Chapter 20: Investment Detected=Herbs?
She tucked both hands behind her back and swayed her waist from side to side, trying her best to suppress the smile threatening to escape. "Hm... I guess I’ll help you again." She lifted her chin slightly. "You seem like a nice and respectful person... one who actually knows how to respect his seniors."
Ethan’s grin widened from his lips to his ears. "Thank you again, you all," he said after lowering his head in a respectful bow.
A loud sigh echoed through the den. It caught Ethan’s attention, and he realized the sigh was Sara’s. He raised his brow lightly as he asked, "What happened?"
"You keep thanking us again and again, but I cleared it before that we would be giving all the cores to you. So don’t feel guilty or indebted to us and just make sure to extract all mana through them."
Ethan didn’t argue with her because even he knew how valuable C-Tier dungeon monsters and the boss’s core were for people on his level. It was absolutely like a beggar finding a gold coin in the medieval period.
A portal appeared in the middle of the den, bright mana waves escaping through it. The waves were so bright that they lit the den entirely.
Sara stepped forward to leave, but before she did, she looked at the others and said, "Don’t waste time, and follow along."
One by one, everyone passed through the dungeon, and only Ethan remained in the den. He looked around him once, grasping the entire memory of how he attempted the first-ever dungeon of his new life.
He was thrilled, eyes gleaming with excitement as he muttered to himself. "It... it felt sickening, but I want to do it all over again." A grin appeared on his face.
Without wasting any more time, he was about to step through the dungeon, but before he could, a translucent screen appeared in front of his eyes, glowing letters etched across its surface.
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FATE INVESTMENT SYSTEM
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[Legendary Investment Opportunity Detected]
└ Status: Confirmed
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[Target Item]
└ Legendary Mana-Nurturing Herbs
└ Grade: Legendary
└ Quantity: Available
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[Item Analysis]
└ Naturally soothes damaged Mana Cores.
└ Gradually restores Mana Core stability.
└ Eliminates physical and mental fatigue.
└ Provides sustained stamina throughout the day.
└ Accelerates natural energy recovery.
└ Relieves bodily pain and muscle strain.
└ Improves mana circulation efficiency.
└ Slightly enhances cultivation and recovery speed.
└ Safe for long-term consumption.
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[Recommended Investment Targets]
└ Athena Sterling
└ Isolde Sterling
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[Investment Assessment]
└ Compatibility: Extremely High
└ Fate Resonance: Rising
└ Emotional Impact: Significant
└ Long-Term Value: Exceptional
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[System Recommendation]
└ Presenting the Legendary Mana-Nurturing Herbs
to the designated investment targets will
substantially increase the quality of this
investment.
└ Probability of High-Tier Investment Returns: Increased.
└ Probability of Rare Rewards: Increased.
└ Probability of Fate Resonance Growth: Increased.
└ Potential Return Multiplier: ×2.0 – ×5.0
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[Expected Investment Outcome]
└ Trust Acquisition: Increased
└ Affection Growth: Increased
└ Relationship Stability: Increased
└ Future Investment Opportunities: More Likely to Appear
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[Investment Status]
└ Awaiting User Decision.
└ Investment Window: Open
└ Legendary Opportunity Available
└ Higher Returns Guaranteed Upon Successful Investment
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Ethan’s eyes went from one entry to the other as he read the whole thing thoroughly. His head turned towards each possible direction as he glanced at each corner, trying his best to locate the herbs.
And finally, he noticed a stash of herbs kept next to a huge stone which seemed to belong to the dungeon boss. Inside the stash, a bunch of flowers, herbs, and grass were kept.
But there were some herbs and flowers which were slightly shimmering with bright colours. Without wasting any more time, he made his way there, plucking every single one of them one by one.
The herbs which the system identified – he surely picked them, but he also found a good harvest of other herbs which were also shimmering.
Another translucent screen appeared in front of him, this time explaining the stuff he had just discovered.
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FATE INVESTMENT SYSTEM
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[Resource Analysis Complete]
└ Scanning Collected Herbs...
└ Scan Complete.
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[Legendary Resources Detected]
◈ Mana-Heart Orchid ×3
Grade: Legendary
• Gently nourishes damaged Mana Cores.
• Accelerates mana recovery.
• Removes accumulated mana impurities.
• Reduces cultivation backlash.
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◈ Sunfire Ginseng ×2
Grade: Legendary
• Restores stamina over an entire day.
• Greatly relieves physical fatigue.
• Increases natural vitality.
• Improves physical endurance.
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◈ Moondew Lotus ×1
Grade: Legendary
• Calms the mind and spirit.
• Relieves pain and mental exhaustion.
• Improves concentration.
• Enhances mana control.
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◈ Verdant Spirit Grass ×5
Grade: Epic
• Speeds up wound recovery.
• Replenishes energy.
• Strengthens the body’s resistance.
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[Special Notice]
└ These herbs possess exceptionally pure life essence and are rarely found outside high-grade dungeons.
└ Suitable as Investment Resources.
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[Recommended Investment Targets]
└ Athena Sterling
└ Isolde Sterling
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[Investment Prediction]
└ Emotional Value: High
└ Resource Value: Exceptional
└ Fate Resonance: Very High
└ Estimated Investment Return: Significantly Increased
└ Rare Reward Probability: ▲▲▲
└ Investment Success Rate: Increased
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[System Recommendation]
└ Presenting these herbs to the designated investment targets will greatly increase fate resonance and improve the quality of future investment returns.
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His eyes widened slightly, and his jaw dropped as he muttered to himself. "What the hell? Such an enormous increase in investment returns? I already was getting valuable stuff; with this I might get an even better form of rewards!!" He exclaimed.
He gulped once; a bead of sweat appeared on his temple before a wide smile formed on his lips. But he shook his head once as a thought curled inside his mind. ’I should get moving now, or else they’ll ask questions of me. Which I certainly don’t want to answer.’
Without wasting even a single second, he put all the herbs and materials he obtained inside the leather pouch. He walked through the dungeon and found out that his surroundings had changed entirely.
He was back on the mountain’s peak. Around him, Sara and the others were waiting for him. When he finally stepped out, a sigh of relief left everyone.
"For a second we thought that exhaustion caught up to you once again."
Ethan raised a brow before asking. "Why? Although if I actually did, you might’ve come back and checked, right?" He asked, curiosity dripping through his voice.
She crossed her arms and shook her head once. "When one walks out of a dungeon after clearing it, they can’t enter through it once again."
The dynamics of a dungeon were advanced; he didn’t expect them to be this harsh because if someone left something important behind, they couldn’t bring it along ever again.
While he was lost in thought, the dungeon entrance continued to pulse with mana before gradually shrinking inward in a perfect circle until it vanished, as though it had never existed.
A/N: Don’t be disappointed in me, readers... I just recovered, and from tomorrow I will give 2 Chapters a day!! I will try to release 3 more today.