A few days passed in a flash, and the growth of points completely stabilized. After the recent advertising campaign, Naruto's novel began to bring in a stable 1000 points daily.
As for the headlines, these things stop making any money after two or three days, but in those short days the income was more than Murphy could have ever dreamed of.
Opening [Enhancement].
[Want to spend 1000 points to boost your basic ranged attacks?]
- Yes.
Murphy sat in front of a newly renovated bookstore. He closed his amplification interface and addressed a passing newsman. "One newspaper, please."
With a flick of his thumb, he tossed a 100-point coin, which made a perfect arc through the air and landed right in the bird's bag.
Just flip a coin - it's as easy as pie!
Previously, he had always been saving money, not daring to strengthen [Ranged], but now, looking at the impressive number of points, he could afford such luxury.
[Points: 234567.]
Having suddenly received so many points, he was even a little confused. In his memory, points always fluctuated around several thousand, at most - a little more than ten thousand. He could not even imagine that far from the hottest news could bring him such wealth.
Now he could finally enhance his abilities without any doubts!
Murphy opened [Exchange], he had been eyeing several known skills for a long time and immediately turned to the right page.
Rokushiki [Soru]: 20,000 points.
Rokushiki [Tekkai]: 30,000 points.
Initial level of Will of Armament: 10000 points.
Initial level of Will of Observation: 10000 points.
Murphy frowned as he studied the list. Previously, due to a lack of points, these skills were grayed out and unavailable for selection. But now that he had more than enough points, they were still grayed out.
This puzzled him. Perhaps learning more advanced techniques required sufficient basic stats or prior skills?
Murphy returned to the [Enhancement] interface and began upgrading his base stats, trying to maintain a balance between them.
Each point of the second level basic characteristics required 100 points. So, he immediately spent 20,000 points, raising all four basic characteristics to 100 points. After that, an unknown force gushed into his body again. And as his body strengthened, he physically felt all the changes happening inside him.
After completing the enhancement, he opened [Exchange] again and looked at the skills he was interested in - they were still gray.
However, Murphy did notice that some skills that were previously greyed out were now available for selection once all of his base stats reached 100.
It all fit together - to access more advanced skills, you had to reach a certain level of base strength. Similar to how you had to master the basic level of [Melee] before moving on to the intermediate level.
But what was unexpected was that the basic stats had surprisingly little value - even after reaching 100 points, he still couldn't break the threshold for some techniques.
I wonder if the characteristics of such a strong person as Belous were translated into numbers, they would reach several tens of thousands or more?
Murphy was still too far from that level to speculate. The joy of the sharp increase in points had completely evaporated - in this stormy sea he was still just a weakling.
In the end, he clenched his teeth tightly. Although the path was visible, he still had to walk it step by step. One point of the basic characteristic was not of great value, but when they accumulated a lot, everything changed.
He checked and found that after crossing the 100 point threshold, the required number of points did not change.
He immediately spent 160,000 points, raising all his stats from 100 to 500.
The same unknown force began to circulate through his body again. He had not changed outwardly, but even so, he felt that he had become completely different inside. He was sure that he could now make the bookstore next to him collapse with one blow.
He then tried to increase the strength to 501 points, but this time the required points changed...
[Would you like to spend 1000 points on 1 boost point?]
- No.
As expected, each time you reached numbers like 50 or 500, the cost of upgrading your stats increased tenfold. Each time, you needed more and more points - truly astronomical numbers!
He then spent another 10,000 points to upgrade [Close Combat] to Intermediate level.
Opening [Exchange] again, he looked at the same skills. All but the Royal Will were now glowing and available for purchase. He sighed in relief and began purchasing the skills he had unlocked without hesitation.
[Spend 20,000 points to purchase Sora?]
[Spend 10,000 points to purchase the initial level of Armament Will?]
[Spend 10,000 points to purchase the initial level of Will of Observation?]
- Yes-Yes-Yes.
Having acquired all the necessary skills and abilities in one fell swoop, he felt a flood of disparate knowledge pour into his mind: techniques for using power, experience of using it, warnings... At the same time, his body, as if undergoing purification, emitted an exciting glow.
He clenched his fist and tried to use Busoshoku Haki. Instantly, his fist began to emit a black glow. Although it was only the initial level, with it, Murphy's offensive and defensive power increased greatly, and thanks to the characteristics of Busoshoku Haki, even when meeting a Logia-type fruit user, he no longer needed to be afraid.
Now it's the turn of the Will of Observation!
Closing his eyes, he immersed himself in sensations that could not be described in words. Gradually, a writhing line appeared in the darkness, approaching from afar, then the lines formed into outlines, forming a clear shape - the silhouette of a walking man.
Opening his eyes, Murphy saw a passerby walking past the place where the silhouette had just appeared. The shadow in the darkness was that person.
What an amazing ability!
He liked both forms of Haki very much. Next was Soru's technique, one of Rokushiki's techniques.
Murphy stood up, his foot pushed off a few times, and the next moment he was five meters ahead, leaving only an afterimage in the same place.
- Ah! - came a surprised cry.
His sudden disappearance astonished the girl who had been secretly watching him as she passed by. However, it was not surprising, because people always like to linger their gaze on the beautiful.
Murphy, sitting quietly on the steps, radiated an unprecedented peace. Hearing the exclamation, he turned to the girl, who covered her mouth with her hand and looked embarrassed. Then, smiling softly, he returned to the bookstore under her disappointed gaze...
Hmm... this skill satisfied him the most!
Among the Rokushiki techniques, Soru was the easiest to learn. Many pirates were even able to steal it from the Marines, so among the Marine techniques available for purchase, it was the cheapest.
But cheap didn't mean low quality. According to Murphy, Soru offered a lot of tactical options, making it one of the most useful Rokushiki techniques.
Opening the system and looking at the remaining 4,000 points, he still felt empty inside. Although he had almost exhausted all his points in one fell swoop, he did not regret it. It was a positive cycle: increasing his strength would allow him to participate in more events, which in turn would bring him even more points. And after all, weren't points meant to be spent?
After such a comprehensive boost, it would be good to have a suitable weapon. And if you don't consider exchanging points, the next auction was the best option. Although Murphy didn't have much love for blades like the one that would be put up for sale, having some kind of weapon was still better than fighting with bare hands...
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