I Became the Rich Second-Generation Villain - Chapter 17: Counting the Gains

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“Alright. I’ll stop looking. Just like you said, looking is a waste of time.” After hearing Donghai’s words, Meng Chen sat down cross-legged on the ground and took out the two Storage Pouches he hadn’t had time to open yesterday.

One was old and worn; it was seized from the Demon Captain. The other was embroidered with auspicious beasts and originally belonged to Luo Wei.

A Spirit Warrior’s Storage Pouch often contained extremely valuable things, equivalent to a portable treasure trove.

As for Luo Wei’s followers, they couldn’t even afford Storage Pouches. There was nothing valuable to gain from them, practically negligible.

Filled with anticipation, Meng Chen first grasped the old Storage Pouch, closed his eyes, and extended his own Willpower, pouring it into the pouch.

To use a Storage Pouch, one must first refine and claim ownership of it using Willpower. Only after refinement is complete can it be opened. This was the main reason Meng Chen hadn’t opened it yesterday; he was too busy chasing people and didn’t have the time.

The primary power of a Spirit Warrior was Profound Force, the foundation of everything, used for both performing Martial Skills and drawing Summoning Arrays.

In addition, Spirit Warriors possessed another important power: Willpower!

Willpower had many uses, no less than Profound Force.

Forming a Contract with a Beast Soldier required Willpower, giving orders to a Beast Soldier required Willpower, and refining certain treasures also required Willpower.

Some Spirit Warriors with powerful Willpower could even use it to harm others!

Meng Chen was only a Copper Grade Peak Spirit Warrior; his Willpower was still very weak, like a tiny flicker of light. Refining the Storage Pouch in his hand would take at least fifteen minutes.

These fifteen minutes felt even longer than half an hour.

After waiting for what seemed like ages, Meng Chen finally completed the refinement, becoming the new owner of the Storage Pouch.

“Let’s see what’s inside!”

Excited, Meng Chen opened the Storage Pouch, aimed its mouth at the ground, and gave it a couple of vigorous shakes.

Several streaks of light flew out from the pouch’s opening, landed on the ground, and transformed into a few items. Meng Chen took a closer look: there was a Martial Skill manual, two pieces of Spirit Gold, and a bunch of useless miscellaneous items on the ground.

Meng Chen’s eyes lit up as he picked up the Martial Skill manual. He saw three large, flamboyant characters written on the cover: Earth-Shaking Leg!

“Earth-Shaking Leg? Never heard of it. Old timer, do you know this Martial Skill?” Meng Chen plucked the little black man stuck to his head and placed him near the manual.

Donghai blinked his small eyes, looked, thought for a moment, and then showed a look of sudden realization. “I remember now! I recognize this Martial Skill. I saw it once before when I was following the eighth host. This Martial Skill is a Steel Rank skill. Its entry requirements aren’t high, and it’s very practical. When executed, it can shake the ground, transmitting a Hidden Force underground to explode beneath the enemy’s feet. If you’re interested in this skill, you can learn it. For a Steel Rank Martial Skill, it’s pretty good!”

“You have high standards. If even you say it’s good, then it definitely is. Good stuff, I’ll keep it.”

Meng Chen set the Martial Skill manual aside for now and then picked up the two pieces of Spirit Gold. He recognized one of them. This piece was round and polished smooth, with flowing water patterns on its surface. The other piece was slightly larger, completely black as ink, with cyclone-like cracks on its surface. A faint wind seemed to blow from the cracks, which was quite incredible.

“I recognize this piece of Spirit Gold. It’s Water-pattern Stone, suitable for water-attribute Beast Soldiers to eat. Beast Soldiers of other attributes can eat it too, but the effect will be reduced. I don’t know the other piece. Old timer, help me take a look.” Meng Chen pointed at the black Spirit Gold.

