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"You got two fragments! I-Incredible!" He celebrated. "Madam, just how high is our Luck Stat?!" He was surprised.
"Well, pretty high I guess." I shrugged. "Anyways, are these things important?" I wondered. "Is this really a key to the Underworld?"
The two items he was making such a big fuss about were the small piece of a black key and the fragment of a black-colored heart floating inside a crystal jar within some gooey green colored liquid.
"Indeed!" He nodded. "The Necrotic Death Heart is a special Heart that only the strongest Undead can develop through the consumption of many Souls and Necrotic Energy, yet you got a fragment! If you get three more, you could recreate the Heart! Any Undead would pay an incredible sum for it, even a fragment itself would be worth a lot… If you allow me to buy it, I would pay ten thousand Nether Coins for it!" He immediately said.
"Ten thousand for only a fragment?!" I was shocked. "Well, I don't know if that's a lot or not… And about this key?"
"It is what it says it is. We merchants are… temporarily trapped over here, until the gates open naturally. However, that key can open the gates at any time, without the need for them to open naturally, with it you could freely create a gate anywhere! However, you require three more fragments for it to be complete as well." He explained. "It's value is very high… I would also pay at least ten thousand coins for that."
"Huh, nah, I'm good. I'll keep them for now if they're so valuable and all." I smiled.
These were better news than I imagined. If I could get all the keys, I could create a gate to the Underworld and assault the Demon king with many other invited players before he were to ever get outside the Underworld to begin with.
If we can defeat him before everything begins, then the entire event that might fill our living world with destruction could be averted completely.
"I-I see." He sighed. "Well, anyways, the other items you acquired are quite special too. I've seen other Players get terrible items from the chests, but you got all valuable items! The Skull Mask grants the ability to hide your identity, and it allows you to block all sorts of appraisal, detection, mind reading, and mind altering magics. The mantle can make you temporarily invisible and grants resistance to instant death! And that potion is like a delicious wine for us, it is a highly valuable food that goes for several coins. But if the living consume them, you can strengthen your already powerful souls."
"Oh, they look rather gothic compared to my style, but I'll keep them around for now, might come in handy." I nodded. "Anyways, can you show me what you're selling?"
"For sure, here, you can check what I have available through this prompt." The skeleton seemed to smile, his empty eyes glowing bright blue.
Ding!
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<Underworld Merchant Shop (Special Event Shop)>
[Available Nether Coins]: [1136]
<Consumables>
[Lesser Phantasmal Soul Potion (B Grade)] [Price]: [250 Nether Coins]
[Lesser Necrotic Power Potion (B Grade)] [Price]: [250 Nether Coins]
[Lesser Undead Essence Potion (B Grade)] [Price]: [250 Nether Coins]
[…]
<Equipment>
[Necrotic Death Dagger (B Grade)] [Price]: [600 Nether Coins]
[Bone Beast Shield (B Grade)] [Price]: [700 Nether Coins]
[Soul Eating Cursed Sword (A Grade)] [Price]: [1000 Nether Coins]
[…]
<Skills>
[Soul Manipulation (B Grade)] [Price]: [1500 Nether Coins]
[Necrotic Boost (B Grade)] [Price]: [1800 Nether Coins]
[Undead Creation (1) (A Grade)] [Price]: [2500 Nether Coins]
[…]
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"You sell Skills too?" I wondered.
"Yes, that's right. We can transfer Skills to those that can pay the price." Said the Underworld Merchant. "However, it depends on the talent of the recipient if they can make good use of these Skills. The Undead Creation Skill has the number one on it because it can only make a single Undead! Higher Grade ones can make multiple Undead. These unique Skills can't level up, sadly."
"Huh, they do look interesting, but I already have too many Skills for now… I could probably buy potions, now that I think about it, if they can strengthen the soul…" I nodded.
If they can truly make my soul stronger, then my body in Earth will also be affected and might grow stronger too, as a result.
"If you're lacking funds, I do have an offer." He said. "I can buy a few of your things… I've been rather interested in what this Spirit Wood is all about. You see, highly spiritual materials or that are infused with lots of life force are precious as well, we feed on those energies too."
"I see, then I could sell you a few wood branches, how about it?" I wondered.
"Just because you're so nice with me, madam, I shall buy you five branches for 250 Coins each. I have tight funds, you see." He said.
"Fine, deal!" I said, quickly growing five huge branches out of my arms, and giving them to him, with a bonus fruit too.
"Oooh! This fruit?" He wondered.
"It's a bonus to you, so we can keep having a nice relationship." I smiled politely.
"Oh my, such generosity! We Underworld Merchants never forget such acts of kindness!" He seemed very joyful, opening a black portal, and putting everything I gifted to him inside. "There you go, 1250 Nether Coins for your generosity."
He waved his hand as the phantasmal coins materialized in front of me and then entered my Inventory in just the blink of an eye, it was honestly quite amazing to see.
Ding!
[You have received a deposit of 1250 Nether Coins!]
[Available Nether Coins: 2386]
"Nice, then let me buy as many Soul Potions as I can with these!" I said.
"Very well!" The Merchant happily said. "Soul Potions it is!"
FLAAASH!
Ten beautiful golden-colored potions emerged, made out of liquified Soul Energy, the bottles were of a transparent, black color, decorated with tiny skulls around the lid.
Ding!
[You have exchanged 2250 Nether Coins!]
[You received [Lesser Phantasmal Soul Potion (B Grade)] x10!]
"I got ten instead of nine?" I wondered.
"I've added a bonus for you gifting me such a precious fruit filled with life force and spiritual energy! Please take it without hesitation, madam." The Merchant seemed happy.
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