Inside the first-floor bar of the Limit Guild, a dozen warriors were chatting. At one table surrounded by several people sat the members of the Hammer Squad.
As Luo Feng walked in, greetings rang out.
“Hey, Luo Feng!”
“Hey, Crazy, you’re here?”
Luo Feng smiled and responded as he took a seat at the Hammer Squad’s table. The table included Gao Feng, Wei Tie, Wei Qing, Chen Gu, Luo Feng, and the disabled Zhang Ke. After sitting down, the six of them laughed and drank together until around nine o’clock, when they sent Zhang Ke home.
Only five of them remained at the table.
“Luo Feng, tell us, how should we deal with the monster materials we obtained this time?” Gao Feng asked with a smile.
“I say, just sell them for money,” Wei Tie immediately suggested.
Luo Feng shook his head. “Captain, the share of monster materials I received this time, I plan to sell to the Limit Headquarters Guild for contribution points. My current contribution points are pitifully low—only a few hundred. I haven’t even reached the one-star level yet.” These few hundred points were leftovers from the time he had slaughtered over ten thousand warrior-level monsters and sold a small portion to the Limit Martial Arts Guild.
“That’s true. Luo Feng still hasn’t reached the one-star contribution level,” Gao Feng nodded.
The others also nodded with smiles.
“Yeah, we should definitely get some contribution points. There are many benefits to having a high contribution score,” Chen Gu added. “For example, if you want to purchase secret techniques, you have to buy them yourself. Only with sufficient contribution points can buying secret techniques be the most cost-effective. Also, only with a star rating can you access certain special training rooms in the Limit Headquarters Guild.”
Luo Feng nodded. Some high-tech, extremely expensive training rooms were so costly that even some major factions couldn’t afford them.
Only colossal organizations like the Limit Martial Arts Guild and the Thunder Martial Arts Guild could build unique training chambers in every city base. However, these chambers were only accessible to those whose contribution points reached a certain level, allowing them a limited amount of training time each year.
“Alright then,” Gao Feng said, pulling out a piece of paper from his pocket. “This is a list of the monster materials we obtained this time. Each item has a market valuation. In total, the estimated value is around 2.2 billion credits.” Gao Feng kept his voice low.
It was already quite late, and there were only a few people left in the bar. Even if someone overheard, it wouldn’t matter much.
“This time, Luo Feng and I were the main fighters, while Chen Gu, Wei Tie, and Wei Qing were supporting us. So, Chen Gu, Wei Tie, and Wei Qing will each receive 10%, which is about 220 million credits. Luo Feng and I will each receive 35%, which is 770 million credits!” Gao Feng looked around at the others. “Any objections?”
The members of the Hammer Squad all smiled.
What objections could there be?
In the past one or two years, they had only earned about a hundred million credits. This time, in a much shorter period, each of the three—Chen Gu, Wei Tie, and Wei Qing—had earned 220 million credits! Of course, this was also related to their improved strength after taking gene-enhancing pills. Without the enhancement, they wouldn’t have been able to assist Luo Feng and Gao Feng in the outskirts of City 003.
“Luo Feng, you choose the monster materials worth 770 million credits. You can decide what to do with them yourself,” Gao Feng handed the paper over and called toward the bar counter, “Bring a pen over here.”
Luo Feng looked at the paper carefully.
When the pen arrived, Luo Feng quickly marked his selections, soon choosing nearly 770 million credits worth of monster materials. Nowadays, with frequent online exchanges among warriors and fierce competition among the managers who purchased monster materials, prices were already quite transparent and accurate.
“Are you selling these to the Limit Headquarters Guild just to get contribution points for buying secret techniques?” Gao Feng asked curiously.
“I’m planning to buy the first four volumes of the ‘Ninefold Thunder Blade’ secret techniques,” Luo Feng replied helplessly. “Actually, I only need the fourth volume, but unfortunately, they don’t sell individual volumes. You can only buy the first few volumes together. I really wanted to buy the first five volumes of the ‘Ninefold Thunder Blade.'”
Unfortunately…
To purchase the first five volumes, it would cost 2 billion credits at full price, or 1 billion credits at half price. However, the half-price condition required reaching the ‘three-star contribution level,’ which meant accumulating a full 1 million contribution points! If he were to buy contribution points directly, at a rate of 10,000 Chinese credits per point, it would cost a staggering 10 billion credits!
