Chapter 183: Game Rule Maker

“What do you mean?”

The God of Life, who first threatened Yu Sheng’an, squinted, his eyes flickering with suspicion.

He was both shocked by his own guess and unsure if he understood correctly.

“Wasn’t I clear enough? Simply put, anyone holding Quever currency will be able to exchange it for Source Essence on the Internet. To make things clearer, I’ve decided to rename Quever currency to Internet Coins!”

Upon hearing this, the five gods were stunned, unable to believe their ears.

Has the Internet God gone mad?

That’s Source Essence!

The gods are at odds with each other, all for Source Essence, right? Allowing exchange on [Conquest Sub-Dimension] is crazy but understandable—it’s like using Source Essence to hire other forces and indirectly cultivate one’s direct power.

But allowing currency exchange for Source Essence is too wild. Aren’t they worried about gods accumulating Internet Coins to exchange for Source Essence? “What’s the exchange ratio?”

The God of Life keenly noticed a detail.

“Tentatively, one Quever gold coin, which is ten thousand Internet Coins, will exchange for ten standard units of Source Essence.”

“Tentatively? Are you planning to deceive us into opening the Preaching Area, allowing you to set up Internet Banks, and then close the exchange? Or will a billion coins only exchange for one unit of Source Essence?” Earth Mother sneered.

“Some things either aren’t done or, once done, can’t be changed. If I dared to change course, I’d face not just your wrath but that of all the gods of the multiverse. Do you think I dare to change it?”

Yu Sheng’an spread his hands.

After he spoke, the five gods fell silent, having to admit the Internet God had a point.

Once opened, this opportunity isn’t something the Internet God can close at will.

But why is he doing this?

The five gods grew even more silent.

They racked their brains, trying to find a reason through their millennia of accumulated experience.

Unfortunately, they couldn’t find a similar case in their long history.

They could only judge based on experience.

But no matter how they saw it, the only benefit of doing this was promoting Internet Banks and deeply integrating with the Major E-commerce Platform.

But even without Internet Banks or Major E-commerce Platforms, shouldn’t the Internet have enough users?

Why go to such lengths? The God of Life thought for a moment, testing the waters: “I can allow you to set up bank branches in my Preaching Area, but these branches must not have any attack or defense capabilities!”

Yu Sheng’an nodded: “Okay. But there must be a teleportation array for currency transportation.”

“Moreover, I understand not allowing attack capabilities, but if I can’t establish defense capabilities, then you must undertake the security of the bank branches.”

“If the bank is maliciously attacked, you must take full responsibility, or all banking operations, including Source Essence exchange, will cease within your territory. Don’t think you can escape supervision through aliases. Remember, you are gods, and your exchange limits are high enough not to escape my supervision.”

This left the five gods utterly bewildered.

Yu Sheng’an’s words equated to denying the idea of setting Internet Bank branches as churches.

This was almost entirely contrary to their experience, naturally confusing them.

“Hmph, I don’t believe you’re so kind!” the Underworld God spoke up.

After all, he had also set up banks like the Internet God, and now that the Internet God has taken this step, what should he do? Should he follow suit? But can he do that?

This involves Source Essence!

Yu Sheng’an smiled, silent. He offered no explanation.

Of course, he wasn’t acting out of kindness.

His ultimate goal was to establish a multiverse standard currency.

If successful, he would gain the right to mint currency in the multiverse. With the nature of virtual currency, he practically possesses the power to use paper as money at no cost.

The extent of wealth plunder this represents needs no elaboration.

So he initially proposed a unified currency.

But the five gods weren’t foolish; they rejected the proposal outright.

Of course, Yu Sheng’an only casually mentioned it. Success would be an unexpected surprise; failure wouldn’t be a surprise at all.

So he unleashed his ultimate attack—backed by Source Essence! He guessed the five gods would think they could trade for Internet Coins and then drain his Source Essence reserves.

This is simply laughable.

—It’s like a worker, paid in capital, thinking they can buy out all capitalist commodities.

Firstly, the issuance of Internet Coins is under Yu Sheng’an’s control. Would he issue so much as to drain himself?

Secondly, once the gods bend over to trade for Internet Coins, it signifies not only their acceptance and adherence to Yu Sheng’an’s rules but also further taming of the gods.

Furthermore, is money really that easy to earn? Undoubtedly, once they become slaves to Internet Coins, they’ll either devolve into resource exporters, constantly working for Yu Sheng’an,

or they’ll have to funnel earned money into upgrading industries to enhance competitiveness. This further depletes currency reserves, and Source Essence available for exchange is quite limited.

The former will fall into trade deficit traps, amplifying regional instability and potentially leading to turmoil in the Preaching Area and the collapse of rule at any moment.

The latter means joining an increasingly competitive landscape in the multiverse, leaving only the elite at the top of the pyramid as true beneficiaries.

Throughout this process, Yu Sheng’an can earn enough Source Essence to distribute some to elite members of the pyramid—a worthwhile investment.

Moreover, Source Essence isn’t gold.

It is consumable, often immediately used and not hoarded for later.

Only in extreme situations can gods exchange large amounts of Source Essence for Internet Coins to stabilize the situation.

If this occurs, wouldn’t it mean Yu Sheng’an is effectively exchanging paper for Source Essence?

Finally, and most crucially.

When the entire multiverse follows Yu Sheng’an’s game rules, it will be deeply integrated with the Internet. Will Yu Sheng’an still lack Source Essence by then?

Clearly not.

As the game rule maker, Yu Sheng’an needs only to guard against one thing—dimensional strikes! Or breaking through with violence.

“How have you all considered?” Yu Sheng’an asked.

At the conference table, the five gods kept their heads down, seemingly lost in thought, but in reality, they were privately using Divine Projection to gather and discuss madly.

Seeing this, Yu Sheng’an stopped urging, and his main consciousness returned to the Doffie Temple, pondering plans after the signing of the “Six Major True Gods Treaty.”

Firstly, orcs from the Dofi Sub-Dimension must be swiftly cleared to prevent any interference from the five gods.

This will become one of his bases.

Secondly, optimize the Kewell Empire’s system.

To maintain core competitiveness in the future, he cannot put all his weight on the Velia Plane or the Prophecy Divine Spark.

He must build a talent hierarchy.

Intellectual property protection must also be established.

Furthermore, as Internet content grows, professional personnel will be needed for maintenance.

The multiverse is too vast to handle everything alone, nor is that his strength.

Finally, the friction between the Infir Empire and the Falai Dynasty on the Velia Plane is about to escalate into full-scale conflict.

Arguably, this is a bit comical.

Infir hoped to shift the conflict via the Falai Dynasty, not realizing the Falai Dynasty also wished to expand its territory amidst Infir’s turbulence.

Unexpectedly, both dynasties reached an agreement, escalating from localized conflict to full-scale war.

Yu Sheng’an decided to seize this rare opportunity to strike and liberate Infir’s capital.

Then, faced with external pressures from the Falai Dynasty, there’s a high probability of crowning a new king to resist foreign threats.

Of course, losing some territory is likely unavoidable.

But Yu Sheng’an doesn’t care.

As a god, he desires the entire Velia Main Plane, unconcerned about minor territorial gains or losses.

While Yu Sheng’an organized the next plan, the five gods, after half a day of discussion, finally reached a conclusion.

[Chapter 2 will be delayed until around one. Don’t wait]