"Okay."
A sweet female voice came from the other side: "Mr. Qin Mu, are you looking for a tactical loading backpack? Is a B-grade one acceptable? It's 210,000 credit points after discount."
Pfft!
Qin Mu was immediately dumbfounded.
A backpack, 210,000 credit points?
You can't be serious.
But by the time it came to that, he couldn't very well say he wanted a regular backpack to store his refrigerator snacks, could he?
"Ahem, yes!
"Alright, you have three free B-grade fortified meals. Is there anything else you need?"
"No."
The new devices in the smart system are the Mate 4080 series for 30,000 credit points after discount and the latest enhanced model from Mate Company, the Mate Great Master x22 series for 550,000 credit points after discount.
Qin Mu: …Is the Martial Artist world's spending power really this strong?
For the old Qin Mu, just purchasing any random item would have equated to an astronomical sum.
"Ahem, what are the advantages of the Martial Artist improved model?"
"Oh ~ The Martial Artist enhanced series uses Kunlun new Materials, making it waterproof, dustproof, shockproof, and explosion-proof. It can withstand 10,000KG of punching force while maintaining basic functionality. Furthermore, in the absence of a signal, it can still use quantum-level emergency communication, achieving ultra-precise positioning and automatic distress calls. It has a 90-day long battery life, is compatible with combat suits, and can achieve 24-hour, 500-meter automatic alert functions."
Good heavens.
What an advertisement.
I'll buy it!
Qin Mu said directly, "One Martial Artist enhanced model, and two of the regular series."
…A moment later.
All the items were delivered.
First, the tactical loading backpack.
A basic capacity of 50 liters, first-level expansion to 150-liter capacity, second-level expansion to 500-liter capacity, with an attached self-filtering water bottle, a water bladder, a first-aid kit, a sleeping bag, a high-folding tent, a searchlight, a pack of six insect repellent smokes, and a pack of six Vicious Beast repellent smokes.
"Worth it!"
Seeing it, Qin Mu could only say that you get what you pay for. 210,000 credit points, it was really incredibly worth it!
It's a smart system device.
Mate: Great Master x22, soft folding model, with four external cameras, two front and two rear, to be installed on the combat suit.
The device itself clings to the skin of an arm, has its own screen, can project, and has a smart system butler.
"It can even scan Vicious Beasts? That's really good."
Qin Mu turned it on.
"Hello, Xiaoyi is at your service ~"
A cute anime girl appeared in the projection.
"Open the Martial Arts Academy Mall."
Whoosh!
It logged in instantly; it was so smooth, it even felt like there was no delay at all.
On the account.
credit points: 19.18 million.
Qin Mu saw it and his heart skipped a beat.
Good heavens.
I haven't even bought anything yet, and I've already spent a million.
"Next, let's look at Cultivation Techniques."
Before the Martial Examination, Qin Mu definitely didn't plan on advancing to a Martial Artist.
Because even if he advanced to a Martial Artist, the extra strength would not be stronger than an Apprentice Ninth Level Mentalist.
Prioritize Mentalist.
This much was guaranteed.
Yesterday's battle had already clearly shown the power of a Mentalist.
"Cultivation Technique Ranks start from D-Rank, divided into C-Rank, B-Rank, A-Rank, and S-Rank!"
Apprentice, Martial Artist, Martial General, Grandmaster, Great Grandmaster.
Qin Mu thought for a moment: "C-Rank Cultivation Techniques correspond to the Martial Artist level, right?"
Xiaoyi nodded cutely: "That's right, Master is so smart ~"
Pfft!
Damn it!
Do I need you to praise me?
"Detecting that Master is an Apprentice Ninth Level, it is recommended to proceed step by step and purchase a C-Rank Cultivation Technique."
Blade technique recommendation: Eighteen Styles of Bloody Battle. 95% of the Martial Artists have given good reviews, praising its extreme practicality, simple entry, and considerable power upon Major Achievement.
Martial Artists.
Most of them use blades.
Using a sword isn't flashy; it's truly hard to Cultivate.
In the past, it was said that a hundred days could be spent in martial arts to Cultivate a blade, a thousand days to Cultivate a spear, and ten thousand days to Cultivate a sword.
Such an attack is lethal against humans, but against Vicious Beasts?
