Addicted to Pay-to-Win

Returning home, Xu Feng lost interest in doing anything else for the moment.

After tidying up the house and checking the backyard, Xu Feng made breakfast and began his cultivation.

He spent the entire day in grueling practice.

It was for no other reason than that he wanted to survive.

And to survive, he had to become stronger; it was as simple as that.

This was a world where no one could be relied upon, and one could only depend on oneself.

In a world of survival of the fittest, weakness was the original sin, and if you were bad, you had to practice more.

It wasn't until evening that Lu Fei finally came looking for him.

"It's good that you're alive."

The first thing Lu Fei said upon entering was a sigh of relief.

She hugged Xiao Dan before looking at Xu Feng and briefly explaining the outcome of the war.

"Although we won, it was a pyrrhic victory. If Martial University hadn't sent a War God-level powerhouse to oversee the situation in advance, I'm afraid something terrible would have happened this time."

"However, even though the losses in this great battle were heavy, it is also an opportunity for you. After the war, the corpses of many mutated creatures will appear in the trading zone, and the prices will definitely be very cheap. You should try your best to replenish your energy during this period after taking the medicine. The flesh and blood of mutated creatures are especially nourishing, but Xiao Dan should eat less, at most drink some soup."

Xu Feng nodded. "I understand. I will find a way to pay you back for the medicine."

Lu Fei glanced at him. "I'm not short on money."

Xu Feng also smiled and said, "That's your business."

The corners of Lu Fei's mouth curled up. "As you wish."

"Will it be safe from now on?" Xu Feng asked as she was about to leave.

Lu Fei hesitated for a moment. "There won't be any major trouble, but small incidents are hard to say. A group of alien races escaped, and I expect they will occasionally harass and ambush us. In short, you two should still be careful."

She then turned and left.

Once Lu Fei was gone, Xu Feng pondered for a moment and immediately took Xiao Dan to the trading zone.

Aside from continuing to improve his strength, Xu Feng couldn't think of any other way.

Sure enough, the entire trading zone was packed with people.

All the shops were undergoing repairs, and everywhere there were stalls selling the fur and flesh of various mutated creatures, as well as many second-hand goods being traded.

Xu Feng simply bought fifty pounds of Shadow Hunter Wolf meat, spending less than a third of the usual price—one thousand yuan.

Immediately after, he took Xiao Dan toward the second-hand weapon stalls.

Yesterday in the tunnel, he had suddenly thought of something.

His skill with throwing knives was not weak; it was even stronger than his swordsmanship.

But the key problem was that his throwing knives were made of ordinary alloy material and simply could not pierce the hide of a Beast Soldier-level mutated creature.

He had overlooked this matter before, so he had to fix it immediately.

"Boss, how much for these nine throwing knives?"

"Three thousand each."

"Three thousand? Brother, look around you; it's all second-hand weapons. Even if these throwing knives are C-grade alloy, they shouldn't be this expensive, right? Throwing knives aren't exactly common weapons."

Xu Feng shook his head and turned to leave.

"Hey, hey, hey, then you tell me, what's your price?"

The boss hurriedly grabbed Xu Feng and asked.

"One thousand," Xu Feng said without hesitation.

"Not selling." The boss refused without a second thought.

Xu Feng shrugged and pulled Xiao Dan along as he walked away.

Seeing Xu Feng walk away so decisively, the boss hesitated. "Hey, hey, brother, think about it again; this price is too low."

"One thousand two!" Xu Feng walked two steps, then turned back and frowned.

"Too low. Two thousand, that's my lowest price," the boss said, looking pained.

"One thousand five, final offer. I don't want to haggle; you're not the only one in this market," Xu Feng said, frowning.

"Dad, this is way too expensive. That uncle just now only wanted 1,700, and his throwing knives were newer!"

Xiao Dan shook Xu Feng's arm as she spoke.

"Alright, alright, 1,500 it is. Sigh, what a huge loss."

