Chapter 160: Fifteen Superior Draw 2

Eleventh Draw

A white light appeared.

Adam immediately had a bad feeling.

The object fell.

An axe.

Plain.

Wood.

Iron.

No enchantment.

No special properties.

Lumberjack’s Axe.

Rank:

White — Common.

Adam stared at it.

Then he sighed.

"Obviously."

After two Permanent Gates, a Luck Gem, and several exceptional items...

It was about time his luck calmed down.

He put the axe away.

"At least it probably cuts wood well."

Twelfth Roll

The wheel spun again.

Then—

A golden light appeared.

Not just bright.

Much more intense than the previous one.

Adam sat up.

A black stone appeared.

But unlike the Tech Archive...

This one was crisscrossed with tiny golden lights.

An almost imperceptible halo surrounded it.

Adam read its name.

Then he froze.

Medium Blessing Advancement Stone.

He immediately opened the description.

The stone could be used on any blessing of Orange rank or lower.

Its effect:

Permanently advances the affected blessing by one tier.

Adam reread it.

Once.

Twice.

Three times.

His smile widened with each reading.

"Seriously..."

He possessed a blessing that perfectly matched the requirements.

Mana Body — Unique Orange.

Adam looked at the stone.

Then at its status.

Then at the stone again.

He had no intention of using it immediately without thinking.

But its value was obvious.

This reward could potentially advance one of his blessings directly.

And blessings were much harder to advance than his regular skills.

Adam felt his excitement becoming impossible to hide.

A few meters away...

Selene stopped talking.

She looked at Adam.

Then at Isadora.

Isadora had also noticed his expression.

Vespera followed their gazes.

Then Elaria.

Gradually...

The eight women looked at Adam.

He was sitting perfectly still.

Then he smiled.

Then he was clearly rereading something invisible in front of him.

Shiora understood first.

"He’s doing readings."

Lyriana nodded.

"Probably."

Selene was about to call out to her.

Astraea raised a hand.

"Let him finish."

Selene looked at Adam again.

Then she sat down properly.

"Okay."

So they all decided to wait.

Thirteenth Reading

A new orange light appeared.

Adam looked immediately.

Second skill book.

"Unique Orange again?"

Yes.

He read the name.

Then blinked.

Effortless Movement.

Adam stared at the title.

"Another weird name."

But after All-Digesting Stomach...

He had decided to stop judging a skill by its name.

He skipped straight to the description.

And his expression changed.

"Oh."

In simple terms...

The skill allowed him to exert force at a distance through his energy.

Move an object.

Make it levitate.

Pull it.

Push it back.

Keep it still.

Spin multiple objects around himself.

And, with enough control...

Also manipulate his own body.

Adam remained silent.

"Telekinesis."

That was exactly it.

The range depended on the skill level.

So did the maximum mass.

His own stats also influenced performance.

Strength.

Mind.

Mana control.

And the heavier or farther away the target...

The higher the consumption.

Adam smiled.

"I’ll have to test that one too."

But not now.

He still had two more draws.

Fourteenth Draw

Two pendants appeared.

Adam immediately recognized their shape.

Pendant of Sacrifice x2.

He straightened up.

"Very well."

Each pendant could block a normally fatal attack before being destroyed.

Adam had received this type of item before.

And this time...

They were just getting ready to leave for the Black Abyss.

Adam couldn’t have imagined a better time to get two more.

"These are coming with us."

He immediately put them in a separate section of his inventory.

Fifteenth Draw

Only a thousand Satisfaction Points remained for a Superior Draw.

Adam looked at his total.

Then at the wheel.

"Last."

He rolled.

The wheel spun.

For a long time.

Then it slowed down.

And stopped on something Adam didn’t immediately recognize.

A card.

Not a Permanent Gate.

Not a previously known expansion.

A Function Card.

Adam opened its description.

And the more he read...

The more serious his expression became.

Function Card — Linked Training Area

Function:

Allows the Bridal Chamber to create a permanent link with an external space designated as a training area.

Number of links available with this card:

1

Once the link is created...

It becomes permanent.

To link a second area...

A new Function Card would be required.

Adam continued.

The real benefit lay below.

The linked area benefited from a time shift specifically designed for training.

For its users...

three hours of training could be completed while approximately one hour passed outside.

Adam sat up.

"What?"

But the function had strict conditions.

First condition:

The location had to contain a naturally high amount of mana.

Second:

It had to be a clearly structured space.

An indoor area.

With a defined entry point.

Third:

The space could not be inhabited by a civilized humanoid population.

Humans.

Elves.

Beastmen.

Dwarves.

And other comparable races.

However...

Creatures classified as monsters were not subject to this restriction.

Adam reread the last section.

Then his mind went blank.

