CH 33

"Four hundred and thirty-three million four hundred and ten thousand ounces."

Crow said lightly, "This time, we're settling with source material crystals, the most commonly used currency among sublimators. All of these are of the highest purity that can be mined from the border."

To obtain it, the largest sublimator group in the Nordic region, Jin Gong, mortgaged an entire resource-type border under their name to exchange it for so much money from those dwarf bankers. The ultimate winner was a deep abyssal archaeological team under the Astronomy Society's technology department, who wouldn't have to worry about funding for deep exploration for at least ten years.

Perhaps you're not quite clear what this price represents. Let me just say it plainly. One ounce of source material crystal is exactly the amount of source material that a standard adult has. According to today's exchange rate of the Astronomy Society, it can be exchanged for more than 2 million Eastern Xia yuan in any of their subordinate departments. And this exchange rate is as unfair as the money given back by a game system when recycling equipment. The black market price will rise by at least two-thirds, with no goods available.

Unless they're desperate, no sublimator will exchange their source material crystals for currency. This thing is the hardest of hard currency.

"Now you can calculate how long you have to work as a temporary worker for the Astronomy Society to earn this much money."

Looking at Huai Shi's poverty-stricken expression, Crow seemed to smile and whispered in his ear, "That archaeological team just got lucky in a depth-6 hell and found a fossil... Now, are you sure you still want to live a normal person's life?"

"..."

Huai Shi remained silent for a long time, looking at the Crow in front of him with suspicion. "Why do I always feel like you're trying to trick me?"

This made the Crow, who was ready to make a deal, very sad when he couldn't sell anything.

Huai Shi sighed, "Your next sentence is, 'Do you think I would lie to you?'"

"..."

Crow hesitated to speak.

"Then I'll tell you." Huai Shi sighed again. "Yes, you would."

"You suddenly started self-learning, making it difficult for me, sister." Crow looked completely unashamed as she lit a cigarette and shook her head. "Sister was kindly introducing you to a job that could make money."

"A slightly rational person would know that getting rich overnight is not advisable. The only thing in this world that can be done by sitting at home and reposting is a tape recorder."

Huai Shi had already made up his mind not to be fooled, "I won't risk my life for money."

Crow rolled her eyes, completely unconcerned. "Warning: Truth.jpg."

Huai Shi really wanted to know what ridiculous things she was looking at on her phone all day.

After he had firmly made up his mind, he got up and walked towards the kitchen. He had only eaten a little at noon, and it was only a little past three, yet he was hungry again.

But when he opened the cabinet, he froze.

Where's my instant noodles?

I only bought them last week, and there was a whole row of instant noodles!

"..."The crow stared back at Huai Shi and rolled its eyes. "Brother, is it my fault that your noodles got stolen? Do I look like the source of all evil to you? Besides, even if it was a hundred pounds of noodles, it wouldn't be enough to satisfy your appetite. You eat five meals a day, half a pot per meal. You'll eat up all the rice and noodles in the mountains."

She paused for a moment, revealing a smile that made Huai Shi's hair stand on end.

"By the way, are you hungry again?"

"..."

"Congratulations on your growth!"

The crow clapped its wings and said, "After a person becomes a sublimator, they will undergo a second development. The soul will affect the body, and the sublimator's body will undergo another growth, gradually reaching the limit of ordinary people in various aspects, and even exceeding it in some areas. And at seventeen, you're still in the growth phase. So the double joy of growth is waiting for you. Of course, there's also four times the hunger and eight times the demand. So if you don't want to have poor growth or even self-digesting muscles, you better not eat plain noodles anymore."

Huai Shi felt increasingly uneasy for some reason.

"What should I eat then?"

"Generally, high-calorie foods are recommended. The higher the calorie, the better. It's best to have the complete set of Fat Otaku Happy Cakes, Fat Otaku Happy Chicken, and Fat Otaku Happy Water. Eat like crazy and you'll be done. It's also the cheapest option. The downside is that you'll have to go to the bathroom more than ten times a day, and it's easy to suffer from endocrine disorders, high cholesterol, and other diseases while being socially humiliated by your classmates' laughter."

Huai Shi was so scared that his legs went weak. "Are all sublimators so miserable?"

"Of course not, but other sublimators have money."

At this point, the crow sighed helplessly. "It's a pity that if there's a kind-hearted person like me who can help you make a complete supplement, it would be great. But without money, sister can't even afford the raw materials."

"You're just waiting for me here, aren't you?" Huai Shi asked expressionlessly. "Just say if you want to scam me for money."

"I take from you and use for you. How can you call it a scam?"

The crow laughed twice and said slowly, "If you use one a day and one per week, your growth period will end in about a month. Since we're so close, I won't even charge you for processing fees. The cost is only 2,600 Dongxia yuan per supplement, so ten thousand yuan should be enough for a month."

