The Primal Hunter

Unique items had always had a bit of a special status in the multiverse. It was as much a rarity as it was a categorization of items. Unique didn’t simply mean it was a wholly unique item – even if it very often was – but was as much because it simply couldn’t be slotted into any of the other rarities.

Jake’s Mask of the Fallen King was no doubt a unique item as only one existed in the multiverse. Only one could exist in the multiverse due to its relation with the King of the Forest, a Unique Lifeform. Unique in that case, truly meaning “there exists only one such thing,” but Unique Lifeforms also had the commonality that all of them were freakishly strong for their level.

Another trait unique items often also had. Jake’s own Root of Eternal Resentment was an example of this. If it had an actual rarity, Jake had no idea what it would be… when he first got it, probably ancient-rarity, but it had absorbed so much curse energy, so was it legendary now? Above legendary? In some ways, it was pointless to try and give it a rarity at all due to how it worked.

This naturally begs the question… would Jake want a unique rarity bow? Honestly, there was no way to answer that. Jake wasn’t even sure how one would look. What would determine the damage? The durability? Would it somehow scale? Jake also didn’t recall ever seeing a unique item with a level requirement besides Tomes.

In the end, Jake really did not know what truly made something unique or not, but he did know that everything with a unique rarity tended to be interesting. And he liked interesting things.

Luckily for him… that sentiment was shared by others on Earth too. When the third unique item popped up, he saw another Tome, and Jake held high hopes when he noticed it was his Tome.

[Akashic Tome of the Fulgarian Depthcaller (Unique)] – Allows the user to acquire the class Fulgarian Depthcaller if compatible.

Requirements: Lvl 99-199 in any class. Compatible user.

[Storage Orb of the Fulgarian Depthcaller (Ancient)] – A storage orb containing items to assist a Fulgarian Depthcaller, including equipment and guidance. This orb is near-indestructible by anyone below A-grade, and any item within will be destroyed if the orb is.

Requirements: Fulgarian Depthcaller

Jake himself had displayed little interest in both items when he found them, at least when it came to potentially using them himself. However, he did recognize it could be a valuable item, especially after he had experienced the nightmare that was battling deep underwater. If a foe could create similar circumstances… Jake could see it being a difficult battle.

A second after the item was posted, sixteen bids had been placed, making the price skyrocket to four hundred million. Then, without any further bullshit, it leaped straight to a billion Credits, courtesy of the Holy Church. Jake was already ecstatic… as he saw the price jump to one-point-two.

“Who is that?” Jake asked as he saw a name he had seen a few times before buying some valuable items.

“A merchant,” Sultan just answered without offering any explanation.

“A competing merchant,” Miranda elaborated as she smiled. “And the one acting as a seller for more than two hundred independent Pylon cities and even more smaller settlements.”

Jake frowned at having never heard about the guy before. According to the auction interface, he was simply called Arthur, and Jake turned his attention to the outside of the booth as he looked across it. “Who is he?”

Miranda did not hesitate to point the man out as he sat in a corner together with a group of seven people whom Jake did not recognize… but all of them had kind of high levels. What’s more, one of them was proudly wielding the Blood Spear Replica, and others were wearing ancient rarity items he recognized.

As for the merchant himself… Jake couldn’t say he didn’t recognize him, even if it took him a moment to remember… in fact, he had seen him a few times before. Sometimes in the very office, he used to work at. “… that’s Jacob’s dad.”

He was an older man with graying hair and a well-trimmed beard. He was currently wearing a robe with the hood down, clearly not attempting to hide his appearance whatsoever. When he checked his level, the guy was only level 119, and the party around him was stronger, averaging around 125, but compared to the top of Earth, they are behind. Roman was level 125, and Jake sure wouldn’t put him at the top, even if he was strong.

Frowning, Jake wondered what the hell was going on. He knew Jacob’s dad was some bigshot before the system and likely one of the wealthiest people globally, but that very rarely translated to exceptional performance post-system. In actuality, it was often the opposite.

“Are you certain?” Sultan asked, confused. “I haven’t heard that intel before, and from my knowledge, Arthur does not have any active dealings with the Holy Church at all…”

head. “Dead certain. He was a

is… odd,” Sultan

confused, Jake tried to not question it as he just enjoyed seeing the man below be willing to spend so much on his Tome. That is until the Holy Church placed a bid of one-point-two-five billion, only to be instantly

bidding against each other,” Miranda said. “And not in some fake display… spending hundreds of millions

they enemies before?” Sultan

but I didn’t know Arthur very well,” Jake explained. “The few times I did meet him, he seemed nice enough, and he and Jacob always looked like they got along. But

to Skyggen took you four days at nearly top speed, and they are even farther away

and found it weird no one had made contact, but then he

of them looked at him for a bit, as Jake had to clarify. “That would make sense, right? If not, wouldn’t some faction have made contact with them? Also, they clearly want a water-based class a lot, so they may even be close

placed on a singular continent, but I guess it is probable they are on another. Neil, do you know anything?

start, just shook his head. “Some cities are far away for sure, but if they are across a vast body of water… that isn’t something I or anyone I have met can determine. We can’t even calculate the distance properly. Space is more stable and unstable in different places, making it either easier or harder to travel

and teleportation. Jake could also understand it quite well… like how

confirm or deny it right now… I am sure there are also plenty of settlements on our continent people have yet to make

the bidding had become a bit silly towards the end, with both parties only raising by the minimum ten million per bet. The Holy Church

Jake already had over three billion due to the performance of the

Credits Available: 4,658,177,118

Jake theorized that with how merchants got extra rewards based on performance during the event, then the reward from selling the

either, as the next few items were auctioned off. They included one more Tome for a profession revolving around some kind of smithing, and then there were two unique items to make beasts grow like the Mystbone. Neither interested him, but then a third one

this entire event, Jake hadn’t felt especially lucky, but finally, he

ninety-third Universe. It contains a vast amount of energy and Records that

in the multiverse. This particular Nucleus came from a gyne, the word for an insect of the female caste of insects. Jake

and Jake could see why. Most beasts useful for humans probably wouldn’t gain much from consuming them anymore, and there was always the risk of the beast becoming hostile if it got too strong. However,

activity for five or so seconds,

by the shoulder. “Roman, quick, take these Credits and

as he accepted Jake’s request and placed a bid of thirty-five million. Magically, no one else seemed to want to place a bid, almost as if they were waiting for Jake. Feeling

bid of forty-three million

me,” Jake said

the ten seconds expired. Roman got the item, and the guy didn’t hesitate as

Jake said as the man shamelessly closed

now?” Jake asked as he took the Nucleus, seeing

I have ever earned,” he said with a belly laugh as he patted Felicia on the

of nowhere, and we don’t need food,” Felicia answered

targeting me?” Jake

just the seller’s friends or something like that trying to get the price up to earn a bit more. Smart move to use a

felt totally fine

also looked but seemed to not care about any of it. Besides, she was far too busy in her little vest, having

round will offer? Information

is cause to assume the items offered will be