Chapter 14: Preparations
Walking through the streets, an overweight man stood out for walking almost naked in public, shirtless, scratched here and there.
That man was holding a book in his arms, seeming to protect it at all costs, even if the sky itself would collapse.
Said man had bluish silver hair, transparent eyes, and was overweight was Nova Leiden, who now seemed to want to hide from the world.
'Damn, I went through a great embarrassment back there,' Nova thought in shame.
After such a scene, Nova didn't apologize for what he did with words but gave him the silver coins he had with him, he didn't want the authorities to be called just for slapping his hand.
He had a great shame, wanting to stick his head into a hole at such moments, still, he thinks he should not apologize, after all, the strong eat the weak, in his twisted logic.
Besides, he touched him on the shoulder first, being disrespectful to his physical integrity.
He ignored the whole line that had formed behind him, to then buy with his ten gold coins, skill books.
With three gold coins he bought a level 1 fire skill book, fireball.
Three more gold coins and he bought an earth book, level 1, earth wall.
And finally, with the remaining 4 gold coins, he bought a book of healing level 1, calm.
In total, it was exactly the ten gold coins he earned for the energy stones.
Skill books are precious and expensive, they can make you learn any skill with time and compression. In this case, the ones Nova bought were level 1 skill books, also called spell books, since they teach you only one thing, like magic itself.
Originally, he only planned to buy two of these books: The Earth Wall and The Fireball, but he received much more money than he originally expected, and with that, he bought the "Calm" skill.
The power stones of Flaming Bulls in the game only cost 2 gold coins and of a Dominant Flaming Bull, it cost around 4 to 5 gold coins.
But that price grew enormously, facilitating what Nova had planned.
Even with his purchase and sale, the store gave him 10 silver coins.
The coins in Stergard's Genesis are divided into: Iron, Bronze, Silver, and Gold.
One Hundred Iron is one Bronze.
One hundred Bronze is one silver.
And one hundred Silver is one Gold.
You couldn't say it was the closest thing to dollars, as prices vary greatly, especially for buying and selling energy stones.
Sitting on a stool, Nova was looking at the cityscape, which he was once excited to enter and now only brings him frustration and embarrassment.
"Sigh, I guess it's my fault for not having clothes," Nova sighed defeatedly.
At this point, his spirits had dropped, but he knew of a way to regain or lift his mood.
Smiling slightly, he set the trio of skill books down beside him.
"System," he called still with a smile on his face. "Would you be so kind as to show me my Status?"
To this question, System was silent for a few minutes before replying, his tone a bit angry.
[You must not ask for my confirmation to do such things, you already know how to do it, what's the need to call me? Also, drop that annoying smirk from your face].
The annoying and shrill tone of the system made Nova smile wider with amusement, laughing in amusement.
"Hahaha, it's okay, it's okay, I just like teasing you, I think that's the first time I've ever teased anyone, it's like an addiction, ha ha ha ha."
Diminishing his laughter, he felt better now, much better about himself and his mood.
"Status."
A purple screen appeared in front of Nova's face.
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User: Nova Leiden.
Level: 4 [86% experience].
Race: Human
Class: None
Items: Iron Sword, White Moon Earrings.
Abilities/Powers: [Copycat].
Stats:
Strength: 10
Speed: 8
Endurance: 10
Intelligence: 5-19 + 10
Mana: 30 + 30
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Seeing her condition, Nova nodded with compression, finding his condition very good for now.
"Indeed, the gains are better than expected," Nova declared with some pride in his voice.
From his and anyone else's perspective, he had improved tremendously in less than a day, finding it gratifying.
From being weaker than an average human and now being much stronger than one, was an accomplishment Nova was proud to achieve.
Still, he didn't particularly focus on that, but on the list of items, more specifically, the White Moon Earrings.
*Click*
Pressing his fingers to his new item, another tab immediately opened.
[White Moon Earrings: Rare rank item, the material it was made from is unknown, but many say it was created by moon rocks, capable of absorbing the lunar energy of the Moon itself, this item can raise Intelligence by ten points and Mana to thirty, and has three passives.
1st Passive, Night Strength: At night, physical abilities will be greatly improved, depending on the moon's illumination. It can be up to a 10% or 40% increase in physical abilities, in addition to a fixed 5% increase in skills.
2nd passive, Genius: By wearing the Earrings, you have a greater understanding of everything around you, and with it comes a greater ability to learn much higher than average, doubling several times your ability to learn things.
3rd passive, Lunar Energy: The Earrings absorb moonlight converting it into lunar energy to enhance the user's skills, physical abilities, or weapons. This power-up can vary much more by the energy it absorbs].
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