Death Mage with an SS-Rank Talent-Chapter 153

The shopkeeper regretted his decision to swindle the young man because of his greed.

The ring was something he bought for ten credits a long time ago. The one who sold him the ring gave the boost details that it could, but not the story that it once belonged to a young hero, nor was it made from rare materials.

That part was all made by him.

This is how he usually operates, especially in times like these.

The tournament between students from various academies is ongoing, and that means there will be not just participants from various regions but also spectators who come to watch the matches.

With a lot of visitors to the city, the sales of goods in the city would be at an all-time high. So, this makes the best time to sell goods for a very high value. No need to worry about the sale. Even if one doesn’t buy, someone else will buy the goods.

That makes for most items, but not all items. This ring was one such item.

No one even thought to buy the ring, and the ones who wanted to at first didn’t even want to hear the price once they learn that the ring would only give a 0.5% boost. No one would want such an item.

Though it gives a 0.5% boost, there are items that give a better boost than it in the market. No need to waste credits on items like that, especially when they understood that it was an ancient item that was on its way to becoming dust in a few years.

If at least it was a newly crafted item, then someone might have shown interest in it, as the item could have survived usage for years down the line, as long as they were not destroyed in a fight.

Even though that was the case, he wanted to make huge profits, as there was a tournament, but it had been a few days since he started to sell, with no customers willing to even look at the ring. When he got a chance to sell the ring, instead of selling for less profit, he greedily quoted almost five hundred times what he spent.

The reason that he felt the boy belonged to some rich household, because of the way he walked and talked. He didn’t think a young master like him would negotiate, and even if they did, he could still sell the ring for than its worth, but in the end, that almost caused the loss of a sale.

Only after severe bargaining, did was he able to sell the ring for 300 credits, thirty times more than what he spent on it. So, there was no loss, but if he had not been so greedy, he might have sold that for even 500 credits, which would have meant even more profits. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

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Aaron returned to the hotel with the ring in his hand. He knew that he definitely paid a lot more than what the shopkeeper did to get this ring in the first place, but he didn’t regret the overprice.

He had a feeling that he needed to get the ring from the second he passed by it. He was not interested in giving a lot of credit for this ring, but he didn’t mind paying a little more than what the man brought that for.

In a way, Aaron felt that the man did him a service by bringing him the ring. He felt that whatever extra he paid could be considered as a service fee, which saved Aaron a lot of time.

When Aaron returned to his room after having dinner, he had a talk with Lyanna. Originally, she wanted to tease him a bit, but she did not.

After spilling her heart out a few nights before, she didn’t feel any awkwardness between them. So, she felt as if she was speaking to a friend, rather than a student, but when they were outside, they had to act their parts.

She shelved her idea of teasing him. Rather than that, she spoke about the possible Stage Two event.

With more than two hundred, and with spectators in the stands, the possible method of elimination would be through Battle Royale.

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After Aaron returned to him for the night, he pulled out the ring and wore it, but he felt something was wrong. He felt that he was missing something.

"Wait a minute, there are items that can be bound to the wearer through blood, which are not easy to steal, unless you kill the owner. This is definitely an ancient ring. So, the possibility is very high", Aaron thought for a second, before he went to the common room of the suite and found a needle.

Using the needle, he pricked his finger so that a drop of blood came gushing out.

As soon as he dripped that blood drop on the ring, he felt the connection with the ring, but not to the point where he established a perfect connection. So, he dripped a few more drops of blood.

He only stopped when he felt that the connection was perfect.

After, he gave a quick glance at the ring with the Analysis skill, hoping to see more details, but what he saw surprised him a lot.

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Name: Death Devourer (1/8)

Type: Ring

Bound: Aaron Skyhart

Ability: Death Skill Boost (+5%)

Status: Degraded (Recoverable)

Set Bonus: None

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Yes, the name that the shopkeeper gave and the one he saw through the Analysis skill were the same, but that changed when the ring bound with him.

The name of the ring changed, and more than that, the boost that it gave increased from a mere 0.5% to 5%.

As he knew earlier, the ring in fact degraded, but from the status that he was now able to see, he could make it as powerful as it was at its peak, though how, he had no idea.

The biggest surprise, though, was that it was part of a set. There are a total of eight items in the set, which can be understood from the numbers beside the name. As long as he can get all seven other items, he can get the set bonus, which he intends to do later in the future.

There was only one issue that was swirling in Aaron’s mind at the moment.

Why did the name of the ring show differently before bonding?

This should be something anyone in such a position should ponder. If they didn’t, they are fools who could perish before they can even blink.

"Is there any danger if the true name comes out? There should probably be a reason why the name was not visible until I bonded with it. So, it’s best not to tell about the real name of the ring, and use the fake name it had before", Aaron decided on that.

With nothing else to do, he went to sleep.

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The two days of recuperation went by, and it was time for the second stage of the tournament. Unlike before, the stress on the students’ faces is apparent, especially with what happened in the first stage and what would happen in the second stage.

Unlike before, they now have to fight among spectators, which puts a lot of stress on the students.