Chapter 103: A Secondhand Dealer’s Dream!
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Half an hour later.
The school’s logistics department.
The logistics department occupied a large three-story building. Most of the buildings in MCMAU had the layout of a service center, and the logistics department was no exception.
The first floor was split into three sections. There were 5 windows located at one corner of the left side. That was the New Students Service Center.
The right side had a total of 20 windows, and the left side had another 15 windows. These 35 windows were all dedicated to the services of old students, including the verification and retrieval of their credits.
Another 10 windows were in front of them, responsible for resource exchanges.
When Fang Ping and Fu Changding arrived, there was a mixture of new and old students in the center.
A couple of the old students carried weapons with them, exuding a lethal aura. By the looks of it, they had just returned from a mission.
The senior students were very calm. Their gazes did not wander as they queued quietly and waited their turn.
On the other hand, the new students could not suppress their curiosity and kept looking around. Clearly, many of them were caught off guard by MCMAU’s arrangement, which was completely different from regular universities.
It was Fu Changding’s first time here as well. He looked around curiously, attracting a fair number of sidelong glances.
He was far too conspicuous. His face was getting more and more swollen—it was hard to associate him with the elegant and strikingly handsome man he had been not too long ago.
...
Many of the new students had not yet arrived; there were only a few people in front of Fang Ping and Fu Changding in the line.
Before long, it was their turn.
Fu Changding swiftly stepped forward, leaned in and inquired, “Help me check my credit, please.”
The person on duty was used to seeing this kind of thing and had met many pig-heads. He replied calmly, “Name, student number, and dorm room number.
“When your martial arts licenses arrive, you can just swipe it, but for now I need a verification.”
“Fu Changding, New Students Area One room 15, student number is...”
“Please hold on.”
After a moment, the staff lifted his head and said, “You started with 50 credits. Earlier, Instructor Tang Feng said Dean Huang Jing awarded you 45 credits. Your total is 95 credits.”
“Only 45 credits?”
Fu Changding was dispirited, “Is that all? I recalled beating so many in one go and I defeated so many martial artists. Why is there so little?”
The staff calmly waved away his complaint. “Instructor Tang Feng arranged it. You can appeal if you wish.”
Fu Changding was put in an awkward position. He did not dare appeal. He had chosen Instructor Luo Yichuan earlier and was dissatisfied that he could not pick Tang Feng.
Fang Ping also paid him no mind and stepped forward. “Fang Ping, New Students Area One room number 86. My student number is...”
“You started with 50 credits and were awarded...152 credits!”
The staff raised his head in shock to look at Fang Ping. “You have a total of 202 credits. In our long history, it’s extremely rare for a new student to have this many credits when they just arrived!”
Fang Ping asked, “Aside from exchanging them for medicinal pills and elixirs, are there any other uses for credits?”
“Of course. There are many uses for credits.”
The staff explained, “Under normal circumstances, there are some public areas in the school where you can use training grounds and aid equipment for free.
“However, if you want to use these facilities alone, or would like to use high-grade aid equipment, you’ll need to spend some credits.
“Also, credits can be used for meals; I’m referring to the foods that can replenish Vitalities. You can also use credits to change your dorm. For example, if you’re not happy with the form you’re staying in, you can change to a better one...
“Anyway, there are no problems that credits can’t solve in MCMAU.
“Of course, I suggest you new students spend it frugally while you have fewer credits.
“Use them mainly to exchange for medicinal pills and elixirs you need for cultivation. That’s more important than comfort and leisure.
“You can also exchange credits for cash. 1 credit is worth 10 thousand bucks.
“You can exchange cash for credits too. 30 thousand for 1 credit!”
Fu Changding’s teeth hurt when he heard this. “This is such a rip-off! Exchanging a credit for cash only gives us 10 thousand, but we need 30 thousand to get 1 credit!”
“You don’t have to exchange your money. The school does not encourage students to exchange cash for credits.
“It’s just that some students will have problems eating and cultivating if it weren’t for the exchange system. That’s why we’re giving you rich kids this opportunity.”
“Don’t say it like that—I don’t plan to exchange.”
Fu Changding doubted his management of credits for meals and cultivation would be so poor that he would have to exchange cash for them.
His current 95 credits was worth 2.85 million in cash. Even cash was worth something.
As for Fang Ping, the 152 credits he had earned would have cost 4.56 million. Adding the original 50 credits, that would be 6.06 million’s worth!
Fang Ping had undoubtedly won big this round.
Of course, if he wanted to change it for cash, it would be a mere 2.02 million. Fang Ping’s brain was perfectly functional, so there was no way he was going to change it for cash.
After a moment’s thought Fang Ping asked again, “In that case, credits can only be kept here?”
“Of course not. When your martial arts licenses are issued, you can use it as a campus all-purpose card. Your martial arts licenses are a combination of your student IDs, campus all-purpose cards and IDs, so there are many uses for it.
