"Sure, it's only fifty points—fifty billion. That's quite a bit, but whatever. Worst case, I'll just take down two more of those black-marinated eggs next ti and earn it all back."
"Also, can the Hunter Suit and Elental Bow still be upgraded?"
[Based on optimal calculations," the system replied, "the current Hunter Suit has reached the most suitable level for the host. If you wish to enhance it further, you must perform a priority upgrade using special materials.]
"The Elental Bow, however, can still be upgraded."
"Ascending Order?"
Blaine frowned at the unfamiliar term. He didn't understand most of what ca after, but he caught the word "upgrade."
"Upgrade? You an it requires materials to strengthen the equipnt again?"
"Yes. The host must select the materials manually, and there is a chance of failure during the forging process."
In other words, his
40 Hunter Suit was already sufficient. If he wanted sothing stronger, he'd need to gather the right materials himself.
"Then let's upgrade the Elental Bow first. Bring it up to level forty as well."
[[Elental Bow]: current level 25. Upgrading to level 40 requires 5,000,000. Proceed? Yes/No?]
"Yes."
Only five million—barely a drop in the bucket. Compared to the 500 billion he'd spent earlier, this was pocket change.
"System, check my balance and list my expenses."
"Today's inco totals 535 billion. Adding 3.8 billion and 2 million from earlier, the total stands at 538.8 billion and 2 million.
Expenditures include:
?? [Copy Eyes] upgrade
?? [Diamond Body] upgrade
?? [Soul Tracking Technique] upgrade
?? [Hawkeye] upgrade – 5,000,000
?? [Boots of Urgent March] upgrade
?? [Mind Pendant] upgrade
?? 50 physique points
?? [Elental Bow] upgrade – 5,000,000
After applying the 20% discount from the host's B-level Hunter rank, total expenditure equals—remaining balance: over 200 billion."
"Over 200 billion left? Good. Let's keep going. I'll see if there are any new skills."
In the skill nu, all previously viewed options had been automatically filtered out, leaving only new ones. With just over 200 billion left, Blaine knew he had to spend carefully.
Then, a particular skill caught his eye.
[Magic Depiction]
Price: —
A non-upgradable skill. It allows the host to inscribe or depict their existing magic onto another dium, granting that object the sa magical effect. The skill's potency increases with the host's spiritual power.
Isn't that basically drawing magic arrays?
A spark of excitent ran through Blaine. Deep down, a little voice whispered, 'Buy it. Buy it. Buy it.'
"System, add that skill to my inventory."
The mont he saw it, a bold idea had already ford in his mind.
A few days ago, he had accidentally used the Elental Bow's arrows to draw formations over Sokovia. With this Magic Depiction skill, he could pre-draw those sa arrays onto objects—ready to activate instantly whenever needed.
And since its power scaled with spiritual strength, it ant that as long as Blaine's ntal power continued to grow, he could inscribe even higher-level magic—ti stasis, or maybe sothing even stronger.
It was like wielding a universal pen capable of anything.
Imagine: a million-dollar pen in a child's hand would only produce ssy scribbles, but in the hand of a true calligrapher, it beca art—an instrunt of mastery.
If he'd had this skill during the Sokovia incident, he could have avoided the chaos of acting on impulse. Instead of firing random shots, he could've prepared in advance, avoiding that reckless scramble.
The Magic Depiction technique was designed precisely for that—eliminating the need for brainless improvisation.
With it, Blaine could store all his drawn arrays in advance—five-elent star formations, flaming teor storms, or the frozen thousand-mile array. He could prepare them all, ready to unleash instantly when needed.
It reduced casting ti, eliminated backswings, and streamlined combat—simple, fast, and devastatingly effective. "Buy it."
After scanning through countless other options, Blaine's eyes were starting to blur. Nothing else caught his attention. One by one, the rest just seed underwhelming.
"I need to buy a weapon."
He had already chosen one—the sa weapon he'd bookmarked last ti but couldn't afford. This ti, there would be no hesitation.
[Flood Dragon Trident]
Price: —
Upgradeable weapon, forged from the spine of an ancient deep-sea dragon in Atlantis. Said to cut mountains, shatter stars, and split the earth itself.
With it, Blaine would gain another powerful ability—a new trump card for survival.
The Flood Dragon Trident was unlike the Cursed Blood Knife or the Elental Bow. The knife specialized in vicious strikes, the bow in precision attacks. Both were powerful, but neither had overwhelming destructive burst potential.
Take Sokovia, for example. Back then, Blaine had been helpless. The Cursed Blood Knife was perfect for killing, but useless against sothing on the scale of an entire floating city.
How long would it take to slice Sokovia apart piece by piece? Even with the knife's venomous curse, it couldn't corrode a city in fifteen seconds. Impossible.
And the Elental Bow—sure, it could bring down buildings, but an entire city? That was like giving a gourt chef a single peanut. The skill was there, but the ans were too small.
If he'd had the Flood Dragon Trident then, a weapon capable of shattering everything in its path, he could've taken to the skies and brought Sokovia down in a single sweeping strike. In an instant, the entire city would have been obliterated.
That was its power.
But back then, he didn't have the funds to buy it. He'd been forced to rely on luck and improvisation—and sohow, that gamble had worked.
This ti, though, there would be no regrets.
This trident had to be his.
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