Odyssey of the Blind God

In the end, Nial was alone at home, and given the fact that he wanted to move to Liondra as quickly as possible, he couldn't help but believe that it was best to sell everything that held him back from moving on.

At the same time, it made him feel a little bit uncomfortable to leave behind everything that made him recall the great times he had spent in this home with his parents, Sabrina and even Melvin.

Yet, instead of letting emotions get to him, his resolve was only becoming firmer because Nial thought that he would have never been able to see his house, to begin with.

He tried to make himself less gloomy because the people who mattered to him made the memories special, not the bricks and walls.

Even if he were to continue staying inside the house, it would not necessarily make him feel any better.

Instead, the house would be the clear evidence that he was missing something; the rest of his family.

Loneliness was not great, but at the same time, it could be used as a fuel to drive himself harder to achieve whatever he wanted!

With that in mind, Nial didn't hesitate anymore as he accessed the phone.

Unfortunately, just as he was about to dial the number of the Originals' association in order to sell the permanent slime dungeon, including the property the dungeon portal was located on, he heard a loud crack.

Two pieces that had once been Nial's phone fell to the ground, causing the young man to frown deeply before he sighed.

'It looks like I need an Originals' bracelet too…'

Without being able to contact anyone, he felt the need for a device with which he could access the internet and if possible the official websites of the Originals.

Not just that but he also planned to browse through a variety of online stores and much more. With that in mind, Nial decided to visit the Originals' association.

The empty house was beginning to eat at him and he wanted to quickly step outside.

Thus, he quickly packed everything that would serve as memories of his family inside his spatial ring before leaving the house…forever.

Even if he could save lots of money by staying inside the house instead of lodging in a small room somewhere, he didn't want to train hard, just to return to the empty house every single day.

As such, Nial ran towards the direction of the main street, where he tried to hail a shuttle.

His phone had broken, after all, so he had to manually get one instead of booking it online.

Because of that, it took him almost an hour before he reached the Originals' association which Nial entered with much more confidence than just a few weeks ago.

Queuing up in a line, he waited patiently, and when it was his turn, he didn't waste any time either.

"Hello Sir, how may I help you?" The woman standing behind the counter asked, and Nial quickly held out his Originals ID before answering,

"I wish to sell my property. A permanent slime dungeon manifested on it a few weeks ago, but that was already reported.

The dungeon has a four hour respawn period, a restriction that allows only one Original to enter it at a time, and there are around 150 common slimes including the slime boss inside."

Stating the necessary facts in a few short sentences, Nial let her know his purpose of arrival.

The receptionist nodded her head in a slight confusion and many questions flashed through her mind.

However, instead of enquiring further, she began to work using a special configured calculator to add the information Nial had provided.

Sufficient documents and photos of the property and the dungeon needed to be provided as a proof to verify his claims, but for now, she could compute a rough price as the information about the Orin family's property were thorough.

"With everything you said, including the small house, and the sale of land the property is built on, you would receive around 1,000,000$. We'll need proof and documents for them both, but are you willing to sell your property for this price?"

Nial nodded his head, without saying anything because he could feel a lump in his throat.

Despite noticing him getting emotional the receptionist did not console him in any way. She came across such situations quite frequently so she was not really affected. Wanting to finish the task quickly, she simply moved the holographic screen closer to Nial so that he could sign it and leave quietly.

The receptionist didn't even bother trying to help him find the holographic screen, despite knowing that he was blind, and after he signed she asked if he had something else she could help with before turning towards the next client.

In the end, he would receive the said amount after everything was verified, which would take a day or two.

Nial was in no hurry either and he left the Originals' association to complete his next task.

Entering a few stores, he tried to figure out which merchants paid the most for the dozen weapons he had amassed inside the dungeon.

Unfortunately, even the highest bid he received was not up to his expectations, and by selling a total of 12 Mid Common ranked weapons, he merely received 2 million dollars in return.

This was a lot, but at the same time not exactly satisfactory for Nial, who had just sold his house and the permanent dungeon for half of that.

After the weapons were finally sold, Nial wanted to get rid of the two [Petrification Eyes(poorest)] ability crystals too.