“For now, all you can do is check your credits. You are unable to exchange them for medicinal pills and elixirs at the moment.
“Of course, your martial arts licenses will be issued very soon. The school is very efficient, so you don’t have to be worried about this.”
Fang Ping nodded. They were indeed very efficient. They had just completed the school selection, yet their awarded credits had already been received. In terms of efficiency, MCMAU was unrivaled.
The reason their martial arts licenses were not issued yet had to do with the fact that the students’ strengths varied from the previous assessment.
Some students had broken through to martial artists. Their strengths would be evaluated in these two days.
“Can we go take a look at the exchange center though?”
The staff smiled. “Of course you can. For you new students, the full exchange menu won’t be available, just a portion of it.”
“Thanks!”
Fang Ping and Fu Changding did not hang around and hastily headed for the exchange center.
Their credits could not be used or exchanged for anything at the moment, but having a look was good nonetheless.
...
New students’ resource menu:
Normal Vitality Pills: 3 credits/pill
Rank-1 Vitality Pills: 10 credits/pill
Rank-2 Vitality Pills: 20 credits/pill
...
Rank-1 Bone-honing Pills: 15 credits/pill
Rank-2 Bone-honing Pills: 30 credits/pill
...
Rank-1 Viscera-shielding Pills: 20 credits/pill
Rank-2 Viscera-shielding Pills: 60 credits/pill
...
Weapons:
E-class alloy weapon: 10 credits/KG
D-class alloy weapon: 20 credits/KG
...”
Fang Ping and Fu Changding were each given an exchange menu card.
The staff in charge of resource supplication was no regular employee: He was a martial artist. He noticed the two of them practically drinking in the menu and smiled. “There isn’t much in the new students’ exchange menu, but it’s enough for you guys below Rank-3.
“For an aspiring martial artist to break through to martial artist, a Rank-1 Vitality Pill, a Rank-1 Bone-honing Pill, and a Rank-1 Viscera-shielding Pill are definitely sufficient, and it’s safe enough too.
“These three pills only cost 45 credits; that’s why the school gave you 50 starting credits.
“Someone might ask ‘Then what about my regular cultivations?’
“Then, you have no choice but to rely on yourself. Otherwise, you can choose not to exchange for a Viscera-shielding Pill. There are some people who don’t use the Viscera-shielding Pill or the Bone-honing Pill and go for a breakthrough using only a Rank-1 Vitality Pill, to save their credits.
“After you break through Rank-1, the school will award you. The Rank-1 breakthrough awards 50 credits, which is enough to tide you over for a substantial amount of time...”
Fu Changding hurriedly asked, “What about the students who were already martial artists when they entered the school?”
“Nothing much!”
The instructor in charge of exchanges explained, “It was your choice to break through to martial artist, and that got you an advantage in the earlier stage too.
“Because you became a martial artist, you could choose a good school and a good instructor. This was your investment.
“The school isn’t going to make up for it!”
Fu Changding and the others became martial artists using their own resources. It seemed like a loss, but in actuality, if they had not become martial artists and excel, they would not have gotten Rank-6 instructors.
For that reason, the school would not reimburse them. Only effort reaped rewards. There was no such thing as a free lunch.
Fu Changding was a little disappointed. 50 credits was no small amount. He had been pummeled into a pig-head and only received 45 credits for his pains.
Fang Ping paid no mind to this as he was not a martial artist.
Fang Ping looked at the exchange menu and spoke. “Teacher, what do the weapon exchange classes mean?”
“The cold weapons now are mostly made of alloy.
“Alloys are differentiated by their toughness and flexibility. You all should know these things. This is why they are separated into five classes, ABCDE, according to their strengths.
“There are also F and G, but they’re no different from normal metal’s strength.
“A martial artist only uses weapons from the top five classes. There are also differences in the weapons’ sizes; the exchange is also affected by the weapon’s weight.
“E-class alloy weapons are already very strong. I wouldn’t say they can slice through metal like clay, but if they clash against common household knives, the latter will certainly break.
“It’s not necessary for you two to exchange for these yet. It takes at least around 5KG of alloy to make one weapon. Even if it’s the cheapest E-class alloy, you would still need 50 credits.
“In terms of missions, your utmost priority is still to become martial artists, master combat techniques and theoretical knowledge.
“When you proceed to your sophomore year and can start accepting missions, it’s not too late to exchange it then.”
“We can only accept missions in our sophomore year?”
“Not necessarily. It depends on how strong you are. I’m speaking for general cases since not everyone can break through to martial artist very quickly. The freshman year is for everyone to achieve their breakthrough.”
“Then what do we have to do to accept missions?”
