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Max left the shop with 2 thirds of his wealth gone, feeling dispirited.
“well at least, I got those mirror skills. “
Next, he must purchase special enhancements for the crows.
However, he was unable to do this personally.
This was because the shop owner had seen him when he bought the crow eggs.
Max’s intention was to minimize any connection between himself and his former identity, John, in order to avoid being recognized.
Because of his drastic change in appearance, it was unlikely that the shop owner would associate his current look with his previous one.
Nevertheless, it never hurts to be cautious.
“Sigh.”
Max felt depressed, knowing he likely jeopardized his identity.
After all, Julio and Nicholas saw his real appearance, and now he just use the card they gave him to buy things.
Thankfully, they knew him by the name of Max, not Jhon.
If a deep investigation is launched, he could still be found out, but it will take a longer time.
Max was aware of the situation before purchasing the skills, but he felt powerless to change it. He had no choice but to buy them, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to acquire them even if he was willing to pay more.
maybe joining some Force would have solved the problem, but it would've taken him a lot of time and effort on his side which would've slowed his progress.
“whatever, worst-case scenario, we'd go with escape Plan B. “
Max’s mood improved on its own as he walked closer to his intended destination, the same shop he bought the crows from.
On the way, Max kept his eyes opened, looking around, and soon he found what he was looking for.
In a dark alley, three Hooligans surrounded a couple.
The leader of the hooligans, a tall, muscular, bald guy, spoke as he pointed a Machete towards the couple.
“oy love birds, how about a small donation for the poor? “
“Yes, for the poor, we didn't eat in 9 months.” Spoke a fat hooligan.
The third hooligan didn't speak but just looked at his friend strangely, then at his own thin body.
“if you didn't eat for 9 months, then what am i, a dead corpse? “
The bald guy slapped his thin companion. While pointing the machete towards the couple again.
“you see, my friend is delusional out of hunger. He thinks he's a dead corpse.
How about you leave everything on you here? “
Between the couple, the young woman wanted to beg to be let go, but the man wanted to resist just to be slapped by the E-rank baldy.
Soon, the three hooligans took everything on them, but still, they didn't go too far and let them go after.
After all, in this dangerous city, they didn't want any unnecessary attention.
There were thugs but still had brains.
Max walked toward the trio, who were bragging and celebrating.
The trio didn't notice until Max was behind the baldy and took the phone in his hand. This was the same phone he stole from the couple.
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Feeling that someone took his trophy, the baldy was angry and turned around to deal with that person, but looking at Max, his expression shifted 180° as he took something from his pocket.
“sir, that phone is crap. Mine is the latest model. Please take it. “
The couple didn't go far, earlier they noticed Max and wanted to see if that bunch will get their retribution, but looking at this scene, they were speechless.
“huh? You're quite smart.” praised Max as he took the phone with a smile, as he leaned on the wall and started browsing.
The Hooligans didn't disturb Max and just waited on the side, not leaving. They didn't dare to.
Surviving so long in Kain-City taught them certain rules, since Max didn't dismiss them than they should wait.
Max first checked the news. Those chips gained his curiosity, and he wanted to check if there was any news about them.
He didn't find much, but Max was annoyed by certain news.
-the countdown keeps going.
3 months away from the release of the first version or full-dive VR technology, from video games, to military training, to virtual tournaments. The anticipation is rocketing …
Max's only current shortcoming is his battle experience. Since he wasn't originally from this world, neither did he go to any special training.
So VR was very valuable to him since it can fix that, but he was certain that the government will place monitors inside, probably recording every Power, every attribute, and all details.
“Sigh, a matter for later. “
As Max wanted to close the news and go to the shop website? He noticed a second article that baffled him.
-A dungeon with a mage inheritance appeared in the wilderness and was cleared by a passerby.
first martial arts, then magic. What's next…
...…….
For countless years dungeons have been territorial, but all of a sudden thing started changing.
Even if Max turned his brain off, he could still see that this was a scheme from the dungeon inhabitants.
And because the people of this world didn't have the knowledge he has they probably couldn't guess this, but why would he care?.
Max just went to the shop's website checking the prices.
“Sigh! I can't get much.”
T-37 serum : (exclusive to ash crows).
Let your pet enter a special mental state, for the duration of 10 minutes.
In that time, your pet will digest any skill scroll with a 100% success rate of learning the skill.
