System’s Marketplace

Even though the Entry Level Sword skills were advanced compared with Basic Level, there was no different than the Basic Level sword skills. The skill set were same. The only difference was experience and damage output.

In terms of numbers, if the Basic Sword skills could give 4/10 damage output, then the Entry level sword skills could give 6/10 damage output. At the same time, the sword's movement speed and reflexes were enhanced compared with the Basic Sword skills.

Ethan was not satisfied with his current level of sword mastry. He wanted to reassure his own safety. He still had 30 Skill Points. Even though he don't know whether 30 Skill Points are enough to upgrade his sword skill to ordinary or not, he was hoping for it to be enough.

"System! Upgrade my Sword Skills to next level!" ,Ethan said.

[Command Accepted]

[User required 50 Skill Points to upgrade the Sword Skills to Ordinary Level]

[User doesn't have enough Skill Points to upgrade the sword skills to Ordinary Level]

[Request Terminated]

Ethan sighed. But he wasn't discouraged at all. After all, who can become a swordsman within a minute? Moreover, his level of mastery reached the Entry Level. If it wasn't for the System, he would have gone back empty handed. After all, he couldn't have become a swordsman in just a minute even with his current Talent Pool.

"Well, I hope Entry Level Sword Skills should be enough to deal with these monsters. But I am afraid what will be my situation if I had to face all 26 monsters at the same time?" ,Ethan thought to himself.

Even though he knew that it was risky, he still decided to go. After all, all these monsters are low levelled. He was confident in dealing with them. But these monsters have number advantage. Despite all this, he still decided to go. Even though those monsters have number advantage, he had his own share of advantage as well. He could use his upgraded Attributes to escape.

There are twelve levels is Sword Art mastery. They are Basic Level Swordsman, Entry Level Swordsman, Ordinary Level Swordsman, Expert Level Swordsman, Professional Level Swordsman, Sword Master, Sword Grandmaster, Sword King, Sword Emperor, Sword Saint, Sword God, and finally Supreme.

With each upgrade, his swordsmanship will reach a new heights. His power will also reach a new level. But he need enough Skill Points to upgrade his skillset.

But the problem is, as he keep on upgrading his sword skills, the requirement will also increase a lot. The amount of Skill Points required might be in thousands and it might be in millions as well.

But all this things are for the future to worry about. But first he need to get away from his current predicament. He is about to face his first life and death battles. No matter how much he desired to be in the cultivation world back when he was on earth, the things like life and death battles are always scary. It is especially for the people who lived on earth where killing others is not at all common.

He doesn't know what the final outcome would be. But he was betting everything on his upgraded Attributes.

"Now that I became a swordsman, it's time for me to get a decent sword for myself." ,Ethan thought and then said, "System! Show me some swords. I want to purchase a sword."

[Command Accepted]

[Here are some swords based on System's current level]

The System has it's own level of improvement process. For every ten levels, the System's marketplace will unlock new features. It also unlock the features to purchase new and rare materials and weapons. All Ethan need is to have enough System Currency.

With enough System Currency, he could buy whatever he needed. The only two prerequisite are, the required material should exist in the system marketplace. And he need to have enough System currency to purchase them.

He browsed through all the swords the System displayed on the screen. Currently the System's Level is 4. With it's current level, he can't buy swords with advanced features. So he could buy only those swords which the current System offers.

[Name: Tremor Sword; Attack : 5; Speed : 3; Defence : 6]

[Price : 2,000 System Currency]

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[Name: Morgan's Sword; Attack : 4; Speed : 4; Defence : 4]

[Price : 3,000 System Currency]

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[Name: Stalwart Sword; Attack : 7; Speed : 5; Defence : 3]

[Price : 5,000 System Currency]

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Different swords were displayed with different features. There were many swords in the System's Marketplace. The prices were also displayed on the screen. As for the name of these swords, they were the names of the NPC characters in the game. When Ethan defeated these NPCs, he received many rewards. And these swords were one of them.

If it was in the game, Ethan would have hesitated. After all, he had only 50,020 System Currency with him. And in his opinion, spending such amount on these swords was waste of resources.

But now he is about to face monsters for real. And unlike in the game, if he lost his life here, there is no way he could spawn again. If he died here once, then it's game over for him. So even though he didn't want to, he made up his mind.

He spent 5,000 System Currency and bought [Stalwart Sword]. Among all the swords displayed on the screen, Ethan chose the sword which has highest attack power. After all, his current body attributes were upgraded to new level. And the monsters in front of him were all low levelled ones. So no matter how many they are, he was confident in his speed and agility.

What he need is the weapon which has high damage output. This is the reason why he decided to buy [Stalwart Sword] which has highest attack power among all the swords present.

After finalising his purchase, a sword appeared in the System's inventory. This sword looked just lilt the sword he purchased. Ethan knew even without checking that this sword was none other than the [Stalwart Sword] he purchased.

He immediately summoned the sword in his hand and steeled his heart. He might have read too many Novels and manga. He had too many fantasies where he fought against many villains and stood atop of them.

But now he is about to fight monsters for real. He is about to involve in real life's Life and Death battle for the first time in his life. Fantasy and reality are two different things. In a person's fantasy, one will always be an hero. But in reality, when it comes to actual execution, one's true nature will come out.

Unknown is scary. There is no doubt about it. Since he doesn't have any experience in an actual battle, he needed to calm down. So he sat in meditation and calmed his heart down.

After half an hour, he calmed himself down. Only after half an hour, when he calmed his mind, he opened his eyes. His eyes were now filled with resolve.