A Scroll of Infinite Glory

Chapter 122 It's the norm to run out of points.

In the Reincarnator Base, inside a private room in a building that looked like it belonged to an ancient martial arts novel, the two temporary teammates who had arranged to meet Guan Luoyang had already arrived.

"Anfeiyu, An as in peace, Feiyu as in non-fish. Three-star rating, mainly skilled in... melee combat."

This is a middle-aged man wearing a brown woolen overcoat and black trousers. He has a slightly thin face, long hair parted in the middle, with the ends of his hair hanging down to his neck.

Guan Luoyang could see that, hidden by his hair, there was a small wireless earphone in his right ear, and he could even faintly hear soothing music playing from the earphone.

An Feiyu pointed to his ear, a hint of helplessness in his expression, and said with a smile, "It's just a little habit I can't shake, but I can assure you I won't miss anything you're saying because of it."

"My name is Gu Lanxiang, I'm also a three-star character, and I excel at close combat."

The other temporary teammate was a young woman, to be precise, who looked to be only seventeen or eighteen years old.

She wore a well-tailored light blue outfit with gold floral patterns on the lapels and cuffs of the narrow sleeves. Two hair ties with subtle patterns were tied into a high ponytail, and her long hair, slightly fluffy, hung down from the back of her neck, giving her a youthful look.

"Both of them are good at close combat, so you wouldn't happen to be good at close combat too, would you?"

The two looked at Guan Luoyang.

Guan Luoyang could only nod: "Guan Luoyang, the follow-up is the same as yours."

"Damn, this temporary team is so unreasonable."

Gu Lanxiang bluntly said, "Melee, ranged, and healer—we can't even dream of that classic combination. A team of three should at least have one ranged attacker."

An Feiyu's helplessness became even more obvious. He said, "The kind of classic combination you mentioned has usually already formed its own team. It's not surprising that the temporary team put together by the main god is uneven in all aspects."

He paused for a moment, then said, "If all else fails, I might be able to fill in as a mid-to-long range player."

Guan Luoyang thought to himself, Bai Tong could be considered a ranged character, and he was also a mage. Unfortunately, he had checked before and found that once a temporary team was formed, it was impossible to recruit more people.

Gu Lanxiang said, "In that case, I do have a healing skill, but I can only guarantee that it will take effect faster than a regular three-star healing potion."

As she spoke, she picked up the teacup in front of her, took a small sip, and put it down with little interest. With a flick of her wrist, she took out a wine gourd.

There are probably methods like the Small Universe Technique for creating personal spaces.

"We're not business rivals who need to stay calm and discuss things. Since this is our first meeting as teammates, what kind of talk is this, drinking tea? Come on, everyone, have a taste of my courage-boosting wine."

Gu Lanxiang took out three bamboo cups and poured out three cups of blood-red wine.

The wine has a hint of dried medicinal herbs in its aroma, and is crisp and slightly bitter. The slight tingling and spiciness upon entry, followed by a spreading warmth, makes this crisp aroma linger and mellow.

Guan Luoyang wasn't a big drinker, but this glass of wine gave him the feeling of warming up before a battle; a slight, invisible heat emanated from his pores, and the experience was indeed quite good.

"Cough cough..."

A cough came from between Anfeiyu's mouth and nose, which he covered with one hand. The bamboo cup he was holding in his right hand also shook because of the cough, and more than half of the wine was still inside.

"This liquor... is so strong..."

The aroma was light, but the taste was so strong, which was something he hadn't expected.

Gu Lanxiang blinked, then downed the wine in her glass in one gulp, like sipping a milkshake, and said, "No, this is a relatively mild wine. Although it might be a bit strong for ordinary people, a three-star melee martial artist shouldn't be choked by it, right?"

An Feiyu shook his head: "I am a three-star melee fighter, but I probably don't count as the kind of robust and simple martial artist."

He put down his wine glass, picked up his tea and took a couple of sips, and said, "Actually, we can go outside the base later and have a little sparring session to get to know each other's strengths. That way, if we encounter a particularly powerful enemy in the mission world, we can coordinate better."

"But now, we can discuss things that can be done inside the base."

"For example, purchase some intra-team communication equipment to check intelligence on enemy squads."

Gu Lanxiang volunteered: "I can handle the communication equipment. However, I might not be able to afford the cost of intelligence gathering. I used all the points I received from the last mission to exchange for a very useful item, as well as these wines."

