Published: February 19, 2025
CHAPTER 46: Breakthrough, Elephant Pattern
After finishing their meal, Chen Chu and Xia Youhui arrived at the logistics department together.
While Xia Youhui went to exchange for Life Crystals, Chen Chu approached the self-service inquiry machine at the side, entered his student ID, and checked what resources were available for him to exchange.
The new students at the first level of heaven had very few resources available, which were categorized into three types: strengthening physical constitution, accelerating cultivation speed, and aiding in realm breakthroughs, totaling twenty-three types.
Chen Chu looked over the options and found five resources that could help him accelerate his dragon elephant skill, including ice crystal snow lotus and the previously exchanged domineering elephant essence blood.
However, the domineering elephant essence blood required 20 contribution points.
Currently, including ranking rewards, he only had 8 points. To exchange for it, he would have to wait another month. As for the other four options...
Just as Chen Chu was pondering, Xia Youhui walked over and asked, "A Chu, how's it going?"
Chen Chu didn’t answer directly and casually asked, "Did you finish your exchange?"
"Yeah, this thing here cost me 5 contribution points. It’s such a rip-off," Xia Youhui said, looking pained as he tossed a thumb-sized, multifaceted crystal-like object to Chen Chu, who quickly caught it.
After all, it was something worth over ten thousand, but... as soon as Chen Chu caught the Life Crystal, a line of transparent text appeared before him that only he could see.
"Discovered crystallized life energy. Would you like to convert it into attribute points?"
Crystallized life energy, attribute points? Looking at the text before him, Chen Chu was taken aback and instinctively asked in his mind.
"What are attribute points and what are they used for?"
In response to his inquiry, the transparent text changed.
"Attribute points are a special power derived from life energy that can enhance talent, strengthen cultivation techniques, strengthen external weapons, and more."
Upon reading this, Chen Chu's eyes lit up.
From now on, the issue of having weak initial talent and slow cultivation progress would no longer be a hindrance to him.
"A Chu, what's wrong?" Seeing Chen Chu suddenly lost in thought, Xia Youhui looked puzzled.
"Oh, it's nothing."
Chen Chu snapped back to reality, handed the Life Crystal back to him, and said, "I’m going to exchange for Life Crystals too."
"Alright, then I'll go train. If you need anything, find me."
Xia Youhui didn’t overthink it since he had suggested that Chen Chu exchange for this resource earlier.
After watching Xia Youhui leave, Chen Chu approached the counter and politely said, "Sir, I would like to exchange for cultivation resources."
"Please input your student ID."
"You have 8 contribution points and an 80% exchange privilege. What would you like to exchange for?"
"Two First-Grade Life Crystals."
"Please wait."
Soon, two thumb-sized white crystals appeared in Chen Chu's hands. After thanking the instructor, he turned and left.
Back in Building C, Chen Chu applied for a personal training room, looking at the two white crystals in his hands and chose to convert them.
Buzz!
As Chen Chu confirmed, an invisible force enveloped the crystals, and the two Life Crystals became transparent at a visible speed, finally turning into powder with a pop.
"You have converted two crystallized life energies. One yields 5 attribute points, and the other yields 3 attribute points."
"The two crystals contained different amounts?" Chen Chu thought thoughtfully.
According to the information, Life Crystals came from mutated beasts, and high-purity energy crystals would appear in their bodies after a few were killed.
These crystals, when absorbed by humans, could enhance physical constitution and speed up cultivation. The higher the level, the stronger the effect, making them quite precious.
Of course, every resource has its limits. Just like drug resistance, Life Crystals of the same level work best the first time, decrease by half on the second, and have almost no effect by the fourth.