The first day of the "Merit Statue" establishment.
Only gained 2 to 3 points of "Merit Value," which, when rounded, was negligible!
According to the usual pattern, this stage was still in the "initial capital accumulation" phase.
Only input, no output.
Absorbing "Merit Power" was possible.
Consuming "Merit Power" to help believers fulfill their "prayers."
Sorry, couldn't do it!
Not unwilling, but genuinely unable!
With only 2 to 3 points of "Merit Value," practically negligible, how could it possibly satisfy believers' "prayers"?
And yet, this period was often the most crucial!
If you couldn't build a reputation early on, how could you truly develop?
The common folk were quite intelligent. They believed in you, offered prayers to you, and if you didn't respond, they wouldn't believe in you again!
Everyone was busy, and no one had time to waste on anyone else!
Therefore, according to the plan of the "Imperial Observatory," during this initial phase, local governments were to actively cooperate and force the common folk to offer faith to the "Merit Statues."
Faith, in itself, was different from ordinary matters.
It was about the heart, not the actions!
The government could indeed force the common folk, even mobilize officers to escort people one by one to kowtow and offer incense before the "Merit Statues."
In fact, the "Imperial Observatory" intended to do just that!
But how effective would that be? Heh, it was hard to say, very hard to say!
If there was no faith in the heart, even a million kowtows wouldn't generate "Merit Power."
The "Imperial Observatory" knew this, but what could they do?
They weren't "Merit Power magnates"; they couldn't afford to squander "Merit Power" in the early stages, so they had to resort to this "clumsy method."
At this point, a certain senior had something to say.
"Merit Power magnate," who were they calling that? It wasn't nice to insult people like that!
My apologies, this senior had nothing more, just "Merit Power"!
Ever since the "Battle of Qingyang Village," Hao Ren had "revealed his divine might," showcasing his "show-off skills" with great flair.
A host of "Qingyang Village villagers" had offered their knees.
Their faith in Hao Ren had surged to an unprecedented level.
Over a thousand "Divine Envoys"!
A full thousand and more "Divine Envoys" had been generated!
"Divine Envoy" was the highest evolutionary form of "Believer."
With the birth of each "Divine Envoy," Hao Ren received a full 1 point of "Merit Value."
Not only that, but as time passed, "Divine Envoys" could continuously contribute "Merit Value."
While it was impossible for each to contribute a full 1 point of "Merit Value" so dramatically, the accumulation of small amounts over time was quite considerable!
Furthermore, the greatest ability of a "Divine Envoy" was—"spreading faith"!
Each "Divine Envoy" was a "central loudspeaker," capable of continuously spreading "faith" and infecting those around them, constantly attracting "new believers" for Hao Ren!
After a few days, thanks to the efforts of the "Divine Envoys," Hao Ren had accumulated a total of 5,000 points of "Merit Value."
Insane!
With so much "Merit Value," Hao Ren undeniably deserved to be called a "Merit Power magnate."
Although Hao Ren was a "hiding cultivator," as a professional eighth-level "show-off," he had been showing off for so long that it had become second nature, and his "vision" was vast.
The "big-visioned" Hao Ren deeply understood a principle: you can't catch a wolf without sacrificing your daughter, pfft, you can't catch a wolf without sacrificing your child!
Therefore, with a sweep of his brush, he directly transferred all the accumulated 5,000 points of "Merit Value" to the "Merit Statue" in "Muwang City"...
It had to be mentioned here again, the advantage of being a "certain Merit Power magnate."
Thanks to the existence of the "Merit Fortune Network," Hao Ren could, in real-time and without any "transaction fees," perform "transfer operations" of "Merit Value" between various "Merit Statues."
Please note, this was a huge advantage.
First, real-time.
High efficiency!
With just a thought, Hao Ren could instantly transfer "Merit Value" through the "Merit Fortune Network" to any "Merit Statue."
The speed was incredibly fast, essentially seamless!
For "Heavenly Dragon Dharma King," such convenience was unimaginable!
In the "Merit Statue Project," the "Merit Power" stored in various "Merit Statues" could barely circulate among themselves, but the process was extremely cumbersome.
First, "Heavenly Dragon Dharma King" needed to extract the "Merit Power" stored in "Merit Statue A" and infuse it into himself.
Then, he would infuse his own "Merit Power" into "Merit Statue B."
The entire process was incredibly long, taking anywhere from two to three days to over ten days!
In terms of the circulation speed of "Merit Power," Hao Ren completely outclassed "Heavenly Dragon Dharma King."
Second, no "transaction fees."
No intermediaries to profit!
This point was of immense significance!
In the "Great Xin Dynasty's" "Merit Statue Project," a small portion of "Merit Power" would be permanently lost during transmission and conversion.
This was the "transaction fee."
For example, when "Heavenly Dragon Dharma King" collected "Merit Power" from a "Merit Statue," if it was originally 100 points of "Merit Value," at least 10 points would be lost!
A 10% "transaction fee," quite reasonable, right!
Moreover, this kind of "transaction fee" was "two-way"!
"Heavenly Dragon Dharma King" needed to pay a "transaction fee" to collect "Merit Power" from a "Merit Statue"!
"Heavenly Dragon Dharma King" also needed to pay a "transaction fee" to infuse "Merit Power" into a "Merit Statue."
This was really exploitative!
When "Heavenly Dragon Dharma King" wanted to achieve the circulation of "Merit Power" between various "Merit Manifestations," the cost was terrifying.
For example, if "Merit Statue A" stored 100 points of "Merit Value" and wanted to transfer it to "Merit Statue B."
First, "Heavenly Dragon Dharma King" had to extract the 100 points of "Merit Value" from "Merit Statue A" and transfer it to himself.
This process required a "protection fee," pfft, a "transaction fee"!
100 points of "Merit Value."
10% "transaction fee."
Only 90 points of "Merit Value" remained in the hands of "Heavenly Dragon Dharma King."
Then, "Heavenly Dragon Dharma King" had to transfer these 90 points of "Merit Value" to "Merit Statue B," which also incurred a transaction fee.
90 points of "Merit Value."
10% "transaction fee."
Ultimately, only 81 points of "Merit Value" reached "Merit Statue B."
The remaining 19 points of "Merit Value" simply vanished.
Exploitative!
A massive pitfall!
Furthermore, the entire process was incredibly cumbersome and lengthy, taking anywhere from three to five days, or even ten or more days.
Unmanageable!
Truly unmanageable!
Therefore, it was destined that the various "Merit Statues" of "Heavenly Dragon Dharma King" could not form an alliance and could only "fight their own battles," managing themselves.