NOVEL NEXT Chapter 86 - New System Functions Unveiled
Within the room, Xia Chen’s spirits lifted—new functions had been added?
“Activate the new function overview!”
Xia Chen addressed the system panel.
“Dynasty Contention Version System New Function 1: Detection!”
[Detection: Talents of the world vary in caliber, and the system categorizes them into four tiers: Second-Rate Talents, First-Rate Talents, Top-Tier Talents, and Peerless Talents!
To provide players with a clearer understanding of talents, the system quantifies their abilities into numerical values!
Second-Rate Talents: 80–89; First-Rate Talents: 90–94; Top-Tier Talents: 95–99; Peerless Talents: 100 and above!
Players can use the Detection function to assess the ability scores of talents, facilitating the appointment of capable individuals!]
“Dynasty Contention Version System New Function 2: System Store!”
[System Store: The era of Dynasty Contention has dawned, with prodigies emerging endlessly and mighty lords stepping onto the stage. To ensure players don’t lag behind in this grand age and can swiftly amass strength, the System Store is now open!
The System Store offers five items for purchase. Refreshing the inventory requires 100 Contention Shards. Players may exchange items based on their needs and available Contention Shards.
Note: Subduing talents grants Contention Shards!]
“Dynasty Contention Version System New Function 3: Lottery!”
[Lottery: Spend 50 Contention Shards for a random draw. You might obtain rare items not available in the System Store—or you might squander 50 Contention Shards for nothing. It all depends on luck!]
“Dynasty Contention Version System New Function 4: System Space!”
[System Space: Storage capacity expanded to 1,000 cubic meters. Players can store any items, including living beings, within the System Space. Note: Spending Contention Shards can further unlock additional space. Additionally, living beings must be unconscious when stored, or the attempt will fail!]
Xia Chen read through the entire overview in one breath, exhaling a turbid sigh.
He hadn’t anticipated that this system update would introduce four new functions—each highly practical.
“Open the System Store!”
Xia Chen was most intrigued by the System Store, eager to see what items it held.
[System Store]
[Item 1: Lesser Restoration Pills (one bottle, ten pills). Effect: Each pill equates to three months of true qi cultivation, effective across all cultivation systems. Purchase Price: 30 Contention Shards!]
[Item 2: Body Tempering Pills (one bottle, ten pills). Effect: Enhances a martial artist’s blood, flesh, and bone tempering by 70%. Purchase Price: 20 Contention Shards!]
[Item 3: Marrow Cleansing Pill (one pill). Effect: Purifies essence and marrow, boosting innate aptitude. Purchase Price: 100 Contention Shards!]
[Item 4: Purple Gold Dragon Horse Foal! Description: Possessing true dragon bloodline, an emperor’s exclusive mount—only those with grand destiny can tame it. Strength: Fourth-Rank Realm! Purchase Price: 300 Contention Shards!]
[Item 5: Jade Nectar Wine (one jug, ten jin)! Description: A spiritual wine that nurtures the physique, accelerates cultivation, and briefly enhances comprehension. Its aroma is rich and mellow—a world-class delicacy! Purchase Price: 50 Contention Shards!]
Xia Chen meticulously reviewed all five items, missing not a single word.
“System, how many Contention Shards do I have now?”
Having assessed the items, Xia Chen felt a surge of delight—but his sole concern was the number of Contention Shards at his disposal.
[Player: Xia Chen]
[Contention Shards: 1,050!]
[Note: Contention Shards are earned by subduing talents and through system evaluation of the player’s faction strength. Second-Rate Talents yield 50 Contention Shards, First-Rate Talents yield 100 Contention Shards, Top-Tier Talents yield 150 Contention Shards, and Peerless Talents yield 200 Contention Shards!]
Seeing he possessed just over 1,000 Contention Shards, Xia Chen breathed a sigh of relief.
With the system version now far advanced, he’d feared he might not have accrued many shards—that would’ve been a frustration.
Xia Chen pondered for a moment. He’d used the Lesser Restoration Pills before and knew their value firsthand.
The other four items—save for the Purple Gold Dragon Horse Foal—were all highly practical, useful not only for enhancing himself but also for elevating his subordinates.
Yet he didn’t rush to make purchases. Instead, he rose, left the room, and entered the main hall.
Xu Xingchen, Yu Shaoqian, Zhang Wenliao, Xia Wen, and the others were all present.
“Detect Xu Xingchen!”
Without preamble, Xia Chen activated the Detection function.
[Xu Xingchen: Half-Step Peerless Talent]
[Command: 31 (86), Intelligence: 99/100, Politics: 92 (96), Potential: Four and a Half Stars, Realm: Confucian Path Seventh-Rank Realm!]
Xia Chen studied the data on the system panel, then glanced at Xu Xingchen, who was rapidly reviewing case files. He nodded approvingly—worthy of someone he’d chosen. Even Xu’s weakest attribute, Command, held the potential to reach Second-Rate Talent levels.
“What determines a Half-Step Peerless Talent?”
Xia Chen noted Xu Xingchen’s Intelligence score—did it mean his intellect fluctuated between 99 and 100?
Or perhaps it hovered at 99 at times and 100 at others, thus earning him the “Half-Step Peerless” designation?
[Half-Step Peerless Talent: Stronger in potential than Top-Tier Talents. Under a burst of latent ability, they may attain Peerless Talent standards. With significant opportunities later, they could break fate’s shackles and achieve a leap in their life essence!]
A line of small text slowly appeared on the system panel. Xia Chen read it, lost in thought.
“Detect Yu Shaoqian!”
Xia Chen shifted his gaze to Yu Shaoqian. Though he already knew their caliber, the system’s numerical representation of their abilities offered a far clearer perspective.
[Yu Shaoqian: First-Rate Talent]
[Command: 36 (88), Intelligence: 93, Politics: 90 (94), Potential: Three and a Half Stars, Fate Trait: Jade Shatters—In times of great crisis or pivotal decisions, all three attributes increase by +5. Realm: Confucian Path Seventh-Rank Realm!]
Xia Chen’s eyes lingered on Yu Shaoqian’s Fate Trait. Though a First-Rate Talent, Yu possessed an additional trait that Xu Xingchen lacked.
“In moments of life-and-death peril, he can unlock his potential, boosting all three attributes by five points. That would raise Command to 93, Intelligence to 98, and Politics to 99—levels rivaling the finest Top-Tier Talents! This trait is rather formidable, isn’t it?”
Xia Chen was pleasantly surprised. Yu Shaoqian had delivered an unexpected boon.
With such a skill, wasn’t he ideally suited to shore up a crumbling edifice and turn the tide in desperate times?