Swallowed Star: The Zerg Overlord

Chapter 31: Big Purchase (Part 2)

Switching the military network page to the Spirit Master mode, Qin Mu carefully checked it out. This mode was not open to ordinary fighters; only Spirit Masters had the authority to enter.

Unlike the thousands of manuals for fighters, the manuals and techniques for Spirit Masters were scarce, with only a dozen or so. Unexpectedly, the top-ranked item was not something with a domineering name like "Destroyer" or "Nine Stage Thunder Blade," but a book called "Spirit Master Basics."

The most outrageous thing was that this "Spirit Master Basics" was actually worth 100 billion yuan.

"Spirit Master Basics, I remember later when Luo Feng was being chased by the 'Vulture' Li Yao, he accidentally found some spirits of nature and exchanged them with Hong for this 'Spirit Master Basics'. At that time, Luo Feng used 3 Stars to exchange, but the Star unit was arbitrarily made up by Hong. A portion of dragon blood worth 800 billion yuan was only 1 Star. If you calculate this way, 'Spirit Master Basics' should be worth at least 2.4 trillion yuan, but the dragon blood at 800 billion yuan was overpriced, because that was just the external selling price. 

Dragon blood can be mass-produced, and the cost certainly isn't that high. Moreover, things like 'Spirit Master Basics' don't require a cost to produce and can be sold repeatedly, so it's normal for the price not to be so exaggerated."

Qin Mu was a little surprised but also felt it was normal for the military to have such a good item as "Spirit Master Basics." Because it was obviously not a product of Earth; nine out of ten, it was obtained from some ruins. Since Hong could get it, the military could too.

With "Spirit Master Basics," Qin Mu was no longer interested in other Spirit Master techniques, because most of them were self-cultivation methods of wargods, far less valuable than "Spirit Master Basics."

Like "Destroyer," "Spirit Master Basics" could also be purchased separately. The difference was that "Spirit Master Basics" was divided into three parts. They were "Controller," "Illusionist," and "Beast Taming."

"Spirit Master Basics — Controller." Rating: Legendary. Price: 40 billion Chinese yuan (full price), 20 billion Chinese yuan (half price, military merit: Four-star)

"Spirit Master Basics — Illusionist." Rating: Legendary. Price: 40 billion Chinese yuan (full price), 20 billion Chinese yuan (half price, military merit: Four-star)

"Spirit Master Basics — Beast Taming." Rating: Legendary. Price: 20 billion Chinese yuan (full price), 10 billion Chinese yuan (half price, military merit: Four-star)

Qin Mu opened "Spirit Master Basics — Controller," which was divided into three levels, corresponding to the warlord, wargod, and above wargod levels.

"Spirit Master Basics — Controller" First Three Levels — Price: 40 billion Chinese yuan (full price), 20 billion Chinese yuan (half price, military merit: Four-star)

"Spirit Master Basics — Controller" First Two Levels — Price: 8 billion Chinese yuan (full price), 4 billion Chinese yuan (half price, military merit: Three-star)

"Spirit Master Basics — Controller" First Layer — Price: 400 million Chinese yuan (full price), 200 million Chinese yuan (half price, military merit: Two-star)

This "Spirit Master Basics" should have been modified because it was not divided according to the apprentice level but according to the Earth's levels, otherwise, the names should be Apprentice-level and Planetary-level. Obviously, the human leadership deliberately blocked the news of the universe.

This division did not include the warrior level because, normally, once a Spirit Master awakened, their physical fitness quickly reached the intermediate warrior level, and their Spirit strength would naturally reach the primary warlord level.

"I still don't have enough money, I can only choose the first level to buy." Qin Mu sighed. This was still at half price; otherwise, it would be even more unaffordable.

"Choosing the first level of 'Spirit Master Basics — Controller' is the most cost-effective. The Illusionist and Beast Taming sections won't help my strength much." Qin Mu quickly made a decision, clicked to purchase, and paid. In such a short time, 300 million was gone.

"I need to make money quickly. After dealing with these things, I'll go to the wilderness and make a big move. I'm really short on money."

The more Qin Mu looked at the mall, the more he felt his own poverty. If he had the money, Qin Mu would want to buy the entire "Spirit Master Basics — Controller." At the very least, he would buy the second level.

Unlike ordinary fighters who awakened and relied on their own potential to become Spirit Masters, Qin Mu relied on the Zerg swarm, and his strength improved very quickly. With the feedback from the mother nest, his strength would improve rapidly, reaching the intermediate wargod level in no time.

