Chapter 5: Purchasing Equipment

Lin Yuna stepped back and quickly returned, preparing a highly detailed monster-slaying level-up strategy for Xu Gu.

"Xia City is far from Mechanical Abyss, with the nearest one being hundreds of miles away. On the city's outskirts, the Steel Beasts aren't strong, generally ranging between Levels 1-5, mostly of the common tier, with few Elite Steel Beasts.

"Master, as an S-class, although only Level 1 currently, you have formidable attributes and can solo dungeons for greater rewards. However, you might need to purchase some powerful equipment. The Xia City Motorcycle Association should have transferred some points to you. If that's not enough, I can sell shares of several companies, which should amass a few hundred thousand points.

"The initial investment yields the highest returns, so there's no need to be frugal."

"As for venturing further out, encounters with Steel Beasts will significantly increase, generally between Levels 5-10, requiring teaming up with others and soliciting protection from schools or the motorcycle association."

Lin Yuna slowly explained.

The strategy she devised was incredibly detailed, meticulously planned, and very user-friendly, maximizing all accessible resources to rapidly enhance Xu Gu's level and strength.

It was tailored specifically for Xu Gu.

Just this strategy alone could sell for millions of Star Coins outside!

Xu Gu glanced over it briefly, memorizing the content, and although surprised, he wasn't overly shocked.

After all, aside from her outstanding appearance, Lin Yuna was highly capable, being a Five Stars Car Servant selected by Xia City Motorcycle Association, which justified her qualifications to lead the class she was in.

However, Lin Yuna revealed a bit.

He wasn't S-class.

But SSS-class!

And he had cheats!

Not to mention needing a team for the middle areas, he could easily solo even the outermost regions of Xia City!

Whereas other B-class or A-class Awakeners couldn't even tread the borderline areas, even with a team!

Yet, naturally, he wouldn't disclose this to her.

"Activate the Creator System."

Xu Gu thought to himself.

[Linker: Xu Gu]

[Authorization Level: Level 1]

[Unlocked Features: Creation Mall, Creation Task, Creation Atlas, Creation Achievement, Creator Forum.]

...

Xu Gu connected to the local Creator Forum of Xia City, something akin to a chatroom.

Right upon entering, Xu Gu saw widespread lamentations.

"Damn! Why are these accessories so expensive? An F-class accessory costing hundreds of points? Millions of Star Coins, isn't this robbery?"

"He is indeed robbing!"

"I have money! I sold my family home! And you tell me, I don't have the permission to buy more than F-class accessories?"

"Really? I can't even buy F-class? Isn't F-class the weakest?"

"I can buy E-class though, but it's so expensive, thousands of points, millions of Star Coins? No way, I'm just a Level 1 newbie! I heard killing a Level 1 monster only drops 1 point, it would take ages to save that much money! This is maddening!"

Currently active in the chatroom are the newly Awakened individuals of Xia City.

Full of vigor, they wanted to purchase accessories, arm themselves, and go level up by killing Steel Beasts, aiming for the pinnacle of their lives, only to discover they couldn't afford these accessories at all!

How could these newbies come up with so many points?

After a quick browse, Xu Gu, holding half a million points, showed a smile of affluence.

Without hesitation, he opened the Creation Mall and directly purchased the top divine equipment.

Inside the Creation Mall, there were a variety of accessories: attack, defense, power, auxiliary, and consumable types.

Generally speaking, attack, defense, and power are fundamental attributes that can greatly increase one's triple stats.

However, Xu Gu owned an A-class Sky-splitter, so he didn't need to purchase any close-combat attack accessories.

[Current authorization insufficient, only can unlock Class C or below accessories, please upgrade your level and complete tasks by slaughtering Mechanical Abyss monsters to increase your authorization.]

Open the mall.

Without any surprise, an authorization notification popped up.

As of now, Xu Gu could only purchase C-class accessories, and for others, the accessible accessory class might be even lower. Being able to directly buy E-class was already remarkable, most were at F-class, or even ineligible to buy F-class.

As for receiving accessories as gifts, it was even less likely. Most accessories are specialized, bound to the individual, and cannot be transferred. Non-bound accessories are typically exceedingly valuable.

This shows how valuable the accessories one can draw during awakening truly are!

Dazzled by a myriad of goods, Xu Gu was initially overwhelmed. However, thanks to the strategy provided by Lin Yuna, he swiftly chose the necessary accessories.

[C-class·Nitrogen Injection Defense Device·lv1]

[Defense Bonus: 20]

[In dangerous situations, can spray a rich and high-intensity compressed nitrogen barrier around the body for defense and protection. Consumes a high amount of energy and requires extra charging!]

[Sale Price: 22,000 points]

"Cheap! Buy!"

[C-Class · T-Alloy Steel Shield · Lv1]

[Separate equipment, made of incredibly hard titanium alloy, a handheld steel shield, capable of withstanding numerous attacks, high operational requirements.]

[Defense bonus: 30]

[Sale price: 20,000 points.]

"Sturdy! Buy!"

[C-Class·Chemical Rocket Propulsion Device·Lv1]

[Firepower bonus: 10; Defense bonus: 10]

[By igniting fuel and expelling flames, it accelerates and achieves higher speeds! Speed is firepower, speed is defense!]

[Sale price: 28,000 points]

"Cheap and sturdy! Buy!"

[C-Class·Long-Range Explosive Artillery·Lv1.]

[Loaded accessories, capable of firing two sets of a total of twenty-four cannons, can cause massive damage to targets.]

[Firepower: 20]

[Sale price 20,000.]

[C-Class·Radar accessories...]

[C-Class·Energy...]

"Buy, buy, buy!"

…

Xu Gu, with a wave of his hand, 200,000 points vanished from his account, easy come easy go.

In their place, a streak of blue light, a pile of dazzle cool equipment accessories dropped from the sky.

Fully armed to the teeth.

Xu Gu's lips curved upwards.

Looks like I am not only a genius, a superstar, but also a pay-to-win player!

With 300,000 left, Xu Gu had no intention of saving it.

He directly summoned his Million Amplification System.

[Amplification Mall]

[Taste Amplification]: 2~10 times. 20,000 Creation Points.

[Entry-level Amplification]: 10~100 times. 100,000 Creation Points.

[Basic Amplification]: 100~1000 times. 1,000,000 Creation Points.

[Intermediate Amplification]: 1000~10,000 times. 10,000,000 Creation Points.

[Advanced Amplification]: 10,000~100,000 times. 100,000,000 Creation Points.

[Top-level Amplification]: Minimum of 100,000 times amplification!

[Divine-level Amplification]: Minimum of a million times amplification!

Seeing these prices, Xu Gu's eyebrows raised slightly, shocked.

No wonder it can amplify by tens of thousands times! So, Intermediate Amplification cost that much! Actually needing 10 million Creation Points!

But, from Level S, amplifying to SSS Level, this price is absolutely worth it! Just Level S alone is worth far more than 10 million points, not to mention a ten thousand times stronger SSS Level!

Xu Gu's eyes flashed with decision, without any hesitation:

[Purchase three Entry-level Amplifications!]

[Drawing in progress!]

[Amplification 100 times!]

[Amplification 70 times!]

[Amplification 80 times!]

[Please select an amplification target]

Xu Gu's mind stirred.

Am I actually a born winner?

Without further thought, his eyes fell on the large saber in his hand—Sky Cleaver!

A hundred times amplification? Should be enough to promote it to Level S, right? From Level A to Level S, just a letter difference, but worlds apart! Who knows what astonishing changes will occur!