By Skill

Jiang Xiao's constant worry had finally come to pass.

Before this, Jiang Xiao had always had a concern in his heart: how uncomfortable would it be if his Star Power level couldn't keep up with his Star Technique level?

Now, Jiang Xiao clearly felt how powerful the Silver Quality Cyan Glow ability was, and how much Star Power it consumed.

Just that one punch had used up a whole small section of his Star Power.

So now the question was, White Ghouls were the most common Different Dimension Creatures in the North River Land. The Gold Quality Cyan Glow wasn't an impossible task for Jiang Xiao, but would upgrading the quality again be more beneficial or detrimental? What if he could only use it three times before his body was completely drained? Wouldn't Jiang Xiao cry to death? To put it more dramatically, what if he didn't have enough Star Power and couldn't use it at all? I have a divine skill! It really does exist in my Star Slot, but no one has ever seen it! It's not that I'm afraid you can't handle it, it's because I can't use it. Fortunately, Xia Yan sensed Jiang Xiao's unhappiness and gave him some comfort.

She said that Jiang Xiao was being a bit pessimistic. For a kid who had only awakened for a little over two months, his total Star Power was at a normal level.

With the start of high school, over the next few years, the total Star Power of this batch of Awakened children would steadily and rapidly increase.

After all, 15 and 16-year-olds were not yet adults and were still growing, which was the age of explosive growth.

But unfortunately, Jiang Xiao's upper limit in terms of Star Techniques was set too high.

This invisibly increased the demand on Jiang Xiao's Star Power, and objectively increased the demand on his Physical Fitness.

Jiang Xiao carefully looked at the Silver Quality Cyan Glow after upgrading its quality and found that the upgrade conditions had changed.

Cyan Glow, Silver Quality Lv.1 (Upgradable).
Upgrade requirements: White Ghost Star Bead (10) or Skill Point (10).

Originally, 10 White Ghost Star Beads could upgrade the quality, but now 10 White Ghost Star Beads could only upgrade it by one small level?

Did it increase tenfold each time?

Then, if Gold Quality was upgraded to Platinum Quality, would it require 100 Star Beads to upgrade one small level, and 1000 Star Beads to upgrade the quality? It didn't seem unacceptable.

Jiang Xiao's Star Technique quality had improved, and Xia Yan was equally happy. For her, if it could be solved with money, it wasn't a problem.

Of course, it was only because these were Bronze Quality White Ghost Witch Star Beads that Xia Yan dared to guarantee it.

If Jiang Xiao wanted to upgrade a rare Gold Quality Star Technique, even if the Xia Family had some savings, it wouldn't be enough to handle it.

There were many ways to obtain Star Beads.

If you became an Awakened and entered a regular school, the state would regularly issue you Star Beads, and Star Beads would also be used as rewards in various assessments to encourage the Awakened children to improve.

For those wealthy Awakened teams who were qualified to enter officially opened Other Dimension Spaces, the Star Beads obtained in Other Dimensions could be internally digested. If they were really bored, they could also sell them to the government or a merchant.

Generally, merchants offered higher prices for Star Beads than the government's recycling price. Of course, people like Han Jiangxue and Jiang Xiao, who entered the Snowy Plains in their parents' names without spending money, should try to sell their spoils to the government for recycling.

Don't bother about those few hundred Ocean Coins, after all, you'll have to enter the Snowy Plains again next time.

Moreover, Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue didn't even have enough Star Beads for themselves, so how could they sell them to anyone?

In the North River Land, the most common Different Dimension Creature was the White Ghoul, while in the Volcano area, the more common Different Dimension Creature was the Lava Ghoul.

Therefore, the prices of these two types of Different Dimension Creature Star Beads were relatively stable.

The market price of a White Ghost Star Bead fluctuated between 500 and 800 Ocean Coins, while the market price of a Lava Ghoul Star Bead was around 3,000 Ocean Coins.

And the price of a White Ghost Witch Star Bead had been speculated up to 200,000 Ocean Coins, with the final transaction amount even higher.

