What appeared before Jake was less of a list and more comparable to an online shop with pictures of items and everything. What had amazed him, however, was the sheer quality and quantity of goods available. He had expected for a few epic or maybe ancient level items to be there at most. It turns out he had been sorely mistaken.

[Spirehawk Longbow of Endless Embers (Legendary)]

[Blade of Material Rending (Legendary)]

[Spear of Illea (Legendary)]

… and the items continued like that. He was amazed and awed but soon found an issue. All of them were marked with a small red cross, and upon further inspection, found what it meant.

You do not meet the requirements to use this item

To make it all the more aggravating, it didn’t tell him what the requirements were for any of them. Like it was all just a big tease to annoy him. He could buy them, just not use them. However, his annoyance got better as he scrolled downwards where he did find some he could use, even legendary ones.

[Consuming Light (Legendary)]

[Boneblade of Umbra (Legendary)]

[Bow of Woe (Legendary)]

Of course, most of them being ones with ominous names or related to shadows, it appeared. He spent quite a while looking at the items but soon stopped as he noticed something else. In his excitement, he had missed a menu at the top. Putting his attention to it, a drop-down menu opened, and he had apparently picked the first option without even noticing.

Equipment: Weapons

Equipment: Armor

Equipment: Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous Items

Consumables

Skills: Profession

Skills: Race

Skills: Class

Custom (consult Guide for further help)

Jake got a bit giddy as he saw that he could get more than just a new dagger or bow. He had so many options he was frankly overwhelmed. He started slowly looking at some of the things under armor, considering what to do.

He must have spent nearly half an hour as he shook his head and put his attention away from the menu, trying to clear his head. He was overwhelmed with options that he found it paralyzing. He had so many points, and looking at some of the prices, he could get several legendary items if he wished… it was too much.

Instead, he tried to look a bit at the last option: custom.

“Am I right to assume that you are the guide?” he asked the human-like creature still sitting eerily in the chair.

creature that would henceforth be known as

custom

as you have

ask for literally anything? He asked the first thing that

someone who died during

“Yes.”

would it

for a true resurrection, you do not have enough

He remembered his chat with the Malefic Viper on some aspects of life and death in the multiverse. Anything less than a true resurrection was something he didn’t

maybe raise them as undead or maybe spirits of some kind, he believed it would lead him down

me

16 class levels, or 9 profession levels,” it answered. “Note that any

that, he thought as he asked something he

you enhance

was today and one that would surely continue to do so in the future. It had gained him a legendary skill out of nothing, and without it, he would, without a doubt, have

answer, but with this one, it had just… stopped. While it didn’t move much, to begin with, this was the first time

asked a bit tentatively. Had he broken it? A few more seconds ticked by as the Guide answered in a

data to provide a meaningful

thought, but nevertheless tried

many points would it require to

the

to provide a meaningful

take that

question that got

improvements eliminated as options, he went for the next

“Can I buy information?”

on the value of it. Certain things are also off-limits. Any piece of information will also count as a

“Then-”

on what you can

head as he was about to ask about his family’s

out loud after hearing the voice. He felt a weird connection between him and the god

your base power for now. Things that will help you going forward. Skills or items that can be useful for a long time. Skip weapons and armor, or any item with inherently limited power. You are good in that department, and too strong equipment may only

directly from a god turned

mixing bowl from the challenge dungeon for his alchemy. It had done its job so far, but that was about it. Like with nearly all other trade tools, there were many items he could use to improve the effectiveness of his

a mixing bowl, it had a mana pattern and runes inscribed upon it that facilitated alchemy. Those patterns appeared to be basic system-provided ones

stamina potions, but that was about it when it came to what the basic mixing bowl could do. The bowl was

yet, a cauldron would be absolutely necessary for that. A cauldron also came with a lid, making it easier to control and keep out external factors and

he was taken aback by the sheer quantity of items on offer. Not just cauldrons, but mixing bowls, catalysts, crystals, herbs, alembics, and just a whole lot

To his pleasant surprise, he could actually use his Identify on the cauldrons, but only the ones at ancient rating or below. The best ones carrying a legendary rating, and all but one had a big red X covering them. Looking at the one he could use, he quickly discarded that one too. Firstly, due to the massive cost of around 9 billion TP and secondly because it was far too specialized for what he

some were even made for attacking enemies, allowing the Alchemical Flame that all alchemists had to become a

was split between two cauldrons, both having different pros

Allows the user to change affinities to elemental affinities the user doesn’t possess himself. The cauldron has very high mana conductivity due to the material and the runes inscribed upon it, but it is somewhat fragile compared to many other types of cauldrons. Enchantments: Mana conductivity (Very High). Mana Transparency

50+ in any

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