Chapter 8 Random Cards
At this moment, Zheng Ming also began to understand that although his Cang Bear Body played a significant role in the cultivation of the Bear Hug Technique, the rapid progress he made today was not only due to the Cang Bear Body but also the result of his hard practice over the years.
Over the years, although his Bear Hug Technique had not made much progress due to his physical limitations, he had laid a solid foundation.
Thus, after replacing his body with the Cang Bear Body, his accumulated efforts paid off, propelling his Bear Hug Technique to break through to the fourth layer all at once.
Zheng Ming, who had stopped his cultivation, looked at the courtyard covered with branches of varying sizes and the trees that looked as though they had been ravaged by a violent storm, and a smile appeared on his face.
He casually picked up a stone and, with his palm as sharp as a knife, chopped down on the stone.
The three-inch-thick green stone was split into two by Zheng Ming in one chop. And yet, his palm suffered no damage whatsoever, the clear result of his Inner Strength.
For a moment, Zheng Ming was filled with anticipation for the two Basic Cards in his heart!
Standing under the tree, sensing the two cards revealed in his heart, Zheng Ming's heart grew even more solemn. This time, his choice had to be more deliberate.
The Beginner Fist Technique Mastery of Li Zhong and the common medicinal herbs had undeniable utility for him at present, but Zheng Ming, who had mixed in the Great Jin Dynasty for more than a decade, knew even better the importance of elixir pills for cultivation.
A single low-level Yellow Earth Pill could replace a Rank 10 or lower Martial Artist's focused cultivation for a month and was especially effective at breaking through bottlenecks.
Therefore, even the most common Yellow Earth Pills would cost over a thousand silver a piece.
When Zheng Ming had first learned about the importance of elixir pills years ago, he was eager to learn elixir crafting, but his father, Zheng Gongxuan, told him that crafting elixir pills not only required high talent but also a good mentor.
And in the entirety of Qingchuan County, there was not a single elixir crafting master!
Thinking that he would unavoidably need elixir pills for his future cultivation, Zheng Ming felt that the use of the common medicinal herbs may turn out to be even greater in the future.
These two skills left Zheng Ming unable to decide for a moment.
"If you cannot decide, you may save the Basic Card for a future choice," the mechanical voice once again echoed in Zheng Ming's ears.
"Red Reputation Points reaching a thousand, you are granted a chance to draw a random card, and now that your Reputation Points are two thousand, you have two opportunities. Please choose the level from which to draw your card," it announced.
Draw a random card? What is a random card?
As this question formed in Zheng Ming's mind, the mechanical voice provided the answer, "Random cards can be drawn indefinitely as long as you have enough Reputation Points. Moreover, the range of the draw is not limited by the host's current strength."
Not limited by my current strength? Could it be that the three Basic Cards I just drew were limited by my strength, which is why I ended up with the cards of Li Kui and the other two.
"At which levels may I choose to draw?" Zheng Ming asked.
"At the Warrior Level, the chance of a successful draw is one in ten; at the Martial Hero Level, one in a hundred; at the Xianxia Level, one in a thousand; at the God Sealing Level, one in ten thousand; and at the Primordial Chaos Level, one in a hundred thousand," came the reply.
"If you draw a card from that level, you will gain the opportunity to wield the full strength of the character in that card!"
The full strength of the character within the card sent Zheng Ming's heart racing. If he were to draw a Primordial Chaos Level card, not even his grandson would dare to provoke him, let alone the entire Great Jin Dynasty.
However, the one in a hundred thousand chance was exceedingly small.
After weighing his options, Zheng Ming decided to first try for a Military General Card; it's not wise to aim too high. Besides, if he could draw another Li Kui, with all of his strength, he would make his grandson run away with his tail between his legs!
As he made his decision, countless cards began to flicker in his heart once again, but this time, in the deck of cards with identical backs, nine out of ten were blank.
An empty blankness, with absolutely nothing!
Hoping not to come up empty-handed this time, Zheng Ming prayed in his heart and confirmed his choice of card, locking it in his mind.
And the moment he locked in on the card, Zheng Ming noticed that the Reputation Points in his heart immediately decreased by a thousand!
A thousand Reputation Points, just gone like that!
Zheng Ming felt a twinge of pain, which increased his hope that this card wouldn't turn out to be empty; if it were, his loss would be immense.
After all, he had only gained one Reputation Point for giving Wu Banxian a beating!
As the card was flipped, Zheng Ming felt time slow to a crawl. Fortunately, the card did not disappoint him, and as it was revealed, he saw there was a figure on the card!
Joy surged in Zheng Ming's heart—if there was a figure, then the one thousand Reputation Points had not been spent in vain.
However, as he took a closer look at the card, his heart seized up again. Damn it, this card was as good as a waste of one thousand Reputation Points.
"Xu Xiake"
Such a well-known name—Zheng Ming had indeed read Xu Xiake's Travel Notes. Below it, the skill written was "Exploring Mountains and Waters".
What's the meaning of Exploring Mountains and Waters? How is it any different from wandering around enjoying the scenery? God damn it, wasn't this supposed to be a Warrior Level card? How could wandering count as a skill!
Even without this card, I would still wander and enjoy the scenery!
Though anger surged within him, all Zheng Ming could do was to store the card for the time being.