The Mech Touch novel Chapter 7155

Chapter 7155: Bargain Bin Fruit - Mass Release Day 1/5

Ves believed that the Tree of Possibilities was the most useful facility of the Mech Designer System.

The other two users readily agreed with him. The ability to infuse knowledge, reflexes and to a lesser extent muscle memory into his mind, body and spirit was an incredible time saver.

Humans were tool users, which meant that mastering knowledge was one of the best ways to enable its soldiers to gain strength.

Ves had received countless benefits from the knowledge infusions acquired through the System. It had saved his hide more than once in the past. He hoped that it could do so again.

When he appeared at the clearing that hosted the magical tree, his gaze immediately fixated on an enlightenment fruit with a very specific shape and coloration.

He had dreamt about it so often that he was able to recognize it instantly among hundreds of other dangling fruits.

Gloriana quickly noticed his interest in this particular offering.

[Divine Blacksmith Records]

Price: 975 Ascension Points

Imparts a large collection of related smithing recipes and techniques developed by a Divine Blacksmith. The majority of techniques consist of special hammering methods that can impart metallic and organic materials with special properties. The smithing recipes contain many combinations that enable a craftsman to forge powerful materials with the infusion of special energies and materials into a work.

"I can see why you are attracted to this fruit." She said in a mild tone. "How long have you been pining for it? You only need to earn 934 more Ascension Points to afford this fruit. You need to work much harder and refrain from spending your points elsewhere if you want to acquire it. Can you even persist?"

"...Probably not." Ves admitted with a sigh. "There is just too much stuff that is more affordable and more useful to me. I know that the System is generally stingy, but it never truly underpriced its own goods. I have a strong belief that absorbing this enlightenment fruit can completely revolutionize my craftsmanship and my works, but..."

Ketis shook her head. "It is too expensive. This is a high-end enlightenment fruit that is clearly aimed towards users that have already become good enough to earn hundreds of AP with relative ease. I have been eying this particular fruit as well in order to learn how to forge the best sword artifacts, but there is too much stuff I need more. I still need to spend my AP on basic enlightenment fruits that can strengthen my foundation as a mech designer. I also need to earn 400 AP on a regular basis in order to create portals that lead to the Blue Dimension and hopefully other dimensions. There is no way for me to justify an expenditure as large as this at this time."

They all turned away from the Divine Blacksmith Records Enlightenment Fruit in order to avoid its temptation.

Ves could almost swear that the System deliberately dangled it from the Tree of Possibilities in order to tease him and encourage him to earn more AP!

"Let’s look at stuff that can strengthen my spearmanship." He said. "There is a lot of useful stuff here, but we should focus on strengthening my foundation rather than learn exotic new powers. I need stuff that can hold up in a battle between two physically imposing phase lords."

They did just that. It took time to go over every individual fruit and figure out whether they fit the criteria or not. Many of them sadly did not. Most of them were either unaffordable or did not impart the right set of skills and knowledge.

That did not mean that Ves ignored all of the unsuitable fruits. He still took note of ones that looked interesting but always fell way outside his meager budget. Perhaps he could aim for them when he used up his radiant lottery ticket.

[The Stormlord’s Spear Inheritance]

Price: 350 Ascension Points

Imparts the inheritance of a peerless warlord who used to be hailed as the Stormlord. The inheritance imparts a full set of qi techniques, thorough understanding and initiation of how to summon the power of storms along with its constituent concepts such as lightning and wind while wielding a spear in battle.

The Stormlord’s inheritance possesses a strong offensive focus and centers around launching continuous attacks. Each strike of the spear builds up a charge in the surrounding environment that can slowly turn into a raging storm that can overwhelm champions and sweep apart entire armies of enemies. The Stormlord’s approach towards combat excels at breaking down the protection of particularly resilient opponents, but performs poorly when the practitioner is forced to defend against incoming attacks.

Since this enlightenment fruit contains a complete inheritance, it also contains a remnant of the Stormlord himself. Aspiring inheritors must pass its test and earn its approval in order to access its most powerful finishing techniques.

"Damn. This is the first time I have seen an enlightenment fruit that contains an inheritance as luxurious as this." Ves said as he studied the Stormlord’s Spear Inheritance Enlightenment Fruit. "If it truly contains a remnant of this Stormlord fellow, I may be able to take it out and turn it into a design spirit."

His wife did not like the sound of that. "It is best to let the dead enjoy their rest. I do not think it is a good idea to revive an ancient warlord, even if he is human. Who knows how much his values clash with modern human civilization. He may have more in common with the Ascended Giants than us. Will he be willing to help you defeat them if that is the case?"

"Hmmm, you’re probably right. It is best not to take the risk."

He went back to his search.

A moment later, Gloriana encountered another desirable enlightenment fruit that was unfortunately outside of her husband’s spending range.

"Look over here, Ves. This is exactly what you need, I think."

[The Lonely Spearmaster Manual]

Price: 150 Ascension Points

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