"System! Come out and explain yourself! Why is a theoretical book so expensive!?" Seeing such a high price in Villain Points, Wang Chong almost lost his temper, especially since he was just short by a little and could only watch. He strongly suspected the system was deliberately messing with him, embezzling his Villain Points.
"Master, this is the 'Nigth Heaven Assassination Technique Encyclopedia That Even Passerby Characters Can Learn'! This book, once used, can easily make Master a theoretical Master of the highest attainment in Nigth Heaven Assassination Technique! Any Nigth Heaven Assassination Technique can be developed to its fullest! And it can be taught very well to others, without worrying about them not learning it. It can make Master leap to become the number one theoretical Master of Type-Moon Nigth Heaven Assassination Technique, and as long as a character with the Nigth Heaven Assassination Technique attribute is found, a powerful Nigth Heaven Assassination Technique user can be quickly cultivated. Is this book not worth that many Villain Points?" the system said.
"But that's equivalent to 5 epic gacha draws!" Wang Chong couldn't help but exclaim.
"Oh, gacha draws don't necessarily get you what's suitable for you. But Master can use this book immediately. Besides, gacha draws are very dependent on luck. If you're lucky, you get it in one pull; if not, your face stays dark. So it's naturally cheaper than directly selling items," the system consoled.
"But I don't have enough Villain Points either… Tsk, 20 points. Should I go kick the old worm again?" As soon as he thought it, Wang Chong stood up abruptly, startling little Sakura Matou, who was eating nearby.
"I say, Master, the old worm is already dead. He's just a puppet controlled by you, no longer even a human. You can no longer gain any Villain Points by abusing him," the system retorted.
"It's fine, there's still Shinji and Tsuruno, that father and son. I'll go kick them both." Wang Chong headed straight in the direction Shinji and Tsuruno had just left.
"What did those two honest people, Shinji and Tsuruno, do to deserve this? Oh, alright, Master, no need for such trouble. You actually have some pending Villain Points to claim," the system couldn't help but complain.
"What? Pending points? Where from?" Wang Chong asked, puzzled.
"Have you forgotten your malicious bug-exploiting behavior yesterday? Cough cough, please receive. Ding—Congratulations, Master! You discovered a system item BUG and unceremoniously engaged in malicious bug-exploiting behavior, obtaining a large amount of power you shouldn't have. So sharp, so audacious, making many systems tremble at your name. You are awarded 2000 Villain Points, 1 Epic Gacha Opportunity, and the power you accumulated through malicious BUG exploitation will not be confiscated. Your current points are: 6980 points." The system finished broadcasting.
"So that's what it was. Can exploiting system bugs also earn Villain Points? But was that BUG fixed just like that?" Wang Chong asked.
"Of course it was fixed. The efficiency of the system world is quite fast," the system said.
"What a pity, I wanted to do it a few more times… System, buy this book. I hope you're not tricking me." Wang Chong returned to his seat, continuing to wait for little Sakura Matou to finish her meal. Although little Sakura Matou was somewhat confused by Wang Chong's sudden departure and equally sudden return to his seat, this did not affect her respect for her teacher.
"Received! 'Nigth Heaven Assassination Technique Encyclopedia That Even Passerby Characters Can Learn' has been purchased. Remaining points: 1980. Do you wish to use the book?"
"Use."
"Congratulations, Master, for acquiring the ability: Nigth Heaven Assassination Technique Theory EX-rank. Your memory now contains all theoretical knowledge, both orthodox and variant, related to Nigth Heaven Assassination Technique. Furthermore, when you teach disciples, there will be special bonuses, allowing disciples to comprehend faster, achieving instant understanding, learning by analogy, and other special effects. The higher the disciple's aptitude, the better the triggered effects." After the system finished speaking, a purple glow flashed through Wang Chong's pupils.
"Whew… my brain can't quite process all of this at once. I feel a bit dizzy. I still have 1980 Villain Points left. Let me see what other good things are in the shop?" Wang Chong continued to browse, but after a quick look, most items were unaffordable, so he had to give up.
He stopped looking at items that would refresh and instead checked his current permanent items for anything good.
First up was the red-framed item, which was a Dimensional Home, a dimensional space that could connect to all worlds.
After setting an anchor point in any world, one could travel back and forth within the Dimensional Home, and if there were anchor points in multiple worlds, one could even travel between dimensions through the Dimensional Home.
Wang Chong immediately knew this was a good thing; wasn't this the perfect dimensional safe house?
Whether for escaping or traversing different dimensions, it was exactly what he needed most right now.
However, when he saw the price, Wang Chong swallowed hard; it actually required 10,000 Villain Points.
It would probably take him some time to acquire it.
"Alright, first, let's set a small goal: earn 10,000 Villain Points." Wang Chong secretly made up his mind that he must get this safe house.
"Let me see what else is fixed… Hmm? Aren't these Epic Lottery Tickets and Normal Lottery Tickets? So, to draw, I have to buy lottery tickets from the shop, not just use Villain Points directly.
Why make it so complicated? Why not just use Villain Points directly… Wait a minute? Why is this Normal Lottery Ticket 90 points? Didn't it say before that a normal draw was 100 points?" Wang Chong asked, somewhat surprised.
"Oh, Master, you are truly lucky. Your daily lucky discount landed on the Normal Lottery Ticket."
"? Lucky discount? There's such a thing?" Wang Chong was stunned for a moment.
"That's right. To stimulate Master's desire to spend, the System Shop offers a random lucky discount opportunity every day.
Whichever item it lands on will be discounted.
This time, your luck is good; it directly landed on a lottery ticket.
However, it's a bit of a pity that it landed on a Normal Lottery Ticket," the System said with some regret.
"Master, do you still think you should draw directly with Villain Points now?"
"No, I think this is pretty good and reasonable now. System, buy me 10 draws first; I'll try my luck later." Wang Chong rubbed his hands; he hadn't tried a normal draw yet and didn't know what kind of things he might get.
So, Wang Chong bought 10 Normal Tickets, spending 900 Villain Points.
Looking at his remaining 1080 Villain Points, he felt he couldn't buy much else.
Just as he was about to stop looking at the items further down, Wang Chong suddenly noticed something called Experience Points, and the exchange ratio with Villain Points was actually 1:1.
So Wang Chong began to ask, "System, what's the deal with these Experience Points?"
"Master, you'll know if you open your panel.
This is related to your abilities and skills.
Experience Points are used to unlock or upgrade skill levels.
For example, when you previously used Broken King Viego, you gained his basic abilities and skill tree.
The Broken King's basic ability is Ruinous Power.
Your current ability level is 3.
This is all because Master exploited a bug and left too much Ruinous Power in this world, which directly boosted Master's basic ability from its original level 1 to this level."
"Normally, to upgrade Ruinous Power, it would require 5,000 Experience Points from level 1 to 2, and 20,000 Experience Points from level 2 to 3.
Master, your bug-exploiting operation this time can be said to have directly saved a large amount of Villain Points.
And Master should also know how precious an item that costs 25,000 Villain Points to buy is, and how stable the advantage it can establish will be," the System said.
"Hmph, that's all thanks to my quick wit.
It's a pity I can only gain this much Ruinous Power; future upgrades will have to be done step by step.
However, unlocking the Broken King's skills is quite cheap.
Ruined King Sword (Sword Skill), Nigth Heaven Assassination Technique, Desolate Earth, Painful Spirit, and By My Order all only cost 500 Experience Points.
But subsequent upgrades will require more Experience Points," Wang Chong said after looking at Broken King Viego's skills.
"It's alright, Master, do you remember that you have a Skill Upgrade Card?"
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