"Six... thousand? Six thousand points?" Arabel couldn't believe her eyes. She clutched the vial tightly, as if it were the most precious treasure.
Up to this point, they had received a little over 10 points for all their sales and completed tasks. They collected a significant number of points just for the bonus task and passing the ascension trial. But even compared to that, selling one vial of blood essence earned them 6,000 points.
"Hey, System, why is there such a big difference?" asked Arabel.
Although she roughly understood the answer, she wanted to hear it from the System itself, which is responsible for this function.
[Host, you have the blood essence of a Dark Valkyrie of the "Legendary" rank in your hands. In addition to her rank, she possesses a somewhat rare element of Darkness, and you have managed to collect a significant amount. The total cost of this essence is 6,000 System points].
The system estimated the value of Sierra's blood essence based on three criteria: rank, element rarity, and quantity.
[If you wanted to purchase a blood essence of the "Legendary" rank in the "Trade" function, you would have to pay between 25,000 and 100,000 system points, depending on the rarity of the element and the amount.]
Hearing these words from the System, Arabel was stunned. She tightened her grip on the vial of Sierra's blood essence.
[Host, you should have realized right away that you were selling unnecessary items in the "Trade" function at a much lower price than their actual value].
"And... and... how big is the difference?" asked Arabel. She estimated roughly that the difference was about ten times, but she needed confirmation from the System itself.
The system confirmed her calculations and fears by saying just that.
Arabel could barely hold back her tears. The price difference was too great. From now on, they should carefully consider their sales decisions. Only what they consider unnecessary junk can be implemented, and for everything else they will have to look for other opportunities.
Although the System's points would be more valuable in the long run than the revenue from other sales, the couple realized that this was not the only way to get points. There are also tasks from the System itself that they could complete to earn points.
Arabel decided to put the matter aside and discuss it with Idan later. She had more important things to do right now, like selling a vial of blood essence. Knowing the true value of this bottle, she had no desire to part with it, but in order to fulfill their part of the contract, she would have to do it.
"System, do we have to sell everything? Or can we keep some for ourselves?" asked Arabel before deciding to sell the vial of blood essence.
After completing the task, they had a new function — "Alchemy", which had an elixir recipe. One of the main ingredients of this elixir was the blood essence of the right race. Arabel just needed the Valkyrie's blood essence to concoct this elixir and use it to quickly raise the rank of her bloodline.
[Host, this Valkyrie's blood essence has a "Legendary" rank. At your current level and bloodline rank, she's too strong for you. You don't need it at the moment and it will just lie in your storage until you reach the level where you will need it. And I can assure you that by then, this blood essence won't be as valuable as it is now. Based on this, this System offers you to sell it and earn System points].
After hearing the System's offer, Arabel, although not immediately, decided to sell the entire contents of the vial.
A window with a question appeared in front of her: "Sell it?" — and under it there are options: "Yes" and "No".
Arabel closed her eyes and pressed Yes. The vial on her hand disappeared, and 6,000 new ones appeared at the bottom of the Status window, where the number of points was displayed.
They now had a total of 6,608 System points.
"Damn it! Arabel! Six fucking thousand System points! Is the Sierra's blood essence really worth that much?" soon after, Arabel heard Idan's loud, surprised voice in her head, in which obscene expressions sounded.
Hearing Idan's surprised voice, Arabel shared with him what she had learned from the System about the purchase and sale process.
Edan was amazed and shared her disappointment that they had to sell such a valuable resource so cheaply.
"Well, as they say, what's done is done. Hopefully, this won't be the last time we come across such a valuable resource. If we have a good relationship with Sierra, maybe in the future we will have a chance to ask her to share her blood essence," Idan said, trying to comfort Arabel.
Arabel realized that maybe they still had a chance to get what they wanted from Sierra, just as Idan had suggested. Her mood improved a little, and she immediately purchased the necessary potion for Sierra from the "Trade" function, paying a thousand System points for it.
Now they have about 5,508 System points left, and they decided to save them for later. They might need them soon, and they didn't want to spend it all at once.
Now, in order to fulfill her part of the contract, Arabel only needed to give this potion to Sierra.
As she left the tent, the mentally addressed Eulalia: "I'll be away for a while." She assumed that Eulalia was most likely not sleep.
And she was right. Eulalia did not sleep and, after hearing her words, she did not worry about leaving.
After leaving the tent, she confidently headed towards the clearing. After walking about twenty meters, Arabel stopped and waited. Less than ten seconds later, Sierra appeared in front of her, her silhouette almost disappearing into the night darkness, and it was not easy to notice her.
"Here," Arabel said, handing her the potion.
Sierra took the potion from Arabel's hands with interest and excitement and began to study it carefully. Arabel couldn't make out her expression because of the darkness and her outfit.
"Our part of the contract has been fulfilled with this," she reminded Sierra.
Sierra nodded in agreement and said,
"Don't worry, if the potion really helps me, I'll definitely do the rest."
Arabel handed over the potion and immediately returned to her tent, while Sierra disappeared into the depths of the dark forest.
Soon it was Idan and Nemo's turn to be on duty.
The rest of the night passed without incident, and morning soon came.
The group began to prepare for the transition to the middle layer of the Forest of Doppelgangers.