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Eddie shook his head in denial. "That's impossible, right? As far as I can remember, Jess had a boyfriend in high school, and they were in a relationship for a few years."
"Her ex-boyfriend is Jason Huang, and he's one of the best young cultivators in our country right now." Eddie tried to remember the man before nodding in understanding to Natasha. "From what I've heard, their relationship was quite dull compared to ours. They never kissed, let alone did anything intimate. Ever since they broke up, she hasn't been in a relationship with any man. Many men tried to chase and woo her, but she ignored them all."
Eddie furrowed his brows. "Do you think Jess has feelings for me just because of that?"
"That possibility might exist, right?" Natasha then thought in her heart. 'I have to look into this matter; I'm sure my suspicions are correct.'
"You can forget about your suspicions, Nath. Even if you're right, Jess and I will never be together. Even if I don't have you, my adoptive parents would never approve of our relationship." Eddie then pressed the [Stats] tab on the screen, and another blue screen appeared in front of them.
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[Stats]
[Name: Eddie Chen]
[Job: Novice]
[Level 1 - Exp: 0/100]
[HP: 200/200]
[Energy: 500/500]
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Attack: 100
Defense: 200
Speed: 80
Dodge: 80
Accuracy: 50
Critical: 10
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[STR: 25]
[VIT: 50]
[AGI: 15]
[INT: 30]
[DEX: 20]
[LUK: 10]
[Stat Points: 0]
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"My stats are so similar to the character in my game! The difference is that the character uses MP, but mine turns into energy." Eddie then asked his lover. "What do you think about this, Nath?"
"I'm not a gamer like you, and no cultivator has such a thing other than you, so I can't give much opinion on this." Natasha pointed to Eddie's level. "Your cultivation has reached the early stage of the foundation realm, but this screen shows that your level is level 1, so I think this system is separate from your status as a cultivator. If that's true, you can probably improve yourself through two paths. The first path is to improve your cultivation as usual, and the second path is to improve your level in this system."
Eddie nodded in agreement. "If these stats were different from my cultivation, I could become stronger by increasing my level, and I could protect you. However, this system raises questions, particularly regarding the identity of the golden-haired woman. I'm sure she came from another planet, but I don't understand how she created this system, and I also don't understand her reason for giving it to me."
"Didn't you say she fell from the sky? You took care of her and treated her wounds; she probably gave it to you out of gratitude." Eddie agreed with Natasha, but he suspected that the golden-haired woman had ulterior motives for giving him the system. "Have you thought of a way to increase your experience?"
Eddie propped his chin and thought of several possibilities. "If my guess is correct, I might only be able to increase my experience inside the ruins."
"The ruins, huh?" Natasha muttered. "If I think back, the appearance of the ruins was really sudden, and no one has managed to find out the reason behind their appearance. Their appearance signified the starting point of change for this planet, and we entered the era of cultivators after their appearance."
"You're right." Eddie nodded in agreement. "In the past, not a single earthling knew about cultivation until the sudden appearance of several ruins, and this planet has changed significantly since then. Thanks to ancient texts found in the ruins, we gained a lot of knowledge about cultivation and the like, and cultivators kept appearing afterwards."
Natasha then continued. "The ruins are divided into several levels, starting from D, C, B, A, and S levels. Cultivators in the foundation and tempering realms can only go to D-level ruins; cultivators in the forming and soul realms can challenge C-level ruins; and cultivators in the Xiantian realm can challenge B-level ruins. To complete A-level ruins, we need the cooperation of cultivators in the Xiantian and Houtian Realms, especially because the number of Houtian Realm cultivators is not too many yet. As for S-level ruins, the country's higher-ups are still speculating about them, and no S-level ruins have appeared before."
"Nath, I think I will join you to go to the D-level ruin." Eddie decided this because he wanted to prove his guesses, especially regarding his level and experience.
Natasha was surprised by Eddie's sudden decision. "Are you sure about that, Ed? I know you've been training your body for years, but you haven't practiced any cultivation techniques, and you still don't fully understand the abilities of your three spirits."