Not effective enough. Sorry, As for staffs, with those Vicious Beast heads, one strike would at most make them wobble twice; it's even less practical. The best weapons against the vicious beasts are blades and spears.
"Master is an S-Rank member of the Martial Arts Academy, so after the discount, it's only 350,000, which is a very good deal."
"Okay, I take it."
The account was debited.
A Cultivation Technique appeared in the virtual package at the same time.
The Eighteen Styles video introduction, a phantom projection that explained each style in detail, and could even be used with the smart system device to correct your posture and assist in Cultivation.
Qin Mu didn't look closely; he could do that after school.
Now, he still had questions.
"System."
He called out in his mind.
"If my Mental power reaches the Ninth Level, do I need a Mentalist Cultivation Technique to meet the standard before I can Breakthrough to a Mentalist?"
آلة Ding! Martial Artists and Mentalists are two completely different Cultivation systems; upgrading requires different Cultivation Techniques to support them.
Tsk!
As expected.
Although Qin Mu had already anticipated it, he still wanted to ask.
In fact, if he only focused on one, he could Breakthrough to Grandmaster in not much time, at one Rank a day. If he Cultivated Mental power and Martial Artist simultaneously, then that would take double the time.
"I'll focus on Mentalist; Martial Artist can be put aside for now, as long as my Body Refining keeps up."
He was short on time now, so he definitely had to make choices.
If he reached max Rank in Mentalist, then slowly Breakthrough to Martial Artist wouldn't be a rush.
"Show me the Mentalist Cultivation Techniques."
Huh?
Xiaoyi tilted her head, her big, cute eyes wide as she kept tapping on the notebook in her hand.
"Master, I didn't find your Mentalist data?"
Oh?
Guo Youwei clearly tested him, but it wasn't entered into the Martial Arts Academy's data?
"Never mind that, just find it for me."
"Mhm ~"
Xiaoyi nodded blankly.
"Mentalist is a very unique profession, and Cultivation Techniques for Mentalists are extremely rare."
"The mall only has three Mentalist Cultivation Techniques."
"D-Rank, Mentalist Power Generation and Combat Mode Overview, 5 million after discount."
"C-Rank, Mentalist Multi-Projectile Cultivation and Advanced Combat Drills, 30 million after discount."
"B-Rank, Sole Focus, 1.5 billion after discount."
Pfft!!
Damn it!!!
Qin Mu really wanted to rush out and ask Guo Youwei for a clear explanation!
He said he would Cultivate a Genius.
But then you play these tricks on me?
An Apprentice-level Mentalist Cultivation Technique costs 5 million?
A Martial General level one is as high as 1.5 billion credit points!
Am I supposed to buy it with my face!!!?
…Qin Mu was angry, but if even the Martial Arts Academy only had three, then the Ten Thousand Merchants Alliance probably wouldn't be much better.
He was given a lot of money, but Cultivation Techniques might not be available.
Everyone has their tricks.
"Buy it!"
He had to buy it now, no matter what Qin Mu had to say.
Otherwise, without a Cultivation Technique, he couldn't upgrade, and a forced Breakthrough would take 10 days and waste even more.
It all depended on whether he could get some rewards after the Mentalist Breakthrough.
Guo Youwei, this debt is urgent. If you don't add more money then, we'll have to settle it slowly!
"Look at the equipment."
Qin Mu immediately turned to finalize the equipment.
Flying Blades.
D-Rank: 200,000, 140,000 after discount.
C-Rank: 500,000, 350,000 after discount.
B-Rank: 2,000,000, 1,400,000 after discount.
A-Rank: 5,000,000, 3,500,000 after discount.
S-Rank: 50,000,000, 35,000,000 after discount.
Looking at the prices, Qin Mu immediately felt his wallet couldn't handle it.
This was just for Flying Blades, a Mentalist weapon.
Following Guo Youwei's method of 1 A-Rank and 2 B-Rank, it would be at least 6.3 million.
What about weapons, shields, and combat suits from Martial Artist ?
Qin Mu quickly changed the combat suit category.
D-Rank: 1,000,000, 700,000 after discount.
C-Rank: 5,000,000, 3,500,000 after discount.
B-Rank: 10,000,000, 7,000,000 after discount.
A-rank: 50,000,000, 35,000,000 after discount. S-Rank: 500,000,000, 350,000,000 after discount.