The Devil’s Cage - Chapter 100

Chapter 100

"Four [Soul Shard]s?" the registrar said in a raised voice before he quickly told Kieran softly, "Dear sir, I can buy these off from you at a good price! 20,000 Points and 4 Skill Points . What do you say?"

Before Kieran could answer, Lawless, who was right behind him, stepped in .

"Not really impressive . A cracked [Soul Shard] costs around 5,000 Points and 1 Skill Point . And that’s just one unit . This price is not enough for four same level [Soul Shard]s . The amount of [Soul Shard]s alone is enough to affect the rarity of Magical Equipment! Don’t be an old fox, Zorl!"

"Lawless!? You’re together?"

The registrar looked at Lawless and Kieran again, his expression becoming a little unsettled before he offered a new price for the [Soul Shard]s, "25,000 Points and 6 Skill Points!"

"Not bad, but still not enough . That price is not even worth the trip here!" Lawless smiled at the registrar, the cigar still in his mouth .

The registrar stared at Lawless before coming up with a new offer .

"Lawless, you are as greedy as a wolf yourself! 27,000 Points and 6 Skill Points!"

"500 more and you got yourself a deal!" Lawless said, making a five sign with his hand .

The registrar clenched his teeth, but eventually agreed to the price .

"Deal!"

Lawless stepped aside, allowing Kieran to trade with the registrar .

Kieran did not even hesitate when he heard about the 27,500 Points and 6 Skill Points . He accepted right away .

The very purpose of his visit to the secret bazaar was to milk a good price out of his items . That price had served his purpose right .

A cracked [Soul Shard] cost about 5,000 Points and 1 Skill Point on average, but when the amount increased to four and there was the possibility of completing a special enchanting circle, the price increased .

It was what Kieran had learned from Blacksmith when he’d messaged her to see whether she wanted the [Soul Shard]s herself .

Blacksmith had said that she was mastering embedding, not enchanting, so the [Soul Shard]s were of no use to her .

Keeping the [Soul Shard]s for himself had definitely crossed Kieran’s mind, but when he’d thought about what an enchanting investment would cost him, he realized his current financial status would not allow it .

It would be best for him to sell them instead .

27,500 Points and 6 Skill Points were quite the bargain . He would have gotten a similar price if he’d auctioned them off .

Although the four cracked [Soul Shard]s were quality goods, no one was stupid enough to inflate the price any further . Not unless it was an emergency, such as the time Kieran had sold the [Tekken-II]s in the forum .

"What a lucky guy you are, 2567!" the registrar commented when he looked at Kieran’s nickname .

It seemed like selling the [Tekken-II]s in the forum at a sky-high price had made Kieran famous among the players, but the registrar was not saying that just because of his previous business transactions .

The man gave professional advice to Kieran as he looked at the two [WK-22]s .

"The boss has given orders that anything you put for auction today will be free of charge . Do you want to auction both in one go or separately? I would suggest separately . Quite a number of team gunners and solo players are fond of this kind of weapon!"

"Then I’ll auction them separately!" Kieran followed the advice of the professional .

After Kieran and the registrar, who represented the Broker, signed a contract, Kieran and Lawless walked to the side of the auction platform .

It would be quite a while before the auction started, and Kieran did not want to waste any time .

He looked at his own Points and Skill Points, and started doing calculations .

[Points: 61,190; Skill Points: 17; Golden Skill Points: 1; Golden Attributes Points: 1]

"The two [WK-22]s can give me at least 6,000 Points and 4 Skill Points, so I’ll have a total of 67,190 Points and 21 Skill Points after the auction . "

"Based on the optimum attribute growth path, and considering that I have insufficient Golden Skill Points to level up [Knights of Dawn Body Tempering Art], [Hand-to-Hand Combat] and [Tracking] are a must . That would cost me 20,000 Points and 12 Skill Points, though!"

"Then I would need to choose between the others based on preference . [Firearm Weapon (Light Firearm)], [Evading], and [Undercover] would also cost me 20,000 Points and 12 Skill Points . "

"In other words, I’ll need 40,000 Points and 24 Skill Points to carry out my plan!"

"According to the exchange rate of 3,000 Points to 1 Skill Point, the remaining 27,190 Points would be enough for me to trade them in for Skill Points . There’s still [Mystical Knowledge], though . "

Kieran’s mood turned gloomy once he thought about his newly acquired skill .

Participating in a fourth-time team dungeon had been enough to make Kieran understand what he would face in future dungeons . In order to fully prepare for such a situation, or in other words, in order to survive under such circumstances, he would need to level up [Mystical Knowledge] to a certain level .

He had no intention of dying because he was unable to read certain symbols or words of warning . Most importantly, he would also lose a lot of treasure if he could not understand symbols .

Leveling up [Mystical Knowledge] had become crucial for him .

"According to the cost of leveling up [Tracking], if I want to level up [Mystical Knowledge] to at least Grand Master, I would need another 22,000 Points and 14 Skill Points! I still lack a lot of Skill Points!"

The final conclusion made him bitter .

Suddenly, he thought of the [Half-Dead’s Gaze] . In order to fully exploit the potential of the ring, he would need to have a high-rank Spirit . Since he did not have any skills related to that attribute, he would need to spend more to buy them .

That was bound to be costly as well .

Now that he had the [Deceiver’s Key], he could afford to sell his [Lockpicking Tools], but that still would not be enough .

Kieran knew that the price of the [Lockpicking Tools] was not high . Even with the [Precise Lvl 1] attribute, the most he could get was 1,000 Points and 1 Skill Point .

"It’s another round of give and take I guess," Kieran thought lightly .

He listed [Hand-to-Hand Combat], [Tracking] and [Mystical Knowledge] as priority, thinking of the situations he might face in the future .

[Hand-to-hand Combat] was prioritized because of the related attribute growth and the fact that it could bring forth both [Primus Arm] and the [Lightning Tiger’s Finger] .

Since the marvelous performance of [Primus Arm] during the fight with the half-dead, it had become Kieran’s core equipment and a favorite attacking method . No doubt, it had saved his life during that last battle .

[Tracking] would lead to great attribute growth, plus its specialty also granted Kieran extreme observation and allowed him to sense the existence of other beings .

[Mystical Knowledge] was similar to [Tracking] in terms of specialty .

After those main three came [Evading], because it made a better combination with [Hand-to-hand Combat] and maximized its potential in melee battles .

"51,000 Points and 30 Skill Points . Trading Points for Skill Points aside, I’m still lacking 4 Skill Points . Even if I sell my [Lockpicking Tools], there’s still three more to go…"

Kieran’s calculations did not seem to satisfy his needs .

While he was busy calculating how to better distribute his Points and Skill Points, he suddenly felt a pair of eyes on him .

He sensed a light malicious intent in that gaze .