They were also sold for the highest prices, which brought him a total of 300,000$. Under normal circumstances, ability crystals at the Low Common rank were priced at a minimum of 100,000$ which was also said to be amongst the highest price offered for Poorest quality Common ranked ability crystals.

Nevertheless, that was not the case for the [Petrification Eyes(poorest)] ability crystals because they could be used quite efficiently in combination with other abilities.

Owing to this, Nial had earned more than 3 Million dollars in a mere hour, which would have exhilarated him under normal circumstances.

But what he felt now was just a dull ache which served as a constant reminder of his missing family and his inability to find them.

Nothing excited him anymore, and the only goal he had in mind was to use the fortune he had earned in order to make use of it.

He still had more than 120 origin crystals left, but selling them would be wasteful because he wanted to become stronger as quickly as possible.

Thus, Nial was ready to use all of them to absorb and annex the mana that was stored inside the crystals.

This should be more than enough to enter the 2nd Origin rank…or so Nial thought.

Little did he know that the quality of the mana inside the origin crystals he had was so little that he would barely progress if he were to use only a single one.

Even with 100, his chances to undergo the first enlarging procedure of his mana core were slim. In fact, he would probably require 1000 poorest quality common ranked origin crystals.

As such, it was better to use origin crystals with a higher quality which was also more cost-efficient.

However, Nial was still oblivious to the bitter truth, thinking that his fortune of 3.6 Million dollars was enough to sponsor his advancement to the 5th Origin rank, which was his current limit.

This bubble would soon burst, but for now, he was still under the impression that he was truly rich…which was true. But it would not be the case by solely looking at the amount of origin crystals and money he possessed.

What made Nial truly rich was his equipment, and even more so the [Earth(comprehension)] affinity crystal.

But even then, Nial would never sell his equipment because he required it to fight and survive, while the Earth affinity crystal was something he wanted to barter, but not now.

The master of the Tyr family might have warmed up to him, but that didn't mean Nial felt the same about him.

Contrary to that, Nial was even more vigilant of Serl Tyr than it had been the case before.

There were multiple reasons for this, but the most important was his gut feeling that told him it was better to be safe than sorry.

As such, Nial had decided to search for a suitable ability crystal to bind to his mana core before considering making use of the Tyr family's connections.

However, before all of that, he rented one of the cheaper flats that were in the district adjacent to the central district.

This cost him 1500$ rent for an entire month, which was the period in which he wanted to chalk out his future plans.

Giving himself a specific time limit was important, and also necessary to pressurize himself, which was exactly what Nial was trying to do.

Determined to make every second count, Nial entered the sparsely decorated flat.

It had the bare minimum furniture that he would require to live comfortably.

The first thing he did upon settling down was to take a shower before he put on his underwear, and fell asleep the moment his back touched the bed.

The last 24 hours had been extremely stressful, and the information he had received was hard to digest.

Because of that, Nial needed a good amount of sleep which was what he did.

Several hours later, he woke up with groggy eyes, not knowing where he was.

But then all the memories of the last day came rushing to him.

This caused him to sigh deeply before he got up from the bed.

Stepping into the shower to wash away his sleep, he put on some more clothes, before he tried to access his online bank account.

However that was not possible because he was still lacking an Originals' bracelet.

It made him react by slapping his forehead when he realized that he had forgotten to purchase the Originals' bracelet, with which he could access everything he required.

In fact, not just him but the device was a must-have for every single Original because it came with a variety of functions just like a smartphone.

Even people who had not awakened their origin used the Originals bracelets as its use was simply too great.

After having taken sufficient rest, Nial decided to purchase one for himself too.

Luckily, he could purchase things using his ID as well, and thus he made use of it half an hour later.

Purchasing one of the simple, yet further tempered and reinforced versions of the Originals bracelets for around 199.999$, Nial ensured that it wouldn't break, even if his entire arm would be mashed.

This visualization was cruel, but it was something that could happen.

Shaking his head to get rid of the gory image of his mashed hand, Nial purchased the Originals bracelet before accessing it with his Originals ID card.

Merely a few moments later, he heard the pleasing voice of a female, originating from the Originals bracelet.

[Hello Master, how may I help you?]