Chapter 79: Exploring the System Shop

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It had been a while since Dabi unlocked the system shop, but with everything happening around him, he hadn't had a chance to fully explore it. Today was an off day from the academy, and Dabi found himself at home for the first time in weeks. His siblings, Eli and Mira, were in the garden, playing with Fen, Whity, and Nyx, while Loira, the last survivor of the dimension caretaker race, was deep in hibernation inside Dabi's training room, regenerating her mana veins.

Dabi sat quietly by himself, glancing over the system window. His gaze fell upon the gold balance he had amassed over his various missions—1.5 million gold. It was an incredible sum of money. Back in Darkwood City, where Dabi once lived, this amount could easily cover the city's annual budget. Even in the capital, 1.5 million gold was no small amount. If he wanted, Dabi could live comfortably with his siblings for the rest of their days without ever needing to work again.

But the system shop was a different story.

With curiosity, Dabi opened the shop window, eager to see what he could purchase. His eyes widened as he browsed through the categories. The store was filled with a variety of items ranging from Common to Mythical grade: potions, weapons, armor, skills, and even spirit beasts were available for sale. But Dabi's excitement soon turned into disbelief.

Some of the items, especially the spirit beasts, were priced in the billions of gold coins. One glance at the price tags made Dabi feel small. The 1.5 million gold he once thought was a fortune was nothing in the face of the system shop's exorbitant prices. It was clear that despite his recent success, Dabi was still far from being wealthy in the world of the system.

As he continued browsing, he stumbled upon a section selling experience cards—items that could multiply the experience earned from dimension gates. The cards ranged from 1x to 1000x experience multipliers. But like everything else, the higher-tier cards were outrageously expensive. The 1000x experience card cost billions, a sum Dabi couldn't even imagine.

With a sigh, he realized that the only card he could afford was the 1x experience card, which cost 1 million gold coins. Even that felt like a stretch for him. "I'm poorer than I thought," Dabi muttered to himself. He was now painfully aware that his savings were a drop in the ocean compared to the wealth required to truly thrive in the system shop.

Dabi's attention was then caught by another item—mana stones. These stones were valuable resources capable of restoring mana or healing damaged mana veins. One of the higher-quality mana stones was priced at a staggering 100 million gold coins. Dabi's mind immediately flashed to Loira. She needed a mana stone to heal her damaged mana veins, but even if Dabi sold everything he had, he wouldn't be able to afford it.

Shaking his head, Dabi decided to be smart about his purchases. He couldn't afford to waste money frivolously, not when there were more important things to save for. After some deliberation, Dabi chose to buy three growth potions for his pets, which cost 300,000 gold coins in total. These potions would accelerate the growth of his spirit pets, helping them mature faster. As much as Dabi wanted to buy more extravagant items, he knew that boosting the strength of Fen, Whity, and Nyx was a priority.

After completing the purchase, Dabi closed the system window and made his way to the garden where his siblings were still playing with the pets. He handed each of them a potion, watching as the pets eagerly drank them.

"Soon, you'll all be stronger," Dabi said quietly. His pets, still in their baby stages, would need to grow up fast if they were to face the challenges ahead.

As Dabi stood there, the weight of responsibility bore down on him. He needed to get stronger—not just for himself, but for everyone who depended on him. The road ahead was long, but he was determined to walk it, no matter the cost.

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