Draws and Equipment System

Chapter 049: Draws and Equipment System

In a room within the living quarters for Lianyang Academy's preparatory students, Qin Shaofeng was currently looking through a small booklet.

The booklet contained basic information about Lianyang Academy, mostly pertaining to its rules and regulations.

After reading the booklet, Qin Shaofeng understood that even though he had achieved first place in the assessment and passed the tenth stage, he still wouldn't become a formal member of Lianyang Academy. He would remain a preparatory student.

Passing the seventh stage of the assessment would indeed allow him to become a formal disciple of Lianyang Academy.

However, before that, he would need to complete a student advancement quest for Lianyang Academy.

Only by completing the advancement quest could students upgrade their rank within Lianyang Academy.

Students with higher ranks possessed more privileges and benefits.

Within Lianyang Academy, a student's rank was a symbol of their status. Preparatory students were essentially no different from menial laborers.

But as a student's rank increased, their status would undergo a drastic transformation.

Some Star Students even held higher positions than city lords within the Lianyang Kingdom and could command some of the Lianyang Kingdom's armies.

Of course, precisely because of this, the student advancement quests became increasingly difficult as one progressed.

Yet, after understanding all this, Qin Shaofeng became even more eager.

According to the booklet's introduction, for Qin Shaofeng to become a formal student, he had to go to Lianyang Academy's Quest Hall and accept a low-level advancement quest. Upon completion, he could then be promoted to a formal student.

The quests posted in Lianyang Academy's Quest Hall were divided into several tiers.

From low-level to intermediate, then advanced, and above advanced were Star Quests.

Star Quests had ten star levels, but this did not correspond to the ten ranks of Star Students.

Even the lowest-level Star Quest, a one-star quest, required at least Innate First Layer cultivation to accept.

This seemed to align with Star Students, but for a three-star quest, without Xiantian Fifth Layer cultivation, no one would dare to accept it, and in fact, the academy wouldn't allow it.

This was because three-star quests were already considered quite dangerous. If one's strength was insufficient, it was akin to seeking death.

However, these were not very relevant to Qin Shaofeng, as he only needed to complete a low-level quest to advance to formal student status.

And low-level quests were truly low-level, posing no danger at all. Even someone at Houtian Fifth Level could complete them.

Understanding this, Qin Shaofeng didn't pay much heed to it. After finishing the booklet, Qin Shaofeng began to sort out his gains for the day.

He summoned his attribute interface, and the first thing that caught his eye were his current level attributes.

Player: Qin Shaofeng
Level: Houtian Ninth Layer, 150/9000
Inner Qi: 3000/3000 (Houtian Ninth Layer has 600 Inner Qi, Yi Jin Jing provides a five-fold bonus)
Talent Spiritual Root: Body of Thunder
Skills: Fiery Golden Eyes, Yi Jin Jing, Little Li Flying Dagger, Lightning Release · Lightning Armor, Wudang Long Fist, Wudang Vertical Cloud Ladder, Huashan Basic Swordplay Moves, Alchemy...
War Beast: Hundred Spirits Demonic Fox
Equipment: None
Quest: None
Points: 1000 Points
Title: None

A full three thousand points of Inner Qi, if converted to Innate Inner Qi, this profound Inner Qi could be comparable to that of an average person at Houtian Third Layer.

And this was only from the Level 2 Yi Jin Jing's consumption. If it were Level 3 Yi Jin Jing, this Inner Qi would likely skyrocket several times over.

If that point were reached, a single strike with Little Li Flying Dagger would feel like instantly killing an opponent of a higher level.

Just thinking about it sent a wave of excitement through Qin Shaofeng.

After reviewing his attributes, Qin Shaofeng's gaze fell upon the Points section.

"1000 points, how should I spend them!"

Looking at the 1000 points, Qin Shaofeng muttered to himself. But after thinking carefully, Qin Shaofeng decided not to touch these 1000 points for now.

He had just learned Lightning Release's Lightning Armor, and he already possessed Huashan Basic Swordplay Moves and Wudang Long Fist, as well as Little Li Flying Dagger, a powerful offensive weapon.

For movement techniques, Wudang Vertical Cloud Ladder was already quite good. After all, Qin Shaofeng hadn't even reached the Innate realm yet. These skills were perfectly suitable, and he didn't need to learn any higher-level skills.

It would be better to save the points for unexpected needs.

So, after careful consideration, Qin Shaofeng shifted his gaze away from the points and moved to the draw chances.

"Another draw! This is the part I look forward to the most!"

Raising an eyebrow, Qin Shaofeng muttered excitedly, then opened the draw interface and clicked on Normal Draw.

"Damn it, it's these things again!"

Looking at the hundred small squares, which once again displayed words like "lighter," "tissue," and "iPhone," Qin Shaofeng couldn't help but curse under his breath.

"Always coming up with these impractical items. System, you're really something else, aren't you?"

Although he grumbled, Qin Shaofeng ultimately went through with the draw, albeit reluctantly.

The familiar arcade music started up again, and Qin Shaofeng began to pray to all the gods and Buddhas.

"Don't give me any disappointing rewards. It has to be something good!"

It seemed the gods and Buddhas from Earth were quite effective, as Qin Shaofeng's prayer worked again this time.

"System notification: Congratulations to Player Qin Shaofeng for obtaining a Small Storage Ring from the draw!"

A storage ring?

