Chapter 206 - 1.14 Billion Yuan

‘Project Thunder God is considered a technique of the highest level on the Blue Planet. This technique is very effective in developing the body. However, thunder and lightning are too brutal, and ordinary people are unable to withstand them. Even thunder geniuses need to rest for a long time after each development.

‘A strong physical body can make people more resistant to electricity. As the body strengthens, even martial artists who only have the thunder talent can persist for a longer time during the electric current development. Most of their physical progress hasn’t reached 1,000%. I’m already persisting for a relatively longer time.

‘In addition to my strong physical body, my light talent is very compatible with in-depth electric current development. This is another form of support during my training.

‘Fourth, I’m also taking nutrient drinks. They can make me recover faster after the development. Amongst the many nutrient drinks, the holy water concocted by the One God Religion works best for me.

‘Now, I have a fifth form of support—the Radiance Array formed by the sun disc. With these five forms of support, my training endowment is absolutely at king level.’

Honestly, Lin Yao had initially thought the first four forms of support were already the limit of his physical training. The array was something he hadn’t expected.

What Lin Yao didn’t know was that the reason he had been granted an exception and had been deemed a diamond genius was his fast cultivation speed and low resource consumption (He could advance fairly fast even without consuming resources. However, he would need the help of resources if he wanted to further increase his speed of advancement). With a god-level technique like Project Thunder God and these various forms of support, Lin Yao wouldn’t dare claim he had the best talent potential or combat power. But in terms of cultivation speed, he was fairly unmatched even amongst kings.

After all, not all kings were adept at cultivating. Some of them had other fortes, such as spatial talent, prophesy talent, and so on. For example, Che Zhengyi had an aptitude for the sword.

They might have amazing talents or a strategic influence on the country’s development. However, they might not necessarily be as fast as Lin Yao in terms of cultivation speed.

Of course, Lin Yao didn’t understand all of this. He was paying more attention to the University of Monster Science and Technology at the moment.

‘This is just a Radiance Array. If Shanghai has other more powerful arrays, will my cultivation speed increase again?’

With this thought in mind, Lin Yao became interested in the University of Monster Science and Technology.

‘The Sun Radiance is by no means the only array in this university which is useful to me. It is certainly not the most powerful one either.’

Although he hadn’t seen the rest of the arrays, Lin Yao guessed the university had many arrays and mystic realms like the Sun Radiance, which could accelerate one’s training.

‘It is no wonder others say that entering a good university can multiply one’s strength within a few years. I heard that nutrient drinks and techniques here are cheaper than outside. There are also various mystic realms and arrays. It’d be strange if the martial artists advanced slowly after training in this place.’

Upon seeing the scene in front of him, Lin Yao thought of his situation and exclaimed. However, he soon looked desperate.

This was because he had realized there were huge costs involved in keeping up with this cultivation speed.

Two bottles of holy water and one bottle of Moon Essence would cost one million yuan a day!

At the same time, after he advanced and became a warlord, he also wished to upgrade the Celestial Tree and the Tree of Heaven Punishment. This was a good idea, but the two trees were already Gold Persons. Each of them would need 1,000,000 energy points to upgrade their hypostasis again.

Now that the foundation had been set up, 300 yuan could be exchanged for one gram of energy. In order to get 2,000,000 grams of energy, Lin Yao would need to accumulate 600 million yuan… Uh, no, Lin Yao had three sacred trees now, which meant he would need 3,000,000 grams of energy. That would translate to 900 million yuan. He would need to add another 100 million yuan if he were to include the cost of his training needs.

‘Damn it. I’m just a warlord. How the hell am I going to get one billion yuan? Besides, I still have a debt of 140 million yuan.’

At the thought of this, Lin Yao felt a splitting headache, and his body trembled.

Song Ji happened to see this. He didn’t know what was on Lin Yao’s mind and thought Lin Yao was feeling stunned. This made Song Ji, who was very proud of the University of Monster Science and Technology, explain the situation more enthusiastically to Lin Yao. “To tell you the truth, although the Sun Radiance is fairly good, it’s not the best for martial artists. Most martial artists prefer the Gravity Training Room, the Spirit Energy Room, the Blood Pool, and the Towering Sky Pagoda.

“The Gravity Training Room strengthens the foundation of martial artists and puts pressure on their bodies so that the body cells can quickly absorb the spirit energy and transform under the pressure. The Spirit Energy Room uses arrays and spirit stones to gather spirit energy. The spirit energy density in this place is 10 times that of other places. It is the best place for vital energy cultivation. I’m a little envious of thunder geniuses like you. Aside from our physical body, we also need spirit energy to cultivate, but you guys can simply absorb electricity to replenish your energy. That’s so good.”

After exclaiming, he continued to introduce things to Lin Yao.

“There are countless precious herbs and monster blood types in the Blood Pool. It’s the fastest place to improve one’s physical strength. I heard one might even awaken the blood talent after being stimulated by the Blood Pool.

“The Towering Sky Pagoda was discovered by the kings at a legacy site. It is a super-huge treasure with 99 floors. Each floor includes illusions of monsters, and people can gain combat experience in that place.

“The best place to develop one’s body is not here but in the Pool of Life, where the essence gathered from the power of life is found. This applies not only to other martial artists but also to thunder geniuses like you. When you’re in the Pool of Life, your body won’t get injured regardless of how much you’re being electrocuted. You can undergo in-depth electric current development repeatedly.”

His words made Lin Yao’s eyes light up completely. “Can I go and take a look at these places?”

“Of course, but you can only take a look.”

“Huh?”

Upon seeing Lin Yao’s puzzled expression, Song Ji laughed again.

