Chapter 83

Qi Yuan stood at the entrance of the classroom, took a deep breath, and firmly held the secret letter his mother had given him.

Qi Yuan's efforts in Changning Prefecture over the years could only be described as neither right nor wrong, and it was virtually impossible for him to advance through merit.

However, the booklet in Su Xin's hands could give him enough merit to become an official member of the Blood Robe Tower!

Originally, although Qi Yuan's Blood Robe Society was also making every effort to collect poisons produced by the Southern Barbarians, they even specially trained many disciples to learn the Southern Barbarian language, and went to great lengths to communicate and purchase these poisons.

Even so, the number of poisons Qi Yuan could collect each year was only a few dozen, at most a hundred.

Now, the booklet Su Xin presented listed all the poisons the Southern Barbarian tribes could find, regardless of their usefulness, totaling over a thousand.

As long as these poisons were delivered to the main hall of the Blood Robe Tower, this great merit would be enough for him to advance to an official member.

Closing the booklet, Qi Yuan let out a long breath and said, "The Blood Robe Society is willing to respect Su Bangzhu as the leader!"

He Tian immediately said, "The Iron Knife Society is also willing to respect Su Bangzhu as the leader."

Most of the time, the Iron Knife Society relied on him alone, and his subordinates had no profitable businesses.

Su Xin's move was exactly what He Tian wanted. Although the five million taels were to be divided among three parties, it still amounted to over a million taels, equivalent to three months' total income for the Iron Knife Society. Exchanging the title of leader for this amount of silver was a good deal.

"The Divine Wind Society is also willing to respect Su Bangzhu as the leader," Gong Qingfeng said solemnly.

Seeing that the other three societies had already agreed, Ning Luojun secretly nudged Meng Changhe and anxiously signaled to him.

Respecting Su Xin as the leader on the surface would not cost them anything.

Exchanging an empty title for over a million taels of silver was a profitable deal, and it was not a one-time transaction. Every year, the Central Plains merchant caravans would come.

As for the past grievances, they were nothing compared to this money, not even worth mentioning!

However, the thought of having to call this person, who had a blood feud with him, "leader" made Meng Changhe feel stifled.

But under the urging looks of Ning Luojun and Duan Xiao, Meng Changhe gritted his teeth and said, "The Three Heroes Society also agrees to respect you as the leader!"

The moment Meng Changhe finished speaking, a voice in Su Xin's mind said, "Congratulations, host, for completing the main quest: Dominate Changning Prefecture.

Quest reward: Open the store system, one designated category extraction right (limited to three and a half stars)."

Suppressing his excitement, Su Xin smiled lightly and said, "Since that's the case, I will not hesitate to take the position of leader. I will have the tokens of the Southern Barbarian tribes delivered to you.

However, I must say one thing in advance: the prices of the items in these booklets, whether for purchase or sale, have been carefully calculated by me.

These prices will satisfy the Southern Barbarian tribes and make the merchants feel the pinch but still make a profit. So I advise you not to change these prices, otherwise, if it causes dissatisfaction, I will not be responsible."

Hearing Su Xin's words, everyone nodded. As leaders of their respective societies, they were not short-sighted.

They planned to do this business for the long term. Lowering the prices for the Southern Barbarian tribes or raising the prices for the merchants would be like killing the goose that lays the golden eggs, which they would not do.

Eager to check his rewards in the system, Su Xin returned to the Flying Eagle Gang and immediately locked himself in his room, entering the system.

At this moment, the large screen in the system space no longer had just one wheel but also a small store symbol.

With a thought, Su Xin opened the store symbol, which was divided into five categories: martial arts, consumables, weapons, pills, and miscellaneous items.

After a brief browse, Su Xin was dazzled by some of the names, and the martial arts were shockingly powerful.

Shangguan Jinhong, Dongfang Bubai, Xiong Ba, Li Chenzhou, Shi Zhixuan, Yuan Shisanxian, Pang Ban, Wan Guicang, Ye Gucheng...

So many powerful antagonists made Su Xin's heart race, but the prices for the martial arts below made him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

A four-star martial art required 3200 points to extract after a random draw, but in the store, it required double the price.

A four and a half-star martial art required 10,000 points, and a five-star martial art required 20,000 points.

"System, aren't these prices too expensive? At this price, I might as well just draw randomly."

The system explained, "The price of a four-star martial art being doubled is actually normal. When the host draws, the character is random, but in the store, you can specify the character and the martial art, so the price is doubled.

