"Forget it, forget it. No human customer service available, and the system's built-in AI is basically an idiot. This is good news for me," Chu Chen consoled himself.
Not being able to call customer service meant the system could only be controlled by him, and wouldn't be inexplicably taken over or used against him by its creator.
An idiotic AI was even better. A smart system would be troublesome; an idiotic one was preferable.
However... Chu Chen looked at the three rewards, feeling a headache for the first time over rewards.
"What should I choose? A mysterious black box? I definitely can't take that again. Who knows what this world will turn into otherwise."
"I, Chu Chen, would rather die of old age than choose the mysterious black box again!"
Chu Chen swore fiercely in his heart, truly terrified of it. If it weren't for the system's points and his diligent cultivation during the spiritual energy resurgence, he probably wouldn't have even reached the Qi Transformation realm.
How could a young man like him, with deep cultivation, compare to the other four Foundation Establishment realm cultivators? And if he couldn't quickly reach the Qi Transformation realm, with the enemies he had offended before, he would have been assassinated long ago.
Now, as one of the five Qi Transformation realm cultivators, it was best for the world to remain as it is for his safety.
"The remaining two are purple-grade. One is about 'lying flat' and the other is about 'involution'. I've already transmigrated to the world of Qingzhou Continent, why are these two terms appearing before me again? Am I destined to either 'involution' or 'lie flat'?"
Chu Chen's face darkened. Looking at these two rewards, he felt they were mocking him.
"Should I choose 'involution' or 'lying flat'? Or should I just not choose a reward this time and skip it?"
"Skipping it feels like a waste. Then I'll choose 'lying flat'. Although it's unlikely for me to truly lie flat in my current situation, at least this talent won't have any side effects to screw me over. 'Involution' might."
Chu Chen pondered for a quarter of an hour and finally made his decision, clicking on the purple-grade talent "Lying Flat."
Following that, the system's semi-transparent panel automatically dissipated.
"Hoo~"
Chu Chen wiped the sweat from his forehead, which had been induced by the system's nagging, and thought, "Now I have 3300 points. I should exchange them for some pills first and send them to Zhu Wushi to cooperate with his divine trickster plan."
Immediately, Chu Chen opened the exchange store, glanced at it, and after a moment's thought, formulated his shopping plan.
[Intermediate Longevity Pill: Usable by those below the Core Formation realm. Can extend lifespan by five years. Price: 100 points per pill.]
[Ding! Three Intermediate Longevity Pills, a total of 300 points required. Do you wish to exchange?]
"Yes."
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining three Intermediate Longevity Pills. 300 points have been deducted. Remaining points: 3000.]
[Ding! One thousand bottles of Body Tempering Pills, requiring 1000 points. Do you wish to exchange?]
"Yes!"
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining one thousand bottles of Body Tempering Pills. 1000 points have been deducted. Remaining points: 2000.]
Chu Chen glanced at the system's inventory space. The pills he had just exchanged were all there, stored properly. Chu Chen nodded with great relief.
Then, looking at the remaining 2000 points, he gritted his teeth and said, "I might as well use them all up. I can use them to expand my military strength. I died miserably in the life simulation again! Not having military power makes me feel so insecure!"
No sooner said than done, Chu Chen clicked on the special interface and directly entered the exchange quantity.
[Ding! Ten "Thousand Militia Summon Cards" at 100 points each; five "Thousand Light Infantry Summon Cards" at 200 points each. A total of 2000 points required. Do you wish to exchange?]
"Yes."
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining five "Thousand Light Infantry Summon Cards" and ten "Thousand Militia Summon Cards". 2000 points have been deducted.]
"Alright, all points are spent. No need to think about it anymore."
Having spent all his points, Chu Chen originally planned to go to sleep. However, after tossing and turning in bed for a long time, he couldn't sleep. He also didn't dare to call the beauties the Empress had given him to accompany him to sleep.
Those beauties were indeed beautiful, but sleeping with them came with a lot of trouble. Who knew if they were all meticulously trained spies or assassins.
Having died multiple times in the life simulation, Chu Chen suspected the Empress was behind it, making him even more hesitant to sleep with the beauties she sent.
"Forget it, since I can't sleep, I might as well earn some points. Having no points on hand makes me feel very insecure, especially when the system's exchange store can exchange for summon cards and pills. Having points at least provides more security."
With this thought, Chu Chen once again opened the life simulation function and began to simulate his life.
As his life trajectory had not changed drastically, the simulations remained unchanged for over a dozen times. Moreover, due to the high frequency, the rewards were not particularly good, but they did increase Chu Chen's knowledge.
And his points, starting from zero, became abundant again, reaching 34,500 points.
[Host: Chu Chen. Age: Twenty-three. Cultivation: Qi Transformation Realm.]
[Official Title: Prime Minister of Yunyue Kingdom, First Rank, Fifth-Class Baron (no fiefdom, non-hereditary).]
[Cultivation Techniques: Martial Immortal-grade True Essence Profound Art, God-grade Eight Extremes Fist, Spirit Platform-grade Cloud Dispelling Palm, Spirit Platform-grade Wind God Leg, Spirit Platform-grade Frost Fist, Harmonious Grade Three Points Return to Origin Qi, Azure Grade Soaring Flight Technique, Qi Transformation Realm Lightning Strike Fist.]
[Life Talents: God-grade Craftsman, God-grade Hundred Herbs, God-grade Alchemy, God-grade Farming, God-grade Weaving, God-grade Charm, Purple-grade Insightful Eye, Purple-grade Lying Flat, Blue-grade Insight...]
[Command Talents: God-grade Troop Training, God-grade Troop Deployment, Blue-grade Foresight.]
[Combat Talents: Red-grade Bloodbath.]
[Skills: Blue-grade Resourceful Strategy, God-grade Identification.]
[Achievements: World's Enemy, Died of Old Age, Pioneer of Reform, Rule of Law, Disrupted the Court, Infamous for Ages, Matched Pair, Era of Peace.]
[Items: Green-grade Qiankun Ring (Height 5 meters, Area 100 square meters.) Purple-grade Qiankun Ring (Height 40 meters, Area 1600 square meters.) Qi Transformation Realm Magic Artifact Lingyun Immortal Robe, White Cloud Trousers, Vertical Cloud Boots, White Jade Imperial Crown; Several bottles of Foundation Establishment Pills, Several bottles of Body Tempering Pills, Ten "Thousand Militia Summon Cards", Five "Thousand Light Infantry Summon Cards", Two "Three Thousand Light Cavalry Summon Cards".]
[Current Points: 34500.]
The spiritual rice and calming grass seeds had already been handed over to the Dark Department. They were planted in a special farm in Fengshou County, Pingyuan Prefecture, using greenhouse methods.
Although it was winter, with Chu Chen's substantial funding and the efforts of three Dark Department members and over a dozen Embroidered Uniform Guards, creating a greenhouse was not a problem. It was simply a matter of using a large glass box over ten meters long filled with soil, continuously releasing martial spirit energy to artificially maintain spiritual energy, and creating a small, warm climate for planting.
The area was originally suitable for two harvests a year, and it didn't snow in winter. With the help of spiritual energy, it was sufficient.
As for the Body Tempering Pill formula, Chu Chen had long since given it to the Embroidered Uniform Guard. They recruited several alchemists to be responsible for refining the pills. Although the output was small, they were at least producing them themselves.