"What the hell?!"
Even though Daniel had mentally prepared himself for the mountain of loot before him,
he couldn't help but gasp when he finally read the full description of the [Big Spatial Crystal].
Terrifying. Absolutely terrifying!
Just one [Big Spatial Crystal] could expand inventory space enough to match a top-tier spatial ring.
And in this world, such rings were worth tens of millions of gold coins—if you could even find one for sale.
They were priceless rarities, more often passed down through noble bloodlines than sold on the market.
To most adventurers—and even most nobles—a full storage of 50,000 slots was beyond luxurious.
Entire noble clans sometimes didn't own that much storage space combined!
Of course, for Daniel, one [Big Spatial Crystal] was… just barely enough.
Why?
Because this time, the loot explosion was simply on another level.
"Use!"
With a flicker of light, the ten crystals in his hand disappeared into mist, and a system message popped up:
[You have used: Big Spatial Crystal ×10]
[Your inventory capacity has increased: +500,000 slots]
"Mm. That'll do."
Daniel nodded with satisfaction and didn't hesitate—he moved on to the stack of [Middle Spatial Crystals] and [Small Spatial Crystals].
Although those offered far less space compared to the Big ones—some just a tenth, or even a hundredth as effective—anything that expanded inventory was worth a fortune.
Just one [Middle Spatial Crystal] could easily sell for two to three million gold coins on the open market.
And Daniel had a full stack of 100!
If he chose to sell them, it would be another two to three hundred million gold coins in income.
One small fortune after another. This haul's completely bonkers!
After using up every usable crystal, Daniel's inventory space ballooned to an astonishing 550,000 slots!
He wasn't holding back—he would've pushed even further if not for a prompt telling him:
[You have reached the current upper limit of backpack capacity.]
With that done, Daniel didn't waste a moment. He activated his skill—[Forceful Convergence].
Of course, he made a few quick customizations first:
He filtered out garbage-quality items, sorted everything by rarity and usefulness, and prioritized the storage of rare materials and high-value gear.
The result was instant.
The mountain of loot in the treasure chest vanished by more than half in the blink of an eye.
What remained? Mostly trash—at least, trash by Daniel's standards.
To the average adventurer, those leftovers would still be considered a windfall.
But Daniel didn't spare them a glance. His attention was squarely on his now-organized backpack.
Each item had been meticulously arranged by value.
And at the very top of that list?
[Star Core ×50]
Wait, what?!
Wasn't this the main ingredient for the [Fallen Lone Star] skill?
He quickly pulled up the God-rank skill listing:
[God Rank Skill: Fallen Lone Star]
Effect: Summons a fallen star from the cosmos, dealing massive single-target damage.
Rank: 95. Recipe: Star Core ×50, and the recognition of Cosmic Will.
"Holy hell… that means I've already got all the materials I need!"
As for the "recognition of Cosmic Will"… well, he wasn't entirely sure how that worked yet.
Still—
A God-rank skill, and one that focused on single-target damage?
That was exactly what he needed!
Daniel scratched his head, a glimmer of anticipation flickering in his eyes.
During the World Rank boss battle, he'd realized something crucial—his current skill, [Great Fireball], just wasn't cutting it anymore.
Sure, it offered percentage-based HP damage, but the effect only triggered randomly.
It wasn't reliable, and the MP cost was steep.
Worse, the spell's projectile speed was slow, making it easy to dodge.
This time, he'd gotten lucky. The boss was slow and clumsy.
But if he ran into an agile enemy?
If my Fireball can't even land a hit, then I'll have to rely on [Thunderfall Shield]'s area-of-effect damage... but that's barely a scratch against World Rank bosses.
So now that he had [Fallen Lone Star] ready to craft?
It was perfect timing.
The only concern was: would its projectile speed be just as slow?
If so, Daniel figured he'd have to pair it with some immobilizing skill to make sure it hit.
Unfortunately, the God-rank skill compendium he'd unlocked didn't include any binding or paralyzing spells.
Whatever. Worst case, I'll buy one from the Multiracial Commerce League. I'm not short on cash anymore anyway.
Daniel returned to the item descriptions, pulling up the details on the [Star Core]:
[Item: Star Core]
Effect 1: A highly ideal material for crafting legendary weapons.
Effect 2: Rumored to allow communion with a cosmic will when sacrificed.
Description: A treasure born of starlight. Believed to have mysterious connections to Stellar Monsters. Ancient, rare, and enigmatic.
Stellar Monsters?
Daniel's gaze flicked upward—toward the blood moon that still hovered in the sky.
Could that thing… be one of them?
If it is, then how could the Myriad Races ever hope to stand against such beings?
And what does it want? Why masquerade as the moon?
His brow furrowed deeply as his mind spun into overdrive.
He searched his memory for anything related to Stellar Monsters—and finally recalled something buried long ago.
Back when he'd been bored in the Royal Library, he had stumbled upon a dusty notebook, more fairy tale than scholarly tome.
Among whimsical stories, it contained several pages describing these so-called Stellar Monsters.
According to the notes, they were entities from beyond the stars,
whose arrival was always accompanied by catastrophic disaster.
Across the long, fractured history of the continent, there had been only three recorded appearances.
But every time one showed up, it marked an extinction-level event for the peoples of the world.
Still… this is a problem for demigod-rank beings to worry about.
Daniel shook his head, pulling his focus back to the [Star Cores].
As he thought about their potential worth, he couldn't help but smirk.
Under normal market conditions, each of these could go for hundreds of millions of gold coins.
Easily.
But he wasn't about to sell them.
Because while it was always possible to trade rare materials for money,
it was not guaranteed that money could buy rare materials.
Especially for something that unlocks a God-rank skill? No thanks. I'm keeping them.
Daniel turned his attention back to the rest of the items in his bag.
That's when he noticed two other rare materials:
[Lightspirit Shard ×10]
[Thundergrass ×10]
Their names might not sound flashy, but both were top-tier alchemical ingredients.
Each one would sell for over a million gold coins apiece.
But again, Daniel had no intention of parting with them.
Because these two items were essential crafting materials for another legendary skill—
[Divine Step]