Level-1 Kiwi

Xiao Yang bought some equipment suited to him directly from the store.

Equipment in the God of War Palace store was much cheaper than it was elsewhere.

Take an S-Class Battle Suit, for example.

If Xiao Yang bought one from the Ultimate Martial Arts Hall's official website, the original price was 12 billion.

Even with enough contribution points to get it at half price, he would still have to pay 6 billion.

That was already the lowest price available.

But in the God of War Palace, an S-Class Battle Suit cost only 4 billion!

That was a third cheaper than the discounted price on the Ultimate Martial Arts Hall's website!

Unfortunately, he couldn't find the Water of Life he wanted there.

According to the staff at the counter, though, Water of Life appeared at nearly every auction.

The starting bid for Water of Life was 10 billion.

Most lots ended up selling for only around 20 billion, however.

The next auction was still a little over two weeks away.

Xiao Yang didn't hesitate. He sold his Baili Huanxiang flowers.

The Baili Huanxiang flowers were of little use to him.

He didn't know how to turn them into incense that could attract monsters, either.

The flowers weren't worth that much, though.

Plenty of other plants had the same effect, just not as strongly.

So all of Xiao Yang's Baili Huanxiang flowers sold for only 10 billion.

After some thought, he decided to sell the Baili Huanxiang fruit as well.

The fruit wasn't as useful as his rice anyway.

As for Chen Jian, he could give him something else later.

Perhaps a Spirit of Plants and Trees from Mist Island.

Now that Xiao Yang had entered the God of War Palace, he could also apply to visit Ruins No. 9.

He submitted his application without hesitation.

Ruins No. 9 would next open on September 29.

That was only a few days away.

If he missed this opening, he would have to wait a long time for the next one.

Psychics who entered Ruins No. 9 could generally make it back out.

The exception was someone unlucky enough to trigger the Death Trial, like Luo Feng.

But that required a Brain-Domain Width of at least eighteen.

Xiao Yang hadn't originally had any talent as a Psychic. Surely he wouldn't trigger the Death Trial too?

He intended to go in and obtain a Black God Suit.

Then he wouldn't need to challenge the Trial Tower.

Even if he did trigger the Death Trial, Xiao Yang wasn't afraid.

He had some confidence in his ability to learn.

And if that wasn't enough, he still had his Enlightenment Tea Leaves.

So he applied to enter Ruins No. 9 without the slightest hesitation.

Once he submitted the application, all he had to do was wait for approval.

With his business done, Xiao Yang left the Virtual Space.

There was nothing wrong with going in to enjoy himself now and then.

But he still needed to devote more of his energy to training.

Besides, he had to return to the real world and wait for someone from the Ultimate Martial Arts Hall to come by.

He had reached an agreement in the God of War Palace.

The Ultimate Martial Arts Hall still needed to send someone to collect the Baili Huanxiang flowers and fruit, though.

His money would arrive only after they confirmed their quality.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

When Xiao Yang saw the message he had received, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

His application to visit Ruins No. 9 had been approved.

He needed to go to the Ultimate Martial Arts Hall's headquarters in Hong Ning Base City on September 29.

From there, he would travel to Ruins No. 9 with the other Gods of War.

September 29 was only four days away!

Xiao Yang had thought he might miss this opening and have to wait for the next one.

He had submitted his application rather late, after all.

But now that he saw it had been approved, he relaxed.

He needed to make some preparations, too.

He planned to tell Chen Jian the next day.

After all, he might have to spend quite some time inside Ruins No. 9.

Chen Jian had learned a few days earlier that Xiao Yang had become a God of War.

He had been utterly stunned.

Not long after Xiao Yang told Chen Jian, Wang Ming and Xiao Yang's early backer, Liu Mingxian, came to visit him one after the other.

Liu Mingxian had also received word that Xiao Yang had become a God of War.

After all, Liu Mingxian was the one who had recruited Xiao Yang into the Ultimate Martial Arts Hall.

He simply hadn't been able to come in person at the time, so he had asked Chen Jian and Wang Ming to handle it for him.

Although Liu Mingxian was the director for Central Plains Base City, he was only an Advanced Warlord.

So he treated an Intermediate God of War like Xiao Yang extremely well.

He was almost deferential.

Liu Mingxian wasn't Zhuge Tao. He didn't have a brother who was a God of War.

So as soon as he received the Hall's reward and learned that Xiao Yang had become a God of War, he came to visit.

Xiao Yang was courteous to the man who had backed him early on.

He also made him a promise: if Liu Mingxian ever needed anything, he could come to Xiao Yang.

A promise from a God of War carried considerable weight.

But Liu Mingxian knew that a talent like Xiao Yang was bound to rise even further.

He had no intention of making an excessive demand.

Besides, he believed the Intermediate God of War level was nowhere near Xiao Yang's limit.

So he decided to hold on to that promise.

Soon, September 28 arrived.

After saying goodbye to Liu Mingxian, Xiao Yang traveled to Hong Ning Base City a day early.

Because of his status, he was assigned a villa as a temporary residence when he arrived.

Fresh from the shower, Xiao Yang opened the Game Panel.

After harvesting a batch of blueberries, he opened the daily items.

He hadn't checked today's selection yet.

When he looked, he found eight daily items!

That was quite a few.

I wonder if there's anything new and useful today.

He began refreshing the listings.

Before long, he had refreshed the first seven daily items.

There was one Level-1 Blueberry, one Level-1 Watermelon, four Level-1 Rice, and a torn fishing net.

Xiao Yang bought all the crops.

He could always sell them at the original price whenever he didn't need them.

That was one good thing about the game: buying and selling prices were the same!

Used items couldn't be sold, of course.

After buying the Level-1 Rice that appeared on the seventh refresh, Xiao Yang refreshed the listing again.

[Level-1 Kiwi Seed (1,000 copper coins): Repairs injuries, treats most diseases, and can even regenerate severed limbs! (Only effective on cultivators below Planetary Level.)]

A flash of delight crossed Xiao Yang's eyes when he saw the item.

It was a crop specifically for healing!

It could even regenerate severed limbs!

Level-1 Watermelon could help people recover from injuries too, but its effects weren't nearly as strong.

Of course, Level-1 Watermelon could also restore stamina and Psychic Power at the same time.

It was a more balanced recovery crop.

But this Level-1 Kiwi excited Xiao Yang even more.

With it, he no longer needed to go out of his way to buy Water of Life!

What was more, judging by the price of the Level-1 Kiwi Seed, Xiao Yang should be able to earn money even faster from now on!