Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

The reason why the Ye family has been so peaceful and stable in recent years is precisely because of this, and all the major powers in the empire have sought help from the Ye family.

This extraordinary technique of refining low-grade materials into mid-grade materials is only mastered by the Ye family!

Even if the major powers among the human race managed to mine those minerals, they could only take the materials and pay the Ye family to help them refine and synthesize them, which led to the Ye family making a fortune in recent years.

However, none of the major families, including the royal family, were willing to let Ye Ge, the middleman, continue to profit from their prices.

Over the years, various powers within the empire have used all sorts of means, both overt and covert, to try and steal this technology.

Some hired hackers to infiltrate the Ye family's network, some sent spies to infiltrate the Ye family and steal directly, and some even paid high prices to buy technology from the Ye family...

Other families, on the other hand, recruited a large number of extraordinary scientists, alchemists, and rune artists in an attempt to research and crack this technology...

No one has succeeded with the first three methods.

Meanwhile, those families who wanted to crack this technology themselves have begun to make breakthroughs in recent years.

Night Song knew very well that it was only a matter of time before this technology was developed.

There is no shortage of geniuses among humans. Gao Shenxue and Yu Li are indeed outstanding extraordinary scientists, but there are also many great scientific researchers in the empire.

In the game "Tales of Myriad Races", the method of synthesizing purple and pink quality mid-level extraordinary materials using white-quality low-level extraordinary materials was something that was introduced after the 1.5 version game update.

However, thanks to the emergence of Night Song, this technology was advanced much earlier than expected.

The Night Family possesses technology that transcends versions and eras, making profits a given.

But considering the different versions, it's about time this technology was cracked...

However, Ye Ge wasn't flustered at all.

He had expected this day.

For other families, this refining technique might already be something extraordinary, something that could change the world.

But for Ye Ge, this might just be the lowest-value card in his hand...

"Xiao Ye, what's wrong?" Xia Xiyao waved her hand in front of Ye Ge's face. "Why aren't you saying anything?"

“…It’s nothing.” Ye Ge paused. “Xi Yao, I might not be able to agree to your father’s request regarding the Magic Stone.”

"Why?" Xia Xiyao tilted her head in confusion.

Ye Ge reached out a finger and tapped her forehead, smiling helplessly, "Others may not know, but don't you understand?"

"The reason why our Ye family is selling the magic stone mine that everyone regards as a treasure is because the Ye family doesn't need magic stones at all, because we have a better energy supply."

"Hmm." Xia Xiyao's eyes darted around: "You mean the liquid energy that Xiao Li invented?"

"Yes." Ye Ge smiled faintly.

This matter is a secret of the Ye family, known only to a very few people within the family. Even Ye Yulong and Ye Yang are unaware of liquid energy.

In recent years, the Ye family has been using cheap and readily available liquid energy. None of the magic stones they have mined have actually been used; they have all been secretly stockpiled in the Ye family's underground warehouse.

"But if that's the case, then you'll need magic stones even less. Why not sell them?"

"It's not that I don't want to sell, it's that I can't sell it to your father."

"Ah? Why?"

“I can’t let Uncle Xia suffer and become the one who takes the fall.” Ye Ge said calmly, “Because next, I will sell off a large amount of magic energy stone mines, and I will also put all the magic energy stones I have stockpiled for several years on the auction house. But at the same time, after I have sold all the magic energy stones, I will also announce the groundbreaking invention of ‘liquid energy’ to the public.”

Xia Xiyao suddenly realized and understood.

Once the liquid energy source is announced, the price of the previously expensive magic stones will inevitably drop significantly!

The reason why magic stones are so expensive is because of their scarcity and irreplaceability.

However, once a cheap liquid energy source becomes available, the inconvenient magic stone will immediately become obsolete, and it's likely that magic stones will only exist as decorative items for the wealthy in the future...

For those merchants who have a large number of magic stones, the bankruptcy they face will undoubtedly be devastating!

After listening to this, Gao Shenxue pondered for a moment and said, "If that's the case, it's best not to let the Ye family announce this invention. Otherwise, first selling off a large number of magic energy stones at a low price, and then announcing this invention that eliminates magic energy stones, would look like a deliberate attempt to scam people. Those who are scammed by us will definitely become enemies with the Ye family."

“Yes, so I plan to have ‘New Dark City’ announce this invention.” Ye Ge smiled faintly. “In addition, I have also had Song Jie spread the word that the Ye family has invested in some kind of extraordinary experiment to increase lifespan, and has already lost too much money and owes the Spirit Demon Clan a lot of debt, so they urgently need to sell off magic energy stone mines to raise funds. In this way, our large-scale sale of magic energy stones will not seem so abrupt.”

Gao Shenxue asked, "But will the Empire believe such rumors?"

“Of course I’ll believe it.” Ye Ge shrugged. “Because I’ll ask the Spirit Demon Empress to help me lie and make everything look almost real.”

"Xiao Ye, you're definitely the smartest. You think of everything so thoroughly. You're amazing!" Xia Xiyao said with a smile.

"However," Gao Shenxue looked at Ye Ge, "why did you suddenly decide to release information about liquid energy?"

"That's not all," Ye Ge said calmly. "At the multi-race press conference in the new Dark City next week, I have three trump cards to play, and this is just one of them."

"What about the other two?"

“One is the M3 magic gun that we retired two years ago, and the other…” Ye Ge paused, “is the 'system' that our Ye family army has been widely equipped with.”

"!" Xia Xiyao and Gao Shenxue were both very surprised.

"You plan to release the system as well?" Gao Shenxue asked, puzzled. "Why?"

“Yes, Xiao Ye,” Xia Xiyao said, “Isn’t the system the Ye family’s biggest secret weapon?”

"I plan to make the 'system' a universal product among humans... no, among all races," Ye Ge said.

"Huh???" Xia Xiyao was completely dumbfounded: "Why, why would you do that?"

“Because my ambitions extend beyond just the human race.” Night Song narrowed his eyes. “And of course, I don’t intend to release the fully functional system. We will lock some of the important functions, and we will be fully responsible for every copy of the ‘system’ client we sell.”

Gao Shenxue's eyes flashed.

She was beginning to understand what Ye Ge meant...

For each 'system' client, all data is transmitted back to their central server.

If Night Song can truly extend the "system" to all races and the general population...

"Xue'er, I'll leave this to you." Ye Ge smiled and said, "Within a week, expand our servers and create a stripped-down version of the 'system' for sale."

"Okay." Gao Shenxue: "I understand."