thenovelthief Chapter 373 - 172: Level 5 Meridian Realm! The Future Path of Cultivation
Chapter 373 - 172: Level 5 Meridian Realm! The Future Path of Cultivation
He set the filter to "Suitable for Fifth-level Martial Artists" and then began to browse through the items one by one.
Soon, a suit of power armor with a classic, imposing design and a dark silver metallic luster caught his full attention.
Its design, brimming with a sense of power and technological artistry, along with the fierce dragon reliefs on its shoulders, all proclaimed its exceptional nature.
["Roaring Dragon I" Multi-Function Tactical Power Armor]
[Compatible Vitality Index: 3600-7200 points]
[Equipment Effect: Instantly enhances the user’s basic physical attributes (strength, speed, reaction) by 30%-50% based on their neural signals. Built-in ’Deep Sea-Class’ high-pressure stabilization system, seventh-generation integrated life support system, and ’Falcon’ micro-flight system. Can seamlessly connect to a Subspace Intelligent Assistant to create a holographic heads-up display (HUD) interface, providing various support functions such as battlefield data analysis, threat level assessment, and mission route planning. Can be equipped with a large number of infantry-grade standard Spiritual Weapons, and the waist can be fitted with numerous trophy mounts.]
[Price: 5000 Contribution Points]
Gazing at this series of jaw-dropping performance stats, Qin Feng couldn’t help but hold his breath for a moment.
’This is a small, highly mobile, personal War Fortress armed to the teeth!’
Whether it was the up to 50% amplification of physical attributes, the life support and pressure stabilization systems that ensured a user’s survival in extreme environments, or the micro-flight system that allowed a Fifth-level Martial Artist to experience the thrill of flight ahead of time...
All of this was of immeasurable value to a Martial Artist who was about to fight for their life against vicious traitors and heretics on a Death Planet!
Not to mention, the function that seamlessly connected to the Subspace Intelligent Assistant would allow a Martial Artist to maintain the clearest mind and make the most correct judgments on the ever-changing battlefield!
’These 5,000 Contribution Points are worth every bit!’
Qin Feng forcefully suppressed the impulse to buy it immediately and continued to scroll down.
Soon, he saw another piece of equipment that made his heart pound fiercely.
It was a Long Spear.
An Alloy Long Spear, its entire body glowing with the crimson-gold color of a koi.
The shaft was covered in fine, dragon-scale-like patterns. The spearhead was forged into the shape of a ferocious dragon’s head with its blood-red maw wide open. Its two eyes, inlaid with some unknown Crystal Stone, seemed to hold life within them as they glinted with a frightening, cold light.
[Fifth-level Standard Alloy Long Spear | ’Koi’s Dragon Transformation’]
[Material: Forged from a single piece of the ’K-78’ Fifth-level memory alloy, newly developed by the Imperial Academy of Sciences, and blended with over thirty types of fifth-level interstellar metals.]
[Properties: Can withstand prolonged, high-intensity, high-impact use by a Martial Artist with a Vitality Index below 7200 points. Its special alloy ratio grants it excellent Spiritual Energy conductivity and force extensibility, amplifying the power of killing skills by 5%-8%.]
[Price: 5000 Contribution Points]
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As Qin Feng’s gaze slowly moved away from the second "5000 Contribution Points" price tag, he fell into a long silence.
He didn’t look any further.
Because there was no need.
He just sat there quietly, not saying a word, but a feeling he hadn’t experienced in a long time flickered in his deep eyes.
It was a kind of... embarrassment, mixed with helplessness, wistfulness, and self-mockery.
’I’m so poor! Really, truly poor!’
He, the grand champion of the Canaan Newcomer Cup’s Fourth Level Division, holding a "huge sum" of over 10,000 Contribution Points, had thought he was reasonably well-off.
But reality had just dealt him a crisp, resounding slap in the face.
After buying the "Great Sun Qi Meridian Method" to advance to a higher realm, the four thousand-odd points he had left from his ten thousand Contribution Points and previous savings weren’t even enough to buy a single one of these two top-tier items—what one might call ’graduation gear’ for a Fifth-level Martial Artist!
And that was just the power armor and the weapon!
He hadn’t even factored in the powerful Third-level Killing Skills, which also cost several thousand Contribution Points each!
Nor had he calculated the cost of the even more expensive, top-grade Potions he would need for his future Qi Meridian cultivation!
He finally understood why Zhou Run would act like an "Old Lai Zi," signing up for the Canaan Newcomer Cup again and again to fleece the system.
Because for High-level Martial Artists, every step of cultivation was a bottomless pit that devoured Contribution Points!
If Zhou Run fleeced ten thousand Contribution Points at a time, doing it three or four times would be enough to buy a lot of resources.
Qin Feng slowly let out a breath.
The pressure was immense.
But pressure also created motivation.
He quickly formulated a clear, short-term plan of action in his mind.
First, find a way to make some fast cash.
Second, use that money to acquire the "Roaring Dragon" power armor and the "Koi’s Dragon Transformation" Long Spear—the two pieces of equipment that would give him the biggest immediate boost to his combat power!
Third, go to the mission system, select suitable, high-reward missions, and officially begin his "gold farming" journey.
As for those expensive Third-level Killing Skills, they could be put on the back burner for now.
This was because the many Control Realm killing skills he currently possessed, along with the numerous killing moves he had created himself—like [Golden Throne], [Wind and Thunder Chasing Shadow], and [Fierce Owl Chasing Shadow]—were still sufficient for his current fifth-level stage.
’So, the first step... how do I make some fast cash?’