Shades of the New World

Chapter 232: The Items

The list as you would guess, was something akin to a huge catalogue of all the things that one could purchase. Evin wasn't quite sure who in the world had the free time to register such a list on paper, even if it only included the general concept of things, but there it was, comfortably sitting on Evin's hand in all its glory.

"Hail capitalism," Evin couldn't help but murmur randomly.

The list was widely divided into two categories: non-magical items and services; and magical items and services. 

Naturally, Evin started with the magical items first. He'd spent the past evening sifting through them, sometimes bothering Rith when he found something he didn't understand.

In any case, the magical category was further divided into four general subcategories: Magical materials, convenience items, combat items, and Mana Complexes. 

Magical materials, as one could probably guess were the various states of sorbothium and its rare counterparts, like nyxium and ventium. Also, thanks to the list, Evin was finally able to see what every one of these rarer materials were called. 

Hephium for the World of Fire.

Neposium for the World of Water.

Tophium for the World of Earth.

Ventium for the World of Storms.

Nysium for the Dark World.

Theium for the Luminous World.

Hermium for the World of Space.

Vizium for the World of Thoughts.

Chrysalium for the Heavy World.

Cronium for the World of Time.

Apolium for the World of Life.

And Pelium for the World of Emotions.

Although Evin could purchase a very small amount (1 kg) of these materials just for the heck of it, he couldn't really get them in bulk. He had to get a proper "right to purchase" for that and supposedly he had to get one for every one of these materials. This also applied to sorbothium as well, though for that, the maximum amount was much higher than its rarer versions. Naturally, Evin ordered a kilogram of each from the Cosmics (just for the heck of it) and decided to worry about the rights on a later date. 

Unfortunately, Evin couldn't find any World Cores and Core Shards in the list, like Devin suggested.

Obviously, he could see a variety of materials he learned from the book about magical materials that Nasst gave him, but there weren't really anything super special about them, so he mostly ignored them.

And besides, he had a bunch of other items waiting for him further in the list.

Next in line were Magical devices made for comfort and convenience. Evin was properly impressed by the items on this list. Almost half of the devices he could find on Earth were listed in here: magical devices that acted like fridges, air conditioners, stoves, alarm clocks, etc. were all included in the list. There was just one problem every single one of them cost entire households and sometimes even more. 

Ever wanted a fucking fridge for 200 thousand dollars? No problem. An alarm clocked that poked you with a stick to wake you up for 50 thousand dollars? Seek no more. An worm-shaped earplug that blocked off any and all sound that came at your way? We have you covered, just give us 30 golden coins and we're good to go.

Even if Evin had practically infinite money, it hurt him to buy these things. And besides, he could recreate their effects if he tried hard enough by himself. 

After he learned to passively work the World of Storms, he never had to sweat due to heat in his life, and never once a mosquito existed near Evin's vicinity for more than a minute. Living as a mage was just living life in constant VIP mode, basically.

Anyway, aside from rip-offs from Earth, there were a few unique items in the list. Things like a jar that gradually turned water into wine; a mystical bag that makes your possessions extremely heavy if a stranger tries to grab it in his hands; a silver needle that makes you sleep in a minute if you poke yourself with it; a perfectly balanced scale that tries to gorge your eyes out if it finds you lying These were but a few of the countless miscellaneous items that Evin could see in the list, all of them similarly overpriced like the other, more Earthly items.

Next in the list were the combat items. These were widely divided into 3 categories: magical artifacts, one time scrolls and Thought imprinted scrolls.

This list was the largest of the four subcategories, and by far the weirdest of the bunch. One such example was the Celestial Breath of Luck. It was a one-use device that released a compressed "air of luck" into a certain area. Apparently, the user would be more likely to have advantageous situations occur inside it. But only if the user was feeling lucky prior to using it. Evin guessed that it could be used if one was winning hard in a gambling arena of some sorts.

Another item was the Harp of Horror. Anyone who listened to it would be left a crying mess in a matter of minutes. But only if they were feeling a bit gloomy in the first place. If they weren't really sad or disheartened, they would just hear a very bad attempt at music.

The Pearl Wings of the Unnamed. A pair of very impractical wings that helped you fly, only through the power of your will. Evin didn't know what World this one used, but obviously he didn't consider buying it, even as a joke.

And even if for whatever reason he couldn't fly, he would much rather buy the next artifact: The Magenta Earrings of Flight. A proper flying magical artifact that could let you fly, without attaching two huge pairs of pearl wings on your back. 

Anyhow, next weird item: Momemo's water. A love potion, which also erased one's memory of you. So, your target would look at you and feel like they've just fallen in love at first sight. But if someone ever reminds them that they've seen you before, the spell breaks and they realize that they've been duped.

Though aside from the less useful there were some pretty nice things in the mix, and Evin ordered few of the better ones from the Cosmics. For example: 

The Bone Dust of Iron. These could almost be called magical materials, but since it was made in the same way as a magical artifact, it fell under this category. It worked similarly to how Core Shards, but instead of directing it to his mana-core, Evin had to direct spread them around his bones, which it helped compress and strengthen it, until it became as strong as iron, as its name suggested.

The Black Dagger of Regeneration. A peculiar mix of the World of Life and the Dark World. If Evin stabbed this dagger into an open flesh wound, it would turn into a mass of liquid darkness, which helped close up the wound. Every fix required some of its energy to be used, but Evin could easily recharge it by just leaving it inside his shadow for a day or two.

Ufror's Cloak. A weird magical item that absorbed the light surrounding it. According to the description, it could lessen the effectiveness of Luminous spells by almost up to 70% depending on the strength of the spell.

After purchasing these from the Cosmics, Evin stopped looking through the list. Although Evin was sure that there were countless other more useful items, he didn't wish to accrue a lifelong debt trying to buy every single one of them. When he started making some more money, Evin would be happy to revisit this list. 

After all, the items he purchased up to this point almost cost him 400000 coins. This didn't even include the Mana Complexes that he purchased afterwards.