158: Chapter 155 Recommendation by a Powerful Person from Another Civilization

Forty-seven minutes after the life ring announcement was released.

The official account of the Comprehensive Coordination Department of the Revival Society released a pinned long post on the Human Intelligence Realm of the Symphony Realm public forum.

Title— [Revival Red Federation · life ring Special Analysis Report (No. 001)]

The content is as follows:

"To all Survivors of the Yanhuang Civilization: After the 4.0 version update of the Fate Platform released the Life Platform Peripheral Terminal, we noticed that some Survivors have concerns regarding the pricing of the life ring. We are now conducting a special analysis on the pricing mechanism and actual value of the life ring for the reference of all Survivors.

I. Regarding pricing and payment methods. The life ring is priced at 200 karma points (Yanhuang Civilization) and supports interest-free installment payments. The specific deduction rules are as follows: a minimum down payment of 1 karma point is required to enable binding; Survivors with a karma points account balance of less than 100 will have 1 karma point automatically deducted daily for repayment; Survivors with a balance exceeding 100 points will have 1% of their account balance automatically deducted daily for repayment.

Calculated at the minimum daily repayment of 1 karma point, the full repayment period is 200 days.

This payment plan means: ordinary Survivors only need to bear a consumption of 1 karma point per day, which does not constitute any survival pressure. Those with surplus karma points can choose to accelerate repayment or continue to pay at the minimum amount. Zero interest, no penalties, no hidden fees.

This payment method is already the result of the Fate Master considering the needs of the vast number of ordinary Survivors to the extreme.

II. Regarding the actual value of the life ring. Some Survivors believe that the price of 200 karma points is too high. We will conduct the following analysis regarding this.

First, let us review the underlying architecture of the core functions of the Fate Platform. The material transportation System of the Karmic Trading Realm relies on the space folding ability of the Gold Tier wonder 'Infinite Horizon'; the Life Spring System relies on the water production ability of the Gold Tier wonder 'Life Spring'; the food god shrine System relies on the food generation ability of the Gold Tier wonder 'sustenance table'.

The realization of every Fate Platform function is supported by the ability of at least one Gold Tier wonder.

As the official Life Platform Peripheral Terminal, the life ring can execute all basic functions offline, including the magic sea compass (including sea area scanning, material atlas, and weather warning), Numerical Panel, three-colored life spring exchange, food god shrine, Karmic Trading Realm, Causality Enhancement Realm, and Spatial Backpack. The independent value of each of these functions is no less than an external Gold Tier item.

Furthermore, the life ring integrates all the aforementioned functions into one, and supports offline independent execution and independent energy storage.

In other words—by using 200 karma points, every Survivor essentially obtains a super-spec piece of equipment that integrates multiple Gold Tier functions.

For reference: In the Causality Enhancement Realm, the minimum cost to upgrade any Silver Grade item to Gold Tier starts at 100,001 karma points. Even upgrading a Gold Tier stool or deck plank with no combat value costs over 100,000 karma points.

200 karma points compared to 100,000 karma points. Do you all still think the life ring is expensive?

Moreover, as the official Life Platform Peripheral Terminal, every subsequent update to the Fate Platform functions will be synchronously added to the life ring.

In other words, the value of the life ring is not fixed but grows continuously with the development of the Fate Platform. In the future, every time the Fate Platform adds a new Gold Tier function, the actual value of the life ring will rise to another level.

III. Conclusion. The life ring is not a consumer product; it is a Gold Tier piece of equipment gifted to every Survivor at an extremely low price by the Fate Master, taking the Sequence War as an opportunity.

We hereby call upon all Survivors of the Yanhuang Civilization: Cherish every contribution from the Fate Master and enable the life ring as soon as possible. Revival Red Federation Comprehensive Coordination Department. 15th Day of the Magic Sea Calendar"

The post was released. Six seconds later, the official account of the Little Life Society replied in a follow-up post below.

But it was not a public reply. It was a private pinned follow-up post set to [Visible to Yanhuang Only].

"The Little Life Society completely agrees with the analysis of the Revival Society. We would like to add one point based on our understanding—regarding the tip at the end of the announcement: 'Users who do not accept suggestions are not cute~'

President Shen Qing's personal judgment: This suggestion is highly likely a mandatory option for Survivors from foreign civilizations.

But for us Survivors of the Yanhuang Civilization—given the Fate Master's past care and love for ordinary Survivors, if there are indeed some Survivors who are currently financially strapped and do not urgently need the various functions of the life ring, delaying it a little should not be a big problem.

Of course, we still recommend enabling it as soon as possible if you can. The above only represents the personal understanding of the Little Life Society and is for the internal reference of Yanhuang Survivors only. ——Little Life Society · President Shen Qing (Whisper, don't let outsiders see this)"

The style of this private post formed a sharp contrast with the rigid official report from the Revival Society.

In the Yanhuang discussion area of the Symphony Realm, someone took a screenshot immediately.

"Hahahaha, the Little Life Society official account is too cute! That last part, 'Whisper, don't let outsiders see this'—Goddess Shen Qing, are you serious!"

"This is what a real official statement should be! The Revival Society is like wearing a formal suit, while the Little Life Society is like wearing home pajamas; both are our own people!"

"Although, having said that... President Shen Qing makes sense. The Fate Master has indeed always taken good care of us ordinary Survivors."

Just as the Yanhuang Survivors were amused by the "whisper" from the Little Life Society, what truly ignited the Symphony Realm were the series of follow-up posts that followed immediately after. They were from Survivors of foreign civilizations.

First post. [Victoria (Fog City): Enabled. 200 karma points for a continuously appreciating Gold Tier piece of equipment? And you Yanhuang people actually think it's expensive. I spent 400. [Attached image: A close-up of a silver-gray life ring fitted on a fair wrist, with a holographic projection screen expanded, and a pale blue light reflecting on a side profile with black hair and red eyes]]

Second post. [Fritz (Teuton): The nano-adaptive material and seamless Fusion technology of the life ring surpass all known industrial levels on Earth. Based on this alone, the price of 400 karma points is already generous. Enabled. [Attached image: The life ring fitted on an engineer's wrist covered in oil stains, with a half-disassembled seawater desalination device next to it]]

Third post. [Emily (Gaul): Chéri, the most valuable thing I've ever bought for 400 was a coat during the sale season at Printemps. Enabled. This design is beautiful. [Attached image: Close-up of the life ring, with a slender arm lazily leaning against the cabin wall in the background, and the ruby hilt of the Rose's Thorn faintly visible nearby]]

Fourth post. [Solomon (Hebrew): Preliminary analysis of the life ring material, alchemy value remains to be evaluated, but I personally judge that its potential value far exceeds 400 karma points. Enabled. I suggest all Survivors obtain it as soon as possible.]

Fifth post. [Igor (Polar Bear): Functions normally at minus forty degrees. No lag. Enabled. [Attached image: In the frosty background of the polar sea, the holographic projection on the life ring is stably suspended, and white vapor exhaled can be seen in the upper right corner of the image]]

Sixth post. [Jack (Kangaroo): Brothers! This thing is so cool! I tried splashing it with coconut juice, it's waterproof! I poked it with a harpoon, it's scratch-resistant! I even tried biting it with my teeth—it wouldn't budge! Five-star rating! Enabled! [Attached image: The life ring on a bronze-colored arm, with a homemade spear thrower stained with fish blood next to it]]