Procurement Before Returning

The Invincible Andros defended his invincible reputation against the next few players.

Robert McGonagall still failed to reclaim ninth place. Whether it was high temperature or extreme cold, he was poisoned to death before he could release his power. After all, he was a Mecha Engineer, and although he was more outstanding in self-cultivation than ordinary Knight Major students, he was still no match for GT Seaborg Knight Major.

GT Seaborg's poison also had no effect on Derwent Simplin, who was fused with the mecha.

Therefore, this ranking was finally obtained.

But now, everyone is more concerned about the rewards issued by the Cosmic Selection Competition.

"All ten finalists will have the opportunity to materialize the mechs from the qualifiers," Draco babbled in Harry's ear. "First place is free, plus 1 million Credit Points; second place is also free, plus 500,000 Credit Points; third place is also free, plus 100,000 Credit Points."

"The fourth-place winner can also materialize the light armor for free, but they won't receive any bonus Credit Points. Of course, we all know there's no such thing as a fourth-place winner."

"Starting from the fifth place, the light armor will no longer be materialized for free; you will need to provide Credit Points that account for 10% of the cost. The tenth place will receive 60%. Of course, these rewards can be cashed out, especially for students who choose to input their own light armor data."

"Li Lin is at a loss. His light armor is real and can only be converted into cash. You know, his light armor is obviously not cheap. It is said online that it costs at least 1 billion Credit Points. But this amount of Credit Points is not worth it at all for the son of the richest man."

(Ron's face turned green; that was a billion dollars!)

(This made his rusty brain start working at lightning speed.)

(The Knight Bus fare is 11 Sickles; in the Star Era, it's 11 Credit Points.)

(If we convert it this way, that's one billion Sickles, and seventeen Sickles make up one Galleon, so that's roughly 50 million Galleon!)

(This much money is still a small amount for Li Lin.)

"In our grade stage, there's also Phoebe, Derwent Simplin, and Robert McGonagall in the same situation, discounted Credit Points."

"If it were me, I would definitely upload my mech data like Diggory did, then modify it, and finally choose to materialize it. No, I can't be like Diggory. He only materialized the external armor, and materialized the rest. I should materialize the whole thing based on his, so that I would have two mechs."

("Two sets of light armor?" Neville was a little confused. "One is enough. Can't you just sell the extras for money? It's the same principle as only needing one wand.")

(Ron shook his head. "You don't understand. This can't be compared to a wand; it should be compared to Firebolt!")

(A look of longing appeared on his face. "If I had money, I would definitely buy two Firebolt!")

"Harry, why are you looking at me like that?"

Harry, stroking the materialized light armor key, stared blankly at his face. What else could it be but the thought that he would never see you again?

Even though he had exchanged for the [Dream Walking Technique], he still lacked the confidence to anchor himself in this world.

Although this world is almost identical to their world except for modern history, the development of this world is too exaggerated, and the [Dream Walking Technique] he redeemed is not the genuine version.

Thinking of this, Harry's joy at obtaining the light armor vanished, and he swallowed the key into his Lesser Universe.

The reason for using the engulfment technique is that this key is the core of the light armor itself.

For the New Human, the mech armor serves as a second body, so for the Cosmic Knight, it can be integrated into their Lesser Universe.

There is no situation where you cannot enjoy the benefits of the light armor without wearing it.

However, it's not impossible for Lesser Universe to store things.

While it cannot support the normal growth and reproduction of life like a Sub-dimension, it can still store items or life forms.

Storing life is a bit more complicated than the former, as it requires actively converting the substances needed for life to supply the organisms in the Lesser Universe.

But Harry couldn't think about these things right now; even Draco could see the disappointment on his face.

He comforted him, saying, "Harry, second place is already very good."

"Li Lin's performance is already at the top level of the New Human. You just happened to be in the same stage as him. If you were a second, third, or fourth year student, first place would definitely be yours."

(Ron and Ginny naturally noticed Harry's disappointment.)

(Ron shifts his focus from his jealousy of Li Lin to "Draco Malfoy ~")

(Ginny glanced at Ron, then at 'Draco Malfoy' on the screen; she didn't know who to hold accountable.)

"I'm just thinking about how to spend my bonus."

Harry didn't lie completely.

There are still 9 hours until we return to the settlement space.

If you run out of Credit Points, bringing them back to your own world is indeed a challenge.

