Chapter 5

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Today was the 12th of June. There were still eight days until the beast tide arrived on the 20th.

This meant that Su Chen had eight more chances to roll the die.

In these eight days, he had to find a way to inform the leaders of Binhai City about the attack of the weeping corpse bird army.

Then, he would have to persuade the leaders of Binhai City to pass down the order and set up defenses in advance.

This was the only way the weeping corpse bird army wouldn’t be able to run rampant in Binhai City.

Only then would the people in the arena not be massacred, and he would not die because of the matter either.

However, this was clearly a very difficult task.

This was because Su Chen could not even meet the most basic requirement.

If he wanted to meet the higher-ups of Binhai City, he would have to at least have abilities akin to a B-grade martial artist.

If he did not have the abilities akin to a B -grade martial artist, he would not be qualified to meet the higher-ups, and even less creditable to tell them that the weeping corpse bird army was about to attack!

However, it would be very difficult to become a B-grade martial artist.

After opening his attributes panel, Su Chen’s face revealed a trace of helplessness and more anger.

[Name: Su Chen]

[Realm: C-grade martial artist]

[Wealth: 125.4 Yuan]

[Blood-qi Points: 24]

[Talents: Monopol (level 1), Martial Arts Close Combat Technique (level 1), Armament Mechanical Hand (level 1), Memory of the Dead (level 1)]

[Real Estate: Binhai City Arena]

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This was Su Chen’s current attributes panel. He was a C-grade martial artist with 24 blood-qi points.

In the age of the myriad races, one with 10 blood-qi points could be considered a D-grade warrior.

With 20 blood-qi points, one could be considered a C-grade martial artist.

B-grade martial artists, on the other hand, were required to have at least 50 blood-qi points!

From C-grade to B-grade, there was a qualitative leap.

Most C-grade martial artists lived in the city. Once one became a B-grade martial artist, one would then have the right to go to the border to defend the city.

Although this represented danger, it also represented opportunity.

Guarding the border and killing fierce beasts, thus becoming a hero who protected humanity and was praised by the humans living in the city, was the wish of every martial artist!

B-grade martial artists had a bright future, extraordinary abilities, and the right to meet the upper echelons of the human race.

Therefore, if he could not become a B-grade martial artist, he would be nothing!

Although Shen Fei was a C-grade martial artist now, he could only live in the city and fight fierce beasts in the arena for the entertainment of the rich.

He only had 24 blood-qi points now, 26 points away from 50 points.

It was even more than double.

It should be known that many could not even advance one blood-qi point in their entire lives, let alone 26.

Furthermore, Su Chen only had a short eight days.

To continuously obtain 26 blood-qi points in eight days was not something that could be achieved through hard work.

In contrast, killing the weeping corpse bird in the arena was less difficult.

After all, the weeping corpse bird had been severely injured after it was caught and brought to the arena. Its strength had already dropped below the B grade.

As long as Su Chen could find a way to sneak into the arena, he would have a way to kill the weeping corpse bird.

However, even if he killed the weeping corpse bird, he would only be able to survive for one more day.

A day later, the terrifying beast tide would still come. The human defense unit would still fail, and he would still die in this disaster.

As for leaving Binhai City, Su Chen had indeed thought about it.

It was just that the human settlements were being shrunk crazily by the fierce beasts.

With more than a billion people living in one place, the procedures to go to other cities were also very complicated.

Without ten days to half a month, they could most surely not be completed.

Therefore, Su Chen had no time to escape the city.

Moreover, his Monopoly talent was only at level 1, and he only had a simulated map of Binhai City.

If he went to another city, the Monopoly talent would be useless.

Therefore, in the face of so many circumstances, Su Chen simply had no other choice!

All of his ways out were blocked, giving him a headache.

He was facing one too many difficulties now.

On one hand, he had to kill the weeping corpse bird in the arena, and on the other, he had to find a way to attract the attention of the higher-ups and send the news of the beast tide.

The most urgent matter at the moment was, instead, the problem of funds.

After buying the arena, Su Chen was back to his days without money.

Even if he rolled the die tomorrow and reached a new property on the map, he wouldn’t have the money to buy it.

After all, Su Chen only had 125.4 Yuan left in his pocket.

125.4 Yuan was not even enough to buy a tree in two years, let alone real estate.

He had spent 500000 on the arena, and that sum had been a gift from the system.

In reality, 125.4 Yuan was his real wealth.

He did not even have a week’s worth of living expenses left.

Time passed by, but the anxiety in Su Chen’s heart did not ease at all.

After an unknown period of time, two notifications suddenly sounded in his ears.

[Ding! Player Wang Ye has reached the arena and paid 4 blood-qi points as toll, as well as 80000 Yuan!]

[Ding! Player Xu Tao has reached the arena and paid 6 blood-qi points as toll, as well as the talent Daily Parkour!]

These two notifications were like the sweet rain after a long drought, which greatly relieved Su Chen’s nervous mood.

He also remembered that although the arena was only open on weekends, that didn’t mean there would only be one match.

Although yesterday’s final duel had ended abruptly in a very bizarre way, today’s match still had to continue.

Therefore, the appearance of the two notifications gave Su Chen a reminder: Every martial artist who stepped onto the arena had to pay a toll!

On top of that, his toll was not limited to money, but included blood-qi points and even duplicated talents!

Didn’t that mean that he would have everything?

Su Chen even thought of another more important thing.

The real estate he had bought yesterday cost him 500000 Yuan. He could not be sure how much he would have to spend on the next one.

The money earned from the tolls had been 50000 and 80000 respectively, which would indeed seem like a huge sum in the long run.

However, it was a little difficult to accumulate enough money by tomorrow.

Therefore, if he wanted to earn a huge sum in a short time, his method was also closely related to the arena!

And that was to participate in the arena’s bets!

On top of that, for Su Chen, the blind bets for others were all-open to him since he could see the results, which meant he was basically just cheating!

This was because everyone who entered his territory would have to pay a toll.

He would then be able to know who was the stronger one among the two in the arena through the toll they had paid!

For example, from the previous two, Wang Ye had four blood-qi points deducted, while Xu Tao had six blood-qi points deducted and his talent was also duplicated.

This meant that not only did Xu Tao have more vitality than the other person, but he had also awakened a talent.

Therefore, Xu Tao would definitely win this match!

As long as Su Chen participated in the bets on who would win, he could definitely win money every time!

Regardless of whether he could reach real estate tomorrow through rolling the die, at least he wouldn’t have to worry about money anymore.

In addition, Su Chen had already earned enough starting capital by collecting tolls to participate in the bets.

There were two ways to earn money as of now.

First, participate in the bets, earning more money through the 130000 Yuan he had obtained from tolls.

Second, personally participate in the duels as a martial artist and defeat opponents to obtain rewards.

No matter which method he chose, it was not difficult for Su Chen.

After thinking for a while, he thought of a wonderful idea.

Only children had to make choices. Adults would naturally just do both!