Chapter 317 - 317 297 Reserve

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317: Chapter 297: Reserve 317: Chapter 297: Reserve After getting “better” from his illness, Lu Ping’an fell in love with driving. In his previous life, he could drive, but it didn’t feel special to him. He treated it as just a skill, a necessary tool, bothersome yet indispensable. But this time, his body forgot how to drive, while his spirit found joy in it. The thrill of pressing down on the accelerator, not knowing what might happen, and the feeling of racing as the scenery kept retreating filled him with happiness… By the time he realized something was wrong, he was already hooked. He enjoyed the excitement of those moments, the inability to control the future, the fleeting sense of crisis… “You are just pursuing loss of speed… or rather, loss of control.” Perhaps, Chris was right. “You’ve been repressing yourself for too long, and that’s an illness. You should find something to let off steam.” Chris’s words were sharp, as she saw through the nature of Lu Ping’an and looked forward to his release. He was a beast in a cage, nothing normal inside, yet wearing a human skin, pretending to be a normal person. Could the beast, locked in chains and pretending to be a person, really become a human? That was just an illusion under the shackles. Were the shackles kindness? Familial love? Pressure? Or simply not having enough fun? Physical rationality could be suppressed by rationality, but it would turn into pressure, accumulating in his heart. His instincts and self might have been discontent long ago, naturally leaking out in subtle ways. Perhaps, the moment he stepped on the accelerator, relaxing his body and mind’s self-restraint, was the real him. As the original pressure of existence decreased, the nature of the “beast” naturally came out more. In fact, learning to drive wasn’t difficult for him. As long as he followed along, there should be no accidents when driving at a controllable speed… even normal vehicles’ extreme speeds shouldn’t be uncontrollable in front of his extraordinary reactions, right? He wasn’t unable to operate; he didn’t want to control things. There were no injuries in the many accidents he had previously experienced, which was clear proof. Chris even noticed that at the moment he hit the “criminal,” he laughed, like a child who had found money. And that murderer and robber became the first victim. Chris even noticed that when he was sure the other person wasn’t dead, there was some regret on his face… with Lu Ping’an’s ability to manage his facial expressions, this was another kind of loss of control. “Being a Rider should be interesting.” “Hmm, many Beast Tamers go down this path, taming demons is also a complementary part-time job for them.” This was the first time he heard this. From Chris, he also learned some information about Riders. This was a very subtle profession, like the Runner, being a kind of support profession. Mounts, transportation tools, props, and even huge magical devices were their “riding” objects. Relying mainly on external objects, their strength was unstable. As a major field of study, the effect was subtle. At one point, it became the mainstream (Knight era, Chariot era) but then declined, rebounding in recent years (rise of modern transportation). But this was a broad category, just like swordsmanship and marksmanship being skills in using swords and guns. The usage of each type of transportation varied greatly. Riders were easy to learn, but difficult to master, eventually specializing in a particular path. The effort invested was great, the gains in combat power were subtle, and the restrictions were many, making it not very popular. If you need mobility, Runners are more appropriate. Especially in modern times, instead of considering allowing Riders to push a vehicle’s performance to 120%, why not simply buy a new vehicle with 120% performance? That would be more cost-effective. As a supplementary or mixed profession, some people studied it, such as turning tamed beasts into mounts for “Riders,” combining it with warlord-related battlefield machines, focusing on naval battles and the “Sailor” series for captains, and even the rare and powerful so-called battle Sword-fairy. By the time they reached the third or fourth-tier, their past accumulation would become the stepping stone to go further. More and more professions would be mixed together, consisting of two or even more categories. Going further up, there would be individual paths combined with a lifetime of learning that only they could walk… that’s pioneering, a step that most high-level professionals had to take. The paths provided by the deity had only one being at the highest point. To rise higher, one naturally needed to find their own path. Chris had a high evaluation of the Sophist because he had found his own path. All he needed to do now was to weigh his options. However, his path was too unstable, and if he didn’t take risks to make up for it, self-implosion would just be a matter of time. However, pure Riders remained unpopular, and Lu Ping’an had yet to meet any newcomers who were interested. If he wanted to “invest” and learn, he didn’t even know who to approach. After dealing with the traffic accident, Lu Ping’an thought about what he should do next, but remembering that he would probably be scolded when he returned, he didn’t feel like going back. “Let’s take a casual stroll for a while. After all, Team 11 should be here by now, so Team 3 won’t be short of people…” Thinking about the upcoming start of school, Lu Ping’an wanted to prepare a little. He took out a few black iron and bronze-level taboo items (spoils of war) and went to the “Trading Land” to exchange them for money. Normal students usually specialized in one subject, and their enrollment and training were “free” (in reality, the school and the officials paid for the teaching materials), but if they wanted to further study multiple courses, the second and third courses seemed to have a discount, and then full price afterwards, which was expensive. Normal people didn’t need to study many subjects, as one main course and the free “required courses” could exhaust their time and energy. However, Lu Ping’an held several courses in his hands, such as Gardener, Chef, Battle-profession, Scholar, Conductor, etc., and had to pay a large amount of tuition fees. “…About 600,000? That’s fine.” The “Trading Land” had become a thriving black market ranked among the top in the Ancient City. The taboo items Lu Ping’an picked were considered “trash” by the Rebirth Commerce, but he easily sold five of them for 670,000. He didn’t wear the Peace Dove mask, using a random mask to complete the transaction, and saw the increasingly prosperous trading land market. He planned to mail part of the money to his parents, use some to try to pay off his debts, and save the rest for tuition and daily expenses. “Right, I still need textbooks and tools.” There were many and miscellaneous courses in the Scholar Path, and in addition to the “free” textbooks, there were a large number of reference books and tools to purchase, which Lu Ping’an needed to focus on. Many “Taboo Books” were not only expensive but also considered semi-polluting items. Their purchase and acquisition channels also required careful planning. The same went for other paths. Gardener required gardening supplies and “a piece of land” – usually rented, but Lu Ping’an needed a set of good gardening tools. He shouldn’t play around with little saplings anymore. Battle-professions required extra instructors and training partners, as well as equipment. Both training and actual combat equipment needed to be purchased. Not to mention chefs, the higher the quality the better when it came to kitchen utensils, and the consumption of raw materials was bottomless. The cost of a chef’s kitchen could exceed the combined cost of the others mentioned earlier. “…Well, I can use Tie Zhenmei’s kitchen tool set for now. Huh, it seems to be Silver-tier, isn’t that a bit too exaggerated?”

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