The first layer of "Spirit Master Basics — Controller" wouldn't be of much help to him. But there was no choice.

"The training manuals for fighters and Spirit Masters are settled. It's time to look at weapons and equipment."

Unlike joining forces like the Limit Dojo, the military would provide a set of suitable weapons and equipment for free. From large items like weapons, combat suits, battle watches, backpacks, to small items like underwear, the military would directly provide a full set for free.

When choosing weapons and equipment, one could select items one level higher than their strength. If they were damaged during a mission, they could be replaced for free. This was a military benefit.

This was normal because even ordinary military soldiers would be issued a full set of weapons and equipment. The dangers faced by military fighters were often much greater than those faced by free fighters from the dojos.

"With my current strength as an intermediate warlord-level Spirit Master, I can receive a set of advanced warlord-level weapons and equipment for free, which is A6 grade." If one wanted to buy better equipment, they could, as long as they paid the difference.

"I have 100 million yuan in startup funds, and selling monsters also brought in more than 20 million, totaling about 120 million."

Qin Mu switched the page to the weapons section and first found the Vanquisher series long spears he was familiar with.

"Vanquisher Long Spear Series 2, A6 grade price: 20 million Chinese yuan (half price 10 million, military merit: One-star)"

"Vanquisher Long Spear Series 2, A7 grade price: 100 million Chinese yuan (half price 50 million, military merit: Two-star)"

"Vanquisher Long Spear Series 2, A8 grade price: 800 million Chinese yuan (half price 400 million, military merit: Two-star)"

"The A6 grade ones, I can receive for free, but even with the half price, I can't afford the A8 grade one. I can only consider the A7 grade ones."

Qin Mu did not rush to place an order and instead looked at other equipment, not just spears, but also combat suits. Combat suits were too expensive, generally three times more expensive than weapons. Even the half-priced A7 grade ones were unaffordable, so there was no need to consider them. Receiving a free set of 6-series ones was fine.

For Qin Mu, the most needed items were not these weapons and combat suits, but combat weapons suitable for Spirit Masters. Such as throwing knives, short spears, etc.

As a Spirit Master, Qin Mu could also receive a set for free according to his needs, but only six throwing weapons were allowed because, generally, an intermediate warlord-level Spirit Master could only control two or three, and any more would be impossible. The military providing six for free was already very good.

"Throwing knives? No, Short spears should be more suitable for me." Qin Mu did not consider throwing knives. Although they were small and convenient to carry, their lethality was also little. Short spears were not convenient to carry, but their power was sufficient. Moreover, Qin Mu used spears, so manipulating short spears would be more comfortable. 

These throwing weapons were relatively cheaper than conventional weapons like Blades and long spears.

"A9 grade short spears cost 50 million yuan each, and after the half price, they still cost 25 million."

"A8 grade short spears cost 10 million yuan each, and after the half price, they still cost 5 million."

"With my talent as the lord of the Zerg swarm and my current ability, I can easily control ten short spears to unleash their full power. After training in 'Spirit Master — Controller,' I might be able to control dozens of them with ease."

It must be said that the Lord of the Zerg swarm was indeed powerful in this aspect. After all, before Luo Feng became a peak advanced wargod and trained in "Spirit Master Basics," he could only perfectly control six throwing knives.

"I can receive six A6 grade short spears for free, but unfortunately, A6 grade short spears aren't worth much, only 2 million yuan each, so six would be 12 million yuan with half-price, I can deduce 6 million off of my purchase."

Qin Mu carefully calculated how to purchase them to bring out his strongest strength. In the end, Qin Mu decided to buy one A9 grade short spear and ten A8 grade short spears, totaling 75 million. After deducting the free quota of 6 million yuan, he only needed to pay 69 million yuan. For the weapon, he chose the A7 grade Vanquisher long spear, which was also half-priced and then deducted from the quota, totaling 40 million yuan. The total was 109 million yuan.

The military had already transferred the promised 100 million yuan startup funds to Qin Mu's account. Seeing the money drop from 120 million to just over 11 million, Qin Mu felt heartache. Unlike purchasing manuals, which was just a quota, this was real money, his own money.

For avoiding later troubles, Qin Mu simply paid off the loan he had secured with his house. The balance instantly dropped to around 8 million yuan.

"Now I just have to wait for the weapons and equipment to arrive."

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