After finding a suitable candidate and replacing their Gift Cords, Min-ho returned to searching his System's Shop menu.
He had taken a good chunk of time checking everything in the weapons section. From swords, to shields, spears, bows and everything in between. Yet he didn't find anything that interested him much, as his main weapon of choice was a dagger.
It was the daggers that made him the most antsy as they were more and more powerful each time he checked a new one, but their price tags were equally as mighty.
Finally done with the weapons, Min-ho went back a menu and narrowed his eyes to the section titled 'Gear'.
[——Gear——]
[Armor, Clothing, Utility]
The first thing he wanted to check was armor.
[———Armor———]
[Commoner's Armor, Valdorian Armor, Qorin Armor]
[[Commoner's Armor]]
[Rank: E, Tier: 3]
[Durability: 300/300]
[Enchantments: None]
[Description: Simple armor used by commoners assigned last minute to battle. Will defend against opponents of equivalent rank and of higher ranks. Damage dealt by higher ranked attacks will multiply the cost on durability by the attacker's rank]
[Price: 5,000 Coins]
[Purchase]
[[Valdorian Armor]]
[Rank: E, Tier: 2]
[Durability: 600/600]
[Enchantments: Strong Soul]
[—Strong Soul: 5% chance of receiving invulnerability for 10 seconds each time an attack is received]
[Description: Holy armor worn by the knights of Valdoria. It is capable of withstanding heavy assault and will defend against opponents of equivalent and higher ranks. Damage dealt by higher ranked attacks will multiply the cost on durability by the attacker's rank]
[Price: 20,000 Coins]
[Purchase]
[[Qorin Armor]]
[Rank: E, Tier: 1]
[Durability: 1,000/1,000]
[Enchantments: Riposte, Brothers in Arms]
[—Riposte: Will deal twice the damage received to an opponent every time a total of 100 durability is lost]
[—Brothers in Arms: Will grant the bearer and three of their companions with invulnerability for 20 seconds each time an opponent is slain]
[Description: Armor worn by the elite warriors of the Kingdom of Qoria. Has high durability and is particularly strong against fire damage. Will defend against opponents of equivalent and higher rank. Damage dealt by higher ranked attacks will multiply the cost on durability by the attacker's rank]
[Price: 150,000 Coins]
[Purchase]
After going through each armor, Min-ho kept the Commoner's Armor at the back of his mind, then returned to the next menu while trying not to dwell on how powerful the other armors were.
He then turned his attention to Utility while dismissing clothing as he already knew what it held. Armor once worn would be invisible to the naked eye, so the Z-Tower offered its Z-Streamers an array of clothing from all the eras of human history at random.
Luckily for them, the clothing tended to be cheap.
With a huff, he focused on the Utility menu.
[———Utility———]
[Sleeping bag, Stove, Pot, Plates and Spoons, Canteen, Saddle, Ropes, Spark Rocks, Soap, Pouch]
[—Sleeping bag: Rolled up bag used by travelers of the Meridian Kingdom. It provides convenient sleeping comfort while traveling long distances]
[Price: 500 Coins] [Purchase]
[—Stove: A portable magical stove once owned by the legendary Alchemist Jelonara for the brewing of his potions. Though the stove has lost most of its special abilities over the years, it will still function as a basic stove for cooking]
[Price: 500 Coins] [Purchase]
[—Pot: A wide pot once used as the cauldron of the witch Ketalesis. Legend says she used this very pot to boil foolish children who once wandered into her forest. The pot is capable of holding enough food for a group]
[Price: 500 Coins] [Purchase]
[—Plates and Spoons: Basic metal plates and spoons owned by an unknown commoner who used to kill nobles and feast on their remains]
[Price: 500 Coins] [Purchase]
[—Canteen: A canteen used by the warriors of Mount Eon, sometimes to hold the piss of fallen warriors. It is big enough to contain water for a single person]
[Price: 500 Coins] [Purchase]
[—Saddle: These are the Saddles of the Ghost Wyvern Riders. Capable of strapping to any beast due to its enchantments. Unfortunately, the enchantment had worn off long ago, leaving behind a plain saddle for horses]
[Price: 500 Coins] [Purchase]
[—Ropes: A ten-meter-long rope weaved from the hair of Lisnos, the Queen of Giants. As a result of the magic flowing through the weaves, the ropes have become unbreakable. Sadly, due to the Queen's passing, the magic had long left these ropes, making them nothing more than plain ropes]
[Price: 500 Coins] [Purchase]
[—Spark Rocks: Spark rocks broken off the body of Qekkajirek, the stone titan that once rampaged through the Kingdom of Upohagib. Capable of causing explosions on each strike when the titan was alive]
[Price: 500 Coins] [Purchase]
[—Soap: Soap used to wash the corpses of Byterium soldiers. These bars of soap were specially commissioned by King Byter the One Hundred and Eleventh to handle the strange pus that affected the soldiers of Byterium, helping them look presentable on the day of their funeral]
[Price: 500 Coins] [Purchase]
[—Pouch: +5 extra space to Inventory]
[Price: 500 Coins] [Purchase]
As Min-ho looked everything over, he couldn't help but grimace at the absurdity of it all.
It always felt ironic that a place so barbaric as this could offer such thoughtful necessities, it was almost like a joke. And with these descriptions on each item apart from the pouch, it would seem the Z-Tower was leaning into this absurdity. Mocking them, it would seem.
Not wanting to think too deeply into this, he kept his eyes on the price tags of each item, especially the pouch.
Space was a very important requirement in the Z-Tower, and any chance one had to acquire more needed to be taken.
Without much hesitation, he decided to purchase the pouch.
[Utility Purchased]
[500 Coins Deducted]
[Utility 'Pouch' Acquired]
[Pouch Has Increased Space of Inventory by 5 Increments]
Now feeling satisfied, he went back a menu, then fixated his gaze on the option titled 'Relics'.
Looking at the option made his heart thud and his fingers twitch. A frenzied sensation washed over him when he thought about what abilities the relics would give him and how it would pain him to be unable to buy any.
Yet his curiosity would not let him be, so he opened the menu.