Chapter 7: Surprises in Old Items

Chapter 7: Surprises in Old Items

[End of Power Leveling]

As the bell representing the end of the representative exam rang, Lei Cang's consciousness was pulled back into darkness.

When the colors returned to his vision, he found himself in the familiar room, facing the familiar computer screen and keyboard.

Lei Cang picked up his phone from the desk and glanced at the time. It had been sixty minutes, exactly the same duration as the power leveling session.

So, does "St. Freya Academy" and this side share the same flow of time?

...Are they really in the same world?

He opened the browser and typed "崩坏兽" (Benghuai Beast) in the search bar, but found nothing relevant, only some unrelated news.

He then tried "崩坏" (Benghuai) and "死士" (Death Knight), but the results were only some zombie-themed games.

Lei Cang sighed in disappointment.

Coincidentally, his phone vibrated, indicating that Kiana Kaslana (草履虫) had completed the power leveling order.

[Power Leveling Order Completed]

[Reward: 1000 Gold, 2 Wishing Chances (1 basic + 1 naked equipment bonus)]

[Host's Review: You scared me with your barely passing score. It was quite close... Even solving problems of this difficulty seemed challenging for you. If not for maintaining your character, I would have given you a full score. I can't believe you struggled even with such problems. Let's give you a good review for your effort.]

Just reading the review made Lei Cang imagine the smug look of the white-haired girl.

He couldn't help but roll his eyes...

I should have just filled in all the correct answers for you. Let's see how you'll explain it to your Theresa later.

This Kiana is so clueless.

Calming down, Lei Cang opened the Wishing interface, rubbing his hands with anticipation.

What good things can I draw this time...

He tapped the screen, and a blue light flashed.

[Excellent]

[Repair Stone (Consumable)]

[Used to repair damaged items, the item limit is Excellent level]

This introduction was quite serious and official.

Lei Cang held the small Repair Stone in his hand, then looked up at the yellowed photo hanging on the wall for a moment before lowering his head again.

Now is a critical time to start. Every bit of wealth is extremely precious.

When I become stronger and have enough money, then I can think about it.

He calmed his mind and placed the round stone close to his body, planning to find a way to maximize its value.

Then, he clicked on the last Wishing chance.

Due to the previous appearance of a blue light, Lei Cang didn't have much expectation for this draw.

But...

A purple light suddenly burst out, making him excited.

[Wow, it's an Epic!]

[Taixu Five Elements Practice – Divine Element]

[Divine Element of Taixu Sword Qi, the most difficult and essential element among the five elements... With successful cultivation, it can overturn mountains and seas, and cut through the heavens and earth...]

His head felt dizzy, and he saw a mysterious and profound formula in his mind.

[Divine Element, extreme variation of the deity. No sword, yet there is a sword. Relying on divinity to transform into a sword, the sword aura naturally forms, thus reaching Divine Element.]

This was only the preface, followed by hundreds of characters of obscure and difficult-to-understand secrets.

"...What's the use of this?"

Lei Cang felt a bit disappointed.

[Taixu Sword Qi – Divine Element], he had already mastered it, so this cultivation formula seemed unnecessary.

"...It's probably just slightly better than a warm pair of panties."

After a while, Lei Cang sighed.

Later, he could contemplate it a few times to see if he could comprehend something.

If he could gain some insights, it would be a way to make use of this seemingly useless item.

He put this matter aside and began to check the previously released game.

...Only four to five hundred copies were sold, and the sales were dismal.

There were also forty to fifty refunds.

Looking through the comments, oh my, there was a sea of negative reviews.

All of them were complaining about the game's high difficulty. But what made Lei Cang relieved was that amidst the sea of negativity, there was still one positive review:

[Wudi Big Goose: To overturn what I said before, I think this game is interesting. The exquisite scenes, diverse weapons, and various types of monsters are crafted with care. It surprises me from time to time, and as for the difficulty being too high—I think that's not a problem. Haven't you guys played games on the NES? Those one-hit-kill protagonists are the true high-difficulty games.

This review was quite reasonable, and it made Lei Cang feel delighted. He decided to label this player as "Cabbage with Good Self-management Awareness."

But the last sentence was a bit provocative. Now the comments below were already a mess.

Nevertheless, this also contributed to the game's popularity. After all, any publicity is good publicity, so Lei Cang didn't bother to manage it.

The game's revenue had been transferred to Lei Cang's account. Because he didn't set a high price, it was only around four thousand. After deducting the costs, he made a profit of over forty thousand.

However, this much money was enough to make Lei Cang gasp. He had never earned this much in his life. His usual manuscript fees were only two or three thousand, and that was barely enough to support others... Life had been quite tight.

...Fifteen years ago, there was an explosion in this area that was as intense as a nuclear explosion.

This explosion took away Lei Cang's mother. Luckily, an orphanage adopted him when he was just two years old.

However, the orphanage's director passed away three years ago, and the current director was kind-hearted but not good at managing money. After the savings ran out, Lei Cang had been supporting the orphanage for the past two years.

Lei Cang planned to take out a few thousand to purchase food and clothes to bring to the orphanage.

The current director didn't know how to use a phone, so they couldn't transfer money online. Cash left in the orphanage was also not safe, as this city was a bit chaotic, and all sorts of people lived here. Carrying a large sum of cash easily attracted unwanted attention from malicious individuals. It was safer to buy things and deliver them in person.

Before leaving, he decided to transcribe the cultivation formula of [Taixu Sword Qi – Divine Element] onto paper to avoid forgetting it.

Since he was a student, there were plenty of paper and pens at home. Lei Cang found some and began to transcribe.

"Divine Element, extreme variation of the deity..."

After transcribing a few lines, Lei Cang furrowed his brows.

"Hiss... Why does this incantation sound so familiar? It's like I've heard it somewhere before."

"Divine Element, extreme variation..." He mumbled it several times, feeling increasingly familiar with it.

Finally, he was shocked, stood up from the chair, and quickly rumm

aged through the old items piled up in the corner of the room.

After a moment, Lei Cang found a dusty old book from those objects. He flipped to the fourth-to-last page, and there it was, a passage written in small characters.

"Divine Element, extreme variation of the deity. No sword, yet there is a sword, relying on divinity to transform into a sword, the sword aura naturally forms, thus reaching Divine Element."

Lei Cang's heart began to race.

Could it be...

He carefully picked up the book and placed it on the desk, gently wiping away the dust on the cover.

As the dust dispersed, four ancient and powerful characters suddenly appeared before Lei Cang's eyes.

"Taixu Sword Qi."