Chapter 355: Just Put It On

Chapter 355: Just Put It On

Regarding Dan Marina’s Online Store, to put it this way, Annie’s Online Store specialized in selling some of the things she researched and developed, like those concerning arms, legs, and other such items. Even though people feared the Witch’s Power, the items that came from the hands of Witches made people unable to resist seeking them out. Obtaining one such item often allowed someone to achieve in a short time what others took a long time to accomplish.

Even if one’s innate talent was average, this could produce an effect that almost defied fate, making one’s talent far surpass others. Therefore, even though Annie and Dan Marina rarely listed any items in their online stores, they still received massive attention. Rarely listing didn’t mean they never would. Even though the price of every item was very high, so what? Compared to the last Auction, cheap was as good as making a profit.

Especially the items Annie occasionally put up in her store. If you could buy one, it was a matter for a lifetime. Who wouldn’t choose to be proactive about it?

As for Dan Marina, her store was a bit of a trap. At least, the things on Annie’s store were mostly related to the Life Domain. Even if they differed, they wouldn’t change much. Dan Marina’s were different. That woman put up unpredictable things. Sometimes, it might just be a brick… yet she could set it at the price of a gold brick!

But after buying it, you’d find, to your dismay, that it was just an ordinary brick with nothing special about it. This showed a glimpse of how the Fate Witch tricked people. Yet precisely because she was called the Fate Witch, this behavior of hers didn’t produce a cry wolf effect. Even if she put up ten bricks and sold them for the price of twenty gold bricks, when an eleventh brick was listed, people would still be willing to pay a high price for it!

Who could guarantee the first ten bricks were all trash, but the eleventh brick contained some secret?

Aside from Dan Marina herself, no one dared to be so sure.

Although many people got cheated, there was basis for some benefiting. Those who gained benefits received rewards over ten times their investment. How could that not drive others wild?

So, even though Dan Marina’s side was tricky, it was also a popular store. And today, what drove countless Magic Weapon Summoners crazy was that a new item appeared in Dan Marina’s Online Store. They caught a fleeting glimpse of what looked like a pair of eyes. But before they could even take a proper look or try to grab them, the pair of eyes was snapped up!

That alone was maddening, but what truly made them want to spit blood was that the price for those eyes was a rare, low-priced item. At least among the Magic Weapon Summoners watching then, nine and a half out of ten could afford it. The remaining half just didn’t have enough money on them. One could imagine how cheap it was. But this had no direct relation to them whatsoever.

“…A pair of eyes? Since when did the Fate Witch’s store start selling this kind of thing?” Oss looked at the information Lena provided and asked somewhat confused.

“Maybe she found (snatched) them from somewhere and just tossed them up here. But I managed to get them!” Lena’s face wore a barely contained smile. The Magic Weapon Summoning Book gained a crack, and she pulled out a container from it. Soaking inside were clearly those eyes. “Take them.”

“Huh?!” Oss was slightly stunned. He looked at the container Lena tossed into his hand, his expression a bit puzzled. “Why?”

“I have no use for this thing. Besides, to use it, you have to dig out your own eyes. I can’t stand that!” Lena rubbed her own eyes and said, “This thing isn’t suitable for me. Anyway, it only cost a few dozen gold coins.”

“That cheap? This couldn’t be something the Fate Witch is trying to trick people with, could it?” Gale was shocked when he heard the price. For a specially modified organ like this, one that could be directly installed and used, even a subpar one couldn’t be bought for less than several thousand gold coins. And this pair of eyes only cost a few dozen? This was a trap. It’s important to know that modifying eye-type body parts was more difficult, so prices being several times more expensive than arms or legs was normal.

“You’ll know when you try it,” Lena shrugged. She flipped through the Magic Weapon Summoning Book, entered an online store, and pointed to a product picture there. “Intermediate Injury Healing Magic Scrolls can definitely fix an eye.”

“If the eye isn’t damaged, a Low-tier Injury Healing scroll would be enough,” Wood nodded and said. If an eye was missing, then Intermediate was fine. But if the eye existed and hadn’t lost vitality, just putting it back in and using a Low-tier Injury Healing Magic Scroll would yield sufficient results. It wouldn’t even affect the restored eye’s strength.

“Lena, next time you have something good like this, give it to me, okay?” Gale said with frustration.

