Big Shopping Spree (Part 1)

"I can't believe I'll be attending Jiangnan First Military School as a Captain from the Military in the end!"

Thinking about it, Qin Mu couldn't help but feel a little amused.

For this assessment, Qin Mu had deliberately stirred up trouble to attract the attention of various forces and inflate his own value.

Among the major powers, Qin Mu had originally leaned towards the Limit Martial Arts School. While the Military had many advantages, the lack of freedom was enough to make Qin Mu hesitate.

Perhaps the Military understood this, so they came up with this compromise: he would attend military school, and during this time, the Military could slowly change its mindset. It was a win-win situation.

Regardless of what happened in the future, at least he was better than Luo Feng in one aspect!

That is, he was going to university, while Luo Feng was just a high school student.

His fainting during the college entrance exam due to the difficulty of the math questions was considered a major blemish on Luo Feng's life.

After signing the contract with the Military, Qin Mu did not stay at the military camp. He returned directly to Yangzhou Base City.

"Uncle Qing, I've passed the Warrior assessment. Let's start packing! I've joined the Military, and we'll move directly into the Military family villa district tomorrow."

After calling Uncle Qing, Qin Mu immediately shared the good news.

"Haha, I knew you'd pass the assessment, little Mu! Let me know when you're back, and we'll have a good drink, haha."

Uncle Qing burst into laughter, his tone relaxed.

As a soldier, he knew that even practical combat assessments could result in casualties. Since the assessment was passed, it meant Qin Mu was safe and sound.

After returning to Yangzhou Base City, Qin Mu had a good drink with Uncle Qing and, after discussing the moving arrangements for the next day, returned home.

Upon arriving home, Qin Mu sat down at his computer desk and logged into a military internal website, entering his account.

A message popped up.

Name: Qin Mu

Gender: Male

Rank: Captain

Level: Advanced Warrior level Warrior, Intermediate Warlord level Mental Master

Military Merit: 0 points

This account was set up by Zheng Xing while Qin Mu was at the military camp. His strength was also tested at the same time, resulting in this table.

"Captain Qin Mu, welcome to the Military. You are now part of protecting Huaxia. This is your first time logging into the Military Network (Military Internal Network - Warrior Edition). I will now guide you through its functions."

A video pop-up appeared, featuring a spirited female officer who provided some simple instructions.

"On the Military Network, you can purchase various weapons, including firearms, equipment, and various cultivation techniques.

The Military Network boasts the world's most extensive weapon and equipment database. You can also place custom orders for equipment through the Military Network, provided you have sufficient funds or Military Merit."

Within the Military, Military Merit is very important. If you have enough Military Merit, you can even get discounts on purchases.

This is similar to the contribution points in the Limit Martial Arts School, with the key difference being that Military Merit can only be obtained by hunting Monsters. No amount of money can be exchanged for it.

The Military Network is all-encompassing, with an abundance of information, including detailed Monster intelligence, wilderness information, and more, all of which are comprehensive and updated in real-time.

In addition, many Warriors interact and discuss within the Military Network.

After watching the introductory guide for a while and gaining a general understanding of the Military Network, Qin Mu directly accessed the module that interested him the most: the Mall.

"After joining the Military, the first purchase of secret manuals, weapons, and equipment will not have Military Merit restrictions, and the price can be halved."

This is one of the benefits of joining the Military. In fact, all major powers have similar arrangements.

The difference this time is that the Military has promised that this half-price offer applies not only to cultivation techniques and secret manuals but also to all other items purchased for the first time.

"I'll buy cultivation techniques first!"

Qin Mu eagerly brought up the cultivation technique page. Up to this point, Qin Mu only knew some basic gun techniques and had not yet encountered any more advanced ones.