“Don’t you know that building and maintaining these training sites requires resources? The Blood Pool needs monster blood and a huge amount of precious herbs and medicine. The Spirit Energy Room requires numerous crushed spirit stones. The Pool of Life is even more precious. Inside it is the essence of life extracted from precious items. Oh, right. These are also sold outside, and all of them are specially concocted. However, they are sold in bottles. Each bottle costs tens of dollars but only has a few milliliters of essence inside.”

“…”

When he discovered that Lin Yao looked speechless, Song Ji’s smile deepened.

“Let’s not talk about other things. The opening of the Sun Radiance site also requires some spirit stones and special materials. The construction of these sites is very expensive for both the country and the school. Every year, a massive amount of resources are needed to upkeep them. Do you think the school can afford to let you guys use them at no cost?”

“Don’t tell me we have to pay money?”

Lin Yao, who was struggling with his finances, was no longer looking at the Radiance Array in front of him with envy. It felt like a demon’s cave now.

However, his words made Song Ji laugh.

“Even money can’t buy this good stuff.”

He shook his head before he added, “Most of the school’s resources are allocated to you by the state. Because you guys are students, the main purpose of the state and the school is to train and groom you. Therefore, they will only charge you the cost. Of course, the school won’t ask you for money but credit. If you are a genius, you’ll be able to use many of the facilities without paying money… Of course, this has nothing to do with us. Remember, you must cherish your few years in university. This is the only place you can buy the best resources at the lowest price. Once you graduate, you won’t be able to buy some of the items, not to mention how high the prices will be.”

Based on his few words, Lin Yao discovered the strengths of Shanghai, as well as its operating mechanism. Obviously, this place was excellent, but the various training facilities didn’t come without a cost.

However, this approach was also right. It was simply unrealistic to supply everything for free.

Looking at the Sun Radiance site in front of him, Lin Yao thought for a moment. He then took the initiative to ask, “How long can ordinary students come here? Do I need to pay this time?”

“No, my boss, Professor Yan, has already paid. As for ordinary students, if they are not geniuses, freshmen and sophomores basically have no chance to come here. Only juniors and seniors can accumulate enough credits to cultivate here, but the interval between each training session is about 10 to 14 days. Well, that is assuming they’re exhausting all their credit. If they wish to train in other sites, they are considered fairly capable to go there once a month.”

“Once a month. That’s too slow… By the way, does earning credits have anything to do with one’s strength?”

“Of course, you guys are already grown-ups when you’re in college. Let’s not talk about the first two years of college when you are laying the foundation for your studies. When you become a junior, you will have to go through actual combat.

“Things are happening all over the country now. We have fairly sufficient low-level martial artists but a serious shortage of warlords and stronger individuals. Some of the situations will be dealt with by the military and the armed police, and some will become missions of the tertiary education institutions. College students like you guys can take them on to gain experience. Forget it. You’ll go through this in the future. Someone has gotten off the chair, and it’s your turn now. My instructor has applied for this chance on your behalf. Each development costs 800 credits. Don’t waste it. You must hang on for a longer time.”

Taking Lin Yao with him, Song Ji walked to a cleaned chair and then pressed Lin Yao onto it. A senior sister who looked slightly more juvenile than Song Ji came and helped Lin Yao stick on the electrode patches.

‘Judging from her young and inexperienced look, perhaps she is a freshman or a sophomore?’

“Do you need to work part-time while studying here?”

Lin Yao was filled with disbelief upon seeing that senior sister.

In response to Lin Yao’s question, the senior sister had a helpless look on her face. “I don’t want to do this either, but I’m not a genius, and the school doesn’t groom good-for-nothings. In order to utilize the various facilities and resources of the school, I can only work hard on things within my means.”

Upon hearing the word ‘genius’ again, Lin Yao had some speculations in his mind. ‘Don’t geniuses need to earn credits?

‘No, public schools are institutions for grooming people. Their main purpose is to teach and nurture students. There are good and bad geniuses. Geniuses will have privileges, but they can’t possibly get everything for free. They will only become good-for-nothings if that happens. The best way is to make them earn credits by topping the class or the cohort. These geniuses can use the rewards to enter the various facilities and practice. At the same time, they will be more motivated to train. Once they regress, they won’t be rewarded either.

‘This can also ignite the competitiveness in the students who are lagging behind. Nevertheless, some people know they won’t be able to catch up and yet are unwilling to give up on martial arts. Working part-time is also one of the ways to earn credits.’

While Lin Yao was pondering this, that senior sister had already pasted the patches all over his body. It was as if she had done this umpteen times. Song Ji had also extended his hand toward Lin Yao. “Did you bring along your past development data? Let me have it if you did. This can reduce some of the testing time.”

“Uh… It’s outside. Yan Yu’er has it.” After pausing for a moment, Lin Yao thought of something and said quickly, “I still remember the general details of my data. Third-level medium intensity, one hour and 30 minutes, brain development…”

“Poof!”

Before Lin Yao could finish saying what he remembered, the senior sister who had stuck the electrode patches on him couldn’t help but laugh. The assistant researcher, Song Ji, also had an are-you-kidding-me expression on his face.

They were not the only ones who felt this way. Lin Yao hadn’t spoken loudly, but all martial artists had a sharp hearing and seeing abilities. The group of people who were operating the instruments laughed.

“Third-level medium intensity. This is used for developing silver warlords, alright?”

“Junior Brother, did you offend someone? That person must be harboring ill intentions to give you such data.”

“Third-level medium intensity, an hour and a half. I wouldn’t dare tell such lies even though I’m a silver warlord!”