Chapter 42: Chapter 42: Hundreds of High Level Medicines

System Notification:

[Zhao Hong has sent a loan agreement]

Zhao Chi clicked to view it.

The contents of the agreement were fine.

The loan was for a total of 14 Gold Coins, to be repaid as 16.8 Gold Coins in one month. For each day the payment was late, there would be an additional 1% charge. If he couldn’t pay it back, he would have to take out another loan to cover it.

A standard high-interest loan.

But he had no choice. He had to sign.

Zhao Chi signed the agreement.

Instantly, 10 glittering Gold Coins appeared in his System Space.

They felt cool to the touch.

There was also a Copper Treasure Chest, small and exquisite.

Zhao Chi nodded. "Thanks. Goodbye."

Zhao Hong said, "Don’t you dare tell anyone about this."

Zhao Chi replied, "Don’t worry."

Zhao Chi pushed the door open and headed straight for town.

He had borrowed the money this time to buy Silk Stocking Fashion.

After buying them, he would perform an Improvement. He wanted Gu Qing and the other women to wear them to increase their leg Defense Power.

"Silk Stockings" and "Silk Stocking Fashion" were two different things.

Ordinary Silk Stockings were very cheap, had no Attributes, and a pair could basically be bought for a few dozen Copper Coins.

Silk Stocking Fashion, on the other hand, was different.

Fashion items were Equipment that possessed Attributes and could provide a Bonus to the wearer.

The two couldn’t be compared.

A pair of Silk Stocking Fashion cost around 5 Silver Coins. While not excessively expensive, their Durability was so low they could be considered consumables.

When you looked at it that way, they weren’t cheap at all.

It would be best if he could buy the Blueprint.

With the Silk Stocking Fashion Blueprint, he could craft them himself and save a lot of money.

The Silk Stocking Fashion Blueprint wasn’t expensive.

After all, while Silk Stocking Fashion provided a Bonus, the increase wasn’t that large.

There were many other fashion items one could equip.

The dedicated fashion Equipment slots were limited.

With all the competition, the price of the Silk Stocking Blueprint wasn’t too high.

If he couldn’t buy the Blueprint this time, he would have to settle for buying the fashion item itself.

There were few people on the road.

Zhao Chi took out the "Self-Selected Medicine Treasure Chest" and gently opened it.

It burst with radiant light.

Twenty-four types of Medicine appeared before him.

[Please select any 3 types. You may choose the same type multiple times.]

[Basic Life Pill] x100

[Basic Life Potion] x100

[Middle Level Life Pill] x25

[Middle Level Life Potion] x25

[High Level Life Pill] x5

[High Level Life Potion] x5

[Basic Stamina Pill] x100

[Basic Stamina Potion] x100

[Middle Level Stamina Pill] x25

[Middle Level Stamina...] x25

[Omitted]

These 24 types were all Life, Stamina, Energy, and Spiritual Power Medicines.

They were divided into Potions and Pills.

Potions were fast-acting, taking full effect 5 seconds after being drunk.

Pills were slower, taking 100 seconds to achieve their full effect after being consumed.

Regardless of whether they were Basic, Middle Level, or High Level, and regardless of whether they were Pills or Potions, they all came with a 10% resistance build-up.

This meant that the higher the level of the Medicine, the more worthwhile it was to use.

After all, no matter which medicine you took, you still accumulated a 10% resistance.

Taking a Low Level Medicine, therefore, was not very cost-effective.

Correspondingly, however, High Level Medicines were much more expensive.

That was why there were only 5 of the High Level Medicines, compared to 100 of the Basic ones.

But that wasn’t what Zhao Chi was focused on right now.

It was whether he could use his Talent.

He immediately reached out and started tapping furiously.

SWISH!

A golden light flared.

〖The current Treasure Chest options meet the conditions for "Transplantation." Transfer information?〗

The anxiety gripping Zhao Chi’s heart finally eased.

’Good.’

’Otherwise, this would have been a huge loss.’

Now, he had to choose three out of the 24 types.

He didn’t even need to look at the Basic and Middle Level Medicines.

He would just pick the High Level ones.

He still had to consider which types to choose, though.

Life Medicine was a must.

Even though he had Gu Qing now, she was still just one person.

On the day of the test, there would be 80 female villagers in total. It would be difficult for Gu Qing to take care of everyone by herself.

So, Life Medicine was essential.

