Evolution of life

Chapter 5: Preparations

"Do we really need to prepare all of this? Can't we cut down on it a bit? The total cost of all these things is quite high..." After Li Xing knew that Ying Rong was willing to each him, the two of them quickly began preparations.

However, training one's abilities is not something that can be done just by talking, and many preparations are quite necessary. Li Xing, however, was penniless, and many of the equipment and potions needed to be purchased. Now, looking at the long list of items that Ying Rong had compiled, Li Xing's brows unconsciously furrowed...

The list was roughly as follows: a box of Rejuvenating Plum Fruit, a networked helmet, a rehabilitation chamber, a pair of ability detection bracelets...and a bunch of other miscellaneous items. The total value added up to over 100,000 Star Coins...

And he himself, added up altogether, had only about 3,000 Star Coins more, and was absolutely unable to buy all of these things.

"The list I've compiled is enough equipment to upgrade you to the level of a Star Mark, not to buy everything at once. You just need to buy the plum fruit for now," Ying Rong explained, seeing Li Xing's difficulty.

It turned out that way... Li Xing was indeed relieved, and he could understand that upgrading one's abilities is expensive, but he hadn't expected it to be so expensive! According to the exchange rate between Earth Coalition Coin and Star Coin, the total price of these items would be about 100 million Earth Federation Coins...

This number is really ridiculous. If Li Xing could afford these money, he wouldn't be here.

Fortunately, it's not all bought at once, otherwise, it would be selling oneself probably couldn't get so much money... This is his real thought.

"Well, what should I buy now?" The topic returned to the main subject, Li Xing asked curiously again. "Buy the Reviving Jelly first, after buying it, you can train for a long time." "Okay, I'll go buy it." Said Li Xing, opened his mobile phone.

However, he searched for it for a long time on the online shopping interface, but couldn't find it. Finally, he stopped his actions and looked up in confusion, asking, "What's going on? I can't find it at all?" "Can't find it?" Influence Blade also felt strange. Reviving Jelly is not a high-end item, sometimes he can see it on the street stall...

He was curious and floated to Li Xing's side, staring at his mobile phone screen, watching Li Xing flipping it again, Influence Blade finally seemed to realize something, with a strange expression...

Seeing that Li Xing seemed to want to continue looking, Influence Blade decided to interrupt him directly. "Don't keep looking for it. It's definitely not available here." Li Xing subconsciously associated something with it.

"No," Shadow Sword shook his head to deny: "It seems that the range of your networked device connected to the internet is limited to your Earth, and it cannot be connected to the interstellar internet. And that thing needs to be purchased from the interstellar internet." Li Xin was speechless... Apparently, there was no such thing on Earth, which was why he couldn't buy it...

"What should we do now? It's certainly not possible for me to leave Earth now!" Li Xin smiled bitterly. He really didn't have the ability to do so now. "It shouldn't be so complicated. Since your Earth has joined the Human Alliance, it should have equipment connected to the interstellar internet. You should use your Earth's network to look for it again and see if there is any interstellar computer that can be paid to use."

Shadow Sword frowned, and after a moment, he gave a solution. It made sense, so Li Xin hurriedly pulled out his old phone again and searched for a while...

"I found it," Li Xing finally let out a breath and smiled, "There's a*****e selling interstellar computers in the downtown area of my city, and it's open 24 hours." The price...

He looked at it again, and a helpless expression appeared on his face again... He smiled bitterly and said, "The cheapest one is also more than 1,000 star coins..."

"Your place is too remote..." Yingrie was also a bit speechless. In the past, he would never have thought that he would be bothered by buying a box of back-vitalizing fruit.

"There's no other way. Money matters can be dealt with later. Don't worry. The upgrade of the ability is a long-term matter, and we don't have to worry about it in the next one or two days. It's getting late today. Let's buy a star computer tomorrow first. Then we'll think about it slowly..."

Seeing that Li Xing was discouraged, Yingrie couldn't help but comfort him. It was true. He was in a hurry. "Yes, that's it for today. I haven't eaten yet..."

Forgetting about his basic life because he was focused on the ability, it was rare for him.

