Chapter 50: Exchange

Qin Qing had a total of 24 Energy Points, including her remaining ones. She directly clicked to enter the Attribute Exchange Interface.

The interface displayed her existing attributes.

Looking at the interface, Qin Qing understood what was meant by “only some attributes can be exchanged” when the function was introduced.

A plus sign appeared next to the attributes that could be exchanged for points.

Qin Qing was puzzled when she saw a plus sign next to “Age.”

Who would add to their age for fun?

Attribute points shouldn’t be positive items, right? How could they have negative effects by adding points? This was too unintelligent.

Perhaps this was why the precautions mentioned that points could not be revoked; adding points had to be done cautiously.

Looking further down, she found that most attributes could be increased.

A few attribute names were transparent, and there was no plus sign next to them.

For example, Sin and Merit.

Qin Qing’s Sin Value had not changed, remaining at a low 15.

Her Merit Value, however, had changed significantly, from an initial 35 to 76.6. Among the people she had met, this value was quite high.

The change in Merit Value had never been quantifiable like Experience Points, and there was no notification when it increased.

But through her observations, she could roughly conclude that the increase in Merit Value was directly proportional to Experience Points.

This thing was quietly increasing, but she didn’t know what it was for.

Apart from these two attributes that directly measured good and evil deeds, Charm and Luck also could not be increased.

Incomprehensible.

So, where should her first point allocation go?

Qin Qing didn’t act rashly. She remembered that there were many other attributes in the Energy Mall that she didn’t possess.

After some deliberation, Qin Qing acquired two attributes.

Combat (3 Energy Points): Displays numerical values for four attributes: Attack, Defense, Agility, and Magic.

Wealth (1 Energy Point): A comprehensive evaluation of wealth score. For detailed wealth breakdown, an upgraded version needs to be purchased (3 Energy Points).

Now that she had ample points, Qin Qing naturally bought the upgraded version.

A total of 6 energy points were spent, leaving 18 points.

She first checked the newly added Combat attribute.

[Combat: ?? (50+??)]

Attack: 50⊕

Defense: ?? (45+??)⊕

Agility: 45⊕

Magic: 60⊕

Qin Qing, like this display interface, was full of question marks.

First, what were these question marks? When did her defense value become so mysterious? Wait, this plus sign looked a bit familiar. Her Insight Talent also displayed it this way. So, could this be understood as her own defense being only 45, but with system bonuses, though the exact amount was currently unknown?

But a defense of 45 was really squishy.

Next.

First, the existence of “Magic” was unscientific. Why did she have 60 Magic?

Could she transform like Balala the Fairies, or cast an Avada Kedavra?

And why did the plus sign appear on the sub-attributes?

Qin Qing did a quick calculation and found that the total Combat score was the average of the four sub-attributes.

This meant that to add one point to Combat, she would need at least 4 Energy Points.

Annoying. Let’s check Wealth.

Qin Qing had checked the detailed functions of the Wealth attribute in the Illustrated Guide.

Wealth displayed as a score corresponding to the individual’s total accumulated assets, with the asset unit being the common currency of the country of ??. The specific scoring levels were as follows:

91-100 points: 100-1000 billion

81-90 points: 10-100 billion

71-80 points: 1-10 billion

61-70 points: 100 million-1 billion

51-60 points: 10 million-100 million

41-50 points: 1 million-10 million

31-40 points: 100,000-1 million

21-30 points: 10,000-100,000

11-20 points: 1,000-10,000

1-10 points: 100-1,000

Question marks again.

The common currency of whose country?

Qin Qing looked at herself again.

[Wealth: 51] (Details)

Equivalent to 10 million yuan.

She didn’t have that much savings. Only after checking the details did she realize that this amount included savings, housing, and Found Studio. The bulk of it came from the house Liu Simin gave her.

Judging from the value, the asset amount should be in RMB.

So, is it determined by the common currency of the System Panel owner’s country?

But what’s so hard to say about that?

Moreover, if people of different nationalities use different currencies to define wealth units, the evaluation standards would be different, which would lose the meaning of evaluation.

So, this unit of value must be based on a fixed person.

Who would that person be represented by the question marks?

Or what kind of existence would it be?

These questions could not be answered for a while.

However, Qin Qing really wanted to complain.

Wealth also couldn’t be increased!!!

Heh, the System Panel was still that stingy System Panel.

It seemed to dangle a carrot in front of her, but adding points had various restrictions.

It seemed to give, but in reality, it was hard to grasp.

Wealth couldn’t be increased, and putting points into Combat seemed uneconomical.

She hesitated between Intelligence and Stamina.

Currently, Intelligence was 70 and Stamina was 51.

Stamina was originally only 50. After two months of training with her coach, she finally improved by one point. Even with this 1 point, Qin Qing felt that she had improved a lot.

So, comparatively, Stamina seemed more needed.

Final attribute:

[Stamina: 56]

The moment the points were successfully added, Qin Qing clearly felt the changes in her body.

Her previously tired and sore body felt much lighter. The soreness was gone, only a slight feeling of fatigue remained, but it wasn’t to the extent of wanting to close her eyes and sleep.

She felt her steps seemed lighter, and she even felt her muscles become firmer, though she wasn’t sure if it was an illusion.

Pulling down her sleeve halfway, she raised her arm and truly felt that the “bye-bye” fat on her upper arm was gone.

