Chapter 137: Priorities (2/2)

”So,” he started. ”We can't exchange Magic-Stones for Mission Points, right?” he asked.

Aion lifted a brow. ”Yes?” he confirmed, not sure what Gravis' goal was.

”But we also have a job where someone has to exchange the gold for Magic-Stones, right?” asked Gravis.

”Yeees?” confirmed Aion.

”Could you tell me, how many Mission Points does the exchange of one Magic-Stone give in that mission?”

Aion scratched the side of his head, trying to think about what Gravis was up to. ”One exchanged Magic-Stone is ten Mission Points,” Aion said.

Now, it was finally time for Gravis to get to the point. ”So, when I switch jobs for a minute and then exchange my Magic-Stones for our gold, I can get Mission Points, right?” Gravis asked.

Aion's hand froze, and his brain started going wild. The more he thought about the situation, the stupider it seemed. It was impossible to exchange Energy Stones for Mission Points, but it was possible to exchange Energy Stones for Mission Points and gold? What's even the sense in that?

Then, Aion started scratching his chin in thought. ”Man, I really screwed up when creating this system,” he mumbled while thinking. ”Though, exchanging it for gold would make it easier on our storage. Man, the more I think about it, the stupider all this seems.”

While Aion continued thinking, Gravis hoped that his choice was correct. Wendy had given Gravis a lot of Energy Stones, and he could break through multiple levels with those. Those stones could make him nearly invincible in the Middle-Continent, yet, with wealth came decisions.

He could sharply raise his Realm, and that would save time, but is saving time good? Not always. In this case, Gravis would skip several levels, and he would also skip possible tempering experiences on those levels. Yet, on the other hand, his chances of survival would be way higher.

Wasn't surviving the most important? Honestly, in Gravis' opinion, it wasn't. His goal was more important than his life, and everything had to be perfect to reach the peak. Gravis' Will-Aura might be strong enough to still be outstanding in the Spirit Forming Realm, but what about the realms in the middle world or higher world?

If he decided to use the stones for cultivation, he would sacrifice relative battle strength for a sharp rise in actual strength. Yet, in comparison to now, his relative strength against people in the same Realm would be weaker than now.

The foundation was most important to Gravis, and even if Gravis could skip straight to the Unity Realm, he wouldn't. He might be able to damage Heaven and return, but then what? He would have immense problems in the middle world. This was basically killing the chicken to get the egg.

So, in the end, Gravis decided to exchange his Energy Stones for pills to increase his body's strength. This would increase his relative battle strength. With the Heaven's Balance Cultivation Technique, it was easy to find resources to increase his Realm, but it wasn't easy to find resources to increase his relative battle strength. Gravis couldn't ignore the future to make his current situation easier. If he died due to his decision, so be it!

”Alright, I decided,” said Aion as he turned to Gravis.