“You’re ignorant and not even humble about it. ‘Old timer’ this, or ‘old thing’ that. It sounds terrible. Can’t you sweeten your mouth a bit and call me Grandpa?” Donghai shook his head side to side.

“If you want me to call you Grandpa, unless the sun rises from the west. Don’t dream about it.”

“If you don’t call me Grandpa, I won’t tell you what that piece of Spirit Gold is.”

“Fine, don’t tell me. Spirit Gold is good stuff anyway. I’ll just feed it to the Divine Wind Sky Wolf.” Meng Chen didn’t indulge Donghai. He rolled his eyes, then called the Divine Wind Sky Wolf over and tossed the black Spirit Gold directly to it.

The Divine Wind Sky Wolf sniffed it twice. Like a person starving for three days getting a steamed bun, its appetite was instantly whetted. It opened its mouth and ate heartily. The hard Spirit Gold went into its mouth, and with a crunch, it was bitten into pieces. Then it chewed slowly, savoring the taste before swallowing.

Feeding Spirit Gold was the fastest way to increase a Beast Soldier’s combat power; nothing was more convenient.

Seeing Meng Chen wouldn’t play along, Donghai felt somewhat disgruntled. He muttered, “Hmph, fine, don’t call me then. This old man doesn’t care anyway! To be honest, this black Spirit Gold is called Wind Charm Stone. It’s a wind-attribute Spirit Gold, perfect for wind-attribute Beast Soldiers to eat. You’ve hit the jackpot this time. The Divine Wind Sky Wolf’s attribute perfectly matches this Wind Charm Stone. After eating it, its combat power will increase by at least eight points!”

“That much of an increase?” Meng Chen was overjoyed.

“The Divine Wind Sky Wolf ate a piece of Hundred-refined Steel before, raising its combat power to twenty-five points. After eating this Wind Charm Stone, its combat power will rise to over thirty-three points, not far from its limit.”

“Later, I’ll feed it the Water-pattern Stone too. Any increase is good.”

“Sure, they’re both low-grade Spirit Gold anyway. Feed it if you want, no need to feel stingy. Things like Spirit Gold benefit you most when used early. Keeping them in hand is just holding onto rocks.”

“True.”

In this regard, Meng Chen and Donghai’s thinking was completely aligned.

Not long after, the Divine Wind Sky wolf gobbled up the Wind Charm Stone clean. Then Meng Chen tossed the Water-pattern Stone to it. This time, its appetite was noticeably less voracious, probably due to the attribute mismatch. It ate the Water-pattern Stone reluctantly, and its combat power increased a bit more.

A single Earth-Shaking Leg manual and two pieces of Spirit Gold were the biggest gains from opening this Storage Pouch. As for the remaining miscellaneous items, there was nothing worth mentioning.

Meng Chen shifted his attention to Luo Wei’s Storage Pouch. He spent over ten minutes refining this pouch and then opened it.

This Storage Pouch contained more stuff. When released, the items piled up into a small hill. The vast majority were clothes, layer upon layer, covering the other items.

Meng Chen pushed aside the clothes, tossing them piece by piece to the side. Donghai watched nearby, his face full of curiosity.

As he sifted through, he actually found several women’s silk undergarments from within the pile of clothes. It was unclear whether Luo Wei kept them to give as gifts or for some other purpose.

“Tsk tsk, so that guy Luo Wei was into this. Who would’ve thought.” Meng Chen lifted one of the undergarments, shook it three times, and casually discarded it.

After moving aside the useless clothes, he finally found something useful from within.

A peculiar object came into view for both Meng Chen and Donghai.

The object was square, resembling a chessboard, made of metal. It was covered in curving line patterns, each stroke exuding profound mystery, and surrounded by many sockets for inlaying things.

“This is a Formation Diagram!” Donghai’s eyes shone, and he hopped up excitedly. “Kid, you’ve struck gold again! This is great stuff, much more valuable than those two pieces of Spirit Gold earlier. It’s worth at least three thousand Spirit Coins!”

