Chapter 110: Exchange for Knowledge
“Here are one thousand three hundred and three contribution points. I need to exchange all of them for knowledge related to advancement and class promotion, bloodline genes, and knowledge that affects spiritual power.”
At the service counter beside the Hunter Guild’s task hall, Zhou Ming directly stated his purpose.
Upon hearing Zhou Ming’s request, the Hunter Guild staff member also examined the young man before him with some curiosity.
One thousand three hundred and three points—very few hunters this young could take out such an amount, and even fewer planned to spend all of their contribution points at once.
Although somewhat surprised by Zhou Ming’s actions, the staff member did not pry further, because almost every hunter had secrets of their own.
As for Zhou Ming exchanging knowledge related to advancement and class promotion, bloodline genes, and spiritual power, it did not arouse any suspicion.
After all, there were far too many hunters who aspired to advance to Professional Beast Tamer. Besides the common three mainstream class advancement systems, there were also many incomplete class advancement systems.
Having all kinds of needs was considered normal.
“May I ask whether you need a private quiet room? Your request is rather broad, and we can only provide introductions to the relevant knowledge for you to choose on your own.”
The Hunter Guild staff member did not particularly care about Zhou Ming’s goal and instead took the opportunity to promote additional services.
After all, whenever a hunter spent money on extra services, he could earn a commission.
“Yes.”
The noisy environment of the task hall made Zhou Ming directly agree to the suggestion.
After that, under the other party’s guidance, Zhou Ming was led to a quiet room on the second floor.
“Please wait a moment. I’ll bring you what you need right away.”
After greeting Zhou Ming, the staff member turned around and left the quiet room.
Not long after, he delivered several introductory manuals, which recorded introductions to various kinds of knowledge.
“Thank you.”
After politely thanking the other party, Zhou Ming immediately began flipping through the manuals in his hands.
All the knowledge introductions recorded in these manuals matched the conditions Zhou Ming had proposed.
In addition, each type of knowledge was clearly marked with how many contribution points were required.
One hour later, Zhou Ming called over the staff member and stated the knowledge he had chosen.
“I want ‘The Connection Between Bloodlines and Genes’, ‘The Influence of Bloodlines on Spiritual Power’, ‘How to Choose a Class Advancement’, ‘Genetic Mutation Studies’, ‘Fundamentals of Transcendent Rituals’, and ‘Spiritual Power and Self-Consciousness’—these six books.”
After reviewing all the introductions, Zhou Ming ultimately chose the above six types of knowledge.
According to the manual introductions, the knowledge contained in these six books belonged to the foundational level among their respective categories.
There was no helping it—restricted by Zhou Ming’s hunter rank, his permissions only allowed him to exchange for basic knowledge.
Faced with such a situation, Zhou Ming could only accept it. Besides, he might not even be able to understand advanced knowledge anyway.
“This hunter, the books you require will cost a total of nine hundred and eighty-three contribution points. Do you confirm the exchange?”
“Confirmed.”
Zhou Ming had already calculated the required contribution points in advance based on the manuals, making maximum use of the contribution points he had on hand.
Afterward, the staff member used an instrument to deduct the points from Zhou Ming’s badge and handed over the six books of varying sizes that he had selected.
“This hunter, according to guild regulations, I must remind you here that the knowledge contained in these six books must not be sold.”
“If you violate this prohibition, you will be subject to a bounty order issued by the Hunter Guild.”
“I know.”
Hearing the staff member’s stern warning, Zhou Ming indicated that he was aware of the prohibition.
As for whether anyone violated this rule, the answer was yes.
However, the outcomes were quite miserable. Those involved all met their end in death, because such actions harmed the interests of the Hunter Guild.
After packing the books into his backpack, Zhou Ming left the Hunter Guild and headed toward nearby shops.
Over the past month, the cultivation resources on his body had already been exhausted.
Ordinary Ironthread Snakes could be placed in the sewers and fed with the flesh and blood of Hardfur Rats, but Inkband and Vermilion Jade could not.
If he wanted to enhance their strength, he had to expend resources. After all, they had transformed from mutated animals into Ferocious Beasts, and their bloodline potential was far inferior to other Ferocious Beasts.
Their only advantage was that after two mutations, coupled with the help of the Serpent Saliva Fruit, the abilities they possessed were relatively formidable.
Inkband’s venom fangs and snake venom, and Vermilion Jade’s speed and tailbone, were all fairly decent abilities.
For Zhou Ming to advance to an Official Professional Beast Tamer, besides the class advancement ritual, his spiritual power also needed to reach the normal human limit, while his beasts’ levels had to reach the low-tier peak.
Now that he was considering the class advancement ritual, he naturally could not forget these two little fellows.
“Sir, may I ask what resources you need to purchase?”
The shop Zhou Ming chose specialized in selling Beast Tamer resources, and its clientele were all Beast Tamers.
Seeing Zhou Ming arrive, they naturally understood his purpose.
When Beast Tamers purchased the resources they needed, their spending far exceeded that of customers in ordinary shops, easily reaching tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands.
The saleswoman wearing a tight skirt almost jogged over to Zhou Ming, afraid that another colleague would snatch the order.
“I need five Spirit Nourishing Potions, ten bottles of Spirit Nurturing Pills, and ten bottles of Nutrient Liquid.”
Because he did not have much money on hand, Zhou Ming did not plan to purchase Ice Rain Potion or Azure Potion, which he had bought before.
Moreover, he had already consumed these two types of potions many times before. Taking them again would yield worse effects than before, so the main resources Zhou Ming purchased were Spirit Nurturing Pills and Nutrient Liquid.
The Spirit Nurturing Pills were for Inkband and Vermilion Jade, while the Nutrient Liquid was a resource required for practicing the Beast King Body and martial arts.
This New Martial Arts system, Beast King Body, involved changes at the genetic level, and Zhou Ming was also making preparations for Half-Beastman class advancement.
Furthermore, his dark-gold serpent pupils had been undergoing increasingly obvious changes as he practiced the Beast King Body using the blood of Inkband and Vermilion Jade.
Although he did not know whether the dark-gold serpent pupils carried hidden dangers, so far they had only brought him benefits, and he could only choose to continue walking down this path to the end.
In addition, mastering the Thunder Type-3 Revolver placed extremely high demands on physique and strength control.
If he could not advance to a Professional Beast Tamer in a short period of time, Zhou Ming could only rely on the power of a Gunfighter to help himself obtain more resources.
Therefore, based on the current actual situation, Zhou Ming directly told the female saleswoman before him the resources he wanted to purchase.
“Please wait a moment, sir. I’ll prepare them for you right away.”
After learning Zhou Ming’s requirements, joy immediately appeared on the saleswoman’s face. This deal was worth several hundred thousand, and she could earn at least ten to twenty thousand in commission.
A short while later, after obtaining the resources he had purchased, Zhou Ming directly returned to his residence.
His time was extremely tight now. The six books in the backpack behind him would be extremely difficult to thoroughly comprehend in a short period.
After returning to his residence and settling Inkband and Vermilion Jade, Zhou Ming once again devoted his energy to studying.
And Zhou Ming finally understood why the difficulty of advancing as a Professional Beast Tamer was so high.
Besides the crucial class advancement ritual, one also had to master a massive amount of knowledge.