Beast Taming: My System is Bugged

Chapter 400: Chapter 387: This Is How Credit Points Are Used

However, the Spiritual Power depleted during this period would take a long time to recover.

But just sitting around was too much of a waste. Being at Wenquxing University, Gu Ming didn’t want to waste his time sleeping.

The university had a technique for cultivating in one’s sleep, allowing a person to subconsciously practice Spiritual Techniques like *Cyan Pine* while naturally recovering their Spiritual Power.

Some people would also use Natural Medicinal Herbs or Chronic Long-acting Elixirs to accelerate their Cultivation results.

Gu Ming hadn’t learned that technique yet, but he had an idea.

First, to cultivate the Spiritual Fragment Analysis Method, he would definitely have to spend some time at the university’s Spiritual Power Cultivation Field.

Otherwise, learning something out of thin air would always arouse suspicion.

Gu Ming knew that geniuses were beyond question. ’After all, when a genius masters a Cultivation Technique that stumps everyone else with the ease of breathing, people don’t question how. They just sigh in admiration, "That’s a genius for you."’

Gu Ming knew his own level of genius hadn’t reached that point yet, so he decided to go sit in the Cultivation Field after his Spiritual Power was depleted.

Even if it was just to go through the motions and keep up appearances, that would be enough.

With that thought, Gu Ming invited Lu You to go along and put on a show with him.

"Want to go sit at the Cultivation Field for a bit?" Gu Ming asked.

Lu You was confused at first, but she quickly understood what Gu Ming meant.

Wiping the sweat from her brow, she bit her lip and shakily stood up.

With her Spiritual Power depleted, even walking was a form of torture.

’But isn’t this also a form of training?’

’How can I quickly recover my Spiritual Power from a depleted state?’ she wondered.

On the way, she started searching an academic journal database. To her surprise, she found that similar Cultivation Techniques focused on recovery actually existed.

As it happened, the school library had similar books. An idea sparked in Lu You’s mind as she stared, captivated, at the search results.

But she didn’t know if they would be useful, so after some thought, she mustered her courage and said to Gu Ming:

"I’m going to the library for a bit. I’ll be back soon."

Lu You planned to go to the library first and memorize the contents.

With her current memory, it would only take her half an hour to quickly flip through and memorize an entire book.

Besides, the books in the university were all made of Great Dao Gold Paper, which itself contained powerful educational properties.

Gu Ming didn’t ask what she was doing. He just waved his hand and let her go.

After Lu You left, Gu Ming glanced at the system’s plot commentary and realized she was actually going to find a Spiritual Power recovery technique specialized for resisting pressure.

...

The Spiritual Power Cultivation Field at Wenquxing University was a standalone building.

From the outside, it looked like it only had a few floors, no more than ten.

But inside, it was a whole different world.

The corridors and the ceilings overhead were clearly over thirty meters high, which didn’t match the floor heights visible from the outside.

"Hello! Are you here to choose a Cultivation Chamber?"

"Based on your Credit Points, I’d say you can choose any of the highest-level chambers to use as you please."

Gu Ming asked, "How are the levels of these Cultivation Chambers categorized?"

He had plenty of Credit Points, but for her to recognize him at a glance, it must have been because of the fame from the *Peak* journal.

Gu Ming couldn’t help but reflect that quite a few Beastmasters had already greeted him on his way over.

A few fans had even stopped him to ask for tips.

Gu Ming had just waved them off.

The upperclassman working part-time in front of him gave a friendly smile and, in a voice full of enthusiasm, began introducing Gu Ming to the different grades of Cultivation Chambers in the Cultivation Tower.

"The lowest grade is for Two-star Beastmasters, matching the cultivation pressure for a Two-star Pet Beast. The fee is exactly five thousand yuan for every two hours."

"Generally speaking, a Two-star Beastmaster uses it once a month or once a week, so they’d spend about twenty thousand yuan a month. It’s actually not too bad."