Price : 1.6 million
G-2 serum : (exclusive to Ash Grows).
Duration: one month.
Increases the chance of learning skills from the environment and encounters.
Price : 600k
Max stopped browsing and focused on the trio.
“You three, do something for me and I’d make it worth your while. “
“yes sir,” the trio shouted unanimously.
The couple on the side were simply too confused by the current situation in front of them, but their confusion was pushed to the back as Max looked at them silently.
The two didn't dare loiter anymore and left in a hurry.
Max focused on the trio again.
“you know the shop that sells ash crows.”
“ah yes, we do. It's only two streets away.“ .answered the baldy .
“yep that one, I need you to buy me a few things. Two T-37 series serum.
And 10 injections of G-2 serum.
If you don’t remember, I marked them on the phone, and the money is inside this ring. “
The baldy took the phone and space ring respectfully.
He didn't know why this person he just met trusted him with such money, but still he felt that death was a certainty if he dares to mess around.
“Go and be quick about it. “
Before they left, Max placed a mark on them to monitor them, just in case.
The trio didn't dare disobey and quickly went to the shop, as Max used [ Mystic eye] to watch them.
Before long, the rowdy group of three hooligans made their way into the shop, catching the attention of the fat shop owner, who became instantly wary. Observing the trio’s questionable appearance.
He was prepared to activate the attack drone at a moment’s notice should they engage in any suspicious activities.
He wouldn't even call the cops. Instead, he entertained the thought of swiftly neutralizing them and disposing of their bodies far from the shop.
Nonetheless, being a businessman, he refrained from taking action. Who knows, they might be genuine customers.
The baldy and his companions walked to the shop owner.
“Hey boss, do you have T-37 serum and G-1 serum?. “
The fat shop owner gave the baldy a suspicious look. Those things were pretty expensive goods, not something any random nobody would buy, but still he responded professionally.
“we do have some in stock. 1.6 million for the T-37, and 600k for the G-1.”
The hooligans were stunned on the spot. They didn't check the information before coming. After all, it was just a simple name, easy to remember.
Looking at each other, the baldy went closer to the shop owner, who was getting more suspicious of them by the second.
“boss, can't we get a discount? We're short on funds. “
“I am afraid that's not possible. They are premium goods. “
answer the fat shop owner reflexively.
The baldy’s expression turned dull immediately. “boss, please have some compassion.
My mother is dying and urgently needs those serums. “
The baldy's two companions nodded in agreement, their expressions sad.
“Please be kind and give him a discount, boss. “
The shop owner was so confused at the moment. “huh? Is your mother a crow?”.
The baldy was stunned; he didn't know that the serum was for crows, but he nodded reflexively.
“yes she is. I was raised in the wilderness by her. She's all I have, please, boss. “
“yes his mother is a crow,” added his companions, although the baldy felt it was an insult and wanted to beat them up but couldn't otherwise he'd ruin the act.
Max, who was watching, was laughing, dumbfounded. This guy just made Tarzan the crow version.
Another person who was dumbfounded and speechless was the shop owner. Even if your mother was really a crow, those serums were not made for healing.
But the shop owner didn't want to argue more with this crazy bunch.
“1.5m for the T-37 and 500k for the G-2, final price. Take it or leave it.”
“we'll take 2 T-37 and 10 G-2, please. “ responded the baldy hurriedly.
The shop owner's face darkened immediately, still he couldn't go back on his words since they already agreed.
“ customer payment up front. “
The hooligans didn't pay immediately, but started discussing.
They weren't talking about something important, but just calculating the price they had to pay.
It's not that they were bad at math, but they never delt in such numbers, it made them nervous to the point of breaking down.
After 5 more minutes, the baldy took out 8 million credit in front of the shop owner's dark expression.
.........….
As the deal was finalized, Max, on the other side, was speechless.
Soon enough, the trio came back and gave Max a silver suitcase and the space ring, also the baldy's phone.
Rejecting the phone, Max took out a 100k and gave it to them. It wasn't for their work but for almost making Tarzan in this world.
The bunch got excited immediately.
“Thank you boss, if you ever need anything else, please let us know. “
Max didn't respond, and with a flap of his wings, he took to the air, heading straight for the closest hotel.
It was time to actually learn the skills he got and see if that simulation world had any use.