Kyle sighed. "It's your Vision of Destiny. You can have all of it, but in exchange, I want the loot distribution for the remainder of our alliance to change more in our favor."
Abyssal Depths furrowed her brows when she heard Kyle's words. This seemed like a horrible trade.
"Thank you," the Leader answered, performing a short bow of deep respect. "We are willing to reduce our share of future loot to 10%."
'They must've found something insanely valuable if they are willing to go that low,' Kyle thought. 'Hope I didn't make a mistake.'
"I accept," Kyle answered.
The members of Team Ankylosaurus noticed a burst of positive Karmic Luck. None of them gained a level of Karmic Luck, but they were closer to the next.
'We still have a thousand years of excavation in front of us,' Kyle thought. 'I hope this trade will pay off. Sure, I could've been an ass, but that just doesn't sit right with me. I don't want to do stuff that makes me feel bad.'
Team Wooly Sheep went to the edge of the underground cave and started digging. After digging for about 50,000 kilometers, they started to become more careful. Kyle didn't sense anything out of the ordinary. His Divine Consciousness could penetrate several kilometers of solid matter, but he could only sense regular dirt.
The others became even more careful, slowly unearthing one stone after the other.
When they removed one of the stones, the underground cave became bright as azure light flooded it.
The source of the light was an azure crystal. It looked pure and beautiful, but Kyle's Divine Consciousness couldn't sense anything special. It didn't seem to have any Energy.
Yet, everyone recognized the object.
"What grade is it?" Kyle asked as one of the members of Team Wooly Sheep carefully collected the stone.
"2.1," Spring of Joy answered.
When Abyssal Depths heard that, she frowned with annoyance. Their team had really made a loss this time.
Kyle sighed. "Congratulations," he said.
"We won't forget your kindness," the Leader answered. "We will do our utmost to support you for the remainder of the excavation."
'A Grade 2.1 Energy Core,' Kyle thought. 'This is the first Energy Core I've ever seen, and it's of such a high grade. Crazy.'
Energy Cores were natural Energy Stones. They only appeared in the Immortal and Hero Dimensions. A Grade One Energy Core was worth just as much as a Grade Nine Energy Stone. Yet, a Grade Two Energy Core was worth just as much as a Grade Ten Energy Stone. The value for each grade in Grade Nine Energy Stones could be calculated with a thousand to the power of the grade minus one.
For grade one: thousand to the power of zero, which translated to one.
For grade two: thousand to the power of one, which translated to a thousand.
For grade 2.1: thousand to the power of 1.1, which translated to...
'Almost 2,000 Grade Nine Energy Stones,' Abyssal Depths thought as she tried to remain calm. 'We could have made 1,200 Grade Nine Energy Stones.'
Kyle just sighed again. 'No wonder they were considering circumventing the alliance. That's half of a level for an Adept Immortal.'
"Thank you," Spring of Joy transmitted to Kyle. "You're a good person."
When Kyle heard that, his time as the Overseer in the Tertiary World shot through his mind. At the same time, he also paid a bit more attention to Black's team, which was currently creating materials for the Cult of Final Fate.
"If you say so," Kyle answered.
Spring of Joy just smiled wordlessly.
"What next?" the Leader asked in a loud voice, filled with conviction. "We're yours to command."
"Let's start digging," Kyle answered.
'We have a thousand years left, and I'm going to make use of them,' Kyle thought.
The two teams started digging deeper. They dug for an entire day and reached a depth of over ten million kilometers. During that day, Sebastian and a member of the Team Wooly Sheep noticed a couple of other teams passing by the entrance of their mine. Luckily, these teams simply moved past them.


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