An Feiyu frowned and said, "My situation is similar. If all else fails, we can give up on the intelligence gathering aspect."

The rest period after each mission is ten days, calculated according to the time flow within the base. If there is a team battle mission, the notification will be given on the third to last day within the base.

However, most reincarnators, as soon as they return from the mission world, will start planning to buy things that are useful to them, and they won't have many points left.

Coincidentally, after Guan Luoyang obtained the Bai Family Holy Fist Scroll, he also obtained the Longevity Fruit. With medicine and cultivation techniques, he was in no hurry to return to the base, and the points from the last mission were still mostly there.

He opened his personal profile and took a look.

Account Balance: 15100 points

There was a very recent transfer record from Baijia Wuyue Merchants. The item that Guan Luoyang had listed for sale there last time had actually been sold.

"Where exactly do I go to find information about an enemy squad?"

Guan Luoyang asked.

The answer is that every shop in the entertainment district offers similar services.

The shopkeepers in the entertainment area of ​​the base are different from the reincarnators who set up stalls and opened shops in the commercial area.

It is said that the core orb in the base, in addition to assigning normal adventure and combat missions, will also randomly assign some logistical qualification missions.

When these qualification tasks are assigned, the task details are not explained, and the reincarnators have the right to refuse. Nine out of ten reincarnators choose to refuse these tasks.

Because the difficulty of these qualification missions is also random, you might find after accepting the mission that it only sends a six-star reincarnator to the mission world to help a few couples without stars fall in love.

However, it's also possible that a one-star reincarnator would be sent to participate in a six-star free-for-all in the mission world, which would be a certain death situation.

The shop owners in the entertainment area are all people who dared to participate in this kind of gambling and successfully obtained the base's logistics qualifications.

Their rest time during each mission is much longer than that of ordinary reincarnators, and they also have various permissions to directly inquire with the main god within certain limits.

After explaining his intentions, Guan Luoyang met the owner of the teahouse, guided by the waiter.

"Oh, young man, is this the kind of information you need to find out about the enemy squad for the next mission? Then please tell me the name of that squad first."

In a quiet, fragrant teahouse, the owner greeted Guan Luoyang with exceptional enthusiasm, shaking hands with a broad smile and speaking politely.

However, Guan Luoyang's movements were slightly delayed.

Because the two "claws" shaking hands with him were clearly the webbed feet of a frog.

This shop owner looks exactly like a giant frog, with two exceptionally long hind legs standing upright on the ground. His "hips" are protected by leather armor, and one side of the armor has something that looks like a flashlight, or perhaps a lightsaber hilt.

It also had a fiery red cloak behind it, and its height was only slightly shorter than Guan Luoyang's.

While wandering around the base, I saw many strange and wonderful reincarnators.

A strange shape like a large eyeball with seven or eight tentacles extending from it, and small eyes growing out of it, is obviously much harder to accept than the frog in front of us.

But this frog was Guan Luoyang's first close encounter with this kind of reincarnator, which made him hesitate for a second or two before he could say the name of the enemy squad.

The giant frog finally released Guan Luoyang's hand, opened its own account interface, tapped around, and said, "Huh, it's not from our base?"

Guan Luoyang then subtly withdrew his gaze from his hands and asked, "Is there any difference between those from our base and those from ours?"

More expensive?

That's his guess.

The answer, however, was quite the opposite.

"If it's not from our base, then this search will get a discount. Let me see, it's not even martial arts-themed. Okay, 50% off."

The giant frog said, "Since they're not from our base, we can provide additional services. Generally, for team battles below the seventh star level, there are no restrictions on territory during the first half of the mission, but in the second half, a shared area will definitely be restricted."

"An extra thousand points will allow you to receive spatial assistance after arriving at that shared area, enabling you to directly mark each other's locations."

"Of course, if you're willing to pay over 5,000 points for this service, you can even know each other's location from the moment you enter that mission world."

Guan Luoyang thought that it would be enough to know the enemy's exact location in the second half of the mission. Even if he knew the location in the early stages, it would be impossible to rush over without knowing anything about the enemy, so there was no need to waste points on that.

"However, if we know the other party's location, is it possible that they also know our location?"

"Won't!"

