A Scroll of Infinite Glory

Chapter 64 Selection Advice

"Gujia Furniture City, a set of washable fabric sofa, a 1.5m by 2.2m Tianxiang wood bed, a red octagonal table, a pear wood coffee table... comes with a set of bowls, chopsticks, cups and saucers for ten people, free delivery, for a total of seventy points."

At noon on Yun Chui Street, several square-headed wooden puppets that could move freely were carrying furniture into Guan Luoyang's home.

A quiet young woman sat in the truck. Her long hair was tied up in a bun, her features were delicate, and she wore black-rimmed glasses. Slightly curled strands of hair fell down on both sides of her forehead.

She held a notebook in her left hand, tapping and clicking, and then brought up the account interface.

Guan Luoyang paid the bill, his gaze lingering on her with a hint of curiosity.

Miss Gu noticed this glance, turned her head to look, and made a nasal sound with a hint of doubt.

Guan Luoyang smiled and said, "Sorry, I just felt that your uniform looked somewhat familiar."

Ms. Gu was wearing a leather jacket, mainly white, but with red areas on the sides and chest, and blue stripes on other parts. The zipper was pulled up all the way to her neck.

"Oh, this is the uniform of the GUTS team. You've probably seen similar videos before."

Miss Gu smiled, politely withdrew the account, summoned the puppets back, and said, "Thank you for your patronage. Welcome to visit us again."

After the truck drove away, Guan Luoyang looked back at his room, closed the door, and prepared to go to the commercial area to find something to eat.

There is a dedicated food street in the commercial district. After strolling around there, Guan Luoyang got a general idea of ​​how much the points could buy food.

For regular food, one point can buy one hundred plain steamed buns without filling, or five roast ducks.

After Guan Luoyang mastered the three trainings, his bone marrow was nourished, his blood was purified, and the strength of his internal organs underwent a gradual process of change and improvement. His appetite was already quite different from that of ordinary people.

However, if you only eat regular food, considering a combination of meat and vegetables, you only need a maximum of five points to feel 70% full.

However, by the time he came out of the food street, he had already spent twenty points.

In addition to regular food, he also bought a bag of steamed buns.

The golden-yellow buns, with an opening on one side, emitted a sound like the tinkling of bells as soon as they were taken out of the bag.

Guan Luoyang took a bite of half a bun, and the sound of the copper bell stopped abruptly, replaced by a rich and sweet flavor.

The bouncy, delicious texture dances on the tip of your tongue, but after biting through the meat chunks with your molars, you'll experience an exquisitely tender and smooth texture.

The delicious taste stimulated my taste buds and amplified my appetite. Before I could even chew half a bun, it was already in my stomach.

Guan Luoyang ate the steamed buns one bite at a time, and couldn't help but sigh. One steamed bun was worth three points. He wasn't just eating steamed buns; he was eating points.

Thinking back, after three months of playing, I only managed to get 1900 points. After arriving at the newbie base, it felt like I hadn't done anything, yet I had already used up 140 points.

No, we still need to be more careful with food expenses from now on. We should use the remaining points to buy things that will help us improve our strength and complete missions.

But these steamed buns called "Golden Open Smile" are so delicious! There are so many other kinds of food there that I've only ever seen in anime before.

For a mature adult, the pursuit of life cannot be limited to food, but it absolutely cannot be without it. If even the pursuit of food is lost, then it cannot be called living.

After finishing the last steamed bun, Guan Luoyang breathed a sigh of relief and became even more determined to save more money and earn more points.

After eating his fill, Guan Luoyang took a walk to digest his food. He strolled around the commercial district, passing by places that sold weapons, shops selling cold weapons and swords, shops selling wands, shops selling magical artifacts, and a protective gear shop that had a giant suit of armor as its signboard at the entrance.

Purely technological mechanical weapons are rare; some gunpowder firearms are even sold as freebies by street vendors, bundled with magical artifacts.

Guan Luoyang stood next to a machine gun for half a minute and performed an assessment of the heavy machine gun.

Although it's only a one-star item, if you have enough ammunition, its destructive power in group battles is quite considerable.

With Guan Luoyang's arm strength, it would be incredibly satisfying to imagine him grabbing a machine gun in each hand and firing it indiscriminately.

But after thinking about it for a while, he finally walked away.

If you purchase mechanical weapons in this beginner's base and want to bring them into the mission world, you will need to pay a fee if their technological content exceeds the current development level of the mission world.