"Spend ten thousand yuan on a growth happiness package?" Huai Shi pointed to his nose and asked, "Do I look crazy to you?"

"But it's really a fair price. After all, no one would think that a sublimator can't even come up with ten thousand yuan." The crow glanced at Huai Shi and said, "Besides, don't you understand the difference between spending money and not spending money?"If you don't lay a solid foundation during your growth period, you'll be far behind later on. If you can achieve the best results, you could even become a military king based solely on physical ability.

By the way, the packages provided by the Astronomy Association start at 300,000. The effects vary, of course. But they can also be provided for free, as long as you sign a contract with them - if you think there's a free lunch in this world.

"..."

Using your brain, you know that's absolutely impossible, right?

"So, work harder, young man. You can earn 100,000 fast with some effort."

Crow took out a test tube from under his wings, shook it in front of him, and said in a seductive tone like a demon tempting him, "Support try-before-you-buy, okay?"

"You're dreaming. Even if I starve, I won't jump... jump... jump... gulp..."

The sound of him swallowing saliva could be heard.

Huai Shi looked at the test tube in front of him. As Crow's words echoed, a tempting aroma slowly spread out from the open mouth of the test tube. An indescribable hunger was awakened in every cell of his body.

Heart rate increased, saliva secretion, pupils dilated, and stomach contracted.

The hunger from instinct kicked the decision he had just made to the side and plunged into the pale green potion, pulling Huai Shi's head and screaming frantically in his ear, "Drink it! Drink it! Drink it!"

Ten seconds later, Huai Shi let out a long breath, feeling the taste of the potion spreading in his mouth like fine wine, and his limbs seemed to be soaking in a hot spring. He couldn't help but shed tears of regret and said, "It's so delicious!"

"Finished eating?" Crow asked kindly.

"Are you going to start urging me to pay now?" Huai Shi became alert.

"No, I mean, since you've finished your meal..."

Crow turned into a silver pen and summoned the Book of Fate from Huai Shi's soul.

"Then let's start with a simple and happy digestion exercise."

Before Huai Shi could speak, the event branched downwards.

Huai Shi's vision went black.

Then, he died again.

In that instant, Huai Shi saw a torrential rain pouring down from the sky, boundless, as if it had engulfed the entire world. But he was bathed in fire.

The viscous gasoline rose with flames, covering him inch by inch.

In the huge explosion, he could feel his body breaking apart, but unexpectedly, he didn't feel any fear. Instead, he felt a sense of relief that he had finally been released.

He even smiled at the corners of his mouth.

The experience of death, which he had never experienced before, was so calm that even Huai Shi was amazed. He didn't even feel any resentment or hatred.

He simply accepted everything calmly.

Closing his eyes, he waited for the end.

Even when the death record ended, Huai Shi still didn't react, remaining in a state of almost numb calm.

This death was so profound.It was so profound that he even forgot to breathe and didn't remember that he was alive.

It wasn't until his face turned blue that he finally reacted, unable to help but breathe heavily and cough, almost vomiting out the noodles he had eaten last night.

He quickly covered his mouth, afraid of vomiting.

He had just drunk a few thousand worth of potion, and if he vomited now, wouldn't it be for nothing?

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"Oh! It seems that you have gained an incredible understanding!" Crow exclaimed, "This kind of liberating death is really rare. Try to experience it more, it will benefit you. I didn't expect that the guy with the red gloves could still comprehend a higher level of essence when he died. You're so lucky. How do you feel now?"

"I just feel very hungry."

Huai Shi raised his eyes and stared at her expressionlessly. "I especially want to eat roasted crow, or boiled is fine."

Thinking of that calm death, he couldn't help but feel scared. Although he could feel how rare and peaceful this kind of death was, the horror it brought him was even deeper and stronger than other deaths.

So calm and composed, even indifferent.

There was no slightest attachment and reluctance, and even before he died, he didn't even have any hatred towards himself.

It was as if... his life had no meaning at all.

"What's so precious about this thing?"

He rubbed his forehead, trying to drive that calm and silent state out of his consciousness, not knowing what kind of weird sage state this sudden state was.

"You can see it for yourself."

Crow directly flipped the Book of Fate and showed him the records on the title page.

Apart from removing the three words "Stress Period," there was no change in the previous columns, and there was an eclipse emblem representing his successful sublimation.

The Miracle Seal and Holy Mark columns were empty, and there was no change in the skills below.

But...

"The Death Sense skill is actually LV1?" Huai Shi was stunned.

Did experiencing death once completely shape his previously gray skill? He was able to survive until now, half of it was relying on this skill to avoid danger, but he only upgraded it after dying inexplicably?

"After all, it's a rare type of death, and it's probably related to life experience. Let's put this aside for now. I think we still have a long time tonight..."

Crow paused for a moment, and then showed the smile that made Huai Shi uneasy. "So, do you want to experience the new function of the Book of Fate after sublimation?"

"I'll take my leave!"
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