“I recognize it too. It is indeed a Formation Diagram.” Meng Chen’s eyes also lit up.

So-called Formation Diagrams were treasures used for summoning Beast Soldiers, with a fixed design, carved with a complete Summoning Array.

When Spirit Warriors summon Beast Soldiers, they often need to draw the Summoning Array by hand. But if they have a Formation Diagram, they don’t need to go through that trouble. They can directly use the Formation Diagram to summon the Beast Soldier, saving time and mental effort.

Formation Diagrams were very convenient. Their only drawback was lack of durability. After too many uses, they would break down. With good luck, a Formation Diagram could be used over a dozen times. With bad luck, it might break after just a few uses.

Donghai jumped over next to the Formation Diagram, put his hands behind his back, examined it, and evaluated, “This is an Iron Rank Formation Diagram. Its grade isn’t high, but it’s perfect for you to use right now. When you break through to Iron Rank and summon your second Beast Soldier, use this Formation Diagram for the summoning. It’ll save a lot of hassle.”

“This thing is worth three thousand Spirit Coins. I’d feel bad if it broke. Should we sell it?” Meng Chen suggested.

“Look at you, acting like a stingy coward. Three thousand Spirit Coins is nothing. Back in the day, I saw the treasury of a country’s ruler. The Spirit Coins there were piled up like mountains, so dazzlingly bright under the light. Three thousand Spirit Coins won’t make you rich. Use it if you can, don’t be stingy. Formation Diagrams are more stable than Summoning Arrays you draw by hand, and they have a slightly higher chance of summoning higher-grade Beast Soldiers. They have benefits.”

“Bah, you just know how to talk without feeling the pinch. One who doesn’t manage a household doesn’t know the cost of firewood and rice. You don’t worry about food or clothing, so of course you don’t care about money. I’ve struggled through hard times. Money holds a very important place in my eyes. Three thousand Spirit Coins is a huge sum for me.”

“This amount of money is a drop in the bucket, not worth caring about at all. When you become stronger, earning money will be as easy as playing. You’ll be able to make millions of Spirit Coins effortlessly.”

“But I’m not strong yet, am I?” Meng Chen grumbled.

Regardless of whether he’d be willing to use this Formation Diagram in the future, he definitely couldn’t use it now. Meng Chen set the Formation Diagram aside and continued searching for useful items. He successively found two ordinary manuals and one thousand Spirit Coins.

This Luo Wei was really rich, actually carrying so many Spirit Coins on him.

Among all the items, the most precious was undoubtedly that Iron Rank Formation Diagram.

Meng Chen counted on his fingers. Adding all the gains together, their total value was roughly around ten thousand Spirit Coins. This result shocked him. He counted twice more, and it was still the same.

In all his life, this was the first time he had gained so much wealth.

“Wow, this time I really hit the big time.” Meng Chen chuckled foolishly.

“Alright, enough gloating. Pack everything up, then take out that Demon Captain’s Demon Core and focus on cultivating the Demon-Devouring Profound Art. This is the most important thing. All those external possessions are secondary.” Donghai urged.

Meng Chen did as told. He tidied things up and then took out the red Demon Core.

As soon as the Demon Core appeared, it emitted an eerie red glow, containing abundant energy within.

The energy of human Spirit Warriors was Profound Force, while the energy of the Demon Race was Demonic Force. The two powers were completely different, but both were powerful.

The remarkable thing about the Demon-Devouring Profound Art was that it allowed humans to store a Demon Core within their Dantian, thereby obtaining the Demonic Force of the Demon Race. The stronger the Demon Core devoured, the stronger the Demonic Force obtained!

When Profound Force and Demonic Force were combined, the power would multiply. It wasn’t a simple one plus one; it was a qualitative leap!

“Kid, start devouring the Demon Core! I’ve been waiting for this moment for a long time!” Donghai said excitedly.

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