Chapter 73 - Training (1/2)

As stories told, this planet was rich in natural energy in ancient times. Even the vegetation was so energized that Golden Crows who fed on them had refined bodies upon birth, and would easily reach the third or fourth rank with minimal training.

At the moment, however, Su Ping had quite a big problem with the beginning of his study.

This world was currently so full of humans who sought to cultivate their bodies that all available herbs and medicines helpful for body forging were almost exhausted. Since the natural energy in the environment also underwent a decrease as time went by, people had to find materials from newly-discovered s.p.a.ce fractures.

Luckily for Su Ping, there were some valuable elixirs and similar things he could use in the settlers’ base. By spending all of his remaining merit points, he purchased several mid to low rank ones.

Wonder how these will work out…

Since he still had to wait for his items to be delivered, he planned to spend a few days in the shop to train his augmentation skills first. Still, the workers in the base were faster than he expected. On the second day after he placed his order, a team consisting of eight uniformed guards and a settler reached his shop in a large black van that looked more fortified than armored vehicles used by banks.

It seemed this settler had decided to retire and become a deliveryman instead of risking his life day and night in expeditions.

“Greetings, sir. This is what you requested yesterday. ‘Millennium Wyrm Weed’, ‘G.o.dfire Cypress’…”

The old settler carried several secured coffers made out of special alloys into his shop. Su Ping simply needed to enter the pa.s.sword he learned when shopping to open them. Anyone else who attempted to break the coffers open would only destroy the contents instead.

Su Ping picked a random one and checked the rich energy leaking through the opened lid, before he sent the workers away.

Meanwhile, the owners of shops nearby and some pedestrians all curiously looked Su Ping’s way.

“Look at that. Those guys are from the federal government, aren’t they?”

“Here to close the b.a.s.t.a.r.d down, I wonder? Serves him right. Not even the feds can stand this scammer.”

“Yeah. I went there once. Man those are some crazy prices, I tell you. Thank G.o.d I got away before he forced me to buy stuff.”

“Seriously? That’s so lame.”

Su Ping accidentally heard those words and couldn’t help shaking his head in embarra.s.sment. For the moment, he did need to close the shop since he needed time to look at the medicines.

“See that? He went out of business.”

“That’s what happens to a loser like him!”

“Let’s just get out of here.”

…

Meanwhile, Su Ping went inside the pet room, closed the door, and began looking through all four coffers. As soon as he unlocked all of them, Little Skeleton, who had been resting in a nursing pen, woke up upon sensing the overwhelming energy that filled the room.

The first merchandise was a handful of Millennium Wyrm Weed recovered from a new s.p.a.ce fracture. This particular plant, tagged “120,000 merit points”, was said to contain the condensed life aura left behind by powerful dragons.

Su Ping took a moment and noticed that the energy was not astral power, but spiritual power. This was just what he needed to train on Solar Bulwark. The nursing pens in the pet room were supposed to be built out of spirit stones which could slowly enhance the bodies of pets. Su Ping was going to overhaul himself by directly consuming items full of spiritual power.