Aethelgard: The Survival Game (Chloe) novel Chapter 64

Chapter 64

Just as Chloe had that though Noble Scalper seat over an item along with a price

Noble Scalper [Hey there. I happen to have an advanced ten here. Want to rent it for a while?)

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[Cursed Cowl: A special hood designed to evade Sorcerers and Witches A must-have for sharly merchants dealing with eva

Witches

IQuality: Epic Treasure

Status: Bound

[Effect: Reduces curse effects by 70% while worn. Usable up to 3 days per week.]

Noble Scalper: [And it’s not expensive. Just 10 rare materials per day. Epic items aren’t exactly easy to come by night’]

Chloe was speechless.

She could practically picture a scheming merchant grinning behind the screen.

Players really did come in all types.

Chloe: [No thanks.]

NobleScalper: [Oh? Don’t tell me you have a way to grow plants?]

Fishing for information again, Chloe thought, raising an eyebrow.

Chloe: [Nope. My Magic stat is high. I can brute-force it.]

He went quiet.

Noble Scalper: [Well then, come find me if you need anything later.]

‘No wonder Noble Scalper stopped buying seeds, Chloe thought to herself.

She looked at the pile of seeds in her inventory and felt the pressure all over again.

With the ones she’d gathered herself, her seed count was completely out of control.

Thankfully, the materials for the Arcane Forge were finally ready.

Chloe worked methodically and activated it.

[Consume 2 Snow Spirits, I Earth Essence, 50 Premium Iron Ingots, and 30 Obsidians to expand the Arcane Forge

[Time required: 2 hours]

Chloe confirmed.

A huge chunk of her newly acquired materials disappeared instantly. Her arcane materials were running dangerously low

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he was need to by now

She chose to see it differently The materials weren’t gone, just transformer into something else she could save

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As she scrolled through message from people looking to buy Flame Fruits, a name shed completely forgotten on liten v aught her eye.

AllNightGamer: (Can I get a Flame Fruit too

I was the player she had saved earlier using a premium umbrella and wooden shield

Chloe had been so busy lately that she’d completely forgotten about her.

Her gaze lingered on the word ‘get,” and her brows dipped slightly.

Chloe replied, [You know exactly what a Flame Fruit is worth. Are you asking for it for free?]

JINightGamer: [No, it’s not like that. I just haven’t gathered enough materials to build a forge yet. Without an Alchemical orge, my talent is useless, so I’ve been falling behind everyone else.

I have 5 Snow Essences I worked really hard to collect. Can I trade those? Once my alchemy setup is ready. I’ll definitely ive you the products I make.]

Betrayal Metric: 95%]

n this blizzard, every Snow Yeti dropped Snow Essence when killed.

or most players without special blueprints, it was only useful as a quick source of water if melted over a fire, or as a bac rcane building material, and not even a stable one.

With the heavy snowfall today guaranteeing drops, Snow Essences were practically being dumped on the market.

Common Snow Essence was now worth maybe three Common wooden logs.

Meanwhile, Chloe’s Flame Fruit was a Grand Rare item with a warmth bonus. In a blizzard, it was extremely valuable.

ruit. Grand Rare. Cold-resistance buff.

On the trading board, the normal price was two Epic materials.

Only All NightGamer would dare make an offer like this.

chloe: [No. I don’t see anything of value in you that’s worth a Flame Fruit.]

he glanced at the system contract. There was a button labeled “Force Contract Fulfillment.”

Having no intention of wasting more time arguing with AllNightGamer, she pressed it without hesitation

she was busy. She still had magic runes to draw and fire-element soil to craft.

The moment she pressed the button, a notification popped up on the other side.

System: [Complete the transaction and deliver 8 Alchemical Potions. Failure to comply will result in you losing 50 of Health, stats, and Energy.]

The moment Zoe saw it, she snapped.

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seng dropped the immediately. There was no way shed hand over eight rare Alchemical Potions to Chior Fucht rare potions compared to a premiom umbrella was nowhere near an eqital trade

Seeing Chloe trigger forced over ution, Zoe le all her resentment explode

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All NightGamer. [Ha. So when you saved me back then, it was just for my alchemy materiale? What a hyper rite

[Why should I? You think what you gave me was worth this much?

[Betrayal Metric: 99%)

AllNightGamer: [Fine, take the stat penalty. It’s not like the stuff goes to you anyway, it just gets reclaimed by the system Ha’

[Yeah, you helped me back then. So what? How dare you expect half my future earnings?)

She had long forgotten that when she was on the verge of losing all her Health, begging in Trading Post a few players hul reached out privately, but none of them were willing to give her resources outright.

They all demanded something in return.

Chloe was the only one who had sent supplies immediately, without conditions.

[Betrayal Metric: 100% ]

Chloe stopped paying attention to the chat window.

Her expression shifted slightly.

A strange magic circle appeared before her.

It was etched with intricate runes so complex they made her head throb just from looking at them.

The symbols rotated slowly. The longer she stared, the more foreign information flooded into her mind.

A voice followed, soft with amusement, laced with temptation, arrogance, and casual indifference.

“The player known as Zoe Parker has violated the Sorceress’s Pact. The soul of a Betrayer must be exiled. Shall she be cursed?’

The voice sounded mature, almost smiling as it asked.

Chloe glanced at the still-flickering chat box. There was no hesitation.

She thought, ‘Of course. She broke her promise to me. Death is only fair.

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