214: Resource inventory

Just as Xu Yan was preparing to pass through the various biological remains to look further inside, Mikhail's voice sounded in Xu Yan's mind via the Dominion Contract.

“I almost forgot. Because the rules and systems between different worlds vary, the names and effects of the items in the treasury might be slightly different from those in your world. I will transmit the information regarding the treasury and the demiplane to you now. Please remember to receive and review it.”

As the voice faded, an unread memory transmitted from Mikhail was added to the Dominion Contract.

With a thought, the transmitted memory unfolded in Xu Yan's mind.

To preserve the last embers of their race, Mikhail and three other Mythical Rank existences within the clan each separated a wisp of Remnant Consciousness, taking some resources and temporarily induced embryos before leaving the world.

Such actions naturally had to be kept as secret as possible. Furthermore, since the world was facing an existential crisis at that time, the movement of various powerful creatures and resources was severely restricted.

As a peak race, the Earth Bear clan possessed extraordinary strength even in their newborn cubs, which is why the four wisps of Remnant Consciousness only carried unborn embryos when they left.

Regarding resources, even with the concealment provided by the clan's experts, coupled with the Earth Goddess's favor and assistance, all Mikhail could take was a demiplane specifically used for production and raising cubs, along with the treasury within it originally prepared for cultivating the cubs.

The bad news: because it was intended for cultivating cubs, compared to a true foundation-level clan treasury, the contents of this demiplane treasury were more geared towards helping the cubs build their foundation, lacking many resources meant for rapidly increasing strength or self-enhancement.

The good news is: although the clan's potential greatly diminished after leaving their original world and losing their status as Dependents of the Earth Goddess, this demiplane was originally prepared for the cubs of their former world—and the “cubs” of the original world's Earth Bears were, well, slightly powerful.

Translating according to the Blue Star Great World's ranking system, the Earth Bears of the original world, as Divine Descendants and Dependents of the Earth Goddess, could unconsciously absorb the Power of the Earth for cultivation even while still embryos.

The Earth Bears of the original world possessed General Rank to Commander Rank strength upon birth; Adolescence: Commander Rank to Monarch Rank; Young Adulthood: Monarch Rank to Overlord Rank; and Adulthood meant reaching at least the Overlord Rank.

Of course, given the Earth Bear's long lifespan, each of these stages spans decades or even centuries. Before reaching Young Adulthood, the Earth Bear cubs were generally raised together in various demiplanes for learning and growth.

In other words, although this demiplane was described by the Earth Bears as being prepared for cubs, their so-called “cubs” were actually older and stronger than Xu Yan himself.

According to the memories transmitted by Mikhail, the treasury is divided into five main categories: Toys, Sundries, Birth Baptism, and Growth. The Toys and Sundries categories consisted of the minerals and various biological remains Xu Yan had seen earlier.

Representing Birth and Baptism is an Overlord Rank Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure called the Earth Core Nucleus. It contains extremely faint Laws of the Earth and can continuously produce a special resource named Earth Core Spirit Liquid. After years of accumulation, it has formed a Spirit Pool hundreds of square meters in size. The Spirit Liquid quality ranges from a minimum of Monarch Rank to a maximum of Overlord Rank.

Although the Earth Core Spirit Liquid is high in quality, its essence is extremely gentle, so much so that even newborn cubs can withstand it. After soaking in the Spirit Pool, even cubs with severe Congenital Deficiencies can recover, meeting the “minimum standard” for health among the clan's younglings.

Besides compensating for the cubs' Congenital Deficiencies, some Demon Pharmacists and Alchemists would also spend vast sums through various channels to acquire a certain amount of Earth Core Spirit Liquid for use in refining medicine and alchemy. This proves that the Earth Core Spirit Liquid has good uses in potions, spirit food, and even Artifact Refining.

As for resources related to Growth, the treasury stores around a hundred types of Monarch Rank and dozens of types of Overlord Rank Earth-attributed “Basic Resources.” The variety isn't vast, but the quantity is significant; some can even be measured directly in “hundreds of tons.”

In addition, there are numerous Magical Plants and Magical Beasts of various ranks raised in the demiplane, ranging in strength from Soldier Rank up to Overlord Rank. Due to years of reproduction, Mutation, and Hybridization, even Mikhail has trouble keeping track of their types and numbers.

Because they were essentially raised for the cubs to practice fighting and hunting, and incidentally serve as food, these Magical Plants and Magical Beasts had a Special Rule inscribed upon them within the demiplane.

They cannot develop any Wisdom or Sentience; they operate purely on instinct. As “compensation” for losing their minds, they either became more nutritious, tastier, or both.

In short, based solely on the resources stored in this treasury, Xu Yan and his Spirit Beasts would not have to worry about lacking Conventional Resources before reaching the Saint Spirit Rank.

However, compared to the resources in the treasury, Xu Yan was more concerned about the Magical Plants and Magical Beasts being cultivated and raised in the demiplane.

There was no helping it; for a Huaguo Person, the four words—farming, raising livestock, nutrition, and delicious—were simply too appealing.

Especially in the memories transmitted by Mikhail, the sheer variety of Delicacies, all super-sized—mushrooms and fruits dozens of meters long, Flying Birds and Walking Beasts starting at a hundred meters, and various Seafood—made Xu Yan utterly ravenous just by looking at them.

Previously, due to insufficient ingredients and undeveloped skill, he mostly used the Extraction Cube school of thought to prepare spirit food. Now that his skills have improved and he has acquired a large batch of high-end ingredients, Xu Yan is impatient to try the other major school of thought for spirit food preparation in Huaguo.

However, considering that not much time remained until the scheduled Training Camp with the Coaching Team after Xiong Nian left the Soul Fighting Secret Realm, Xu Yan had no choice but to forcibly suppress the impulse rising in his heart.

He secretly resolved in his heart that when integrating the demiplane into the Shadowlight Realm later, even if he had to abandon the treasury, he must preserve the various Ingredients within the demiplane and that Special Rule.

After a brief inventory of the treasury, Xu Yan left the demiplane and returned to the Transfer Station.

He casually asked Wuxiang for the current time. Upon learning that only slightly more than a day remained until the assembly time set by the Coaching Team, Xu Yan spoke to the Space Fragment: “Thank you for your help this time. Also, goodbye. If I have the chance in the future, I will come back to visit you.”

After speaking, he stored his Spirit Beasts into the Beast Taming Space, and his entire person vanished from the Transfer Station.

What Xu Yan, who had returned to the Third Academy, did not know was that after his departure, the Transfer Station he had been in was immediately sealed and hidden, and a brand new, empty, Small-scale Space appeared where it had originally been located.