Swallowing the Stars: Providing a Loan to Luo Feng Begins

Chapter 2 First Loan Breakthrough

Chen Qi brought up a panel that only showed the effects of 5ml of 'herbal essence'.

"Luo Feng, look at this!"

Luo Feng was initially surprised to see the transparent panel that suddenly appeared in front of him, but after hearing Chen Qi's explanation, he realized that it was the other party's masterpiece.

"I have already mentioned the previous realms of martial arts to you."

"There are nine levels of apprentices. On Earth, the first three levels are usually called: beginner, intermediate, and advanced warriors. The next three levels are called: beginner, intermediate, and advanced generals. The last three levels are called: beginner, intermediate, and advanced war gods."

Chen Qi vaguely remembered the plot of the original work. At this time, Luo Feng was not clear about the specific division of martial arts levels. It was not until after he left the detention center that Jiang Nian explained these details to him.

Luo Feng carefully read about the effects of the 'Herbal Essence Dew' and couldn't help but exclaim:

"This 'herbal essence' is so effective, just 5ml can make me reach the level of a high-level warrior?"

"So precious!"

Luo Feng had previously heard Chen Qi say that many martial artists on Earth could only remain at the warrior level throughout their lives.

"Not only that, for you, it's actually an upgrade to intermediate-level warrior." Chen Qi smiled. At this moment, Luo Feng was unaware that he possessed the number one mentalist talent on Earth.

Luo Feng asked in confusion, "What do you mean?"

"Once you drink the 'Herbal Essence Dew' and your abilities are enhanced, you'll understand everything," Chen Qi said mysteriously.

Luo Feng has been unable to awaken his mentalist talent because his physical condition is too weak. Once his physical condition is improved, his mentalist talent will naturally awaken.

"I understand just because I drank the 'Herbal Essence Dew'? But how could such a precious treasure possibly fall into the hands of a commoner like me?" Luo Feng wondered.

How could he possibly have the chance to use such a training resource that could elevate him to the level of a high-level warrior with just 5ml?
"Didn't I say I'd cover the resources for your upgrade?" Chen Qi said, then turned to the system and said, "System, lend me the money!"

[You have drafted a loan application for the borrower 'Luo Feng'. Now, please blink three times in quick succession...]

"Luo Feng, blink."

"right"

"Shake your head again..."

"All right!"

The loan has been disbursed.

Within the system space, a sliver of spacetime fluctuation quickly appeared, and a 'test tube' appeared before Chen Qi's soul, containing some emerald green liquid. He gently shook the test tube, and the liquid inside flowed accordingly.

"go."

Chen Qi teleported the 'Herbal Essence Dew' out of the system space.

He has nothing to fear about the future time travel of the 'Lord of the Universe'. His system space cannot even find his existence in the supreme rules, let alone the minor Lord of the Universe.

Outside the system space, a test tube containing 'green liquid' suddenly appeared on Luo Feng's bed, its cork tightly closed.

"Luo Feng, this is the 'Essence of Herbs and Trees Dew.' Drink it and then cultivate the 'Five Hearts Towards Heaven Cultivation Method,' and your body will absorb it, enhancing your genetic energy and physical fitness!" Chen Qi explained.

Luo Feng stared at the test tube that had suddenly appeared.
I reached out to touch it, somewhat incredulous.

To produce an item out of thin air—that's incredible! It's practically divine!
"Drink up, you've seen how extraordinary I am, I'm giving you something so precious." Chen Qi didn't mention the loan.

Anyway, Luo Feng doesn't use the 'system's credit value' in his system, and it has no other use. Even if Luo Feng doesn't repay, it will only lower Luo Feng's credit value in his own system, and will not have any other impact.

Chen Qi is not the kind of "good" older brother who would pay for an upgrade for you.

"drink"

With a determined effort, Luo Feng uncorked the 'herbal essence' bottle, drank the liquid in the test tube in one gulp, and let it flow down his throat into his body...

After the 'herbal essences' entered Luo Feng's body, they quickly nourished every inch of his skin and cells. Luo Feng immediately used the 'Five Hearts Towards Heaven Cultivation Method' to sense the cosmic energy within his body.

The genetic energy contained in the 'Herbal Essence Dew' quickly assimilated into his body, improving his physical fitness.

Everything changes extremely rapidly.

In just a moment, Luo Feng suddenly felt a splitting headache, but it quickly subsided.

