Chapter 12: Chapter 12: The Mainframe Currency Trial
[System Gate · Deep Authority Space]
[Current Access Level: Chosen One Lv.2]
[Trial Mission: Mainframe Currency Simulation · Trust Value Assessment]
Late into the night, Xu Nian stood alone in the center of a vast virtual space, woven from countless golden threads of code.
The system's voice was more serious than ever:
[You are about to simulate the role of a "Script Mainframe Controller."]
[Each candidate will be granted the right to initiate a one-time currency experiment.]
[You must design a "trust-based token mechanism" for the world. This will test your ability to govern core rules.]
[Reminder: Your currency design will affect character behavior, cultivation resource distribution, and even narrative progression.]
Xu Nian paused, then replied:
"I don't want a general spirit stone economy. I don't want a system-controlled exchange rate."
"I want a currency born from trust and action between players and characters—"
"Its name is…"
J-Point
J = Joint (Unity), Justice, Joke
Every J-Point is generated by real contributions—helping others, offering wisdom, or working toward the greater good.
If someone acknowledges your effort, it gets recorded.
It resets daily. Distributed fairly. Decentralized.Tamper-proof.
The system froze for a moment.
[…You're really making a community consensus token? Aren't you just here for romance??]
Xu Nian smirked:
"Love and revolution don't conflict."
[J-Point Prototype Activated!]
[Phase One: Seed Character Test Group Initiated]
The system asked coldly:
[Who's on your team?]
Xu Nian answered without hesitation:
Shen Wang (Combat & Leadership)
Bai Qi (Diplomacy & Intelligence)
Xie Linyuan (Discipline & Credibility)
Lu Jin (Research & Crafting)
Yun Gui (Computation & Encryption)
Plus herself—forming the first internal test group of J-Point.
[Xuanqing Sect · Shadow Council Chamber]
"This isn't your traditional cultivation economy."
"It's a soft-value model built purely on hearts and deeds."
Xu Nian stood tall at the center of the hall, five formidable villainous senior brothers flanking her like immovable mountains.
She presented the J-Point system—an absolute paradigm shift:
Daily actions can be tracked:
– Solve someone's formation: +0.5J
– Heal a sectmate: +1J
– Alchemy for the sect: +2J
No spirit stones needed.
Only trust, recognition, and reputation create value.
Top contributors each month gain System Authority Rewards.
Bai Qi laughed aloud:
"This is the cultivation world's version of 'Good Citizen Points', huh?"
Lu Jin, thrilled, already started drafting device specs:
"I want to make a J-Point emitter! A glowing wristband! Wristband tech!!"
Shen Wang growled:
"If anyone tries to rob you of a J-Point, I'll annihilate their whole sect."
Xie Linyuan narrowed his eyes:
"Don't tempt me to take this seriously."
Just as the J-Point was preparing to go live—
[System Update: Other Currency Candidates Deployed][Status: Script Currency Trial Begins]
Candidate 2: Whiteblank Currency Model: W-Dex (White Index)
Controlled by script core
Pegged, stable, non-reversible once used
Binds to "Fate Rank"
Launch Location: Lingyun Sect (Protagonist Team's base)
Candidate 3: Xiao Yunchen
No direct response
But his spirit root has already been linked to W-Dex
[Current World Sentiment:]
[J-Point]: "Huh?? So I pay rent with popularity now??"
[W-Dex]: "Stable! Official! Level-based! Makes sense!"
[J-Point]: "Wait… Xu Nian gave out bonuses today?? For real??"
[W-Dex]: "Come on, it's SYSTEM-CERTIFIED. She's just a glitchy bug!"
Xu Nian sneered coldly:
"Perfect."
"Let's see whose trust really shapes the world."
[System Alert: Your actions have disrupted the original economic framework.]
Original Economy Collapse Index (Level-Stone-Combat system): 43%Protagonist Team Credibility Score: Significantly Declined
But at the same time—
[ You've gained your first spontaneous user groups (non-scripted NPCs):
Seven exiles from Beichen Sword Sect
The Young Stone Refiners of Lingyuan Mining School
Rogue Cultivator Vanguard Squad from Misty Mountain ]
Cultivation Forum Netizens rallying under trending tags:
[#JPointDon'tTakeTheBlame WeTrustXuNian]
[#SnowballIsBetterThanSystem Series]
[#ShePaysUsWagesSheIsMyBoss]
[System Voice Turns Grave]
[You are now ranked #1 in the Currency Mechanism Trial]
[But be warned—Whiteblank is preparing its counterattack.]
Next Phase: Withstand the Protagonist Team + Whiteblank's Combined Suppression
The "Protagonist Team" is about to receive an official System Directive:
→ If they fail to bring Xu Nian back into the script, they will face:
Script Data Freeze
Resource Nullification
Narrative Deletion Risk
System Final Message:"Your little currency experiment is starting to overthrow the entire world."