Chapter 9: L1’s Limits of Exchange

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“Do you want to? Just say the word?” Su Tian was a little anxious when she saw that he did not speak.

“Yes, I am quite tempted. Her conditions are not bad,” Chen Yi said with a smile.

“Of course. If the conditions are not good, I will not introduce you to her. I see that you are her type. Why don’t you have a face-to-face meeting with her? We will see if it works out then,” Su Tian said immediately, trying to tie the red string of fate.

“Um sister Su, forget about it. I don’t think we’re suitable for each other,” Chen Yi declined.

Although he was a little tempted by the girl, it was only for a moment. She was not his type.

“How is it not suitable?” Su Tian said, “What are you worried about in terms of family conditions? You two are quite suitable. Besides, she’s the child of my husband’s friend. We’re related here, I introduced her. Don’t waste my good intentions.”

“It’s not bad,” Chen Yi pursed his lips and pretended to think, “It’s just that the gap between us is too big. If I go over like this, the pressure will be too great. I would feel like I’m a gigolo they are supporting. I can’t bring myself to lose my pride, sister Su.”

A man needed pride. A poor man’s aspirations were never poor! When in poverty, one must not change his will, and when under pressure, one must not change his attitude!

“You’re just mocking yourself! What gigolo?” Su Tian was a little angry.

Chen Yi quickly said, “I know. I appreciate your kindness, sister Su. If our conditions are similar, I would have given it a try. However, the difference is too big. You know, men have pride. No one would be happy to be called a sugar baby.”

“I think that when a man wants to marry and embark on a career, he should embark on a career first before starting a family. Only then can he give a girl a sense of security. It is not a good thing for me to bring a girl around and end up achieving nothing. Sister Su, I do not have any plans in this area for the time being. I apologize for the trouble.”

With that said, Su Tian more or less gave up, “Alright, if you have any ideas, just tell me. I will definitely find someone suitable for you.”

“Alright. Then I will go back first, sister,” Chen Yi stood up. “I still have something to do.”

Su Tian stood up to send him off. “Alright, alright. Go do your thing. I will not disturb you anymore.”

With that, Chen Yi turned around and went back to his place.

…

The moment he closed the door, the shyness he had shown in Su Tian’s house disappeared.

He then hugged the mirror and giggled non-stop. It was quite fun. It was the first time in his life that he had been introduced to someone. Sigh, it felt good. Was this the type of trouble good-looking people faced?

‘Sure enough, some sayings were true. When you become excellent, other people will be involuntarily attracted to you.’

It seems that one must achieve something! After giving himself a shot of adrenaline, Chen Yi was full of energy!

At 11 o’clock at night, he sat in front of the computer. He was quite energetic now and was not very sleepy.

He was now an L 1 level author. The most urgent thing was to understand the exchange restrictions of this level.

Although he received two benefits, it still couldn’t change the fact that Chen Yi was still poor!

He was desperately short of money now. If he didn’t have money, he could only hug his computer and sleep on the street!

The only good thing was that he wouldn’t starve to death! It sounded miserable…

He was anxious to level up. He also hoped that through leveling up, he could gain some material changes for himself, or at least not let him worry about food and clothing.

Poverty was the original sin! Money was not omnipotent but not having money was impossible!

If L 1 could exchange for some material changes, then wouldn’t that be…

As he thought about it, he sent a message to Salted Fish.

“Salted Fish, let me ask you something. It’s about alchemy. Do you know about it? If I write a book like this, then can I exchange it for this skill set?”

Salted Fish: “No, this is no longer the category of L 1. It belongs to the “Absolute Invincibility” setting that you were previously thinking about.”

“Then… what if it can be weakened like the golden finger, or have a limit placed on it?”

After all, speaking of money, the fastest way to get money was to turn stone into gold! Otherwise, why would so many people study alchemy!

Since Salted Fish said no, so Chen Yi thought that the abilities could probably be weakened like the golden finger, so he asked.

Chen Yi was not very greedy. He just wanted to use it once a day, and probably make a few thousand dollars each time. With around 100,000 dollars in one month, it would be enough. This was not an excessive request, right?

Of course, there was a difference between theory and practice. Salted Fish immediately sent an angry emoticon.

“Boss, this kind of thing can not be solved by weakening, and alchemy itself does not exist. Even super technology does not agree with this method. This is also very different from being invincible. One is the greatest strengthening of the physique, and the other is a superpower. The two are completely different!”

“Also, the Evil God website supports the most glorious labor, there would be no such opportunistic means!”

Seeing that Salted Fish was so serious in her message, Chen Yi’s enthusiasm faded. Alright, it can’t be helped if this can’t be done.

However, this also made Chen Yi think. He frowned and asked, “Then what level of materiality is within the acceptable range? Or rather, what kind of settings can I exchange for?”

The range of materiality was also very large, he was not sure what settings he could exchange for. However, if there was a relatively specific range, he could find a way.

This way, he could determine the type and direction of his book. Therefore, compared to his ideas, the most important thing now was to clarify L1’s limits of exchange!

Salted Fish said, “The L1 exchange is for skills and knowledge-based settings. For example, option 2 of your previous novel had combat skills and swimming talent. Because apart from having a good physique, your novel’s settings also included the character’s class or identity. Zhang Zhi is a swimming coach and a retired soldier, so his skills are combat and swimming. Do you understand my explanation, boss?”

“As long as it’s not a superpower or a setting that doesn’t break the world’s material conservation, it’s fine.”

Oh… so that’s what knowledge and skills meant!

So it was the setup of the character’s identity, the skills, and knowledge related to the character’s occupation? Chen Yi was deep in thought.

“That is to say, if I set the main character to be a teacher, then I would be able to obtain the knowledge and teaching skills that the teacher possesses. If I set the main character to be a programmer, then I will gain the programmer’s coding skills and related knowledge. If I set the character to be a Feng Shui Yin Yang master, then I will learn about Feng Shui knowledge and related skills? For example, showing others their luck? Or exorcising ghosts and summoning unpleasant things?”

He gave Salted Fish a few analogies.

Salted Fish said, “Yes. But for Feng Shui Yin Yang master, as there are no other species in your world, you can only show others their luck.”

Chen Yi said, “Oh… it doesn’t sound like it’s awesome at all.”

Salted Fish said, “Haha, it makes sense. Also, some swindlers are just pretending to be Yin Yang Masters. If you go out and use Feng Shui to show others their luck, you will most likely be mistaken as a swindler. Of course, the skills are also useful for grave robbing… Just a friendly reminder, most ancient tombs are protected and belong to the national level of material cultural heritage. Grave robbing is illegal.”

He was unwittingly reprimanded by Salted Fish.

Chen Yi was speechless. ‘I didn’t say I wanted to become a Yin Yang master!’

Salted Fish: “Oh I know. Are you preparing to write a new book, boss?”

Chen Yi: ‘no, I want to block you first..’