There were three pawnshops in the city, and Hao Yun visited them all, earning more than three thousand taels of gold. Hao Yun then bought some other things at the pawnshops.
It was also thanks to the system's backpack having ten cubic meters, about the size of a small room, that Hao Yun could have stored all his firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea.
Looking at the pile of gold in his backpack, Hao Yun felt refreshed. He was also full of expectations for the exquisite jade artifacts he had acquired for over a thousand taels of silver.
When Hao Yun went back this time, he planned to buy more lighters and glassware, so that he could exchange them for a lot of money if he encountered this kind of world again.
However, a 10-cubic-meter backpack is still too small; I can't possibly use it all to store gold.
However, money is indeed a good thing. For example, in this world, Hao Yun could offer a large reward for a master to protect him.
After buying a lot of food and wine, Hao Yun returned to Lanruo Temple and had a good drink with Yan Chixia.
The time spent there passed in the blink of an eye, and Hao Yun was teleported back to the main world.
[The new player protection period has ended. All system functions are now available. Please explore them on your own.]
As soon as he returned to the main world, the system's voice echoed in Hao Yun's mind. Hao Yun's spirits lifted. "Newbie protection period?"
Could it be that the worlds I experienced before were just beginner protection? If so, then the beginner protection is terrible. Apart from the Ip Man world, which is relatively safe, aren't the other two full of dangers?
Hao Yun opened the system interface and began to study it carefully.
[Current World: Main World (No cooldown for travel, can travel at any time)]
A time travel button appeared on the interface. Hao Yun touched his nose. In other words, he could now travel whenever he wanted, or not travel whenever he didn't want to. This was a good thing.
Backpack: 10 cubic meters (expandable)
【Skill:....】
【property:....】
【talent:....】
[Points: 44 (After traveling through time, points can be exchanged for extended stay time, expanded inventory, enhanced skills, and enhanced talents)]
[Friendly reminder: After traveling to this world, the flow of time in the main world has almost stopped; danger is imminent.]
Hao Yun's expression froze. Danger? What danger? System, get out here right now, what kind of danger are you talking about?
The system didn't respond at all. Hao Yun's expression shifted between light and dark. It seemed that this system wasn't given away for free; one had to bear the risks of obtaining it.
Alright, I'll strengthen myself first and see what the dangers are. If I can't beat them, I'll continue to travel through time and improve my strength. According to the system's prompts, after I travel through time, the flow of time in the main world almost stops, which can be considered an advantage.
Clicking on the points, Hao Xuansuan understood how the points were earned. Traveling through a world would earn 10 points, and any extra points were rewards for making choices. Each time a choice was activated and completed, one point would be awarded.
Hao Yun tapped his backpack. Expanding it once would cost 1 point and would increase the backpack's capacity by one cubic meter.
As for skills, max-level skills cannot be upgraded. Hao Yun currently doesn't have any max-level skills, only Palm Thunder. Upgrading from beginner to intermediate level costs 1 point, so Hao Yun didn't hesitate and clicked the upgrade button directly.
After all, Palm Lightning is Hao Yun's only skill that can deal with ghosts and monsters. To upgrade Palm Lightning to intermediate level, you need 2 to upgrade to advanced level, 4 to the top level, and 10 to the maximum level.
When Hao Yun tried using the Palm Thunder skill after it reached the maximum level, he was immediately stunned. This was no longer Palm Thunder; it was practically summoning heavenly lightning.
A bolt of lightning as thick as an arm pulsed in Hao Yun's palm. Its power was evident without even testing it. Hao Yun immediately dispersed the lightning from his palm, not wanting to accidentally injure himself.
With 27 points remaining, Hao Yun decided to upgrade his talent by clicking on the 30x Enlightenment bonus.
[Upgrading to 30x Comprehension requires 3780 points]
Without saying anything more, Hao Yun went straight to look at the other talent, "White Dragon in the Waves," which required 10 points to upgrade. He had enough points, but Hao Yun didn't need any.
If you're not planning to become a player, what's the point of upgrading your talent?
Chapter 39 Danger Approaches
Upgrading the Chaos Demon Ape bloodline requires an astonishing amount of points, and Hao Yun has no intention of setting a small goal.
One hundred million points, even if you get 20 points per world, it would take 5 million worlds to earn that much.
A golden body of merit, worth one million points.
With the "Disaster-Attracting Physique" talent and 10,000 points, Hao Yun said he would rather throw it away than upgrade it.
After closing the system interface, Hao Yun felt exhausted. Upgrading his talent was simply too expensive.
"who!"
Hao Yun, who was lying on the sofa, rolled down instantly and shouted coldly.
"Hehehe! I didn't expect you to be so alert; you actually found out."
On the ground, a dark shadow rose up and formed a humanoid figure made entirely of black. At first glance, it looked like the mysterious person from Bleach.
[Danger Status: Low]
The system suddenly emitted a notification sound, and Hao Yun really wanted to complain: "I almost got killed, and you only remember to remind me now."
The sofa that Hao Yun was lying on has broken in two. If Hao Yun hadn't dodged in time, his fate would be no better than the sofa's.
