Others were either tasteless, useless, or simply too expensive...
[Chitauri Star Laser Cannon] – Price: 100,000. Non-upgradeable weapon. Manufactured by the Chitauri Planet…
[Hammer of Titan] – Price: 1,000,000. Non-upgradeable weapon, forged from Titan meteorite…
[Mjolnir Lv.1] – Price: **. Same model as Thor's.
[Stormbreaker] – Price: **. Non-upgradeable weapon of unknown origin, forged from Asgardian metal. Can counter the Infinity Gauntlet and summon the Bifrost…
[Thunderstorm Blue Dragon Trident Lv.1] – Price: **. Forged from the spine of the Thunderstorm Tyrannosaurus Rex, infused with infinite lightning.
"System, system—you really think too highly of me. Stormbreaker? Mjolnir? Why not throw in a Fixed Star launcher while you're at it?"
Although Mjolnir only cost ten million, Blaine wasn't tempted. He couldn't even lift the thing. And if he met Thor in the future, how was he supposed to explain stealing his weapon? As for Stormbreaker—forget it. One level cost ten billion. Tempting, sure, but completely unaffordable.
"I'd better stick with the Cursed Blood Knife and the Elemental Bow."
With that, Blaine turned his attention back to the skill section.
[Soul Tracking Technique Lv.1] – Price: **. Allows the user to mark an enemy using mental power. The target remains unchanged, but a soul seed is implanted deep within their spirit. No matter where the target flees, the host can instantly locate them. Works on all beings except the Creation God. Range increases with level.
[God of Destiny's Favor] – Price: **. Grants the host absolute luck.
The skill list was even flashier, leaving Blaine dazzled. In the Hunter System, the rich really could do whatever they wanted. Not only weapons—some of these skills were irresistible. Unfortunately, his wallet disagreed.
"Just add the Soul Tracking Technique and God of Destiny's Favor to the pending payment area…"
Blaine had been drawn to those two from the start, so the rest barely caught his attention.
"By the way, System, help me find something for time-space travel—something that can transport me from Earth to Asgard…"
"Searching…"
"The following items match the host's request."
[Space Stone] – Price: **000
[Time Traveling Technique Lv.1] – Price: **00
[Space Jump Flight Device] – Price: **0
"Stop, stop, stop! What the hell is this? Look at my wallet! Do I look like I can afford that?"
"Narrow the price range and find something that suits me."
"Searching for suitable items…"
[Weakened Version Space Stone Ring] – Price: **. Allows temporary space travel. Each traversal covers up to one billion light-years. Cooldown time: fifteen minutes.
"System, you're really flattering me… Fine, it's just a billion. Add it to the pending payment area."
"Purchase added. Shopping complete. Would the host like to review items in the waiting area?"
Opening the waiting list, Blaine saw the few items he'd added: the Soul Pendant, the Boots of Urgent March, two skills—Soul Tracking Technique and God of Destiny's Favor—and the weakened Space Gem Ring.
The Soul Pendant and Boots of Urgent March together cost only two million. The Soul Tracking Technique and God of Destiny's Favor were twenty billion. Including the last must-have item, the total came to roughly 21,002,000,000,000. Not bad.
Coincidentally, all of these were extremely useful and surprisingly cost-effective.
"System, buy them all."
[Total cost confirmed. Proceed with payment—yes or no?]
"Take them all."
["Purchase in progress. Please verify that the transaction was successful.]
"Well, looks like I'm short again. Fine, let's do some upgrades."
First came the Boots of Urgent March. Upgrading to Level 2 cost one billion and raised speed by 10%. Upgrading to Level 3 cost three billion and raised it to 15%.
"Why is it so damn expensive…?"
"Proceed with upgrade—yes or no?"
"Yes. Don't ask, just do it. Straight to Level 3."
Expensive or not, it was practical. The boots only cost a million, but each level upgrade cost billions. Blaine couldn't help thinking the system was a scam—but still, the result was worth it.
At Level 3, his speed increased by 15%. That might not sound like much, but it could help him break through the speed threshold—a major leap. It wasn't just a wall; it was a world apart. With this boost, Blaine could finally push past it.
"System, upgrade the Soul Pendant to Level 3 too."
[Upgrading Soul Pendant to Level 3 requires **. Proceed?]
"Yes."
Upgrading the Soul Pendant cost four billion—about the same level as the boots.
[Soul Pendant Lv.3] – Mental Power: +3000. Mental Protection: +2400. Mental Recovery: +3000.
All stats tripled.
Now, Blaine's teleportation range would easily reach tens of thousands of meters. With meditation, he could probably cross entire states in one jump. The number of uses was limited, but within Earth's range, he wouldn't have to worry about mental exhaustion or dizziness anymore. As for Hawkeye-level vision—surveying an entire state would be nothing.
"There's also the Soul Tracking skill. How much to upgrade that to Level 3?"
"2,000,000,000."
"Two billion? Huh. What about Level 5?"
"5,000,000,000."
"Five billion? That's fine. Upgrade it."
[Soul Tracking Technique Lv.5] – Blaine's second Level 5 skill. At this level, the technique allowed him to plant his spiritual seed directly into an enemy's mind. The difference was that now, he could control any enemy whose power was lower than his own.
In other words, Blaine could hold another's life completely in the palm of his hand.
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