Early morning.
The sun rose early, lighting up the azure sky. It was bound to be a clear day.
Chu Tiannan finished getting ready, putting on the brand-new long black coat Luo'er had left him. The young man looked out the window at the sky.
He was in a great mood!
"The material of this coat..." Only after putting on the long coat did Chu Tiannan notice something unusual. He brought the bracelet on his right wrist close to his clothes and said.
"Scan!"
Several beams of red light from the smart bracelet swiftly scanned Chu Tiannan from head to toe, and the sound of data processing rang out.
"The clothing you are wearing is a type of high-quality grade B combat suit. It can effectively defend against attacks from general-level Demon Beasts."
"Your trousers are also part of a grade B combat suit, as are your combat boots!"
Hearing the information provided by the AI, Chu Tiannan froze. He stared blankly at his reflection in the mirror, brimming with a sharp, imposing air, and could not help giving a wry smile.
"Isn't this way too extravagant?"
Martial Artists who fought Demon Beasts naturally had plenty of equipment.
Combat suits were the most common armor for Martial Artists, effectively protecting them against the tremendous tearing force of Demon Beasts.
"A grade B combat suit must be worth a million..." Chu Tiannan looked down at his outfit, shook his head slightly, and sighed.
"A debt of affection is the hardest to repay!"
Clearly, to ordinary people, any single piece of this combat suit carried an astronomical price tag of a million.
Yet for Luo'er, grade B items seemed to pose no burden at all. First the grade B recovery agent, and now a grade B combat suit...
"This combat suit really is comfortable. I'm not wearing clothes-I'm wearing money..." Chu Tiannan did not know whether to laugh or cry. Then he mused.
"This grade B combat suit will be enough for me at the Martial Master level, but once I reach the Martial Grandmaster level... I suppose I'll need a grade A combat suit..."
Curious, Chu Tiannan opened the combat suit section of the Martial Artist Shop projected by the AI.
A grade A combat suit set, including a coat, trousers, and shoes, cost a total of 80 million Earth Currency!
A grade S combat suit set, covering the entire body, cost a total of 800 million Earth Currency!
The prices shot up tenfold!
As for grade SS combat suits and grade SSS combat suits requiring even higher clearance, their prices and information were all classified, requiring Martial God level clearance.
This was precisely why it was called the Martial Artist Shop. For ordinary people, excluding business tycoons, earning a million or even several million over a lifetime was already the limit.
Any combat suit set here cost an astronomical sum!
"Holy shit!" The prices left Chu Tiannan trembling with alarm. He immediately closed the Martial Artist Shop and sighed.
"I really got carried away, daring to even look at grade S combat suits!"
After all, grade S combat suits could effectively withstand attacks from king-level Demon Beasts.
Those were equivalent to Martial God level powerhouses!
"Martial God..." Chu Tiannan murmured. That rank was still far too distant for him. What mattered most right now was how to steadily raise his Martial Artist level.
"Right, secret arts!" Remembering how Luo'er's single sword strike had left him utterly unable to resist, Chu Tiannan's eyes lit up, and he began searching the Martial Artist Shop.
The Martial Artist Shop was divided into three main categories: combat, movement techniques, and body techniques!
"Combat!" Chu Tiannan tapped the option.
The combat category was further divided into the Martial Artist path and the Controller path.
"The categories are pretty detailed..." Seeing this, Chu Tiannan shook his head with a smile and went straight into the combat manuals under the Martial Artist path.
Because Chu Tiannan had found no option for combat secret arts, it was clear that the sword strike Luo'er had performed...
Could very well have come from a combat manual!
A vast amount of information appeared through the AI projection.
Combat manual: "Sword Intent," the lifetime's work of the Martial Artist Alliance's strongest combatant, the Martial God Shen Cangsheng. The complete set consisted of nine volumes.
Total price: 100 billion Earth dollars.
"Thunder Qilin Combat Method," a supreme combat method that used speed to defeat enemies, written by the Martial God Lei Hai, the fastest member of the Martial Artist Alliance. The complete set consisted of nine volumes.
Total price: 100 billion Earth dollars.
"Swordsmanship Guide" could help sword-wielding Martial Artists better unleash their combat potential. One volume in total.
Price: 500,000 Earth Currency!
"Damn! My mistake, my mistake..." His face darkening, Chu Tiannan quickly closed the Martial Artist Shop and shook his head with a bitter smile.
"Poverty really has limited my imagination!"
"Even the most basic combat guide costs 500,000 Earth Currency. Luo'er's sword technique must be even more advanced..."
Chu Tiannan had originally wanted to learn Luo'er's sword technique, only to discover that he was too poor.
Utterly penniless!
The Martial Artist Shop really was beyond the means of the average Martial Artist. Chu Tiannan also wondered how these Martial Artists made money.
"No wonder Luo'er told me to join a martial hall. There must be some benefits!" Recalling what had happened earlier, Chu Tiannan's eyes shone brightly.
Ding! Just then, his smart bracelet received a text message from an unknown sender.
Chu Tiannan frowned slightly and looked at the message. Gradually, a smile appeared on the young man's face.
"Pretty smart, knowing to contact me first."