Stamina Medicine wasn’t a bad choice either.

Both movement and attacking consumed Stamina.

Stamina was consumed at an enormous rate in a short period, especially during close-quarters combat.

If both sides had Armor and Shields, it would be difficult to land a killing blow. You would often need to break through their gear first before you could even damage their body.

That was when the battle came down to Stamina.

However, while Stamina was consumed quickly, it also recovered the fastest.

Resting for just a few seconds was enough to catch your breath.

After resting for ten or so seconds, you could attack again.

Looking at it this way, it would be better to pick Life Medicine twice.

Energy was also important.

With ample Energy, you would naturally perform better in battle, delivering beautiful attacks and timely defenses.

However, in combat, the biggest use for Energy was for executing Martial Arts.

Neither Zhao Chi nor Gu Qing knew any Martial Arts, so Energy Medicine wouldn’t be of much help.

Although Energy also helped with production, he could just buy some Basic Energy Pills later and not waste this precious opportunity.

As for Spiritual Power... it was practically a mandatory pick.

Both Zhao Chi and Gu Qing could use Spiritual Techniques.

And Spiritual Power could only be recovered slowly over time.

So, medicine for it was very necessary.

Both of their Skills were single-target and could only be cast one after another.

In this world, there was no such thing as a cooldown time.

As long as you had Spiritual Power, you could use Spiritual Techniques as you pleased.

It was just like how you could keep running and attacking as long as you had Stamina.

Moreover, the Healing Spiritual Skill Gu Qing used was completely unaffected by resistance build-up.

Every use had a 100% Effect, and its recovery speed was even faster than a Potion’s.

Therefore, he also had to choose a Spiritual Power Medicine.

Zhao Chi finally decided to choose Life Medicine twice and Spiritual Power Medicine once.

’Pills or Potions?’

’Pills are better.’

Potions took effect quickly, making them the optimal choice in certain situations.

But while Pills took effect slowly, their total recovery amount was greater, making them suitable for a wider variety of situations.

So Zhao Chi decided on the High Level Life and Spiritual Power Pills.

The golden light was still flashing.

〖The current options meet the conditions for "Transplantation." Transfer information?〗

He chose to transfer.

〖Please select the transfer target〗

He selected:

[High Level Life Pill] x5

[High Level Spiritual Power Pill] x5

〖Please select the effect to transfer〗

He casually transferred the "x100" from two of the Basic Medicines to these two High Level Medicines.

After the transfer, the two High Level Medicines became:

[High Level Life Pill] x100

[High Level Spiritual Power Pill] x100

〖First time transferring Treasure Chest option data. Restriction lifted. Success rate 100%. Confirm?〗

The system prompted again. The restriction had been lifted this time, which was why the success rate was 100%.

’It probably won’t be like this next time.’

’Maybe getting rich off this won’t be so easy after all?’

But that was a problem for later.

Zhao Chi clicked "Confirm."

[Please select any 3 types]

Zhao Chi didn’t make his selection.

He closed the Treasure Chest.

After all, he was currently in the Great World.

If he made his selection now, 300 High Level Medicines would appear, and he would have to pay a hefty tax before he could even bring them back to his territory.

That would be a huge loss.

It was better to wait until he returned to his territory before opening the Treasure Chest.

However, he could still see the Effects of these two High Level Medicines.

(High Level Life Pill: After consumption, restores 200 Life over 100 seconds. 10% resistance build-up.)

(High Level Spiritual Power Pill: After consumption, restores 200 Spiritual Power over 100 seconds. 10% resistance build-up.)

The Effects were impressive. As expected of High Level items, the values both reached 200 points.

In this world, there were countless Skills, Talents, and pieces of Equipment that could increase Attributes like Life.

For a High Level Lord, having several hundred points of Life or Spiritual Power was common, with some even having over a thousand.

High Tier Soldiers could also reach such numbers.

It would take time for Zhao Chi to reach those levels.

This time, he was getting to enjoy High Level Medicine ahead of schedule.

If he sold all this Medicine, he could probably make a small fortune.

He couldn’t say for sure how much, but it would definitely be more than enough to repay the loan he had just taken out, with some left over.

But he definitely couldn’t sell them.

He was counting on this Medicine to get through the school’s placement test.

Besides, he still had to win that "Racial Improvement Book" from Cao Feng and use it to grant an Improvement to Gu Qing, Tang Ruan, and the other women.