mijobooks Chapter 56: A Review of the Gains
Chapter 56: A Review of the Gains
Back at his lodgings, Ye Feng took a shower, changed into clean clothes, sat on the bed, and turned on his personal combat terminal.
Alcohol did not affect his thinking.
In fact, his physical condition was so strong that ordinary alcohol had no effect on him at all.
Despite drinking all night, his mind remained as clear as a mirror.
Kill points: 19800.
How should we spend this huge sum of money?
Ye Feng began to think seriously.
First, he looked at his own talent.
The [Bloodlust] talent is currently at purple quality.
Above the purple is orange.
How many kill points are needed to upgrade from purple to orange?
Ye Feng checked the upgrade options on the system panel, and then his eye twitched.
One hundred thousand.
A full 100,000 kill points.
"I can't afford to play this game." Ye Feng decisively abandoned this path. "Where am I supposed to get 100,000 kill points? Unless there are ten more beast tides."
Ten beast tides?
Ye Feng laughed when he thought of that number.
One beast tide almost crippled Jiangcheng; if ten more come, Jiangcheng will probably be gone.
Forget it, let's put the talent upgrade on hold for now, we can do it when we have more kill points.
Then, the remaining choices are clear.
Improve your cultivation level.
Martial arts cultivation and mental power master cultivation.
Ye Feng's current cultivation level is: peak third-tier martial artist, peak second-tier mental energy master.
This level of cultivation is already quite good among ordinary people.
But compared to a beast tide, it's not enough.
A peak third-tier martial artist, yet possessing over 20,000 points of health. While this state of "high attributes and low cultivation" doesn't have any immediate negative effects, Ye Feng knows it's not a long-term solution.
If your cultivation level can't keep up with your attributes, it's like a sports car with a high-horsepower engine but cheap tires—it can go very fast, but it might get a tire blowout at any time.
Moreover, improving one's cultivation level will also lead to an increase in attributes.
When a martial artist breaks through from the third to the fourth rank, their Qi and Blood value will experience a qualitative leap.
When a mental power master breaks through from the second to the third level, their mental power will also increase significantly.
If Ye Feng can achieve breakthroughs in both of these areas, his strength will surge once again.
But the question is, how do we break through this barrier?
For a martial artist to advance from the third to the fourth rank, it requires more than just the accumulation of Qi and Blood; it also requires an understanding of the true meaning of martial arts, a moment of enlightenment, or a great deal of practical experience.
Breakthroughs are even more difficult for psychic practitioners, requiring a qualitative change in their mental power and control over the power of their soul.
Ye Feng has killing points, but killing points cannot be directly exchanged for cultivation.
What he can do is use kill points to exchange for cultivation resources or cultivation manuals, and then improve his cultivation level through cultivation.
With that in mind, Ye Feng opened the military merit exchange system.
Military achievements.
This is his contribution value in the Night Watch system, which can be used to exchange for various resources—cultivation techniques, weapons, potions, materials, and more.
Ye Feng had never carefully reviewed his military achievements before.
He opened the merit panel and then paused for a moment.
Military merits: 89000 points.
Eighty-nine thousand points?
That doesn't seem right.
He remembered that his previous military merits were less than 20,000 points, so how did he suddenly have so many?
Ye Feng carefully examined the details of his military achievements and then understood.
Defend Fortress No. 5, Fortress No. 9, and Fortress No. 12, and you will be rewarded with 30,000 military merit points.
Defeating the beast tide at Xuanwu Fortress will reward you with 40,000 military merit points.
Adding the previous military merit balance, the total is 89,000 points.
"This is too much..." Ye Feng muttered to himself.
He had previously thought that military merits would only be enough to exchange for some basic resources, but he didn't expect to get a big one.
Eighty-nine thousand military merits, if converted into money, would be worth a billion coins according to the Night's Watch's exchange rate.
One billion.
If sold on the black market, it would be worth 10 billion.
Ye Feng never dared to dream of such a number before.
But now, he only has one thought in his mind: how to spend these military merits?
Only by spending money can it be transformed into strength.
If you keep it in your hand, it's just a string of numbers.
Ye Feng opened the cultivation technique category of the military merit exchange system and found the cultivation technique he had been practicing.
Stellar Transformations.
This is his core cultivation technique, and he has completed mastering all three volumes.
Volumes four and five require military merits to redeem.
Ye Feng glanced at the price and then decisively exchanged it.
[Stellar Transformation Volume 4 successfully redeemed, consuming 5000 military merit points]
[Stellar Transformation Volume 5 successfully redeemed, consuming 5000 military merit points]
Ten thousand military merits were lost.
Ye Feng didn't even blink.
Then he found the spiritual power master's technique, "Taiyin Soul Refining Technique".
Similarly, Volumes 4 and 5.
