Kateyki, I Want This One!

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In an instant, lists of infinite items appeared within Araw's consciousness; his eyes widened just by looking at the items that he could never dreamed of or heard in his past life. 

From the basic necessities to landscape and even spiritual animals and graded plants, the shop system has them. Heck, he could even buy the sun and moon if he had enough teaching points! 

Unfortunately, even a lower-grade sun, which only contained one-thousandth the energy of a normal sun, already cost a thousand teaching points. With his current financial capabilities, Araw couldn't purchase one even if he wanted to. 

"I needed to purchase seeds and saplings to grow first. Moreover, I couldn't lack nourishment if I wanted to temper my physique."

Currently, the issues Araw was facing right now weren't related to cultivation or how to cheat disciplines to accept him as their master; instead, they were the basic necessities for the mortal! 

If he immediately focused his mind on cultivation and spent all of his teaching points to buy a good cultivation technique, he would surely die of starvation for a couple of weeks or months. 

He might survive for a while by consuming the grasses within this dilapidated place; however, without meat or water, it would only be a matter of time before he died. 

Of course, he might survive longer if he could achieve the Qi Condensation realm in a month... However, even if he had chosen the Divine Blessing from the system reward earlier, the chances of that happening were infinitely small, to the point of almost impossible. 

Simply put, he didn't want to risk the chances that heaven gave him for something that he could safely avoid. 

Moreover, he didn't have confidence that he would still transmigrate to the past if he died this time. 

"I had a feeling that I would die for sure."

Staring at the lists for a couple of minutes, comparing their price to their practical uses, Araw soon locked his gaze toward the dozens of seeds and saplings within the shop. 

It could be said that he only focused his attention on the plants that only needed a small amount of time to mature... As for the fruits and vegetables that they could give upon ripening, their effects based on their descriptions could only be considered average. 

Although their effects on his cultivation speed might be only so-so, they could still ensure his survival for the months that would come. 

Falling into deep thought, Araw then eventually consumed 3 teaching points to purchase them. 

Soon enough, upon clicking the accept button, the space meters away from Araw began to twist, causing the scenery to become slightly blurry as the items that he had just purchased magically appeared. 

To his surprise, the system actually placed them toward the ground neatly, causing him to heave a sigh of relief—thinking that the items might become damaged if this system tossed them toward the ground without any regard for their well-being, similar to the rings earlier. 

Ding! 

[ Do you want to spend 1 teaching point to directly plant the seeds and saplings you brought to the World Seed? ]

"No."

Decisively replying to the system, having a faint feeling that it wanted to cheat him with his Teaching Points, Araw hurriedly closed the panel in front of him. 

He then gazed at the seeds meters away from him before starting to work and planting them in different locations. 

... 

Soon, time passed by.

After working for unknown hours, Araw tiredly sat down on the ground, panting heavily as he immediately opened the shop panel. Scrolling toward the shop list for a while as his eyes couldn't help but dim upon not finding the item he wanted. 

"This... There's no food available! I thought this shop contained anything?!

"System, what's the meaning of this?!"

Unfortunately, after waiting for a couple of minutes, the long-awaited reply from the system didn't appear, making the corner of Araw's lips twitch uncontrollably as veins could be seen throbbing on his forehead. 

"Huff~ Since that was the case, I could only buy water from the system."

Fortunately, the system was still selling water, or else Araw would surely be doomed. Surprisingly, instead of a small amount of water, the system was actually selling bodies of water! 

The pond, which was one of the smallest bodies of water, already cost 5 teaching points, while an ocean costs 520 to 1000, depending on its size! 

It could be said that even if the pond that the system was selling was small, roughly 150 square feet, it could still last for months if Araw used it sparingly. 

However... 

"What the hell! Selling a pond of water for 5 teaching points, it's almost comparable to the Qi Condensation cultivation technique! 

"This son of a system! It was using the scarce resources of this place to dry my Teaching Points!"

Seething in anger, Araw could only grind his teeth as he pressed the accept button with force. Even if the system set the price to 10, he would still buy it if he wanted to survive in this place. 

Moreover, his plant also needed water to grow! 

Crack! 

In an instant, after pressing the accept button, a weak earthquake, coming from the depths of the earth, suddenly spread toward the far horizon, causing Araw's balance to become chaotic as he watched the clearing, tens of meters away from him, collapse in dumbfounded.

Watching it form a deep sinkhole while clear, sparkling water began to visibly fill its space. 

After a minute of earth trembling, the land again regained its silence. The only proof of an earlier earthquake is a 150-square-foot pond in the distance. 

"Could the system hear my cursing earlier? I hope he wouldn't keep it in mind."

Feeling afraid of the capabilities that the system had just shown—an ability that could summon an earthquake and water from nowhere—Araw carefully approached the clear water in the distance. 

Gazing at the depth of the pond, Araw's eyes couldn't help but twinkle upon seeing small fish swimming within it, never expecting that the system included some freebies. 

Unfortunately, the fish were still in their early growth stage, making him sigh in regret as he couldn't eat them. Even if he did, it wouldn't be enough to fill the gap between his teeth, making it better to let them grow for a while. 

"Fishy fishy, grow quickly."

Seemingly feeling the intent behind Araw's words, the fish within the pond shoot a disdainful glance toward the latter, causing Araw's face to twitch in anger. 

Although their body was small, their big, dark eyes were still clear under the translucent water, allowing him to sense their disdain even in the distance. 

"Good, good! Just wait till you'll grow. I know how to cook fried fish, grilled fish, braised fish, and a lot of things!"