Michael reached forward.
"I accept."
His finger lightly pressed the [Yes] panel. The floating platform emitted a soft hum. The Frostleaf Grass slowly dissolved into countless tiny particles of light before disappearing pletely.
At almost the same moment, another translucent panel materialized before him.
Transaction Successful
Item Sold: Frostleaf Grass
Origin Points Received: 239
Current Balance: 239 Origin Points
"So that's it."
Michael looked around instinctively but found nothing unusual.
"It really was sold…"
After a brief moment of thought, he dismissed the matter. The information simply wasn't available to him yet. With the selling process plete, his attention naturally shifted toward the other option.
"Buy."
The moment he selected it, the Trade Table transformed. The previous interface dissolved before an entirely new one appeared.
[Trade Hub]
Origin Point Balance: 239
[Available Goods]
Universal Goods
Knowledge
Equipment
Resources
Skills
Unique Goods
Michael selected Universal Goods first.
Rows upon rows of items immediately appeared before him causing his eyes to widened.
"So many…"
The list was enormous. However, after scrolling for a while, he noticed something.
Every item displayed was rated between one and four stars. Nothing higher appeared.
Perhaps a Level One Universal Cornerstone simply wasn't permitted to trade for higher-rated goods.
In any case, Michael wasn't too disappointed. Even the first few pages already contained enough treasures to leave him stunned.
His gaze landed on one particular item.
Basic Elven Language
Evaluation: ★★★★
Price: 68,600 Origin Points
Michael couldn't help gasping.
"…Language?"
One could directly purchase a language? His curiosity immediately overwhelmed him. He opened the description.
Basic Elven Language Grants plete mastery over the spoken and written fundamentals of the Elven language.
Michael stared silently for several seconds.
"So knowledge itself can be traded…"
This alone pletely overturned his expectations of the Trade Hub. He quickly continued browsing.
One item after another appeared before him.
Rare Grade herbs. Rare Grade ores. Extraordinary Grade monster materials. Extraordinary Grade weapons. Extraordinary Grade cultivation resources. Extraordinary Grade spell scrolls.
There were simply too many treasures.
Yet as Michael's gaze shifted toward their prices, the excitement on his face slowly stiffened.
Tens of thousands. Hundreds of thousands. Some even reaching Millions.
Michael's eyelids twitched.
"…I'm so poor."
There was simply no other way to describe it. His entire fortune consisted of a mere two hundred and thirty-nine Origin Points. pared to the prices displayed before him, he might as well have been penniless.
Michael smiled bitterly before closing the Universal Goods section.
"Let's look somewhere more realistic."
His attention shifted toward the final category.
Unique Goods.
According to the information provided by the Universal Cornerstone, these goods were exclusive to Universal Cornerstones based on their level. Michael selected the category.
The list before him immediately shrank to only a handful of items. But the very first entry caused his breathing to stop.
Basic Class Scroll
Evaluation: ★★★★★★★★★★
Price: 5,000,000
Description: Grants the user one random Basic Class at the cost of any existing foundation. No age limit.
Origin Points Unique Item Exclusive to Level One Universal Cornerstones.
Michael's pupils contracted.
"A… class scroll?"
For several moments, he simply stared at the panel. His heartbeat accelerated.
Every awakener in the universe, including those who had awakened naturally, could be said to have done so through pure luck.
Even two powerful awakeners ing together to have a child didn't guarantee the child would awaken in the future.
No one truly understood the conditions behind it.
Talent could be inherited from parents and Bloodlines could influence potential. But awakening itself remained one of the greatest mysteries.
Yet now, a single scroll could grant someone a class.
Didn't that mean…
"This is practically a guaranteed awakening…"
Michael muttered in disbelief. Anyone without a class could potentially bee an awakener simply by using this scroll. Its value was impossible to estimate.
No wonder it had received a ten-star evaluation. It also seemed the star evaluation system was more plex than he had initially imagined, since one would expect such an opportunity to be considered close to priceless.
In any case, if five million Origin Points was roughly equivalent to more than twenty thousand Rare Grade herbs, Michael doubted any great power would hesitate to purchase one if given the opportunity.
Suppressing his shock, he continued scrolling down the list. There were only four additional class scrolls.
Knight Class Scroll
Evaluation: ★★★★★★★★★★
Price: 7,000,000 Origin Points
Mage Class Scroll
Evaluation: ★★★★★★★★★★
Price: 12,000,000 Origin Points
Hunter Class Scroll
Evaluation: ★★★★★★★★★★
Price: 6,000,000 Origin Points
Archer Class Scroll
Evaluation: ★★★★★★★★★★
Price: 5,500,000 Origin Points
Michael's eyes lingered on the Mage Class Scroll. It was the most expensive among the specialized classes.
Considering how powerful mages often became in the later stages of cultivation and awakening, the pricing wasn't entirely surprising.
Michael slowly leaned back, unable to hide the amazement in his eyes.
"So these… are the exclusive goods of a Level One Universal Cornerstone."
Class scrolls. The mere existence of such treasures was enough to shake the foundation of countless worlds.
And yet they were only the exclusive items available at the lowest possible level of a Universal Cornerstone.
Michael suddenly found himself wondering what unimaginable treasures awaited him if he ever upgraded it to Level Two.
Suddenely an incredible chill ran up his spine.
"Heavens, I am so cooked."
It was only now that the full weight of his situation settled on him.
If anyone leadned what the Universal Cornerstone was capable of, they wouldn't wait before knocking on his door with very unreasonable requests.
"I don't even think they need to know what it can do. Just knowing I have something valuable enough to be announced will be enough."
Michael couldn't help feeling a trace of anxiety, though he wasn't frightened.
Given the Universal Cornerstone's value, several ideas he had originally planned to pursue only after some time now felt like they needed to be pushed forward immediately.
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