Expensive Equipment

“Fortunately, according to my contract with the Extreme Martial Arts Dojo, my first purchase allows me to ignore contribution point restrictions and buy at the optimal price.” Luo Feng felt his heart pounding, and he couldn't help but feel excited. This was a full 100 million Huaxia coins! Buying Zhang Haobai's family's townhouse would probably be effortless. What's more, Luo Feng's family had never been well-off since he was young; spending 100 million in one go, one could imagine his feelings! “Good thing it's not my money.” Luo Feng grinned. With the secret technique successfully purchased, the next step was... buying weapons, combat suits, and so on. “I have 20 million starting capital, so I should save where I can.” Luo Feng opened the weapon list page and quickly found the 'Blood Shadow Battle Blade No. 2' series. Blood Shadow Battle Blade No. 2 series, A1 model — Price: 100,000 Huaxia coins (full price) 50,000 Huaxia coins (half price, requirement: 1 contribution point) Blood Shadow Battle Blade No. 2 series, A2 model — Price: 500,000 Huaxia coins (full price) 250,000 Huaxia coins (half price, requirement: 1 contribution point) ... ... No. 2 series, A5 model — Price: 6 million Huaxia coins (full price), 3 million Huaxia coins (half price, requirement: One-Star Tier contribution point) ... Luo Feng carefully read the descriptions of each weapon model, frowning. “My strength is improving rapidly. I believe it won't be long before my physical fitness reaches the limit of an advanced warrior. Naturally, when I buy a weapon, I need to buy a good one.” If it were an ordinary beginner-tier warrior, an A2 or A3 would usually suffice. A single contribution point here could be obtained by donating just 10,000 coins! In reality, the so-called 1 contribution point was to differentiate between internal warriors of the Martial Arts Hall and external warriors. After all, the Extreme Martial Arts Dojo had its internal network—the 'online mall' of the Extreme Home—but they also had a physical warrior mall. Warriors from other factions could also purchase, but they would have to pay the full price! “Given my rate of improvement, I'd need to buy at least an A5 or A6 model Blood Shadow Battle Blade.” Luo Feng shook his head, “But these models of battle blades require One-Star Tier contribution points!” “One-Star Tier, that's 10,000 contribution points!” When he bought the secret technique, he could ignore the contribution point requirement and buy at the optimal price. This discount was only available for the first secret technique purchase. But now, for weapons, combat suits, and so on, this discount was gone. “The Blood Shadow Battle Blade A6 model costs 20 million at full price. The A5 model also costs 6 million at full price.” Luo Feng shook his head. The A5 model could contend with most 'intermediate beast general' monsters without worrying about the weapon breaking. The A6 model weapon could contend with most 'advanced beast general' monsters without worrying about the weapon breaking. Given his rapid increase in strength, lower-tier weapons were clearly unsuitable. “Buying at full price? Too expensive.” Luo Feng shook his head. “Let's look at shields.” Luo Feng opened the shield page again. A closer look revealed that shields were considerably cheaper than battle blades. The B5 model, which could also withstand 'intermediate beast generals,' cost 3 million Huaxia coins at full price and 1.5 million Huaxia coins at half price, but the contribution point requirement was also One-Star Tier! “Backpacks.” For wilderness survival and fighting monsters, the backpack carried was also special equipment. Firstly, the backpack itself had to be of good quality, and secondly, when worn, it couldn't hinder the warrior's movements during combat with monsters. “Backpacks are the cheapest, requiring only 1 contribution point. A good one is only 100,000 coins.” Luo Feng showed a hint of a smile. “Combat communication watches have many functions like satellite positioning, time, and calls. The price is also acceptable, 100,000 coins.” In reality, those functions aren't worth much; a few-hundred-coin phone on the market now includes calling, time, and satellite positioning. The reason a communication watch costs 100,000 coins is the expensive material! When fighting monsters, a monster's claw might just hit the communication watch! For a watch to be sturdy enough to withstand monster attacks, how could its price be low? “I've looked at battle blades, shields, watches, and backpacks. Only one thing left... the full set of combat gear, including combat boots.” Luo Feng had long heard that a set of combat gear was usually the most expensive equipment a warrior owned! Because combat gear not only required good defense but also had to be comfortable to wear and not hinder a warrior's rapid dodging and movement. Luo Feng clicked to open it and saw... “Oh my god!” “So expensive!” Luo Feng was completely dumbfounded. “Even the D5 series combat suit, capable of resisting intermediate beast generals, along with armguards and combat boots, cost a staggering 18 million Huaxia coins at full price, and 9 million at half price. The D6 full price was an even more shocking 80 million Huaxia coins.” He knew combat suits were expensive, but he hadn't expected a D5 series combat suit to be three times more expensive than a battle blade of the same tier! Now, let's calculate... With a unified D5 series configuration—combat suit set 18 million, Blood Shadow Battle Blade 6 million, shield 3 million, totaling 27 million! If he had One-Star Tier contribution points, it would