Chapter 419: Claymore Enhancement
"Mercenary Tao, this [Hollow Core] is a quite remarkable thing. That ability of [Sage] is indeed miraculous, but it's only slightly beyond the value of this Hollow Core, not worth me adding another miraculous Silver Plot Equipment~"
[Glaze Crack]'s purple robe had a very low neckline. Her expression and tone were quite seductive, but Kaito Shirogane wouldn't be tempted. He just took out [Sage]'s Scarlet Drop Card from the stall, tossing it lightly to play with.
"Since it's so precious, I think we should wait for others to trade."
This woman possessed some causality-type ability, and prepared two precious items early for Sage's Cognitive Devil.
And she deliberately chose the Soul-side ability domain that he hadn't exposed to others.
Even Black Butler would only search among Martial Arts-side abilities and items, which gave her a huge bidding advantage.
Conversely, spending so much effort to reach a deal, how could she give up.
Kaito smiled, seeing through the greed in the woman's heart completely.
Glaze Crack pulled up her neckline. She realized Mercenary Tao was difficult to deal with. Seeing those women from the Western District surrounding the intelligence broker Black Butler at this moment, constantly discussing various quotes and actively seeking a trade.
She knew the strength of that [Song] gathering very well. Spending a huge price to come across districts for trade, even if the purpose was the Ajin bloodline item, once they knew the value of other items here with Mercenary Tao, it was hard to say whether they would start bidding.
Her mind turned quickly, and her decision was also very crisp. Just as [Red Dust] wanted to speak for trade, she had already smiled and made a concession.
"Mr. Mercenary Tao can't take a joke. These two items of mine were specially found for you. How could I waste this trade."
"Mr. Mercenary Tao, besides this Drop Card, if you pay another B-Class Singularity, I think it will be a suitable price..."
"In return, I can tell you a piece of news, news to maximize the effect of this [Hollow Core], how about it?"
Kaito pondered for a moment and agreed to the trade.
These people didn't know that before [Sage] was killed, he had lost the extraordinary power of the [Visionary] Sequence due to the Altar of God. Now only the power of [Cognitive Devil] remained, so the Drop Card's value was somewhat depreciated.
At the same time, [Shishigawara's Knuckle Duster] was naturally not as bad as Kaito deliberately said. That so-called side effect of consuming soul energy was almost no cost to Kaito.
In his Sea of Consciousness, although there weren't many souls with strong combat power at this time, there were hundreds of thousands of spirit bodies that could be used as batteries!
And the other item, [Hollow Core], gave Kaito greater possibilities.
Kaito was someone willing to accept any price for power. He had no bloodline purity obsession, nor would he think power had distinctions of good and evil.
To become stronger, even if it was true [Hollowfication], he was willing to accept, as long as he believed he could overcome that erosion...
Kaito raised his hand to touch Glaze Crack's hand.
*[You lost B-Class Singularity 1]
*[You lost Scarlet Drop Card 1]
[You obtained item · Shishigawara's Knuckle Duster]
[You obtained item · Hollow Core]
[AV17555631 (Glaze Crack) sends contact: Someone in the Throne of Void and Reality holds channels for Fullbring and Hollowfication. You can try your luck at stall A-04]
The woman pinched Sage's Scarlet Drop Card, told Kaito the news via Space contact, then still waved and left with a smile, eyes narrowing.
[Phase Hound] followed silently behind the woman and left. Since this woman appeared, his gaze hadn't fallen on Kaito.
Kaito completed this deal. While checking the two newly obtained items, he waited for Red Dust to speak.
"Mercenary Tao, do you want these two secret manuals or not?"
Red Dust was somewhat anxious at this time, seeing Mercenary Tao quickly completing deals with both sides.
He didn't want that Ajin bloodline item, and didn't think he could bid against those women coming across districts.
The opponents inevitably came with a large amount of resources.
Kaito looked at the secret manuals of [Cloud Parting Palm] and [Three-Part Finger] in Red Dust's hand, not showing much urgency.
To be honest, he learned these martial arts mainly for the energy control ability of Three-Part Finger. But after [Transcendent Helix] awakened and was strengthened to the second stage, this demand was reduced a lot.
He didn't lack the technique of [Three-Part Return to Vitality] now.
Red Dust also saw Mercenary Tao's meaning. He originally thought that since Luo Xi gave Mercenary Tao [Wind God's Kick] and [Frost Fist] before, these two remaining secret manuals should be sold at a premium. Unexpectedly, Mercenary Tao had lost interest.
Bidding now would inevitably be suppressed to a quite low price.
He calmed down, no longer bidding actively, but searching for things useful to him on Kaito's stall.
"This [Dust Release]..."
"Not trading."
Kaito refused directly. The circulation of [Dust Release Cultivation Scroll] was stronger than Cloud Parting Palm and Three-Part Return to Vitality.
Abilities from such high martial arts worlds either lacked destructive power or had a high entry threshold, difficult for newcomers to obtain. The number of users in the Dimensional Space now was far smaller than Chakra users.
