Chapter 6: Can a Face Be Spent Like Money?

Ye Bai's gaze was drawn to the very bottom column of the martial technique list.

The only one specially marked, a Yellow Grade Peak Grade martial technique that only cost 40,000 Great Xia Currency!

"Big sister, could you introduce this martial technique to me?"

He became interested.

"Huh, Explosive Blood Combat Method?

Wasn't this martial technique taken off the shelves? Why is it still on the list..."

The receptionist looked in the direction Ye Bai was pointing, her expression changing slightly.

"Can it not be bought anymore?"

Ye Bai felt a bit regretful.

He had thought he could save a large sum of money.

"It is still on the list, so it can certainly be bought.

But this martial technique has major issues; I don't recommend you purchase it," the receptionist said, shrugging.

As it turned out, the Explosive Blood Combat Method was a martial technique that balanced both offense and movement.

Therefore, it sold very well when it first hit the shelves, and its price even soared to 200,000 Great Xia Currency at one point, far exceeding other Yellow Grade martial techniques.

However, less than a month later, some Martial Artists discovered something.

The Explosive Blood Combat Method would continuously consume the blood within one's body during use and even during practice!

The harder one pushed the martial technique, the faster the blood was consumed!

Its reputation collapsed instantly, and the Martial Artist Association was also hit with successive complaints, deciding to completely remove the Explosive Blood Combat Method from the shelves not long ago.

"Student Ye Bai, you mustn't choose this Explosive Blood Combat Method just because it's cheap. Having your Qi and Blood regress while practicing is a minor issue, but suffering permanent aftereffects would be a loss that outweighs the gain!"

"There is a Martial Artist who practiced the Explosive Blood martial technique currently lying in the hospital!"

After the receptionist finished speaking, she earnestly advised him once more.

Ye Bai was a genius who had already reached First Grade before even entering Martial University, which had earned her her first bonus since starting the job.

She was still waiting to show off to her grandfather.

She didn't want to see Ye Bai go astray because of her own mistake right after she had just entered his information into the system.

"It has side effects, but there's a high probability they can be offset by 【Reset】, and the key is that it's cheap..."

Ye Bai, however, was truly interested.

"Big sister, I want the Explosive Blood Combat Method!"

He thought about it for a while longer and felt that for 4,000, he couldn't go wrong and couldn't be cheated.

He decisively handed over the Discount Coupon!

"Student Ye Bai, why won't you listen to reason?!" The receptionist grew anxious.

"My talent isn't afraid of side effects..."

Ye Bai explained.

"Stop messing around!" The receptionist didn't believe him.

Ye Bai's expression was firm.

"I really can't do anything with you."

The receptionist let out a long sigh.

"How about this, don't pay yet, and you don't need to give me the Discount Coupon.

I'll fetch the Explosive Blood Combat Method, and you take it back to practice!"

"When you regret it, come find me, and I'll exchange it for another martial technique for you!"

She decided to open a small back door for Ye Bai.

"Thank you, big sister."

Ye Bai was surprised, but felt a warmth in his heart and thanked her sincerely.

Soon, an ancient-looking, blood-red book was in his hands.

Ye Bai thanked her again and left with the item.

"Phew, it's a good thing I managed to talk this little guy out of it."

The receptionist watched Ye Bai leave the Martial Arts Technique Library and let out a complete sigh of relief.

'Ding, 3,999 yuan has been received via Alipay~'

Yet it was at this moment that the computer sounded a notification.

The receptionist looked down abruptly and discovered that the 10% discount coupon was pressed under the list...

Her expression became complex.

"Ye Bai..."

"Ye Bai, a graduating student from Third High School this year, is that right?"

"Do you have an Exit Permit?

If you do, go queue over there; once the inspection is clear, you can leave the city."

Not long after.

Ye Bai had already arrived at the city gate, and after a facial scan, he began queuing at the exit.

In the current era, every city's entrance and exit is guarded by Junbu Zhanshi.

Whether leaving or entering the city, one must pass through the inspection of the Military Department.

However, Ye Bai had already learned all the procedures for leaving the city yesterday.

Therefore, his attention was solely on the Martial Technique in his hands at this moment.

"No wonder they say the training difficulty of Martial Techniques is high; I've been looking at it the whole way, and I don't have a clue yet."

But counting it up, it had been half an hour, and he still had no clue how to even begin the Explosive Blood Combat Method.

Fortunately, obtaining the Martial Technique was a pure, unexpected joy, so there was no rush to master it.

