Chapter 431: The New Configuration of the Universal Market

Time flows again, marking the start of another market trading day.

Unlike in previous days, this time the Omniverse Market introduces a brand-new market setup.

At the entrance of the marketplace, in front of the rule light screen.

Gnome Luke, with eyes wide like a sly fox, kept glancing at the introduction of the new configuration for the Divine Realm Task Platform in the market’s info display, constantly shifting his gaze between the rules screen and the information. He quickly noticed this new detail right after arriving, being the first to catch sight of it.

The moment Luke saw the detailed info about the Divine Realm Task Platform, he was a bit stunned. In his memory, every new addition to the market usually involved various Market Tokens.

However, after carefully reading the attributes of this Divine Realm Task Platform, Luke’s tiny triangular eyes lit up with excitement.

Divine Realm Player

Divine Realm Missions

Online Communication and Trading

Cross-Starfield Teleportation

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All of this made Luke realize how terrifying the potential value of this so-called Divine Realm Task Platform configuration could be in the future.

Without hesitation, he quickly left the marketplace entrance and headed straight for the Special Configuration Zone.

As he moved forward, Luke soon saw a dense gathering of exotic races ahead, forming a tight cluster. His steps quickened further.

Because of some internal matters of the Viscount’s residence, the opening of this market transaction was delayed quite a bit. It had already become lively before he even entered, which made Luke feel a little nervous.

“The number of Divine Realm players mustn’t have a limit! Even if there’s a cap, it’s crucial that after the great Luke obtains his player status…”

Thinking this, the small gnome pushed his way into the exotic crowd.

After two minutes of effort, he finally squeezed into the innermost part of the crowd, seeing for the first time the shining, golden light—the Divine Realm Mission Platform, which seemed made from a concentration of holy light.

It’s called the Divine Realm Mission Platform, but it should more accurately be called the ‘Divine Realm Player Qualification Certification Platform,’ because before acquiring the Divine Realm player status, this special holy light platform cannot perform many other functions.

As his vision gathered and his hand reached out, Luke’s mind quickly flooded with various pieces of information about how to obtain the Divine Realm player status, transmitted from the glowing golden light emitted by the platform.

Please select your method for Divine Realm Player Certification:

One: Pay 5 Strands of Tier 4 (current life level +1) Floating-land Origin.

Two: Complete any mission issued by the Lord of the Divine Realm (Master of the Omniverse Market).

Current available missions:

1: The Lord of the Divine Realm requires collecting one of the following resources: Black Hole Dense Stone, Void-Escape Stone, Tier 4 or higher Void Crystal, Titanite Crystal, Sand of Time, etc.

(Reward: Each successful submission of the above resources grants the player one point of Divine Realm status and one Divine Realm point. Submitting over 500 units solo grants an additional ‘Divine Realm Team Certificate’.)

2: The Lord of the Divine Realm can complete a Tier or above Star Sea rare Oddity exchange for a Floating-land Origin or Divine Realm points.

(Reward: Successfully exchanging for a Star Sea rare Oddity grants a corresponding quality of Divine Realm points—White 1, Blue 5, Purple 20, Orange 100, Red 800, Silver 8000, Gold 80,000, Black 800,000, or Colorful 10,000,000. Submitting a Tier 4 or higher Star Sea rare Oddity with a Red grade or above can additionally earn the ‘Divine Realm Team Certificate’ or ‘Divine Realm Squad Upgrade Card’.)

3: The Lord of the Divine Realm can exchange a Tier 4 or above Floating-land Origin for a lower-tier Floating-land Origin.

(Reward: Divine Realm status plus corresponding points. Providing a Tier 6 or higher Floating-land Origin yields additional rewards, such as the ‘Divine Realm Team Certificate’ or ‘Divine Realm Squad Upgrade Card’.)

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101: Player Zhou Ping collects any of the following rare herbs: Three-Leaf Flower, Spirit Grass, Blood Seeker Root, etc.

Reward: Each specified herb grants Floating-land Origin of a corresponding value plus 1 Divine Realm point.

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Feeling the constant flow of information in his mind, Luke quickly took out a white magical Oddity from his portable folding space, exchanging it for 1,500 Strands of Tier 0 Floating-land Origin with the Lord of the Divine Realm.

Soon, a radiant flash appeared in Luke’s hand, and a special card, only visible to him, materialized out of thin air.

On the card, a runic pattern was inscribed with a line of text.

Divine Realm Player Identity Card – Luke

Luke’s gaze fixed on the card. More detailed information about his player identity appeared instantly.

Player Name: Luke

Player Level: 1 (1/10)

Points Balance: 1

Affiliated Squad: None

Monthly Tasks Available: 1/1

Monthly Missions Posted: None

Divine Realm Player Trading Space: Active

Is this… a detailed profile of my personal identity?

Looking at this attribute panel, a flicker of curiosity appeared in Luke’s eyes.

Honestly, this thing does seem pretty novel.

But soon, his triangular eyes narrowed again, as he remembered seeing Zhou Ping’s posted missions on the accept-and-do panel.

Why can’t I post missions on the Divine Realm Mission Platform?

His quiet doubt drew the attention of the nearby exotic races.

Just completed your player certification, right? To post missions on the Divine Realm Mission Platform, your player level must be at least 5, and you need to pay a fee to the platform. Only if both requirements are met can you post missions there.

Luke nodded slightly, then asked:

So to raise my player level, do I need to spend Divine Realm points?

Exactly!

The answering exotic race quickly responded, but Luke pressed on:

Are there benefits besides posting missions and leveling up?

