Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms, Six Meridian Divine Sword, North Sea Divine Skill, Lonely Nine Swords, Everlasting Life Technique, Compassionate Sword Scripture, Heavenly Demon Strategy…
Looking at this list of incredibly familiar martial arts manuals, Jiang Fei was naturally thrilled. Ever since he obtained the system, he had dreamed of one day mastering these miraculous martial arts and becoming a legendary hero.
Now, these martial arts were right in front of him. How could he not be overjoyed?
As for why he was calmer now and not as ecstatic as before, it was because after opening the weapon shop interface and seeing the Heavenly Sword, Dragon Slaying Saber, Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needle, and Li’s Flying Dagger, he had already guessed that the martial arts section would also have some incredible treasures.
After all, if legendary weapons were already being openly sold on the shelves, there was no reason for these top-tier martial arts manuals to be hidden away.
Most importantly, Jiang Fei didn’t need to guess to know that since these pills, weapons, and martial arts manuals were all placed in the shop and not directly given to him, he would have to pay a certain price to obtain them!
Just like buying something, you have to pay for it.
And based on the system’s usual strict style, the price definitely wouldn’t be low. It wouldn’t be easy for Jiang Fei to get his hands on any of these items.
If he couldn’t obtain these things and could only stare at them in the shop, wouldn’t that be like flowers in a mirror or the moon reflected in water—visible but out of reach? It would be better if they weren’t there at all, so he wouldn’t be tempted!
“Let me see what it takes to get these items!” Jiang Fei suppressed his excitement and calmed down, casually clicking on the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms, the famous and powerful palm technique of the Beggar Sect.
Ding! Do you wish to exchange for the martial arts manual Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms?
Of course! Isn’t that obvious?
Ding! Sorry, conditions are insufficient. Exchange failed!
Well, that’s exactly what I expected. Although Jiang Fei couldn’t help but feel a deep sense of frustration and disappointment, it was an outcome he had already anticipated when he opened the martial arts section.
These martial arts manuals obviously weren’t going to be handed out for free. There had to be certain conditions or a price to pay to learn them.
What exactly are the requirements?!
Jiang Fei, feeling rather annoyed, clicked on the requirements for learning Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms.
**Requirements for exchanging Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms:
- Player level must reach 50.
- Cost: 360,000 gold coins.**
Jiang Fei: “I… #￥%&!”
A martial arts manual that requires level 50 to learn. Why are you showing it to me now?!
This is just teasing me!
Level 50? Jiang Fei had just reached level 3, and it had taken him two or three months to get there. And the higher the level, the harder it gets. In real life, there are no high-level monsters to grind for experience, no double experience events. How long would it take to level up later on?
Jiang Fei felt like he might never reach level 50 in his lifetime!
Okay, if the level requirement could still be considered a condition, then what about the 360,000 gold coins?
This isn’t a real game. He can’t sell equipment or recharge real money to exchange for gold coins. How is he supposed to earn such a huge amount of gold?
This condition is basically mocking him, making it impossible for him to ever learn these martial arts!
“Damn, I knew it would be bad, but I didn’t expect it to be this bad!” Jiang Fei couldn’t help but feel the urge to curse. The shop system is just too ridiculous. He thought opening the shop system would be like unlocking a cheat, but now it seems completely useless. It’s just a tease!
If he wants to learn martial arts, he’d better not rely on the shop. He should just stick to opening level-up rewards and hope his luck is good enough to get a powerful martial arts manual.
At least with the rewards, he can learn the martial arts directly without any level or gold coin restrictions.
“Let’s check the weapons and pills sections. If the purchase conditions for these are also tied to player level and gold coins, then I’ll never open the shop interface again!” Jiang Fei thought bitterly.
After checking Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms, Jiang Fei, still unwilling to give up, went through the requirements for almost all the other martial arts manuals. Although the conditions varied—some required level 30, some level 60, some 100,000 gold coins, some 400,000 gold coins—none of them were within Jiang Fei’s reach.
So, he completely gave up on the martial arts section and turned his attention to the other two categories.
First, he checked the weapons section.
Looking at the incredibly cool and powerful weapons, Jiang Fei couldn’t help but feel a bit distracted, as if he were drooling over a naked beauty.
As a man, he naturally had a fascination with weapons. Many men join the military just to get their hands on a gun and experience what it’s like to fire one.
