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Chapter 604: Immortal Loan and Pills
There is no doubt that the disciples are definitely short of money, so after signing this agreement, they can take out a loan to obtain these things.

As for when I can pay it back...

This agreement is quite lenient. In theory, it doesn't matter if you don't pay it back for a long time, but the interest will continue to compound.

There is also an "optimal repayment range" thoughtfully written above, which means the specific time and amount to be repaid, which is the best overall situation.

The game has quite a lot of dialogue options, and many of them really touch Chen Tingquan's heart, which is exactly what he wants to say.

"Master, it may take tens of thousands of spirit stones to cultivate to the next level. Isn't this a bit too..."

The double-door immortal's face darkened: "Didn't your master tell you just now? Cultivating immortals is against the will of heaven, and you also said that as long as you can become an immortal, you are willing to pay any price.

“I can’t even afford some low-interest loans, so what do you mean by going against the will of heaven?

"Besides, I have taken a great risk by applying for this agreement for you. If something unexpected happens during your cultivation, or if you are unable to repay the loan, won't the debt eventually fall on me?
"Forget it. Since you are so ungrateful, I will leave. If you don't want to cultivate immortality, there are many people who want to."

Chen Tingquan was startled and said quickly: "No, Master, I'll sign it right away!"

He hastened to sign the agreement.

If you think about it carefully, there is some truth in what the Double Door Immortal said.

Although it is a loan, there must be a way to get a loan! If there is no immortal to lead the way, Chen Tingquan can't even find the recharge interface, and there is no chance to get a loan.

If you don't practice, there are many people who want to practice.

This is the worldview of this game. There are too many people who want to cultivate immortality, but too few sects that can cultivate immortality. Isn't this a seller's market? When ordinary people encounter such an agreement, they can only sign it with a pinched nose.

After signing and pressing the fingerprint, Chen Tingquan's screen finally showed the same recharge interface as that of Lecturer Ding.

When I clicked on it, I was dazzled by the variety of gift packages!

Of course, the price is also quite beautiful.

However, this recharge interface is full of loan traps.

These seemingly awesome gift packs of various elixirs can be obtained by taking out a loan even without recharging, which is truly a “click and get free” deal.

"Damn it, hold it in!"

Chen Tingquan quickly closed the recharge interface.

Since I have chosen to be a villager and a zero-paying player, I will continue to be a zero-paying player. If I spend money now, I can't change my identity, which makes me feel like a loss.

The double-door immortal flew on his sword and brought Chen Tingquan back to the sect.

Seeing the sect's main hall on the hill in the distance, Chen Tingquan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, after so much trouble, I finally get to the point!

Not only that, he also obtained an identity jade token and unlocked the sect's teleportation point.

In other words, he can return to the sect at any time and finally he doesn't have to worry about anything.

This sect is called the Henggang Sect. According to the introduction in the plot, it is actually a very good and large sect.

At first, Chen Tingquan was puzzled. From the scale of the buildings, it was hard to tell that this was a large sect. There were only a few hills.

Soon his doubts were answered: this was because the headquarters of the Henggang Sect was not here, this was just one of the many branches of the Henggang Sect.

Among the many large sects, the Henggang Sect particularly likes to select students from poor families, and is also the most friendly sect for ordinary people to join.

Compared to the various entry conditions of other sects, the Henggang sect only requires signing a cultivation loan, which is already a very generous condition.

Different new customer acquisition strategies naturally determine different operational ideas.

“Walk around the sect first, especially remember the location of the alchemy room.

"Go to my cave later, and I will teach you the elixir and skills I have prepared for you."

The double-door immortal said this and left.

"Hey, Master, you haven't told me your name yet!"

Chen Tingquan was speechless, but after thinking about it, it didn't matter, he was just an NPC anyway.

However, he soon learned the name of this double-doored immortal, because while wandering around the sect, he saw a "Excellent Master Commendation List" and the double-doored immortal was on the list.

His name is "Pharmacist Qian".

Chen Tingquan was a little embarrassed: "Brother, have you really never considered changing your last name? Huang Yaoshi sounds like an immortal, why does Qian Yaoshi always feel like something is wrong?

"And don't these immortals give themselves Taoist names or something like that? For example, Huanglong Immortal, Shenxu Taoist Priest, and so on.

"This list of outstanding teachers is a bit strange, isn't it? Which sect would specifically commend this? It's like a provincial key high school."

Chen Tingquan took a brief stroll around the sect. This place was not big, even much smaller than the main city in "Endless Fantasy Legend 2". It was just a few small courtyards scattered on the hill, each with different functions.

The most important of these, of course, is the alchemy room, which is where elixirs are obtained and is also the most imposing building in the entire sect.