“As long as you’re a martial artist, it’s fine. However, once you’ve accepted a mission, life or death is your own responsibility. Don’t take missions lightly. You’ll die for nothing. Under normal circumstances, it’s best to accept missions after the school arranges a few trial missions where you’ll get some experience.”
“...”
This teacher knew everything. The school’s purpose was to solve problems after all. Unless it was something that had nothing to do with them, whatever Fang Ping asked, he would give an answer.
...
As they left the logistics department, Fang Ping shook his head and said, “200 credits look like a lot, but it’s actually only enough to get a few Rank-2 pills. Medicinal pills and elixirs are too expensive.”
Fu Changding snapped, annoyed, “Don’t take this for granted!
“Because MCMAU is involved in the creation of medicinal pills and elixirs, their prices have been shockingly cheap!
“One Rank-2 Viscera-shielding Pill has a market price of 2 million, yet it’s only 60 credits here, which means it’s 600 thousand... Of course, if you want to use money to buy it, it would be 1.8 million, which is about the same as if we bought it ourselves.
“The school is also doing this to prevent students from spending money on medicinal pills and elixirs and reselling them.”
Rank-2 Viscera-shielding Pills had a price of 2 million for regular people. Under normal circumstances, 1.8 million was definitely enough to buy it with the right channels.
In MCMAU, using credits to purchase would cost 60 credits, which did not seem like much. However, if they used money to buy credits, it would cost 1.8 million.
As such, MCMAU did not set any limit, but it was actually the highest limit!
The students could not become secondhand dealers!
Fang Ping was just taking in that he earned quite a bit this time.
He had 202 credits and 10 Normal Vitality Pills—with that factored in, that was 232 credits!
Before receiving the credits, Fang Ping’s Wealth points did not increase.
However, when he finished checking earlier, the credits were officially considered Fang Ping’s, so his Wealth points increased immediately.
10 minutes ago, Fang Ping’s stats were as below:
Wealth: 1900000
Vitality: 209cal
Mentality: 210Hz
In order to maintain his peak condition, Fang Ping had been spending Wealth points to keep his Vitality and Mentality at its maximum.
He had 2.1 million Wealth points yesterday, but earlier, he had spent 200 thousand Wealth points in one go!
All this was absolutely worth it though!
Currently, Fang Ping’s Wealth points had skyrocketed!
Wealth: 6640000
Vitality: 209cal
Mentality: 210Hz
His Wealth points had increased by 4.74 million instantly. 1 credit was equal to 20 thousand Wealth points. Of course, by this calculation, there was an excess of 100 thousand Wealth points.
Light shone from Fang Ping’s eyes. He realized that this excess 100 thousand Wealth points likely came from the 10 Normal Vitality Pills!
Prior to this, Fang Ping had calculated that one Normal Vitality Pill was worth 70 thousand Wealth points.
At MCMAU, one Normal Vitality Pill was worth 3 credits. If 1 credit was 20 thousand Wealth points, there was a price difference of 10 thousand between the two values.
In other words, if Fang Ping took his 202 credits and exchanged it for 67 Normal Vitality Pills, there was a high possibility he could earn an excess of 670 thousand Wealth points!
‘Should I give it a try?’
Fang Ping was a little moved. If he exchanged 67 Normal Vitality Pills now, he could increase his Wealth points by another 670 thousand.
Furthermore, if he resold these 67 pills, it was very likely that he could earn a large amount of money and once again increase his Wealth points and cash.
To other people, this trade was not worth it. Once they were sold, they would need to spend an extra two times that amount to exchange them into credits; there was no profit to be made.
Even if they could, it was just a small, insignificant amount.
However, Fang Ping was different. If he sold them, even if he did not benefit in terms of money to credits, he could earn a lot of Wealth points.
‘If I sell so many medicinal pills, would the school get on to me?’
‘If I go through the channels, it would be fine if there were just a few. If I want to sell so many medicinal pills and elixirs, I might have to give a discount to sell them off. In that case, the money I earn won’t be much. The most important thing is Wealth points...”
Fang Ping did some calculations and decided to wait and see.
He did not have too many credits at the moment. He did not have the channels to buy some medicinal pills and elixirs either, such as Rank-2 pills. He might be able to use them later, so he would keep his credits for now.
The most important thing was that he had enough Wealth points to use for now. The Wealth points he had depleted in the past few days had been replenished very quickly.
More than 6 million Wealth points were enough for him to use for quite a while!
‘Tomorrow’s a rest day, which is just nice. I’ll look for my instructor and breakthrough Rank-1!’
Fang Ping could not wait. No matter how amazing third-honing was, it was still just third-honing.
If he had not cheated during his duel with Zhao Lei and Fu Changding, Fang Ping might not have been a match for them. At least, when it came to a contest of strength, his bone strength was no match for the others’.
If these martial artists did a deep honing of one limb, its effects were better than a full bone-honing.