[Looking at the current conditions for Spirit Masters, one can receive a subsidy of one gold coin from Spirit Hall every month.]
[This amount of money can be said to be quite a lot!]
[For someone like Tang San, who started receiving subsidies at age six, by the time he became a Spirit Grandmaster at age twelve, he had already saved up over two hundred gold coins!]
[One gold coin is enough for an ordinary family of three to live very comfortably and luxuriously for several months.]
[And what about ten thousand years later?]
[Although those Great Empires also issue subsidies, the amount remains the same as it is now.]
[Spirit Masters still receive one gold coin a month.]
[However, the purchasing power of this single gold coin is Worlds apart from what it is now!]
[After ten thousand years of inflation, the purchasing power of one gold coin is only enough to provide a Spirit Master with basic food and clothing for one month!]
[And that's not even mentioning buying any Cultivation resources.]
The Spirit Master Lin Yuan mentioned in the diary was Jiang Nannan.
In this current era, someone with Innate Level Nine would be nurtured as a Core Disciple by major Sects, with more than enough resources, never needing to worry about money.
But ten thousand years later, because her mother was seriously ill and needed an expensive Medicinal Pill.
She, a Genius with Innate Level Nine, actually found no one to turn to for help.
In the end, she actually fell to the point of needing to sell her first night to the Xuanming Sect.
This kind of situation is basically impossible to happen in the era of douluo dalu i, which is now!
Unless it was forced.
Of course, this kind of thing can only be said to be a matter of mutual consent, but from this incident, one can actually see that Spirit Masters without a background ten thousand years later truly live very difficult lives.
If it's like this for those with high talent, what about those with average talent?
...Regarding the situation Lin Yuan mentioned earlier about the Tang Sect's decline from prosperity and other forces looking on coldly or even kicking them while they were down.
Whether it was Bibi Dong or Posey far away on Sea God Island, their hearts were actually as clear as a mirror.
They were both women standing at the Peak of power and saw through this kind of political maneuvering all too clearly.
It was nothing more than four words: Interests Above All!
Or that old saying: When the rabbits are dead, the hounds are cooked.
The Tang Sect's power was too great; after the Spirit Empire was destroyed, it lost its greatest value for existence.
Instead, because it possessed terrifying Hidden Weapons technology (guessed through clues) and was closely related to the royalty of the Two Great Empires, it became a thorn in the side of other major forces.
In the final analysis, it was because the power was too strong, attracting jealousy.
The reason those forces united with the Tang Sect to deal with the Spirit Empire was only because the Spirit Empire was too strong and was their common enemy.
And when this common enemy was struck down.
The original allies naturally split apart and even became new enemies.
Even if their relationship was very close at the beginning, ten thousand years have passed, and generation after generation has changed.
Human hearts will always change.
Who would still remember the old ties of the past?
Who would still tolerate a transcendent giant pressing down on their heads?
...Inside the chat group, the girls were also watching with racing hearts.
Especially Ning Rongrong.
Although she had been told before that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's future was miserable, seeing that the Tang Sect and the Four Great Single-Attribute Sects also declined, a strange sense of balance actually rose in her heart.
[Seven Treasures Little Rich Girl: Hiss, the World ten thousand years later sounds so hopeless. Looking at it this way, my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's Legacy actually lasted quite a long time.]
[Seven Treasures Little Rich Girl: I didn't expect that the Four Great Single-Attribute Sects' Spirits would actually have their Legacies broken ten thousand years later and completely disappear.]
Just then, Zhu Zhuyun, who had been looking for a chance to counterattack Qian Renxue, seized the paragraph in the diary about the "subsidies."
[Queen of the Dark Night: Qian Renxue, didn't you say just now that without Spirit Hall, the Two Great Empires would never give subsidies to Spirit Masters?]
[Queen of the Dark Night: But now Lin Yuan's diary clearly states it.]
[Queen of the Dark Night: Ten thousand years later, even though Spirit Hall is gone, the Great Empires still issue subsidies!]
[Queen of the Dark Night: This shows that even without the pressure from your Spirit Hall, the Empires will still give money to Spirit Masters!]
[Queen of the Dark Night: Your argument just now seems to be invalid, doesn't it?]
Zhu Zhuyun felt she had gained the upper hand this time, carrying a hint of pride.
However, Qian Renxue only smiled as she looked at this message.
[I Really Dont Have A Preference For Men: Hehe, did you only read half of it and fail to understand Lin Yuan's meaning?]
[I Really Dont Have A Preference For Men: Lin Yuan did say that subsidies were issued, but he also said that the purchasing power of these subsidies is Worlds apart from now!]
[I Really Dont Have A Preference For Men: One gold coin now can let a family of three live comfortably for several months.]
[I Really Dont Have A Preference For Men: One gold coin ten thousand years later is only enough for one person's basic needs for a month.]
[I Really Dont Have A Preference For Men: That so-called subsidy they issue is essentially just brushing off beggars.]
...And as she was writing, Lin Yan brought them to the banquet hall.
Sun Buyu greeted them with a face full of smiles: "Dean Liu, students, the banquet has been prepared. It features the top foods in Heaven Dou City, which will be of great benefit to your Cultivation."
"Everyone, please take your seats."
Lin Yuan led his team members and was the first to step into the banquet hall.
At this point, Lin Yuan felt that this section of his diary was almost finished, so he put it away directly.
Seeing that the diary content was not continuing, Liu Erlong's beautiful eyes widened, and her heart felt as if ten thousand grass-mud horses were galloping through it.
This little brat!
He wrote a long, eloquent passage in the diary about the Strength Clan and even rambled about things ten thousand years later.
But when it came to her, it just stopped?!
Liu Erlong was so angry that her chest heaved violently, and her already tight clothes were almost bursting.
Today, she personally led the team and organized this so-called exchange match; what was it for?
Wasn't it just to build a presence in front of Lin Yuan, so he would mention her more and she could get some rewards?
And yet, here we are.
This kid acted as if he did it on purpose, just to whet her appetite.
Liu Erlong wailed in her heart, looking at Lin Yuan's back with teeth itching in hatred, yet she was helpless.
Meanwhile, Xiao Wu, Dugu Yan, and the others looked at Liu Erlong's expression, which looked like she was constipated—wanting to get angry but not daring to.
They wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh out loud, so they could only frantically spam the group chat.
[Seven Treasures Little Rich Girl: Hee hee! This is killing me. Aunt Erlong, it seems your exchange match was in vain this time~]
[Seven Treasures Little Rich Girl: Look at Brother Lin Yuan; he put the diary away and didn't even pay attention to you, just went straight to eat.]
[I Want to Live Past Thirty: Aunt Erlong, don't lose heart. Maybe tomorrow... oh no, next month when Lin Yuan is in a good mood, he'll mention you?]
[Bunny Who Loves Tanghulu: Exactly, exactly. Keep it up, Aunt Erlong!]
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