[Successfully redeemed Volume 4 of "Taiyin Soul Refining Technique", consuming 5000 military merit points]
[Successfully redeemed Volume 5 of "Taiyin Soul Refining Technique", consuming 5000 military merit points]
Another ten thousand military merits.
The 20,000 military merits were spent cleanly.
But Ye Feng didn't feel sorry for him at all.
The practice method is the foundation; once the foundation is solid, the path ahead will be easier.
Next up are the weapons.
Ye Feng opened the weapon exchange category.
The black gold battle sword he's currently using is a B-grade weapon; it's of good quality, but it's already somewhat outdated for his strength.
A B-grade weapon can only withstand the infusion of blood and qi from a peak fourth-tier martial artist.
Ye Feng's Qi and Blood points had exceeded 20,000, far surpassing the average peak third-tier warrior. Each time he unleashed his full power, the black-gold battle blade was under immense strain. Although it hadn't broken yet, Ye Feng could sense that the blade was nearing its limit.
He needs a better knife.
Ye Feng quickly browsed the weapons list and soon found his target.
S-grade weapon - Radiant Gold Battle Blade.
Material: Titanium alloy with trace amounts of meteorite iron.
Characteristics: Extremely high strength, capable of withstanding the infusion of a sixth-tier martial artist's qi and blood without damage. The blade undergoes special treatment, making it more than three times sharper than a B-grade weapon. The blade contains a built-in micro-energy conduction circuit, which can efficiently transfer the user's qi and blood power to the blade, reducing energy loss.
Price: S-class weapons have a uniform price of 8000 military merits.
Ye Feng clicked "redeem" without hesitation.
[S-Rank Radiant Gold Battle Blade successfully redeemed, consuming 8000 Military Merit Points]
Ten minutes later, the cultivation technique and weapons were delivered to Ye Feng.
A silver-white battle sword with a faint golden light flowing across its blade appeared in Ye Feng's hand.
He gripped the hilt of the knife tightly, and a warm, gentle power flowed from the hilt into his body, resonating with the energy and blood within him.
Good knife.
Ye Feng couldn't help but admire.
This sword is several levels better than the black gold battle sword he used before.
[Ding! Volumes 4 and 5 of "Stellar Transformations" have been detected. Would you like to add them?]
"yes!"
[Ding! Volumes 4 and 5 of the "Taiyin Soul Refining Technique" have been detected. Would you like to add them?]
"yes!"
Ye Feng then opened the category for mental telekinetic weapons.
The weapons of a psychic are different from those of a martial artist.
Warriors use melee weapons such as swords, longswords, and heavy hammers.
Psychic masters use ranged weapons such as psychic throwing knives, psychic needles, and psychic ropes.
These weapons are very small in size and are controlled entirely by mental power.
The telekinetic throwing knife Ye Feng used before was a C-grade weapon with limited power.
Now that he has earned military merit, he decides to take it one step at a time.
S-grade psychic weapon set.
Includes: twelve S-grade telekinetic throwing knives, a set of S-grade telekinetic needles (thirty-six needles), and an S-grade telekinetic rope.
Price: 15000 military merits.
Ye Feng's eye twitched.
Fifteen thousand military merits, which is almost twice as expensive as the Radiant Gold Battle Blade.
But he hesitated for only a fraction of a second before clicking to redeem.
[S-Rank Telekinetic Weapon Set Successfully Redeemed, Consuming 15000 Military Merit Points]
A set of exquisite telekinetic weapons was delivered to Ye Feng's bachelor apartment ten minutes later.
The twelve throwing knives gleamed coldly, their blades engraved with dense runes and emitting a faint blue glow.
The thirty-six telekinetic needles are as thin as hair and almost invisible to the naked eye, but each one contains terrifying penetrating power.
The telekinetic cord is a thin, long silver thread with a small loop at each end, which can be used to bind, wrap, or cut.
With this set of weapons, Ye Feng's mental attack power will increase several times.
Next, he spent another 10,000 military merits to exchange for a batch of cultivation resources—including Qi and Blood Pills, Spirit Recovery Potions, Body Tempering Liquid, and so on.
He intended to give these resources to the three members of the Dong Sheng team.
As for restorative medicines such as Qi and Blood Pills, they are for personal use.
His [Regeneration] talent allows him to absorb and store a large amount of vital energy at once.
It's like a super-sized blood pack!
Finally, Ye Feng glanced at his remaining military merits.
89000 - 20000 (cultivation techniques) - 8000 (golden battle blade) - 15000 (psychic weapons) - 10000 (cultivation resources) = 36000.
There are 36,000 military merits remaining.
Ye Feng thought for a moment and decided not to spend any more money.
Keep it for future use.
You never know when you might need to exchange for emergency supplies.
After processing his military achievements, Ye Feng opened his system panel.