After a round, I still didn't see any other players. However, there were other brothers played by NPCs.

These NPCs are obviously automatically generated by the system. Their appearances, figures, and clothing are all different, and their names are also randomly generated by AI.

But they were all very busy. Some went to the alchemy room to get the pills and left in a hurry, while others went straight into the training room. Chen Tingquan didn't even have time to go over and talk to them.

Some of the disciples seemed to be standing still, muttering to themselves while looking at the distant scenery. Just when Chen Tingquan was about to go over to have a conversation with them, the other party left angrily.

"My goodness, the brothers in this sect don't seem quite normal, and they all have some mental problems.

"Where are the players? Where are the other players?
“Isn’t this an online game?

"If other players join the sect, we will eventually meet each other, right?

"Or is it that the online mechanism of this game is different from what I originally thought?"

Chen Tingquan had roughly guessed that "Against the Sky" probably adopted an online mechanism that was completely different from traditional online games.

First of all, the map of this game is very large, but this kind of map is a bit like the randomly generated one, and the map is also very empty. Even if players are assigned to the same server or map, they will not all be crowded together.

If players are crowded together, the sense of immersion in the plot will be seriously weakened.

Imagine that when you go to find an NPC to accept a task, a group of players stand together in a crowd, blocking the NPC completely. How can you feel involved?

"Against the Heavens" obviously wants to make this part more like a stand-alone game.

However, since it has already stated that it is an online game with rich online gameplay, it means that there will inevitably be other ways to enhance the interaction between players in the future.

The practice at this time is more like a special development mode, which is to accumulate strength for later.

Chen Tingquan felt a sense of urgency because he was just a weak and powerless free player. He was probably the worst player in the game and had been left far behind by paying players like Lecturer Ding.

We must seize the time and work hard.

Following the task instructions, he came to the cave of his master Qian Yaoshi.

The cave is somewhat similar to a special copy.

It has a specific entrance, but the space where the cave is located is not at the entrance, but more like some kind of independent space.

"Don't worry, after successfully building your foundation, you can also have your own cave."

While Pharmacist Qian described a beautiful picture of the future to Chen Tingquan, he took out a large pile of pills.

A list of pills also appeared on Chen Tingquan's screen, with various icons and corresponding instructions on usage and dosage.

"This is a muscle-building pill. Take one pill a day and train with it on a wooden stake. Pay attention to the accuracy and precision of your movements. Pause for three breaths at the top of the movement and do a good job of peak control.

"This is a strength-enhancing pill. Take two pills a day and do five stone lock exercises a day, with the weight of the stone locks gradually increasing.

"This is a Qi Gathering Pill. Take one pill every other day. After taking it, it's best to go to the training room to practice Qi and meditate for an hour. If you don't go to the training room, the effect will be reduced.

"This is a sleeping pill. If you have trouble sleeping at night, you can take one.

"There are also some pain-free pills. Take them when you are in extreme pain. If you don't use the Nine Dragons Training Method, you may not be able to take these pills. You can also choose to sell them to the Alchemy Room and exchange them for other pills."

Chen Tingquan was a little dazzled. These pills were packed in various small bottles. Although they had different shapes, it was the first time he had seen them. It was not easy to match them up quickly.

But no matter what, this is obviously a much faster improvement than when he could only hunt and eat animal meat before.

After accepting the pill, Chen Tingquan hurriedly said, "Thank you, Master!"

Pharmacist Qian coughed twice and said, "These are just the most basic pills, and they are all completely legal pills, so you can take them without worry.

"but……

"Master, let me tell you this. If you want to improve faster and avoid being eliminated by the sect, you must follow the orthodox 'Nine Dragons Training Method'."

Chen Tingquan was stunned for a moment: "Nine Dragon Training Method?"

It does sound awesome, but now the word has become somewhat stigmatized and seems less serious. However, this is a game of cultivating immortals after all, so it is understandable that such words appear.

Pharmacist Qian did not give a direct explanation, but said: "This, after all, involves the law, so it is inconvenient for me to explain too much to you.

“If you are interested, go to the back door of the alchemy room and find your senior brother who is in charge of the alchemy room.

“He was once my disciple, so you can get a discount if you go.

"Of course, the Nine Dragons Training Method is not static, and the usage and dosage of many elixirs can also be adjusted. How to use them specifically depends on your actual situation.

“However, I still want to emphasize that if we don’t use the Nine Dragons training method, only 10% of the poor disciples in our sect can persist until the third year.

"Okay, go ahead. I'm going to continue practicing."

After saying that, Pharmacist Qian returned to the depths of the cave, and Chen Tingquan could only leave with full of doubts.

(End of this chapter)