact, after the Shielding Helmet, there’s also the retrogression step.]

[For this step, the original quote from the river of time was one source of wealth.]

[After the retrogression step, there follows the deep analysis step.]

[And then…

……]

[After the shielding step, there are still nine more steps.]

[The total price for the subsequent nine steps from the river of time is nine sources of wealth.]

[But since the God of Wealth’s friend mentioned a discount of one-tenth, how could the river of time let the kind God of Wealth suffer?]

[Dear God of Wealth! Go and purchase related products from your friend, while the entire staff of the river of time wishes you smooth sailing and victory from the very start.]

Su Wen: “……”

The river of time feels a bit ominous!

After seeing the River of Fate say such words, they directly pushed the price down to one source of wealth.

So the total price collected by the River of Fate would be… zero point nine sources of wealth?

The dark river is deliberately trying to annoy the river, right?

They created nine steps, charging nine sources of wealth, and in the end, after the one-tenth discount from the River of Fate, they could only receive zero point nine sources of wealth.

There’s still a little distance from one source of wealth.

Not even granting you one source of wealth, how frustrating!

“River of Fate, you…”

Su Wen was just about to respond, but before he could speak, the River of Fate had already made a decision.

Since a promise was given, it must be kept!

A one-tenth discount on the nine sources of wealth means just zero point nine sources of wealth.

Said to be zero point nine, the River of Fate would not ask for even a fraction more.

“Brother, the Great God of Wealth is staring blankly at the altar.”

At the same time, from behind the altar, a Demigod of the Ghost Spirit clan communicated, “Should we take this opportunity to tie up the Great God of Wealth?”

The leading Demigod felt a mix of emotions swirling in his eyes upon hearing this suggestion.

Rationality told him he should do it.

Only by sending the Great God of Wealth to the altar could they truly bask in divine favor.

But his intuition warned him against it!

The Great God of Wealth is very powerful!

Even if they all attacked together, they would not be a match for the Great God of Wealth!

In such a case, it would only add to their casualties!

Yet, standing at the altar’s base, the rational thoughts in his mind grew stronger, almost overwhelming his instinctual warnings.

“Buzz!”

At this moment, an overwhelming, majestic aura descended, one that froze the surrounding time and space, making everything become non-existent yet undeniably formidable.

In the next instant, the altar of the God of Wealth, which had been worshipped by the Ghost Spirit clan for billions of years and represented the spiritual lineage of the Ghost Spirit clan, as well as the spiritual faith of all, suddenly began to change.

The golden luster started to recede.

The once magnificent splendor turned dark and chaotic, filled with evil and sinful powers.

Everything began to change.

In just the blink of an eye, the area surrounding the altar within a hundred miles underwent a tremendous transformation.