Basic Membership

"Looking to buy some cultivation manuals? Our Baxia clan has plenty of cultivation manuals too. Would you like to take a look?" Old Baxia was a pure businessman. If something could be sold, he wanted to sell it.

"Really? I'm looking for something that lets a lazy person cultivate into a god. Do you have anything like that?" Kerry genuinely wanted to see if he could find a hidden gem. After all, the Golden Body Strength Battle Method and Spiritual Strength Battle Method he had taken a fancy to last time were so expensive they were practically priceless.

"Uh, no. How about cultivating into a dragon god or something? I have plenty of manuals for cultivating into true dragons and dragon gods. They train the tendons, bones, and skin externally, and the seven Dragon Balls internally. There's bound to be one that suits you." Old Baxia came from the Divine Dragon Plane, where all the good manuals were for cultivating into dragons. Kerry had no interest whatsoever.

The many transmigration veterans had shared their experiences: the human body was the foundation of infinite possibilities. Taking the path of human-beast cultivation was too narrow. Besides, after cultivating the seven Dragon Balls, you had to grant people's wishes every other day. Kerry would never agree to that.

After bidding farewell to Old Baxia, who still wanted to pitch his products, Kerry suddenly heard a long-lost system notification in his mind.

Ding~ Congratulations, Host, on becoming an official member of the Dimensional Exchange. Your current level is Basic. For related tasks, please check the Personal Main Task section.

At the same time, Kerry learned that the lobby display, which had previously only refreshed posted trade listings, would occasionally show newly added task information. He could freely view and accept tasks on the trading machine.

However, Kerry had many things to do within a single day, so he could only look into the task section later. There was one benefit he would soon enjoy: Basic Members had two market-open trading days every month.

Kerry went to the stall displaying the VR Learning Machine. The pronunciation of Boss Big Head's name was rather strange. After they introduced themselves to each other, Kerry directly called him Boss Big Head. The boss did not mind; many customers called him that too.

"You want to buy these two cultivation manuals now, then wait until your aptitude improves before using the Learning Machine next time?" Kerry explained his needs to Boss Big Head. Because of the pirate incident, Kerry now wanted to grow stronger as quickly as possible. No matter how many possibilities he might have in the future, they would be useless if he died early on.

"Kerry, let me put it this way. Of course I'm willing to sell you the manuals first, but there's an old saying in my hometown: doing business is about being a good person. If you think about your customers a hundred times over, they'll give you a hundred times the profit in return. I don't recommend that you buy these two manuals right now." Boss Big Head was an honest and kindhearted boss. Compared with Old Baxia, they were polar opposites.

Although Kerry was puzzled as to why Boss Big Head would turn down a business deal, he patiently listened as the man explained everything to him.

Kerry had not yet raised his aptitude to the level required to cultivate these two manuals. Now was not the time to put his limited Points into them.

Buying the manuals only to be able to read them but not use them would seriously hinder a newcomer's development.

What if Kerry bought the two manuals but, for some other reason, was never able to meet the cultivation requirements?

It was like goods stockpiled in a warehouse. They seemed to be your assets, but if you could neither turn them into cash nor use them, there was effectively no difference between having them and not having them.

Boss Big Head advised Kerry to invest all his limited Points into improving his aptitude first. Once his aptitude met the requirements, he could save up to buy the manuals. Then he would be able to start cultivating as soon as he bought them. Improving his aptitude early on would not delay his strength, making this the smart choice.

Kerry did not stubbornly insist on taking the manuals home. Boss Big Head was doing this for his sake, and Kerry could tell.

Since someone had considered his interests and offered good advice, he naturally had to accept it humbly.

Following Boss Big Head's introduction, Kerry found an online shop called the Golden Apple Gift Shop.

According to Boss Big Head, many of his customers bought items from that shop to improve their aptitude before coming to him to learn other cultivation methods.

It was a very modern-style online shop, with all kinds of advertising slogans appearing in unexpected places.

"Don't accept gifts during the holidays. If you do, accept only Thousand Year Fruits." It was an advertisement for a fruit that could increase one's lifespan.

"If you love her, buy her Face-Calming Pill. When she's happy, so are you!" It was an advertisement for cosmetics...

Ding-dong~ "Dear customer, what caught your eye?" The entire exchange had this sort of style, and Kerry was already used to it.

"I'd like to see what your shop has that can strengthen the body," Kerry replied.

"We have far too many items that can strengthen the body. May I ask if you have any specific requirements?" The speaker was a beautiful woman in professional attire. It was the first time Kerry had seen such a pure-blooded human in the exchange.

However, buying something was more important right now. Kerry did not know exactly what he needed, so he told her the cultivation requirements for the "Golden Body Strength Battle Method" and "Spiritual Strength Battle Method" and asked her to recommend a suitable plan.

The beautiful shop manager on the screen seemed to check the backend information, or perhaps she directly checked the inventory. In any case, her hands moved across the virtual display. Several minutes later, she replied to Kerry.

"Based on your requirements, we have several plans. I'll send them to your trading machine now. Please check them." The beautiful shop manager sent over several plans. Some were more expensive, but had better results and took less time. Others were more economical, but had average results and took longer.

In the end, Kerry took a fancy to one of the plans. He would first purchase the 8th Generation Gene Enhancement Fluid. This drug could comprehensively strengthen the human body in a short period.

By then, the bones, meridians, flesh, and even memory, along with the deeper cellular genes, would all undergo earth-shaking enhancement.

Of course, this could not be completed in one step. Strengthening the body was only meant to lay the foundation. After a period of absorption and adaptation, he would have to purchase a super-powerful drug like the Star Fruit, the highest-grade divine medicine for body cultivation.

Once he had a strengthened body as a foundation, it could withstand such a powerful drug. Without a foundation, he would certainly explode and die. This way, he could raise the potential of his body to the highest level.

Then, once his body met the requirements, he would purchase the Eternal Crystal. This crystal was a divine object used to strengthen the soul. Depending on his mental strength at the time—the brain cells and mental strength would both improve after his body was strengthened—and the speed at which his soul power could absorb it, the time would vary. However, this method was safe, and he could completely absorb the Eternal Crystal within a year at the latest.

The only uncertainty was how quickly his body would absorb the Gene Enhancement Fluid. The time was difficult to determine, but it would not exceed a year at most. In other words, this method could complete the dual strengthening of his body and soul within two years, allowing him to meet the requirements for cultivating both manuals.

Altogether, he needed to buy three items: the 8th Generation Gene Enhancement Fluid, the Star Fruit, and the Eternal Crystal. Their prices were also within what Kerry could earn during this period.

The 8th Generation Gene Enhancement Fluid cost 50,000 Points, the Star Fruit cost 400,000 Points, and the Eternal Crystal cost 500,000 Points. This also showed that soul-related items were still more expensive than body-related items.

"Is the 8th Generation Gene Enhancement Fluid the newest model? Are there any higher-grade ones?" Since this plan balanced price and speed, the items used were not necessarily the best. Now that Kerry had decided to use this plan, he wanted to know whether there were any better options.

Thanks to the book friends An Keren Jiu and Shangchudeng Huahua for the recommendation votes.

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