The giant frog swung its forelimbs casually. "As everyone knows, in martial arts-themed bases, the daily functions of the core light sphere are rather rough, practically blatantly displaying a perfunctory attitude. But in other aspects, our core light sphere still has some merits."

Guan Luoyang nodded: "Alright then, let's add this feature."

"50% off consultation fee, 50% off reservation fee, totaling 5,000 points."

The big frog's webbed feet bent softly, like human fingers, and it pulled out a single-sided letter from its account interface.

[Official Reincarnator Squad, Name: "White Bones, Red Hearts, Honest and Trustworthy to All"]

Captain: Su Mu, Mystic, Immortal Magic, Prefers Soul and Corpse Refining Evil Arts, Possesses Several Magic Treasures, Main Battle Magic Treasure is a Four-Star Item, Soul Summoning Banner, Before Entering This Mission World, Overall Rating was Peak Three-Star.

Team member: Fux, Mystic, Vampire, Negative Energy Type Magic, Overall Rating: 3 stars before entering this mission.

Team member: Sun Ling, combat side, has undergone demon bloodline modification, is good at close combat, and fights by combining martial arts with demon abilities. Before entering this mission, her overall rating was three stars.

Team member: Xu Hongmei, Mystic Side, Half-Demon, overall rating before entering this mission: Two Stars.

Besides the description on the paper, the big frog also took out three crystals, each with multiple facets, about half the size of a palm, with a colorless button in the center.

"The footage here consists of several combat clips from their last mission."

"Because when all the core orbs were created, the rules were determined by the three leaders of the large warbands 'Most Ferocious,' 'Heretical Saint,' and 'Phenomenon Cycle,' which gave the reincarnators a certain right to privacy, so that's all we can find out."

The giant frog cautioned, "Young man, they entered that mission world before you, and they might have made progress. You can't judge them entirely based on these incomplete battle footage."

Guan Luoyang thanked him for his kind reminder and took the items to meet up with his two teammates.

After receiving this information, Anfeiyu and Gulanxiang prepared to leave the base immediately, taking advantage of the different time flow inside and outside the base to gain more time to prepare.

However, Guan Luoyang decided to stay at the base for a while longer.

He still has a little over 10,000 points. After buying a one-time item that can unleash the power of a four-star item, as planned, he should still have some left over.

Let's use up the remaining points first.

Given the efficiency of the Baijia Wuyue Merchant Guild, Guan Luoyang also sent the three sets of Xuanjia armor there for resale.

The person sitting behind the counter was still Wang Tiehai, but he had changed his clothes. He was wearing a high-quality blue shirt with an extra-wide collar, which complemented the imposing look on his face.

While collecting the three sets of Xuan Armor, he chatted with Guan Luoyang for a bit and said with interest, "Want to buy some disposable attack items? We do have some here, but they're mostly magic weapons or directional bombs. They're all techniques that martial artists painstakingly seal into objects."

Wang Tiehai didn't leave the counter; he simply waved to the distance, and several items flew over to the shelves in the distance.

He picked up a rusty longsword and said, "This contains a Fire Dance Whirlwind Sword Technique with ten layers of internal energy. It can be released by breaking the sword, forming a blazing whirlwind. It is the best choice for clearing out mobs."

"To clear out the smaller enemies..." Guan Luoyang said, "Is there anything with a more concentrated attack?"

Wang Tiehai took out a teardrop-shaped jade pendant that looked like emerald green: "This contains a True Water Barrier that can cause the Nine Heavens to Fall and Stars to Return. Once activated, the barrier expands to three zhang (approximately 13 meters) before shrinking again. Its power is extremely concentrated. When it shrinks to the size of a fingertip, its destructive power can even make a peak four-star player suffer."

"But the downside is that expansion and contraction are very rapid, which may kill the releaser as well."

"This handkerchief, inscribed with black poems of endless hatred, and the futile efforts of working day and night, contains a four-star palm strike, a fusion of Yin and Yang, a unified force of heaven and earth. However, it requires two opposing martial arts styles to unleash its power."

"This playing card contains a devastating punch from the King of Hearts, but there's something to be careful about the material of this card. Cards below four stars might cause radiation-induced mutations in one's own cells if activated..."

Wang Tiehai picked up each item and began to introduce them incessantly, as if his main purpose was not to sell the items, but simply to tell stories to others.