Even selling monster materials to the Limit Martial Arts Guild for contribution points was more cost-effective, but Luo Feng didn’t have that many materials to sell.
So for now, he could only afford the first four volumes.
The first four volumes of the ‘Ninefold Thunder Blade’ cost 500 million credits at full price, or 250 million credits at half price. The half-price condition required reaching the ‘two-star contribution level,’ which meant accumulating 100,000 contribution points.
“Selling secret techniques is definitely the most exploitative,” Wei Qing couldn’t help but nod. “On the HR Alliance side, the prices for secret techniques are slightly lower than the full price at the Limit Martial Arts Guild. But compared to the half price at the Limit Martial Arts Guild, they’re much more expensive.”
“I know. The first four volumes of the ‘Ninefold Thunder Blade’ cost 500 million credits at full price at the Limit Martial Arts Guild, or 250 million credits at half price. On the HR Alliance side, although there’s no contribution point requirement, it still costs 400 million credits!” Luo Feng shook his head helplessly. In terms of attractiveness, the half-price deal at the Limit Martial Arts Guild was indeed the lowest in the market!
Unfortunately, the half-price deal required a high contribution point threshold.
“After calculating everything, I still think it’s more cost-effective to sell monster materials to the Limit Headquarters Guild.”
…
The next day, the Hammer Squad went directly to the HR Alliance Mall in Jiangnan Base City. First, Captain Gao Feng, Wei Tie, Wei Qing, and Chen Gu went together to retrieve the monster materials stored in a large storage box. Then they handed all the materials Luo Feng had selected to him.
The warrior’s backpack was unpacked layer by layer, reaching a height of 1.2 meters before all the materials were placed inside.
Gao Feng, Wei Tie, Wei Qing, and Chen Gu all sold their monster materials to the HR Alliance. After some bargaining, they earned slightly more than the estimated price. Gao Feng earned 780 million credits, while Wei Tie, Wei Qing, and Chen Gu each earned a little over 220 million credits.
“Alright, let’s go to the Headquarters Guild.”
The Limit Headquarters Guild was the Limit Martial Arts Guild’s stronghold in Jiangnan Base City, but Luo Feng rarely visited this place.
“Hey, Gao Feng.”
“Big Gun.”
“Crazy.”
As soon as they entered the first floor of the Limit Headquarters Guild, many warriors recognized Luo Feng and his group, greeting them warmly. Luo Feng and his companions also chatted happily with everyone. Most warriors had met each other during rest periods at supply bases. Luo Feng’s reputation was already quite well-known now.
Led by a woman in a blue suit, Luo Feng and his group took the elevator to the 23rd floor.
Ding!
The elevator doors opened.
“Please follow me,” the woman in the blue suit smiled, leading Luo Feng and his group into an office where a middle-aged woman was sitting in front of a computer.
“Welcome, welcome, the Hammer Squad,” the middle-aged woman smiled. “I’m Luo Yunqin.”
“Manager Luo and I share the same surname,” Luo Feng smiled. “Manager Luo, these are the monster materials we brought this time. Please take a look.” He said as he placed the oversized backpack on the ground, loosening the ropes, and a large amount of monster materials poured out into a nearby metal basin.
Luo Yunqin’s eyes lit up. She immediately retrieved her briefcase, opened it, and took out some tools.
Beep beep beep~~
Under the scanner, the quality, name, and price of each monster material appeared directly on the screen. No manual inspection was needed, and soon the total price appeared on the screen.
“The total price is 510 million credits, and the contribution points are 255,000,” Luo Yunqin smiled.
Luo Feng nodded slightly.
If sold to the HR Alliance, this batch of monster materials could fetch around 770 million credits. However, at the Limit Headquarters Guild, they could only sell for about two-thirds of that price—510 million credits, which was 260 million credits less. However, it added 255,000 contribution points. If he were to obtain these contribution points purely through donations, it would cost a staggering 2.55 billion credits.
In other words…
Selling monster materials to the Limit Headquarters Guild resulted in a loss of 10 million credits but gained 10,000 contribution points. This was ten times more cost-effective than donating. It was obvious that the Limit Martial Arts Guild encouraged everyone to earn contribution points by hunting monsters. If someone tried to obtain contribution points by donating to the Limit Guild, it was considered cheating, hence the rate of 10,000 Chinese credits for just 1 contribution point, serving as a punitive measure.