"Then this [Bloodline Item · Berserk Orc (Modified · Second Stage)]..."
Kaito frowned. Bloodline items had quite high value, and this item came from that [Black Knight]'s Drop Card. The modified and upgraded bloodline, judging from the performance in battle, could activate Secondary Berserk.
Explosive power in frontal combat was quite excellent.
"Not enough."
Among items of the same level, bloodline items were always priced higher than other items because the enhancement obtained from bloodline items was immediate.
After successfully enhancing bloodline, one would immediately obtain considerable attribute improvements, accompanied by some special abilities and characteristics.
Red Dust also knew this. He hesitated for a moment before taking out another thing.
*[Bodhi Leaf 1]
[Quality: Unparalleled Rare]
[Description: Bodhi leaf rumored to grow from the place where Bodhidharma passed away, possessing the effect of comprehending worldly principles and understanding martial arts]
[Effect 1: Holding in mouth, speed of improving Martial Arts type specializations and abilities increases by 100% during cultivation]
[Effect 2: After complete digestion, will directly upgrade the practiced ability or specialization by one level]
Kaito's eyes lit up.
"You actually have such good stuff."
In Kaito's view, the value of this thing was far above Cloud Parting Palm and Three-Part Return to Vitality.
Kaito still had a copy of [Emperor's Extreme World-Startling Art] in his backpack, from which he had been unable to comprehend abilities.
Moreover, after Kaito's Martial Arts Mastery level entered the high rank of Lv7, it was extremely difficult to improve. Like Lee Chae-rin's Kendo Mastery level, it was almost completely upgraded to Lv9 by grinding her massive amount of Dimensional Points and Singularities in the cultivation center.
With this thing, Martial Arts Mastery improvement could also be twice as fast.
"If you still have this thing, we can make other trades. If you want this Dust Release..."
Red Dust waved his hand hurriedly. If not for wanting to rebuild a team belonging to himself, he wouldn't even take out this one Bodhi Leaf.
[Chaos Sage] had been annihilated. That key capable of stably entering the [Wind and Cloud World] was also lost. Even if he wanted to find this thing later, it would be extremely difficult.
He only saved two leaves in total. Giving one to exchange for a bloodline item with quite strong survival and combat capabilities was already the limit.
But fortunately, with this bloodline item, it wouldn't be difficult to cultivate a [Black Knight] again.
And he was confident that the person he selected would absolutely not be useless like the original Black Knight.
The two completed the trade quickly.
Seeing [Echo] and Black Butler still calculating, he knew they couldn't convert that S-Class Singularity into items or abilities valuable enough to match the Ajin bloodline item in such a short time.
He wasn't in a hurry either. Ajin bloodline item belonged to the top tier of attractive items. As long as it was placed on his stall for a day, there would be a steady stream of intelligence brokers and teams giving him quotes.
Kaito patted Lee Chae-rin's head, then playfully put his head next to the latter's ear, whispering:
"I wasn't killed. Are you a bit... disappointed?"
Lee Chae-rin didn't say a word. Disappointment naturally existed, but at the same time, there was also some unspeakable relief.
A madman like Kaito was naturally terrible as an enemy, but when in the same faction, he gave an indescribable 'sense of security.'
No matter how dangerous that Seo Ji-woo from the [Isshinkai] was, because she brought Kaito back to Goryeo, she felt much more relaxed.
Kaito pinched the woman's fair chin, rubbing it twice, seeing granular bumps appearing on the woman's tender skin as wished.
"Hey, your reaction is still so interesting..."
Lee Chae-rin clenched her teeth, thirst for power igniting in her heart again.
Kaito, like a devil seeing through human hearts, spoke exactly at this time.
"Go ahead. I allow you to spend... hmm, one B-Class Singularity. How about it?"
Lee Chae-rin knew that the Singularities and Dimensional Points she forced those people to hand over before dying in B711 were seen by the opponent without reservation. Slaves had no possibility of keeping their own resources.
But this time, she didn't remain silent or resist anymore. Instead, she nodded obediently.
"Mm, one B-Class Singularity, enough..."
Before the last world, she had her eyes on a similarly dangerous enhancement!
Having experienced the failure of assassinating [Tang Sanzang] with [Inner Demon] in B711, plus being reminded of the humbleness of being a slave by Kaito at this moment, her thirst for power exceeded the so-called self-esteem of the eldest daughter of Samwol Chaebol.
"Very good. You please me more and more, ha~"
Kaito looked at Lee Chae-rin with satisfaction, as if looking at a red apple gradually maturing under his care.
He released his hand, chuckling in the woman's ear:
"Become a bit stronger, woman."
"Weaklings, will be abandoned..."
Lee Chae-rin didn't answer. Just after Kaito left, she quickly found stall B-33.
The stall owner was a woman carrying a silver-white claymore on her back. Her black long hair hung down in curls. The woman also recognized this Reincarnator wearing a half mask.
"It's you. Seems you already have the confidence to harness Yoki."
"Hope you won't degenerate into an [Awakened Being] in the real world. That would cause quite a lot of trouble."
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