Chapter 79 Rich, Hungry, Food

Chapter 79: Chapter 79: Rich, Hungry, Food

Two days later, at night.

Inside an apartment in the Coastal City Center, not far from the Gangrou Sword Hall, Feng Yin locked the doors and windows, turned off the lights, and stood silently in the empty, pitch-black living room. The next moment, a pitch-black, ferocious set of Armor abruptly materialized over his body. The eyes of the Wolf Head Helmet lit up with eerie red patterns.

Feng Yin’s previously dim vision brightened accordingly. Although it was slightly darker than daylight, it was more than enough to see everything clearly.

"I can finally take a serious look at my gains from the past two days," Feng Yin thought silently.

On his second day back in Coastal City of Celestial Essence Country, after reporting to the Gangrou Sect, Xie Jingyuan—who was about to leave on a business trip—had entrusted Xiao Yu to arrange a series of "settling in" matters for him. As for the couple, Xie Yanran and Hong Yuan, Huo Ming was responsible for their arrangements.

Xiao Yu was an enthusiastic girl—though, at present, she seemed exceptionally enthusiastic toward Feng Yin. Thanks to her formidable ability to get things done and the sheer execution speed of the Xuan Guang Group’s logistics team, all of Feng Yin’s basic needs—food, clothing, housing, and transportation—were sorted out that very day.

Following Feng Yin’s wish to "live alone," Xiao Yu first found him this high-end apartment very close to the Gangrou Sect. She even arranged for a team to thoroughly clean and disinfect the entire place. Moreover, heaven knows what crossed the girl’s mind, but she enthusiastically brought in professionals from the group’s security department to inspect the apartment. She only grew somewhat satisfied after confirming there were absolutely no wiretaps or surveillance devices.

(As Xiao Yu had thought: "Stinky Dad actually came up with the idea to monitor Feng Yin. So evil. Luckily, Master didn’t agree.")

Then, she dragged Feng Yin along to buy plenty of daily necessities and clothes, even including a massive Reserve of snacks and Nutrient Liquid. Only then did she reluctantly bid Feng Yin farewell and part ways. Before leaving, however, she flashed a wicked smile and registered her own fingerprint on Feng Yin’s apartment door lock, euphemistically claiming it was so she wouldn’t have to bother him to open the door when she visited in the future.

Throughout the entire process, Feng Yin only needed to accompany the girl, nodding or shaking his head when necessary. He thoroughly experienced what it was like to be fully provided for by a wealthy patron. The best part was that this wealthy patron was an exquisitely cute and quirky Rich Lolita. It genuinely made it difficult for anyone to muster up any thoughts of stubborn resistance.

However, despite the inspection by the professionals Xiao Yu had arranged, Feng Yin still spent his free time over the past two nights conducting his own thorough sweep. Only after ensuring there were no issues did he manifest his Armor tonight.

Gathering his thoughts, Feng Yin reached out and took down the Canfeng Sword from his back. After briefly estimating the distance, his mind quietly stirred.

Dragon Slayer Spear form!

The next moment, the Canfeng Sword gripped tightly in his hands began to transform rapidly. The blade visibly shortened and shrank, turning into a sharp Gun Blade about fifty centimeters long. The hilt at the back also rapidly extended outward from where Feng Yin was gripping it.

The weapon’s transformation process took the exact same time as the Arm Crossbow converting into Heavy Arm Armor—roughly five seconds.

Soon, Feng Yin held a long spear with a handle exceeding two and a half meters. Including the Gun Blade, the entire weapon was a full three meters long. This weapon still looked similar to the Canfeng Sword, exhibiting a gray material with dual properties of metal and stone. The Gun Blade section resembled a shrunken Canfeng Sword, but it was no longer single-edged; instead, it was double-edged with a Sharp tip. The original crossguard had now morphed into a spear guard, fusing seamlessly with the shaft without any dividing line.

Rather than a traditional long spear, the entire weapon looked more like a Long Handle sword-spear.

Feng Yin observed it silently, feeling that this weapon shared quite a few similarities with the ancient weapon "Sha" from his home on Earth. A Sha was essentially a combination of a sword and a spear, a comprehensive Long Handle weapon that possessed both thrusting and slashing capabilities.