“Oh? Well, there was only one, so naturally, I thought of our Captain who handles the most responsibilities,” Lena gave a sweet smile. The atmosphere in the team was good, so her words didn’t make the others uncomfortable.

They had nothing to say. Oss indeed shouldered the most responsibilities in the team. In daily matters, Wood and the others handled group affairs, but during fights, Oss was always the first to charge in, taking hits and providing stable damage output. The person blocking blades was also him. With such a Captain, who could say anything now that he received an extra gift?

If they wanted to compete for it, sure. Do what Oss did. When a fight started without another word, explode your Blood Essence and charge forward. Just do that every time. Besides, Oss was the strongest present, so he’d gain more benefit from using this.

The process of digging out an eye… Well, on Earth it would require courage. In the Otherworld, it was just a matter of fact. After all, versatile Magic could prevent related after-effects. So, after drinking a small cup of Paralysis Potion, Oss’s left eye, stimulated by the Blood Essence, popped right out. As for accepting other organs, it wasn’t an unacceptable thing. It was just a pair of eyes; it wouldn’t affect his body’s natural state, and installing them wouldn’t make any negative difference.

Moreover, as long as it came from the Life Domain, installing it on oneself wasn’t a permanent, unchanging thing. Once integrated into oneself, if one’s own strength increased, such organs would also receive feedback and grow from the body. After all, they were living things, not mechanical limbs with fixed strength.

Out of caution, Oss didn’t replace both eyes immediately. He only replaced one first. Even with just one, after the initial discomfort passed, he slowly opened his left eye. Following the control method in the instructions, he concentrated his Mental Energy on this eye. The originally black eye, after being removed from the soaking liquid and having recovered, turned red again. It also developed a Magatama pattern… To Gale and the others, the meaning of this thing just seemed powerful… It looked very impressive. With such a change, it probably wasn’t a fake.

“Captain, how does it feel?”

“Strange… Now I seem to be able to easily catch small movements I normally wouldn’t notice.” Oss scratched the edge of his left eye socket. After installing a new eye, a period of adjustment was needed. During this time, he could feel this eye sending out tiny extensions, connecting more deeply with his body. This was a common trait of things researched and modified in the Life Domain.

In short, what Oss saw with his right eye was still the normal world, but his left eye saw a new world. For example, when he saw Gale’s mouth start to move slightly, he could actually figure out in advance what word he was about to say by observing the subtle movements of his mouth and throat. It was truly amazing!

Without hesitation, Oss increased his Mental Energy input. A second Magatama appeared in his left eye. At that moment, the world in his left eye slowed down. Combined with the normal vision from his right eye, he felt as if his world had split. A strong wave of dizziness surged into his brain—a protest from his brain being unable to process the mix of fast and slow information. Oss quickly abandoned the second-level “eye-opening” state, returning to normal. The strong dizziness slowly faded.

“Phew… The first level is okay, but in the second level, I can’t use the right eye!” After some hesitation, Oss chose to install the second eye. It was already in his hand anyway. If he was going to install it, he might as well go all the way. It just meant changing his eye color from now on. As for his original eyes, he preserved them in that container. The liquid inside had a preservative effect anyway. They were his own eyes; he couldn’t just throw them away after removal.

After installing the second eye, the effect of the Paralysis Potion gradually wore off. He had only used a small cup; its duration was brief. Once the Paralysis Potion’s effect disappeared, the corner of Oss’s mouth twitched slightly. He gave up on further testing. These eyes hurt terribly now, especially deep within the sockets. It felt like a seed was sprouting, its roots continuously piercing deep into his brain, taking root and growing… After resisting this stimulation for a while, Oss weakly waved his hand and went back to his own tent. “Let… let me rest for a while. This is a bit rough.”

That feeling of taking root lasted half an hour before fading. Later, Oss came out of the tent, his face pale. Looking at the mirror Lena handed him, he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead helplessly. He checked his new appearance in the mirror. His eye color had turned black, which felt strange to him, but he’d probably get used to it in time. He hoped his sister wouldn’t say anything about it.

As for regretting the slight change in his appearance, Oss said he felt not a single ounce of regret! He had already experienced the feeling of powerlessness that came from lacking strength. This could make him stronger, with few side effects. Why would he regret it?