only be 13.5 million. As for the combat watch and backpack, compared to the combat suit and other items, they were just small change! “I also need to buy throwing knives, knives that can be controlled remotely by psychic energy! At least six, or even ten.” Luo Feng opened the throwing knife page again. Throwing knives were small items, small in volume and even smaller in mass, so naturally, their price was much cheaper than the Blood Shadow Battle Blade. A D5 series throwing knife cost only 50,000 Huaxia coins at full price. A D6 series throwing knife cost only 300,000 Huaxia coins at full price. A D7 series throwing knife, however, cost a staggering 3 million Huaxia coins at full price, and 1.5 million at half price (requirement: Two-Star Tier contribution points), a tenfold increase! If one's strength was sufficient, D7 series throwing knives could completely harm beginner-tier 'lord-level' monsters. The gap between beast general-level and lord-level was huge. He hadn't expected such a difference in weapon prices. “My psychic energy is very strong, and it will continue to grow rapidly. I originally wanted to buy D7 series throwing knives, but one costs 3 million, and the half-price discount requires Two-Star Tier contribution points! If I buy five or six, it'll be over 10 million!” “How can I afford that?” “This money isn't nearly enough.” Luo Feng had thought 20 million in starting capital was a lot, but now he realized that warrior equipment prices were outrageously expensive. In truth, Luo Feng didn't know that these equipment prices weren't outrageous at all! One must know, lord-level monsters couldn't even be killed by missiles! For a throwing knife to pierce through them, one could imagine how high the material requirements for the knife itself were! A throwing knife costing 3 million Huaxia coins was within a reasonable range. ... In fact, warriors spent a lot of money buying weapons and other items. But in the future, after hunting powerful monsters, they could also earn a lot. Unfortunately, Luo Feng hadn't started earning money yet. ... The next day, around ten in the morning. In the private garden of Luo Feng's home in Mingyue Residential District, a stranger arrived. “Mr. Luo Feng, this is the secret technique you purchased. It can be opened with your fingerprint.” Luo Feng took the sealed alloy box handed to him, and his finger swiped across the top of the box. “Beep! Fingerprint verification passed.” An electronic synthetic voice sounded, and the alloy box opened, revealing a book about one centimeter thick, with two discs on top of it. “Ninefold Thunder Blade.” Luo Feng saw the four characters on the book. “Mr. Luo Feng, please open it and take a look. After confirmation, please sign here.” The delivery man smiled, but his gaze towards Luo Feng held a hint of envy. The Ninefold Thunder Blade! Most warriors couldn't afford it. “Mr. Luo Feng, I'm sure you're aware of the taboos after purchasing a secret technique, right?” The delivery man chuckled, “According to the rules, I'll state it once more... The copyright of the secret technique belongs to its creator. The copyright holder of the 'Ninefold Thunder Blade' secret technique is Lei Shen! The purchaser only has the right to learn, not to transmit. Copying, privately selling, or teaching the secret technique is forbidden. Should anyone violate this, they will be jointly hunted down by the Extreme Martial Arts Dojo, Thunder Dojo, Underground Alliance, and government military!” Luo Feng nodded; of course, he knew this rule. After the acceptance, the delivery man left. “Just this one secret technique, with two discs, costs 100 million Huaxia coins.” Luo Feng stood in his garden, sighing with emotion. “Creating secret techniques is still the most profitable. For example, Lei Shen, the more people who buy his 'Ninefold Thunder Blade,' the more he earns.” A quick calculation made it easy to imagine how much Lei Shen had earned. However... for Lei Shen, who founded the Thunder Dojo, money held little meaning. ... Just as Luo Feng was holding the secret technique and preparing to enter the house, “Luo Feng.” A voice rang out. Luo Feng turned his head and saw that the person was none other than Wu Tong, the head instructor of the Extreme Martial Arts Dojo. “Uncle Wu.” Luo Feng smiled. “I just saw the delivery man from headquarters. Did you buy something?” Wu Tong chuckled. “Yes.” Luo Feng nodded. “The Ninefold Thunder Blade?” Wu Tong's eyes fell on the four characters on the cover of the secret technique in Luo Feng's hand, and he was greatly surprised. “You, you actually splurged on this?” Secret techniques were strictly controlled by major powers worldwide. “Anyway, it's not my money being spent.” Luo Feng smiled, then said helplessly, “But I've also realized that money really isn't enough right now. Buying battle blades, combat suits, and so on, costs a lot.” “Oh, right, Luo Feng, I mainly came to tell you something.” Head instructor Wu Tong chuckled, “Not long ago, wasn't there a young man named Zhang Haobai who offended you, Luo Feng?” Luo Feng was startled. Zhang Haobai? He hadn't even had time to go look for trouble with him yet. “Yes, he once tried to hire people to break my limbs.” Luo Feng nodded. “Here's the thing. Zhang Haobai's uncle, Zhang Zehu, is a warrior from the Thunder Dojo. He asked the head instructor of the Thunder Dojo here in Yangzhou City to mediate. They're preparing to settle this matter privately with you.” Head instructor Wu Tong chuckled, “Luo Feng, aren't you short on money? This is a chance to earn some! You can seize this opportunity to make a fortune!”