Upon hearing the system's announcement, Qin Shaofeng was first slightly stunned, then overjoyed.

A storage ring!

Anyone who's read novels knows these are valuable items!

With a smug grin, Qin Shaofeng eagerly began to examine the storage ring's attributes.

Small Storage Ring: Possesses a one cubic meter space within a small spatial ring. It can store objects no larger than one cubic meter. Usage: Simply concentrate your thoughts.

(Note: Storing objects consumes Inner Qi. Each storage costs 1 point of Inner Qi!)

"It really is a storage space ring!"

Seeing the storage ring's attributes, Qin Shaofeng burst into laughter.

Qin Shaofeng had wanted a storage ring for a long time. Unfortunately, although the system shop sold them, even the cheapest Small Storage Ring cost a hundred thousand points.

A hundred thousand points!

For the current Qin Shaofeng, that was an astronomical sum!

Being able to get one from a draw was naturally a cause for great celebration.

As for the note about consuming 1 point of Inner Qi for storage, Qin Shaofeng had already automatically ignored it.

It was only 1 point of Inner Qi, which was nothing to him.

"System notification: Congratulations to Player Qin Shaofeng for obtaining their first piece of Equipment. The Equipment System has been activated. Would Player Qin Shaofeng like to open the Equipment Slots?"

Huh?

Equipment Slots?

Just as Qin Shaofeng was feeling happy, the system suddenly gave him this notification.

Could it be...

A thought flashed through his mind, and Qin Shaofeng immediately agreed.

"Yes!"

"System notification: Congratulations to Player Qin Shaofeng for activating the Equipment System. You can now freely equip items!"

Following the system's prompt, Qin Shaofeng's attribute interface suddenly transformed into a character image.

Just like in a typical game, on either side of the character image were the equipment slots for equipping items!

There were a total of ten equipment slots: Gauntlets, Boots, Weapon, Helmet, Clothes, Mask, Necklace, Belt, Ring, and Backpack.

However, Qin Shaofeng also noticed a difference. Except for the ring slot, all other equipment slots had only one space. The ring slot, however, had four spaces.

Qin Shaofeng understood this situation; it meant he could wear four rings.

What surprised Qin Shaofeng was that he had originally thought simply holding a weapon would count as equipping it. He hadn't expected the equipment section of his attributes to be inactive.

"System notification: Would Player Qin Shaofeng like to equip the Small Storage Ring?"

Fiddling with the storage ring, the system soon prompted him.

Without hesitation, Qin Shaofeng chose yes.

Swish!

The storage ring in his hand disappeared. As Qin Shaofeng had expected, in his equipment attribute interface, one of the slots in the ring section was now occupied by the storage ring he had just held.

Seeing this, Qin Shaofeng's mind stirred, and a cyan ring suddenly appeared on his left index finger – the Small Storage Ring.

With another thought, the Small Storage Ring vanished again.

"Just as I guessed!"

After experimenting, Qin Shaofeng was slightly pleased.

The Small Storage Ring, once placed in an equipment slot, could be made to disappear at will, just as he had anticipated. This was much more convenient.

Qin Shaofeng even went so far as to place his longsword, which he always carried, into the weapon slot. He then discovered that he could summon the longsword at will.

This realization brought a sly smile to his face, and a thought formed in his mind.

If he were to fight someone, suddenly summoning his longsword to catch the enemy off guard... that would feel pretty good!

After playing around for a while, Qin Shaofeng's gaze finally shifted back to the storage ring. He then proceeded to put all the Gold Notes and some Pills he had with him into the storage ring.

After tidying up, Qin Shaofeng stretched and stood up, walking towards the door.

Although he was only a reserve student, he still had his own room, just not as luxurious as others.

Now that Qin Shaofeng had a general understanding of Lianyang Academy, he decided it was time to act.

Putting everything else aside, he wanted to become an official student of Lianyang Academy at the very least!

With a plan in mind, Qin Shaofeng intended to call Du Meng so they could go complete the task to become an official student.

However, before Qin Shaofeng could even reach his door, a rapid series of knocks suddenly echoed.

Well, to be precise, it was more like pounding.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The door to Qin Shaofeng's room shook violently from the impacts, which were strong enough to make the ground tremble. Qin Shaofeng even worried that the door would be smashed down at any moment.

Frowning, Qin Shaofeng felt a flicker of anger.

Who is in such a hurry, trying to reincarnate so fast?

He cursed inwardly, but the next moment, a booming voice sounded, and Qin Shaofeng's slight anger turned to helplessness.

"Brother Feng, hurry up and open the door! Someone's causing trouble!"

The familiar voice belonged to Du Meng.

Qin Shaofeng should have guessed it was him earlier. Only Du Meng would pound on his door so "recklessly"!

He sighed softly, but Qin Shaofeng was quickly captivated by Du Meng's words.

Someone was causing trouble?

A sharp glint flashed in his eyes, though Qin Shaofeng wasn't surprised.

As the saying goes, people fear fame like pigs fear getting fat. Since he had achieved first place in the assessment, it was inevitable that someone would come looking for trouble.

If it weren't for the system quest, Qin Shaofeng wouldn't have sought such attention.

But now that things had come to this, there was no point in dwelling on it.

Besides, Qin Shaofeng only disliked trouble; he didn't fear it.

Hmph, let's see who dares to cause trouble for me.

He snorted coldly in his mind and Qin Shaofeng directly opened the door and walked out.