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Chapter 77 Isn't This Basically Cheating?
[Congratulations! Victory for Challenger Magnus!]
[You have received 100 Tower Points!]
[You now have a 30-minute resting period.]
Talent Activated!
+1,000,000 Tower Points!
"Wait, what?"
He exclaimed, unsure if he had heard it correctly. The multiplication effect when absorbing Origin Energy from Origin Crystals was understandable because it came from primal creatures. However, this time was entirely unnatural and made no sense.
Oblivious to his shock, the tower's archaic voice continued.
[You are now eligible to check the items you can exchange for Tower Points.]
An interface appeared before his eyes.
[Tower Exchange]
Skills
Weapons
Equipment
Miscellaneous
It had four categories under it.
When he checked the skills category, a long list of skills appeared, ranging from common to rare quality. He also noticed that there were no cultivation techniques, which made sense since cultivation techniques were generally Tier 2 items.
The other three categories followed a similar pattern, offering only Tier 1 items ranging from common to rare quality.
He confirmed the amount of Tower Points he had: 1,000,000 Tower Points.
He was speechless.
"Isn't this basically cheating?" he muttered to himself, grinning beneath his Shifting Visage mask.
"Who cares? The world is never fair."
With that in mind, Vincent began using his rest period to browse the available items and buy whatever he wanted.
He had a million points to spend, after all—he might as well buy everything worthwhile in the store.
Needless to say, he already had his eyes on the top items he had seen. Particularly the skills.
Dragon's Might - 10,000 Tower Points
Grade: Rare
Details: A passive skill. The user emits a Dragon's Aura that can immobilize targets of the same or lower level based on the user's Force and Mental attributes. The weaker the race, the greater the effect.
Sterling Silver Body - 10,000 Tower Points
Grade: Rare
Details: A passive skill. Permanently enhances overall physical strength by 30%.
Five Wave Strike - 10,000 Tower Points
Grade: Rare
Details: A rare martial technique that increases physical attack power by up to five times when mastered.
Sixth Sense - 10,000 Tower Points
Grade: Rare
Details: Permanently enhances perception by 30%.
Physical Regeneration - 10,000 Tower Points
Grade: Rare
Details: A passive skill. Increases base physical regeneration by 20%.
The list of intriguing skills went on. However, most of the skills revolved around physical strength and Force attributes. Even so, there were several combat skills suited for different fighting styles. His curiosity didn't stop him from purchasing them.
He began by buying the ten top skills on the list. Afterward, he had 900,000 Tower Points remaining—still an enormous amount.
Next, he checked the weapons category and purchased ten Tier 1 rare armaments. Even though he already possessed an epic-grade Tier 2 armament, having more wouldn't hurt.
-100,000 Tower Points.
Remaining Tower Points: 800,000.
The skill books he had bought went into his storage ring, but the armaments piled up in front of him, startling him.
"It seems my storage can no longer hold more items."
With that realization, he quickly opened the Miscellaneous tab, which listed items like potions, scrolls, and more.
He purchased the first item that caught his eye.
Storage Ring - 10,000 Tower Points
Grade: Rare
Details: 500 cubic meters of storage space.
A five-hundred-cubic-meter space was comparable to 15 standard shipping containers—spacious enough to store a vast number of items for a long time.
He wondered if it could be upgraded, unlike the storage item he'd acquired from Azhara, which was not eligible for upgrades for some unknown reason. For now, he shelved the thought.
-100,000 Tower Points.
Remaining Tower Points: 700,000.
He collected the armaments and stored them in his newly purchased storage ring, which had a white-gold appearance. Naturally, he bought ten more of them until the stock sold out and disappeared from the list.
Unlike skill books, which vanished from the list as soon as purchased, miscellaneous items displayed their available stock.
Since he was already in the Miscellaneous tab, he browsed further and found several fascinating items.
Tier 1 Capture Ball - 20,000 Tower Points
Grade: Rare
Details: A rare item used to capture a Tier 1 primal. Once captured, users can initiate a taming process.
Capture Chances:
Tier 1 (1★) - 100%
Tier 1 (2★) - 80%
Tier 1 (3★) - 60%
Tier 1 (4★) - 40%
Tier 1 (5★) - 20%
Curious, he purchased five of them.
-100,000 Tower Points.
He also found Escape Scrolls, priced at 10,000 each, with ten currently in stock. Though he didn't fully understand how they were made, he bought all ten.
-100,000 Tower Points.
Remaining Tower Points: 500,000.
He discovered even more intriguing items:
Force Potion - 10,000 Tower Points
Grade: Rare
Details: Increases Force attribute by 5 points for five minutes without side effects.Nôv(el)B\\jnn
Experience Booster - 10,000 Tower Points
Grade: Rare
Details: Doubles experience gain for five minutes.
Stamina Booster - 10,000 Tower Points
Grade: Rare
Details: Boosts stamina for five minutes.
Drop Chance Booster - 10,000 Tower Points
Grade: Rare
Details: Increases drop chances by 30% for five minutes.
Tier 1 Experience Potion - 10,000 Tower Points
Grade: Rare
Details: Grants experience points ranging from 1,000 to 3,000.
The list continued. Vincent's eyes gleamed as he saw the experience-related items. Excitedly, he bought ten of each item he found appealing, exhausting his remaining Tower Points.
Unfortunately, he no longer had points to buy anything from the equipment tab. However, he wasn't concerned. After another victory, he'd have plenty of points to spend.
Afterward, he retrieved four of the ten skills he had bought and immediately learned them.
Dragon's Might Learned!
Sterling Silver Body Learned!
Sixth Sense Learned!
Physical Regeneration Learned!
Waves of strength and information surged through his mind and body. He spent the remainder of his rest period adapting to his newfound strength and skills.
Unsurprisingly, Vincent's spree of hoarding top items from the Tower Exchange didn't go unnoticed by the current challengers.
"What? How did this happen?!"
"Oh no! My Dragon's Might is gone! Who bought it?!"
"The top items are all gone, except for the equipment?"
"There must be a glitch in the tower!"
"This must be a bug! There's no way those items could disappear like that!"
While the challengers within the tower were in an uproar, those outside the Tower of Combat remained unaware of the chaos unfolding.
After some time, Vincent was finally prepared to continue his challenge.
"I'm ready to continue the challenge!" he announced confidently.
The tower's archaic voice responded.
[Looking for a match… Please wait patiently.]
Soon, the voice declared:
[Match Found!]