Weapons and Manuals

Quasi-Warriors filed out of the town one after another as large numbers of soldiers poured in, clearing out the surviving monsters while also collecting the bodies of the Quasi-Warriors who had died in Monster Town.

Although the death rate in the Martial Artist practical examination was not high, there were still casualties.

This was only an examination. The weakest monsters had been arranged in advance, and outside forces had intervened to prevent them from gathering in groups. If they could not even pass this, how could they possibly survive upon entering the real wilderness?

If they could not even survive, there was no point in talking about fighting monsters or protecting the civilians in the rear.

Everyone chose their own path.

"Three monster ears. Not bad. Next."

"Two monster ears. Left leg injured. Next."

Beside the entrance to the town, Martial Artists lined up to hand over the monster ears they had obtained from hunting, proving the number of monsters they had killed.

Vinina was naturally among them, slowly moving forward with the line.

After a long while.

"Miss Vinina, hand over the left ears of the monsters you killed."

"Alright."

Vinina nodded slightly, then directly tipped over her bag. A large number of monster left ears fell into the metal basin beside her, forming a small pile and giving off a pungent bloody smell.

The Quasi-Warriors watching from afar could not help but stare in astonishment.

A pile of left ears.

Just how many monsters had this seemingly delicate girl killed?

The officer responsible for tallying them quickly counted them and gave the answer. "Forty-one."

"Miss Vinina, you have temporarily killed the most monsters in this batch, and you have not been injured."

"Congratulations on officially becoming a Martial Artist. However, the list of those who have officially passed the examination will only be released after everyone's results have been entered."

"Next."

After the Martial Artist practical examination ended, Vinina was not eagerly recruited by various forces like other outstanding Quasi-Warriors. Instead, she was directly ignored.

Clearly, upon seeing the surname Polenas, those forces understood that Vinina was not someone they could recruit. Naturally, they would not come over to embarrass themselves.

Vinina naturally knew this as well. Thus, after the final list of Martial Artists who had advanced was released, she left Monster Town and returned to the Polenas Family.

In the quiet underground training room.

Vinina sat cross-legged. A massive two-hundred-inch screen immediately appeared on the wall in front of her, automatically opening a website: the HR Alliance Forum.

Like Limit Home of the Limit Martial Hall, its content was not all that different. However, the HR Alliance portal was divided into internal and external sections. The former was only available to Martial Artists who had joined the HR Alliance, while the latter was completely open for any Martial Artist to log into.

Vinina was currently logged into the former.

Unlike before, when she could only search for information on the forum and learn about Martial Artists and the wilderness, now that she was an official Martial Artist, she was qualified to make purchases on the forum.

Ignoring the constantly flashing button at the top of the page indicating "unread mail," Vinina directly opened the online store section and clicked on "Manuals."

At once, physical images of manual books, their titles, and prices appeared across the two-hundred-inch screen.

Annihilation, Category: Spear Technique. Rating: Ultimate. Price: 100 billion Huaxia Coin.

Nine Layered Lightning Saber, Category: Saber Technique. Rating: Ultimate. Price: 100 billion Huaxia Coin.

Wind and Cloud, Category: Movement Technique. Rating: SSS-class. Price: 50 billion Huaxia Coin.

Each manual had an extremely simple introduction beneath it. Still, compared to the half-price contribution point systems of the Limit Martial Hall and Lightning Martial Hall, those prices were rather heartbreaking.

For example, Annihilation cost 100 billion at full price. If one's contribution point level was high enough, it could be bought directly at half price for only 50 billion Huaxia Coin. Yet in the HR Alliance Forum's online store, it could only be bought at full price with hard cash.

That was normal.

Whether it was benefits or monster purchases, the HR Alliance offered considerably higher prices than the Limit Martial Hall and Lightning Martial Hall. The advantages gained there naturally had to be repaid in other areas.

She clicked on Annihilation.

At once, numerous purchase options appeared on the Annihilation manual's page.

Annihilation, all six layers — Price: 100 billion Huaxia Coin

Annihilation, first five layers — Price: 40 billion Huaxia Coin

Annihilation, first four layers — Price: 12 billion Huaxia Coin

Annihilation, first three layers — Price: 5 billion Huaxia Coin

Annihilation, first two layers — Price: 1.5 billion Huaxia Coin

Annihilation, first layer — Price: 200 million Huaxia Coin

Buying in stages maximized profits.

After all, most Martial Artists could not afford such a top-tier manual even if they added up every saving from their entire lives. And even if they bought it, they would still have to start practicing from the first layer. How many Martial Artists could cultivate it to the sixth layer?

Reaching the first or second layer would already be quite good.

"The world's number one offensive method?"

Vinina swept her gaze across the brief introduction and nodded slightly.

This Spear Technique also came with a corresponding movement technique. In other words, buying this set of manuals was equivalent to buying both a movement technique manual and an offensive technique.

Looked at that way, it was suitable enough.

With that in mind, Vinina lightly tapped the touchscreen.

"Please confirm whether you wish to purchase the first two layers of Annihilation. Payment required: 1.5 billion Huaxia Coin."

At the same time, a conspicuous red warning popped up:

"Annihilation is an ultimate Spear Technique. It is extremely difficult to cultivate and extremely difficult to begin. Numerous Martial Artists around the world have chosen this Spear Technique, yet failed even to enter the first layer. Please choose carefully!"

"Confirm!"

Vinina clicked without hesitation.

"Please verify with your universal fingerprint to confirm once more."

"Beep!"

"Fingerprint verification passed."

"Purchase successful!"

"Payment deducted!"

"The first two layers of the Annihilation manual will be delivered to Miss Vinina's residence within twenty-four hours."

Prompt after prompt appeared on the screen.

Even Vinina could not help but sigh.

For her in her previous life, 1.5 billion Huaxia Coin had been an absolutely astronomical sum. Even if she struggled for an entire lifetime, she might not have earned as much as the monthly bank interest generated by that amount. Yet now, with just a few taps, she had spent 1.5 billion.

"The Polenas Family is really rich."

With a sigh, Vinina opened the weapons list and quickly found the Dragon Roar series of long spears.

This was considered the most suitable type of spear weapon for Annihilation.

They were divided into models A1 through A9, corresponding respectively to the Beginner Warrior level through the High-level War God level. Their prices rose sharply with their levels. The A1 Dragon Roar spear cost only 100,000 Huaxia Coin, A2 cost 500,000 Huaxia Coin, and A3 cost 1 million Huaxia Coin.

Vinina purchased the A6 model.

It was sufficient for fighting the vast majority of "high-level beast general" monsters without worrying about it being damaged, and it cost only 30 million Huaxia Coin.

Next came the combat suit.

This thing had no model distinctions. The higher its grade, the more expensive it was and the better its defensive effect. It was also known as the most expensive piece of equipment on a Martial Artist under normal circumstances.

In truth, that was indeed the case.

A D6 combat suit capable of battling "high-level beast general" monsters, together with a full set of arm guards, combat boots, and other equipment, cost 80 million Huaxia Coin.

Logically, that would have been enough. However, to be safe, Vinina spent an additional 180 million Huaxia Coin to replace the Combat Vest with a Series 7 one, capable of withstanding the tearing attacks of Initial Lord level monsters.

As for that, her shopping was finished.

Her total expenditure came to 1.76 billion Huaxia Coin, wiping out more than half of Vinina's initial funds!