"It's just a side effect of training my specialty."
Ye Mingqiu sighed.
He really didn't want others to know that he got whacked by a Mage with a Magic Staff. Being beaten up by a Mage up close is a pretty shameful thing...though he is just support.
"Specialty? What specialty are you training for?"
Chen Ran asked curiously.
"Long weapon."
"Hmm?"
Chen Ran was deeply suspicious. He couldn't understand what kind of long weapon training could leave him in such a state. Although his body appeared uninjured, his condition seemed utterly battered.
What on earth is going on here?
Specialty, long weapon, training, weakness...
Wait a minute! He seemed to have just come from Tang Ruobing's exclusive training room!
Tang Ruobing, long weapon training, utterly battered, extremely weak body, could it be...
"You... got beaten during training?"
Chen Ran asked tentatively, not wanting to be too explicit, relying on mutual understanding instead of words.
"Yeah."
Ye Mingqiu answered casually, having just been beaten up, not thinking much, only wanting to find a place to rest well and digest today's gains.
Tang Ruobing, you just wait, just you wait. Someday I'll chase after you with a Magic Staff and whack you till your head is full of bumps, making you cry and beg for mercy. You wait! Just you wait! Aaaah!
Chen Ran sighed silently, thinking: Rich people nowadays sure play extravagantly.
...
At night, Ye Mingqiu went home and gave himself a shot of Sith Dragon. The familiar pain returned, but he was gradually getting used to it, no longer feeling as uncomfortable as the first time he used it.
Lying in bed, he gritted his teeth and ultimately drank the Rejuvenation X6, a mental supplement he spent 100,000 yuan on. Not drinking it would be a waste.
But...
If he drank it, he might have trouble sleeping well at night, making daytime training and injections even more uncomfortable. Training for a specialty while using technology was indeed a bit unsuitable. He decided to chat with Tang Ruobing, at least until he finishes using the Rejuvenation X6, Sith Dragon, and Lü Bolong.
After using the supplements, when soaking in the Spring of Life, he'll see if he can unlock a new talent. If possible, it will be a massive improvement, and he will definitely obtain a stronger profession.
The next day, Ye Mingqiu arrived at school, his mental state even worse than the day before. The Rejuvenation X6's mental torture was just too strong. Although it could boost the Mental Attribute, he never wanted to use this stuff again; it was too painful to use, and its toxins were many, with the only advantage being its high conversion rate, very strong value-to-attribute conversion.
Thus, he slumped onto his seat, seemingly on the verge of passing out.
"Knock, knock, knock!"
Suddenly, someone tapped on his desk.
Ye Mingqiu tiredly looked up at the girl standing before him, exhaustedly asking, "Ah, who are you?"
"Xia Qingxue."
"Oh."
"I'm also in the college entrance examination prep team just like you!"
"Yeah."
Ye Mingqiu replied listlessly, his head resting on the desk as if he were dying, saying, "I drank Rejuvenation X6 for two days and had four shots of Sith Dragon, don't bother me, I feel like I'm dying now."
"Rejuvenation X6? And combined injections?"
Xia Qingxue's body shook, disbelief coloring her eyes. Meanwhile, the painful memories buried deep within her suddenly surged back, like a tide overwhelming her.
The next moment, her gaze towards Ye Mingqiu turned sympathetic, saying, "I thought Tang Ruobing was already ruthless, but you are the real king here. Sorry, I shouldn't have doubted your strength before. Goodbye."
"?"
Ye Mingqiu slowly typed out a question mark. He realized that perhaps Rejuvenation X6 was even stronger than he had imagined. If that's the case, won't its side effects increase day by day? Wouldn't he suffer to death later?
He gritted his teeth and checked his basic attributes.
Temporary Panel
Life: 26
Spiritual Energy: 33
Basic Attributes: [Power: 2.3, Agility: 2.3, Constitution: 2.6, Spirit: 6.6, Total: 13.8]
Talent: Spiritual Power - Fullness (C), Spiritual Power - Limit Breaking (B), Spiritual Power - Enchantment (B)+
Agility attribute increased by 0.4, mental attribute increased by 1.1, enhancement efficiency exceeded the product description, as he was purely natural before, using technology for the first time, the improvement was much more noticeable.
Especially the Rejuvenation X6, in just two days, his mental attribute skyrocketed by 1.1, an average increase of 0.55 per day. If used consecutively for seven days, perhaps he could achieve a nearly 4-point increase in mental attributes, far exceeding the merchant's description of 3 points, a yield ratio already terrifying.
One hundred thousand yuan for four points of mental attributes, aside from the harrowing use process, there's no other downside.
And the Sith Dragon is even stronger. According to the merchant's description, it boosts Agility attribute by 0.5, and four shots have already increased it by 0.4. Nine shots might increase it by 0.8 or even 0.9, nearly doubling the effect.
Of course, Ye Mingqiu personally believed that the initial few shots had an extra good effect, with improvements gradually decreasing, and the final effect shouldn't be that high but should be around a 0.6 to 0.7 increase, an efficiency of about 30% improvement, which is quite good.
If his feeling is correct, 30% should be the average extra effect value of using technology for the first time. If every supplement has such amplification, then once he finishes all he bought, he should have around 18 points of all attributes, a considerably high value.
Surely, after boosting attributes, his body's tolerance to drugs would be at its limit, making further enhancement difficult. Normally, he'd have to endure several more months to stack his attributes to 20 points to participate in the Spirit Realm trial.
That's normal.
Fortunately, the college entrance examination prep team had prepared an opportunity for him to soak in the Spring of Life, so by eliminating toxins, casually spending on supplements could make all his attributes reach 20, ready to join the Spirit Realm trial.
Before officially passing the trial, ordinary people have a Spiritual Power Lock, and under its shackles, all attributes cannot break 20 points, with excess attributes and power disappearing without any effect. Even if one becomes a Spiritualist afterward, it's useless.
So typically, when the four-dimensional basic attributes are nearing 20, most would gradually reach 20 all attributes using supplements, rather than bingeing on drugs near the end, raising their attributes higher during the trial.
Ye Mingqiu: Not going in the afternoon, supplement side effects are too strong, I can hardly handle it.
Broken Ice Sugar: What are you using?
Ye Mingqiu: Rejuvenation X6, the supplement with the highest funds-to-attribute conversion ratio on your guide, increase is indeed substantial but the headache worsens day by day.
Broken Ice Sugar: !
Ye Mingqiu: What's wrong?
Broken Ice Sugar: Didn't you take any precautions? Drank it directly before bed?
Ye Mingqiu: Isn't that how it's used? The instruction says so.
Broken Ice Sugar: Ruthless guy, I only dared to drink it while soaking in the Spring of Life, counteracting side effects, but you drank it straight hard for two days.
Ye Mingqiu: Ah! Why didn't you write it clearly in your guide!
Broken Ice Sugar: LOL, does this common sense need mentioning? How did you score in the theory course? Fail?