"Then give me six of them, that makes exactly 9,000."

"Fine."

The shopkeeper hurriedly packed the items up and handed them to Xu Feng.

However, Xu Feng hesitated for a moment and looked at Xiao Dan: "Do you also think the other ones were better?"

The shopkeeper quickly added: "How about this, I'll throw in a whetstone for free!"

"Fine, fine." Only then did Xu Feng pay the money.

After the father and daughter had walked a distance away, Xu Feng laughed out loud, crouched down, and kissed Xiao Dan: "Good girl, well done."

Xiao Dan bared her little fangs and chuckled, happily linking her arm with Xu Feng's.

The two walked and browsed along the way, but unfortunately, Xu Feng's wallet was already empty.

Otherwise, he really would have wanted to buy a whole heap more.

It was just too cheap.

On the way back, when passing by Liu Yu's house, Xu Feng knocked on the door.

Creak—

As Liu Yu opened the door with red eyes, Xu Feng hurriedly asked: "What's wrong? Did something happen?"

"Sigh." Liu Yu sighed, "My sister and niece didn't make it. The residential area of the base was breached during the Beast Tide, and many people died.

I was lucky; after you spoke that night, I found several colleagues and we stayed together, which is how we managed to survive.

But my sister... sob, sob, sob—"

As Liu Yu spoke, she squatted on the ground, tears streaming down her face.

Xiao Dan hugged her obediently and comforted her softly.

Xu Feng didn't know what to say, so he set aside a piece of meat: "I bought some meat. Eat something once you've calmed down.

Life has to go on; you need to live well for your sister's sake."

"Thanks."

After crying for a while, Liu Yu calmed down. After all, anyone who came to the Dimension Realm had long been mentally prepared for this.

"It's nothing, we're friends after all." Xu Feng waved his hand and took Xiao Dan home.

After returning home, it was the usual routine: cooking, eating, and cultivation.

The meat of the Shadow Hunter Wolf was completely different from what Xu Feng had imagined; it was extremely tender and not tough at all.

He stir-fried some shredded pork with green peppers, stewed a pot of soup, and finally fried some meatballs.

Even though times were tough, he still wanted to provide a better quality of life for Xiao Dan.

After the father and daughter finished eating, Xu Feng took a container of ice cream out of the refrigerator.

This stuff was even more expensive than the meat of mutated creatures.

"To celebrate us surviving!"

Xu Feng raised a spoon and fed it into Xiao Dan's mouth.

"Oh yeah!"

Xiao Dan happily bounced around the room.

She then burrowed into Xu Feng's arms, and the father and daughter took turns with the spoon, savoring the cold sweetness in small bites.

After they had eaten a third of it, Xu Feng put the ice cream away and returned it to the refrigerator: "We'll have the rest when it's your birthday in two days."

"Mm-hmm." Xiao Dan stared longingly at the refrigerator, sucking on her spoon intently.

Once everything was tidied up, Xu Feng returned to the backyard.

He continued his cultivation.

Ten o'clock at night.

Drenched in sweat, Xu Feng opened his panel and looked at it carefully.

[Name: Xu Feng]

[Vitality: 206c]

[Age: 40]

[Skills:

Nine Star Body Refining Art [Free Version] · Proficient (46/500)

Communicator Repair · Proficient (1/100)]

Secret Blade Art · Master (2513/5000)

White Wolf Blade · Proficient (50/200)

Mind Movement · Novice (35/50)

Pit Digging · Mastery (45/5000)

"My blood energy increased by another 4 points. It seems the medicinal effects and this wolf meat are both highly effective."

"Coupled with the fact that my Nine Star Body Refining Art has reached the mastery stage, my cultivation speed is much faster than before."

"If I can keep consuming these medicines, I will be able to truly step into the Warrior Grade martial artist level in less than half a month."

Xu Feng couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Pay-to-win is truly addictive.