A place.

Very rich in mana.

A clearly defined interior space.

An entrance.

No humanoid civilization.

Monsters...

His expression shifted.

"No..."

An image immediately flashed into his mind.

The Black Abyss.

The dungeon they would be visiting in just a few days.

Adam reread the conditions.

Again.

It seemed to fit.

At least in theory.

A dungeon.

An internal structure.

A clearly defined entrance.

A significant concentration of mana.

Monsters.

No permanent civilized population inside.

Adam felt a smile appear.

"It could work."

But he immediately forced himself not to go any further.

He still knew so much about the Black Abyss.

And he certainly wasn’t going to use a permanently linked card before knowing exactly what he was connecting.

"I’ll ask the others."

The fifteenth roll was over.

Adam looked at his total.

He had started with:

15,474 PS.

Fifteen Greater Rolls:

-15,000 PS.

He had:

474 PS remaining.

Adam remained silent.

"I really just spent fifteen thousand points in a few minutes."

Then he thought about the rewards.

Two Permanent Gates.

Ten Black Iron Ingots.

The Training Suit.

Five Stat Points.

Speed ??reading glasses.

The alchemist’s kit.

The dictionary of ancient runes.

A Luck Gem.

Two Unique Orange skills.

Two Pendants of Sacrifice.

A Blessing Advancement Stone.

A Training Area Map.

And...

An axe.

Adam sighed.

"The axe breaks up the list a bit."

But overall...

He certainly couldn’t complain.

He started with the two skill books.

Unlike ordinary books...

Adam immediately noticed something.

Both had an extra line.

Use condition.

He frowned.

Then he mentally checked his other high-level skills.

The same feature seemed to appear in the Orange-rank or higher skill books he had encountered.

The system explicitly checked who could use them.

For the two new books...

The condition was particularly clear.

Compatible user: Adam.

Adam thought for a moment.

"So I can’t even give them to anyone else."

At least not in their current state.

He took the first one.

Stomach That Digests Everything.

Then he used it.

The book transformed into light and vanished.

A strange sensation briefly passed through his body.

Not painful.

Simply...

As if something had profoundly altered the way his body functioned.

Adam waited.

Then he smiled.

"One."

He took the second one.

Effortless Movement.

Same process.

The book disappeared.

This time...

The sensation was different.

Adam briefly felt as if the space around him became more tangible.

It was as if the objects in the room now possessed a kind of presence he could perceive without touching them.

He didn’t test anything.

Not yet.

"Two."

Then came the Minor Luck Gem.

Adam took it out.

He barely hesitated.

He already knew exactly what it did.

And he knew its value.

He used it.

The gem vanished.

His Luck stat permanently increased by one point.

Adam smiled.

"Fourteen."

Finally.

His Luck had just gone from thirteen to fourteen.

He then looked at the Training Area Function Card.

Unlike the Permanent Gate Card...

He obviously didn’t have any valid areas to select at the moment.

But the moment he took it out...

An activation request appeared.

Adam read it quickly.

The card didn’t link to any location yet.

It simply added a function to the Chamber that allowed him to save a compatible training location when he found one.

Adam selected:

Yes.

The map disappeared.

The function was integrated into the Chamber.

A location was now available.

Empty.

Awaiting a future zone.

Adam thought of the Black Abyss again.

"Later."

He still had the Blessing Advancement Stone.

Adam looked at it for a long time in his inventory.

Then decided not to touch it.

But not without discussing it with Vespera, Elaria, and the others.

A permanent increase in blessing was far too important to use impulsively.

Even though...

He already had an excellent candidate.

Mana’s Body.

Adam smiled.

"Patience."

He finally closed his interface.

When he finally looked up...

He saw eight women staring at him.

Silence.

Adam blinked.

"How long have you been staring at me like that?"

Selene replied immediately:

"Quite a while."

Vespera crossed her arms.

"Your face has changed at least fifteen times."

Elaria added:

"Seventeen, probably."

Adam looked at her.

"Did you count them?"

"No."

A pause.

"Approximately."

Shiora leaned slightly toward him.

"Well?"

Isadora smiled.

"Judging by your expression, I imagine the results were good."

Adam thought of the ten Black Iron ingots.

The rune dictionary.

The alchemist’s kit.

To the glasses.

To the Pendants.

To the Advancement Stone.

To the new function of the Chamber.

Then to his two new skills.

His smile returned.

"I have several things to show you."

Vespera sat up straight immediately.

Elaria did too.

Selene already smiled wickedly when the black outfit briefly appeared in Adam’s inventory.

He saw it.

And instantly regretted having thought of that item first.

"No."

Selene smiled more broadly.

"You haven’t said anything yet."

Adam sighed.

"I know exactly what you’re going to say."