Damian remained seated for ten minutes, absorbing his new power and the information that flooded his mind. He opened his eyes, looked at his hands, feeling his new strength, then thought, "Status."
Status
[Class: The Primordial Merchant - SSS]
[Name: Damian Arcan]
[Rank: Novice]
Physical Fitness: 10
Willpower: 7
Mana: 20
[Skills:
[Class Skills: Primeval Shop, Merchant's Eye]
[Acquired Skills: -------]
[Bloodline: Infinite Flame - Origin]
[Coins: 1]
Upon awakening, a wave of information inundated Damian's mind regarding his class, skills, and even his bloodline, which he hadn't known he possessed.
First, regarding his class, it was unbelievably powerful, not to mention its SSS rank. As for the first skill, Primordial Shop, it was literally broken. Firstly, the [Primordial Shop] skill granted Damian an inventory space where he could store items. Secondly, when Damian killed a person or a monster, the monster's or person's skills would appear in the shop—not just their skills, but their intent, comprehension, or even their laws, and of course, their techniques. However, to acquire these things, Damian had to purchase them using what was called Coins. Damian could obtain Coins in two ways: the first was by selling items in the shop. For example, if Damian found something valuable or a treasure, he could sell it to the shop and receive Coins. The second method was by killing a person or a monster. From the information he received, the shop operated on the principle of equivalent exchange, trading value for value. Treasures, of course, had value, so they could be sold in the shop and exchanged for Coins that acted as a medium for buying and selling. The shop also recognized the value of life, so when you killed someone, it was as if you had presented value to the shop, which converted that life into Coins. That's why Damian had one Coin, which came from killing that goblin.
As for his second skill, [Merchant's Eye], it was a skill that, when Damian activated it, would show him the value of things, from treasures to weapons, even people. It would also reveal weaknesses or flaws in objects. As for the Infinite Flame bloodline, that was a discussion for another time.
After the awakening process, Damian's way of thinking changed slightly as he received information about commerce and many related things. Damian truly felt like he was back in school again, even though he hadn't graduated yet.
Damian stood up, stretched his muscles, and looked at himself. He was naked except for his underwear, as he didn't want his clothes and backpack to get dirty with the black substance.
"Hey man, go to that lake and wash up. You smell like a mix of armpit sweat, milk, fish, rotten eggs, and dead chicken!" Damian looked at Arthur then sighed. He couldn't find anything to retort with because Arthur was right this time. Damian went to the nearby lake, quickly washed himself, then returned and put on his clothes again—just white pants and a white hoodie. He placed his katana back at his side, then took his backpack and put it into his Primeval Shop inventory.
"Wow, what? Did you awaken something related to the spatial element?" Arthur asked.
"Something a million times better than the spatial element," Damian said with a smile and a look of superiority. "Whatever it is, I'll tell you after you awaken. Go ahead and awaken while I guard you."
Arthur nodded and then repeated the same process Damian had.
Fifteen minutes later, Arthur had awakened, washed, and dressed, a silly grin on his face. Then he said, "Man, whatever your class is, mine is way cooler!" speaking with blind confidence. "I even awakened a bloodline called [Eternal Eye]!"
Then Arthur took a calming breath, reining in his excitement, and said, "My class name is [Rune Guardian], and it's an SSS-ranked class. I have two skills. The first is called [Rune Library], which is a library in my mind with countless pieces of information about runes. I can access it at any time. The second skill is called [Beloved by Runes]. Unlike everyone else, I can engrave runes in the air; I don't need a physical medium to write runes. Plus, I can learn runes easily, unlike others, and I have my bloodline, man! My eyes are supernatural!" He began to list the advantages of his bloodline.
After Arthur finished speaking, Damian told him about the class, skills, and bloodline he had obtained, as well as their family names. It turned out that Arthur's family name was Kryptos.
After many conversations, Damian said, "Alright, why don't we start by testing our new strength on those dumb goblins?"
Arthur smiled, saying, "Agreed!" as the two stepped deeper and deeper into the forest.
After walking a bit further, the duo encountered a group of four goblins. They immediately rushed in to take them down. A minute later, all four goblins were dead. The two extracted the mana cores from the bodies and then absorbed them. After two more minutes, the duo reached Level 2 in the Novice Rank.
"Wait, I want to try something," Damian said. He extended his hand in front of his face, and suddenly, a colorless flame appeared. It emitted no heat, and if it weren't for the ripples it caused, no one would have been able to see it. Damian then formed a ball of this colorless flame and threw it towards the grass and trees. The flame began to spread but didn't affect the vegetation in any way. Then, a message suddenly appeared:
[Vitality Flame under creation 1%]
Damian looked at the message and the percentage, which was increasing over time, then back at the colorless flame that was spreading. After five minutes of waiting, Damian received another message:
[Vitality Flame successfully created]
Then a wave of information rushed into Damian's mind. After that, he extended his hand, and a green flame appeared on it. "Amazing!" Damian then told Arthur with a smile and a look of superiority, "Hmmph, look at that!" Damian then made a small cut on his hand and directed the green flame towards the wound. Quickly, the wound began to close and heal. Arthur looked at this with a look of disbelief and envy, then said, "So what? Do you think your little flame is as cool as my eyes?" Arthur turned his face away, his nose pointing skyward. At that moment, Damian thought Arthur's nose would pierce the sky from the arrogance of the person in front of him.
Damian then returned his gaze to the flame, many thoughts in his mind about how many flames he could create and their countless types. His bloodline was certainly one of the strongest existing bloodlines, and he was sure of that. But rethinking Arthur's bloodline, it could be said that it was definitely on the same level as his.