Aetherios System [Slow Build OP MC, Isekai LitRPG/Cultivation] Chapter 81: Chapter 76: Shopping

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Chapter 76: Shopping Chapter 76: Shopping He ascended the stairs upward for a few minutes. Each step sent jolts of pain up and down his body, but it was manageable. His final healing potion had patched him back together enough to stave off death. It didn’t remove the lingering pain and stress though. He climbed the steps in silence for awhile, it took an hour for Alex to finally see the top of the stairwell. It can teleport me in, but I have to actually climb back out? Alex was back to being annoyed by The System’s shenanigans. “ It’s exercise, aren’t you always wanting to increase your stats? ” Alex ignored Obby’s quip and focused on his ascent. At the end of the stairs lay a stone archway. Beyond was a circular room of smooth clean stone. Unlike the rest of the dungeon’s grim aesthetic, this room almost felt sterile. There was no dust and no smell of death. Inside was a hovering interface gently spinning at its center like a slowly turning crystal wheel. As Alex stepped forward into the room, The System finally acknowledged him. Dungeon Complete! Lone Challenger (x1.5 Dungeon Points), First-Time Challenger (x2.0 Dungeon Points), Speed Modifier (x1.15 Dungeon Points), Side Mission Completion (x1.2 Dungeon Points) Total Modifiers: x2.85 Dungeon Points: 26,487 “About time,” Alex muttered, brushing a trickle of dried blood from his mouth. “Please tell me there’s a vending machine.” Obby chuckled in his mind. “ Technically, this is a magical interface housing a metaphysical representation of transactional reward mechanics. But yes, a vending machine. ” Alex stepped forward and touched the floating crystal with the tips of his fingers. It reacted to him instantly, the crystal interface expanded in his vision with a chime. Panels unfolded like blooming petals, each displaying a category: [Weapons and Armor], [Potion, Elixirs, Pills], [Martial Styles], [Spells], [Utility], [Artifacts], [Miscellaneous]. “Obby, what can you tell me about this shop?” Alex tapped through the categories, finding an impossibly long list of items, many were named in green text in the display, but many more were in red. “I’m guessing red means I can’t buy it?” He pulled up a section of the shop for a closer view, it was under the Spells tab. The list was rather extensive. It covered every element all the way to Third Tier spells. All of the Third Tier spells were red. The same went for most of the Adept Tier options. “ Dungeon Shops are the rewards that The System uses to entice people to enter them. As I said, dungeons are basically tests and experiments that the Heavenly System is running. It wants people to enter, so the dungeon points and dungeon shops are the reward for risking your life to do so. Points are attached to you uniquely, and can be saved up to spend in other dungeons after completing more and more of them. ” Obby started his explanation in his bored voice but became more animated as time went on. “ The red ones are items locked based on your points, number of dungeon completions, and total experience earned over your lifetime. No nuclear bombs for the children. Not if The System can help it.” “Why restrict the shop on so many factors? Wouldn’t the point cost suffice?” “ No, no, it wouldn’t. Think about it this way; what if big sects or kingdoms carry people through dungeons, having weaklings build up huge numbers of points and then force them to buy things the kingdom wants? The System does not like exploits. ” Alex understood now. “If large empires just funneled groups of slaves into dungeons to be carried through by one or two powerful mages, they can use those slaves to farm dungeon points. The System recognized the potential and had restrictions in place to stop it. Makes sense.” “ You will have access to basic Mortal or Adept Tier spells, a few Martial Styles, weapons and so on. You won’t even be able to see really big ticket items, Supreme Aegis or Celestial Tier rewards are way beyond your Mortal Tier meatsack. They would be in the