Awakened Talent: 10,000 Exp Converter! - Chapter 188

Chapter 188: New Upgrade
Chapter 188: New Upgrade!

He had a feeling that Vash must be, or was somehow connected to, these events… and perhaps the…

“Blackthorn…” he subconsciously muttered aloud.

Maggie raised her eyebrows at the sudden mention of the Blackthorn Clan.

“What’s wrong with the Blackthorns?” she questioned.

Vincent didn’t immediately answer. He considered whether he should tell her about the connection between the Blackthorn Clan and Vash, the possible mastermind behind the recent outbreaks.

After a short consideration, he simply said, “Watch the Blackthorns’ movements…”

“What do you mean?” Maggie was confused.

However, Vincent didn’t explain himself. He just gave her another lead for investigation, as he was only making assumptions based on recent events.

He didn’t care whether she followed his advice or not.

After that, he left the Novice Center after a short farewell and met with Caelius at the North Gate of the Novice Sanctuary.

“Yo! Over here!”

Caelius faintly waved his hand as he called out. He continued, “I didn’t expect to meet you again so soon. Where is it?”

Although Caelius was usually carefree and nonchalant, he couldn’t mask his excitement. He was looking forward to receiving the rest of the skill books he had requested from Vincent.

Vincent chuckled as he slightly raised his left hand, showing the storage rings on his fingers, indicating that the items he was seeking were within his storage ring.

“There are 4,500 uncommon-grade skill books inside…” he said.

Caelius couldn’t help but suck in a cold breath. “Geez…”

He didn’t think Vincent was lying to him for a second, as Vincent had no reason to lie.

“4,500… in other words, 9,000,000 low-grade Origin Crystals or 9,000 medium-grade Origin Crystals.” After muttering that, Caelius couldn’t help but smile wryly.

“I just gave you 1,000 medium-grade earlier. Unfortunately, I don’t carry that huge amount with me. Can I deposit 5,000 for now? Don’t worry. I’ll pay you the rest as soon as possible.”

Vincent just smiled at him.

“Don’t worry too much. Just take it.”

After that, Vincent transferred the 4,500 uncommon-grade skill books, and Caelius transferred him 5,000 medium-grade Origin Crystals.

Once Caelius confirmed that he had received a total of 5,000 uncommon-grade skill books, he looked directly into Vincent’s purple eyes.

“Thank you. I truly appreciate this help,” Caelius said seriously.

Vincent quickly interrupted, “Alright, alright, stop. You’re not treating me as a friend if you keep acting like that.”

Caelius was stunned. He could only shake his head with a wry smile.

Then, after a nod, he simply said, “I understand. I won’t say anything. I’ll just give you Grarik’s head next time. Haha.”

Vincent could only laugh along with him.

“Alright, I won’t take more of your time. I’m going.”

Caelius was already eager to return to his territory, as he wanted to quickly distribute these gifts to his clan members and prepare a plan to strike back against the Blackthorn Clan!

However, just as he was about to leave, Vincent stopped him.

“Hold on.”

“What’s wrong?”

“Take these too…” After Vincent said that, he waved his hand, and books faintly shining with soft blue lights appeared in front of Caelius.

“Wha—” Caelius reflexively caught the falling books.

Soon, ten books piled up in his arms.

“What are these—” Just as Caelius was about to ask, his eyes landed on the books in his arms, and they widened in recognition.

“Rare-grade?!” He then looked at Vincent and asked, “Are you also selling me these?!”

But Vincent shook his head.

“No? Then why are you showing these to me?” Caelius was confused. If Vincent didn’t intend to sell them, why did he want him to take them?

“Unless he wants me to take these for free?” he thought before laughing inwardly. Who would give ten rare-grade skill books for free?

However, he was soon surprised to hear Vincent say, “Just a small gift. Take them with you.”

“Small gift?! These ten rare-grade skill books?!” Caelius exclaimed in his mind.

“Are you really giving me these for free?! Who is the real young master between us? You or me?!” Naturally, it was all in his mind, and he didn’t say it aloud.

He just asked, “Are you sure?”

Vincent then teased, “Why? Is the Young Master of the prestigious Lionfang Clan not accepting low-grade gifts?”

Hearing his words, Caelius hurriedly took the books and shamelessly said, “What are you saying? Who’s the Young Master? I’m nothing but a poor young man!”

Vincent only chuckled at his act. “Alright, poor young man. Go ahead and give that Big Fool a surprise.”

“Haha. Wait for the good news!”

The two then separated. Caelius went back to his territory, and Vincent flew with Goldie back to his own.

As soon as he dismounted from Goldie, two guards greeted him. They were awkward for a moment but managed to say, “Welcome back, Guild Master!”

They had already learned from Lizno that Vincent, or Shroud, was their Guild Leader.

Vincent nodded at them and said, “Good work,” before looking at the surroundings.

Apart from the original Hyena Gang Manor, which was now his Manor, there were several wooden houses nearby. These were likely the guild members’ houses.

There were also four watchtowers on the four corners of the guild territory.

Although the walls were tall, they were made of earth, indicating that they had been constructed by an Origin Warrior with an earth-type ability.

“I really have a lot of things to do…” he thought to himself before heading to his Manor.

Inside his chamber, Vincent wondered for a moment as he didn’t find Mochi, but he set it aside for now and sat cross-legged on his bed.

Currently, he had a total of 9 epic-grade skill books. This meant he could upgrade 3 epic-grade skills to Legendary-grade, as long as he had enough experience points.

Fortunately, before leaving the Acidic Limestone Labyrinth, he had been able to fill his experience bar.

Therefore, he had the chance to upgrade one epic-grade skill to legendary-grade.

He had already decided which one he would upgrade.

Thus, he retrieved 3 mental-type epic-grade skill books.

And without hesitation…

[Would you like to upgrade Yellow Heaven Mental Aura (Epic)?]

Yes!

As soon as he agreed, a hot energy coursed from within his origin core and surged through every fiber of his body.

A soft groan slipped out of his mouth.

“Agh!”

Soon, a golden bright light burst from his eyes and other orifices, lighting up his chamber.

And when the light faded, he felt his mind become even clearer!

Then, the system notification rang!

[You have successfully upgraded Yellow Heaven Mental Aura (Epic) to Yellow Heaven Mental Aura (Legendary)]

The name didn’t change?