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TALENT SHOP:
-Random Talent: 75PP (+5)
-Random Physical Talent: 80PP (+10)
-Random Trade Talent: 150PP (+25)
-Random Passive Talent: 350PP (+25)
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Wow, they're so cheap! William hadn't looked at the Talent Shop in a long time, so he was pleasantly surprised to see the incredibly low prices of each Talent purchase.
Less than a hundred Potential Points for a Physical Talent? Yes, please!
System, purchase one hundred Random Physical Talents! William made decisive action.
-108000 PP
-Spinning Talents, please wait.
Wow, buying a hundred Talents all at once is still quite expensive...
William hadn't bothered to do the math himself on how much it would cost, but after checking the cost of a Physical Talent, he found that it was now 1080 Potential Points if he wanted to purchase another one.
While it was still quite cheap in William's eyes, he had severely underestimated inflation.
The System sent a wave of messages in William's vision, starting with a row of ten consecutive "Talent Purchased: Nothing". It was quite devastating, to say the least, especially when those were the cheapest of the one hundred purchases.
The eleventh message finally gave William some good news, followed by roughly a dozen more messages amidst the Nothing's.
-Talent Purchased: Hard Muscles
Hard Muscles? How does that even work? They're supposed to be flexible, not tough.
William's question was answered almost immediately by an unbelievably intense pain that even the pain resistance effect from his Mind Talent couldn't fully suppress. His muscles were ripped straight out from his body, dangling in midair while his crippled self could no longer stand.
He used his Spiritual Qi to float in the air, watching as his old muscles were disintegrated by an unknown force. No ashes were left behind, and the pain subsided quickly.
-Poop head? You've lived twenty-one years and that's the best you can come up with?
The System taught William a lesson, using his memories with Fria against him to unleash a sinister wave of curses, thousands of times more deadly than anything William could ever think of.
To top it off, the Talent Shop was still making purchases, so William's thoughts were occasionally interrupted by a spark of pain whenever a body-modifying Talent was announced.
By the end of it, William was left broken both physically and mentally. He had been thoroughly scarred from the System's unfiltered roasting, which had clearly been refined with thousands or maybe even tens of thousands of years of experience.
Alright, System. You win.
-As always. It's good that you know your place.
William shook his head while smiling helplessly. Even though the System had said some hurtful things, he could sense through their connection that it, no... she didn't mean it. If anything, he felt like the System was in a way accepting him as its Host.
Now what do I do about all these Talents... William wondered as he looked through the wave of System Messages. His body still hurt from the pain of losing and regaining many vital parts, but the new Talents pushed all those negative thoughts away in an instant.
-Talent Purchased: Hard Organs
-Talent Purchased: Hard Veins
-Requirements met for a Talent upgrade. Please raise Hard Skin, Hard Muscles, Hard Veins, Hard Bones, and Hard Organs to the same rank.
-Talent Purchased: Agility
-Talent Purchased: Rejuvenation
-Detected the Host has X-Rank Regeneration Talent and the Rejuvenation Talent. The next rank for Regeneration can now be viewed in your System Panel.
-Talent Purchased: Physical Charm
-Talent Purchased: Dexterity
-Requirements met for a Talent upgrade. Please raise Acrobatics, Agility, Dexterity, Strength, Acceleration, Reflexes, Stamina, and Sturdy to the same rank.
-Talent Purchased: Vitality
-Requirements met for a Talent upgrade. Please raise Rejuvenation, Regeneration, and Vitality to the same rank.
-Talent Purchased: Collateral Damage
-Unlocked your first Legendary Physical Talent: +100 PP