World-saving Plan: The Only Savior-Chapter 1531 - 375: Strength Certification (Part 2)
"Hey, what are you thinking about? We’ve arrived!"
"We’ve arrived?"
Zhang Xiaoman snapped out of his thoughts and looked around.
Underfoot was a sparkling Array, intricately and beautifully designed, indicating that he had passed through a teleportation point to another area.
"Where is this?"
"Didn’t you say you wanted to sell some materials for Star Coins? Look, over there."
Zhang Xiaoman glanced at the building not far away, a big question mark appeared over his head.
"I know, but if I’m selling materials, why did you bring me to the Dark Spirit Association? Shouldn’t we be heading to the trading center?"
Ziwei chuckled softly.
"Well... I forgot to tell you, since you want to sell materials at the trading center, you’ll need to pay taxes. So I brought you here first to register as a Dark Spirit, and at the same time to get a strength certification, so the taxes you need to pay during the transaction will be reduced accordingly. Isn’t that a good deal?"
"Oh? Is that right? How much can I get reduced?"
Zhang Xiaoman became interested.
Ziwei counted on her fingers and said:
"Normally, if an ordinary person sells dark spiritual materials, they need to pay a 6% tax. If you’re a Dark Spirit, it gets reduced by 1%..."
"If you also get strength certification and gain Control Level certification, the tax drops to 4%, Middle Control Level is 2%, and Upper Control Level is completely tax-free."
"Oh right, if you sell to the Dark Spirit Association, with a Lower Control Level certification, you also don’t have to pay any taxes."
"..."
As Zhang Xiaoman listened to her explanation, he got a grasp on the situation.
Overall, this is a world where strength is respected.
The stronger you are, the better treatment you receive within the Dark Star Alliance.
"Since that’s the case, let’s go in quickly. By the way, this shouldn’t take too long, right?"
Ziwei’s eyes narrowed with a smile, the tips of her purple hair perked up, and she said happily:
"No, no, it’ll be quick. Let’s go, I’ll take you over!"
Seeing her so joyful, Zhang Xiaoman felt a bit strange.
This woman’s hair could change with her mood. When she was happy, it perked up, and when she was down, it drooped, who knows what kind of talent that is.
"I’m going for the strength certification, why are you so happy?"
He asked the question he had in his mind.
Ziwei looked at him and laughed, saying:
"Did you forget? Last time we agreed, when you come to the Dark Spirit Star Domain Alliance in the future, I would be your recommender. We split the referral fee fifty-fifty; you won’t go back on that, right...?"
Zhang Xiaoman suddenly understood.
"Oh, is this part of the recommendation you mentioned? Don’t worry, of course, I won’t go back on it."
Hearing him say this, Ziwei finally relaxed her previously tense heart.
"That’s good, let’s head over!"
...
The four of them quickly entered the house in front of them.
This was a gigantic oval-shaped building like a small mountain, the headquarters of the Dark Spirit Association on this planet, its internal space resembled a small city, as far as the eye could see.
Ziwei was visiting this association for the first time, but with personal terminals as guidance, they did not get lost.
Even though the space here was large, they could easily reach the destination they needed using the teleportation points set up in various locations.
"Truly extravagant; I used to think setting up a teleportation point in a city was lavish enough, but I didn’t expect to see so many teleportation points inside a single building."
Zhang Xiaoman sighed inwardly.
He knew how to build Teleportation Arrays, but the conditions for constructing them were very harsh.
That method came from the Divine Ancient Continent, not only needing a Spirit Vein below but also consuming a large number of top-grade spiritual stones to complete.
Moreover, every time the Teleportation Array is activated, it requires a certain amount of spirit stones, and ordinary cultivators would not waste resources on teleportation easily.
Even though the teleportation points used by the Dark Star Alliance seemed somewhat different from the Divine Ancient Continent’s Teleportation Arrays, the ability to deploy and use them on such a large scale indicated the exceptional nature of this place.
Decades or centuries of foundation, just one remote Skull Star was already like this, it’s hard to imagine what kind of grandeur the core areas of the Dark Star Alliance would be like.
With Ziwei, the recommender, leading, the following process became very simple, and the certification process was also quite easy.
Zhang Xiaoman, possessing the strength of a Lower Control Level, proved his skills to the staff here with several Control Level magics, successfully gaining the corresponding identity certification.
Alongside, Acatus and Hillna who came with him got their certifications as well.
Since applying to be a recommender required complicated procedures, Zhang Xiaoman had Ziwei register them as well, which greatly delighted the woman, so much so that her hair almost curled up to the sky.
Calculating this time’s gains, each person’s referral fee was ten million, Zhang Xiaoman and Acatus each received five million, while Ziwei suddenly had a fifteen million bonus.
Now, all three of them were registered Control Levels, and in the future, when selling dark spiritual materials at places like the trading center, they could enjoy the corresponding tax exemptions.
Moreover, if they purchase supplies from official channels, they would receive corresponding discounts.
When taking appropriate tasks from the Dark Spirit Association, they might even gain additional rewards such as funds and Contribution Points.
These were all the benefits that came with strength improvements.
"Let’s go! To the trading center! I still need some materials I couldn’t get at the market earlier; I’ll have to buy them at high prices there."
The group once again used the teleportation point to reach the trading center, which was actually the area they just arrived from.
This time, the four of them did not visit the market on the outer street but directly entered the largest building inside.
At this moment, the trading center was very crowded, bustling with activity.
Looking around, strange-looking people of various races were wandering inside the building.
Among these races, there were some Zhang Xiaoman had seen before, like the Lizard Man and Lankdo people, and other odd races whose names he didn’t know.
He even spotted an insect walking upright, with hands like scythes among the crowd.
They were all searching for the items they needed using their personal terminals, then going to the corresponding shops under the terminal’s guidance.
Despite the large number of people at the trading center, the space was ample and well-planned, ensuring everything remained orderly.
Skull Star could be considered a peripheral administrative planet, yet its location attracted many mercenaries to gather here.
After completing missions, they would choose a nearby planet to sell goods to minimize travel losses.
Skull Star capitalized on this geographical advantage, boosting economic growth reasonably well.
So, within the vast trading center, Zhang Xiaoman saw mostly mercenaries.
They might not be as well dressed as the real nobles, but their strengths couldn’t be underestimated.
Basically, the number of Dark Spirits exceeded one in ten, and without genuine skills, one couldn’t become a mercenary.
"It seems there’s an auction today; no wonder there are so many people... Hmm... Let me check the time, looks like it starts in three hours. Ji Xing, should we go join in and see if we can pick up some good stuff!"
Ziwei checked her personal terminal and found out why the trading center was so busy today.
