The Royal Military Academy's Impostor Owns a Dungeon [BL] novel Chapter 1079

Chapter 1079: Financial Optimization

"D-29... these skills..." Luca whispered faintly while clutching at his chest in overwhelming joy.

The way his face practically radiated with a unique ethereal glow—one that could likely only ever be found on the faces of top-tier money-grubbers encountering the concept of discounts—left everyone around him deeply confused about what exactly was happening.

"Host! These were among the primary reasons why I arrived at my earlier conclusion!" D-29 proudly declared at last, finally unveiling the haul it had returned with. The projection flickered dramatically, almost like a mastermind revealing the culmination of some elaborate master plan.

"Just imagine it!" the little system continued passionately. "What if we had continued purchasing items from the Trove before the expenditures started counting toward the skill requirements?! Wouldn’t that have been an incredible waste?!"

Gasp!

The little manager-of-managers sounded alarmingly dramatic and impossibly proud of itself as its Host reacted as expected.

Unfortunately, Luca—the Empire’s ultimate penny-pinching noble—was currently far too overwhelmed by fanatic devotion to notice how horrifying the interaction between himself and D-29 actually looked from an outsider’s perspective.

Meanwhile, everyone else stared at the pair in genuine shock and disbelief.

Because honestly, the two looked moments away from skipping hand-in-hand through a field of flowers while singing about financial optimization.

Finally, one sensible adjutant stepped in to break the increasingly concerning atmosphere.

"Luca..." Kyle called carefully while looking between the glowing cadet and the floating prompts. "What exactly is happening here?"

At that, Luca immediately whipped his head toward Kyle.

His golden eyes flashed with absolute joy.

"Hope," Luca declared emotionally.

"We’ve just been given hope!"

"..."

"..."

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Well, honestly, what else was the rest of the group expecting?

There were only a very select number of things in existence capable of drawing out this kind of reaction from Luca Kyros.

Sure, the golden-eyed cadet was genuinely easy to please and carried enough gratitude in his heart to appreciate even small acts of kindness.

But a reaction bordering on maniacal bliss?

That level of emotional devastation could usually only be caused by two things.

His husband.

And financial benefits.

Thus, after finally seeing the reason behind Luca’s current condition, the others, somehow, weren’t particularly surprised anymore.

The flustered yet visibly energized dungeon owner finally spoke up while practically glowing with excitement.

"Isn’t it amazing?" Luca asked emotionally. "Just imagine how much CP we’d be able to save in the long run!"

"It’s unfortunate that our earlier spending didn’t count toward the requirements," he continued rapidly, "but even if we only keep purchasing necessities from now on, we’d still benefit tremendously!"

Luca looked genuinely thrilled.

Surprisingly though, two different people asked the exact same question at the same time.

"How much is the maximum discount?"

"..."

Ollie blinked.

Then Marquis Osmond Mylor blinked as well.

Father and son stared at each other in surprise after realizing they had spoken in perfect sync.

But unlike the startled Marquis, Ollie immediately broke into a delighted grin because, apparently, he had instinctively asked the correct question. Truly befitting someone who was now a family man.

Thankfully, the others couldn’t see the odd expression on the blonde’s face as they all focused on Luca’s sudden jolt.

"!!!"

"Ah!"

"Come to think of it, I immediately swiped to the next page without checking!"

The dungeon owner hurriedly navigated back through the prompts.

And then—

He froze once more.

Because staring back at him was the final listed discount percentage.

30%.

"..."

"..."

Safe to say, Luca almost ascended on the spot.

Sure to get there, they would have to suffer through the growing pains outlined here—

[UNLOCK DISCOUNT LEVEL 1: 10% DISCOUNT]

[1 / 5,000,000 CP]

[UNLOCK DISCOUNT LEVEL 2: 15% DISCOUNT]

[1 / 10,000,000 CP]

[UNLOCK DISCOUNT LEVEL 3: 20% DISCOUNT]

[1 / 20,000,000 CP]

[UNLOCK DISCOUNT LEVEL 4: 25% DISCOUNT]

[1 / 30,000,000 CP]

[UNLOCK DISCOUNT LEVEL 5: 30% DISCOUNT]

[1 / 40,000,000 CP]

[VENDING:]

[SKILL INFORMATION: Allows the user to sell goods through the Trove for their assessed CP value. Final sale value may be influenced by the Overcharge skill. The maximum number of distinct items that can be sold simultaneously is equal to two plus the current skill level.

All listed items must remain available for sale for 72 hours before they can be removed, replaced, or replenished. Discount-type skills cannot be applied to goods sold through Vending. Final prices are always rounded up and have a minimum value of 0 CP.]

[MAX LEVEL: 10]

[ADDITIONAL SKILL LEVELS ARE UNLOCKED BY EARNING CP THROUGH SALES MADE ON THE TROVE.]

[UNLOCK VENDING LEVEL 1: 3 ITEMS]

[REQUIREMENTS: ACCESS TO BRIDGE PHASE I]

[UNLOCK VENDING LEVEL 2: 4 ITEMS]

[1 / 10,000,000 CP]

However, what was notable was that, unlike the skill [DISCOUNT], which required spending to level up, this one required earning through sales proceeds.

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