"I can walk through walls now!"
This was Max's only thought at the moment. He was simply too excited to give it a try. As for morals and what not, who cares?
Soon the receptionist came back, and handed Max a cup of coffee, standing to the side after.
Max took out the iPad and started shopping, for real this time.
Before Max started scrolling, he first looked for a specific skill and upon finding it, he didn't hesitate to buy it.
[Telekinesis] :
Grade : blue
Price : 5.1 million
4 copies available.
Max immediately clicked to buy two copies, and multiple methods of payment appeared in front of him and he chose cash.
Immediately, the number 4 representing the available copies was switched to 2.
"It's kinda painful, paying this much all at once."
Although Max felt hurt paying over a third of his hard-earned wealth on a single skill, but still he continued browsing.
First, Max checked for things that would bring him immediate benefits, or at least as soon as possible, which were the skills required for Imlak to evolve.
Thankfully, they were all available, and a bit cheaper than the ones sold at Zero-wing biological institute shops.
That Institute is not only responsible for the genetically modified Ash crow but also sells all types of enhancements, skills, Evolution materials and evolution plans.
They even have some training facilities specifically made for this pet.
They are a big business. The ash crow is cheap, but everything that comes after isn't.
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[Vitality lock] :
Grade : green
Price : 85k
Description : dull the pain, and in a heavily injured state, you'll be fully functional even at death's door.
Note : The shop advises close-range fighters to exercise extreme caution when using this skill. There have been reports of fighters dying in combat after failing to recognize the seriousness of their injuries.
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[Griffin born] : (exclusive to bird type pets.)
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Grade : green
Price : 40k
Description :
Gain super muscles, same as that of the Griffin, increases strength and the exertion efficiency of it.
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[Heart seed] : ( exclusive to certain types of pets, please check the list…)
Grade : green
Price : 120k
Description : form a seed inside the heart with the capability to store blood and change its composition to some extent.
That blood can be released to heal oneself and gain a small temporary enhancement.
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[Steel claw] : ( exclusive to bird type pets.)
Grade : white
Price : 3k
Description : makes your claw stronger.
Max purchased 3 sets. Two of them were simply in case Imlak failed to learn it from the start, while the third was left for after evolution.
Because this specific evolution is unique, as Imlak will lose all four skills after successfully evolving and gain one single ability instead.
It can be said that the four skills will merge into one ability, thus he'd have to learn them again because of their usefulness.
Moving on, now that his main target was achieved, Max checked the Shadow element skills next because of their stealth capability.
But he got disappointed because he only found one green skill that cannot be learned by bird types.
The receptionist on the side wanted to see what Max was doing, but she didn't dare to, because she felt that Max was looking at her from time to time even though he was focused on the iPod, it's like he has eyes at the back of his head.
If Max knew her thoughts, he'd praise her sharp intuition, because he was indeed looking around from time to time using [Mystic eye] with a mark he left on his robe.
It wasn't for any specific reason. He was simply training to make it an instinct for when he needed to use it in battle.
Next, Max wanted to check all skills for sale, starting with blue skills.
But before he could he noticed someone walking towards him, and he focused on the figure using [Mystic eye].
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Amanda is the vice-manager of this shop.
Her short black hair was styled to match her chic, black vice-manager outfit.
Earlier she was informed of a big buyer by her boss and told to accompanying him to the VIP room.
But looking at Max, she felt intimidated for no reason. She paused for a moment.
Because accompanying the aura she felt from this person was his gaze, even though he was scrolling on the iPod she felt as if he was looking at her directly.
As an experienced C-rank powerhouse, she could tell that this wasn't just an illusion of hers.
Still, she had a job to do, so she suppressed her unease and placed her best professional smile as she addressed Max.
"customer, I came to lead you to your VIP room. Your earlier purchases are already there."
"huh? Well, that's convenient."
Max enjoyed privacy, so he didn't reject the offer and stood up, his wings flapping a little.
He couldn't deny that his new wings made for the most comfortable chair cushion.
"lead the way."
Amanda nodded, dismissed the receptionist with one glance and started walking in front of Max, and he followed.
Soon they were inside a luxury room, and Max took his seat as he asked.
"is that all your stock? I am looking for shadow skills, are any available? ".