Soon enough, Lawless gave his reply.
"2,000 Points, 1 Skill Point!"
It was a price that matched Kieran's expectations.
There might be some uncertainty, but it wouldn't be too big. After several encounters with Lawless, Kieran trusted him.
Of course, he was holding back.
After a few bad memories, Kieran had gotten used to holding back his trust.
"What about embedding?"
Kieran asked.
"Embedding costs anywhere from 500 to 1000 Points. 1000 Points is a guaranteed success rate!"
Lawless replied within seconds.
It seemed like he had a good understanding of gemstones and embedding.
"Are you selling it?
"Gemstones are selling very well among veteran players!"
Lawless asked.
"Let me think about it!"
Kieran replied.
It wasn't a perfunctory answer, it was a real consideration.
He looked at his Points and Skill Points tab.
[Points: 12200]
[Skill Points: 5]
[Golden Skill Points: 1]
[Golden Attribute Points: 1]
The double S rating didn't just boost Kieran's Points to over 10,000, it also restored his depleted Skill Points to a passable level.
The Golden Skill Points and Golden Attribute Points made Kieran overjoyed.
The former was closely related to the [Dawn Knight Body Tempering Art].
The latter was more straightforward, providing + 1 to any attribute.
Kieran didn't even need to return to his room or go through the [Shop], he could use it in the dungeon.
This kind of harvest was a great harvest for anyone.
However, it was far from enough for Kieran.
[Hand-to-Hand Combat (Master → Pro), cost 4,000 Points and 2 Skill Points, Yes/No?]
[Firearm Weapon, Light Firearm (Master → Pro), cost 3,000 Points and 2 Skill Points, Yes/No?]
[Tracking (Master → Pro), cost 6,000 Points and 4 Skill Points, Yes/No?]
[Sharp Weapon, Dagger (Master → Pro), cost 3,000 Points and 2 Skill Points, Yes/No?]
[Evading (Master → Pro), cost 3,500 Points and 2 Skill Points, Yes/No?]
[Undercover (Master → Pro) costs 3500 Points, 2 Skill Points. Yes/No?]
[Medical Treatment, Bandage (Master → Pro) costs 1,500 Points, 2 Skill Points, Yes/No?]
[Medical, Medicinal Knowledge (Master → Pro) costs 3,000 Points, 2 Skill Points, Yes/No?]
…
If he wanted to upgrade all his skills to the Specialist level, he would need 27500 Points and 18 Skill Points.
Even if he sold all nine shattered [Gemstones], he could still get 18000 Points and 9 Skill Points.
In addition to his current 12200 Points and 5 Skill Points, he only had 30200 and 14 Skill Points left.
Although he had enough points, he lacked skill points.
Moreover, this was not all.
The new skills [Lockpicking] and [Firearm Weapon, Explosion] were both Basic Level, and if he wanted to upgrade them to Master Level, he would need 2,400 Points and 2 Skill Points.
There was also [Dawn Knight Body Tempering Art] and [Barsical Kick].
The former had long since become Kieran's core skill.
The latter had an outstanding effect, so it was a skill that he had to upgrade.
[Dawn Knight Body Tempering Art: (Basic → Entry) Due to the related skill master's guidance, cost reduced to 2,500 Points, 1 Golden Skill Point, Yes/No?]
[Barsical Kick: (Basic → Entry) Costs 3,000 Points, 2 Skill Points]
Both skills cost 5,500 Points, 2 Skill Points, and 1 Golden Skill Point.
On top of that, the [Dawn Knight Body Tempering Art] was the result of Guntherson's guidance.
Without the guidance, Kieran could only imagine how many Points he would have to spend. He might not even need 1 Golden Skill Point.
"27500 Points and 18 Skill Points, plus 2,400 Points and 2 Skill Points, plus 5,500 Points and 2 Skill Points … A total of 35400 Points and 22 Skill Points!"
After a simple calculation, Kieran couldn't help but groan.
For Kieran, who only had 30200 Points and 14 Skill Points, it was quite a big hole.