The line was not long, and it was soon Ye Bai's turn.

He immediately put away the Explosive Blood Combat Method.

After the inspection was finished, he officially walked out of the Jiangcheng city gate.

This was his first time stepping outside the city in the eighteen years he had been in this world.

What met his eyes was a stretch of desolation and dead silence; one couldn't even see a few clumps of weeds.

It formed a sharp contrast with the myriad lights of the city.

And according to the City Map received from the Martial Artist Association.

Within a radius of twenty thousand meters centered on Jiangcheng, it was the 'Safe Zone'.

Within the 'Safe Zone', because Low-grade Martial Artists were active year-round and the Military Department was dispatched regularly to clear it out, one would basically not encounter any Alien Race above the First Grade realm!

When leaving the city, the Junbu Zhanshi responsible for the inspection even reminded him not to leave the Safe Zone range with his current realm.

Ye Bai had also already found the destination for this trip out of the city.

Eight thousand meters from Jiangcheng, an abandoned Feiqi Xiaozhen!

The map noted that because there were still building remains there, if one were lucky, one could encounter Alien Beast of the Beast Race spending the night there!

Observing while traveling, it took nearly twenty minutes to reach the destination.

The Feiqi Xiaozhen was close at hand.

"Roar!"

His luck was very good; he heard a beast roar coming from inside before he had even entered!

It was actually so easy for Ye Bai to encounter an Alien Beast of the Beast Race!

"This efficiency, is it more than ten times that of searching for a Succubus in the city?"

"But it's been almost an hour, let's finish this bug exploit first..."

Ye Bai was extremely excited; he glanced at the time before deciding to wait a moment.

Qi and Blood Value: 1281→1431!

……

"Arrived, it's right here!"

However, at the same time Ye Bai was finding a place to exploit the bug.

Two figures appeared at the other end of the Feiqi Xiaozhen.

Walking in front was a youth dressed in custom Armani attire, with obvious arrogance on his face.

It was none other than Ning Yuan!

"Brother Yuan, will there really be beasts of the Beast Race here?"

"These are all tile-roofed houses that only appeared in books, and most of them have collapsed; how could there be any Alien Beast spending the night here?"

Behind Ning Yuan was a youth with a face full of freckles, looking around as he walked.

"You idiot, didn't you see the markings on the map?"

Ning Yuan said with dissatisfaction.

"Oh, I forgot you were once the fourth in the whole school, and the Martial Arts Talent you awakened was only a little better than that trash Ye Bai.

Half a year has passed and you only have 20 points of Qi and Blood; you aren't a Ranked Martial Artist and can't get a City Map."

Then he smiled with disdain.

"Brother Yuan is right, I really am a piece of trash..." The Freckled Youth clenched his fists subconsciously, but dared not have any objections.

The Freckled Youth was named Chen Fu, and he could be considered an acquaintance of Ye Bai, even a classmate.

Before the Martial Dao Talent Awakening Ceremony, he ranked fourth in the school's overall score!

Although Ye Bai was the only one whose awakened talent had side effects, not everyone could awaken an excellent Martial Arts Talent, and Chen Fu's talent was unremarkable.

Therefore, the former fourth in the school could only get into a bottom-tier Martial University.

If nothing unexpected happened, he would have no hope of reaching Rank One before graduating from university.

"Don't be discouraged either; although your talent is also trash, at least you have self-awareness."

"Unlike some trash named Ye Bai, I promised to take him out of the city to broaden his horizons, but he was ungrateful and refused me."

Ning Yuan comforted him.

Chen Fu only felt it was grating to the ears.

At eight in the morning, he received a private message from Ning Yuan and learned that Ye Bai had appeared at the Martial Artist Association today, and he also received Ning Yuan's invitation to leave the city.

Although he knew Ning Yuan was dissatisfied with being rejected by Ye Bai and had turned to him to find a sense of presence.

"But following Ning Yuan out of the city, if he hunts a single Rank One Alien Beast, I can get a reward of over a thousand Great Xia Currency! At most, I'll just do some logistics work, buy a knife in advance, and buy a Backpack!

In a few days, I'll be able to save up the money for a Blood Qi Pill!"

"Ye Bai wants face, but can face be spent as money?

He deserves it; it's been half a year and he still only has 11 points of Qi and Blood!"

This was Chen Fu's inner thought at the time.

After hesitating for only a moment, he agreed to leave the city with Ning Yuan!