While the prices for four and a half-star and five-star martial arts are expensive, they are cheaper than drawing.

If the host draws a four and a half-star character, you cannot use the antagonist points to specify the extraction, and there is a chance of drawing nothing. You can only use 1000 antagonist points to increase the success rate by 10%.

So if the host wants to extract a four and a half-star martial art with 100% success, you need to use one advanced draw and 10,000 antagonist points.

Now, the host only needs to pay 10,000 antagonist points to get the desired four and a half-star martial art and save one advanced draw."

Hearing the system's explanation, Su Xin was speechless.

It seemed that the system was making it sound like he was getting a great deal.

Flipping through the other options, the prices were generally high. For example, the Shaolin Minor Return Pill, which he had previously drawn, required 200 antagonist points to exchange.

Exchanging daily cultivation pills for antagonist points was clearly not cost-effective.

However, there were some with a higher cost-effectiveness, such as the Spirit God Pill, which helps先天武者冲击壁垒, rated three stars, priced at 300 antagonist points, the same as other three-star daily cultivation pills.

But in the outside world, the Spirit God Pill was in high demand but short supply, said to be a unique pill from the Western Border Secret Sect, rarely circulating in the Central Plains martial world.

There were too many weapons and miscellaneous items, and Su Xin only glanced at them. If he needed something, he would come back to buy it.

The only thing that surprised Su Xin in the store system was the consumables.

The prices of consumables were also high, with each consumable priced at one-tenth of the original price.

For example, the Flame Blade, which Su Xin had previously drawn, was rated three and a half stars, requiring 1600 antagonist points for a specified draw, and 3200 points in the store, making the consumable price 320 points.

Su Xin had seen the power of the Flame Blade, an absolute life-saving skill. Spending 320 antagonist points for a life-saving opportunity was worth it.

Moreover, the Flame Blade was the least cost-effective type of martial skill among consumables because it was counted by "use."

From the detailed description below the consumables, Su Xin learned that some consumables were counted by use, while others were counted by time, ranging from a quarter of an hour to half an hour.

For example, Xiong Ba's Three-Part Primordial Energy could not be used by count but had a half-hour limit.

Within half an hour, as long as your internal energy was sufficient, you could use Three-Part Primordial Energy infinitely.

Ye Gucheng's Heavenly Flying Immortal was counted by use.

This flexible exchange method allowed Su Xin to choose different consumables at different times.

Of course, there was a restriction on consumables: they could only be used three times a day, with each use separated by an hour.

This was to prevent Su Xin from using consumables multiple times in a row, causing an imbalance in power.

For example, if Heavenly Flying Immortal, a top-tier killing move, could be used continuously, it would be a bug-like existence, and the system would never allow such a thing to happen.

"Right, my quest reward also includes a designated category extraction right for a three and a half-star level. I will use it now to extract a martial art."

On the large screen, images of various characters kept changing, and finally, a tall figure appeared.

This was a young man in white, with fair skin, sharp features, and a handsome face, tall and graceful, like a tree in the wind.

If you only looked at his appearance, he was undoubtedly a charming young hero, but in reality, he was a villain with a wolfish heart, cunning and vicious, willing to do anything to achieve his goals, even betraying his brother and friends for power.

He was one of the main characters in the first half of Wen Rui'an's "Who Is the Hero" series, the leader of the Golden Wind and Fine Rain Tower, Bai Choufei!

Bai Choufei had a dual personality: one side was arrogant and sharp, while the other was ambitious and ruthless.

Although Bai Choufei was a thorough villain, some of his traits were admirable.

Wen Rui'an described Bai Choufei's life with eight words: the heart to fly, never dies.

Bai Choufei never gave up, fought again and again, became stronger with each defeat, and remained undaunted despite his ruthless actions. Despite his bloodstained hands, his actions made him a world-class hero.

Regardless of right or wrong, good or evil, what Su Xin admired most about Bai Choufei was his resilience.

After experiencing various injustices and setbacks, he still proudly stood with his hands behind his back, looking up at the sky—only the sky can accommodate my flight!

He did not have the background of his elder brother, Su Mengchen, who was born the young master of the Golden Wind and Fine Rain Tower and revered by the world.

He did not have the prestigious lineage of Wang Xiaoshi, who came from the Zizai Gate, a place of countless top-notch experts.

What he had was only his indomitable fighting spirit and ambition!

This was Bai Choufei, the Bai Choufei who would do anything to soar above the nine heavens!