Chapter 32 - Dungeon, Evolution and Success 6 (1/2)

Chapter 32 - Dungeon, Evolution and Success (6)

In truth, Artpe wanted to purchase all the close combat Skill Books and Spell Books affiliated with the magician Class.

If he did that, he would basically reveal to everyone that Artpe and Maetel were heroes.Moreover, he didn’t have enough money to purchase all of them.Currently, this was the best Artpe could do.

“Ooh-wah.You are doing something only a noble family would do.”

Yet it was enough to make Mycenae feel overwhelmed.She searched through her cargo to bring out all the Skill Books and Spell Books she possessed.She couldn’t hold back her bitter laughter. Artpe appraised each one of them, and he explained to Maetel on the use of these books.

“This is one of the psychotic things that monsters, beings from other races and humans fight each other for.It is something they do in an attempt to live a little bit longer. This is the most legal and safe form of doping.It is one of the very few cheat keys allowed in this world.There is only one thing we have to give up in return.”

Artpe grinned as gold coins poured out of the pouch held out by Mycenae.

“Money.”

“If one’s ability is lacking, this strategy won’t work.A sloppily-learned skill would only lead to tears later…Well, I’m pretty sure you guys will be fine.”

Mycenae hadn’t seen them fight, but she had a decent idea on how talented they were.They had the luck of finding great rewards in any Dungeon they went to.Even if one put aside their luck, they were unperturbed after doing a full clear of the Dungeon.Just this fact was very telling.

“Still, haven’tyou learned most of the basic Skills?This means your Stats will go up slightly.You won’t benefit much from them.”

“This allows one to buy one’s life with money…….”

“Yes.Yes.The fact that you treasure your life is a very admirable trait.”

The Skill Books were expensive.The most basic and useless ones were worth several dozen silvers.A basic Skill Book was around 1 gold, so one could only imagine how expensive a Skill Book would be if it was useful in battle.Maetel counted the Skill Books as they were handed over to Artpe.

“Only 14…..Moreover, I’ve already learned 8 of them!So how much are these, Artpe?”

“It’s 619 gold. Of course, there are some that are only worth couple golds, but there are also ones that are worth several dozen golds. Normally a Skill Book jumps several dozen times in value if it becomes known that it is a bit useful.”

“A book costs several dozen gold!”

“Didn’t you just hear that Mana Control was worth 350 gold?”

Maetel really didn’t like the fact that she would have to learn a Skill Book when she already knew the Skill.She would be doing such an act in an attempt to marginally grow her Stats. However, Artpe had provided all of this with her in thought, so she couldn’t just spurn the gesture.She had no choice, but to learn it all.

“Hoo-ooooh······.”

“As expected, you aren’t an ordinary talent.You were able to learn and get used to the Skills in an instant….”

“For the love of god, you are using those expensive Skill Books in one sitting!”

“That’s the part that surprises you, Leseti?”

There was an upside in learning all the Skills at once.Each of Maetel’s stamina, agility and strength rose by 10.Normally, one’s Stat rose by three in total when a warrior leveled up.This meant she had gained Stats equivalent to increasing 10 levels.

Of course, a level up didn’t only give Stats, so it was impossible to do a one on one comparison.Still, if one was in a situation where one’s death was assured, a difference in 30 Stat points might be enough to allow one to survive the situation. Moreover, if it was Maetel, she would be much more efficient in using the increase in Stats.

“So this is how adventurers arm themselves.”

“I told you it isn’t like that.There aren’t that many adventurers, who are blessed with such an environment!”

“Koohk.If I had that much support, I would be stronger…....”

“Leseti, it must have been hard on you······.”

Anyways, the purchase of the Skill Books ended without any hitch.

The problem was the Spell Books.

“There are only 9 Spell Books!? Artpe, this is a scam!”

“All of them combined are worth 608 gold?Still, you were able to prepare quite a lot of them for me.”

“As expected, you know your stuff!”

The Skill Book prices looked inflated, but the pricing was weak compared to the Spell Books.There were only a very small number of magic type Classes in existence.Naturally, the number of spell books were proportionately low in number.There weren’t a lot of them out there.

This was why it wasn’t easy to purchase a spell he wanted.The limitation of the supply was hard to overcome.It was as Artpe had said.It was almost a miracle that Mycenae possesed so many Spell Books.

“You should feel fortunate in the fact that you were able to meet me.Even most magician towers don’t release this amount of material.”

“Half of these magic are for everyday chores, so stop trying to stump for yourself.”

Artpe snorted as he learned the Spells at once.These were spells useful for everyday life, and it was considered to be on the lower rung in terms of difficulty.Still, it normally took several tries to learn it.However, Artpe was the possessor of the Read All Creation ability.He could learn the Spell Books just by holding it in his hand.

“Ho-ooh.It rose around 23 magical energy…..?That’s not too bad.”

The value highlighted the fact that Hyper Rubbing was a high rank magic spell.When Artpe learned Hyper Rubbing, his magical energy went up by 20.He had learned nine magic spells, yet his magic energy rose by 23!

“You are understating it by saying it wasn’t too bad! Do you realize how monstrous of a feat you just accomplished!?”

“Hoong.If I didn’t have the ability to back it up, why would I ask for all your Spell Books?”

Artpe finished the task as if it was nothing, but Mycenae, who was watching the sight, couldn’t hide her shock.When one learned many magic spells at one, the theory behind the magic spells clashed, and there was a chance one might become a vegetable!So how was he able to do so!

This wasn’t something that could be done, because one was good at controlling Mana.One needed an incredible amount of memorization and computation skills to achieve what he had accomplished!

“Customer.”

Mycenae extended her hands.They moved like lightning as she grabbed one of Artpe’s hand.Her eyes shone.Maetel growled from behind, but Mycenae didn’t pay attention to her.She spoke with sincerity as she tried to convince him.

“Do you have any desire to use your talent in the marketplace!?”

“Nope.”

“Chet.”

After Artpe firmly rebuffed Mycenae’s entreaty, he put his mind into motion.He had spent around 1,200 gold in purchasing the Skills and Spells.In truth, he had prepared himself to spend up to 2,000 gold, so he had a good amount of money left.

He thought about purchasing more potions, yet they still had plenty of consumables.Next, he thought about equipment, but they didn’t really need a particular piece of equipment right now.

“Mmm…..Ughh.”

Artpe thought a little bit more on it.Then he asked a question to Mycenae with a slightly lowered voice.

“Do you have artifacts that can hinder perception?If possible, I want you to give me a good one.”

“Hoooooog?”

Mycenae’s expression turned sly.She didn't ask any further questions.She just took out two rings.They weren’t fancy.The two rings looked to be made out of discolored gold.She held the rings out in her hand, and she had a triumphant expression on her face.