Kurosaki Rei felt a little helpless after hearing that. Fortunately, he had already been mentally prepared.
"Alright. I'll buy a purple-quality one this time and give it a try. But you have to do the equipment properly."
The sailor-uniform girl's eyes practically turned into Terminus Coin symbols. She hopped in excitement.
"Deal! I was waiting for you to say that! Don't worry—old customer and all. I'll give you a 2% discount on the equipment and put my all into making it!"
Kurosaki Rei's mouth twitched.
A 2% discount… what kind of discount is that?
"I want to make an accessory that can further boost my damage output. The category is fixed—a ring."
Kurosaki Rei had thought this through carefully. On the defensive side, he already had Pure Black Nightmare. Even though it was purple-tier, he felt it would still be sufficient for some time.
According to the Terminus Space's equipment rules, explorers could only equip three accessories: one pendant-type and two rings. He already had the Coward's Pendant and the Slaughterer, so a ring was his only option.
As for other wearable equipment, Kurosaki Rei didn't feel the need to custom-make anything yet. He could always browse the trading market later and make do if something suitable appeared.
Among all equipment slots, aside from main weapons, accessories were the most functional—either providing unique effects or massively boosting output. Kurosaki Rei liked pushing violence to the extreme.
If something could be killed with one slash, there was no reason to use two.
"A ring isn't hard. Be more specific—do you want mixed damage, or pure physical output boosts?"
Once forging was mentioned, the sailor-uniform girl became extremely professional, carefully probing Kurosaki Rei's needs.
Kurosaki Rei pondered for a moment.
"Can it give true damage?"
The sailor-uniform girl nearly spat blood.
"You—!"
She cut herself off midway, turned around, and patted her own chest while muttering under her breath.
Customer. Paying customer. Paying customer…
After calming down, she turned back to Kurosaki Rei with a forced smile.
"What you're asking for isn't something ordinary Legendary equipment can do."
"Oh. I thought you could make it. You seem really impressive."
Kurosaki Rei didn't sound disappointed. True damage was rare to begin with. At present, he only had true-damage sources from the Demon Slayer title and Prison Demon's enhancement trait, both conditional.
"This young lady is obviously amazing! Uh—no, wait—even if you praise me…"
She looked quite pleased at first, then seemed to realize something was off and warned herself internally not to fall for Kurosaki Rei's tricks.
"Too bad. My main weapon can already deal true damage. I thought Legendary-tier would be enough. Guess I was wrong—maybe only a handful of Legendary items can have that effect."
Kurosaki Rei said with a sigh.
The sailor-uniform girl instantly bristled. Her gaze flicked back and forth between Kurosaki Rei's face and the blade at his waist.
"Seriously?"
Kurosaki Rei pushed Prison Demon forward slightly, displaying its attributes.
"Holy crap—this is a Zanpakutō? And it can grow into this?"
Her expression turned strange.
"You… you're not secretly really dark inside, are you?"
Kurosaki Rei's face darkened.
"What nonsense are you talking about? You've seen the blade. Let's continue discussing the details."
She withdrew her gaze and thought for a few seconds before speaking again.
"It's possible. Not impossible. But let me say this first—it'll be expensive."
"How much?"
Kurosaki Rei's eyes lit up. He hadn't expected her to actually be able to do it.
"One hundred and eight thousand. Includes the bed. No bargaining."
She directly quoted the upper limit for Legendary equipment.
Of course, in her mind, the bed was worth over ten thousand by itself. She absolutely did not admit it was a freebie.
"108,000…"
Kurosaki Rei wasn't surprised by the price. A full-score Legendary item usually went for 80,000 to 100,000. A top-tier accessory at this price was perfectly reasonable—especially since it was custom-made and came with a purple-quality bed.
"Can I use Small Inheritance Crystals to offset part of the price? One crystal counts as 5,000 Terminus Coins."
Kurosaki Rei asked. He still had quite a few Small Inheritance Crystals, and he wasn't planning to dump them all into skill upgrades. Using them here wasn't a bad deal.
"Five thousand… that's a bit generous. How many are you planning to give?"
The sailor-uniform girl hesitated.
"Ten."
Kurosaki Rei answered.
Her eyes lit up, and her head bobbed like a rattle-drum.
"Deal, deal! Ten Small Inheritance Crystals plus 58,000 Terminus Coins. You can choose any purple-quality bed from the shelves outside."
If it had been fewer, she might have hesitated. But opportunities to receive that many Inheritance Crystals at once were rare.
Some things in the Terminus Space were counterintuitive. Inheritance Crystals didn't get cheaper in bulk—on the contrary, they got more expensive, because they were hard to collect.
Buying a single one might cost just over 3,000 if you were lucky. But trying to buy ten at once? Even 5,000 per crystal might not be enough.
And the sailor-uniform girl happened to be desperately short on them.
"Then let's sign the contract."
Kurosaki Rei initiated the contract. In the Terminus Space, making contracts was simple—no need to buy blank contract sheets. Everything was handled directly under the space's arbitration.
Afraid Kurosaki Rei might change his mind, the sailor-uniform girl quickly finalized the agreement with him.
The contract stipulated that she must deliver Kurosaki Rei's Legendary ring within 18 natural space days, with the requirement that it include true-damage enhancement and maximize Kurosaki Rei's combat output.
Kurosaki Rei would pay ten Small Inheritance Crystals as a deposit. The remaining payment would be released only after confirming satisfactory delivery.
