Playing a DPS Role with Absolute Defense - Chapter 346 - 344: The Method

Su Mo nodded and quickly asked, “Do you still remember what year it is now?”

The man frowned upon hearing this and replied with some confusion, “Isn’t it the year 2324 now?”

Hearing this, Su Mo nodded. It seemed the man’s memory was still stuck at the moment of his coma, without affecting all the events thereafter.

Though somewhat disappointing, it was already the best possible outcome.

“Alright, take a good rest first, and I’ll explain everything to you later.”

With that, Su Mo stored him in his Little Cosmos, but didn’t immediately let him enter Earth. Instead, he was confined to a small space.

If everyone were healed at once, it might be an extraordinary piece of good news for the Human Race.

But merely healing one person, there was no need to make a big announcement.

Moreover, letting him out might cause other issues.

Thus, this approach was currently the best, especially since Su Mo didn’t know how to handle these people.

The sudden awakening of 1.8 billion people would definitely cause a tremendous impact on the Earth today.

Not to mention their demands for rights and various obligations, even their basic living needs were no small matter.

After doing all this, Su Mo continued to look at the Beiji Celestial Venerable.

The Beiji Celestial Venerable slowly cupped his hands and said, “Though some Spiritual Brightness Ore was wasted, I have not failed the Slaughter Daoist Venerable’s trust. I finally managed to heal him.”

However, Su Mo showed no sign of satisfaction upon hearing this. Instead, he continued to inquire, “What’s the annual output of Spiritual Brightness Ore in Beiji Heaven?”

The Beiji Celestial Venerable was puzzled but explained anyway, “Spiritual Brightness Ore is a rare treasure born of heaven and earth. While its value isn’t as widely applicable as Space Stone, it is extremely rare.

After all, Void Angels are produced in various places across the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, but Spiritual Brightness Ore is found only in Beiji Heaven.

Even though its effect is not very strong, if one has a piece or two during cultivation, it can bring clarity of mind. So, it’s quite a rare and good item.

As for the output…”

At this point, the Beiji Celestial Ship turned to look at the Palace Master of the Beiji Daoist Palace, as he wasn’t entirely sure about the annual output of Spiritual Brightness Ore.

The Palace Master of the Beiji Daoist Palace didn’t even need the Beiji Celestial Venerable to speak before stepping forward to explain, “Our Beiji Daoist Palace controls 18 deposits of Spiritual Brightness Ore, with an annual output of over six thousand pieces.”

Listening to the confident and somewhat proud speech of the Beiji Daoist Palace’s Palace Master, Su Mo fell into deep thought.

Healing just one person consumed 12 pieces of Spiritual Brightness Ore. To heal 1.8 billion people, the required amount of Spiritual Brightness Ore would be astronomical.

Seeing the seemingly unsatisfied expression on Su Mo’s face, the Beiji Celestial Venerable immediately asked, “Isn’t our friend satisfied with the output of the Spiritual Brightness Ore?”

In fact, when asking this question, he felt doubt in his heart. While this item is indeed a rarity of heaven and earth, even Space Stone isn’t as precious as it.

But in terms of usefulness, it doesn’t seem to have much.

The favored ones of the heavens don’t need it, and those who could use it aren’t considered favored, hence not deserving of it.

Its value, one could argue, is far less than Space Stone. It’s a bit like a chicken rib: tasteless to eat, but a pity to waste.

After all, those who can use it don’t need it, and those who need it don’t have the privilege to own it. The output is very low, so it’s better to let people focus on cultivation than mining.

The reason why such a chicken rib-like item is still occupied by various Daoist Palaces is naturally because it’s a specialty of Beiji Heaven.

Specialty items shouldn’t be assigned a value. Their significant trait is their regional uniqueness, and the fact that other places don’t have them makes them a special product. It even serves as a status symbol when taken out.

Even though Space Stone is more useful in function and yield than Spiritual Brightness Ore, whenever people think of Spiritual Brightness Ore, they first think of Beiji Heaven. That’s another function of Spiritual Brightness Ore.

For others, these things may represent identity, but for a figure like the Beiji Celestial Venerable, worldly identities and common people’s perceptions no longer matter to them.

So, Su Mo’s expression was even more puzzling to him.

The man was already healed. Why was he still showing such an expression?

Su Mo seemed to understand what the other person was thinking. After a moment of silence, he finally explained, “Our lord has 1.8 billion people in such a state.”

Upon hearing this, everyone present fell into silence.

None of them could expect that such a fierce and fearsome figure known for destroying worlds and even slaughtering the Daoist Venerable would encounter such a situation.

A full 1.8 billion people, even in an average group, would occupy 80% of the entire population.

So, is this the reason for the Slaughter Daoist Venerable’s cold-bloodedness?

Though they wanted to please the Slaughter Daoist Venerable by suggesting the use of Spiritual Brightness Ore for healing, the sheer number of 12 pieces per person brought them back to silence.

Twelve pieces for one person, the number required for 1.8 billion people, is truly astronomical.

Most importantly, the output of Spiritual Brightness Ore isn’t enough to sustain such consumption.

Even combining the mines controlled by all Daoist Palaces, not just those 18, wouldn’t be enough to sustain the supply.

Unless this great figure is willing to spend enough time—thousands or even tens of thousands of years—otherwise, it’s impossible to gather a sufficient amount of Spiritual Brightness Ore.

Moreover, this kind of thing doesn’t yield a fixed quantity each year. Overharvesting might even lead to the mines disappearing.

In that moment of silence, everyone fell quiet.

Even the Beiji Celestial Venerable, who was most eager to please Su Mo, was no exception. However, after a moment, a flash of inspiration crossed his mind, and he suddenly spoke:

“This type of injury isn’t considered very severe for the Nanming Celestial Spirit Race. If you’re not in a hurry, I can arrange for someone to invite the Celestial Spirit people from Nanming Heaven.

Even if they can’t heal all 1.8 billion people at once, with our Spiritual Brightness Ore, I believe that our friend won’t need to spend too much time healing all its people.”

Su Mo’s eyes lit up upon hearing this, just about to speak, but suddenly remembered Tu Hongwu who was still in the Western Heaven.