174: Chapter 174 Unseen

Next, Chu Xuan bought some more potions that could restore health points.

Among them, some were similar to the official blue healing pills, requiring one to channel their own spirituality value to treat injuries and restore health points; they weren't expensive, mostly ranging from 10 to 50 points.

Chu Xuan picked out a few, spending 300 points.

As for the medicines that could directly treat injuries, their prices were generally about ten times higher; after a brief deliberation, Chu Xuan bought some of those as well, spending 1,200 points.

Among these, an item named [Heart Chocolate] was the most expensive; its effect was to instantly restore 50 health points and continue restoring health points at a rate of 3 points per second for one minute. Each cost 400 points, and Chu Xuan bought two.

In just a short while, Chu Xuan had already spent 2,000 points.

Overall, the items on the free trade platform were more useful and varied, though most were auxiliary items and many people would intentionally inflate prices; items that could be used directly for combat were very rare.

For instance, while refreshing the page, Chu Xuan saw an injectable called [Berserk Blood].

Its effect was that, after injection, it was equivalent to casting a Level 1 Berserk skill, increasing both strength and agility attributes by 50% (not exceeding 10 points) and reducing pain sensation by 50% for up to 5 minutes.

This was equivalent to a one-time Transcendent Skill; priced at 1,500 points, it was snapped up instantly.

It was easy to imagine that these items, which could directly affect combat or enhance strength, were very precious; most people would keep them for themselves rather than sell them.

Had the Research Department not developed the corresponding healing pills, those health-restoring potions would likely also be rare commodities; no one would casually list them on the platform, but would instead save them for life-saving moments.

But even so, Chu Xuan was quite satisfied.

After all, points were obtained by hunting Specters, and since his true purpose for hunting Specters was actually to gain spirituality value, these points were like a bonus.

Although mall points didn't possess inherent value like the Resurrection Society's spirit money, they were backed by the authorities and supported by various supplies in the mall, so they still had basic credit.

Originally, Chu Xuan wanted to use points to buy more bombs on the official trade page; although the logistics department provided these, they were usually issued in fixed amounts unless required for a mission.

To get more, he would need to spend extra points in the mall; Chu Xuan had originally planned to prepare a room full of explosives to deal with that mysterious powerhouse.

But then, Chu Xuan recalled that in Future Tang Zheng's description, around 4:00 AM on June 20th, an explosion occurred in this villa where he lived, leading to a great battle with that mysterious powerhouse amidst the smoke and dust.

This meant that this path was simply unviable; furthermore, Chu Xuan browsed the exchange rules and found that cumulatively exchanging more than 1,000 kilograms of explosives within three days required approval from a member at the Deputy Captain level or higher.

"There really are quite a lot of good things..." Tang Zheng, standing to the side, said with eyes gleaming as he also checked the point exchange mall.

Luo Xiaotian had a smile on his face and didn't seem to be in a hurry.

Chu Xuan didn't hold back and continued browsing the free trade page, refreshing it from time to time to see if there were any unexpected finds.

He didn't plan on saving his points; they were just numbers on a screen, and it was only practical to actually exchange them for usable items.

Suddenly, Chu Xuan discovered a black necklace among the new items.

[Name: unpeekable

Category: Accessory

Quality: Excellent

Function: When you wear this accessory, detection equipment of Excellent quality and below will be ineffective against you (including Excellent quality), and detection skills of Level 3 and below will be ineffective against you (including Level 3). Furthermore, when you are being probed, the accessory will warn you by heating up.

Price: 8,888 points]

Chu Xuan's expression shifted.

This time, he still didn't think too much and bought it as soon as he saw it; this was much better than the windbreaker named [pretend to be a pig to eat the tiger] he had seen earlier.

Besides, when he entered the dream tonight, he could sell more for spirit money, so he wouldn't lose out either way.

While lost in thought, Chu Xuan had already successfully completed the transaction on his phone.

"Too extravagant, too extravagant..."

Luo Xiaotian sighed repeatedly, "Although this item has reached Excellent quality, it doesn't provide any substantial help to your personal combat strength. If you had haggled a bit, you might have been able to get it for 5,000 points."

Before Chu Xuan could speak, Luo Xiaotian waved his hand, "You're not going to say you have enough points to squander them as you please, are you? You have less than 2,000 points left now."

Chu Xuan smiled faintly, "My point is, earning points isn't actually that hard; you just need to kill more Specters."

"Heh, you're right." Luo Xiaotian's lips twitched slightly.

"Sigh! These points aren't enough at all; they're gone after buying just a few things. My 8,000 points..." Tang Zheng had also finished exchanging for the items he wanted.

"A stealth cloak that can only be used once a day, for a maximum of 2 minutes each time. Most importantly, it costs 10 spirituality value per use, and yet it still cost me 5,000 points. Truly black-hearted!" Tang Zheng said with a pained expression.

"Oh?" Luo Xiaotian raised an eyebrow at this.

"Based on your description, it's already equivalent to a Level 1 stealth Transcendent Skill, and it can be used repeatedly. 5,000 points isn't actually that expensive."

Tang Zheng asked, "Really?"

"More than just not expensive, you've practically picked up a bargain."

Luo Xiaotian nodded solemnly. After a brief pause, he added, "There's also a forum entry in this app where many common knowledge topics regarding Transcendents and Specters are explained in detail. You can check it out yourselves later; most of it is free. There are also some personal posts that might require points to view, so use your own discretion..."

Just then, Luo Xiaotian's phone rang. After answering and responding a few times, he looked up and said:

"The items you bought with points will arrive as early as this afternoon or by tomorrow morning at the latest. Once the goods are verified on-site, the points will be officially transferred to the other party's account, so there's no need to worry about buying fakes. Let's go, I'll take you to your quarters first. There are some acquaintances waiting for you there."

After bringing Chu Xuan and Tang Zheng to two adjacent villas, Luo Xiaotian said, "This is your residence. Get some rest first; I'll come find you at 10 o'clock. The Captain has some instructions."

After saying that, Luo Xiaotian hurried away.

And Chu Xuan also saw the acquaintances Luo Xiaotian had mentioned; they were actually Xu Zhiyou and Lin Tong.