The reason why White Ghost Witch Star Beads were so expensive was partly due to the rarity of the White Ghoul Witch.

On the other hand, the appearance of the White Ghoul Witch was generally accompanied by a large White Ghoul Pack, so the difficulty of obtaining a White Ghost Witch Star Bead was very high.

Of course, the most essential reason was that it contained a medical Star Technique.

This was why even the lowest level, lowest quality Star Bead could sell for such a sky-high price.

When Jiang Xiao learned that a White Ghost Witch Star Bead was worth 200,000, or even more, his heart was bleeding.

Damn it, it really is "poor in literature, rich in martial arts", it really burns money.

And the real problem was that even if you had money, you might not be able to buy it. White Ghost Witch Star Beads were always scarce, and demand exceeded supply.

But this was also good news for Jiang Xiao. If he was really short of money in the future, he could just kill some White Ghouls and sell them to make up for his tuition fees.

However, the official purchase price was indeed a bit too low. The recycling price of a White Ghoul corpse could be sold for 200 Ocean Coins, while the recycling price of a White Ghost Star Bead was only a mere 300. The price of selling it to a merchant could be higher, but at most it would only be a few dozen Ocean Coins higher.

Anyone with a brain knew that once they unlocked a basic medical Star Technique, then as long as their luck wasn't too bad and their aptitude wasn't too poor, this person's future could be said to be limitless.

Even if you went bankrupt for a White Ghost Witch Star Bead, as long as you bet right and succeeded, schools, clubs, and folk organizations would come to you one after another. The so-called opportunities and resources would be readily available.

Just like the College Entrance Examination, a child from a mountain village could instantly complete the transformation of a carp leaping over the dragon gate, come to a big city's university to study, and the resources and potential opportunities available would undergo earth-shattering changes.

Of course, leaping over the dragon gate was a hurdle. Whether you could really become a dragon depended on your fortune.

Not everyone who came out of college was an elite, that was a fact, and there was nothing wrong with that.

200,000 was an astronomical figure for Jiang Xiao.

But for Xia Yan, it was nothing.

If it was 2 million for one Star Bead, Xia Yan might have to think about it carefully, but 200,000 for one Star Bead? Buy, buy, buy! Buy ten first, and then think about it. The Xia Family was just a family, although they had some savings, they were not a huge family with power and status.

In Jiang Xiao's eyes, Xia Yan was very rich, after all, there was still a 911 thrown in the garage, but compared to those really rich people, Xia Yan was as poor as Jiang Xiao.

The logic was the same as Jiang Xiao looking at NBA stars and Bill Gates. Shaquille O'Neal and Bill Gates were both rich to Jiang Xiao, after all, O'Neal could earn tens of millions of dollars a year.

But for Bill Gates, Shaquille O'Neal is really poor.

Xia Yan's mother, He Zeyun, is a businesswoman, an ordinary person who can only be considered to have some "small money."

Her father, Xia Shanhai, had also retired from the Reclamation Team due to injuries, and his status and influence were vastly different from what they once were.

For this kind of precious Star Bead that's in short supply, it's really hard to buy without pulling some strings.

Xia Yan planned to prepare on two fronts. On the one hand, she would ask her mother to have her and her father ask around with their friends.

On the other hand, Xia Yan felt that her team could rely on its own skill to obtain the White Ghost Witch Star Bead.

If time wasn't so tight, Xia Yan really wouldn't want to trouble her family.

She hoped to upgrade Jiang Xiao's Blessing Star Technique to Silver Quality within ten days, as this would be extremely beneficial for Jiang Xiao's exceptional inclusion into her team, and it would definitely be a bonus.

With that decision made, every second counted. Xia Yan decisively urged Jiang Xiao to immediately leave the Snowy Plains and return to Jiannan Village.

As soon as they returned to Earth, Xia Yan called her mother, and then she called Han Jiangxue, finding the team's main damage dealer.

Only these three could be involved in this operation, otherwise it would only add a lot of trouble.

Jiang Xiao stared blankly at Xia Yan the whole time, a thought rising in his mind: Am I being kept!?

Am I being kept by my own ability?