Current Strength

When Makai became familiar with the titles that each named themselves, he turned his attention to the system store, as he had already seen that the sworn knight's store was empty.

Upon opening the store, Makai saw five slots with a yellow background and green lettering that represent a specific branch of sales.

[Military], [Attribute Gems], [Vital Potion], [Vital Rune], [?]

'That last window with a question mark must be that the system can still add new sales options...'

After thinking about such a justification, Makai opened the first window.

[Military]

[1-Star Sword: 10 system points], [2-Star Sword: 100 system points], [3-Star Sword: 1,000 system points], [4-Star Sword: 10,000 system points], [5-Star Sword : 100,000 system points]

'So this is the value of the system points...'

'According to left ducat prices, both common weapons and armor cost 50 silver coins, 1-star equipment costs 10 gold coins... The ratio is the same, so 1 system point is the same as 1 gold coin...'

'However, 4-star equipment is not common, and in the most famous auctions, 10,000 gold coins is just the starting bid for 4-star equipment. As for 5-star equipment, they are even rarer...'

'As I have 11,000 system points, this is the same as having 11,000 gold coins...'

Makai was feeling rich, as he knew that based on the economic system of left-wing duchies, a commoner receives 1 silver coin a month and that is the same as 100 copper coins, enough for two ordinary people to feed themselves for a month. However, when a young man becomes an Apprentice Knight, his appetite increases and demands greater food expenditure or he becomes malnourished, which is the case with most commoners and this delays his progress on the path of a Knight.

The currency ratio is 100/1.

One gold coin is the same as 10,000 copper coins, meaning Makai now has 110,000,000 copper coins. This is certainly great wealth not only from the point of view of commoners, but of many nobles as well.

'Also, I still have 1,000 gold coins in my space storage ring that I received from my father...'

Suddenly, Makai seemed to think of something as he asked with some anticipation, "System, can I use the gold coins in the system store?"

[No!]

The system's cold voice echoed relentlessly in response.

'What a shame...'

"Can I only get system points by completing this kind of hidden mission?"

[No. The host will soon find that earning system points will be easier than getting gold coins]

Hearing this, Makai got excited, and although he was suspicious of the method, he still asked the system what he needed to do to get more points, but the system remained silent.

Putting aside his curiosity, Makai saw that, in addition to swords in the military branch, there are also other types of equipment such as spears and armor. In addition, there is also strategic war equipment such as trebuchets, catapults, siege towers, battering rams, ballista, and various other types of siege weapons.

As he was lying on his bed, he crept to the corner of it and grabbed a black-handled sword that was at his side inserted it into a four-foot red scabbard. That was his predecessor's sword.

Soon, information crossed through the system dashboard.

[3-Star Sword]:

[A sword forged from the lower noble iron ore by a human blacksmith. There is a 3-star rune that increases the Knight's vital energy by 30%]

Runes that increase vital energy by 30%, are the same as increasing the Knight's three attributes by 30%, such as strength, agility, and stamina. A boost like that makes all the difference in a Knight's strength, and that's why runic gear is held in high esteem.

While the gear is also star-rated, it's not just about having runes integrated in an equivalent way.

Each weapon of a given star is forged from a different type of ore which, naturally, is more precious the higher the level of your star. While they don't increase a Knight's stats, their sharpness and toughness are their strengths.

'As a son of the Duke, it's no wonder my predecessor had a 3-star sword...'

'Naturally, all equipment must contain an equivalent star rune... As runes are also priced at the same price as equipment, this sword alone costs 2,000 gold coins...'

'However, as the Crimson Duchy is a military duchy, the Collins family does not spend a penny on equipment or other resources, for while the lack of trade is a disadvantage, having the right to all resources is a great advantage until run out...'

After contemplating many things, Makai decided to buy a 3-star sword from the shop to see if there was any difference.

When clicking on the sword window, three options appeared.

[1: Do you want to buy this item for 1000 system points?]

[Yea! No!]

[2: Do you want to select this item to be sold in your sworn knight shop?]

[Yea! No!]

[3: Would you like to send this item as a gift to one of your sworn knights?]

[Yea! No!]

'Is there even this option to send gifts?'

Makai was already expecting option 2, but option 3 was a surprise.

However, he did not intend to make use of it now and he selected the 1st option.

It looked like the system was in a good mood today and decided to bring another surprise.

[You have purchased a 3-Star Sword. As this is a standard sword, the host can select a Skin from the options below]

Then, a window with slots containing various shapes of swords appeared on the system panel.

'Amazing, it's like the game skins those bloodsuckers developers created every week...'