Including the five million or so bonuses from his identity in this world, plus another 500,000, that's almost six million.

The only fortunate thing is that, since we live in the Star Era, there is no need to consider the transportation time of goods, as they can all arrive instantly through data visualization.

At most, it will only take a short while to receive the package.

I'm number one!

He suddenly remembered this; he was the champion of the Triwizard Tournament.

In other words, his mother will be resurrected.

Then you'll need to buy another set of light armor.

Five million is just a little more than the entry fee for advanced light armor.

The light armor he designed, which could barely be considered a high-end light armor, would be worth about four million in cash.

"Let me take a look." Draco's words disrupted Harry's train of thought.

He was pondering what kind of light armor to buy: should he contact the company behind the Cosmic Selection Competition directly to buy the one he was wearing, or should he buy one that would be more suitable for his mother?

"I want to buy the Light Armor, my budget is 58,827,029 Credit Points."

"You know, I also have a dual personality. I'm planning to learn from Krum and use a split-person strategy. It's to prepare for next year's competition."

"Then what are you thinking?" Draco asked, puzzled. He was still wondering how the budget could be so precise, almost down to the decimal point. "I'm just buying the same suit of light armor as yours. It's a clone technique, you know, so that others can't tell the difference."

"And you don't need to spend money to buy it. You can just assemble it in the database next year. With your skill level, you'll definitely still be in the top ten. You can just materialize it then."

Harry's lies came out of his mouth without hesitation. "I am a clone fighter, but I don't plan to spend money like Krum did to learn the Mecha Force and get a head start. Derwent Simplin's secret has been exposed; he's so powerful because he mastered the Mecha Force."

"I'm going to choose a set of female light armor that's related to Potions."

"Is that so?" Draco pondered for a moment, "If we're talking about Potions elements, Partridge Workshop might be a good choice. They have a long history, dating back to the conservative era."

(The owner of the Potage's Cauldron Shop was surprised; it turned out that in the Star Era, his shop no longer sold crucibles, but light armor.)

'It was already here when I was a student,' Lily echoed in Harry's mind, 'with Severus. We bought our first cauldron. This is it.'

Hearing his mother say that, Harry wanted to refuse.

But in the end, I still chose it.

He silently repeated to himself, 'It's because of Draco.'

Unlike Harry, Phoebe, Cedric, and Krum did not need to buy a second set of light armor.

Their Heroic Spirits will not be resurrected; they will remain as part of the [Magic Immortal Artifact], [Sub-dimension], or [Lesser Universe].

They all need to think about how to spend their Credit Points.

Phoebe in a slightly better position. Now that she has been promoted to the ruler of the Sub-dimension, she needs to purchase many rare and precious materials. This will not only make the Sub-dimension's cycle more stable and perfect, but also allow her to record the structure of these materials so that she can use her Force to recreate them in the future.

Therefore, she quickly used up the Credit Points that came with her identity (the ones that came with her identity were used by Phoebe to buy study materials Genshin Crystal).

Krum is better than Cedric.

First, he is in fifth place and needs to provide 10% of the cost of the manifested armor in Credit Points.

Secondly, to be precise, Krum's two sets of light armor were counted as one set.

So, even though he didn't receive any bonus, he still spent over a million Credit Points.

Cedric and Phoebe tied for third place.

There is a bonus of 100,000 Credit Points.

The materialized light armor is free.

Furthermore, he only manifested the external armor; the inherited light armor on his body was directly converted into cash—10 million Credit Points.

Currently, both of them are struggling with having too much money and not knowing what to do with it.

(Ron, filled with envy and jealousy, stammered, "Give me the flowers!")

As the saying goes, having an elder in the family is like having a treasure, and the two people with Heroic Spirits undoubtedly possess one treasure each, while Krum has two more.

The Prewett Brothers suggested, "Buy books!" "From basic to advanced, for all kinds of professions!"

(The audience unanimously agreed, believing that this way they could navigate the Star Era and replicate everything in this world.)

Krum nodded. He didn't have enough money to buy a luxury aircraft, but he could afford to go all in on books.

Riddle then suggested, "You forgot, our original goal was the rare beast cultivated in the Artificial Black Hole— [Black Blood]. It was only because we didn't have enough Credit Points that we opted for [Energy Amethyst] for card making."

(Hagrid nodded repeatedly.)

(Newt, whose body has recovered to its prime and who has been nearly drained by his wife, who has also regained her youth, is now eager to return to England to visit Cedric, who is about to return.)

