"Item," Since I cannot afford any decent skill with the number of T-coins I have on me, I thought of becoming over-geared instead of buying a single half-baked skill.
[Dear Mortal Reigner, you have not awakened your mana/ki/spirit/… so except for the items related to mana/ki/spirit/… you can avail all other items.
Note: Awaken your stamina to mana/ki/spirit/… to avail items related to mana/ki/spirit/…]
[Welcome to Featured Items,
>Stone Head Arrow(Common) - 1 T-cion
>Dark Twig Arrow(Common) - 2 T-coins
>Feather Arrow(Common) - 3 T-coins
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> Health Potion(Common) - 10 T-coins
> Stamina Potion(Common) - 10 T-coins
> Zit-free Potion(Common) - 10 T-coins
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>Boots(Common) - 10 T-coins
>Single Arm Guard(Common) - 10 T-coins
>Helmet(Common) - 10 T-coins
>Single Pauldron(Common) - 10 T-coins
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>Shield(Common) - 20 T-coins
>Gauntlets(Common) - 25 T-coins
>Sword(Common) - 30 T-coins
>Bow(Common) - 30 T-coins
>Chainmail(Common) - 30 T-coins
>War Hammer(Common) - 35 T-coins
>Axe(Common) - 35 T-coins
> Plated Chest Armor(Common) - 50 T-coins
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>Soldier King Serum(Common) - 100 T-coins.
>Strength Enhancement Potion(Common) - 100 T-coins
>Agility Enhancement Potion(Common) - 100 T-coins
>Defence Enhancement Potion(Common) - 100 T-coins
>Intelligence Enhancement Potion(Common) - 100 T-coins
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T-coins: 4990]
Going through the feature item section I felt rich again. But I had most of the items in here thanks to the loot I picked up from the skeleton foot soldier, my tutorial completion rewards, and courtesy of Stan. But I finally got to see the rumored Soldier King Serum that people were raving about.
[Item: Soldier King Serum(Common)
Durability: Consumable
Effect: Injecting this serum will give the Mortal Reigner,
+100 Health Points
+100 Stamina Points
+10 Strength
+10 Agility
+10 Defence
+5 Intelligence
Note: This item can only be used by Mortal Reigner's level 5 or below and after injecting this serum the Mortal Reigner's awakening of stamina is limited to Ki.]
"Fuck" I cussed reading that one could gain 35 stats points in total and additional 100 health and stamina points, after injecting the soldier king serum. Which was the same amount of stats one would gain by leveling up 18 times. Not to overlook that one would have to level up 10 times to get additional 100 stamina and health points each.
It finally became clear to me why the internet dared to name the 1st floor of the tower of trials as Exp farm. A level 1 or level 2 trial taker enhanced by soldier king serum could easily take on a swarm of level 1 bugs. With these stats killing a level 1 bug was similar to stomping on a spider or a roach. No wonder the trial takers were dominating the first floor or at least that was what the internet showed.
The fact that a boost of 35 stats points could be gained just by spending 100 T-coins on a single item felt surreal, but its limitations and side effects made it somewhat acceptable. The mentioned limitation was that it could only be used by level 5 or below, as for the side effect after using soldier king serum was that one can only awaken their stamina into ki, which meant limiting all your future options for stamina awakening to one single enhanced energy in exchange for 35 stats points, which was reasonable and tempting by the standards of a trial taker but as a Mortal Reigner with unique grade meta who would gain 45 stat points every level up, I wasn't willing to limit my future options for 35 stats.
The level limitation of the soldier king serum wasn't a bother to most of the trial takers who cleared the tower tutorial as they were at most in level 1. So basically this serum was a must-have miracle drug for those that didn't care about its side effects. With 35 stat points at stake, people were desperate to buy this serum. You got to know by just spending 100 T-coins these people were getting 18 levels ahead of the rest of their competition. Even though they would be limiting their future path to Ki-based skills and items, the trial takers opting for this item will get a head start over those that don't.
Not to forget Stan's dilemma, not everyone can afford a solder king serum even if they want to use one despite its drawbacks. They would have to save up and climb the tower further to get their hands on this serum. Considering the cost of the common grade Ki-based stamina conversion method, awakening stamina into Ki didn't seem that bad because by the time the rest of us are saving and gathering money for our preferred stamina conversion method, the Ki awakened trial takers would have already climbed to higher floors. After all, they would have access to Ki-based advanced skills and items in T-commerce while we are stuck using the regular skills and items.
Moving on, the items I took fancy were the common grade Chain mail and Plated chest armor, besides them, I already had most of the items listed in the featured item section,
[Item: Chain Mail(Common)
Durability: 100%
Effect: Defence +4, Agility -1
Cost: 30 T-coins
Note: Durability of the item decreases with use but can be repaired using the repair feature of T-commerce.]
[Item: Chain Mail(Common)
Durability: 100%
Effect: Defence +5, Agility -1
Cost: 30 T-coins
Note: Durability of the item decreases with use but can be repaired using the repair feature of T-commerce.]
I wanted to buy both the common grade Chain Mail and Plated Chest Armor. And wear them together, but was conflicted because they affected my agility. Considering that the 1st floor was all about survival, adequate Agility and Defence stats were a must but thinking of the various scenario possible in an arachnid apocalypse I felt Agility trumped Defence.
Unable to come to a decision I moved on, to search for items recommended by netizens hoping that it would help me reach a better choice of armor. According to netizens, these two items were a hack to clear the 1st floor of the tower of trials.
>Odor-free potion(Common) - 20 T-coins
>Noise Reduction Boots(Common) - 100 T-coins
[Item: Odor-free potion(Common)
Durability: Consumable(100%)
Effect: Upon consumption, the user can remove body odor for 10 hours.
Cost - 20 T-coins
Note: Total Quantity of potion is 150ml. Minimum consumption of 15ml to remove body odor for 1 hour.]
[Item: Noise Reduction Boots(Common)
Durability: 100%
Effect: Agility +5
Cost: 100 T-coins
Note: These pair of boots are padded with anti-noise materials that reduce the sound of footsteps.]