Chapter 231

In the other's eyes, he saw an inexplicable wariness, or perhaps hostility.

Could Ling Tianyu have recognized him?

Or is this guy connected to the Ground Rat?

He had no idea.

Still, he voiced his request.

After listening, Ling Tianyu pulled out a mana tablet and swiftly located items matching Luo Chenyu's requirements.

"Respected Mr., these are all the Low Tier combat-defense skill books and general skill books currently available in Lingyun Pavilion."

Luo Chenyu took them and showed little expression, though his heart surged with delight.

These skill books…

Were thoroughly complete and all excellent.

From the lowest Tier 1 【Steel Shield】, 【Magic Shield】, 【Slash】… to Tier 5 【Execution】, 【Shield Mastery】, 【Absolute Defense】… everything was there.

Among them were several special skills that stirred Luo Chenyu's interest.

【Leap Slash · Heavy Blow】, a Tier 1 advanced special skill, combining the effects of 【Leap Slash】 and 【Heavy Blow】.

【Elemental Antibody】, a passive that boosts resistance to all magical elements and reduces damage taken.

【Frost Ward】, an ice-based shield that reduces damage while lowering the target's attack and movement speed.

…

Each skill description made Luo Chenyu's eyes spin and his blood boil.

He longed to take them all home.

But…

When he saw the prices, his heart sank halfway.

Truly extortionate!

Though cheaper than the Longshan Market Exchange, the prices still exceeded his wildest expectations.

Tier 5 skills cost over twenty million!

Not to mention the special skills.

Suddenly…

A commotion stirred in Luo Chenyu's mind.

【Prompt: Your skill 【Steel Shield】 craves the consumption of more skills to grow rapidly!】

【Prompt: Your skill 【Steel Shield】 states that after consuming other skills, it can share the source of skill energy to aid other skills' growth!】

【Prompt: Your skill 【Stalwart Resolve】 requests fusion with 【Elemental Antibody】 to enhance its versatility!】

Luo Chenyu: "…"

Damn.

These two skills plan to strip him bare, leaving him utterly destitute in one go!

Yet, it was rare to see them take the initiative.

Luo Chenyu no longer hesitated and tapped a few times on the mana tablet.

"Skip these four; package everything else!"

Ye Xingtong: "???"

Ling Tianyu: "…"

What kind of fool had he encountered? Normally, guests in the VIP room selected one or two items, at most four or five.

Now…

It felt like some nouveau riche had stormed a mall and bought everything, regardless of quality!

Everyone has limited skill slots.

Generally, aside from auto-learned skills, others are carefully chosen to form a unique skill system.

Some even forget their auto-learned skills to learn entirely new ones.

This brute in front of him must have been a terrible student.

But the sale was too large to pass up—he couldn't possibly refuse.

"Mr., are you certain?"

Luo Chenyu nodded. "Of course. Just fetch them. Don't worry about my money."

"I'll be right back!"

Ling Tianyu hurriedly took his leave to prepare the items.

Ye Xingtong stared blankly at Luo Chenyu. "Twenty-odd skill books? You really plan to learn them all?"

"Impossible. I'm just stocking up—I'll learn them when needed."

Luo Chenyu shrugged. "Besides, I'm a defense warrior—learning extra survival skills is normal, isn't it?"

Ye Xingtong: "…"

Normal?

Too normal!

Learn every Low Tier skill, then drool over Gao Jie ones.

"Take it easy—many people have high expectations for you."

Seeing this, Luo Chenyu patted Ye Xingtong's shoulder. "Relax. I won't act recklessly about the future."

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Not long after.

Ling Tianyu hurried over, his face plastered with smiles, and placed a stack of skill books in front of Luo Chenyu.

"Esteemed VIP, these are your skill books—twenty-one in total. Since you're a distinguished member, you get a twenty-five percent discount, so it comes to eight hundred and seventy-five million."

Luo Chenyu was stunned when he heard the price.

Good lord.

The gains of the past few days had been wiped out by more than half in one go.

Fortunately, he'd run into a few "wealth-bringing童子" along the way—otherwise he really couldn't afford it.

No wonder many professionals went their whole lives without learning all their skills; skill books were simply too expensive.

And these were still Low Tier skill books.

If they were swapped out for Gao Jie ones...

It was simply unimaginable.

This also reflected, from another angle, just how expensive Old Mu's Tier 7 special skill 【Hardened Armor · Absolute Defense】 must be.

This favor...

He owed a massive debt!

He took out a stack of anonymous bank cards, set them on the table, and said, "Swipe them first. If it's not enough, I'll make up the rest."

Ling Tianyu stared at the assortment of bank cards before him, lost in thought.

This guy...

Hat, sunglasses...

Could he be a bandit who robs households?

But how could he be connected to people over in Longshan City?

For a moment, he even wanted to call the enforcement team and have them come identify whether this was a fugitive.

Ling Tianyu, with a nervous heart, swiped the cards one by one.

Finally...

After burning through more than twenty anonymous bank cards, he finally scraped together all the Xuanlong coins.

"Transaction successful!"

Ling Tianyu took a deep breath and asked again, "Esteemed VIP, do you have any other needs?"

"Show me the three-turn tank set and the mage set."

Luo Chenyu thought for a moment, then spoke again: "Also tank and mage treasures, and some Special Items."

Facing Ye Xingtong was slightly taken aback and said lightly, "I don't need any. Grandfather already prepared everything for me—enough to last until the fourth turn."

Luo Chenyu: "..."