Guan Luoyang didn't want to waste too much time here, so he coughed and said, "Then are there any items with relatively broad activation requirements, more concentrated power, and that won't harm the user?"

"Of course there are."

Wang Tiehai reluctantly put down the string of prayer beads in his hand, then took out a black token, tossed it forward, and the token bounced on the table before flipping over.

The front has the character "军" (military), while the back is blank.

"There is a four-star fist force inside. When you want to use it, just point the side with the words at the target you want to attack, and then crush the token."

Why didn't you bring this out sooner? Are you just careless when selling things normally, or are you just being careless towards me?

Guan Luoyang muttered to himself, then shook his head: "How many points?"

"four thousand."

Guan Luoyang promptly paid the points and accepted the token. After careful consideration, he asked, "Is there anything suitable for a three-star martial artist, something with a slightly longer attack range, and something that can counteract soul-based evil arts and negative energy?"

Wang Tiehai laughed and said, "That's practically asking me to make a personalized recommendation. This service is also chargeable."

"Isn't that precisely what your trading company is known for?"

Guan Luoyang tossed the token in his hand and added, "My target score is within 5,000 points."

Wang Tiehai seemed to need no time to think; he had already grabbed a secret manual from the shelf.

"In a certain fantasy world, the Tianhe Sect has the saying of 'Three Methods and Four Techniques.' The complete version of any of the seven major lineages has the potential to reach the seven-star level of immortal cultivation manuals. This book, 'The Golden Eye Sword of Li Huo,' although it is a Dao technique derived from one of the lineages, still deserves a four-star rating."

"What's even more wonderful is that this Taoist technique of nurturing the sword energy of the eyes is a method that combines immortality and martial arts. As long as one has three-star internal strength, true qi, true qi, and fighting qi, it is easy to get started and achieve success. The sword energy in the eyes can be invisible, see through ghosts and monsters, chase and kill demons, and is especially effective against evil spirits."

"Even if you have talent in the path of immortality, you can use this 'Golden Eye Sword of Blazing Fire' as a stepping stone, and when you buy the Heavenly River Sect's orthodox teachings, you won't need to rack your brains to figure out the next enhancement path."

Wang Tiehai opened his palm. "The price is exactly five thousand."

Guan Luoyang didn't hesitate, readily paid the points, took the items, and left.

With the remaining points, he wandered around outside for a while, bought a piece of clothing that could change into various styles and was dustproof, and then left the base to meet up with his temporary teammates outside.

………………

More than twenty days passed outside the base, but less than three days passed inside.

Wang Tiehai, who was leisurely minding his shop, was greeted by a customer with messy, unruly hair.

This was an old man, with white hair and beard, seemingly only wrapped in a loose white robe, revealing his bronze chest.

"Bring the person you mentioned here; I want to see him too."

When the old man spoke, the shadows on both sides of his cheeks were as hard as iron.

Wang Tiehai asked in surprise, "Who?"

The old man curled his fingers and tapped them on the counter, leaning forward: "Playing dumb again, huh? Fine, I'm not in a hurry."

A smile suddenly appeared on the old man's cold, hard face. A large chair appeared behind him, and he sat down leisurely.

He had a wine jar in his hand without anyone noticing. He pierced the red cloth covering the jar with his fingers and poured the wine into a large bowl in his right hand.

Wang Tiehai sniffed the air, his expression changed, and he slammed his hand on the table, shouting, "Yan Kuangtu, you old bastard, you stole my wine! This was a gift from that monkey from Flower Fruit Mountain!"

"There are billions of versions of that monkey, who knows which one you're talking about?"

Yan Kuangtu raised his bowl, took a deep sip, and exclaimed, "Wow, this wine is really good."

"Hmph, coarse wine and savage men? I think you're asking for a beating. How about we find a place to play a few rounds later?"

Wang Tiehai laughed in exasperation, but he had already pulled up his account information to check. "Hmm? His account isn't online. He's probably participating in a mission."

He and Yan Kuangtu locked eyes, and their interfaces flashed simultaneously, indicating they were already outside the base.

Amidst the vast expanse of distant mountains and the swirling snow, Yan Kuangtu raised his wine bowl high, the wine transforming into a thin stream that flowed down his throat.

"Then I'll have two more bowls."

Wang Tiehai ruthlessly demanded, "Give me... ptooey, give me back half!"

(End of this chapter)