“Confirm the sale?” Luo Yunqin smiled at Luo Feng.
“Confirm,” Luo Feng nodded.
Unlike the HR Alliance, the Limit Headquarters Guild did not allow price negotiations. However, the prices offered by the Limit Headquarters Guild were generally fair and transparent.
“Count the materials from two low-level beast lord-level monsters as part of my achievements,” Luo Feng said.
“Alright. Currently, your warrior rank is ‘Low-Level Beast Lord-Level’,” Luo Yunqin nodded and entered the information directly.
A warrior’s rank was determined by their achievements in hunting monsters.
For example, to reach the ‘Low-Level Beast Lord-Level,’ one must have the achievements of killing two low-level beast lord monsters! However, these achievements generally lacked strong credibility. After all, no one could verify whether the monster was personally killed by the warrior, as it was entirely possible to purchase monster materials and claim them as one’s own.
However—
The use of warrior ranks was not significant. Within the warrior community, everyone knew who was strong and who was weak based on reputation. If a rich kid bought the corpses of two low-level lords and claimed to have killed them, thereby becoming a ‘Low-Level War God,’ it could easily attract challenges from other warriors.
If they had the strength, it would be fine.
But if they didn’t, a ‘Low-Level War God’ getting beaten up by a group of Beast Lords would be extremely embarrassing. Therefore, people without sufficient strength generally didn’t want to obtain such a title.
“Two months ago, I killed over ten thousand warrior-level monsters in just two months, most of them high-level warrior monsters. Most warriors recognized me as a Low-Level Beast Lord. I’m sure the parents of Li Wei would also conclude that I have the strength of a Low-Level Beast Lord when they investigate suspects. Since that’s the case, I might as well officially change my warrior rank to ‘Low-Level Beast Lord.'”
…
Late that night, in Luo Feng’s home theater room.
The wall screen entered the ‘Limit Home’ webpage. The most prominent feature on this page was a list.
Name: Luo Feng
Gender: Male
Address: Jiangnan Base City, China
Warrior ID: 426123 2056 0801 0002
Rank: Beast Lord-Level (Low-Level)
Contribution Points: 255,612 (Two-Star)
Currency Balance: 1.1898 billion Chinese Credits
“Online Mall, Secret Technique ‘Ninefold Thunder Blade.'” Luo Feng quickly typed on the wireless keyboard touchscreen, entering the purchase page for the ‘Ninefold Thunder Blade’ secret techniques and carefully browsing through them, especially noticing the line at the top: ‘Ninefold Thunder Blade’—Full Nine Volumes, Price 100 billion Chinese Credits (Full Price), 50 billion Chinese Credits (Half Price, Requirement: Four-Star Contribution Points)’
This was an astronomical price!
More expensive than the Water of Life, and it required Four-Star Contribution Points.
Luo Feng shook his head, lightly tapping the button to purchase the first four volumes of the secret techniques.
“Please confirm, are you sure you want to purchase the first four volumes of the ‘Ninefold Thunder Blade’? The cost is 250 million Chinese Credits!”
“Confirm!” Luo Feng clicked.
“Please verify with your fingerprint again.”
Luo Feng placed his finger on the fingerprint scanner of the wireless keyboard, shaking his head with a sigh… Unfortunately, purchasing the first five volumes of the ‘Ninefold Thunder Blade’ required a ‘Three-Star Contribution Point’ for the half price, which he couldn’t afford. He could only purchase the first four volumes for now. According to common knowledge, the ‘Ninefold Thunder Blade’ became increasingly difficult as it progressed.
He had managed to master the third level due to special circumstances and fortunate opportunities. The fourth level would probably take a very long time unless another opportunity arose.
Beep!
“Fingerprint verification passed.”
“Purchase successful!”
“Payment successful!”
A series of prompts appeared on the screen: “The first four volumes of the ‘Ninefold Thunder Blade’ secret techniques will be delivered to Mr. Luo Feng’s home within 24 hours.”
Luo Feng exhaled deeply: “The secret techniques have been purchased. Now I need to think about how to safely sell the dragon egg and that set of battle armor and sword!”
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