My 100th Rebirth a day before the Apocalypse-Chapter 978 - 976 Divine Emperor of Heaven

008 emphasized the final consequence. "In the worst-case scenario, their store would be permanently banned. All existing listings would be confiscated by the system, and they’d lose everything. They would have no choice but to start from scratch if they wanted to open a new store."

Almost excitedly, 008 laid out both the benefits of the branding feature for them and the heavy price that awaited anyone who tried to pry open their products and rebrand them once the system caught on.

"But how will the system know if another merchant tries to rebrand the products?" Kisha asked.

"Well," 008 began, "once a merchant activates the branding feature and lists their products in their stores, the system doesn’t just put the brand on the packaging, it embeds it into every particle of the product itself."

"So, even if another merchant opens the packaging, repackages the items, and tries to sell them as their own, the system will still detect it. The system has encountered cases like this before and has strengthened its product protection accordingly. That’s why so many high-ranking, high-grade store merchants work hard to climb the ranks; they want their products fully protected from being rebranded."

Although 008 was explaining this to Kisha with confidence, in reality, it had just discovered the information itself while reading the new page in the rulebook that appeared alongside the branding feature.

"I see... then let’s ask my mother-in-law for some ideas first," Kisha decided, her excitement growing. "She’s good at almost everything, has a creative mind, and knows how to paint; maybe she can come up with an even better design for our brand."

Since they didn’t have a design yet, Kisha planned to activate the branding feature once it was ready. For now, she focused on polishing her business plan in her mind and reviewing it with 008. The more in sync they were, the smoother the store would run; each of them needed to understand exactly how operations should flow.

"Understood, Host," 008 said, presenting a curated list of items Kisha might be interested in. The first item was an Alchemy Furnace, adorned with a massive golden dragon coiling around the furnace with its five fingers holding an orb.

Embedded around the furnace were gems of different colors, and it wasn’t just for decoration, because each contained an array. There were at least seven large crystal gems of different colors, along with several smaller ones, each with its own unique pattern.

"Actually, Host, your deduction was correct," 008 explained eagerly. "These crystal gems have arrays embedded in them, and each array serves a different function. That’s why I chose this Alchemy Furnace as the first option."

"It doesn’t just increase the success rate; it also preserves the best properties of each ingredient during the process and maintains the spiritual energy imbued in them. Normally, an alchemist would have to constantly replenish high concentrations of spiritual energy while concocting pills, which dissipates under the intense heat of fire, especially when using True Fire or Spiritual Fire. This furnace minimizes that loss, making the process far more efficient."

008’s voice carried excitement, reflecting the effort it had put into searching the market for the best options and creating a list for Kisha to choose from.

Although 008 had its own little scheme, everything it chose was top quality, which naturally came with a high price tag, but it didn’t bother Kisha. Sure, spending so many system points stung a little, and Kisha’s wallet might "bleed" from the purchase.

But at the same time, each point she spent gave 008 a commission, which directly boosted its ranking points. Having done this many times before, 008 knew exactly how to balance utility with its own gains.

Kisha didn’t even want to call it out. Because she was already captivated by the Alchemy Furnace, and she ended up ignoring the other options on the list entirely. Its design alone, the coiling golden dragon, the sparkling embedded gems, was enough to catch her eye. After all, girls liked pretty things, and this furnace was undeniably stunning.

But the price... the price alone was 1 billion system points. Just seeing that number made Kisha feel like she might cough up blood. She had never imagined that an item could be this expensive.

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[Divine Dragon Refining Alchemy Furnace]

[Description: This Alchemy Furnace was crafted by the Divine Emperor of Heaven, a prodigy renowned for his mastery in blacksmithing, alchemy, array formation, swordsmanship, culinary arts, and more. A versatile immortal, he was considered the strongest being in the history of Cultivators.

The furnace represents one of his ultimate creations, used personally to craft the legendary panacea capable of curing all diseases, repairing broken spiritual roots, and even restoring heavily damaged dantians that were considered crippled.

During the creation of this panacea, heavenly lightning descended from the skies, producing miraculous phenomena, including a rainbow-colored lotus blooming in the heavens, witnessed by countless cultivators.

Over time, this furnace became legendary, its stories passed down through generations. After the Divine Emperor of Heaven disappeared, the furnace and his other creations vanished, leaving many to consider its existence merely a myth or exaggeration.

Grade: Godly

Unique Item: 1/5

Type: Equipment

Stats:

Luck: +100

Effects:

Golden Hand: Increases the user’s success rate by 20%.

Energy Protection: Preserves the best properties of ingredients during the alchemy process, which ensures the highest quality pills. Simultaneously prevents spiritual energy infused by the alchemist from dissipating, further improving the pill’s quality and potency.

Cleansing: Automatically purifies ingredients, reducing the need for manual purification with True Fire or Spiritual Fire during the pill making.

Automatic Feature: Allows the furnace to craft pill recipes that the alchemist has already mastered at 100%.

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Seeing the furnace’s features through the system’s panel made Kisha gasp. She immediately realized that this Alchemy Furnace was an absolute must-have. Perhaps the Divine Emperor of Heaven had created it to slack off from time to time, but for her, it was a game-changer. Once she reached 100% mastery with a recipe, all she would need to do was place the ingredients, set the number of batches, and let the furnace handle the rest.

But then a question nagged at her: if she used Spiritual Fire to concoct the pills, what would happen to the fire while the furnace ran in automatic mode? Would she still need to control the fire’s heat while the furnace runs in automatic mode?

Then she noticed three more dots below the equipment’s list of description. Realizing that the equipment’s introduction and effects were too extensive to be listed neatly, she scrolled down to see the final feature: ’Fire Storage’. That meant she could store her Spiritual Fire in the furnace and simply refill it when it ran out.

How convenient was that?

It made her think that perhaps the Divine Emperor of Heaven had been a bit lazy after all. After all, didn’t they say that lazy people often find the most efficient ways to get things done? He must have designed this Alchemy Furnace so he could slack off as much as possible, letting it handle the work while he took it easy.

’I must have this Alchemy Furnace. Even when I’m busy with other things, I can just let it run on automatic mode,’ Kisha thought.

Since the furnace could retain the Spiritual Energy imbued by the alchemist during the process, she could pre-load it with a high concentration of spiritual energy before activating the automatic mode. The pills would absorb the energy throughout the process, allowing her to mass-produce them efficiently. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Her only remaining question was the size of the furnace; she needed to know how many batches she could make at once. With that figured out, she wouldn’t have to worry about running out of pills in the future.

All she had to do was work hard to reach 100% mastery for each recipe. Higher-level recipes would be more challenging to master, but once she did, the furnace could handle everything, leaving her free to focus on other tasks.

Since she currently only has low-level recipes, this Alchemy Furnace was overpowered for her. With its additional 20% success rate, her chances of failure were practically nonexistent, even on her first attempt. The thought made her suddenly nervous that someone else might snatch it before she could.

Without even glancing at the other equipment, she quickly told 008 to purchase the furnace and left the rest of the decisions to it, trusting its judgment to choose the best equipment from the vast Sales Channel. After all, the Alchemy Furnace was the perfect example of 008’s discerning eye.

For now, Kisha just needed to focus on her own preparations, letting 008 handle the purchases and gather the ingredients she would need.

’My new toy! Wait... I mean, my new source of income..."’ Kisha thought, practically giddy as she watched 008 process the purchase.

[Do you wish to purchase the Divine Dragon Refining Alchemy Furnace for 1,000,000,000 system points?]

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