Out of instinct, Kieran looked at the only cracked [Gemstone] among the 10 gemstones.
Kieran believed that if he sold the cracked [Gemstone], it would greatly reduce the pressure on him.
But should he really sell it?
Kieran was a little hesitant.
[Gemstones] are selling well among the veterans! "
Lawless' words were enough to explain some of the problems.
Why were the [Gemstones] selling well?
It could only be because the veterans needed the [Gemstones] to help them deal with stronger monsters.
For example, Grand Crocodile Primus!
When he was facing Grand Crocodile Primus, its skill immunity was enough for Kieran to understand that regular attacks would not work.
However, the [Gemstone] could deal extra damage.
If Kieran had a gun with a [Gemstone] embedded in it and given enough time, Kieran could have easily killed Grand Crocodile Primus instead of putting himself in a dangerous situation.
"I can't sell it!"
After a moment of hesitation, Kieran made up his mind.
In his first official dungeon, he had already encountered a monster like Grand Crocodile Primus. Based on the rule that the dungeon's difficulty would increase as the number of entries increased, if there was a similar monster in the second official dungeon, it would not be any weaker than Grand Crocodile Primus.
Unless he gave up on digging for more Sub Missions and Title Missions.
It was just a simple Main Mission.
However, it was impossible for Kieran to do so.
With a new goal in mind, Kieran would never give up on his advantage.
He wanted to expand his advantage step by step.
That was the right way to go.
"If I don't sell this cracked [Gemstone], I'll need a weapon that can be embedded with a [Gemstone]. The [Viper-M1] is good, but firearms are limited due to the age. The long reloading time is not enough to bring out the [Gemstone]'s potential! Only by attacking at a faster rate can I activate the [Gemstone]'s effect!
Then, I can only choose from daggers or boxing gloves! "
Kieran went through his choices based on his current skills.
"And I don't have a suitable dagger or gauntlet!"
I don't need any attributes, but the rarity has to be at least Excellent. That's at least 1,000 Points. Plus the 1,000 Points for embedding, that's another 2,000 Points!
There's also the [Basic Medicine Crafting Platform] that I temporarily stopped working on. If I want to craft it, I'll need 8,000 Points! "
After some thought, Kieran realized that his shortfall had gotten bigger.
If he wanted to fill the shortfall, he would have to increase his income and reduce his expenditure.
If he wanted to increase his income, Kieran would have to enter another dungeon.
However, the single player dungeon cooldown was a week!
As for entering a team dungeon?
Kieran would politely decline.
If he had a fixed party or a party contract, entering a team dungeon would be the best choice. However, for a lone wolf like Kieran, a team dungeon would be the worst option.
Without a fixed party or a party contract, players entering a dungeon together would be much more dangerous than the natives.
There was no such thing as' peace 'in every dungeon world.
As long as there were enough benefits, no one would mind PK.
Kieran was the same.
When he thought about how he had to work hard to complete the mission and still be wary of the players around him.
Kieran couldn't help but shake his head.
It was not a good choice.
Besides, even if he was stronger than his peers, there was no guarantee that some players would do something out of jealousy.
The simplest one would be betrayal!
Just like in the previous dungeon world, if it had been a team dungeon, some player would have been jealous of Kieran's loot and decided to report him to Duke Wayne.
The result would be obvious.
That was why, from the start, Kieran had never considered a team dungeon.
The single player dungeon cooldown was a week, and if Kieran didn't consider a team dungeon, the idea of increasing his income would not work anymore.
So, all that was left was to reduce his expenditure!
Kieran looked at his skills.
He needed to pick out the skills that were within his ability range.
Although it was a pity that he couldn't level them all up, Kieran's logic told him that it was the best choice.
As for [Primus Arm]?
If he could sell [Primus Arm], all his problems would be solved and he would earn more Points and Skill Points.
However, Kieran didn't think about it from the start.
Kieran had the confidence to rely on the three skills of [Primus Arm] to reap more rewards!
If he sold it now …
It would be like killing the goose that laid the golden eggs.
Kieran knew what he wanted, so he would never do something so stupid.
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