“As you wish,” Jarpagu replied.

[You have acquired the right to use the ‘Wuthering Stone Desert’ stores without the store owners’ permission.]

[Opening the item list!]

Scrolling through the list, Chang-Sun’s eyes narrowed. The items still had prices written next to their names.

‘So becoming their king doesn’t mean I get items for free,’ Chang-Sun thought, disappointed.

Nevertheless, he believed it couldn’t be helped. The system had to be fair. If Chang-Sun could take anything from the stores, the Dungeon’s balance would have been quickly destroyed.

‘One [Forbidden Fruit] alone will be enough for me to <Exuviate>.’ 

Luckily, he could now use the Merits he had accumulated so far together with his Hounds.

[Synchronizing your Merits and Hounds.]

[You can now buy items with Merits.]

[Your Merits: 12,600,000 Karmas]

Chang-Sun had already made his decision—one skill and one item. Fortunately, the store window had a search function, allowing Chang-Sun to quickly find his choices.

‘Found it!’ 

Chang-Sun used his in-depth knowledge about his old colleagues’ skill trees to his advantage when he lost all his power. Now, he could take only the skills he required.

‘I’ll definitely need Richardus.’

Among Chang-Sun’s colleagues, Richardus was the only fighting deity who could fight against him in single combat. Living up to his divine name ‘Iron-Blooded Lion,’ Richardus was also a gigantic warring deity who dominated various battlefields. In some ways, he was Chang-Sun’s rival. Richardus even had a skill that Chang-Sun always wanted.

“I’ll buy [Stomp],” Chang-Sun said.

[You have bought the Skill ‘Stomp‘!]

[Stomp]

Creates an earthquake by powerfully stomping on the ground. The higher the skill level, the stronger the ear...