[天命为凰]

Untitled Part 144

Chapter 144 - Preliminary

Lu Mingshu entered the Heavenly Wheel.

After the past few days at the arenas, the debt had decreased from a thousand to seven hundred points.

"Xiao Sang."

"Yes?"

"The Qilin Festival is tomorrow. Can I exchange for something?"

"You still owe points, so the functions are temporarily out of service," Xiao Sang replied.

"I'm aware, but there should be some exclusions for special circumstances, right? You let me borrow points during the Heavenly Door competition, which is why I'm in debt in the first place."

Xiao Sang remained unmoved, "You were at a disadvantage back then."

"I'm at a disadvantage right now too," Lu Mingshu tried to convince her. "There are many powerful people at the Qilin Festival. Moreover, I've only just entered the Harmonization Realm. Even if I'm skilled, my basics aren't as strong as everyone else's. How will I be able to pay my debt if I'm eliminated early? And if I am unable to pay, I will be banned – in other words, all my benefits will go down the drain."

After a moment of silence, Xiao Sang's voice rang again; "We have analyzed your situation, and you will be given a strengthening seal twice a day until you pay back your debts."

"For free?" Lu Mingshu was pleasantly surprised.

"No, on credit."

Lu Mingshu sighed. "Stingy."

Xiao Sang replied in monotone, "If you're unhappy, we can cancel this benefit."

"Of course not! I'm very satisfied!"

A strengthening seal cost two points per seal. Competing at the arenas already earned her around two hundred points, and there will definitely be more during the festival.

Lu Mingshu had gotten the hang of the Heavenly Wheel's point allocation during the past few days; the more impact she had on the real world, the more points she would gain.

For example, during the Heavenly Door competition, she changed the structure of two clans of the Nine Jade Palace, which got a hundred points. She also led the rune-carving industry to a brighter future, which also earned her a hundred points. However, the arena at the pharmacy only gave her five points, which was relatively fewer compared to the martial arts arenas – it seemed that the more spectators an arena had, the more points she would gain.

If that was indeed how it allocated points, then she would earn quite a lot if she managed to get into the New Generation Ranking. The Qilin Festival was the largest martial arts festival in China. Getting into the New Generation Ranking would make her famous world-wide. For this, being in debt was nothing.

During the Heavenly Door competition, she exchanged for a sturdy strengthening seal. Lu Mingshu initially thought it was useless, but it also increased her accuracy, which was one of the main reasons she was better than all the others.

After the Heavenly Door competition, there was a rumor going around in the sect – "Don't ever compete with Lu Mingshu if you want to keep your sword intact."

However, it was a pity that the strengthening seal only lasted for twelve hours, and it was a one-time-use item.

The wooden wheel swiveled slowly. When the Miscellaneous Goods Section opened up, all the other items were gray expect for the strengthening seal.

Lu Mingshu closed her eyes for a moment, and the strengthening seal was soon in her hand.

Strengthening seal: increase one's defense.