Chapter 185: Smoker: Where are my Reward Points? They're already gone?

Smoker recovered from his shock.

He pursed his lips and said in a dry voice, "Can even a cursed Devil Fruit be created at will?"

Fang Yi asked, "Shall we continue?"

Looking at the Smoke-Smoke Fruit being fought over, and the increasing number of factions heading to the East Blue despite the danger of Pollution Monsters descending into reality, he nodded with satisfaction.

"Of course, Mr. Merchant."

Smoker quickly adjusted his emotions and said, "I want to purchase that Poisonous Centipede."

No matter how powerful a being the Game Merchant was, the moment it transcended his understanding, it was no longer something he could continue to fathom.

He was a Colonel in Loguetown, and his most important task was to become stronger quickly.

Then, help the Navy take the head of the Soul Reaper.

A centipede with a scarlet shell landed on the ground, wriggling as it tried to burrow into a crack, but it was pinched by Smoker's poisonous smoke hand and quickly absorbed.

"Random Key."

Smoker spent a key again to refresh the Fate Goods.

The five new Fate Goods that appeared this time did not contain anything worth his attention.

Or rather,

If not for the 【Random Key】 mechanism, he might have gritted his teeth and purchased the Blue Equipment set and the Blue Jewelry Set to enhance himself.

But now, it only took two hundred Reward Points to refresh the Fate Goods,

Which made Smoker feel lucky; he didn't want to buy Lv. 10 Blue Equipment, as the various attributes didn't fit his abilities very well and would soon be obsolete.

Therefore,

Smoker consumed another two hundred Reward Points to buy a Random Key.

To the side, the corners of Fang Yi's mouth curled up slightly, but he did not speak.

"More armor and weapons."

After five consecutive times, Smoker looked at the latest Fate Goods with some disappointment.

The most suitable item among them was a Lv. 15 Purple Equipment, the 【Fire Poison Breastplate】, which could double the spread range of his poisonous smoke.

However, it was not a set, but a single item, and the price was expensive; after buying it, he would have very few Reward Points left, which made him hesitate.

After a moment of hesitation, he consumed another Random Key to refresh.

Five new Fate Goods appeared in the Game House, one of which caught Smoker's eye.

It was a Lv. 10 Purple Weapon, the 【Poison Cat King's Purple Shadow Claws】.

The additional effect was 【Adds 20% damage to poisoned enemies】; the higher the enemy's level, the lower the additional damage.

Smoker stared straight at this item, thinking to himself, "As long as I release smoke enhanced by Poisonous Blood, all enemies within the range will be poisoned."

In other words,

As long as he had enough stamina to maintain the Smoke-Smoke Fruit, he could increase his strength by nearly twenty percent.

Buy!

Smoker didn't feel a shred of heartache and bought the weapon without hesitation.

The purple claw gauntlets were made from the two claws of the Poison Cat King in the Grand Forest; purple-black fur could still be seen on the surface, each strand containing a massive amount of Poison.

Wearing the claw gauntlets, Smoker shook his wrists with great satisfaction.

Fang Yi reminded him, "Shall we continue?"

As a noble "pay-to-win" player, Smoker still had twenty thousand Reward Points left in his inventory.

"Continue!"

Having tasted the sweetness, Smoker could not resist the urge to become stronger.

【Poisonous Centipede】, 【Fruit of the Poison-Death Tree】, 【Blood of the Fierce Poison Cat Demon】...

The next few refreshes did not yield any high-quality items,

But all the poisonous items that appeared one after another were purchased by Smoker, directly raising his 【Poisonous Blood】 to the max level of Lv. 19.

"Again!"

Smoker continued to buy Random Keys, constantly trying to refresh Fate Goods suitable for himself.

Suddenly, a new item made his gaze pause slightly.

【Fire Poison Technique】: A low-level martial art originating from the Wind and Cloud Continent, which can be used to cultivate Fire Poison Internal Energy.

Fire Poison Internal Energy is a very special type of poison technique; those poisoned will suffer as if being burned by raging flames, making it more overbearing and troublesome than ordinary poison.

"Fire Poison?"