After saying that, Li Xing went to the stove to start working. He took out all the good things left in his refrigerator and was going to make something nice to celebrate. "At night, Li Xing began to prepare for sleep. However, according to Yingrie, he is currently in a soul state and doesn't need to sleep. So Yingrie planned to surf the internet and learn about the human history of Earth in the evening." Although he was surprised that Jing Rui was interested in these things, it was not an unreasonable request, so Li Xing naturally agreed. He had been in prison for three months, and his house had not been cleaned, so the old computer was covered in dust. After eating, he cleaned it thoroughly and pressed the power button, only to find that it was still working.

He gave Jing Rui a rough idea of how to use it, and then went to bed to sleep. Asleep, the night passed quickly... He opened his eyes, got dressed, and found that Jing Rui was still intently staring at the computer screen...

Li Xing was about to ask him how it was going when Jing Rui, who seemed calm, suddenly became somewhat excited and said, "This Li Bai is simply too talented!"

Who? For a moment, Li Xing didn't react to what the guy was saying, until his brain ran for a while and he finally understood. It seemed to be a poet from the Tang Dynasty...

"What's wrong with him?" Li Xing was very curious. Jing Rui was a person from the universe and a high-ranking fugitive, so it would not be an exaggeration to say that he had seen a lot. A person like him, who seemed so calm, was showing such excitement... He was speaking without looking at the side, and it looked like his eyes were glued to the computer... Hearing Li Xing's question, someone answered without turning his head, "Look at the ancient poems he wrote. They are so poetic and beautiful..." He said this while smacking his lips, looking as if he was relishing the thought.

Li Xing was a little confused. Was that why the old man was so excited? Before he could say anything, the man continued on his own, "Back in the day, I used to write one or two poems occasionally, but compared to him, oh! I couldn't even reach his toes..."

Uh... Li Xing believed that if Li Bai were still alive, he would be very proud of the words of the Shadow Blade. After all, throughout history, how many poets have been praised by aliens?

"Yes," Li Xing agreed with him this time. "He really was a very great poet in Chinese history..." The Shadow Blade looked as if he was not yet satisfied, continuing to scroll through Li Bai's poems on the computer. Li Xing finished his exercise and prepared breakfast, ate it, and then the Shadow Blade reluctantly turned off the computer and said to Li Xing, "Well, it's time to get down to business. Let's go to that interstellar computer store as soon as possible."

"Yes," Li Xing quickly nodded in response, as if the Shadow Blade had almost forgotten about it... The shadow blade once again entered the bracelet, and Li Xing quickly took out his card, ready to take the bus to the city center. It was not a holiday today, so there were not many cars on the road, and he soon arrived at the storefront in the city center...

"Good morning, sir. Would you like me to show you around the computer?" A well-dressed salesperson greeted him as soon as he entered the store. Li Xing may have looked shabby, but the salesperson did not show the slightest hint of disdain. Apparently, he had good manners.

Li Xing had suffered a lot of humiliation from store clerks since he was young, and for a long time, he even refused to go to physical stores...

"Thank you, but I don't need it. I'll just take a look myself," Li Xing replied with a smile. He had an expert who could answer any question, so he didn't need the salesperson's help. "Okay, then. You're welcome to browse. I'll be at the counter. If you need any assistance, please come find me there," the salesperson said without showing any surprise.

"Okay, I understand," Li Xing nodded and the salesperson turned back to the counter. "Our requirements are not high. We just need to be able to connect to the interstellar internet, and we don't care much about the price as long as it's about the same."... That was what the shadow blade had told him. After circling the store for a while, he quickly found a computer within his budget. He went to the counter to pay with his Star Card. Li Xin didn't think much about it and left. The salesperson, on the other hand, secretly thanked himself for not showing any unusual expression because of the customer's clothes.

The first time he saw Li Xin, the salesperson was actually curious. The customer probably didn't have more than 500 Earth Federation dollars in total, but he paid 1200 Star Coins without hesitation! That was 1.8 million Earth Federation dollars!

Thinking about his commission, the salesperson couldn't help but smile.

Back home, Li Xin opened the handheld computer and watched the projection screen, first marveling at the wonders of technology, then quickly getting down to business. He found the items he wanted, placed an order, and finished everything quickly. "

Okay, now all we have to do is wait for these items to arrive, and we can start our formal training!" "Yes!" Li Xin excitedly nodded.