"I knew you were expensive, but I really didn't know you'd be *this* expensive~"
Qin Mu had heard about the price of combat suits.
A D-grade combat suit-one he saw some fool wearing yesterday-was worth a million.
A million!
His own small apartment, if he were to buy it, would at most be five hundred thousand!
A single combat suit, worth a million. Was he going to walk around wearing two apartments every day?
Absurd.
Even Supervisor Guo told him to buy a B-grade one.
Seven million!
Just these two items alone completely cleaned out his wallet, leaving him with a few hundred thousand for pocket money, not even enough to buy a shield and a combat saber.
"No wonder, no wonder they ask for money every month."
"Without this money, there's no way to Cultivate. Even if you Breakthrough, equipment and Cultivation Techniques all require extensive upgrades."
Xiao Yi tilted her head and looked at Qin Mu.
"Master, do you need Xiao Yi to help you with the matching purchases?"
Yes.
Don't waste his time with accounting.
Equipment could wait.
Seriously.
Qin Mu still had things he absolutely had to buy.
"First, let's look at houses, from the market.
"How much do houses cost in Jiangcheng's city center's safest area?"
Whoosh~
The projection changed into a map of Jiangcheng.
"Yes, in Jiangcheng's central district, currently available properties are mostly villas. The lowest value is 180 million!
Hehe.
"Consider it unasked."
Qin Mu immediately dropped his smile.
Xiao Yi also put away the display: "Master, Xiao Yi detected that you are an S-grade core member of Jiangcheng Martial Arts Hall. With your authority, you should be able to apply for a Martial Arts Hall residence."
"Jiangcheng Martial Arts Hall Community."
An elegant community appeared in the projection.
"Security here is the best in Jiangcheng. Within thirty years since its establishment, no serious criminal cases have ever occurred. The only fight records were Martial Artists sparring too loudly and being misunderstood.
There's such a benefit?
That guy, Supervisor Guo, had been concealing things!!
This won't do.
Qin Mu had to make a call to ask.
"Supervisor Guo, I want to ask, what are the conditions for moving into the Jiangcheng Martial Arts Hall Community?"
Slap~
Supervisor Guo on the other end of the phone immediately slapped his forehead:
"Sorry, Little Qin, I got a bit too excited just now, and I have forgotten many things."
"There is still a townhouse in the Martial Arts Hall Community. You can find some time to move in. I have opened up the permissions for you."
"Also."
"You are a Mentalist. Don't hurry to the Martial Arts Hall's mall to buy the Mentalist Cultivation Techniques. For now, I am helping you contact a teacher, and he will teach you all of the Cultivation Techniques later on."
Pfft!!!
Qin Mu felt like spitting three liters of blood upon hearing that.
Free Martial Arts Hall Community; that was a sure comfort.
However, the Cultivation Technique suffered a great loss!
Five million!
Five million credit points!!
Qin Mu didn't even know how he was so willing just now, buying it without a second thought!
"Supervisor Guo, what should I do if I've already bought it? Can I get a refund?"
Huh?
Supervisor Guo was also stunned: "Do you think something like a Cultivation Technique has a refund option?"
Speechless.
Of course not!
Once a Cultivation Technique is in your hands, you can just take a photo or record a video, and it's all documented. How can they let you refund it? Sigh~
Supervisor Guo sighed: "My fault, my fault. Never buy any more Cultivation Techniques from now on. For those five million, I will privately reimburse you. The other ten million, I have also applied for it and will transfer it to you now."
Right away, Xiao Yi cheered in surprise, clapping her hands and saying: "Master, Master, congratulations on receiving 15 million credit points~"
"Current account balance: 28.83 million.
Phew~!
I temporarily forgive you!
"Then… thank you, Supervisor Guo." Qin Mu wasn't being polite at all.
Five million, after all.
What if being polite made it disappear?
Supervisor Guo didn't really care either.
Five million?
The cost of just one Vicious Beast was really nothing.
Merely bringing Qin Mu into the Martial Arts Hall was a reward worth more than that amount.
Moreover,
If Qin Mu could ask him for reimbursement, couldn't he ask the Hall Master for reimbursement?
Hmm?
Our Jiangcheng Martial Arts Hall Master is quite wealthy after all~
"I just told you about Flying Blades, don't try to play dumb with me and intentionally save money." Supervisor Guo particularly warned: "Combat suits ensure safety, I don't need to remind you of that, but Flying Blades are definitely the best way to improve your efficiency in killing Vicious Beasts right now."
"An A-grade Flying Blade, even used by an Apprentice Mentalist, can easily break through the defenses of most Fourth-Order Yao Beasts."
Mm.
Qin Mu deeply understood this point.
"I understand, thanks for the reminder."
Supervisor Guo hung up the phone, and on the other side, he let out a chuckle.
"Xiao Liang, check the odds for Qin Mu placing in the top ten of the Martial Examination."
Gao Xiaoliang's eyes lit up.
"Supervisor, could it be…
"Nonsense!" Supervisor Guo cursed under his breath: "When there's money to be made, not making it, are you stupid? Qin Mu is a Mentalist, equipped with A-grade Flying Blades, getting into the top ten is no difficulty!"
Understood!
Instantly understood!
Gao Xiaoliang quickly opened his smart system and skillfully entered Jiangcheng's black market.
In essence, the black market was the place where things that couldn't quite be seen by the public were sold.
Jiangcheng Martial Arts Hall was directly affiliated with Jiangcheng, but even clear water has no fish; it couldn't be completely sealed off.
Some of the black market vendors were even backed by the Ten Thousand Merchants Alliance.
"Martial Examination odds."
"The highest is Genius Psionicist Bai Qiuye from the Heavenly Sword Pavilion, followed by Qu Han from Starbreaker, Wen Wu from Hegemony Martial Arts Hall. The Ten Thousand Merchants Alliance also has many people at the top, Ling Qianxue and Lu Zhuo were both reported by the Ten Thousand Merchants Alliance."
"Hmm~ Qin Mu… odds for top ten, 1:1.55?"
Bang!
Supervisor Guo directly became furious when he heard this.
"Ling Qianxue, that girl actually moved so fast?"
A change in odds must be Ling Qianxue's doing.
Otherwise, an unnamed Apprentice Ninth Level examinee, to get into the top ten, would have odds of at least over ten.
"Hey boss, shall we bet?" Gao Xiaoliang asked.
"Are you an idiot? 1.55 isn't free money anymore? It's just a little less!" Supervisor Guo didn't even think about it, directly betting 80 million!
.On the other side.
Ling Qianxue looked at the empty four-digit balance in her account, a smug smile appearing on her lips.
"Hehe~"
"Qin Mu! All the money you made me lose, I'm going to earn back from you!"
Five hundred million!
Ling Qianxue patted her chest and borrowed 500 million from her father, betting it all on Qin Mu entering the top ten of the Martial Examination.
The original odds of over ten immediately plummeted to single digits.
Combined odds still reached as high as 1:5.
As long as Qin Mu entered the top ten, Ling Qianxue would net 2 billion! "Qin Mu, you Wood, you absolutely must work hard this time!" Ling Qianxue thought about it, still feeling uneasy, and secretly clenched her fist: "No, I must go supervise your Cultivation!!"