Skyler thought about selecting the first category, ’potions’, available in the store.
Potions were liquids made from various herbs containing Evol. They temporarily enhanced the body or healed injuries upon ingestion and were crafted by individuals known as alchemists.
Many categories of potions appeared before him, like healing potion, strength potion, speed potion, love potion, Evol restoration potion, and many more.
This caused Skyler to laugh excitedly because it was so much like a game!
But his smile vanished when he thought about choosing the Evol restoration potion for the Light element category and noticed the prices of all the available options.
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Light Evol Restoration Potion:
Replenish Light Evol in the user’s crystal.
- (Novice Tier) Price: 500 points
- (Adept Tier) Price: 1,000 points
- (Epic Tier) Price: 3,000 points
- (Legendary Tier) Price: 10,000 points
- (Mythic Tier) Price: 100,000 points
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Skyler shut his eyes. He was fucking poor. Just one Novice tier potion cost more than 10% of the points he painstakingly earned after putting his life on the line.
He closed the store and sat down on the ground with a solemn expression.
"505? Can I even buy something useful in the system store? Or is the store just telling me to screw off in a roundabout way?"
("Host! You can just tell me what you want, and I can search for the best and cheapest option available in the store for you. It’s one of the systems main functions. So, there’s no need to feel down. You are poor, but a poor person who has passed the test!")
Skyler’s eyebrow twitched.
Why did he feel like the system was indirectly rubbing salt in his wounds?
He contemplated deeply, but he had no clear idea of what to buy from the store.
He could acquire treasures to enhance his strength, but he knew they wouldn’t be very useful to him as a 4-star since all he could obtain were novice or adept tier items with his points. As for weapons and other items, he could obtain them based on his strength in the outside world. So, it was wiser for him to refrain from acquiring anything he could not utilize with his current strength.
Suddenly, his blue eyes lit up.
"Does the system store have... you know, real gems or crystals? Gold is also fine. They may not be useful, but they are still expensive in the outside world."
505: "..."
Thus, Skyler’s first purchase was completed. He acquired 10 real gems for 1,000 points and 10 beautiful, sparkling crystals for another 1,000 points, which served no use except for their beauty.
This was a stark contrast to the other victors who were searching for the best available items in the store to get stronger or items their elders had told them about.
505 cried in the corner, unsure of what to expect anymore. At this rate, one day his host might willingly jump to his death just to obtain something sparkling!
For some reason, the system was seeing its own future as very bleak and filled with many hardships, causing it to shudder.
Skyler stood up, not caring about how 505 was questioning its reason for existence.
He was very pleased and stored the gems and crystals in his storage ring.
"I still have more points, but I will leave them to use in case of an emergency in the future when I return to Battle Royal..."
Skyler waited, and finally, his time in the land of winners came to an end. It was time to go back home after a difficult month. A smile spread across his face at the thought of his parents, who would be so proud.
"505, I will see you soon. Take care."
("Take care as well, host!")
With that, he vanished, along with every individual standing in the land of winners. All of them had taken their first step toward something significant. Many were excited to brag, many wanted to advance further, and others just wanted to go back home.
The space trembled, and the land of winners also vanished once it was empty.