Could it really be that unscientific?

Turning halfway, she looked at the bathroom door.

Qin Qing took a running start, reached the door, and lightly jumped.

She grabbed the door frame with both hands and bent her arms.

She pulled herself up.

Holy cow!

Such an unscientific thing actually happened.

She actually did a pull-up by herself.

And she felt like she had the energy to do a few more.

And she did.

She had never felt so light before.

The coach had always said her problems were stamina and muscle strength.

Unexpectedly, after adding points to stamina, both problems were alleviated and enhanced.

Even though the System Panel was stingy, the benefits it provided were tangible.

The next morning, Qin Qing appeared in the restaurant for breakfast.

There were only a few girls in the restaurant; the men were still sleeping in.

Lou Xinyue was the first to see Qin Qing. Her first words were, “Boss, did you go out for liposuction in the middle of the night?”

Qin Qing feigned confusion: “What are you talking about?”

Lou Xinyue quickly came closer to examine her.

“You look like you’ve lost 10 pounds compared to yesterday.”

“Is it that exaggerated?”

Lou Xinyue said with a very sincere expression, “Not at all exaggerated. Let Fang Hao and the others see.”

Qin Fanghao and Chen Moqing, who were getting food, were invited to be the judges.

The result was that the three women surrounded Qin Qing in the restaurant, exclaiming.

“Boss, you’re not just a geomancer, are you? You’re actually a cultivator, right?”

Chen Moqing, always full of wild ideas, said incredulously, “You’ve eaten a Youth-preserving Pill, haven’t you?”

Qin Fanghao: “Raise my hand, I agree with Qingqing.”

Qin Qing: “Enough, there’s a limit to flattering the boss. Any more and it’ll sound fake. My stamina was so depleted yesterday, it’s normal to lose some weight, but it’s definitely not that exaggerated, okay? There’s an electronic scale in the room, I just weighed myself, and I only lost 1 pound.”

“I swear,” Chen Moqing said, “it’s not just about being thinner, Boss, haven’t you noticed? Your face looks like it’s been lifted. This is just an analogy, I’m not talking about the effect of technological lifting, it’s just that your apple muscles have moved up. You used to have a slight nasolabial fold that would appear when you stayed up late, but now it’s completely gone, as if you’ve become several years younger overnight. That’s why I said you ate a Youth-preserving Pill.”

She also handed over a mirror.

Qin Qing looked at herself in the mirror and didn’t feel much change, at least not as much as her employees claimed.

But her overall condition had visibly improved.

But perhaps she was too used to seeing herself, so she didn’t see it as clearly as her employees?

Suppressing her doubts, Qin Qing returned the mirror.

She wouldn’t admit it.

She insisted that it was due to the intense exercise yesterday, plus the refreshing feeling of saving someone.

By the time the male employees woke up, it was almost noon, and they had already played several rounds of cards.

They sat at the lunch table, hungry and waiting to appease their stomachs.

Lou Xinyue asked, “I have a question for you. What changes do you see in the boss today?”

Several pairs of eyes instantly turned to Qin Qing.

Chen Shuhan looked bewildered.

Liang Jian remained silent.

Yang Sang tentatively said, “She’s become prettier?”

“What’s there to hesitate about?” Lu Yang said, “Yes, she’s become prettier.”

Lou Xinyue smiled slightly: “Then, where is she prettier?”

Lu Yang was speechless.

Han Jun offered, “Her eyebrows are drawn exceptionally smoothly, and the nude lipstick looks very good.”

Upon hearing this, Chen Moqing rubbed her forehead.

Qin Fanghao said speechlessly, “Brother Han, if you’re not going to praise her, then don’t. The boss isn’t wearing makeup today.”

Qin Qing smiled and turned to Lou Xinyue: “See? I told you you were exaggerating.”

Lou Xinyue: “Hey, let me take a picture of you. If we compare it with yesterday’s photo, we’ll be able to tell.”

How could Qin Qing let her take a photo and leave a record?

Even on the way back after the team building, Qin Qing wore long-sleeved sun-protective clothing, a hood, and sunglasses.

She tried her best to prevent ubiquitous surveillance from capturing her changes.

Upon returning to the community, Qin Qing took the stairs instead of the elevator when going upstairs. She climbed the stairs directly.

Two steps at a time, she quickly ascended.

She moved as fast as she could.

Timing herself with a stopwatch, she reached the 8th floor and her door in less than a minute.

She felt her body; she was only slightly out of breath but didn’t feel very tired. Compared to before, when she had to rest after climbing three floors, her improvement was immeasurable.

Not only could she climb without a problem, but she could also carry her dog up the stairs.

Mumu had been left at home for over a day, and when Qin Qing returned, he started throwing a tantrum.

Unable to do anything else, Qin Qing carried the tens of pounds of dog up the stairs, and Mumu became incredibly excited. He barked non-stop in the stairwell. A neighbor even thought there was a dog thief in the building and opened their door to look.

Then they saw a strong woman carrying a dog up the stairs.

Their eyes clearly showed they thought she had a serious problem.

Qin Qing: “…”

Even so, she roughly tested her physical improvements through this little interactive game with her dog.

Her cardiopulmonary function, strength, endurance, and flexibility had all significantly increased.

Absolutely nice!

Looking at the System Panel now, there was a beauty of unearned gain.