He was all too familiar with the prices of these goods. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

He’d been a clerk in this shop for over a decade. These absurdly expensive items were lucky to see a single customer in a month.

The merchandise was top-notch, no doubt about it.

After all, they were crafted by a veteran Enchanter progressing from Tier Five to Tier Six. There were only a handful of Enchanters of that caliber on the entire continent.

The problem was, they were simply too high-end.

Their prices were easily 10,000 or 30,000 Gold Coins.

The raw materials used came from King Level Demons at a minimum, or other equally rare resources.

Lu Cang browsed around the shop.

He pointed his finger here and there.

He ended up clearing out a good portion of the shop’s inventory.

Lu Cang layered a smaller Magic Robe under a larger one. The outer robe bore enchantments for Dulling, Arrow Evasion, and Magic Disruption...

The inner robe, on the other hand, had enchantments for Agility, Vigor, Soundproofing, Cold Resistance, and Heat Insulation...

This world wasn’t a game; there was no such thing as an "equipment slot."

You could wear multiple Magic Robes at the same time.

Unfortunately, Magic could only be cast through a single Magic Staff. Otherwise, Lu Cang would have definitely tried dual-wielding them.

However, Lu Cang also fitted rings with different effects onto all ten of his fingers.

Sight of Detection

Rabbit’s Escape Movement

Severe Injury Recovery

Destiny Concealment

...

He was, in a word, armed to the teeth.

There were also some interesting gadgets like the Observation Mirror, which could reveal an enemy’s weaknesses.

Finally, he picked out a Magic Wand worth Thirty Thousand Gold Coins. ’It’s definitely not as good as my own Magic Wand made from Void Spirit Star Wood,’ he thought, ’but it’ll have to do for now.’

"Boss, I’m ready to pay."

The owner emerged from the back room and saw Lu Cang, who had finished selecting his items and was already decked out in his new gear.

He was a little stunned.

’That Iz fellow... he’s rich, but he almost never buys anything from my shop.’

’He can handle any situation with his own Magic.’

’He has no need for these external aids.’

’Looks like his apprentice has a completely different style.’

Ai Jin’s face broke into a wide grin. "Hahahaha! Little Lu Cang, I knew you had a good eye for quality."

"I never thought Iz’s apprentice would give me so much business. Say no more. Since you’re buying so much, I’ll give you a twenty percent discount."

"That’ll be 1,850,000 Gold Coins in total. How would you like to pay?"

Lu Cang raised the back of his hand. "Thank you, boss. I’ll pay by contract."

"Impressive!"

The backs of their hands touched.

And just like that, the payment was complete.

"By the way, Uncle Ai Jin."

"I have some materials here. Could you help me craft some powerful, protective Magic Tools with them?"

"Magic Robes, Rings, Pendants, Protective Talismans—any of those would be fine."

Lu Cang gave a casual wave of his hand.

Several pieces of carapace and bone appeared on the counter.

Lu Cang then tossed the owner a storage bag.

Ai Jin inspected the bag’s contents.

"This is..."

"A Nation Destruction Level Demon?"

’Though not as rare as materials from a Tier Seven Demon, these are still seldom seen.’

"I’m already crafting that Magic Wand for you and had to turn down other orders. I’m afraid I won’t have the time."

"However, I can ask a few of my friends or apprentices. They have the skill to process these materials."

Lu Cang smiled brightly. "Thank you, Uncle Ai Jin."

’These were the materials I had Chi Cheng help me pick out and set aside yesterday.’

After leaving the Mysterious Magical Items Shop,

Lu Cang browsed around some more and restocked on a series of Potions and Scrolls.

Supplies like Potions and Scrolls were incredibly cheap. He bought several thousand Potions and a variety of Scrolls with Special Effects like anti-Invisibility, Tracking, and Invisibility.

All together, it cost him less than 20,000 Gold Coins.

While he was out, he even came across a Professional Secret Scroll selling for 500,000 Gold Coins. The Profession was Puppet Master.

Lu Cang bought it on the spot.

After his shopping spree, buying whatever caught his eye, he had only spent two and a half million Gold Coins.

Not even three million Gold Coins.

In truth, the vast majority of things in this world were priced in silver.

’I could probably earn back the Gold Coins I just spent by performing a Sacrifice and running a couple of Tier Four dungeons.’

’I can’t spend it all. I really can’t spend it all.’

Lu Cang glanced at a massive, circular building nearby that resembled a Beast Fighting Arena.

’Speaking of which, Pari said the Spring of Origin is a spring that brings inspiration and helps one comprehend the Root Source.’

Lu Cang felt he was on the verge of comprehending the Root Source, just one final push away.

But that final push would require a little help.

...

「One day later, Lu Cang returned to the Battle Arena.」

The registration deadline for the War God Cup was this afternoon, and the tournament itself would begin in five days.

His situation this time was worlds apart from his last visit.

’Well, mainly in the financial department.’

’Last time, the only decent thing I owned was a 350-gold-coin Magic Staff.’

’Now, from head to toe, I’m decked out in over 2 million gold coins’ worth (before the discount) of Magic Robes, Rings, Pendants, and a Crown...’

He entered the Gate of Battle and started matchmaking.

Battle 101. His opponent was a Warrior.

He saw the figure before him—Lu Cang. His face was obscured, his build resembled that of a dwarf, and he was wearing layer upon layer of Magic Robes...

’The Dwarf Race? Or maybe... just a Dwarf?’

’I’m only on a ten-win streak and I’m already getting matched with other races?’

’Oh well...’

Countdown—2

He charged toward Lu Cang.

’After all, Lu Cang was wearing Magic Robes. The obvious strategy against a Mage was to get in close.’

Countdown—1

Lu Cang didn’t use Magic. Instead, he leaped backward!

SWISH!

His speed actually surpassed that of the Warrior in front of him.

*Boots: Light Spirit Leaping*

’So fast!’

Lu Cang raised his hand again, unfurling a Tier Four Magic Scroll.

*Scroll: Tornado (Level 2)*

WHOOSH!

A Tornado formed, sweeping everything up toward the sky!

The Tornado wasn’t as powerful as one cast by a Level 4 Mage’s own hands, but it was still far more than a Level 2 Warrior could handle.

It swept him high into the air.

’What the hell?’

’What is wrong with this guy?’

’A Tier Four Tornado Scroll? What a tryhard!’

Lu Cang saw the effect and nodded slightly.

’This 50-Gold-Coin Scroll is pretty interesting.’

THUD—

The Warrior was flung down from the sky.

He actually survived the fall.

Lu Cang considered for a moment, then threw a poisoned dagger at him to finish the job.

In the dozens of battles that followed,

Lu Cang purely used them to test out his various new tools.

...the Enchantment Effects on his Magic Robes, the efficacy of his Potions, the clever applications of Magic from his Scrolls, the anti-Invisibility provided by his Rings...

From his opponents’ perspective, however,

...it was like fighting a walking pile of 2 million Gold Coins who was inhumanly burying them under a mountain of money.

’Dude, it’s just a friendly match. Do you have to go that far?’

’You’re blowing through tens, even hundreds of Gold Coins in a single match?’

After grinding for four hours, he finally managed to reach a 200-win streak.

’There really weren’t any worthy opponents.’

After his 200-win streak, his score reached 4,000 points, and his rating multiplier was nearly 2.

His current rank was second place in the Level 2 bracket for the City in the Circle.