After browsing through the weapon shop, Jiang Fei had a rough idea of the prices for all the permanent weapons and disposable hidden weapons. Although he was itching to buy something, he had no choice but to reluctantly close the interface and open the pill shop instead.
The pill shop was similar to the weapon shop. As long as he had enough gold coins, he could exchange them for various pills.
Each pill had a clear price tag. For example, drugs like Love Potion, Yin-Yang Bliss Powder, and Knockout Soup—which had less-than-honorable uses—were relatively cheap, costing around 400 to 500 gold coins. They were even cheaper than most disposable hidden weapons.
On the other hand, high-grade pills like Nine-Flower Dew Pill, White Cloud Bear Gall Pill, and Great Recovery Pill were much more expensive.
The White Cloud Bear Gall Pill cost 980 gold coins, the Nine-Flower Dew Pill cost 1,200 gold coins, and the Great Recovery Pill cost a whopping 4,500 gold coins!
After all, the Great Recovery Pill was said to be the most powerful pill from the Shaolin Temple. Not only could it bring someone back from the brink of death, but it also had the ability to heal all internal and external injuries and even increase one’s strength. The Shaolin Temple strictly controlled this pill, and even the abbot could only use one in his lifetime. No one except the abbot knew where it was stored.
If Jiang Fei took a Great Recovery Pill when injured, not only would he be fully restored, but his four basic attributes might even break through the system’s limits, increasing without needing to allocate points upon leveling up!
So, while such pills couldn’t compare to powerful martial arts manuals or divine weapons, they were still far more expensive than other pills.
Jiang Fei also checked the Summoning Beast Evolution Potion he had fed to his Tibetan Mastiff, Simba. Surprisingly, it was also quite valuable, costing 1,050 gold coins. It seemed he had gotten a small treasure when he opened his level-up gift pack.
“Damn it! What’s the point of this system? It dangles this huge cake in front of me but doesn’t let me eat it!” Jiang Fei wiped the drool from his mouth, closed the shop interface, and muttered in frustration. He was feeling quite annoyed.
“Using real money to recharge the system and continue being a pay-to-win player is unrealistic. Is there another way to earn gold coins, like earning experience?” Jiang Fei scratched his head, feeling a headache coming on.
After staring blankly for a while, he still couldn’t figure it out and decided to set the issue aside for now.
He still held onto hope, believing that since the shop system had been unlocked for him, it couldn’t be completely useless. There must be a way to earn gold coins.
It’s just that… he hadn’t found the method yet.
“Forget it, let’s open the level-up gift pack first and see if there’s anything good. Then I’ll allocate the attribute points!” Thinking about opening the gift pack and increasing his basic attributes, Jiang Fei’s mood improved significantly.
The shop system was just a sudden bonus, an unexpected surprise.
Even if the shop system turned out to be completely useless, at least he hadn’t lost anything!
On the other hand, leveling up was a big deal. It meant Jiang Fei would gain significant improvements in his basic attributes, another qualitative leap forward!
“Open the gift pack! Open the gift pack!”
Jiang Fei’s frown turned into a smile as he rubbed his slightly sweaty hands and focused on the flashing gift pack icon in his mind. As usual, he silently prayed to all the gods and bodhisattvas from both the East and the West, then pressed the “Open” button.
The two freely distributable attribute points were permanent and wouldn’t change no matter when he allocated them, so Jiang Fei wasn’t in a hurry to assign them. He decided to check what the gift pack contained first before deciding how to distribute the points.
Click!
A soft sound echoed as the pink gift pack opened. Colorful ribbons flew across the screen, and the contents of the pack finally appeared before Jiang Fei’s eyes.
“This is…” Jiang Fei stared at the items in disbelief, his mouth hanging open.
The most eye-catching item in the gift pack was a pile of shiny—gold coins!
Yes, gold coins!
These glowing, coin-like objects were exactly like the gold coins from the Xia Ke Xing game. Above the pile of coins was a number:
Gold Coins +1,500
Jiang Fei was stunned for a good ten seconds before he finally reacted. He couldn’t contain his excitement and shouted, “Holy crap!”
