"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!
