Chapter 188

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chapter 188 what does that even mean? ben thought groggily as he came to consciousness. absorption resistance huh, yeah i guess that tracks since i’m having my mana and vitality drained each night. but wait, that means... damn it, i need to remake my ring! he was getting such good results from wearing it that even if it made getting to sleep a little hard sometimes he wouldn’t give it up, despite the fact that he probably needed to remake it soon anyway since both of his regeneration rates had increased. it was a shame though, he thought he could have put it off a bit longer but it looked like that was no longer an option. “huh, i don’t have any magic materials with me, maybe i could talk abrus into making some moribusial for it at least. let’s see, since he can’t make deathstone i could probably just tie the drain spell to the ring, it’s not like the mana being pulled from me is being used for anything anyway.” he muttered to himself as he got up, trying to figure out exactly how to alter it to account for the changes in his status. since thera seemed to have left already he went to find the great spirit, only to run into pelenia instead. “oh hey, is abrus around?” “what, not dad?” she asked with a smile as he shrugged in return. “thera doesn’t seem to like that too much so i figured i’d hold off a little until things calmed down.” “well, we sorted things out with lux so that shouldn’t be a worry anymore. as for my husband, he’ll be gone for a day or two as he has words with the other spirits. in the meantime, come along with me, i have a few people waiting for you.” he did as she asked and followed her to a waiting room housing four individuals, two incubi, a fishman dressed in what seemed like a reverse wetsuit to let him walk on land, and one that ben couldn’t be certain of their race, only being able to see that they resembled a bear with unusually human-like hands. the queen pointed them out one by one, listing skills as they did. “armor enhancement level six, shield enhancement level six, defense enhancement level five, and finally dark resistance enhancement level one.” “dark resistance enhancement?” he asked as he looked to the bear person with curiosity. it was a skill he’d never heard of before, but couldn’t help but feel potential in as soon as the queen announced it. after exchanging pleasantries, ben cut to the heart of the matter for him. “i don’t suppose i’m able to buy copies of the books you have here, am i?” “in general, yes that’s possible. for some of the more popular books, we have copies on hand that can be purchased immediately, but for others we may need up to a week to have copies made. if you let me know which one’s you’re looking to get i can find out if we have them on hand and give you a price.” “awesome, i’ll need to figure out which one’s i’m looking to get but i’ll be back.” he still had the list he’d made from his first time in the nation, when he’d only planned on reading them a bit more deeply, but with how much wealth he’d managed to accumulate there was no reason he couldn’t take them home with him. the only thing was going through the shelves again now that his skills and knowledge had increased so much, making sure there was nothing he’d either overvalued or missed the first time. it took a few long hours of flipping through books, stopping occasionally if anything caught his eye, but he was finally able to return to the counter, list in hand. the friendly smile of the staff member briefly slipped, but they brought it back as they asked for confirmation. “just to be sure, you’re looking for copies of almost two hundred books?” “i am.” “alright, i apologize but the length of time it will take will have to be extended past what i’d initially said. we’ll need about two weeks for a purchase of this size as well as the pay up front,” they brought up the amount owed and ben happily transferred the funds, looking forward to being able to have more resources to flip through while back home, the number of which would only grow as he asked a final question. “i don’t suppose you could point me towards any places that i might be able to buy some books on both magic and other skills as well? maybe jobs too.” “all of that should be available at the mages guild. it’s just down the street on the right, you shouldn’t miss it.” “wonderful, thanks.” with that, his next destination was determined.ñøv€l-b1n was the first platform to present this chapter.

Chapter 188

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