"433,410,000 ounces," Crow said calmly.
Crow said indifferently: "This time, we will use the most commonly used currency between Ascenders – Origin Form Crystals to settle the bill. All of them are of the highest purity that can be extracted from the border.
The Golden Palace, the largest Sublimator group in Northern Europe, mortgaged a complete resource-based border under its name in order to get this much money from the gnome bankers. The final winner is an Abyss archaeological team under the technical department of the Astronomical Society. They won't have to worry about funds for deep exploration for at least ten years.
Maybe you don't know what this price means, so I'll put it this way. 2.1 ounces of Source Crystals is exactly the amount of Source Crystals a standard adult needs, and according to the Astronomical Society's reference exchange rate today, you can exchange it for more than 2 million East Summer dollars from any of their subordinate departments. And this exchange rate is like the money given by the game system when reclaiming equipment. The black market price will rise by at least two-thirds.
Unless there's no other way, no Sublimator will exchange their Source Crystals for currency. This thing is the hard currency of hard currencies.
Now you can calculate how long you have to be a temporary worker at the Astronomical Society to earn so much money. "
Seeing that Huai Shi was so poor that he couldn't even imagine the number, Crow seemed to laugh and whispered in his ear, "That archaeological team just got lucky in the depths of hell and found a fossil … Now, are you sure you still want to live a normal life?"
"…"
Huai Shi was silent for a long time and looked at Crow with suspicion. "Why do I feel like you're trying to trick me?"
This made Crow, who had prepared the crutch but couldn't sell it, very sad.
Huai Shi sighed. "Your next sentence is, do you think I'll lie to you?"
"…"
Crow wanted to say something but stopped.
"Then I'll tell you." Huai Shi sighed again. "Yes, you will."
"You've suddenly started to study by yourself. You're making things difficult for me." Crow lit a cigarette without any shame and shook her head. "I'm kind enough to introduce you to a lucrative job."
"Anyone with a bit of sense would know that it's not good to get rich overnight. In this world, the only thing that can be done just by clicking on a forward button is a repeater."
Huai Shi had made up his mind not to be fooled. "No matter what you say, I won't risk my life for money."
Crow rolled his eyes, completely unconcerned.
"Fragrant warning.jpg."
Huai Shi really wanted to know what kind of stupid things she was looking at when she was surfing the Internet on her phone every day.
After making up his mind again, he got up and walked to the kitchen. He had only eaten a little at noon, and it was only three o 'clock now, but he was hungry again.
However, when he opened the cabinet, he was stunned.
Where are my noodles?
I just bought it last week. It's a whole row of noodles!
"…"
Under Huai Shi's fierce stare, Crow rolled his eyes and said, "Big Brother, are you blaming me for losing the noodles? Do I look like the root of all evil?
Besides, even a hundred pounds of noodles can't withstand the way you eat. You eat five meals a day, half a pot per meal. The mountain of rice and noodles will be emptied by you, okay? "
She paused for a moment and revealed a smile that made Huai Shi's hair stand on end.
"And, are you hungry again?"
"…"
"Congratulations, happy growth!"
Crow raised his wings and clapped his hands. "After ordinary people become sublimators, they will enter a second stage of development. The soul affects the body. At this stage, the sublimator's body will welcome growth again. They will gradually reach the limits of ordinary people in all aspects, and may even exceed some in some aspects.
And you, who are seventeen years old, are already in puberty. When puberty meets puberty, double the happiness is waiting for you. Of course, there's also four times the hunger and eight times the need.
So, if you don't want to underdevelop or even have your muscles digest themselves, it's best not to go to the trouble of cooking noodles. "
For some reason, Huai Shi felt more and more uneasy.
"Then what do I eat?"
"Generally speaking, it's high calorie. The higher the calorie, the higher the calorie. It's best to prepare a set of Fat Otaku Happy Pancakes, Fat Otaku Happy Chicken, and Fat Otaku Happy Water.
This is also the cheapest. The downside is that you have to go to the toilet more than ten times a day. It's easy to die from the ridicule of your classmates. At the same time, after half a year, you will suffer from endocrine disorders, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, anorexia, and other diseases. "
Huai Shi was so scared that his legs turned to jelly. "Are all sublimators so miserable?!"
"Of course not, but other sublimators are rich."
At this point, Crow sighed helplessly. "It's a pity. If only there was a kind-hearted person like me who could help you make the Supplement Potion."
She paused for a moment and blinked at Huai Shi expectantly. "But without money, I can't even afford the raw materials."
"… You're waiting for me here, aren't you?" Huai Shi asked expressionlessly. "If you want to swindle money, just say it."
"I took it from you and used it for you. How can that be called swindling?"
Crow laughed heartily, and said unhurriedly: "One a day, one a week, then in about a month's time, your puberty period will be over. Since we're so close, I won't even ask for a processing fee. The cost price is 2,600 East Summer dollars per vial. For a month … Well, 100,000 should be enough. "
"Spending 100,000 on a Happy Growth Meal?" Huai Shi pointed at his nose and asked, "Do you think I'm crazy?"
