Invincible through Touching Corpses

Chapter 352: Registration

Lin Xinghai had originally thought that as long as he had enough money, buying a piece of defensive equipment suitable for the Body Shaping Realm wouldn’t be difficult.

However, to his surprise, he and Liu Miaomiao had toured the three largest weapon shops in East Sea Base and couldn’t find a single piece.

Of course, it wasn’t that they were completely unobtainable. According to the shopkeepers, they simply didn’t have any defensive equipment of that level in stock. If he was willing to pay a fifty-percent deposit, they could procure one for him in two months.

But two months was too long, and Lin Xinghai wasn’t willing to wait.

Besides, he had a nagging feeling that there was something fishy about the whole situation.

After they made their request, the shopkeepers seemed to be subtly prying, trying to find out if they were locals from East Sea Base.

For this reason, Lin Xinghai temporarily abandoned the idea of paying a deposit. He decided to head back to the hotel, ask Jin Canlan for his opinion, and then make a decision.

The two of them quickly returned to the hotel and found Jin Canlan.

After hearing Lin Xinghai’s story, Jin Canlan couldn’t help but shake his head and chuckle. "The equipment for Body Shaping Realm powerhouses is all classified as military-grade materiel."

"Even if those weapon shops had any, they wouldn’t dare to sell it openly. Not unless you have an insider take you."

"And even if you did manage to buy something from those shops, it probably wouldn’t be top quality. If you want the really good stuff, you should first get into East Sea Academy. It’s not too late to use the academy’s Credit Points to get what you want."

"If you want to know where to find the best things in East Sea Base, it’s not even the Military Department—it’s East Sea Academy."

"The most advanced research institutions are located right inside East Sea Academy. If you have enough Credit Points, you can even purchase weapons straight from the labs that haven’t even been mass-produced yet."

"Then how do you get these Credit Points?" Lin Xinghai immediately asked.

"By completing missions, just like with our Mercenary Guild’s Points system. Of course, East Sea Academy’s Credit Points are far more valuable than Huaxia Coins, and they’re not even in the same league as the Points from our Star Shield Shelter," Jin Canlan said.

"Can’t you just buy Credit Points directly with Huaxia Coins?" Lin Xinghai asked.

"Of course not," Jin Canlan explained. "If they allowed that, couldn’t anyone with enough money just buy all the best things in the academy? If that were the case, East Sea Academy wouldn’t be the place so many people yearn to get into."

"Then what’s the point of me bringing all these Huaxia Coins?" Lin Xinghai said irritably.

"What do you mean, ’what’s the point’? Doesn’t your Cultivation of Blood Qi Power require resources? Those precious medicinal herbs that replenish your blood and qi can easily cost thousands, even tens of thousands of Huaxia Coins per stalk. If you buy Elixirs, the cost is even more terrifying."

"The Huaxia Coins you brought can solve most of your problems. The Credit Points are for exchanging resources you can’t buy on the outside, like the Body Shaping Realm equipment you’re looking for."

"If you have enough Credit Points, you could even exchange them for Divine Demon Realm equipment without any issue," Jin Canlan said.

Lin Xinghai nodded. That cleared things up for him. The only remaining uncertainty was just how difficult it would be to earn these Credit Points.

But on that subject, even Jin Canlan wasn’t too sure.

Soon, Lin Xinghai left the uncle and nephew’s room and returned to his own deluxe double suite.

To be honest, there was a good reason why the deluxe double suite was so expensive. The room was over 400 square meters.

A living room, bedroom, gym, office, conference room, dressing room, master bathroom, steam room, and spa room—it had everything.

For just a one-night stay, many of the amenities would go unused. Of course, quite a few would be put to good use.

"This bathtub is certainly big enough. We could both get in and it wouldn’t be crowded at all," Lin Xinghai said with a sly grin, sweeping Liu Miaomiao up into his arms.

...

「The next day」

At 8:00 a.m. sharp, Lin Xinghai got out of bed. He had gone to bed very early last night... Ahem, he really had rested early, because the assessment was today. Lin Xinghai had been afraid that fooling around too late would affect Liu Miaomiao’s performance.

After freshening up, he brought Liu Miaomiao to the restaurant, where Jin Canlan and Jin Tong had already arrived.

They all sat down and quickly finished their breakfast.

"I’m counting on you to look after my nephew." As they walked out of the hotel entrance, Jin Canlan was the first to say his goodbyes.

He needed to return to Star Shield Shelter with the Military Department’s contingent, so he had to leave that morning.

"Don’t worry. Barring any surprises, he’ll definitely get into East Sea Academy," Lin Xinghai said with a nod.

With Lin Xinghai’s assurance, a great weight seemed to lift from Jin Canlan’s shoulders. He waved to the others, hopped into a taxi, and quickly vanished from sight.

"Let’s get going, too," Lin Xinghai said, looking at Liu Miaomiao and Jin Tong.

The three of them then boarded the maglev car Jin Canlan had rented the day before. After they entered the address, the vehicle engaged its self-driving mode and sped off toward East Sea Academy.

「Five minutes later」

The three of them got out of the car. Before them stood a school with a somewhat retro design.

As Lin Xinghai looked at the school, which was built in a style reminiscent of the Ming and Qing dynasties, he felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

To be honest, ever since arriving in this world, everything had felt foreign to him. East Sea Academy was the first thing that finally felt a little familiar.

As they stepped through the main gate, a service robot immediately approached them. After scanning their IDs and confirming they were examinees, it led them directly to the registration area.

The registration area was set up in the school’s main plaza, which was currently teeming with people. A quick glance from Lin Xinghai was all it took to estimate that there were at least 25,000 people present.

This was even more than he had initially estimated.

Fortunately, order was well-maintained, and with dozens of registration points set up, the process was quite efficient.

Lin Xinghai led the other two to a random line and joined the queue, beginning the somewhat boring wait.

However, he soon noticed that Jin Tong kept looking around, a flicker of surprise crossing his face from time to time.

"Jin Tong, what are you looking at?" Lin Xinghai asked curiously.

"I’m seeing how many powerhouses showed up," Jin Tong replied, his eyes still scanning the crowd.

"Powerhouses?" Lin Xinghai was a bit surprised. He released his Perception Power and swept it across the plaza. ’Everyone here is one of the Optimized. What powerhouses is he talking about?’

"Yeah! Qiu Liang, Yuan Zheng, Yan Feijie, Hong Xiuyuan, Jiang Zijin..." Jin Tong rattled off a series of names.

But Lin Xinghai was completely lost; he didn’t recognize a single name. When he swept his Perception Power over them, he confirmed they were all just the Optimized.

"How do you know they’re powerhouses?" Lin Xinghai pressed.

"It’s obvious you didn’t do your homework. I’m different. I’ve collected information on all the geniuses from every major base and some of the more famous medium-sized Shelters."

"All the people I just named have an A Level Genetic Assessment and have awakened Rare Level Superpowers. A few of them even possess a Special Physique. If you say they aren’t powerhouses, then who is?" Jin Tong retorted.

"Since you’ve collected information on them, have you collected any on me?" Lin Xinghai asked with great interest.