World Annihilation, Category: Gun Technique. Evaluation: Ultimate. Price: 100 billion Huaxia coins (full price), 50 billion Huaxia coins (half price, Military Merit: 4 stars)

Nine Heavens Thunder Saber, Category: Saber Technique. Evaluation: Ultimate. Price: 100 billion Huaxia coins (full price), 50 billion Huaxia coins (half price, Military Merit: 4 stars)

Overlord Spear, Category: Gun Technique. Evaluation: SS-class. Price: 10 billion Huaxia coins (full price), 5 billion Huaxia coins (half price, Military Merit: 3 stars)

Limitless Saber Technique, Category: Saber Technique, Evaluation: S-class. Price: 6 billion Huaxia coins (full price), 3 billion Huaxia coins (half price, Military Merit: 3 stars)

"As expected, the Military also offers cultivation techniques from the Limit Martial Arts School and Thunderbolt Martial Arts School."

Qin Mu understood as he looked at the information on the cultivation techniques.

This was normal, not only because of the Military's good relationship with the powerful Hong and Thunder God but also because Hong and Thunder God deliberately disseminated these techniques. They knew the Earth's true position in the universe and desperately wished for Earth to awaken more powerful individuals.

Looking at the prices, Qin Mu felt a bit helpless. Although he had a purchasing limit of 300 million, it was still too little compared to prices that ran into the tens or hundreds of billions.

"But it's good that these can be purchased separately."

Qin Mu directly clicked on "World Annihilation," which was ranked number one.

If he was going to learn something, he would naturally learn the strongest! With Qin Mu's current talent and comprehension, plus the Hive Mother's assistance in cultivation, there was no technique he couldn't learn.

The secret manuals could be purchased separately, not all at once. Otherwise, very few people could afford them.

"World Annihilation" - All Six Levels: Price 100 billion Huaxia coins (full price), 50 billion Huaxia coins (half price, military merits: 4 stars)

"World Annihilation" - First Five Levels: Price 40 billion Huaxia coins (full price), 20 billion Huaxia coins (half price, military merits: 4 stars)

"World Annihilation" - First Four Levels: Price 15 billion Huaxia coins (full price), 7.5 billion Huaxia coins (half price, military merits: 3 stars)

"World Annihilation" - First Three Levels: Price 5 billion Huaxia coins (full price), 2.5 billion Huaxia coins (half price, military merits: 2 stars)

"World Annihilation" - First Two Levels: Price 1 billion Huaxia coins (full price), 500 million Huaxia coins (half price, military merits: 1 star)

"World Annihilation" - First Level: Price 200 million Huaxia coins (full price), 100 million Huaxia coins (half price, military merits: 1 star)

Looking at the price, Qin Mu let out a soft sigh. Money was always in short supply. His three hundred million credit limit wasn't even enough to buy the first two levels; he could only afford the first level!

As for military merits, he didn't need to consider them. Acquiring military merits was actually simple: kill monsters!

10,000 military merit points equaled one star.

100,000 military merit points equaled two stars.

1,000,000 military merit points equaled three stars.

10,000,000 military merit points equaled four stars.

Generally, hunting a Beast Soldier level monster yielded only 1 military merit point. A Beast General level monster would give at least 100 military merit points, Lord level monsters at least 10,000 points, and King level monsters at least 1,000,000 military merit points!

The specific military merits awarded would be based on a detailed assessment, not fixed, and primarily depended on the monster's strength.

The next time he made a purchase, Qin Mu would also need military merits.

"World Annihilation" was not just a set of spear techniques; it also included accompanying movement techniques and guidance methods. Therefore, with one set of "World Annihilation," his cultivation would be complete.

Many people purchased the first level of "World Annihilation," but very few managed to cultivate it successfully. Just like "Nine Heavens Thunder Saber" was known as the most difficult saber technique, this spear technique was also the most difficult!

However, Qin Mu felt no pressure. The difficulty in cultivation lay in the extremely high requirements for physical strength, body control, and neural response. But Qin Mu had the Swarm to assist his cultivation.

With the Hive Mother's powerful computing capabilities, it could easily detect non-standard or incorrect movements during Qin Mu's cultivation and mark each one.

It would directly mark which muscle group was using force incorrectly or which movement technique was distorted.

With more practice, success was inevitable!

"This amount of money can only afford the first level! I'll buy it."

Qin Mu clicked lightly to confirm, and 100 million vanished.

"And there are also training methods for Mental Masters, as well as attack techniques!"