Since the points of reincarnators are precious, in order to avoid such extra expenses, the market for mechanical weapons in the novice base has never been very good.

There are relatively few cyborgs among the reincarnators; those on the technology side have mostly gone on to research things like biological genes.

Of course, there is also a theory that each beginner base has a different theme. This theme is not explicitly told to the reincarnators, but it is differentiated in the implicit rules. In some beginner bases, there are no restrictions on reincarnators who play with machines.

Guan Luoyang turned from the end of the weapons street and circled around to the street that sold various cultivation methods.

On this street, the proportion of street vendors is the largest, and the "people" flow is probably the greatest.

The noisy and bustling sounds filled the entire wide street.

Guan Luoyang walked a few steps and squatted down in front of a street stall. The stall owner was dressed as an old beggar, and there were old-fashioned thread-bound books on the stall, with blue and yellow covers.

"One Finger Zen," "Golden Bell Cover," "Nine Swords of Dugu," "Thirteen Styles of Qingfeng," "Qi Techniques of the North and South of the Yangtze River," "The Great Abandoned Child Capture Hand"...

"Red Sand Palm," "Fossil Divine Skill," "Girl's Great Art," "The Secret Scroll of the Azure Mirror," "The Moon Mirror of the Heart," "The Great Art of Divine Travel Beyond the Material World," "The True Secret of the Divine Power of the Holy Son and the Human King Descending to Earth"...

Guan Luoyang was originally a martial artist, and since the Azure Bird True Form is also a martial arts technique, the most suitable path for his future development is naturally in this area.

He summoned his account interface and examined the manuals; they were mostly two-star or three-star items.

A few books, such as "Lion Fist of the Beast", "White Tiger Fist of the Fierce Beast", and "Heavenly Crippled Kick", received a four-star rating.

Guan Luoyang picked up a copy of "The Great Vajra's Divine Power" and asked, "How much is this?"

The old beggar, still half-asleep, said, "I'll take ten yuan... oops, I mean two thousand points, no bargaining."

He seemed to truly come to his senses halfway through his sentence, rubbing his eyes.

Guan Luoyang exclaimed in surprise, "Secret manuals are replicable resources, right? A three-star martial arts manual is selling for such a high price?"

The old beggar said lazily, "It's already cheap. The things sold here are somewhat of a buyout. They're supervised by the main god. Once I sell something to you, you can't copy it down and sell it to a second person, and you can't copy it down and sell it to other reincarnators."

"Uh..." Guan Luoyang looked down and said, "But you have three copies of 'The Great Vajra Divine Power' here."

The old beggar said, "Those come from three different worlds. Even if the star rating is the same, they are not considered the same cultivation technique."

Considering the daily expenses in the coming period, Guan Luoyang could only afford to spend 1500 points at most, so he had to put down "The Great Vajra God Power" and continue to choose.

The boxing and martial arts he practiced transformed his physical constitution, while the Azure Bird True Form was an energy-related skill. It would be best to choose a technique that took into account both physical and energy aspects.

Huashan Hunyuan Gong, two-star level. This set of skills is used in conjunction with stance training and palm techniques to cultivate internal strength. It is considered to cultivate both internal and external strength, but the effect is relatively slow. It is best to start practicing from a young age.

The Ape Strike Technique, a two-star skill, requires first strengthening the muscles and bones, practicing boxing and learning martial arts. After achieving a certain level of physical fitness, one then learns to circulate internal energy. It is divided into two main chapters: day training and night training, which allow one to draw in the brilliance of the sun and the flowing light of the moon.

However, it will take at least three years to achieve success, and it is best to find someone to cultivate with. The person to whom you can entrust your life and death must be a friend or lover, so this option is excluded.

Hundred-Step Divine Fist, Three Great Qi, Five Phoenixes Facing the Sun Saber, Celestial Qi...

Guan Luoyang browsed the old beggar's stall for a while, then looked at other people's stalls and even went into a shop. Gradually, he discovered a crucial problem.

The potential of the Azure Bird True Form is four stars, with four major trainings: muscles, bones, skin, and qi. If all of them are achieved, it is estimated that it can also reach the three-star level.

However, right now, his points are only enough to buy a two-star cultivation technique. How could he possibly integrate the Azure Bird True Form and the Four Great Trainings with a cultivation technique of this level?

Lost in thought, Guan Luoyang unknowingly walked from one end of the street to the other, closer to the square.

There was a familiar stall over there, where a white-haired young man was sitting in a deck chair, negotiating prices with a customer.