"I'm pretty sure." Eddie tried to open the [Equipment] tab, but it was empty because he didn't have any equipment yet. In the [Skills] tab, there is only the Spacetime Codex. He then pressed the shop tab, and another blue screen appeared in front of them, which was filled with a list of numerous items.
"Wow!" Natasha exclaimed in surprise before pointing to several tabs on the screen. "Ed, there are hundreds or even thousands of cultivation items, equipment, and techniques of all grades in this system's shop.
Equipment and cultivation techniques themselves are divided into seven tiers: normal, rare, epic, unique, legendary, divine, and god.
"Unfortunately, our cultivation is still in the foundation and tempering realms, so we can't use equipment or learn techniques of higher tiers." Eddie then looked at the right side of the screen, which showed his balance.
[Balance: 0]
Natasha also noticed that. "How to increase your balance?"
Eddie immediately pressed the [Storage] tab, and in an instant, a fairly large transparent box appeared in front of them. "I thought the function of this box was like a storage pouch and storage ring, but this box seems much bigger than them."
Natasha touched the ring on her right ring finger, and a wad of money appeared in her hand. The balance instantly increased after she tossed it into the storage box.
[Balance: 1,000,000 yuan.]
"Hey! My guess was right!" Eddie exclaimed. "If we put the money in this storage box, it will turn into my balance, which is similar to us topping up into the game. The main problem is, where does this shop come from? Where do these goods come from? How does that woman manage to get everything into the system?"
"You're right." Natasha's expression turned serious. "All of this proves that the golden-haired woman is not an ordinary woman, and her purpose in giving all this to you may not be simple. I suspect she already knows about your primal origin physique, and she came to you because of it."
"I agree with you, Nath."
"Ed, try buying all the items from this shop."
"Do you want to buy a cultivation technique book?"
Natasha shook her head. "My Sacred Flame Codex is a unique grade cultivation technique, and my father bought it for ten million yuan, so I will focus on mastering it first. My flame sword is also a unique tier of equipment, and both are enough for me now, so you can buy one for yourself."
"I haven't studied the techniques in the spacetime codex, so I would rather not purchase other techniques yet." Eddie then browsed the equipment in the shop to find a weapon that suited his fighting style, and he decided to buy a pair of fist weapons.
[Obtained the Kaiser Knuckle [Rare] x1]
[500,000 yuan has been deducted from the balance.]
"Oh?" Eddie was startled by the notification, but he immediately took the weapon from the storage box. The weapon resembles red boxing gloves, but they have three short blades on both fronts.
Natasha raised an eyebrow. "Why did you buy this weapon? You've mastered all kinds of weapons, right? This weapon is only suitable for close combat, and it will be your disadvantage."
"Haha." Eddie wore the weapons in both hands. "I have indeed mastered all kinds of weapons, but I like close combat the most, so I bought this one. You don't have to think about it because I will buy some other weapons later, but I want to try this weapon first."
"Ed, you can have fun first, and I'll go home to pack my things." Natasha immediately stood up and hurried away.
Eddie didn't start practicing right away, but he checked the partner's feature first.
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[Partner's Feature.]
1. Acceleration:
- One partner will increase the owner's cultivation speed by 10%, and the number will increase as the number of partners increases.
- The partner's cultivation speed will increase by 10% during sex with the owner.
2. Communication:
- The owner and partners can communicate with each other anytime and anywhere.
3. Bonding:
- Increase the bond between owner and partners, allowing everyone to use combined techniques more easily. The owner can also feel their partners' condition, whether they are safe or in danger.
4. Sharing:
- The owner can share his vitality with physically weak partners, increasing their vitality.
5. Space:
- A private space specifically for the owner and partners, cut off from the outside world. The energy produced by everyone will increase by 25%, speeding up everyone's cultivation.
6. Techniques:
- The technique can only be used by the owner and partners.
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Eddie was astounded by everything he read, particularly the first feature. "Does that golden-haired woman want me to form my harem? Why did she give such a feature to me?"
Eddie shook his head, as he had never thought about having a harem, and his feelings were filled with Natasha, who always supported him and was willing to sacrifice for him.
After that, Eddie rushed to the backyard and started practicing using his new weapon.
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