"This is…" Clovis walked toward the store with a horrified expression.

He could see a lot of glistening items inside. The store itself was similar to the boutique, but it didn't have any hangers in the middle of the store. Instead, there were multiple glass boxes with some shiny items inside.

Ring, earring, necklace, watch, or even sunglasses. The next store turned out to be an accessory store.

"How can this be…" Clovis panicked as he dropped to his knees. "An accessory store? Isn't this the most useless thing in a mall? Why would you bother with accessories? They are very restrictive, especially during a fight. What if you wear an earring and the enemy just rips your ears apart by pulling that earring?

"Ring? It's going to be hard to hold weapons properly with it, especially those shiny rings with big gems." Clovis's expression turned grim as there was one more reason why he hated accessory stores. "And this store… is usually very expensive."

The biggest reason was none other than money. He had been living as a poor man after losing his parents, so he simply didn't have money to spend.

Clovis was just tricking himself to hate the store and forget that he didn't have the money to buy those accessories.

"No, no. This is Another World Mall. There might be something good inside." Clovis's expression turned grim as he entered the store.

The first thing he saw in this store was a ring. It was a simple golden ring, but there seemed to be a shiny blue jewel on top of it.

Name: Ocean Ring.

Description: A golden ring with a pearl that comes from the bottom of the ocean. It is the specialty of the mermaids.

Effect: Cooling Effect and Purifying Water Effect

Price: 20,500 Otherworldly Coins.

Instead of the effect, Clovis's eyes were glued to the price. "Twenty thousand for a ring? What? Are you serious?"

He was completely speechless, but when he turned to the side, he saw a beautiful necklace with green jade.

Name: Elven Necklace.

Description: A necklace blessed by a High Elf. It is said to bring prosperity to its wearer.

Effect: Luck +1

Price: 25,000 Otherworldly Coins

"What? Luck? Huh?" Clovis felt something weird about this effect. He couldn't help but recall his grandfather's story.

…

A decade ago.

"Grandfather. He is lucky to survive from you," said Clovis with an innocent expression.

"Lucky? Not at all…" Michael shook his head. "Tell me, what do you think will happen when there are two people, you and your enemy, standing in the middle of a field?"

"I will defeat my enemy," Clovis answered without hesitation.

"That's correct. Then, what if it's not a field but a forest?"

"It's the same. I will defeat my enemy."

"Then… What if when you are about to defeat him, a wolf suddenly comes from the side and spots you. Because of that, you have to stop this wolf… which results in your enemy getting away?"

"That's…" Clovis frowned. "Grandfather. You are too sneaky."

"Are you going to say that your opponent is lucky? Or are you going to say that you are too unfortunate?"

Clovis carefully considered his answer. "He is lucky?"

"Then, what if I tell you that your opponent has lured you to that area, knowing that a wolf will attack you?"

"That's…" Clovis couldn't answer it. However, he could see his grandfather's point. "So, he is not lucky?"

"That's right. Everything can be calculated. However, I can say that my opponent at that time didn't calculate the one that saved him."

"So, he is lucky?" Clovis tilted his head.

"No. The variable was already there, but he simply didn't know and put it into his calculation. What I'm saying is… if you can see all the variables, you will be able to calculate everything. Luck is something that I have never believed in. If there is something that can change someone's fortune, then I'd surely love to have that."

…

When Clovis recalled this memory, he couldn't help but look at the necklace again. "Luck? It's an item that can increase luck?"

Clovis looked at the item carefully. He wanted to buy it, but when he looked at the price, he panicked.

"Twenty five thousand? But Luck…" Clovis's expression turned grim. "What should I do… Should I buy this one? If yes, should I use it on myself? Kanaria is the one who purchases a lot of things… If she gets lucky, will she get a discount or win a prize?

"Maybe when she shoots the enemy, the wind will suddenly change direction and hit another enemy that she needs to kill more?"

There were a lot of assumptions appearing in his mind, but he confirmed one thing. He might truly need to buy this necklace.

Before grabbing this necklace, Clovis couldn't help but look around to find other items.

"Wait a minute… Now that I think about it, Melody sweats a lot, right? What if I buy the ring with a cooling effect? Can I lure her through this? With this, she won't need to stay inside the car to remain cool, right?"

Clovis's expression turned grim. The price was ridiculous, but the rate of paying a mobile operator was much higher. It could be said that this ring might be enough to make her join the group.

Clovis was seriously contemplating his choice. He also couldn't buy a lot of things, since all these items were expensive.

In the end, he only bought the necklace and the ring from this store. If they made another few hundred thousand, he would definitely buy an accessory for Jay and Kanaria.

"Sorry, Jay, Kanaria. Just bear with me for a bit." Clovis muttered while paying for the two items. In exchange, he bought more chicken nuggets for them.

Now that he was done shopping, Clovis opened the system again. "I have spent too much money in the accessory store. I have to prepare for the next exploration fast… ah, I wonder if there is a sugar mo… I mean, a sponsor that can allow me to buy all this stuff."