'Holy fuck! These items are all crazy!'
Rey had been to a place that was somewhat of a luxury store, so he had seen the Items they had there.
That was where he had been able to get all those Spatial Rings and the current attire he was donning.
He had also checked out a few more items through Noah after the sales that he had done for him.
However, compared to those… the Items he was seeing here were on another level.
They made those other items seem like garbage.
'And what the hell are these prices?!'
In the VIP section of the previous store, the cheapest Item there cost a Platinum Coin.
However, here, the cheapest cost five.
'I can buy decent land for that much, can't I?'
It seemed like, in this world, buying power was more expensive than buying property.
When Rey thought of it, it all made sense.
Of what use was getting a property you wouldn't be able to properly protect? The owner of land could be maimed and robbed—stripped of everything they possessed.
But the ones with power? How could they be victims of such cruelty?
No… they were the ones who would maim and rob.
They were the ones who would strip others of all they possessed.
In essence, having power was far more beneficial than possessing mundane things like property.
'With enough power, you can even defy established governments and carve your own path…'
With the threat of Dragons looming, this only made the need for power skyrocket.
Rey understood all of this, so after his initial shock, he calmed himself down.
Besides…
'The effects look nice. They're worth it.'
Every Item had a price tag on it, and a plaque underneath that showed the abilities they had.
As a result, Rey could tell what an Enchanted Item could do from a single glance.
'This one can actually increase Magic Spells by 100 percent. That's insane.'
It literally meant double the firepower.
'Unfortunately, it only works for Spells in the average to low Tiers, so it's useless to me…'
Besides, Rey had Buff Skills that could do even better, so while he was impressed, he wasn't willing to purchase it.
'I can see how a weakling could get twice as powerful just from that Item, though.' He smirked.
Rey averted his gaze to Noah, who was just standing still the whole time. He had forgotten about him since he was so invested in the items.
"You heard Mr. Winsley. Get over here and choose an Item for yourself."
Noah's next reaction proved that the boy had been waiting for Rey to say the words.
He jumped from his position and excitedly rushed to the rows of shelves that pristinely displayed their merchandise.
'All these items are great and all. It's hard to pick one…'
Rey's began to wonder if he should just get one gift, try it out, and then come back to buy a set of them using his Discount Privilege.
'Or should I just get the whole set of stuff I wanna buy now?'
Knowing that there was a high chance that he might burn his bridges with the KariBlanc Group, wasn't it best to milk as much from this entire relationship as possible?
'But… what if I don't end up burning my bridges?'
What if the oversaturation never happened?
Right now, it was just a theory in Rey's head, so there was a chance that he could be wrong about it.
If that was the case…
'Getting all the items I want now will make me seem too eager. As if I haven't seen these kinds of things before…'
It would ruin his image.
'Besides, since Aldred Winsley wants to give me a gift, if I take a lot of Items, he might feel obligated to give me everything for free…'
Rey didn't particularly mind that, but he knew it wasn't good for business.
'I can't let them think I'm taking advantage of them. We just both have to feel like we're mutually benefiting…'
There was a thin line between interest and greed.
Rey didn't want to be the first one to display the latter, though he knew it was inevitable that the KariBlanc Group would show it.
'That won't happen anytime soon, though. I should try to be as careful as possible here…'
As a result, Rey decided to pick just one item.
As he made his decision, his eyes spotted a sparkling ring on the shelf adjacent to where he stood.
'Hmmm?'
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"Ahh… so these are the items you've chosen!"
In Noah's hand was a blade—barely three inches long. It looked like a real sword, though—styled like a Japanese Katana.
It had three effects.
One was the ability to grow in size within a single second, turning into a life-size blade.
The second was the ability to turn invisible. In essence, this blade could switch between visibility and the opposite, even in its full-length.
That was an extremely useful ability for a weapon to have.
Lastly, it always returned to the user after a set period—or the user could always reach for it, and like a magnet, it would be pulled towards them.
'Such a cool weapon!' Rey eyed the blade with envy.
He wondered why he never saw this Item when exploring.
'Well… there are other Items and Weapons with similar abilities, so it's all good.'
Rey considered getting one for himself, but when he thought of it, he didn't really see the need to.
He had Skills that could replicate every effect that Noah's blade could do.
'But… well… Noah's blade doesn't cost Mana to use its functions.'
Even its invisibility didn't cost a single strand of Noah's energy.
'Well, it has Mana Crystals embedded within it, so it most definitely uses its own Mana Supply.'
That, of course, meant that it couldn't stay invisible forever. There would be a duration period and cooldown state.
'The Mana in it should recover over time, so it's not a one-time-
consumable. That's good…'
Noah had gone to choose a great Item. Rey felt proud of him—
almost like a big brother would when their younger one told them they finally got a girlfriend.
Rey nodded behind his mask in support.
'The young shall grow…'
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What Item do you think Rey got?
Hope you're not too disappointed when you find out
Haha…
