Just call me Thor - Chapter 129

Chapter 129: Well done. Give him an extra chicken leg for dinner
Corps members continuously entered and exited the Wolf’s Den, each time taking away hundreds of people.

Basically, a single shout would draw countless people, quickly filling the slots.

Mike watched for a while before someone pulled him inside.

“I heard you’re buying drinks?”

Maxen Stoneheart eyed Mike suspiciously,

“Let me be clear, my account at the Wolf’s Den is frozen!”

Mike looked confused, “What are you talking about? I don’t understand.”

“I’m telling you, don’t play the ‘you buy, I pay’ trick again!”

Maxen Stoneheart’s expression was very serious, saying earnestly,

“I’m bankrupt. This time, all my pre-battle expenses are on my godfather’s card. Don’t drag me into this!”

“Even if you want to drag someone down, find someone else!”

Mike protested, “Look at you, do I seem like that kind of person?”

“Alright, enough chit-chat. I have a task.”

Maxen Stoneheart waved his hand, then said seriously, “Apollo said not to enter the Tower of Truth before 00:30. Wait a bit longer.”

As Maxen Stoneheart was about to leave, he remembered something and handed Mike a staff,

“By the way, your staff’s enchantment is done. This enchantment has a usage limit, about a million uses before it wears off.”

Mike took the staff, noticing that Force of Nature now had an 80% lifesteal effect.

If Mike maintained a 30-layer Charge Up, one Thunderclap Strike would fully restore his health!

Maxen Stoneheart looked at the staff and asked,

“I heard from Foreskin that you’re collecting seeds?”

Mike nodded, “Yes, do you have any?”

“Yeah, my godfather collected some on the battlefield. They were meant to be heirlooms, but I’m short on cash, so I’m selling them…”

Maxen Stoneheart took out a transparent box containing a special seed encased in amber.

[Seed: Spring Rain]

[Material: SS-grade]

[Effect: Increases the quality limit of seeds that Force of Nature can hold, while reducing the number of seeds it can hold]

“Name your price, I’ll take it.”

With over 10,000 Battle Lord merits, Mike spoke confidently.

[Spring Rain] had one effect: enhancing the quality of seeds that Force of Nature could hold!

Force of Nature was only an S-grade staff, unlike Nightmare’s Breeze, which had a voracious appetite for materials.

Nightmare’s Breeze accepted anything, even ignoring materials below SSS-grade.

Force of Nature, on the other hand, longed for SSS-grade materials but couldn’t use them!

With [Spring Rain], this problem could be solved.

Maxen Stoneheart tentatively named a price, “15 Battle Lord merits?”

15 million coins for a single SS-grade material wasn’t cheap.

However, [Spring Rain] was unique, likely only available from Maxen Stoneheart.

The final price depended on their negotiation.

Mike waved his hand, “Stop being so stingy. I’ll offer 2 points!”

After some haggling, [Spring Rain] was sold for 10 Battle Lord merits.

Mike immediately placed [Spring Rain] on the top of Force of Nature. The staff sprouted, enveloping the seed in new growth.

[Current transplantable seed count: 4]

[Transplantable seed quality: SSS-grade]

“The quality went up, but the quantity went down.”

Mike examined the staff, satisfied with the deal.

Maxen Stoneheart had tasks to attend to and bid farewell to Mike.

“Twenty minutes left….”

Mike calculated the time.

Achieving an SSSSS rating came at a cost.

Apollo had been busy for 24 hours and still hadn’t finished wrapping things up for Mike.

“Let’s handle some other matters first.”

Mike returned to his exclusive space. Near the Mysterious Mine, werewolves and miners were bustling, transporting mined ores.

Vladimir had reverted to his vampire form.

“Master!”

“Boss!”

Seeing Mike, four people immediately approached.

The miner leader, dwarf Bromli, Dorian, and Vladimir.

Each briefly reported their work.

Vladimir was the most enthusiastic,

“Master, I’ve modified the castle’s furnace. It can now help smelt B-grade ores with minimal loss.”

Even Bromli, who didn’t like the vampire, had to nod in agreement. “Indeed, but those damn bats are so weak they can’t even move a few tons of ore!”

Clearly, Vladimir held high esteem among the vampires.

To avoid turning into a pig, he had to prove his worth, but his subordinates weren’t as fortunate.

Vladimir excelled at being a servant and even better at enslaving others.

“Well done. Give him an extra chicken leg for dinner.”

Vladimir’s mouth twitched.

I’m a vampire, and you give me a chicken leg?

What am I, a weasel?

Mike checked the previous day’s output, stored it in his space, and left once everything was in order.

…

Trade Secret Realm.

Foreskin expertly counted the minerals, now numb to the process.

“1,200 tons of S-grade ore, 7,000 tons of A-grade ore, 5,000 tons of B-grade ore… totaling 15,500 Battle Lord merits.”

Mike previously had 16,000 merits. The vampire essence blood enchantment cost 860, and [Spring Rain] cost 10. Adding these 15,500 points, he now had 30,630 Battle Lord merits.

“By the way, I have something else I want to buy,” Mike said, seizing the moment. “After the Force of Nature enchantment, there’s a high life steal. Is there any way to convert the excess life steal into a shield?”

To be honest, Mike still felt a bit lacking in terms of survival. Stacking health and shields would give him a sense of security.

“Forbidden spells or high-level skills… probably not suitable for your current situation,” Foreskin said, clearly prepared, as he took out a red gem.

“Attach this directly to your equipment. It converts 12% of the excess life steal into a shield, up to a maximum of 10 billion shield value, and the shield lasts for up to 5 minutes.”

After introducing the [Blood Feast Gem], Foreskin named the price, “350,000 gold coins each, discounted.”

Mike calculated that he indeed needed this, and quite a bit of it.

“How about 3 Blood Feast Gems for 1 Battle Lord merit?”

“Deal.”

“Give me 600.”

The number startled Foreskin. 600? Are you sure you need that many? 200 Battle Lord merits spent just like that! Although Mike wasn’t short on money, this purchase demand was quite extravagant.

Foreskin quickly understood the reason.

The Blood Feast Gem’s conversion limit was 10 billion. Thor must have extremely high burst damage, and a single lightning attack could exceed the 10 billion limit, hence the need for 600 Blood Feast Gems.

“Payment successful!”

“Balance: 30,430 Battle Lord merits!”

After receiving the 600 [Blood Feast Gems], Mike checked the time. It was already 12:30 AM.

“Catch you later, I’m heading to the instance.”

With that, Mike’s figure turned into lightning and disappeared from the spot.