Stronger with Crimson Modifier-Chapter 83: Exchange
His voice was low and deep, and the threat in his words was blatant and undisguised.
At these words, Hu Qi, who had been walking away, abruptly stopped. He turned his head to look at Xie Guang, who was staring at him with a grim expression.
Suddenly, he smiled.
His voice was mild.
"Thank you for the reminder. But I don’t really care. I have no family, no friends. Just a worthless life. It doesn’t matter if I die; no one will miss me.
You, on the other hand, should be careful of Black Blood Species popping up. When that happens, it won’t be as simple as just losing a son. You might find your whole family destroyed one day, with nowhere left to even cry."
As his words landed, the sneer on Xie Guang’s face instantly froze.
’How could anyone live in this world without friends or family?’
Besides Xie Fei, he had two other sons and a daughter.
It was just that none of these children amounted to anything. Their aptitude was poor, and they were completely unable to enter the Shexin Sect.
This was why he doted on Xie Fei so much.
But Hu Qi’s words just now had instantly sobered him up.
The meaning was clear: Hu Qi was a lone wolf. ’If you dare to provoke me, you’d better kill me outright.’
’Otherwise, the lives of my family will be in danger.’
The vicious fear the more vicious, and the more vicious fear the desperate man with nothing to lose.
And Hu Qi was undoubtedly the latter.
Xie Guang had a feeling that the other man wasn’t just making a threat.
He would actually dare to do it.
The cold, indifferent look in his eyes was something that could never be feigned.
After realizing this,
he fell silent.
Seeing that he had nothing more to say,
Hu Qi turned and left.
...
The two took a car from Zhu Xi and soon arrived at Anshan Academy.
"Thanks for today."
Hu Qi smiled.
"It’s nothing. You’re the one who needs to be careful.
That Xie Guang has a very extreme personality.
He’s already reached Qi Blood Realm Perfection. If his aptitude weren’t limited by how old he was when he achieved Qi Blood Perfection, he might have even had a shot at breaking through to the level of a Martial Arts Family by now.
A Secret Martial Artist’s strength isn’t determined solely by their Qi and Blood Cultivation.
Even among those in the same Realm, two people with different levels of mastery over their Qi Blood Technique will exhibit vastly different levels of strength.
Xie Guang is among the top tier in this regard,"
Yang Mo explained.
"Although Zhu Xi officially forbids members from attacking one another, rules are rigid, but people are flexible.
The saying ’swordsmen use their martial prowess to transgress the law’ is even more applicable to Secret Martial Artists. As long as something is done cleanly, there’s nothing Zhu Xi can do.
Even if they investigate it later and find out, it’s meaningless once the person is already dead."
"Thank you."
Hu Qi’s gaze flickered, and he gave Yang Mo a somewhat surprised look.
Although the man seemed a bit cold, after this brief interaction, it wasn’t hard to see he was the type who appeared cold on the surface but was warm-hearted underneath.
After returning to his dorm room,
Hu Qi quickly washed up, then fed his Camphor Tea Duck.
He thought back on the mission. Regarding the information he reported, he had been completely honest about everything except for the details of his own strength.
As expected,
that Old Liu had probably been taken in for questioning by now.
Harboring a Black Blood Species was no small matter. Barring any surprises,
even if the old man wasn’t executed, he would spend the rest of his life in a prison cell.
At this thought, 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞
Hu Qi pushed it out of his mind.
His head was still aching a little from the strange technique that creature had used to injure him.
Because of this, he decided not to practice the Snake Form Posture and instead lay down on his bed, falling into a deep sleep.
...
The night passed uneventfully.
「The next day.」
In his dorm room, Hu Qi rose from his bed. The faint throb of a headache was still there, but it was much milder than the day before.
He turned on his phone, logged into the Zhu Xi website, and saw that the mission was now marked as "Complete."
Yesterday’s mission rewards had also been deposited: a total of 300,000 cash and seventy points. This was several times more than his previous rewards.
But that was to be expected. After all, the mission had involved a Black Blood Species on the verge of transformation, so the difficulty was naturally in a different league.
Seeing the rewards, Hu Qi didn’t hesitate for a moment and immediately opened the exchange list.
’Of course, points should be spent as soon as you get them. It’s useless to just let them sit around. The only right way is to convert them into personal strength.’
Thinking of this,
he went straight to the weapons section.
It was divided into firearms and cold weapons.
The firearms were not only extremely expensive, but they also required a license, which in turn required professional training.
Cold weapons, on the other hand, had far fewer requirements. As long as you could pay the price, you were good to go. Plus, they cost only half as much as firearms.
The cheapest steel Long Saber could be exchanged for just five points.
Working under the assumption that you get what you pay for, Hu Qi kept browsing.
Finally, his eyes landed on a particular saber.
[Cold Iron Saber]
The entire body and edge of the blade had a strange, dark blue hue, like the color of seawater frozen in the deepest, coldest abyss.
Its Cold Iron came from a special type found in the far west, and it was forged together with a military-grade alloy.
Due to the Cold Iron, wounds inflicted by this blade would heal slower and continue to bleed.
This saber alone cost fifty-five points, plus 200,000 cash.
With the rewards from a normal mission, you would have to complete at least three of them just to afford it.
Hu Qi didn’t hesitate. He clicked "Exchange" and filled in his address.
Then, looking at his remaining points, he began browsing the other available items.
The items on offer were dazzling and varied.
The only unfortunate thing was that there was no Exotic Beast Meat available for exchange.
Hu Qi casually clicked on the Secret Medicine category. The first thing he saw was a Secret Medicine called Giant Yang Ointment, which had a surprisingly large number of positive reviews.
Its effect was that if applied to one’s private parts, one could engage in vigorous, unending battle for an entire night.
Of course, the after-effects included physical depletion. Even a Secret Martial Artist would need to lie in bed for several days to recover.
Seeing its high ranking on the exchange list, the corner of Hu Qi’s mouth twitched.
’The person who invented this kind of Secret Medicine is a real piece of work.’
Besides that, he also saw a few familiar items in the Secret Medicine section, like Gathering Spirit Incense and Spiritual Snake Ointment.
However, these Secret Medicines, which accelerated the circulation of Qi and Blood, weren’t very useful to him since he still hadn’t used up what he already had.
Afterward, with nothing better to do, he continued browsing the other available items.
Suddenly, his gaze sharpened. He had found something rather unexpected.
[White Whale Posture]
A basic Pile Skill from the Giant Whale Sect of several hundred years ago. Those who master it will have Qi and Blood as deep as an abyss and as vast as the sea.
However, with the fall of the Giant Whale Sect’s masters and the passage of time, its Inheritance Secret Martial Arts have long been lost. Even this most basic Pile Skill is incomplete.
It was later obtained by a Zhu Xi member and submitted to the organization, but it is considered to have only minor reference value.
Exchange Requirement: 10 points, 30,000 cash.
After a moment’s thought, he exchanged for it.
This left him with 5 points and 70,000 cash.
"Money sure comes fast this way,"
Hu Qi mused.
He was starting to understand why those tycoons from his past life would say ridiculous things like "I’m not interested in money" after they had already made it big.
For people like them, making money was just too easy.
Before long, there was a knock on his door.
When he opened it, he saw two people in black uniforms standing at his doorstep.