"But this is really a good price. After all, no one would think that a sublimator can't even afford 100,000." At this point, Crow glanced at Huai Shi. "Besides, don't you understand the difference between spending money and not spending money?
If you don't build a good foundation during puberty, you'll be far behind in the future. If you can achieve the best results, purely in terms of physical fitness, you can even become a Soldier King.
By the way, the meals provided by the Astronomy Club start at 300,000, and the effects are another matter. Of course, they can also be provided for free, as long as you sign a contract with them — if you think there's a free lunch in this world. "
"…"
Even if he used his brain, he would know that it was impossible, right?
"So, work hard, young man. 100,000 is fast. Won't you get it if you put in some effort?"
Crow took out a test tube from under his wings and waved it in front of him. He whispered in a demonic tone, "I support you to experience it first and pay later."
"Dream on. Even if I, Huai Shi, starve to death, from here, jump … jump … jump … gulp …"
Finally, there was the sound of him swallowing.
Huai Shi looked at the test tube in front of him. As Crow waved, a tempting smell slowly spread out from its open mouth. An indescribable hunger was awakened in his body. Every cell in his limbs and bones was screaming for thirst.
His heartbeat accelerated, his saliva secreted, his pupils dilated, and his stomach contracted.
The instinctive hunger kicked aside the determination he had just made and then drilled into the tube of light green medicine. It pulled Huai Shi's head and screamed crazily in his ear: Drink it! Drink it! Drink it!
Ten seconds later, Huai Shi exhaled a long breath. He felt the mellow taste of wine spread from his mouth. His limbs felt as if they were soaked in a hot spring. He couldn't help but shed tears of regret:
"It's so fragrant!"
"Finished eating?" Crow asked kindly.
"Are you going to start urging me to pay?" Huai Shi was suddenly alert.
"No, I mean, since you've finished eating …"
Crow turned into a silver-white pen and summoned the Book of Destiny in Huai Shi's soul.
"— Then let's have a simple and happy digestive exercise first."
Without waiting for Huai Shi to speak, the matter branched out and pointed out.
Huai Shi's vision went black.
Then, he died again.
At that moment, Huai Shi saw torrential rain fall from the sky. It was boundless, as if drowning the entire world, but he was bathed in fire.
Flames rose from the viscous gasoline, covering him inch by inch.
In the huge explosion, he could feel his body being torn apart, but unexpectedly, he didn't feel any fear. Instead, he felt a sense of relief, as if he had finally been freed from his predicament.
He couldn't help but smile.
The experience of death had never been so calm. It was so calm that Huai Shi felt fear. There wasn't even the slightest resentment or hatred.
He just calmly accepted it all.
He closed his eyes and waited for the end to come.
Even when the death record ended, Huai Shi didn't react. He still stayed in that almost numb calm.
This time, death was so profound.
So profound that he even forgot to breathe and didn't remember that he was alive.
It wasn't until his face was about to turn blue that he reacted. He couldn't help but gasp violently. He choked and coughed until he was about to vomit the noodles he ate last night.
He hurriedly covered his mouth, afraid that he would vomit.
He had just drunk a tube of medicine worth a few thousand. If he vomited it now, wouldn't he have drunk it for nothing?
Money calms me down.
"Oh! It seems that you've gained an incredible understanding! "
Crow sighed. "This kind of relief death is really rare. It's good for you to experience it more. I didn't expect that the Red Gloves guy to be able to understand a higher level of essence when he died. You're really lucky. How do you feel now? "
"I just feel very hungry."
Huai Shi raised his eyes and stared at her, expressionless. "I really want to eat roasted Crow. Boiled ones are fine too."
When he thought of that kind of peaceful death, he couldn't help but feel his hair stand on end. Although he could feel that such a quiet and peaceful death was very rare, the terror that this kind of death brought to him was much deeper and stronger than other deaths.
He was so calm and collected that he could even be said to be indifferent.
There was no trace of nostalgia or reluctance. Before he died, he didn't even hate himself.
It was as if … his life had no meaning.
"What's so precious about this kind of thing?"
He rubbed his forehead and tried to expel that calm and dead state from his consciousness. He didn't know what this sudden Sage State was.
"Take a look for yourself."
Crow directly flipped the Book of Destiny over and showed him the records on the title page.
Other than the words' stress period 'being removed, there were no changes. There was an additional emblem of a solar eclipse, which meant that he had successfully ascended.
The columns for Divine Mark and Divine Mark were empty, and there were no changes to the skills below them.
It was just that …
"Death Premonition actually reached Lvl 1?" Huai Shi was stunned.
A single death experience had allowed the skill, which was originally grayed out after dying so many times, to completely take shape? Half of the reason he could survive until now was because of this skill. In the end, he only died once and it had already leveled up?
"After all, it's a rare type of death. It's probably related to one's life experience. Let's put this aside for now. I think there's still a lot of time left tonight …"
Crow paused for a moment and revealed that smile that made Huai Shi feel uneasy. "Then, do you want to experience the new function of the Book of Destiny after ascending?"
"Goodbye!"
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