Chapter 26: Divine Mechanism Camp Crossbowman Token

The token was a piece of equipment, indeed a summoning type; after reading its attributes, Chu Danqing did not take it.

Instead, he asked: “What’s the maximum number of awakenings?”

The other party replied bluntly: “No true spirit.”

“Then you need to compensate me for the difference,” Chu Danqing said calmly. “Add five hundred park points.”

Chu Danqing now had only 3,080 park points left, and he still needed to purchase items and unlock paid Apostle features.

“Not enough park points,” the other party said dismissively. “Five hundred points, no more.”

“No good. I’ll accept cash equivalents—I don’t care what it is, as long as the value is sufficient,” Chu Danqing said, no longer restricting the type.

The Spear of the White Dragon Fish’s Cry had already fetched what he needed—it was a once-in-a-millennium opportunity.

After a brief pause, the other party added another recovery consumable.

Chu Danqing roughly estimated the value and completed the transaction immediately.

【You sold: Spear of the White Dragon Fish’s Cry. Received: Divine Mechanism Camp Crossbowman Token, Medicinal Dumpling Buns ×5, Park Points ×500】

After receiving the spear, the other party turned and left without a word, showing no intention to interact with Chu Danqing.

After all, once the other party advanced successfully, he would become a First-Dimension Apostle and would no longer appear in the Reserve Zone.

Apostles of different ranks occupy separate zones and rarely interact, unless forming a faction.

Once an Apostle advances in rank, equipment, items, and consumables below their rank lose value.

For example, ordinary-grade Secondary Fish Marrow Blood restores 10% HP in the Reserve stage, but for a First-Dimension Apostle, it might restore only 1%.

They need high-grade consumables to match their own strength.

Don’t be fooled by Chu Danqing’s pile of high-grade items—in truth, most Reserve Apostles consider ordinary-grade items rare.

Only a small fraction can obtain them through high evaluations.

Even without the +1 bonus from his final evaluation, his B-rank rating already placed him in the top ten percent of Reserve Apostles.

“Duration’s a bit short, but high-grade equipment is already impressive enough,” Chu Danqing said, still satisfied with the Divine Mechanism Camp Crossbowman Token.

【Divine Mechanism Camp Crossbowman Token】

【Type: Equipment·Token】

【Quality: High】

【Durability: 100/100】

【Divine Mechanism Camp Order (Active): Consume 20 energy points to summon a crossbowman to fight for you, duration 10 minutes, cooldown 30 minutes】

【Equipment Requirement: Spirit 5, Energy 25】

“With the crossbowman, my ranged capability is secured.”

“I was planning to train my own ranged combat—now I can skip it entirely,” Chu Danqing thought, needing to revise his role again.

Previously, he had defined himself as a ranged archer; now, with a superior replacement, he could only choose support or healing.

He knew he should pick a jack-of-all-trades role—able to fill any position for a few minutes.

But he had nothing on hand, so he could only take it one step at a time.

As for the other consumable—the Medicinal Dumpling Buns—the recovery effect was decent.

【Medicinal Dumpling Buns ×5】

【Type: Consumable】

【Quality: Ordinary】

【Effect: Each fully eaten dumpling instantly restores 1% HP】

The other party didn’t give five dumplings—he gave five steamers, each holding ten.

Had he thought the other man still had anything left to squeeze, Chu Danqing would have refused.

The man still had park points—he just wouldn’t spend them.

He needed to save them to awaken the true spirit of the Spear of the White Dragon Fish’s Cry; otherwise, why buy an item with a true spirit at all?

The Medicinal Dumpling Buns’ advantage was instant recovery, but the downside was minimal restoration per unit.

Only Da Bao’s huge mouth could swallow a whole steamer in one bite; even if Chu Danqing could cram ten dumplings at once, he’d choke badly.

The upside: they could be split up for greater flexibility.

“Saved another expense.”

After seeing off the seller, Chu Danqing took out his notebook to review.

Haggling meant idle time—revisiting old knowledge helped solidify his system understanding.

He wanted to wander around, but Da Bao’s low intelligence made guarding the stall too difficult for both Da Bao and customers.

Soon, several groups came to inquire about prices; most were interested in the Wolf Tooth Necklace, but none offered a price Chu Danqing found acceptable.

Some came for the Eater of Kin’s Grudge, but their offers also failed to meet Chu Danqing’s expectations, so no deals were made.

Chu Danqing wasn’t in a hurry—he had all the time in the world.

Da Bao, however, was clearly suffering by Chu Danqing’s side.

He didn’t rely on experience or technique in battle, only instinct—he didn’t need polishing.

So Chu Danqing trained him to improve the quality and quantity of his Blood Fury.

Da Bao’s low intelligence made learning extremely difficult; Chu Danqing patiently taught him again and again.

For Da Bao’s condition, all postnatal skills required endless repetition to achieve mastery.

Battle instinct—the skill born from animal instinct—also emerged through relentless repetition.

But it wasn’t just repetition—it was grafting Da Bao’s latent potential, at the cost of his original ability to enhance bleeding states.

Da Bao practiced clumsily according to Chu Danqing’s instructions—slow progress, but relentless, never slackening.

“Having a guide makes all the difference.”

“Compared to the Saint Son, my level is laughably low,” Chu Danqing joked.

Da Bao grew so fast in the training room not because Chu Danqing was skilled, but because the Saint Son had personally taught Chu Danqing how to nurture and cultivate.

Now that the Saint Son—the A-rank base skill instructor—was gone, his level instantly reverted to what a basic LV5 should be.

“Pack up. Go rest. We’ll come back tomorrow,” Chu Danqing said, checking the time.

Da Bao sighed in relief—he no longer had to practice; even slow progress annoyed him.

Chu Danqing noticed this, which was why he said it.

Training requires balance—tension and relaxation.

Constant tension leads to more mistakes and harms Da Bao’s mindset.

Before returning, the two bought food and daily necessities.

In the training room, these had been provided by the Park; now that they’d left, they had to buy them themselves.

The items they bought were produced by Life Apostles for daily use—no panel attributes, no buffs, and very cheap.

They bought a large pile for only 80 points.

The personal room provided by the Dimension Park contained only a bed, one set of bedding, and a bathroom—nothing else.

They had to stay another twenty days before entering the Trial World; without supplies, survival would be impossible.

(End of Chapter)