Knowledge was power, and power was currency in this place. There were many paths to strength and influence in the Universe from Weapon and Artefact Refineries, to Formation Specialists. Midas did not have time to explore them all. But it was good to know all of them just so that he was better equipped in situations where he could not apply his EFs.
The vendor, sensing the sentiment had shifted because of those words from the man, tried to salvage his pitch, saying, "Well, of course, you could go to the Shrine. But for a price like this? Is it worth it?" as he said that, he showed them the price of a Tier 3E Potion, and it showed the price of 1,000,000 AC, a price that made everyone draw in a breath of air.