If the room hadn’t had good soundproofing, his yell might have startled the entire villa.
“Just when I needed it most! It’s like sending charcoal in snowy weather! I knew the shop system wouldn’t be unlocked for no reason. There had to be a way for me to exchange items. And sure enough, here come the gold coins!” Jiang Fei grinned from ear to ear, unable to stop himself from laughing like an idiot.
Seeing the pile of gold coins from the gift pack, Jiang Fei almost overlooked the ancient book next to it.
In his eyes, gold coins were more valuable than anything else!
With the shop system unlocked, and the shop filled with pills, weapons, and manuals, having gold coins meant he could have everything!
With gold coins, he had nothing to worry about!
“Although the amount is a bit small. It’s not even close to buying a Great Recovery Pill. But I’m almost able to buy two Li’s Flying Daggers; I can buy three Ice Soul Silver Needles; and I can get several doses of Love Potion, Knockout Soup, and Sorrowful Breeze—though I probably don’t need those. I’m not planning to commit any crimes or become a flower thief. I can also buy a Nine-Flower Dew Pill or White Cloud Bear Gall Pill to try, with some gold coins left over…” Jiang Fei counted on his fingers, calculating what he could buy.
Although the amount was small, considering the prices of the items in the shop, 1,500 gold coins could still buy quite a few things.
Feeling satisfied, Jiang Fei muttered, “Collect.”
Clink, clink, clink~
The pile of gold coins disappeared, and a wallet icon appeared next to the storage bar in his task attribute interface.
Ding! Congratulations, player, for unlocking the gold coin system. All previously earned gold coins have been deposited into your wallet.
Just as Jiang Fei was grinning like a fool, a notification popped up. Then, the delightful sound of gold coins clinking filled his ears, and the number in his wallet, which had been 1,500, quickly increased to 1,851!
“What’s going on? When did I earn gold coins before? And 351 of them!” Jiang Fei was overwhelmed by the continuous surprises and didn’t know how to express his excitement.
He quickly opened his wallet to check the details of where these extra gold coins came from.
Upon checking, he finally understood how he had earned the gold coins.
It was similar to how he had earned experience points before. When he used his life skills, he not only gained experience but also earned a small amount of gold coins!
It was just like in the game, where killing monsters not only gave experience but also dropped gold coins and equipment!
Although life skills weren’t focused on grinding experience or leveling up, and they didn’t drop equipment, they still generated a small amount of experience and gold coins!
Over the past two months, while cooking, planting, and taking care of Simba, Jiang Fei had earned quite a few gold coins.
However, more than half of the 351 gold coins—224 to be exact—came from a source that surprised and confused Jiang Fei.
The source was listed as the guild Jiang’s Clinic.
“How did Jiang’s Clinic earn gold coins? And how was the amount of 224 gold coins determined?” Jiang Fei frowned, feeling puzzled.
Soon, a possibility occurred to him.
“Could it be… based on the clinic’s revenue?” Jiang Fei thought to himself.
Earlier today, Lin Moli had briefly mentioned that Jiang’s Clinic had been doing very well since its opening half a month ago. The business was thriving, and if this trend continued, Jiang Fei’s dream of building his own hospital might not be too far off. When Jiang Fei asked how much profit they had made in the past half month, Lin Moli happily said it was over 100,000 yuan.
“Over 100,000 yuan in profit, and 224 gold coins? Does that mean for every 500 yuan the clinic earns, I get 1 gold coin? A 500:1 exchange rate?” Jiang Fei couldn’t help but speculate.
To confirm this, Jiang Fei just needed to ask Lin Moli later how much profit the clinic had made in the past 20 days. If it was exactly 112,000 yuan, then his theory would be correct.
For now, Jiang Fei set this thought aside. There was no rush, and he had plenty of time to figure it out. Regardless, he now had another way to earn gold coins.
If the clinic continued to grow and earn more money, Jiang Fei would have an easier time accumulating gold coins. Even buying something as expensive as the Heavenly Sword or Dragon Slaying Saber wouldn’t be impossible.
“Looks like I’ll have to focus even more on making money!” Jiang Fei smiled to himself, silently making up his mind.
