Summit Farmer
Chapter 1747 - 1745: Changing Dressings

Chapter 1747: Chapter 1745: Changing Dressings

Peter Brown came to the owner of the first store he had visited and was greeted with a smile, "How about it, I told you I was right, didn’t I? Rest assured, I’ve been running this shop for many years, everyone knows it, I wouldn’t deceive anyone."

"I’ve just arrived here and don’t know much about the situation, could you please explain it to me in detail?"

"No problem, business isn’t great right now, so I might as well explain it to you. Ah, to tell you the truth, everyone has it tough here, the situation in this realm is too complicated. Since everyone has come here, they are inevitably manipulated by the Heavenly Will of this place. Every once in a while, something happens and most of what happens involves warfare, since only war can provide opportunities for growth."

"I see that here the system is predominantly based on power. Cultivation for everyone shouldn’t be so quick, should it?"

With a bitter smile, the shopkeeper said, "What do you think cultivation here is like?"

"I really don’t know. Isn’t it based on Cultivation Techniques?"

Shaking his head, the shopkeeper said, "If it were that kind of cultivation, it would be simple. In fact, to significantly increase your power, you have to take part in battles. No matter which side you join, it is through combat that you can quickly enhance your abilities."

Peter Brown asked, "How does participating in battles lead to enhancement? Is it by stealing others’ resources?"

"You’re wrong, there aren’t any resources to steal here, and it wouldn’t be useful to steal them anyway. Everyone eats the same food, and that food can only fill you up, it cannot increase your cultivation."

Peter Brown was even more puzzled, "Just by one’s own cultivation?"

"Who here didn’t arrive with the best immortal root, who isn’t exceptional in understanding? Do you think if you endure hardship in your cultivation others won’t? Therefore, cultivation is not the key to increasing cultivation, it accounts for only a third of the effort. The real growth comes from a judgement of Heavenly Will. For example, if you charge ahead on the battlefield and kill many enemies, you will gain a certain amount of power. During a task, if you perform exceptionally, you will similarly receive a certain power."

Peter thought for a moment, "That doesn’t seem right either. What if my family is very powerful and they just make me an important General? In the campaigns of my subordinates, wouldn’t I easily obtain power?"

"Indeed, there’s no fairness in this world. If that is the case, naturally he will have an advantage, but, for such a person, the difficulty of tasks will also increase, and if they are defeated, the power they lose will be significant. Actually, many people prefer to battle alone; that way, the power they gain won’t be affected by others, so the power gained on the battlefield also accounts for a third. The last third comes from the power absorbed from the enemy after they are killed."

"How does that work?" Peter asked, still confused.

"If you are currently a Martial Artist and you kill an enemy Martial Artist who is one level higher than you, you will receive a tenth of the power needed to upgrade a Martial Artist. If you kill another Martial Artist, you will receive only 1% of that power. Anyway, it’s quite complicated. All of this is automatically added to you by the Heavenly Will; you might as well think of this place as a world of data."

Peter Brown said in surprise, "Isn’t this just like playing a game?"

"You can think of it that way, after all, to become a Saint as a mortal, you have to break through one cage after another. If you can’t break them, you have no chance of Becoming a Saint."

"If that’s the case, wouldn’t some people kill their own people to gain power?"

The shopkeeper laughed, "Such cases do exist, but there must be solid evidence or reasoning, otherwise the killer will instead be weakened in power, or even destroyed."

After hearing this for a while, Peter Brown still felt somewhat muddled, but he didn’t want to think too much about these things. For him, it was more important to get his body in line with this realm.

Suddenly, Peter Brown was taken aback and looked at the shopkeeper, "After soaking in the Integration Soup, if I enter the Despair Forest or return to my original realm, will my body collapse?"

The shopkeeper said, "That is indeed a problem. As far as I know, after soaking in the Integration Soup, you can no longer enter the Despair Forest unless you are someone with deep cultivation who can withstand the invasion of that power. As you have seen, there aren’t many people entering the Despair Forest now."

This is troublesome!

Peter Brown felt a headache coming on; he was genuinely worried that after soaking in the Integration Soup, he would no longer be able to return to Earth.

However, Peter also understood that since he had come here, there was no reason for him not to soak in the Integration Soup.

He would worry about that later; for now, he needed to purchase the Integration Soup.

Peter Brown took out his crystal core for the shopkeeper to tally the bill.

The shopkeeper said, "Actually, if there’s something that can benefit people’s cultivation, it is the crystal core. This kind of core can enhance your power, depending on its level it can provide a certain amount of power, and is very useful for everyone below the Martial Saint. Crystal cores aren’t hard to come by, and at a time like this, they are somewhat useful for everyone."

"I have no choice, this is the only thing I can sell for money. If I don’t soak in the Integration Soup, I’m afraid survival itself will become a problem."

"That’s true, you’d better soak in the Integration Soup first. With armies in chaos everywhere, if you follow the County Magistrate, you should soon be engaging in battle. Once you have achieved military merits, your cultivation will naturally be able to rise."

After speaking, the shopkeeper calculated the value of the crystal cores and said to Peter Brown, "The quality of your crystal cores is not high, so their value isn’t much. However, you can afford three doses of Integration Soup, and can still purchase ten doses of Foundation Establishment Medicine Soup. These ten doses should allow you to pass a third of the Warrior Level. The remaining two-thirds you will need to achieve through cultivation and defeating enemies."

Peter Brown nodded slightly, "Then please exchange them for three doses of Integration Soup and ten doses of Foundation Establishment Medicine Soup."

"Good, you are a person with luck, being able to find such crystal cores in the Despair Forest. Without these cores, you would really have a hard time surviving in the coming chaotic situation."

"There must be some powerful Cultivation Techniques, right?"

"There are, but you definitely can’t afford them. Good techniques won’t be sold in the market; that will depend on your own chance. The County Office should have some Sword Techniques; you’d better learn those first. Ah, I’ve said so much, and I’m worried too. I won’t sell your crystal cores; I’ll use them to enhance my cultivation. No one knows what will happen next."