A/N Please read!
So, after seeing something I wasn't supposed to, it seems my wife and I are potentially getting a divorce.
This MAY mean inconsistent uploads, but I promise to do my best with everything going on and upload consistently like I have been..
Honestly, as far as I'm concerned, this will help me to remove my mind from the terrors of reality, so I may even start writing more, who knows.
I do have some stockpiled chapters so if I miss a day, you probably won't know it unless it happens more than a few times and I don't get around to replenishing them.
Anyway.
I apologize for any potential inconvenience.
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[You have received Oral Sex! +300 EP]
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[Quest started!]
[Quest: Pay to Win]
[Objective: Spend Spirit stones to unlock lottery spins!]
[Reward(s) upon completion]
[Unlock the Charm stat]
[+100 to charm]
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Kieran smiled widely.
"Well. This is interesting." He said to himself.
Kieran immediately looked through the systems pages attempting to find the option.
Low and behold, there it was, as if it had been there all along.
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[System Exchange]
[1 low quality spirit stone: 1 EP]
[1 mid quality spirit stone: 10 EP]
[1 high quality spirit stone: 100 EP]
[1 peak quality spirit stone: 1000 EP]
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[1 lottery spin: 500 EP]
"Interesting. So I can exchange spirit stones for EP. But what is this exchange rate? Isn't it kind of low? The system said that the tier 1 spirit stone, which is I'm assuming a top quality spirit stone, would be sought after by even the most powerful cultivators. Not just here, but everywhere! That means it's undoubtedly rare. So if it's that rare, how could it only be worth 1000 EP? What a scam! I'll stick to feeding low quality stones where I can I think."
Even though Kieran said all this with a straight face, he immediately dumped his entire life savings into the system for EP.
"Ehh maybe just this once. I can earn more later, right? Just an extraction or two. I'll keep the rank 1 spirit stone for now, but the others...Maybe I can open a business. Hehehe." Kieran immediately stood there with a perverted grin on his face as he watched his spirit stones disappear one by one, and his notifications increase.
[Thank you for your Patronage!]
[+110 EP]
[Thank you for your Patronage!]
[+ 7,000 EP]
[Thank you for your Patronage!]
[+8,000 EP]
"Hehehehe, Come to daddy." Saying this with his perverted facial expression, a few girls that had managed to work up the courage to talk to him immediately had second thoughts and started to run away.
Kieran looked at his total EP, completely ignoring his surroundings as he walked back to his room he had been staying at.
[EP: 27,561]
'Hmmm. I should do lottery spins. I can gain things I wouldn't be able to gain normally in the system shop, and my luck stat has gone up by a lot, so maybe I can get something good. I can always get more money and EP for other stuff later.'
[Transaction Complete]
[EP: 61]
[55x Lottery Spins received!]
Seeing this, Kieran made it back to his room finally, and sat down on the bed before he unhesitantly pulled the 10x lottery handle.
The taunting but cheerful jingle played.
Du du du dee du du dee du du
Ding ding!
[Congratulations! You're the proud new owner of a Life-Saving Spatial Treasure. And it even still has that brand new Life-Saving Treasure smell! Taking a blow that would otherwise kill you, instead you will teleport away from danger in a split second so long as you are wearing this necklace! Do note, this treasure will teleport you at random. You may even end up in an entirely different world, so try not to die!]
Kieran looked at the rather bland silver pendant necklace in shock before placing it around his neck and tucking it into his robes.
"I hope this won't ever need to be used, after all, who would kill a man in a world like this? At worst, I think I would end up being captured and used as a boy toy. But still, it's always nice to have insurance in case the worst comes to pass. There are still heretical and evil cultivators. Even my dick can't fix crazy!"
Saying this Kieran spun the lever four more times.
In the end, he had gained another top quality spirit stone, a robe with no actual value other than looking really cool and two Spiritual Energy Replenishment Potions.
"Well, that was certainly fruitful. I definitely need to open a 'massage parlor' or something to earn more income. Wait, isn't there a skill in the shop for that, hold on."
Looking in the shop Kieran went from heaven to hell and immediately was kicking himself for spending all his money gambling.
[Divine Fingers of Pleasure (Massage Technique): 35,000 EP]
"Why are these skills so expensive!?" Kieran exclaimed, crying tears of blood.
"At most a technique like this is worth fifteen thousand, max! Isn't it just putting Qi into your hands and rubbing it into someone's back with extra steps? Why is it so expensive fuck!" Saying this Kieran sobbed into his pillow animatedly before suddenly bolting upright at the sound of a notification.
Ding!
[Congratulations! You have completed the quest: Pay to Win!]
[You have unlocked the Charm stat]
[+100 to Charm]
Kieran smiled, however he thought little of the new attribute. Almost certainly it would be correlated to his looks, and he wondered if it would increase with his cultivation or if it required special methods to increase. After all, if someone's attractiveness increased with every breakthrough, there would be no ugly toads running around, and while he didn't mention it, he had seen a good number of toads running around the sect!
Kieran shook his head and refocused on his plans.
"I guess I'll have to start my plans a little earlier than expected. I'll advertise it as a massage parlor, but I'll just fuck peoples brains out until I have enough points to buy that skill. After that, I will use the skill to finish them off and earn money that way. And when I'm finally rich enough, I'll be able to leave the sect and go on adventures."
"Speaking of which, I need to figure out how to advance first. I'm broke so I am unable to pay to advance, and it's getting late so I have to break through manually before I can gain more levels. The only question is how..."
Thinking along these lines, he figured he had two options, one, he could find someone to farm points from, or he could make an attempt at a breakthrough, which could possibly take days.
Kieran pulled his robes apart and looked at his little brother.
If his little brother had a voice it would have surely spoke at this moment, 'Please, the body is willing, but the mind is weak! Just a little break, just a small one!'
Kieran sighed and thought about option number two.
"Aren't I like...super talented? I should have no issues breaking through on my own!"
Kieran jumped off his bed and opened his door after deciding to break through on his own. He wasn't paying attention earlier so he didn't realize he no longer had guards stationed at his door.
"Eh? Isn't it dangerous to leave a weak male disciple all alone and without any protection? In any random cultivation novel this is when the girl would be ambushed and assaulted by other disciples since it's a crime to be weak in the cultivation world or something cringe."
"Hey, boy."
"Fuck. I spoke too soon!" Kieran immediately went to dip back into his room but was grabbed by his collar and dragged out, forced to face his captor.