There were all kinds of Skins imaginable; Bright Sword, Sword of Twilight,, Frost Sword, Sword of Flames, Sword of Rock, Draconian Sword, Rainbow Sword, Sword of Shadows, Sword of the Sun, Sword of the Reaper, Sword of the Moon...

Makai was in doubt until he saw one that caught his attention.

Abyssal Dragon Sword.

He didn't hesitate and selected her.

After confirming that he was sure of his choice, a layer of black mist formed before his eyes and seemed to get thicker at a very fast speed.

Soon, this layer of black mist dispersed and a sword shaped like the Skin he selected appeared in its place.

Its palm-width blade is 1.5 meters long. Its hilt is also black and on its hand guard is a black dragon's head with its small sharp horns hanging down to the sides.

This is a very beautiful sword and Makai could even see its reflection through the blade. Though it was jet black, it was so sharp and polished it seemed to reflect light.

'A beautiful sword.'

After feeling its weight and nodding in satisfaction, he glanced at the information on the dashboard.

[Abyssal Dragon Sword: A 3-star sword]

[Vital Rune: 1 slot available]

[Attribute Gem: 1 slot available]

'As I suspected after seeing the attribute gems window in the shop...'

Makai knew that, in this world, there are no attributes gems and only runes can be smelted into equipment.

He opened the attributes gem shop and wasn't surprised to see them, they were just like in the game.

[1-Star Attribute Gem: 10 system points (Increases vital energy by 10%)], [2-Star Attribute Gem: 100 system points (Increases vital energy by 20%)], [...]

'That's really a good thing. When placing an attribute gem, it is as if I were placing another rune...'

'I wonder, how the main powers of this world would react if they knew about this...'

'It doesn't matter. Only my sworn knights will be able to make use of such equipment...'

After a while of exploring the shop, he didn't find any more surprises, except that he could buy vital potions and 4- or 5-star runes whenever he wanted, which are very hard to find in the Vita Continent. Of course, the premise is to have enough system points.

Makai also noticed that there was no vital energy gem in his shop and he concluded that perhaps it was because the system determined that it is not needed as he already had the portion shop.

'Although I have this portion store and I can buy them whenever I want, I still need to progress in my mastery...'

'Anyway, I'll still be increasing my strength, and as tomorrow's journey will be long, I don't know what dangers I'll face..."

With that thought in mind, Makai purchased 30 vital 1-star servings, which cost him 300 system points.

As a Bronze Knight, he could not consume 2-star portions as each star corresponds to a Knight's realm level, and if he consumes a portion above his level, it would be wasted as the vital paths of the Knight palace do not absorb energy that does not match with the energies of your vital palace.

30 semi-transparent vials containing a liquid as if the bronze had been diluted appeared on her bed. Each of them is the size of a ring finger.

Feeling the light fragrance that exudes like a tonic when opening the lid, Makai enjoyed its aroma in an intoxicating way and, sitting cross-legged, he drank all the liquid in one gulp.

Diving into his subconscious, he found himself in the dark space in front of his two palaces while the bronze-colored vital energy emerged from the void and was consumed by his palaces.

'As expected, if I only had a single palace, 10 vials of bronze vital portion would have been enough to fill your one path, but now that I have two palaces, I need 30 vials to fill all three vital energy paths.'

Makai thought as he saw that his vital energy had only increased from 5% to just over 8%.

Then Makai spent his next few minutes consuming the remaining 29 servings.

He could feel his body itching and the muscles in his body tingling as he consumed serving after serving.

Soon, all three of his vital energy paths were fully filled and only stopped when they encountered a barrier that prevents them from advancing into the sword palace and into the king's aura palace with the silhouette of a black dragon surrounded by an aura of silver.

Feeling that he had reached his limit, Makai opened his status panel.

[Name: Makai Floyd Collins]

[Age: 15 < 200]

[Kingdom: Bronze Knight (Progress < 99%)]

[First Path of the Knight: Swordsman (Mastery: Advanced Sword < 5%)]

[Second Path of the Knight: Aura of the King (Eternal Night Abyssal Emperor Dragon: Advanced Realm < 99%)]

[System Points: 9,700]

[Items: A random commander summon card, a random x10 troops summon card, a random building card, a glacial castle building card]

'Although my mastery hasn't increased, my strength definitely doesn't lose to the strength of a Silver Knight...'

'An Apprentice Knight at its peak usually has a strength of 100 kilos and that strength is doubled when reaching the Bronze Knight who usually has a strength of 300 kilos at its maximum. A newly promoted Silver Knight usually has a strength of 600 kilos and he can reach 1-ton strength at his peak...'

'However, I feel that my strength by now should have reached the strength of...'

'900 kilos?'