"As for High-star Beastmasters, it’s not as fixed."

"After all, the higher the Star Level, the longer it takes to cultivate Spiritual Power. Plus, their weekly recovery rates are different. Some people can come every day of the week to train under spiritual pressure."

"You see, a person’s Spiritual Power is like a spring. The better its quality, the more pressure it can withstand, and the faster it recovers."

"A poor-quality spring, even if it reaches a Three- or Four-star Level, won’t be able to handle pressure training more than five times a week."

After hearing this interesting analogy, Gu Ming asked, "I only have the Spiritual Power of a Two... a Three-star. Is it appropriate for me to go to the highest-level Cultivation Chamber?"

’The university’s Star Level definitions for the Cultivation Chambers can’t have been set arbitrarily.’

’Rashly going to a Cultivation Chamber beyond my capacity definitely wouldn’t be a good idea.’

However, the upperclassman had already predicted his question and immediately replied with a beaming smile:

"The High-star Level Cultivation Chambers naturally have their unique features. They dynamically adjust to your tolerable range."

"Besides, the pressure in the highest-Star Level Cultivation Chambers isn’t provided by inanimate objects like Arrays."

"Instead, it’s provided by our university’s part-time Seven-star instructors and their Pet Beasts."

"Most importantly, you can bring a companion with you to cultivate in the highest-Star Level chamber."

"If you have a particularly close classmate, you can bring them in together to strengthen your friendship."

As she spoke, the upperclassman winked, gave Gu Ming an "OK" sign, and asked, "So, after all I’ve said, are you perhaps..."

Gu Ming cut in, "In that case, book a highest-Star Level chamber for me. Right through until morning."

The upperclassman’s eyes lit up when she heard this. ’He really is a big-spending genius of a junior.’

Gu Ming hadn’t gone to the library tonight, which was actually a small loss.

After hearing the upperclassman’s explanation, he had already decided to hole up here for the night.

He also glanced at the price list. The Two-star Level chambers could be accessed with just money.

For the Three- and Four-star chambers, a combination of money and Credit Points was required.

Beyond the Five-star Level, everything was paid for exclusively with Credit Points. Money was no longer the hard currency here.

Right now, Gu Ming only needed to pay about three hundred Credit Points to enter a Seven-star Cultivation Chamber. The rate was fifty Credit Points per hour, so six hours would cost three hundred points, while booking it for a full day was one thousand Credit Points.

This was the highest-Star Level Cultivation Chamber, and the cost was astounding.

To put it in perspective, the Credit Points Gu Ming had gotten in exchange for his article in the top-tier journal were just over a hundred thousand.

That was an amount of points others couldn’t earn even after four years of study and writing a pile of theses.

And he was using up three hundred of them in a single night.

’It seems even a hundred thousand Credit Points don’t go that far,’ he thought. ’At this rate of high spending, they’d be gone in less than a year.’

’But it makes sense when I think about it.’

These High-star Level Cultivation Chambers were meant for High-star Beastmasters.

Most of them already had other sources of Credit Points at the university.

Or they were for students with high-end achievements to spend their rewards.

Gu Ming himself had no intention of stopping after finishing the Foundation Establishment Method. He planned to continue producing results in the future, so if the expense was necessary, it should be paid. Letting the points sit in his account like dead money would be the real waste.

’Credit Points are resources the university awards to students to be used,’ he thought. ’Since I’m short on cash, why wouldn’t I use them?’

Just as the upperclassman was about to ask if he could take her Pet Beast inside to enjoy the benefits, Gu Ming asked an additional question:

"I can bring someone in? But what if that person isn’t here yet?"

"That’s no problem. When they arrive, they can just give your name. If you’re in the Cultivation Chamber, they can go right in, provided you’ve registered their name with us..."

the upperclassman said with a smile that didn’t quite reach her eyes, her expression a little stiff.