Zhang Dafu froze.
Then he gave Lin Yi a suspicious look.
His expression seemed to say:
Come on, brother, are you still testing me?
So am I supposed to say I'm selling it or not?
But Lin Yi said nothing further.
After a long while, Zhang Dafu said, "Brother, stop messing with me. If I sold that thing, I'd really end up in prison."
"I really don't have any!"
Lin Yi was somewhat confused.
But he picked up on something from Zhang Dafu's words.
That was, Breakthrough Magic Crystals seemed to be just like equipment above Gold Grade—they were strictly controlled by the state.
Lin Yi did not feel embarrassed at all. He had come specifically to gather information on Breakthrough Magic Crystals, so he directly admitted that he had no idea what they were or what channels could be used to obtain them.
Hearing this, Zhang Dafu pondered for a moment.
Clearly, he was considering whether this information also counted as something that required payment.
But considering that he could make quite a profit by reselling the things Lin Yi had sold him today, he said generously, "Brother, this isn't really a secret. I'll tell you for free."
"There's only one way to obtain Breakthrough Magic Crystals: they can only be mined from the Magic Crystal Mines within Great Xia."
"And a whole series of processes, including purification and processing, are controlled by the state."
"Private individuals and organizations are strictly forbidden from mining, processing, or selling them."
"They have an extremely wide range of uses and are crucial for strengthening all Class User skills and unlocking secondary skill trees."
"If you want to obtain them through legitimate channels, you'll need to join the Professional Alliance or a major guild with an official background, then exchange Merit Points or guild contributions for them."
"Of course, brother, you're so young that you probably only awakened your class recently. For you, there's another relatively convenient way to obtain Breakthrough Magic Crystals."
"Some of Great Xia's well-known Professional Academies also have corresponding Breakthrough Magic Crystal resources. If you get admitted, you should have a way to obtain them."
"Oh, right. I heard that our province also gives rewards to candidates who perform exceptionally well in the National College Entrance Examination, and Breakthrough Magic Crystals seem to be among those rewards."
Lin Yi finally understood completely.
All resources that had an especially huge impact on a Class User's combat strength...
Had basically long since been allocated in Great Xia.
If he wanted to obtain them, he could only go through officially designated channels.
Lin Yi thanked Zhang Dafu and left the Treasure Pavilion.
In fact, he still had an archer's Explosive Arrow Skill Book and 100 tradable Skill Points in his Inventory Space that he could sell.
But Lin Yi did not intend to sell so many things all at once.
Instead, he would sell them in batches.
The reasoning was the same: he wanted to avoid drawing too much attention.
Now that he had made another fortune, Lin Yi naturally planned to spend money on purchasing the idle Skill Point rewards.
But this time, Lin Yi did not go home. Instead, he headed for the school.
Ever since everyone had awakened their classes, the school had stopped holding lessons.
The note Lin Yi's mother had left him earlier said that his homeroom teacher wanted to see him, so Lin Yi planned to find out what it was about.
Besides, Zhang Dafu had mentioned that achieving outstanding results in the National College Entrance Examination could earn him officially awarded Breakthrough Magic Crystals.
Lin Yi was clearly tempted.
Since such resources were vital to his continued growth...
He needed to put the Class User college entrance examination, as well as finding a powerful Class User academy, on the agenda.
As Lin Yi walked toward Jiangcheng No. 2 High School, he activated the new function of his talent, [Gift of the Gods].
[Spend 50,000 Great Xia Coins to purchase 24 hours of Skill Point rewards?]
Lin Yi chose yes without hesitation.
However, this time, he was not as crazed as before, blindly tapping confirm.
Instead, he began calculating how much money he had left.
After purchasing Skill Points six times in a row...
Lin Yi stopped buying more.
At this point, obtaining another 24 hours of idle Skill Point rewards would cost a full 100,000 Great Xia Coins.
So Lin Yi saved more than 100,000 Great Xia Coins for emergencies, ensuring that he would not be unable to afford something he wanted to buy.
It would not be bad to use some of it to help support the household, either.
In any case, if he wanted more money, he could sell the Skill Book and Skill Points.
The six purchases gave Lin Yi more than 500,000 Skill Points.
Adding in what he had saved before...
Lin Yi now had more than 800,000 Skill Points again.
Opening the skill interface...
Lin Yi selected the Ice Element Skill he had just obtained and began allocating points.
His target was still Tier 7.
Lin Yi had discovered that Tier 7 Spells were enough to handle most situations he currently encountered.
First, he would raise everything to Tier 7. Then, if he had Skill Points left over, he would choose another skill and raise it to Tier 8!
[Consumed 500 Skill Points. Your Ice Arrow has advanced. You have obtained a new spell: Ice Shock!] [Consumed 2,000 Skill Points. Your Ice Shock has advanced. You have obtained a new spell: Frost Bind!] [Consumed 5,000 Skill Points. Your Frost Bind has advanced. You have obtained a new spell: Blizzard!] [Consumed 10,000 Skill Points. Your Blizzard has advanced. You have obtained a new spell: Extreme Cold Zone!] [Consumed 50,000 Skill Points. Your Extreme Cold Zone has advanced. You have obtained a new spell: Bone-Chilling Deep Cold!] [Consumed 100,000 Skill Points. Your Bone-Chilling Deep Cold has advanced. You have obtained a new spell: Soul Freeze!]
With all seven Ice Element spells in hand, Lin Yi began examining them one by one.
If the Fire Element followed a path of brutal damage output, while the Wind Element specialized in rapid attacks and repeated slashes...
Then the characteristics of Ice Element skills were equally obvious—
Control!
Ultimate control!
Ice Arrow inflicted a 30% slow on its target, and the effect lasted continuously.
Then there was the Tier 3 spell, Frost Bind, which could select a target and lock its feet in ice, binding it on the spot for five seconds.
The Tier 5 Frost Zone did not even deal damage.
But it could lower the temperature across a large area to dozens of degrees below zero, inflicting a powerful 60% slow on all targets within its range.
Moreover, the effect could stack continuously. Once it reached three stacks, it would immediately turn into a binding effect.
When he saw the Tier 6 and Tier 7 Ice Element skills...
Lin Yi noticed a pattern.
It seemed that every Mage specialization came up with something different at Tier 6.
The Fire Element had summons, while the Wind Element had Supersonic Slash.
The Tier 6 Ice Element spell was actually a Passive Skill!
[Bone-Chilling Deep Cold] [Type: Passive Skill] [Tier: Tier 6] [Element: Ice Element] [Cost: None] [Chant time: None] [Cooldown time: None] [Effect: All targets affected by slow, bind, or freeze effects inflicted by you become vulnerable, increasing all damage they receive by 20%. Based on the restrictive effects you have inflicted on the target, their Dodge Chance is further reduced.] [Slow Effect: Reduces the target's Dodge Chance by 30%.] [Bind Effect: Reduces the target's Dodge Chance by 60%.] [Freeze Effect: Reduces the target's Dodge Chance by 100%. When you use a Fire Element Skill to break their frozen state, it additionally deals Ice Element damage equal to 20% of their Max HP!] [Note: The Max HP reduction effect is diminished against high-level, high-ranking monsters, with a minimum reduction of 1%!] [Remark: Deep cold pierced into the marrow.]
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