Cosmic Trading System

In a room filled with an ancient aura, a man in his forties was pacing around with a frown.

"Mr. Ji, Mr. Ji..." the middle-aged butler who had previously greeted Lin Yun and Cloud One hurried in, gasping for breath.

"Wu Bo, what on earth happened to make you so flustered?" asked Ji Lee, his brows even more furrowed.

"There... there's a visitor..." Wu Bo replied, breathlessly.

"I was just talking about that, don't you know? When I'm writing, send the guest to the living room. The train of thought I had, you've all disrupted it..." Ji Lee said indifferently.

"No, the visitor this time is no ordinary person." Wu Bo blurted out.

"What? Is it the Number One Leader coming?" Ji Lee shook his head.

It wasn't that he was blaming Wu Bo, but his emerging mood was interrupted, giving him an unpleasant feeling. However, having practiced calligraphy for many years, he managed to calm down his frustration.

"While it's not the Number One Leader, it's close." Wu Bo retorted with a wry smile upon hearing Ji Lee's words.

"Oh? Who exactly is it?" Ji Lee asked, with a sudden interest and surprise.

Who was this important person who had come to visit him, though he was not the Number One Leader, but almost there? Although he was rather arrogant, he was also no exception. If such a figure arrived, he could not easily take them for granted.

"The owner of Qingyun Company, Lin Yun." Wu Bo said, taking a deep breath.

"The owner of Qingyun Company has come?" Ji Lee's expression changed instantly.

He was well aware of the prominence of Qingyun Company, which was now the talk of the world. Whether it was the recent battle video between the great power of Qingyun Company and Huaxia, or the global game launched recently by Qingyun Company, he knew about them all.

Especially that game, it had greatly shocked him, as it tremendously helped him.

He didn't expect the owner of Qingyun Company to personally come to him. Could it be, that the owner of Qingyun Company also wanted to ask him to write characters?

He thought privately.

Truth be told, he was always eager to meet the senior executives of Qingyun Company that had launched the game "Future Storm". Now with the owner of Qingyun Company visiting, it was even more crucial than the arrival of the Number One Leader.

"The owner of Qingyun Company is here, and you didn't tell me sooner? Quick, let's go to the living room!" Thinking this, Ji Lee glared at Wu Bo and said discontentedly. Continue your journey with empire

While speaking, he hastily walked outside.

Soon, they arrived at the living room.

"This must be Mr. Lin Yun of Qingyun Company? I've long heard about you!" Seeing Lin Yun in the lead, Ji Lee's eyes lit up. He immediately approached and greeted him with a smile.

"And you must be Mr. Ji Lee, I had heard your name a long time ago." Lin Yun replied with a slight smile.

While talking, Lin Yun was also a bit curious. He had had his photon brain look up some information about this Ji Lee before coming. Allegedly, this Ji Lee's personality wasn't so... why was he suddenly so friendly now?

Could it really be because he was the owner of Qingyun Company?

The two men shook hands and began their conversation.

Soon, Lin Yun cut to the chase, and intoned, "This time, I came to Mr. Lee to ask about something very specific."

"Mr. Lin, please go ahead." Ji Lee nodded.

"I want to know whether all your characters can possess spirituality, and how should it be done so that a character can possess spirituality?" Lin Yun asked.

"You know about spirituality?" Ji Lee was slightly surprised, and then admitted, "Well, you're the owner of Qingyun Company, which is doing so well. So it's quite normal that you know about spirituality."

"I don't know if Mr. Lin is aware of a profession called Spirit Seeker. I came to know about spirituality from a friend who is a Spirit Seeker. The question Mr. Lin asked is not such a secret. However, I have a small request here.

I wonder if Mr. Lin could help. If so, Mr. Lin can also make your terms..." Ji Lee said somewhat hesitantly.

"Mr. Lee, please feel free to talk." Lin Yun smiled and replied.

As it turned out, he had something to ask of him too. No wonder he was being so polite.

However, he was curious about what help the other party could need from him.

"I am also playing the game 'Future Storm', but I'm not very good at it. I don't know if Mr. Lin could help me to improve my mental strength a little bit..." Ji Lee rubbed his hands together, his cheeks turning slightly red.

"If I'm not mistaken, Mr. Lee's mental strength has only recently been upgraded to Level 1 through the game, right?" Lin Yun looked deeply into Ji Lee's eyes and said.

That was right, Ji Lee's mental strength had already reached Level 1, which was well above many ordinary people. Even though Ji Lee achieved this through the game, it was impressive that he was able to reach this level so soon after the "Future Storm" was launched.

Moreover, for a work to possess spirituality, it usually required the creator to have a certain level of mental strength.

It could be inferred that Ji Lee's original mental strength was not too bad either.

"You can tell my level of mental strength? Yes, you're the owner of Qingyun Company, and 'Future Storm' is the game launched by Qingyun Company. It's not surprising that you can tell my level of mental strength." Ji Lee was at first surprised and then nodded in understanding.

The mental strength level was a classification of mental strength intensity in the game, Future Strife. Moreover, Future Strife could detect a person's mental strength level.

Apart from that, Ji Lee had never seen anyone in reality who could figure out his mental strength level.

It was no wonder. Seeing that Lin Yun could clearly determine his mental strength level, he was quite astonished.