"I never expected the chosen one of this world to be so weak. It was worth tracking him all this way."
The mysterious man muttered to himself, and Hao Yun could tell from his expression that he was smiling.
"What do you mean, 'chosen one of the planes'? What are you talking about?"
"Don't you know? It doesn't matter. Once I kill you, this plane will be mine."
The mysterious man vanished from the spot. Hao Yun's pupils contracted, and he quickly rolled away to dodge.
Sizzle!
Hao Yun had a shallow wound on his shoulder. If Hao Yun hadn't possessed max-level steel bones, this blow could have dislocated his arm.
The mysterious man didn't stop; his hands transformed into sharp blades, and he kept slashing at Hao Yun.
Using the tables and chairs in the room, Hao Yun dodged several attacks, but still sustained several wounds.
"Who are you?! Why are you attacking me?"
"You really talk too much. Did you think I would answer you? Hahaha, no, you'll die with this doubt and resentment!"
The mysterious man kept moving his hands and let out a series of barbell-like laughs.
Having dodged the mysterious man's attack, Hao Yun frowned. It seemed he couldn't get any information out of him. In fact, he could dodge all the mysterious man's attacks, after all, his 100-point reaction speed was no joke.
A normal person's reaction speed is at most 10 points, while a cat's reaction speed is two to four times that of a human, which is 20 to 40. Hao Yun's reaction speed is already two to five times that of a cat.
Hao Yun grabbed a broken piece of marble tabletop and threw it at the man in black.
Taking advantage of a lull in the mysterious man's attacks, Hao Yun crashed into his arms and unleashed a barrage of Wing Chun blows at close range.
After throwing more than a dozen punches, Hao Yun felt something was wrong with his touch. It was as if his fists were hitting rubber. If it were a normal person, their bones would be shattered to pieces after being hit like that.
"Did you notice? Your attacks are ineffective against me."
The mysterious man smiled broadly and thrust his right hand, which transformed into a knife, toward Hao Yun's chest.
"Physical attacks are ineffective, then try this!"
Hao Yun grabbed the other man's hands and used Palm Lightning, a bolt of lightning as thick as an arm, instantly breaking the mysterious man's arm.
"Little brother! Looks like you're not so great after all."
Hao Yun threw his arm aside and kicked him to the ground.
"Tell me, how did you find me, and where did you come from?"
"You think I'd tell you?!"
The mysterious man's severed arms twitched and grew a new pair of arms. He then turned to run away.
With lightning crackling in his palms, Hao Yun lunged at the mysterious man. Seeing the situation was dire, the mysterious man tried to escape by burrowing into the ground, but Hao Yun was not about to let him go.
He struck the dark figure with both palms, and after a scream, a puddle of soft mud with a burnt smell appeared on the ground.
[Crisis resolved. The host can now retrieve the corpses in exchange for points.]
"Recycle."
The corpse Hao Yun wasn't of much use, but since it could be recycled for points, that was excellent.
The puddle of soft mud on the ground disappeared, and a system notification sounded.
[Recycling successful, 100 points awarded.]
"System, the danger you mentioned, it's not just something designed to give me points, is it?"
The system didn't reply, but Hao Yun thought it was very likely. Looking at the dilapidated house, Hao Yun felt helpless; the house needed to be renovated.
"System, does this monster appear randomly, or does it appear periodically?"
[Answer: It occurs randomly. The system can predict when the danger will arrive. Would you like to spend 100 points to activate this feature?]
Why didn't you say this feature was available earlier? If I hadn't reacted quickly, I would have been cut in two.
"Turn it on, turn it on right now."
[Danger prediction function activated. Please check your inbox.]
On the system interface, a danger prediction function appears below the points, which can be manually turned on and off.
Hao Yun was a little confused. What did it mean to turn it off? I turned on this function precisely to predict danger. If it's turned off, then what's the point of turning it on?
With the function activated, Hao Yun felt much more at ease. He found a clean place, sat cross-legged, and began to practice the Shangqing Neijia Xinjing (Inner Martial Arts Classic).
I just used Palm Lightning four times and almost ran out of mana. Although the power of Palm Lightning has increased, it also consumes more mana.
The next day at dawn, Hao Yun contacted the real estate agent who sold him his house. He planned to sell the house and move to another place.
If a battle breaks out and the scene becomes too large, and someone takes a picture of it, you'll never have a peaceful life again.
When the salesman arrived, he was in disbelief at the horrific state of the room. Had a gunfight taken place there? How did it end up like this?
"There was a slight mishap, but I can lower the price, as long as we can sell it as soon as possible."
After listening to Hao Yun's words, the salesman started to have a little scheme. The house here is not cheap, and the price will definitely rise in the future. The damage to the room can be repaired by renovating, which will not cost much, but will take some time.
“Mr. Hao, if you want to sell it as soon as possible, our company can buy it. The price will definitely be much lower.”
"Nine million, we'll sign the contract if you want, otherwise forget it."
Hao Yun didn't want to waste time; he had other things to do.