Chapter 137: Desperately in Need of Money!
Chapter 137: Desperately in Need of Money!
The two arrived at the Task Center.
Compared to the previous training hall, this chamber had far fewer people.
"Except for special circumstances, each person only needs to complete one task per month."
Bing Li led Jiang Cheng to a machine.
"You can accept and submit tasks on this operation panel, including purchasing corresponding items. Just place your card here, but before that, you'll need to input your information first."
Jiang Cheng placed his card on the machine, followed by fingerprint and facial recognition, and a series of data scans, including his irises.
A few minutes later, a welcome message appeared on the screen.
Several options then popped up.
Marketplace.
Tasks.
Information.
Balance.
Jiang Cheng hesitated for a moment before clicking on the Marketplace.
More options appeared, including Secret Arts, Secret Medicines, Weapons, Armors, and Secret Treasures.
Jiang Cheng clicked on Secret Arts first.
Several Secret Arts appeared.
Green Wood Art: Human Martial Art, can open up to 30 acupoints, priced at 100,000 yuan. Requires the ability to sense Wood-attribute Primordial Force to cultivate.
Golden Spirit Art: Human Martial Art, can open up to 30 acupoints, priced at 100,000 yuan. Requires the ability to sense Metal-attribute Primordial Force to cultivate.
Seven Stars Palm: Human Martial Art, can open up to 30 acupoints, priced at 90,000 yuan.
Shattered Jade Fist: Human Martial Art, can open up to 28 acupoints, priced at 80,000 yuan.
Setting Sun Fist: Human Martial Art, can open up to 20 acupoints, priced at 30,000 yuan.
Iron Palm: Human Martial Art, can open up to 15 acupoints, priced at 10,000 yuan.
"What's this?" Jiang Cheng gasped when he saw the first two cultivation techniques, but his excitement faded as he read the requirements, feeling like a bucket of cold water had been poured over him.
After all, the Primordial Force he sensed had no attributes.
Fortunately, when he saw the Shattered Jade Fist, his eyes lit up again, feeling like he had stumbled upon a great bargain.
After all, he had only paid 20,000 yuan for it from Shi Yan.
There was also an option for Earth Martial Arts, but when Jiang Cheng clicked on it, there was no response.
"Hehe, to purchase Earth Martial Arts, you must reach the level of a Third-Rank Primordial Force Warrior," Bing Li's voice sounded.
Jiang Cheng understood and smiled bitterly, exiting and clicking on Secret Medicines.
When he saw the first item, his eyes widened in surprise.
Basic Spirit Recovery Pill: Accelerates spirit energy recovery, priced at 1,000 yuan each.
Jiang Cheng immediately turned to Bing Li, "Brother Bing Li, can this Spirit Recovery Pill accelerate spirit energy recovery?"
"Yes."
Bing Li was no longer surprised, having experienced the same excitement when he first saw these pills.
Even now, he spent a lot of money purchasing pills to restore his spirit energy.
"One Basic Spirit Recovery Pill can last for about six hours and allow you to fully recover your spirit energy three times. Of course, there's a prerequisite: you shouldn't have too much spirit energy, as this is just a basic pill." Bing Li smiled.
"I understand." Jiang Cheng nodded, but his mind began calculating.
One Basic Spirit Recovery Pill lasted six hours, allowing him to recover his spirit energy three times. In a day, he could gain an extra 24 hours of cultivation time for the Visualization Technique!
Twelve times! If each time he gained 20 points, he could earn an extra 240 points per day!
With this, the Visualization Technique, which originally took half a year to master, could be learned in just one month!
If he wanted to shorten this time further...
"Brother Bing Li, can the effects of the Basic Spirit Recovery Pill be stacked?"
"Of course, but are you sure?" Bing Li burst into laughter. "I tried taking several pills at once, but my body was exhausted while my mind was overly excited, and I couldn't sleep at all.
Moreover, our bodies have a limited capacity for Primordial Force. After reaching saturation, absorbing more is useless. It takes time for the body to refine it, so it's usually best to take two pills at a time. Unless your Spirit Energy is exceptionally high, but..."
He didn't need to finish his sentence; the implication was clear.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Cheng didn't think it was a big issue.
He could easily consume the pills in time as long as he had enough Spirit Recovery Pills. With each Visualization Technique, his experience points would soar, significantly reducing the time needed for entry, and he might even be able to control it within a few days.
The only drawback was the high price of the pills; each one cost a thousand yuan.
Based on each pill providing three chances, that was 60 experience points. If he relied solely on the pills to gain over 10,000 experience points, he would need to consume 167 pills, costing nearly 170,000 yuan in total!
Jiang Cheng suddenly felt like he had inadvertently fallen into a trap of cultivating Spirit Energy.
Just for entry, he needed to spend 170,000 yuan.
What about becoming proficient? That would likely cost several hundred thousand.
And what about the later stages of mastery and perfection? Of course, if he followed a systematic approach and relied on time accumulation, the expenses would be much lower. But given his circumstances, he wished for his strength to improve every second.
Even a month seemed too long, let alone half a year.
He looked down at the screen.
There were several Secret Medicines listed, including Black Jade Ointment.
However, among the listed Secret Medicines, Black Jade Ointment was considered mid-tier. The most effective and expensive one was a Secret Medicine called Golden Blood Ointment.
A single portion cost three thousand yuan and was effective for three days, naturally piquing Jiang Cheng's interest.
Based on this price, the effect of Golden Blood Ointment was at least three times that of Black Jade Ointment, or even double. As long as it could shorten the time, it was worth it.
But again, it was too expensive.
A single portion cost three thousand yuan, and three portions would be nearly ten thousand.
Noticing Jiang Cheng's expression, Bing Li couldn't help but chuckle. "Short on cash?"
"Yeah," Jiang Cheng replied, feeling embarrassed.
He felt that he might not even need to look at the weapons and armors, especially the Secret Treasures. Just hearing the name suggested they were extraordinary.
"Then let's take a look at this special task first."
Bing Li tapped on the screen, exiting the current page and opening the task options. Several lines of text appeared before them.
After reading, Jiang Cheng looked at Bing Li in astonishment.
"Is he your old acquaintance?" Bing Li asked.
Jiang Cheng nodded repeatedly.
The first task target was the leader of the Wild Wolf Gang, Yue Shan.
Someone he had never met but had been dealing with indirectly.
"This guy is a real cash cow," Bing Li said with a meaningful smile. "He's been raking in money in the slums for years, and who knows how much he's saved up. Right now, he's living a luxurious life in his villa in a high-end estate. After receiving the information from the inside, I specifically left this task for you. Besides the 10,000 yuan bounty for killing him, everything you find in his villa is yours. How much you can get your hands on also depends on you."
Jiang Cheng's heart raced with excitement.
Indeed, if he were to speak honestly, none of the Wild Wolf Gang members he had killed were as evil as this man.
He was just smarter; after the gang's defeat, he immediately fled.
By staying out of the Outer Borough, there was no chance to confront him.
(End of Chapter)
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