Now, the weapons in the shop were countless times cooler than any gun! If he could pull one out and hold it in his hands, the satisfaction would be overwhelming!
Taking a deep breath, Jiang Fei clicked on the two most famous divine weapons: the Heavenly Sword and the Dragon Slaying Saber.
Ding! Do you wish to exchange for the Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Saber?
Yes!
Ding! Exchange failed! Exchanging the Heavenly Sword requires 80,000 gold coins; exchanging the Dragon Slaying Saber requires 80,000 gold coins! Player does not have enough gold coins!
“…What the hell!”
Jiang Fei’s face darkened. He hadn’t expected that exchanging weapons would also require gold coins, and a whopping 80,000 at that! Sure, it’s several times less than the 360,000 gold coins needed for Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms, but… it’s still completely out of reach!
For Jiang Fei, who has no way to earn gold coins, 80,000 and 360,000 are the same!
It’s like how some people say that in their eyes, one million RMB and one billion RMB are no different because… they have neither!
Jiang Fei’s mood had gone from extreme joy to extreme disappointment.
The weapon exchange system is just as ridiculous as the martial arts section. Sure, it doesn’t have the player level restriction, but that doesn’t help at all!
If he had a choice, Jiang Fei would rather have the player level restriction and no gold coin requirement. Even if the level requirement was high and hard to reach, at least there would be hope. With effort, he might one day meet the condition.
But gold coins? Jiang Fei has no idea how to earn them!
Feeling utterly frustrated, Jiang Fei felt like the system had played a cruel joke on him, leaving him completely deflated. But even in this state of deep disappointment, he still held onto a sliver of hope and began checking the exchange conditions for other weapons.
- Crescent Moon Scimitar: 40,000 gold coins.
- Golden Snake Sword: 40,000 gold coins.
- Dog Beating Staff: 58,000 gold coins.
- Snow-Drinking Mad Blade: 80,000 gold coins.
- Peerless Sword: 85,000 gold coins.
Jiang Fei’s face twitched uncontrollably as he looked at the exorbitant prices of these incredibly cool weapons, as if he were having a muscle spasm or a seizure.
Suddenly, Jiang Fei’s eyes lit up. “Huh? What’s going on? Li’s Flying Dagger, such an incredible weapon, only costs 800 gold coins? That’s way cheaper than the others! Why is it so much less?”
Although Jiang Fei still didn’t have 800 gold coins, seeing such a low price compared to the others, which were hundreds of times more expensive, naturally made him a bit excited. It was like seeing a high-end item in a store on a 99% discount—even if you don’t buy it, it’s still exciting.
In Jiang Fei’s eyes, if he could exchange for Li’s Flying Dagger, he would be able to use it like Li Xunhuan, never missing a shot. This would be even more powerful and useful than the Heavenly Sword or Dragon Slaying Saber!
After all, in modern society, even kitchen knives are considered controlled items and can’t be carried around. While the Dragon Slaying Saber and Heavenly Sword are cool and would shock people, using them in a fight would be problematic, and getting caught with them would be a disaster.
But a small weapon like Li’s Flying Dagger is different. It can be carried around discreetly, giving him a skill more terrifying than a sharpshooter’s!
But why is such a powerful weapon only 800 gold coins? Is the system glitching?
Jiang Fei widened his eyes and studied it carefully, quickly realizing the issue.
It wasn’t a system error. The Li’s Flying Dagger was a consumable item. If Jiang Fei spent 800 gold coins to exchange for it, he would only get one dagger!
In other words, Jiang Fei would spend 800 gold coins to buy one Li’s Flying Dagger, giving him one chance to use Li Xunhuan’s ability. Once used, it’s gone. If he wants to continue never missing a shot, he’d have to spend more money!
Next, Jiang Fei checked the prices of other consumable weapons, and sure enough, they were all much cheaper than the Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Saber.
For example:
- Ice Soul Silver Needle: 500 gold coins (one-time use).
- Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needle: 1,000 gold coins (a large-scale weapon, but also one-time use).
- Seven Star Bone-Piercing Needle: 600 gold coins (one-time use).
And so on.
Looking at these cheap, one-time-use weapons, Jiang Fei couldn’t help but shake his head. “Even though they’re consumable items, if I could buy them, it would mean having a life-saving opportunity in any dangerous situation! Too bad… I don’t have any gold coins!”
