Model Youth

When Bai Zhi returned to the city by car, noon had quietly arrived from morning.

After struggling to decide between going to school and returning to his Rental Apartment for a period of time—a total of two seconds of hesitation— Bai Zhi reluctantly made the decision to continue skipping class.

After all, one should finish what one starts. Since he skipped the morning class, he should naturally skip the afternoon class as well. Staying true to one's original aspiration is the true way to live, and this is a fine traditional virtue that the Chinese Nation has inherited for thousands of years.

After returning to his apartment complex by Bus, Bai Zhi first bought a Slingshot downstairs, then, without batting an eye, used small stones to smash a window of a building, avoiding the security cameras.

As the saying goes, a gentleman takes revenge even after ten years. Bai Zhi keeps his word, never forgetting to avenge a wrong, and his promises are as good as gold.

He unlocked the door with his Key, drew back the Curtain in the living room to let the sunlight stream through the glass onto the floor, turned on the living room air conditioner, took out yesterday's Freeze Herbal Tea from the refrigerator, and then sat down at the Coffee Table and skillfully opened his Notebook... These actions were performed in one smooth, effortless motion, displaying a remarkable demeanor.

While sipping his Herbal Tea, Bai Zhi logged onto the Player Forum with considerable ease. Although the information appearing on this forum wasn't exactly top-secret, it still broadened his horizons.

Naturally, he found no information about the Night Watcher, but a lot of information about Chu Ci, though very little of it was of practical use.

For example, under Chu Ci's leadership, the Relevant Department successfully and thoroughly Walkthrough a medium-sized [Game], becoming the Large Organization among all well-known organizations worldwide with the most [Game] under its control, etc.

"Speaking of which, perhaps we could buy a ticket to enter the [Game] from Chu Ci? The large [Game] controlled by the Relevant Department has a chance to drop Attribute Potion. Although these Attribute Potion only add to Base Attributes, no one ever has too many Attribute Point..."

Bai Zhi took a sip of her Herbal Tea and began to ponder.

Generally speaking, the higher the Player's Level, the more difficult it becomes, but compared to things like Equipment, items, and even Skill, it seems somewhat insignificant.

Although Bai Zhi has now reached Level 6, the amount Equipment he has is pitifully small. Not to mention Rare Level Equipment, even common Level would be enough to significantly increase his combat power.

Don't underestimate the power of 3000 Game Coins points. It's a lot of money, but with that little bit of wealth, you can only buy two Rare- grade Equipment with mediocre stats and effects, and then you can happily declare bankruptcy.

"Right now, it would be best to buy some armor or Protective Gear. If you get injured during a mission or while at the library and there aren't any good treatment options, it's practically a death sentence..."

Bai Zhi casually added the Free Attribute Point he gained from leveling up to level six to his Strength attribute, then opened the System Store.

Each Player has their own dedicated Store interface, which refreshes monthly and has a total of Ten Slots. Aside from the temporary Attribute Point exchange, Bai Zhi bought a rarely used Evil-Breaking Small Knife from the remaining nine Item. There are eight system items left in the Store that refreshed this month.

After some selection, Bai Zhi purchased a stack of Spirit Talisman from the System Store.

[Item Name: Evil-Breaking Talisman]

[Type: Consumable]

[Quality: common]

[Special Effect: Automatically sets off a warning when a spirit approaches; the Evil-Breaking Talisman remains unharmed until it has completely burned out]

[Consumption:: None]

[Usage Condition: None]

[Note:: Those who carry this talisman will be immune to all evil—provided you carry at least several million of them. Collecting a million will unleash a powerful attack— the Million Spirit Talisman Array.]

The [Evil-Breaking Talisman] is made of common yellow paper with a ghost-like pattern drawn on it in Cinnabar ink, like a Smoke Ghost drawing. A stack of Evil-Breaking Talisman contains ten talismans and is not sold individually; the total cost is 200 Game Coins.

These Talisman Paper aren't expensive, and buying ten for self-defense is a good option. After all, compared to physical monsters that can be harmed, the elusive and intangible supernatural beings are the most difficult to deal with.

Bai Zhi plans to buy Cinnabar and paper online later to see if he can copy the design or make a photocopy.

Besides this, considering the situation during the previous mission, Bai Zhi gritted his teeth and bought a Rare Level piece of armor.

[Item Name: Holy Spirit Pendant]

[Type: Armor]

[Quality: Rare]

[Durability: 100/100]

[Special Effect ①: Holy Spirit. The power of the Holy Spirit strengthens the body, enhances physical resilience, and reduces the damage taken.]

[Special Effect ②: Shelter. Actively activated, forming a Protective Shield with a radius of one meter around the body. The duration and strength depend on the infused Spiritual Energy. It automatically activates when fatal damage is received.]

[Special Effect ③: Storage. The Holy Spirit Pendant can Storage a maximum of 1000 points of Spiritual Energy, and the maximum Spiritual Energy Value 1000.]

[Consumption:: 10/day, 0~1000]

[Current Storage Spiritual Energy: 0 points]

[Equipment Requirements: Intelligence ≥ 12]

[Note:: There was once a fool who tried to swim in lava and with a drawing book while wearing this pendant. He lasted only a minute before turning to ash. Protective Shield are not foolproof.]

This Rare Level of armor cost him a full 2000 Game Coins. If he hadn't earned a little money back from the previous quest, he wouldn't have been able to afford Equipment at all.

Armor is never cheap, let alone this Type of rechargeable armor. Bai Zhi currently has 300 points of Spiritual Energy. He had calculated that after depleting all 300 points of Spiritual Energy, it would take him about an hour to fully recover. In other words, it would take him about a few hours to fully recharge this pendant.

After picking up the pendant and looking at it, Bai Zhi simply hung it around his neck.

After a few back and forth, Bai Zhi, who once held a fortune of 3,000 Game Coins, suddenly had his wealth reduced to 800 points.

"This won't do. It seems we'll have to find ways to increase revenue and reduce expenditure in the future..."

Muttering something to himself, Bai Zhi turned his attention back to the Notebook screen in front of him.

It took him about a day and a half, including a day when his account was suspended, to finally manage to post 1,000 replies and accumulate enough points.

--Even something as trivial as posting a spam thread requires skill.

With a heavy heart and a sense of profound sadness, Bai Zhi clicked on the few posts about the Hell Bus and then chose to open the one with the most replies.

A minute later, Bai Zhi, his lips twitching, slammed his Notebook shut and then lay flat on the Sofa.

He shouldn't have believed that stuff!!!