Guan Luoyang waited until the man took the things and left before stepping forward.

The boy had short hair that reached his ears, and looked to be only about 1.5 meters tall. He was wearing a T-shirt and trousers, and black cotton wristbands on his hands.

The young man recognized Guan Luoyang and said, "No need for thanks. I was tricked by that old guy and almost died out there. I warned you just to interfere with his business."

"I already thanked you yesterday; I just wanted to get to know you today."

Guan Luoyang extended one hand. "My name is Guan Luoyang."

The white-haired youth looked at him coldly: "You call this making friends if you don't even tell me your real name? Are you trying to guard against some kind of spell or item that can summon souls by name? But there are plenty of spells that can curse people using fake names. Instead of wasting your energy on that, you should focus on improving your own strength."

He looks stern, but he talks a lot.

Guan Luoyang chuckled and said, "Yes, that's why I was referring to my real name. Doesn't the name Luoyang sound fake?"

The boy paused for a moment, looked at him suspiciously, and slowly said, "My name is Bai Tong (White Copper). Bai as in black and white, Tong as in gold, silver, copper, and iron."

The two shook hands.

Bai Tong looked away and said, "Does my name also sound like a pseudonym?"

Guan Luoyang replied casually, "No way, it's about the same as my name."

Bai Tong's lips curled into a smirk. He crossed his arms and snorted, "So you're a complete newbie to the base, aren't you? In this place, you can't build relationships or make connections. Even if you make friends everywhere and hang out with people every day, no one will give you a discount when you buy things."

Guan Luoyang said, "Then let's go with the original price."

The white bronze hand pointed downwards, indicating its own stall, and said, "Look around and see what you want to buy."

Guan Luoyang shook his head: "I wanted to buy some answers, but I haven't seen any places that sell information as I've walked over."

"That's because the real intelligence sellers aren't in the commercial district, but in the entertainment district."

Bai Tong shook his head and said, "However, most of the information over there is related to team battles, which you probably won't need. If it's just a matter of common sense, just ask me."

"I see." Guan Luoyang nodded and said, "I want to know if there's any way to go back to the world I've been to before."

Bai Tong said, "This kind of thing is really just common sense. Go to the entertainment area and pay some entrance points. You can probably hear some relevant clues from other people's casual conversations."

"I've heard that the Supreme God keeps a record of every reincarnator's journey from their home world. Once they reach the seven-star level or higher, they gain new privileges and can return to any world they've ever experienced before."

Seven stars is not an easy goal, but it makes the hope of going home more certain!

Guan Luoyang summoned the account interface.

Bai Tong shook his head and said, "No need. Anyway..."

"In the entertainment area, you need points to enter any venue. Consider this my reward for giving you those points."

Guan Luoyang cherished his points, but he wasn't stingy with them. This answer was more important to him than the ten pieces of information in yesterday's booklet.

After receiving the ten points, Bai Tong's cold expression faltered slightly. He moved his lips and said, "Hey, you're quite a rare sight. Never mind, if you have any more questions, feel free to ask me. If I know the answer, I'll tell you everything."

"By the way, if you're a complete newbie, there's something I'd like to say that might be helpful."

Bai Tong pointed to the sky and said, "Although this god is black-hearted and stingy, I heard that he has been destroyed several times in the past and has been replaced countless times, so he is quite considerate in other aspects."

"For example, each time a mission is issued, the faction will be roughly selected according to the good and evil inclinations of the reincarnator. People with good intentions will not be forced to do things that harm the common people."

"Also, it is said that it will take special care of novices. In the first two or three missions of a novice reincarnator, the mission world they go to will definitely overlap with or be similar to the reincarnator's own power system."

"If you can't find a suitable enhancement method here, you might as well exchange all your points for useful supplements, and then look for suitable cultivation methods after entering the mission world."

Guan Luoyang's eyes lit up: "Oh? There's such a saying?"

He chatted with Bai Tong for a while longer and learned from Bai Tong about a pharmacy that was suitable for body-refining reincarnation practitioners.

"Blue Scorpion Pharmacy is particularly skilled at using drugs with subtle toxicity to unlock the body's potential. Their Sun Ladder series of potions are highly praised by beginners, and they also have martial arts and fantasy-style pills..."

Life in the newbie base was very fulfilling.

When the break ended, Guan Luoyang was having dinner at home when a flash of white light appeared, and he once again sensed the message from the main god issuing a mission.

(End of this chapter)