If she failed to deliver on time, the deposit would be fully refunded. If the ring had obvious flaws, defects, or failed to meet quality standards, Kurosaki Rei had the right to unilaterally terminate the contract.
A standard custom-order contract.
After signing, the sailor-uniform girl looked at Kurosaki Rei oddly.
"Even though I really need Inheritance Crystals, I still have to warn you—don't treat these things like currency. You'll regret it badly if you need them later."
She acknowledged Kurosaki Rei's strength as an explorer. After all, it had only been one world since they last met, and his attribute growth was obvious—far beyond that of ordinary explorers.
But she felt he didn't value Inheritance Crystals nearly enough. For the sake of keeping a high-quality customer alive long-term, she felt compelled to say something.
After all, according to ancestral wisdom: in the space, those who ignored mastery and only stacked attributes all ended up dead.
"Relax. I know what I'm doing."
Kurosaki Rei understood her good intentions and didn't explain further. He walked over to the shelves at the front and began selecting a bed.
Last time, he hadn't looked closely. This time, he was shocked.
From Rare to Purple quality, the beds made by the sailor-uniform girl underwent a qualitative leap.
Frankly speaking, if any explorer passing through this alley stopped to take a serious look at these furnishings, they would absolutely recognize the value of this shop.
Each bed had different functional effects, capable of meeting the needs of most explorers during mission-world adventures. These were not useless luxury items.
Some beds increased Soul Source and Life Source recovery. Some ensured pleasant, targeted dreams to maintain mental stability. Others even allowed one to increase cultivation speed while lying down or meditating.
That said, some beds looked useless to Kurosaki Rei.
For example, he saw a few beds whose only effect was being "durable."
He couldn't help but think—what's the point of durability? No one fights with a bed.
In the end, Kurosaki Rei chose the one he felt suited him best.
Divine Breath
Origin: Terminus Space
Quality: Purple
Type: Furniture
Toughness: 38
Durability: 100/100
Details:
A bed crafted by Supporter No. █████ using Awakening Wood and Spirit沉 Incense. Features adaptive firmness adjustment. Sleeping on it relaxes both body and mind, greatly improving sleep quality.
Furniture Effect · Spirit Breath:
While resting on Divine Breath, if the pioneer practices any techniques or skills that can improve Spirit attributes, this effect will automatically activate, increasing cultivation efficiency by 50% (independent calculation).
Score: 199
Evaluation: Some people grind—even while sleeping.
Unlike Dreamless, Divine Breath only had one effect. For many explorers, it might not seem impressive. But to Kurosaki Rei, it was practically divine.
His self-training efficiency was already remarkable. With this bed, even sleeping would allow him to cultivate via spiritual-pressure techniques. Over time, the returns would be enormous.
Frankly speaking, even though furniture was considered a niche category, Kurosaki Rei felt that selling these purple beds for 20,000+ Terminus Coins would be more than fair.
He felt he'd probably struck gold this time. As long as the sailor-uniform girl didn't botch the ring, this would be a perfect deal.
He stored the shrunken bed into his inventory. He didn't plan to retire Dreamless either—depending on circumstances, its recovery effect could still be useful.
After leaving the shop, Kurosaki Rei returned to his room and spent a little over ten Terminus Coins on a lavish meal to reward himself.
His master had once said that life needed seasoning—you couldn't think about everything purely in terms of efficiency. So when it came to small indulgences that only cost a bit of money, Kurosaki Rei never held back.
After dinner, he didn't go full grind-mode at the training grounds. Instead, he sat cross-legged on Divine Breath… watching TV.
Yes—he discovered that simply sitting and resting on it could also trigger its effect. So he relaxed, caught up on anime, and cultivated at the same time.
Speaking of cultivation, he'd already received good news before dinner.
After months of absorption and fusion, his Origin Spirit Seed had finally completed a growth cycle, and its status had updated.
Opening the Spirit Seed panel, he saw a cute, emerald-green sprout occupying the first slot.
Spirit Seed: Origin
Seed Sequence: 1
Growth Stage: Sprout
Irrigation Method:
Watered through the skills mastered by the pioneer. The more numerous and powerful the skills, the more effective the irrigation.
Spirit Seed Ability:
The pioneer may select one currently mastered active skill and place it into a slot provided by the Origin Spirit Seed, converting it into a no-cost passive skill.
Current Slot Count: 2
Cooldown for Switching Slotted Skills: 1 natural day
Yes—after growing into the Sprout stage, the Origin Spirit Seed unlocked one additional slot!
Kurosaki Rei planned to place a cultivation-type skill or technique into the seed. That way, even lying down or sleeping, he would grow stronger passively.
Since his Breathing Technique had already reached Constant Total Concentration, it was effectively passive already. His body naturally maintained the breathing rhythm, slowly improving his Constitution—so there was no need to slot it.
After some thought, Kurosaki Rei placed the Spiritual Pressure Training Method he'd learned in the Bleach world into the second slot.
This way, he could continuously grow stronger.
And if he ever faced a powerful enemy and needed a decisive battle, he could swap that slot for a practical Kidō spell, allowing him to use high-numbered Kidō without consumption.
Of course, a spell-machine-gun setup wasn't possible. Kurosaki Rei had tested this before—when he slotted Crimson Fire Cannon into the Origin Spirit Seed, it did become a no-cost passive skill, but it also gained a cooldown.
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