He could feel that his physical abilities were improving, which increased his body's strength and made it much easier to resist the tearing pain. "Is this the awakening of a mentalist's talent?" Chen Qi sensed this scene through the system and noticed the pained expression on Luo Feng's face.

Luo Feng collapsed onto his bed, gripping the blanket tightly with one hand and biting down on the pillow to keep himself from screaming. He was in the detention center, and if he made too much noise, it would attract attention.

"Keep going, hang in there!"

Chen Qi quickly put the empty test tube and cork into the system space and hid them to prevent anyone from discovering anything unusual.

He hadn't expected that there would be 'herbal essence dew' to improve physical fitness; even Luo Feng's awakening as a mentalist was still so difficult to bear.

However, compared to the original work, the characters' physical abilities are constantly improving.

Luo Feng's condition has improved a lot. At least he did not faint due to the pain triggering his body's mechanisms, and his consciousness is still very clear.

It lasted for about four or five minutes.

"Sigh~"

Luo Feng pulled through.

He felt a significant increase in the power within his body, and the pained expression on his face gradually subsided.
"Chen Qi, you didn't tell me drinking this stuff would hurt so much!" Luo Feng couldn't help but complain.

"This isn't my fault; it's because your innate talent as a mentalist has awakened." Chen Qi didn't take the blame for this; it was due to Luo Feng's own physical condition.

How could awakening the 'Number One Spiritualist Talent on Earth' be so simple?
Without the 'herbal essence,' the pain would only be worse, an unbearable pain for the human body, and could even lead to the awakening of a spiritual master, potentially resulting in death!

"A talent for mental cultivation?"

At this point, Luo Feng only had a slight understanding of the profession of mentalist.

Chen Qi then proceeded to explain:
"Among martial artists, some possess the talent of a psychic. In the early stages of martial arts training on Earth, psychics had an advantage. For example, they could use 'object manipulation' to fly, or control many throwing knives to slaughter monsters..."

Luo Feng, who comes from a humble background and has just finished his senior year of high school, knows very little about information.

Only after hearing Chen Qi's words did he fully understand—it turned out that every time he had fainted before, it was related to this!
I'm actually a 'spiritual master'!
He had heard legends about psychic masters, some who could control objects to kill enemies from a thousand miles away, others who could control flight, and still others who could use their minds to annihilate...

Chen Qi continued to explain some common sense:
"Look back at your mind now, there is a 'dark golden sphere'. It is the symbol of your powerful talent as a mentalist. As long as it does not completely disappear, your mentalist talent will always be about two levels higher than your physical attributes."

"A mentalist's level is two levels higher than a martial artist's level?"

After hearing this information, Luo Feng carefully assessed his current strength and examined his physical attributes.

Later, under Chen Qi's guidance, he tentatively demonstrated the 'object control' technique.

He concentrated his mental energy, and his shoes floated lightly.

With just 'mental energy', one can control objects at will, performing various intricate movements and transformations...

"You should now be a high-level warrior, and your mentalist level is more likely to have reached the level of a mid-level general." Chen Qi relayed this notification through the system panel.

A smile appeared on Luo Feng's face, and he couldn't help but say, "Chen Qi, you're so good to me, giving me such a precious treasure."

He was extremely excited.

A mentalist at the intermediate-level warrior level!
So, does that mean he can already provide a good life for his parents? Living in a big house and having no worries about food and clothing should no longer be a problem!
Chen Qi noticed Luo Feng's thoughts and immediately started a heart-to-heart talk with him. He couldn't let Luo Feng be so easily satisfied, otherwise he would have no motivation to repay his debts.

So we started chatting:

'Luo Hua's disability,' 'Xu Xin's family background, whom Luo Feng secretly loves,' and so on.

Luo Feng couldn't help but ask:

Is there really a way to cure my brother's disability?

"That's natural. In this universe, anything is possible as long as you're powerful enough! Your body should still be able to absorb cosmic energy, so you can continue to cultivate and improve." Chen Qi began to make empty promises.

Luo Feng agreed, saying that as long as one lives, one must continue cultivating.

With Chen Qi's wholehearted help, he will definitely be able to become a super strong person in the universe!
Watching Luo Feng, who was already immersed in cultivating the 'Five Hearts Towards Heaven Cultivation Method', Chen Qi silently pondered:

"In order to speed up Luo Feng's repayment and carry out the next round of loan increases, we definitely can't go through the slow process of participating in the 'Martial Arts Assessment' and then joining the team."

"Why not?"

(End of this chapter)