CH18 – New Additions
[ 36 x Loaf of Sweet Bread: 1 IP each
Total: 36 IP ]
After buying a total of another 36 bread loaves, the most awaited notification finally came from the system.
[ You have levelled up. ]
It was a simple message, until another barrage of notifications followed.
[ Attributes tab in marketplace unlocked.
Skills tab in marketplace unlocked.
New items for the sloth exclusive tab in marketplace unlocked. ]
'Good.' In an absolute glee, Arlott brought out the new and improved marketplace.
[ Market place Balance - 2099 IP
Miscellaneous - Condiments, snacks, household utensils
Items - Cold weapons, Forged weapons, Blessed weapons, Armours, Shields…
Food - Bread, Meat, Vegetables, Fruits, Spider eyes, Lizard's tail…
Potions and Magic - Potions, Magic charms, Talismans, Scrolls.
Skills —
~ Fireball: A basic skill of a mage that utilizes the fire affinity mana compressed in the form of a spherical projectile. Bursts upon impact.
~ Stealth: Utilizes the darkness affinity mana to wrap around the user like a cloak. Blends in with darkness to reduce other's perception.
~ Blade Aura: Neutral mana skill that converges the natural mana to wrap around any bladed weapon. Increases the damage of the weapon and allow the aura to be fired as a projectile upon reaching sufficient proficiency.
~ Chrono Stasis: Manipulates the time mana to slow the flow of time within a small area. Area of manipulation scales with proficiency. Time can be stopped with enough proficiency.
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Attributes -
Soul Strength: Attribute of Soul is locked for Host, unlock to buy.
Soul Vitality: Attribute of Soul is locked for Host, unlock to buy.
Soul Density: Attribute of Soul is locked for Host, unlock to buy.
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Physique: Overall growth in strength, vitality, defense, agility and constitution.
Magic: Overall growth in mana absorption, mana potency and mana circles.
Other Attributes are locked.
Shop of Sloth Special Magic Items and Skills —
Wand of dizziness - casts an aura of dizziness that could put the targets to sleep. Note: Can be used on self.
Boots of Sleep Walking - allows the user to walk automatically while sleeping. Note: The directions and destination would be determined by the subconscious brain.
Mattress of Deep Sleep - allows the user to fall asleep instantly after laying on the mattress. Note: The mattress will generate an absolute shield that could block any one attack. The mattress would burn after the use of defense.
Sleep Meditation - Passive - Skill — Allows the host to converge the environmental neutral mana within their body during sleep. Allowing continuous cultivation of the core. Note: Skill is upgradeable.
Passive Aura of King - Skill – Gives the host a passive aura of a master level warrior. Only the strong have the right to laziness.
Safe Haven - Item – A small habitable subspace, 3-3-3 meters in height length and width.
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For a good few minutes, Arlott kept gazing at the system window with full concentration.
The new additions were many… to say the least.
The Attributes were a few, but the number of skills were uncountable.
From the common fireball to the never heard before space-time manipulation, the system had it all.
Arlott felt his head going dizzy from the sheer amount of skills and their costs.
Common skills such as Fireball costed barely 200-500 IP each, which included the basic 4 elements and their deviant forms.
The advanced elemental skills such as Stealth cost around 1-2k IP each considering they utilized the rarer elements which were hard to master.
While the ultimate and broken abilities such as Chrono Stasis were over a million IP.
Though the unthinkable chasm between them, the power difference between them was similarly crazy as well.
Fuck stealth, who can dare harm a person in their Time field where the time flows 10 times slower for others?
'Sigh, I can't buy that.' Arlott shook his head in pain.
If it was the cost of a hundred thousand IP, Arlott could have possibly steeled his heart and would have went on a huge IP gathering streak… which meant sleeping for over 20 hours a day for many more days.
But.
Seeing the huge 7 figure target, while his own balance was in barely 4 digits, Arlott knew there was no way he could gather that vast amount of IP so quickly.
He then scrolled further below and took the note of the attribute costs.
Soul attributes, as expected, were marked with the cost of '???'
But the other 2 attributes that were available to him, were available for a nominal cost of 500 IP.
It was a little steep, considering he used to gain barely 400 IP after sleeping for a whopping 20 hours, but considering the power boost, it was worth it.
'I need two more physique points to be counted as the top grade 4th circle mage.' Arlott noticed his 18 Physique, which was considered just a little above average for a 4th circle mage.
Scrolling further, Arlott noted the price of Safe Haven and the Passive Aura, the only two new additions to his special sloth items.
Though they were out of the budget as Aura cost 25000 IP while the Safe Haven cost 50000 IP.
'Haah, everything is so costly.' Arlott mumbled in his mind, 'I am struggling to gather a few hundred IP in a day while each item is costing me tens of thousands.'
Regardless, Arlott wasn't the one to give up in the face of difficulties.
He sat on the bed and kept his chin over his palm, contemplating.
'I can buy 2 physique and 2 magic attributes, though it will take all of my collected IP.'
With a sigh, he gazed at his collected IP.
'2k for a decent power boost…huh? Worth it.'
With a decisive swipe of his fingers, Arlott quickly purchased the attribute points and instantly felt a warm feeling welling within his chest.
He felt strength coursing through his veins while the faint bluish mana particles rushed into his pores, making him feel refreshed.
'Haah… I can get used to it.'
Arlott closed his eyes in pleasure as he felt his muscles tightening and his strength increasing.
Finally, his physique could be counted among the top physique within the 4th circled mage range.
And with the strengthened mana circles, he felt his control over mana had gotten more fluid.
"Should I collect more IP or start to make my move…?"