Smoker showed a slightly puzzled look.

This was an Internal Energy Heart Method from a martial arts world; the Pirate World had no such concept, so he didn't understand it at all.

Fang Yi explained with a smile, "Internal Kung Fu is similar to Armament Haki; it is a special energy extracted by constantly tempering the body."

"Armament Haki can enhance defense and attack power."

"And the effects of Internal Kung Fu are diverse; the Fire Poison Technique is one type of Internal Energy Heart Method that can cultivate Fire Poison energy."

"You are quite lucky. With the Street Fighter's Poisonous Blood, if you cultivate the Fire Poison Technique, the poison power you can unleash will likely make even the Four Emperors retreat."

This was no lie.

Although Fang Yi liked to swindle Reward Points, he would not interfere with the guidance of the Fate Rune.

It was indeed very lucky that Smoker, with his Street Fighter abilities, could refresh the 【Fire Poison Technique】 that would allow his strength to skyrocket, rather than those dime-a-dozen poisonous insects or fruits.

Smoker said in surprise, "Really?"

"Of course it's true."

Fang Yi's smile remained unchanged as he reminded him, "However, cultivating the Fire Poison Technique is very expensive; you should consider it carefully."

The Internal Kung Fu cultivated by the 【Fire Poison Technique】 could indeed cause Smoker's strength to skyrocket; he had not lied about this.

However, he had concealed the difficulty of the cultivation.

Skill experience was easy to handle; it could be gathered by spending some Reward Points.

The hard part was the proficiency!

This was a high price to pay.

Internal Energy Heart Methods were similar to Mihawk's Sword Seed; the proficiency required for upgrading them was extremely difficult to increase.

For ordinary Purple Skills, players could follow a set routine and improve proficiency through the grind of repeatedly casting them.

But for core abilities that supported a class path—such as 【Internal Energy Heart Method】, 【Sword Qi Seed】, 【Energy Core】, and 【Heart of the Magic Path】—without sufficient talent and comprehension, the proficiency would not increase no matter how many times they were used.

Furthermore,

Mihawk himself was originally the strongest Sword Master, so he nurtured his Sword Seed very quickly.

But for a complete novice like Smoker, there were only two ways to quickly cultivate the Fire Poison Technique.

Either cultivate in a special ley line capable of generating fire poison to rapidly increase proficiency.

Or, constantly refresh the destiny goods in the Game House, and after finding and absorbing items related to fire poison, one could likewise increase proficiency and experience.

Smoker himself possessed 【Poisonous Blood】, and as long as he continued Reinforcement, it could transform into the core ability of the Street Fighter: 【Fierce Poisonous Blood】.

If he added 【Fire Poison Internal Energy】 on top of that, it would be equivalent to carrying both the Street Fighter and Poison Martial Artist class paths.

The difficulty of upgrading could be imagined.

"Purchase!"

Smoker gritted his teeth,

intending to buy this item, an Internal Energy Heart Method from the Wind and Cloud Continent.

Fang Yi smiled happily.

Since he wanted his strength to skyrocket, he certainly had to pay a price; there were no free lunches in the Samsara Game, and he hoped Smoker wouldn't regret it later.

【Purchase failed.】

Smoker was stunned and instinctively said, "Where are my Reward Points?"

He opened his inventory tab and was dazed to see only five hundred Reward Points left.

The goods he had purchased shouldn't have cost fifty thousand Reward Points, right?

Moreover, he had also gained nearly ten thousand Reward Points from hunting Pollution Monsters, which added up to a full sixty thousand.

Those Poisonous Centipedes and a pair of claw gloves added up to thirty thousand Reward Points at most.

Where was the remaining money?

He even suspected that the game merchant had interfered and secretly taken his Reward Points.

After all, only Fang Yi, as the mastermind behind the Samsara Game, could do such a thing.

Fang Yi maintained his smile and reached out to help him open the transaction records.

A full one hundred and fifty product refreshes.

Each 【Random Key】 cost 200 Reward Points, which meant 30,000 Reward Points.

Smoker was instantly dumbfounded.

(End of chapter)