As the system's voice faded, the attribute panel in front of Lucas twisted and switched before him.
Row after row of various items refreshed randomly.
Countless technologies and cultivation techniques he had never even heard of appeared before his eyes.
**[System Mall successfully opened.]**
Hearing the system's response, Lucas was overjoyed.
Excellent.
This kind of blatant cheating was exactly what he liked most—being able to crush his opponents with overwhelming advantage. How could that not feel amazing?
Compared to others who fought back and forth with the protagonist or villain, barely winning in the end…
Lucas did not like that feeling.
He preferred to knock down his opponents with an utterly crushing posture.
If he couldn't…
Then he'd lay low, wait until he had the power, and then emerge to crush them.
Fighting to the death with the other party? Who lived and who died would still be up in the air.
"Ah, the feeling of cheating."
Lucas sighed contentedly. "Just call me a cheater!"
Of course, Lucas also knew the system was only an aid. Ultimately, it still depended on his own skill. Otherwise, even if he were given a planet-destroying battleship, he wouldn't know how to operate it.
It was like a certain novel he had read before.
The protagonist's family were fallen nobles. From the time the protagonist was weak, an enemy at the very peak of the continent's power structure had been eyeing him.
And the result?
Didn't the protagonist still manage to annihilate that enemy's entire clan within just twenty years?
The lesson?
Strike when they're weak, finish them off!
That way, they wouldn't be buzzing around annoyingly in front of him later.
Lucas opened his eyes, preparing to swipe through the system mall pages to see what goodies he could exchange for some fun.
But then…
When he saw the first page, Lucas was dumbfounded.
"Dimensional Particle Cannon. One shot can destroy a star. Price: Fi… Fifty million Steady Points?!"
"Six Paths Reincarnation Fist. Emperor Ye Tian's exclusive combat technique. Price: Three hundred million Steady Points?!"
What the hell…
Lucas's mentality exploded on the spot.
Was this system mall just here to tease him with unreachable luxuries?
Everything started at tens of millions of Steady Points, and some even cost over a billion!
Heh.
Lucas could only laugh drily.
If you don't want to give it, then don't. You could just rob me outright. But no, the system has to set up a mall to harvest me like a cash crop.
How very considerate of you.
Of course, he wasn't disheartened.
He continued scrolling down.
Only when he reached the very last page did Lucas see items he could actually afford.
"Limited Time Sale: Mark 47. Price: 2000 Steady Points."
"Limited Time Sale: Dao Scripture (Sea of Wheel Chapter). Price: 3000 Steady Points."
Although there were only two affordable items, Lucas was thrilled.
This was great.
The Mark 47—among the Iron Man armors, this was the last standard model before the nano-suit. Apart from not being as portable as the nano-armor, it was still incredibly convenient.
"Excellent. I must get this good item!" Lucas nodded to himself.
As for the other one…
Lucas's eyes began to gleam.
A cultivation technique!
The Dao Scripture!
This was the technique Emperor Ye Tian used when he first began cultivating—the strongest foundational scripture for the Sea of Wheel Secret Realm!
To think it would appear here.
It seemed his system was truly reliable.
It could really get its hands on anything.
Truly worthy of being called a top-tier cheat.
Reacting quickly, Lucas decisively said, "System, purchase all the limited-time sale items for me."
**[Ding! Purchase successful. Steady Points -5000!]**
**[Items have been stored in the system backpack. Detected presence of a cultivation technique. Consume 1000 Steady Points to activate Simulated Cultivation?]**
Simulated Cultivation?
Lucas was stunned for a moment before the system offered an explanation.
**[The system will simulate the host's own talent, comprehension, etc., to create a virtual character for technique cultivation. The virtual character cultivates 24 hours a day without interruption. Cultivation insights and progress can be extracted once every 168 hours!]**
Uh… Uh…
Hearing this reply, Lucas was speechless.
Could it be… that I'm just trash?
It can cultivate automatically without me needing to comprehend anything myself?
An auto-grind feature.
This is invincible.
Well, actually, his original intention was to cultivate slowly by himself. Who knew the system would be this powerful?
"Activate it."
Naturally, he wouldn't miss out on a good thing. Being trash was better than being a hypocrite who pretends to work hard.
You're already using a system. If you still hypocritically refuse to use its functions and insist on stupidly cultivating the hard way, you're either an idiot or a fool!
**[Cultivation Technique Slot successfully opened. Dao Scripture (Sea of Wheel Chapter) has been placed in the technique slot.]**
Comfortable!
Another wave of satisfaction. Tonight was definitely the most exhilarating one in the past few days.
Having a cultivation technique—isn't that better than anything else?
As for the Mark 47, let it gather dust in the system backpack for now.
He had no use for it at the moment.
But then again, the protagonist was currently following the Ancient Martial inheritance, with only four realms: Heaven, Earth, Mysterious, and Yellow.
The protagonist was now at the early Mysterious Rank.
Already a big shot.
By Lucas's estimation, the protagonist Adrian Lefèvre's current strength should be equivalent to several thousand points in the Strength attribute, right?
Possibly even more.
Just thinking about this possibility made Lucas want to suck in a sharp breath.
Terrifying.
Fortunately, he was now cultivating the immortal path.
A little dimensional crushing shouldn't be too excessive, right?
"As expected, without cheats, no matter how much I scheme, I can only drive Adrian out of the Dragon Nation. I can't truly kill him in the real sense," Lucas mused with emotion.
Even if he seized all of Adrian's opportunities, could he guarantee he would surpass him quickly?
Could he be sure Adrian wouldn't turn the tables and kill *him* instead?
Killing Lucas would be no different from squashing a chick for Adrian.
No difference at all.
"It's coming soon. If I don't develop fast enough, I'll earn the protagonist's hatred."
Lucas smiled. "The faster Claire Dubois's favorability towards me rises, the worse her impression of the protagonist becomes. Then the butterfly effect kicks in—the protagonist starts to resent me."
"Finally, he'll try every way to kill me…"
He wasn't particularly panicked.
After all, he had long anticipated this outcome, hadn't he?
The night passed without incident.
*
The next day, Lucas went to work as usual. There was very little to do today, and nothing required his attention.
It wasn't until after 11 PM that night.
After leaving the company, Lucas drove to one of the most upscale bars in Jiang City.
A nationally famous female DJ was performing there tonight.
The bar's atmosphere had been wildly hype since 9 PM.
In the VIP booth of the bar, a young man wearing a watch worth tens of millions smiled broadly, surrounded by all sorts of beautiful women of various types.
"Come on, everyone drink up! Tonight is on me, Qin Xiao!"