Chapter 56

Zhuochuan looked at the time again. After his soul's active reinforcement, his modern world body had become very resilient, and he could go without food for at least a day or two without any issues.

"I'll go borrow some soul crystals, you take care of the house," he said casually as he left the door.

"Only the master would dare to say he can casually borrow soul crystals," Dahei said at the door, also paying a casual compliment.

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Taking an autonomous car, he arrived at Xie Huitian's house. Among the people he currently associated with, only Xie Huitian could possibly lend him such a quantity of soul crystals. Of course, Zhuochuan had made an appointment, and Xie Huitian had long passed the stage of school learning. He either went to the fighting arena or rested at home, having a lot of free time.

Xie Huitian was naturally very pleased to see Zhuochuan. Xie Huitian had been actively trying to befriend him, and after Zhuochuan defeated an E-level citizen, having such a friend greatly increased his status and potential influence, and opened up more possibilities for the future.

Zhuochuan didn't beat around the bush and directly stated his purpose. After a few months in the new world, he understood that people here, unless they were building relationships, were very efficient in their actions, especially when it came to borrowing money. Before borrowing, one had to ensure they had the ability to repay, and that the other party was willing. In the modern world, people who relied solely on so-called relationships to borrow money without repayment simply did not exist.

Zhuochuan naturally had the ability to repay and had real collateral. Although the trillions of funds could not directly be exchanged for soul crystals, through Xie Huitian's operations, there was a high possibility of obtaining the qualification to exchange, which formed the basis of the collateral.

Sure enough, after learning Zhuochuan's purpose, Xie Huitian showed no difficulty at all. "Zhuochuan, since you've explained how you will repay in such detail, I will naturally lend it to you. To be honest, I benefit from this as well. To obtain trillions of underground currency, with the savings left by my predecessor, it could be done. But to snatch this share from those citizens, without your influence, I wouldn't dare to do it. Now, with your name, I can also use my own funds to operate."

Xie Huitian spoke candidly, and Zhuochuan naturally felt more favorably towards him. This was the hidden benefit of killing an E-level citizen. With this deterrent, those citizens below E-level wouldn't dare to make things difficult for him over some soul crystals.

However, if someone like Xie Huitian, who had the property of a soul successor but lacked real power, came to snatch the share, they would naturally have ways to deal with it. At least, they could force him to improve, just as they did with Zhuochuan, which Xie Huitian himself couldn't withstand.

Of course, if Xie Huitian did his job and stayed within his bounds, no one would deliberately target him. After all, his situation was different from Zhuochuan's. Xie Huitian had been making rapid progress since his rebirth two years ago, without the period of poor performance that Zhuochuan had. Other citizens couldn't stifle a citizen-in-waiting who was destined to become a citizen, as the Earth Mother would not allow it.

The two chatted about some other matters and exchanged some insights. Xie Huitian was very shrewd and didn't ask Zhuochuan what he needed so many soul crystals for, but he could guess. It was all about improving strength and becoming a citizen as soon as possible, which was the main life goal of the citizen-in-waiting society.

Ten thousand low-grade soul crystals were indeed a lot, but Xie Huitian was an H-level citizen soul successor. His predecessor didn't die like B47995, leaving behind a large amount of property. After using some for body repair and maintenance, there was still a considerable amount left for Xie Huitian to use.

"Under normal circumstances, ten thousand low-grade soul crystals are equivalent to ten medium-grade soul crystals. The ratio between high, medium, and low grades is one to a thousand, but there is a purity issue. This ratio is just the official number published by the Earth Mother, and the exchange quantity is limited. There is also a market exchange ratio, which fluctuates greatly. The purity also affects the exchange ratio. I have ten medium-grade soul crystals with a purity of 68%, you can take them first."

Zhuochuan believed that Xie Huitian was definitely giving him more benefits, and the actual amount was definitely more than ten thousand low-grade soul crystals. However, he wouldn't make false protests verbally; he would repay him in the future.

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Zhuochuan took the ten medium-grade soul crystals home and saw Dahei pacing in the yard, muttering to himself.

"Was it a bit too much to ask for the first time? The master is just a citizen-in-waiting, and his social circle is limited. Can he really borrow them?"

"Ah, after being inactive for so long, my abilities have declined. If there are too few, it might not be enough. If I could borrow medium-grade soul crystals, even with a purity of 50%, it would be enough to set up a simulation scenario, and the success rate would be close to 100%."

This guy was indeed very loyal. Zhuochuan's new world body had well-developed senses, and he naturally heard everything clearly.

"Take them and use them. If it's not enough, I'll get more," Zhuochuan said, bypassing him and placing the ten medium-grade soul crystals on the table.

"Medium-grade soul crystals with 68% purity! Who lent these to you?" Dahei jumped onto the table, swallowed one, and then asked with a look of enjoyment.

"What, are you surprised?" Zhuochuan was confused. This guy should have been used to eating high-grade soul crystals before.

"I'm not surprised by the soul crystals, but by the fact that a citizen-in-waiting can borrow such medium-grade crystals. You know, even ordinary lower-level citizens are reluctant to use them, let alone lend them," Dahei said, but he didn't hesitate to eat them, finishing all ten in no time.

Zhuochuan felt a pang of pain, but he knew that such a large expenditure would likely yield good results.

"You don't need to ask. I'll ask you. According to your previous statement, to deduce the method for breaking through in the Courage attribute, I need to consume ten thousand low-grade soul crystals. Now that I have the crystals, how long will it take you to give me an answer?"

"Hmm, let me think. I've been inactive for too long. I estimate it will take about three days. During this time, I need complete silence and can't give you any guidance."

"Alright, go to the storage room and deduce. I'll rest for a while." Zhuochuan thought it was perfect; he also needed to return to the modern world to take care of some matters.

Soul crystals were too precious, and he now fully understood this. He needed to prepare well in the modern world so that when he had the ability to condense soul crystals, he wouldn't lack the soul power.