Over the course of more than half a month, You Chen completed thirteen missions and amassed a substantial number of rewards. However, not all missions offered extra rewards like the one involving Jiang Liu.
For missions without extra rewards, the best prizes were either a "Basic Experience Pill" or a "Soul Ring Age Enhancement Card (Century)," of which he received three each.
These were considered the best rewards given his age at the time…
The former could save him over a year of prime cultivation time, while the latter could significantly boost his combat power during his youth.
But now? They were better than nothing.
The experience pills could be extracted from the system space, and he had already given them to Grace to use.
Though Grace had decent talent, she was already in her teens when he acquired her, and after over a decade of following him, she was now nearing thirty. Even with all available resources poured into her, she would at most become a Soul Emperor in this lifetime.
As his head maid, she had served him loyally, managing many household affairs and attending to his needs at night. The experience pills, while not useful to him, could aid Grace. Instead of using them on soul beasts, You Chen preferred to give them to his dear maid. Three pills had already raised her soul power by one level.
Apart from this, most mission rewards consisted of items like nutrient pills and strength pills…
These pills weren't entirely useless…
Given You Chen's current research capabilities, gathering a large batch might allow him to develop similar products.
However, short-term research might only yield low-grade pills equivalent to those produced by the system, and creating something beneficial for himself could take an unpredictable amount of time with no guarantee of success.
The experience pills, being creations with no side effects and no diminishing returns, were beyond his current theoretical level. He had no illusions about being able to develop even a second-rate version.
As enhancing himself became his top priority, such time-consuming endeavors were temporarily sidelined.
Additionally, in researching the system's patterns, You Chen didn't hesitate to abandon missions that offered only common pill rewards.
This naturally led him to discover the rules for abandoning tasks.
Abandoning a task carried no penalty, but the task would not immediately refresh, requiring a day to pass before a new one appeared at midnight.
After completing several tasks, You Chen categorized the rewards into a few groups.
The first category was medicinal resources for cultivation.
Nutrient pills, strength pills, and experience pills fell into this category.
The second category included techniques and martial skills.
The "Breath Concealment Technique" and the "Soul Intimidation Technique" were part of this group.
Such techniques were bound upon acquisition, directly imprinted into his mind, and never forgotten. You Chen could mentally revisit them as if flipping through a book.
The third category consisted of modern creations, or products of modern scientific civilization.
Following the "Friendly High-Grade Candy," he received items like a "Basic Hai** Refrigerator," a "Mei's Fan," and a "Watermelon-Flavored Electronic Cigarette"…
These rewards seemed like bonus items from the system, as they offered no direct power boost in a world filled with supernatural forces.
However, You Chen quickly realized their significance beyond mere humor.
They were treasures that could improve living conditions!
In Douluo's technological environment, even if You Chen knew about such products, creating them from scratch was challenging.
But having samples made a difference.
He could reverse-engineer them to create soul power-driven alternatives.
Improving life quality was just one aspect; the real hidden value lay in pioneering new markets to amass wealth and resources!
Then there was the fourth category, special resources directly enhancing soul master attributes.
Soul Ring Age Enhancement Cards, Adaptive First Soul Rings, and potentially "Soul Bone Enhancement Cards" in the future, belonged to this group.
These resources were soul-bound, unusable outside the system space, meant for personal use only.
Lastly, the fifth category comprised special and miscellaneous rewards.
Currently, You Chen had only received one reward in this category.
Called "A Sudden Flash of Insight."
As the name suggests, using it would place You Chen in a state akin to enlightenment, with heightened clarity and creativity, generating numerous inspirations.
Whether solving research problems, optimizing meditation techniques, soul skills, martial skills, or enhancing soul power utilization, it would be highly effective.
Incredibly versatile.
It was a timeless asset, never losing its relevance.
You Chen considered it the most valuable reward from his thirteen missions.
Whether he would receive another was uncertain, but based on its rarity, it was undoubtedly precious.
For now, he planned to hold onto it.
Aside from the Sudden Flash of Insight, You Chen valued the system-rewarded techniques and martial skills the most.
In reality, over the past few weeks, most of his free time was spent studying these system-provided techniques and martial skills.
Although described as "techniques and martial skills," they adapted to the Douluo world's physiology, resembling self-created soul skills or family secrets.
Unfortunately, most weren't as powerful as You Chen had hoped, lacking the hidden potential of the "Breath Concealment Technique."
Among them, the most valuable was the "Soul Intimidation Technique," a bonus reward from defeating Jiang Liu.
The reason was simple, as previously mentioned, You Chen had a natural gift for mental cultivation, and the "Soul Intimidation Technique," even at the same cultivation level, would be more potent for him than others.
Most importantly… he progressed rapidly in its cultivation!
Yes, that's the key!
While Tang San's mastery of the Purple Demon Eye, Controlling Crane and Capturing Dragon, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, and Mysterious Heaven Skill seemed effortless, many readers overlooked that Tang San had already reached high mastery in these techniques in his previous life.
These self-created soul skills, except for a few uniquely tiered ones, generally followed a path of entry, minor achievement, major achievement, and perfection.
The skills Tang San employed were at least at the major achievement level.
That's why he continued using these Mysterious Heaven Treasure skills well into the late stages of the story.
As for others? They had to start from scratch, otherwise, they couldn't match the effects of soul rings and soul skills.
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