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Chapter 167 - 10: Clarifying the Plan, Advancing Three Levels, the Warrior Strikes (Third Update)

Chapter 167: Chapter 10: Clarifying the Plan, Advancing Three Levels, the Warrior Strikes (Third Update)

"...Damn, to think that I couldn’t continue my studies after high school in this life. If my sister gets into university next year, won’t I become the only illiterate person in the family? It’s really a bit embarrassing!"

Xu Shu thought cheerfully, of course he wouldn’t get angry or jealous about it, instead he would genuinely wish well.

He had become a Transcendent, and with his adoptive parents who were ordinary people, their lives would slowly diverge.

After all, he couldn’t always hide in a safe zone like an ordinary person.

However, within his capabilities, ensuring that his family could have a decent life in the safe zone, repaying them for the years of raising him, was achievable, and there was no rush to separate for now; he could still enjoy the happiness of having a family.

But speaking of it, whether or not one is a Transcendent, doesn’t this relate to ordinary families too?

Whether Transcendent or not, once children grow up, they eventually have their own lives, their own new families, and the intersection with their parents becomes less and less.

Xu Shu went to buy some fruits and caught up with his parents. He didn’t forget to tell them he had transferred some money into her account and subtly hinted that he had encountered a distinguished person from a special department in the Wasteland, had gotten a good job, and would have a not-so-small income in the future, asking his adoptive father to take good care of his health.

Li Guoying scolded Xu Shu for a while about why he went to the Wasteland alone. Xu Shu just smiled and agreed.

Since he couldn’t reveal his identity as a Transcendent yet, and knowing his adoptive mother felt sorry for him, and her voice was relatively gentle—not a harsh, grating tone—being scolded by her felt rather warm to him.

Finally, under Zhou Junjie’s interruption, she eventually stopped her endless nagging.

"Ashu, I’m glad you’re safe, you’ve become successful." Zhou Junjie had insight, seeing Xu Shu’s demeanor, he knew that the ’special department’ he mentioned must be a high-paying job.

Xu Shu also comforted them, "Please focus on your health. You raised me when I was little, now it’s my turn to take care of you."

There was little idle chatter.

After sitting for about half an hour, Xu Shu stood up and left the small sickroom to the couple.

Before leaving, he casually asked the hospital how much money it would cost to completely cure his adoptive father’s illness.

The figure he got was 2.5 million.

"Great, such a neat figure. At a glance, you know it’s a quote from at least a Second-order Transcendent."

Xu Shu guessed the person was probably a "Witch."

He knew this profession could concoct pills through blessings, combined with monster materials, etc.

Just like the ’Life Extension Soul Revival Pill’ that once saved Gu Pan, it was also a product of the Witch profession.

But Alchemy is a tough job; it affects their leveling and daily life, and sometimes they must practice for seven days to a fortnight, still with low success rates, so it’s logical that the prices are high.

2.5 million! If you’re honest, this number could already declare a death sentence for ordinary people; it’s not that they don’t want to treat, but they genuinely can’t afford it. How much can they save in a year? They have no means to make that kind of money.

But for the current Xu Shu, it was still acceptable; he had found a solution.

That’s the power of being a Transcendent—not just an increase in strength but also various implicit powers that allow them to do things they couldn’t even think of as ordinary people.

Killing dozens of First-tier Monsters could earn it! This world lacks everything but monsters—as long as one has the strength to kill them. The more dense the monsters are, the more dangerous it is and more likely there are high-tier bizarre creatures lurking.

"I’ll finish the crystals first, leveling up is the most important. With the remaining shortage of five hundred thousand, since Gu Pan’s family is so wealthy, let her rich girl cover it for now; we’re so familiar now, she surely wouldn’t mind, I guess. Otherwise, I’ll threaten to expose her affairs, huh, I’ve almost forgotten what it was."

Carrying a backpack full of Erosion Crystals, Xu Shu wandered around the safe zone.

Eventually, before seven o’clock at night, he apprehensively stopped at the front desk of a hotel lobby.

"500 for one night? Can you make it cheaper? I’m a student," Xu Shu said, looking displeased at the front desk lady.

The heavily made-up front desk lady, swallowing hard at Xu Shu’s physique and good looks, explained very seriously in the end, "Young handsome guy, why are you staying in a hotel alone at your age? Go home and stay there."

"There’s no private bathroom at home."

"Need a bath? We do have a public bathhouse, it’s cheaper, 50 a go, want it?"

"Can the bathhouse have only me in it?" Xu Shu asked.

The front desk, surprised, said, "You want it privately? Guess how much that costs?"

Xu Shu made a pained expression, "Never mind then, just give me a standard room."

"500, plus a 200 deposit, and show your ID please."

"Room xxx upstairs..."

Moments later.

Xu Shu entered his room, locked the door behind him, sat on the bed, and looked out the window at the night sky, sighing deeply.

"Damn, this accommodation is way too expensive."

He couldn’t help but complain.

But there was no help for it.

These days, in the safe area, hotels are scarce, and that’s the price.

The reason for this is that the Supervision Bureau itself provides housing for residents, manages it centrally, and just charges a user fee.

The outer city has its cheapness, the inner city its conditions.

So, relative to the outer areas, there’s fundamentally no hotel and lodging industry in the safe zones.

Only the central area has them, so prices naturally skyrocket.