"Well, my request... I wonder if Mr. Lin... To be honest, powerful mental strength greatly aids the creation of spiritually infused works. Should Mr. Lin be able to enhance my mental strength, I would willingly create spirit-items.

Moreover, the spirituality within these works will not be of the ordinary level..." Ji Lee shyly added.

"Not ordinary spirituality?" Lin Yun's eyes flashed as he pondered pondered it over.

"Right. Wu Bo, go and bring the works I've placed on the collection rack." Ji Lee nodded and turned to the butler, Wu Bo.

"Yes, Mr. Lee." Wu Bo nodded, turning away.

At this point, Ji Lee turned his gaze to Lin Yun, saying, "Mr. Lin, I presume you know that there are attributes within spirituality. Many who know of spirituality comprehend this fact. But are you aware, Mr. Lin, that there are also varying strengths within spirituality?"

"You mean your works can now give birth to a higher level of spirituality?" Lin Yun uttered in amazement.

Many of the works gave birth to ordinary spirituality, a level that couldn't even be considered as Level 1. There were also the Cosmic Trading System's selling of such spirituality. Depending on different performances, they ranged anywhere from a few Spirit Crystals to dozens of Spirit Crystals.

Could it be that Ji Lee's works had reached the level to birth Level 1 spirituality?

Just like how, after he had learned Peak Level Drawing Principle, his work, the Starry Sky Map, could give birth to Level 1 spirituality.

"It seems that Mr. Lin is knowledgeable. That makes things easier. My previous works could only give birth to ordinary spirituality, which was unstable. If not maintained with a high level of spiritual energy, this weak spirituality could disappear at any time. That's why, such works, I am really reluctant to sell to just any buyers." Hearing Lin Yun, Ji Lee's eyes lit up.

He nodded and replied.

Lin Yun's knowledge gave him the feeling of meeting a friend who understood him.

Long ago, he could sell a single piece of his work for more than a million Huaxia Currency. Money was not a problem for him, but finding someone who truly understood him was.

Most buyers were drawn by his fame and had no real comprehension or appreciation for his works. Some even bought his works just for speculation, to earn more money in the future, with no understanding of the real value of his works.

These people were somewhat repellent to him.

Over time, words of his aloof temperament spread, he did not bother to explain. The rumours weren't entirely untrue. With friends who understand him, even a thousand cups of wine would be too few. But when the conversation is not congenial, even half a word is too many. He truly didn't care to get involved with those who couldn't speak the same language with him.

If others misunderstand him and do not dare to interact with him, even better.

Now, his conversation with Lin Yun ran extremely smoothly.

Lin Yun knew that spirituality had levels. This showed that, at the very least, Lin Yun knew the true value of his works.

"Now, my works can give birth to a higher level of spirituality, which is extremely stable. Even without deliberate provision of spiritual energy, it can absorb the free spiritual energy from the external world. The value of this spirituality, as Mr. Lin might know, is worth at least a hundred million Huaxia Currency in the market. I wonder if these pieces can persuade Mr.

Lin to aid me in boosting my mental strength..." Ji Lee paused, then continued.

"I have a feeling that if my mental strength grows stronger, the spirituality my works give birth to would also be more potent." In the end, as if he was worried that Lin Yun wouldn't agree, he added that in.

"Mr. Lee, I've brought the calligraphy pieces." At that time, Wu Bo had returned. He was holding three framed calligraphy pieces.

"Mr. Lin, please take a look. This is what a stable spirituality piece looks like. You can feel it for yourself. I have some equipment here, you can check it later." Ji Lee handed one to Lin Yun.

Ji Lee unfolded one of the calligraphy pieces and laid it on the table for Lin Yun and Cloud One to see.

"No need for checks. This is indeed a higher-level spirit-item." Looking at the piece, Lin Yun was taken aback. Shortly after, he nodded and acknowledged.

The quality of some calligraphy pieces was difficult to judge by merely looking at the handwriting. Before his arrival, he had also checked out this man's calligraphy online. Based on the pictures online, he could only perceive that those pieces were not bad. But how exactly good? He needed to check them in person.

There was a sense of artistic conception embedded in them.

This artistic conception was something hard to express on pictures online.

Lin Yun guessed, this might be the reason behind the difference in value between genuine and counterfeit pieces. Even if they looked exactly alike, differences in artistic conception naturally led to differences in value.

Some imitations were almost identical to the real pieces, making them hard to distinguish just by appearance.

In such situations, antique masters would determine their authenticity based on their perceptions. Lin Yun believed that it was this artistic conception they perceived.

What astonished Lin Yun was that Ji Lee's handwriting was excellent. He judged it, by his own standards, to have attained at least Level 2 Calligraphy Completion, and possibly even reaching peak Level 2 Calligraphy.

This was almost the level he attained after rapid learning through the Cosmic Trading System.

He didn't expect there would be someone among earth's calligraphy masters who had reached this level.

No wonder the other party had confidence that if his mental strength were stronger, he could create more potent spirituality.

Lin Yun had an inkling that his calligraphy was not imbued with spirituality because there was an error somewhere. Earth's calligraphy should be akin to Earth's Drawing Principle. If one reached Peak Level 2, they should be able to create works that birthed Level 2 spirituality.

If so, this person's calligraphy could indeed give birth to Level 2 spirituality if it had reached Peak Level 2.

Right now, he had to rely on the Cosmic Trading System to check the other person's calligraphy level.