Of course. Initially, trading in the Divine Realm trading space incurs a 50% transaction tax, which decreases as your level increases!

Also, the number of missions you can post and accept each month depends on your level. The costs for teleportation and other functions are also linked to your level.

After listening to the detailed explanation from the prominent exotic, Luke nodded in thanks and activated the ‘Divine Realm Player Trading Space’ in his identity card.

In the next moment, his figure vanished into the space, entering the Divine Realm Player Trading Space.

Seeing Luke, the gnome, leave, the form of Song Chi, transformed into a prominent exotic, also quietly disappeared, drawing no attention among the dense crowd of exotic races.

When he reappeared, he was standing in the Free Stall Area, inwardly thinking:

Finally turned all the regular customers of the Market into Divine Realm players, one without missing!

Thinking this, his mind shifted, and he moved from the Market to the Divine Realm Mission Platform’s built-in Divine Realm Player Trading Space.

As a space brought by a golden sacred artifact, the ‘Divine Realm Player Trading Space’ is spacious, ten times larger than the Omniverse Market.

Logging into the trading platform, Luke immediately looked around the space.

Currently, the number of players from various races inside isn’t many—just a hundred or so scattered around. Compared to the tens of thousands of Star Sea exotic races gathered in the Omniverse Market in just a few hours, it feels quite sparse.

Yet Luke’s anticipation and longing never wavered. After carefully reviewing all the info about the Divine Realm Mission Platform, he understood the immense potential of this platform and ‘Divine Realm Player Trading Space’ in the future.

At present, due to its recent launch and limited players, it’s not very lively, but with the influx of new players monthly in the Market, this platform will soon host hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions or even billions of Star Sea creatures exchanging and trading.

Imagine a scene where the scattered Star Seas, from hundreds of thousands to millions of star systems, gather in one place.

At that point, this Divine Realm Player Trading Space may become even more bustling than the Omniverse Market.

Of course, under user limitations, this is inevitable. It doesn’t mean the Divine Realm Mission Platform will replace the Omniverse Market entirely.

The status of the Omniverse Market will always be unmatched.

Not to mention, the transaction tax in the Divine Realm Trading Space is far higher than the Market. Entering it costs Divine Realm Points each time, and neither the 【Market Walking Token】 nor 【Market Projection Token】 can be replaced by other items.

Strictly speaking, they have no comparison—these are more like complementary tools. The Market is supreme and irreplaceable, but it does not allow many creatures to re-enter.

Compared to that, the advantage of the Divine Realm Trading Space is perfect for solving this. Its threshold is much lower, allowing those lucky enough to enter the Market but lacking the wealth to acquire Tokens to be bound into this space, forming a perfect closed loop.

If Song Chi, who is thinking this in his mind, knew, he’d probably only agree halfway.

His thoughts are largely correct and align with the future development plan, but he’s made one mistake: the【Divine Realm Mission Platform】 isn’t unlimited in capacity, nor can it hold an infinite number of players.

Currently, the Lv65【Divine Realm Trading Platform】 can support up to 1.5 million Divine Realm players, which means at most 1.5 million can be certified—no infinite number.

However, Luke is quite satisfied with this limit for now. Even if every exotic race entering the Market applies for certification, it’ll take years to reach full capacity, so he doesn’t need to worry about it anytime soon.

While wandering through the Divine Realm Player Trading Space, Luke suddenly receives a prompt.

Player, you have been in the trading space for over 5 minutes. Remaining time: 4 minutes and 56 seconds. Since your Divine Realm Points are zero, you will be forcibly logged out after this time.

Hearing this, Luke isn’t surprised but feels a bit of pain in his heart.

Every entry into this space costs 1 Divine Realm Point, and each stay is limited to 10 minutes. If he stays longer, another point is deducted, and so on.

He groaned internally, feeling grim about losing the 1 point he earned from selling a white mysterious Oddity just now.

Considering future upgrades to his player level and mission rewards requiring more points, Luke felt even more distressed.

Yet, his eyes quickly hardened. The【Divine Realm Mission Platform】’s potential in the future is undeniable. Clearly, player level would become extremely important.

After some reflection, he took out over a dozen Star Sea rare items from his space folding box, including some colored rarities such as blue and purple.

Exchanging these all for lower-tier Floating-land Origins instantly grants him hundreds of Divine Realm Points, enabling him to actively boost his level.

Level: 1 (140/10) → 2 (130/20) → 3 (110/30) → 4 (80/40) → 5 (40/50).

As his level reached 5, the information on his identity card also changed.

Player Name: Luke

Player Level: 5 (40/50)

Points Balance: 40

Affiliated Squad: None

Monthly Tasks Available: 2/2

Monthly Missions Posted: 1/1

Remaining Duration in Divine Realm Trading Space: 4 Minutes

Luke’s gaze lingered on the accept and post mission fields before quickly shifting his focus.

Frowning, he noticed that the benefits for mission posting discounts, teleportation fee reductions, and other perks that require higher levels were still unavailable—indicating those requirements surpass level 5.

Feeling a bit annoyed, Luke walked to the center of the space—the interface here included a dual-sided projection screen. On the front, all posted missions appeared, available for any player to accept later; on the back, players with posting permissions could freely publish missions.

Besides, nearby six jade columns were arranged in a line—their purpose being the Divine Realm Teleportation Platforms. Any player with the other’s consent or invitation could spend Divine Realm Points to teleport to the other’s Floating-land in the Star Sea.

Thinking about it, Luke decided that since posting missions or earning rewards costs points, as long as the profit was large enough, losing points was acceptable. Using his monthly mission posting opportunity, he directly issued a procurement mission for the Terranite.