Chapter 189: Chapter 189
This mission was truly dangerous, Du You wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He was soaked through, and now he felt waves of weakness washing over him. He sat on the ground for a long time before he finally recovered.
Rather than venturing out, Du You opened his dashboard using the light of the fire.
An illusionary box appeared on the screen, looking far more elegant than any box he’d acquired before.
"Let’s see what I’ve gained from all this, considering the lack of loot up until now," he said, opening it.
A bright light burst forth from the box as Du You reached inside to pull out a crystal stone. A crystal? he pondered.
"What is this thing, a crystal? A space crystal, that’s a strange name. Does it have anything to do with space? Sure, space is impressive, but it’s not like I’m a space professional," he mused.
Unable to figure out the purpose of the crystal, he resignedly placed it in his personal space.
But as soon as he did, a prompt appeared: "Expand personal space? Space Crystal detected. Your personal space can be expanded 10-fold, improving with each upgrade."
His eyes widened excitedly, "So that’s what it’s for! Every Awakener only has a cube-sized personal space. Only special treasures can expand it. Even my teacher has never seen such a thing."
"My personal space can be increased to ten cubic meters if I use the Space Crystal. It will expand to twenty cubic meters once I reach the second tier, which is ten times larger than what others have."
The most critical part: ten cubic meters was the size of a small room. Even though he couldn’t keep exceptionally large items, he could carry a lot more small items.
Without hesitation, he selected ’yes’.
’To upgrade personal space, 10,000 white crystal coins are required. You do not have enough; the upgrade cannot be completed.’
Du You blinked in surprise, "I need that many white crystal coins? So they mean untransacted white crystal coins, right? But I’ve only just managed to amass about 3,000 after all these days’ effort."
"Still, 10,000 is a significant amount. But no matter how hard it is, I’ll manage to scrape it together. For now, I should focus on leaving this place," he thought.
Setting aside the Space Crystal for now, he reached back into the still-existing box. Because the box hadn’t disappeared yet, it meant there were still items inside.
Usually, it was white crystal coins plus an item, but unexpectedly this time there were multiple items, but no white crystal coins. Didn’t it know that white crystal coins were what he needed most right now?
Hunting Dog Cloak: Defense 10, Magic Resistance 10, Speed increase 8, Can intimidate canine creatures (Bright White)
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These two messages left Du You torn. "Why doesn’t this damn panel come with a freaking manual? Why do these specialized effects only appear in specific circumstances? Why not all the time?"
Still, he chose to spend 10 white crystal coins to unlock this ability. It was the first time he encountered an item he could equip directly. So of course, he was thrilled. After all, it was a high-level item!
Although the cloak was only of Bright White grade, it was certainly exceptional. Besides the increase in defense power and magic resistance, this cape could be used as a shield in dire situations. Plus, wearing it could also deter attacks from behind.
The most important thing was the speed boost, an increase by 8, which would give him an edge over agility-based professionals of the same rank. He could both attack and defend – these were the aspects Du You valued the most.
Having this cloak would greatly enhance his survival rate.
Just that the cloak was completely yellow and hairy, and it wasn’t exactly eye-catching.... In fact, it looked disappointingly outmoded.
On closer inspection, it seemed that the color and texture closely resembled the dog hair scattered on the ground. When Du You activated the disguise function, the cape disappeared and couldn’t be seen. But on touching it, he could feel it was still there. As long as he wished, he could disguise the cloak as anything, even shaping it like a cape wouldn’t be a problem.
"With the disguise ability, I don’t have to buy those capes and masks anymore. I can just use this skill," he thought, not realizing how many capes and masks he could buy with ten white crystal coins.
After fiddling for a bit, Du You calmed down and turned his gaze back to the still existing treasure box. "Wonder what else’s in there, this time the loot seems plentiful!" As he put his hand back into the box,
Kennel Blueprint: Allows the construction of kennels within your territory.
Function: Trains hunting dogs, war dogs, and canine mounts.
"Another blueprint... What does this mean? What exactly does ’territory’ refer to?"
This is the second time Du You received a territory blueprint. The first time it was for a giant rock fortress, and now it’s a kennel blueprint. To use them, he needs to find out what a ’territory’ is first.
But that question remained unanswered. Whether it was in the school’s library or on the Magic Network, he hadn’t found any information about territories.
The more mysterious it seemed, the less willing Du You was to ask just anyone.
"Seems like I’ll have to set it aside for now," Du You thought, carefully putting the blueprint in a separate place. Glancing at the treasure box again, he found it had disappeared. It had been a dangerous journey with minimal loot along the way, but the final earnings were not small at all.
Although Du You couldn’t exactly gauge the value of these items, he could make some educated guesses. The most valuable items were most likely the Space Crystal and the blueprint. Ironically, the Hunting Dog Cloak that currently benefited him the most likely didn’t carry that much value, as it was just an Awakener’s equipment.
Unfortunately, he couldn’t use the other two items— not yet at least. Actually, perhaps he could use the Space Crystal...
"It’s just 10,000 white crystal coins, right? I mean, those thugs on the road didn’t think twice before asking me for 20,000, so why should I worry?"
With gritted teeth, Du You decided to use the Space Crystal here, in this world. Possessing such an amazing item for a long period could invite trouble. To avoid mishaps, he decided to use it immediately.
As long as he could find a giant beast to summon, he would have the capital to go head-to-head with other giant beasts. His subsequent hunts would become much easier — at least countless times more manageable than it is now.