No wonder it was called the "Dragon Slayer Spear."

Feng Yin hefted the special Long Handle weapon in his hands and tentatively mimicked the spearmen in his memory, Thrusting back and forth a few times, but it just felt a bit awkward. It seemed that without having learned any Long Handle Skills, trying to wield this unique long weapon properly was a bit of a stretch.

However, this weapon’s reach, which far exceeded that of the Canfeng Sword, still gave Feng Yin a profound sense of extra "security." It really was a case of the longer the attack range, the greater the psychological advantage.

"Next, I can find an opportunity to learn Martial Arts like a Long Spear Technique... and it would be best if it’s an Extraordinary Martial Art with a Fixed Form..." he planned silently, transforming the Dragon Slayer Spear back into the Canfeng Sword and returning it to his back.

Before he acquired the "Pre-read" ability of the Instant Level, the advantage of a long weapon over a short weapon was unquestionable. Take the Knight Commander he had killed a few days ago, for instance. If Feng Yin hadn’t possessed powerful Positional Skills himself, breaking through the opponent’s spear perimeter would have been incredibly difficult. And even at the Instant Level, the party using the short weapon merely gained a relatively fair environment for comparison. Long weapons still retained their unique advantages. Therefore, it was inevitable that Feng Yin would have to learn a reliable Long Spear Technique.

Finally confirming the state of his new main weapon somewhat relieved Feng Yin’s curiosity. After a moment’s thought, he still gave up on the idea of testing the power of the "Blood Flame" Secret Technique. Leaving aside the fact that the Secret Technique was likely extremely powerful and could potentially cause severe damage to his apartment, the mere fact that each use consumed a minimum of "5" points of Secret Energy was enough to extinguish his curiosity. It was just too wasteful to test it out on thin air.

"Fortunately, there are relatively difficult monsters to deal with in the upcoming Level 5. I can use them as targets when the time comes..."

At this thought, Feng Yin couldn’t help but recall the rewards that the Elite monster of Level 5 might drop. If his luck exploded and he could obtain that Engraving as well... then his Armor could gain a new form! For him, this wasn’t just a reinforcement in terms of combat Strength and functionality. It would also help mitigate the increased risk of exposure caused by the "Black Armor Swordsman" appearing several times.

However, Feng Yin quickly put away these impractical thoughts. Back when he played the game, it usually took him quite a few runs to have a chance of getting a god-tier drop like the "Wolf’s Badge." Wanting to get another top-tier drop right now was truly being a bit greedy. It would certainly be great if it dropped, but if it didn’t, it wouldn’t actually affect the true Strength of his Armor.

Thinking this, Feng Yin silently retracted his manifested Armor and turned on the lights.

Remembering that tomorrow he would follow his master’s arrangements and head to the "Battle Flower Club" to spar with their Elite students, Feng Yin picked up a standard longsword for practice and began his night training.

He had now practiced the Jiao Swordsmanship to a highly proficient level. The standard of his movements and their coordination with his intent were becoming increasingly high. What he lacked the most was the experience of integrating these sword-swinging movements into actual combat. Over the past two days, he had focused his practice on the Thrust-type Techniques of the Jiao Swordsmanship.

Because after equipping the Canfeng Sword with the Long-Handled Engraving, he quickly discovered a pleasant surprise during his practice sessions over the past two days. That was, the "one-tenth boost" the Armor gave him was comprehensive. This included the Traits and abilities of the Engravings.

For instance, the Long-Handled Engraving possessed two Traits: "Thrust Enhancement" and "Counterattack Enhancement," which allowed him to receive a Strength correction after using the corresponding movements. This meant the correction wasn’t only active when wearing the Armor. Even when Armorless, the power of his Thrust and Counterattack could be amplified by this Trait.

It was just that the amplified power was only about "one-tenth" of the original Value. In other words, the originally Level 2 Long-Handled Engraving could provide a "2" point Strength correction to Thrust-type attacks, which meant he would get a "0.2" correction in the Armorless state.

Naturally, this small correction was negligible for his Armored state, but it was a different story for Feng Yin’s current physical Strength, which was under "4."

It was a rather impressive Enhancement!