"You have over ten million now, making you the richest among the Champion."

"Just in time to buy it."

"The rest of the equipment can be any cheap standard-issue light armor you choose as gifts for your wife and girlfriend."

"Cheap?" Cedric asked, puzzled.

"They are just wizards, they don't understand the way of the Force, they are not fairies," Riddle said. "The basic level of their abilities is enough."

"Your wife could consider buying a Dotty higher-end model; after all, she is Witch of the Rune Card World, brimming with Wisdom Force."

("Tom, you don't understand people," Dumbledore sighed. "Or perhaps women.")

(If both lovers are Cho Chang, it's best to treat them equally.)

(During his time with Grindelwald, Dumbledore, was very certain of his own ideas.)

"Mhm." Cedric readily agreed.

Harry chose a suit of light armor called "Master of Potions".

The whole thing seems to be assembled from colorful potion bottles, which contain the essence of all common magical materials (products born from the combination of Genshin Crystal, which are like Full Bottle, and the corresponding Force), allowing knights who still love the obscure subject of Potions to use their knowledge.

In the end, Phoebe selected a series of rare materials: Magic Crystal, Cosmic Mithril, mithril, Kyber Crystal, X Metal, Sound-Absorbing Steel that can absorb kinetic energy, Adamantium Alloy that shows no signs of melting even at a high temperature of 500,000°C.

Precious herbs, and some Full Bottle as spares when building to Transfiguration.

(The alchemists and Herbology trembled with excitement.)

Krum bought a series of books covering all disciplines including Knight Major, Mecha Engineer, Nuclear Reactor Modification, and Sub-plane Environmental Circulation Engineering.

In addition to purchasing the rare beast [Blackblood], Cedric also acquired three sets of light armor.

One is the basic model of the light armor workshop, which was transformed from the Unspeakable of the old British Ministry of Magic. As the name suggests, the appearance and abilities of the light armor are a secret before it is bound to its owner, and even the creator does not know them.

It is said to be a light armor that perfectly matches the knight, but its only drawback is that it is too weak, and the amplification of the Force is only at an average level.

Cedric thought it would be perfect for his father, a middle-aged wizard who had become rusty with magic after years of working in the field.

The other two are from the Primpurnell workshop.

(The owner of Primpurnell's beauty and aphrodisiac shop was quite surprised that her descendants would give up such a lucrative business as cosmetics and instead venture into nail products.)

(Could it be that in the Star Era, makeup is no longer necessary for witches?)

These two sets of light armor are called "Dawn" and "Rosy Glow".

Its only advantage is that it's beautiful and exquisite.

One is like the condensed light of dawn, the other is like a painting of extraordinary colors beyond human imagination, the essence of the Rosy Glow.

(Ginny said enviously, "Your boyfriend is so lucky.")

(She didn't say anything about Harry being unthoughtful or not buying her things; in her view, spending all her Credit Points on her resurrected mother was a perfectly legitimate reason.)

(She's not a fairy godmother, after all, and she wouldn't stigmatize those who normally listen to their mothers and are filial to them as "mama's boys.")

(Cho Chang frowned; she wanted both of them.)

(But she can only have one, and that's another version of herself, not someone else.)

The countdown has reached zero.

In the pale palace, the figures of four people, along with their Heroic Spirits, appeared.

"How amazing." Riddle felt his current 'body'. "It's no different from being resurrected."

In the Starry World, he dared not reveal himself, for the afterlife, which opened its blood-red maw like a ravenous beast to all the souls of the Human World.

Only now have I realized the superiority of this body, forged by this Lesser Universe.

The omnipotence of the Lesser Universe is perfectly displayed in this body. If we don't consider maintaining the connection of soul and heart with Cedric, it's no different from resurrection.

Soon, Lily Prewett Brothers also discovered this.

And Ariana.

Since Phoebe is the ruler of the Sub-dimension, her existence is practically the same as being resurrected.

Temporary physical death is attributed to Phoebe and the Sub-dimension she governs, and will not fall into the normal natural cycle.

But they are inherently beyond the natural cycle.

Leaving aside the immortality surpassing that of the Phoenix brought by the [Magic Immortal Artifact], elves are inherently immortal, and their Sub-dimension will not naturally end either.

The Sub-dimension is now where the two are truly in their original forms.

Just like Harry and other Cosmic Knight, their Lesser Universe is their physical body.