Berserker: A LitRPG Urban Fantasy Adventure (Apocosmos Book 1) by Dimitrios Gkirgkiris (phonics readers .txt) 📕

second best before ultimately deciding on buying the best ones for me as well.

Name : Silver Breastplate

Type : Upper Armor (Heavy)

Rarity : E Grade

Physical Defense : 68

MP Increment : 0

Durability : 320/320

Weight : 8920st.

Description : A breastplate worn by low nobility and knights errant. It provides great protection against blunt force while also being able to stop most non-magical piercing attacks.

Price : $11,700

Name : Silver Gaiters

Type : Lower Armor (Heavy)

Rarity : E Grade

Physical Defense : 43

MP Increment : 0

Durability : 280/280

Weight : 3960st.

Description : A pair of gaiters that make a seamless connection with the breastplate. While the gaiters offer similar protection to the breastplate, the joints are connected in such a way that they do not inhibit movement.

Price : $12,100

The fact that the gaiters cost more than the breastplate did strike me as weird, but I was no expert in crafting armor so I didn’t think too much of it. What I did think about, however, was how amazing it would be to wear actual armor—shining silver armor at that too.

Before my head swelled too much though, I realized how out of place I’d look into the armor, so I made a mental note to wear my actual clothes on top of it. With the tally now just a bit below fifty thousand dollars, I looked at the rest of the equipment we needed.

Name : Reinforced Leather Boots

Type : Feet

Rarity : E Grade

Physical Defense : 17

MP Increment : 0

Durability : 165/165

Weight : 1310st.

Description : A pair of boots made with hardened leather and reinforced with thin metal plates. These boots are standard issue for most foot soldiers.

Price : $1,700

Before I continued with the rest of the equipment, a different thought swiftly passed through my mind. These boots provided protection in the Apocosmos, raised the wearer’s Physical Defense, and were crafted by a person specialized in working with leather and metal.

On the other hand, a pair of designer shoes in the Cosmos, which would cost roughly the same, might be able to raise the wearer’s social status, especially if you lived in Los Angeles, but otherwise provided absolutely no protection. Instead, they were rather more difficult to walk in and were probably made in a sweatshop by poor bastards who had no idea that the product would be sold for as much as they’d make in a couple of years.

Having gotten my daily fill of mental vitriol, I continued looking at the available listings.

Name : Reinforced Leather Bracers

Type : Hands

Rarity : E Grade

Physical Defense : 17

MP Increment : 0

Durability : 140/140

Weight : 650st.

Description : A pair of leather straps that wrap around the arm. Each strap is reinforced with thin metal plates, enabling the wearer to use the bracers for deflecting weak attacks or even delivering weak unarmed strikes.

Price : $850

Name : Reinforced Leather Helmet

Type : Head

Rarity : E Grade

Physical Defense : 26

MP Increment : 0

Durability : 220/220

Weight : 640st.

Description : This helmet wraps perfectly around the head of the wearer, while carefully placed holes do not hinder hearing. Additionally, three sleeves on each of its sides enable the wearer to reinforce it with thin metal plates.

Price : $1,350

Having selected all of the armor pieces we were going to wear, I took a look at the amount I’d spent so far—a bit over fifty-eight thousand dollars, including the modifications for Louie. I thought I’d leave the weapons until last, so I switched tabs on the tablet to look at the jewelry, the only way I had found so far to increase our Magic Defense stat. Having run my own research, but also from what Leo had told me, each of us was able to equip two earrings, two rings, and one necklace.

Name : Pearl Earring

Type : Earring

Rarity : E Grade

Magical Defense : 21

Durability : 110/110

Weight : 150st.

Description : An earring that holds a pearl formed in a very rare species of oysters, native to the deep underwater gorges of the city of Atlantis. Whenever a parasite finds its way into one, the oyster will coat it in a layer of mana. After multiple layers, a pearl capable of boosting Magic Defense is created.

Price : $850

Name : Fire Onyx Ring

Type : Ring

Rarity : E Grade

Magical Defense : 14

Durability : 130/130

Weight : 150st.

Description : A ring with a single fire onyx at its head. This stone is mined from the insides of active volcanoes with mana-enhanced pickaxes and drills. During its extraction, a portion of the volcano’s force is infused into the stone.

Price : $1,150

Name : Basilisk Jade Necklace

Type : Necklace

Rarity : E Grade

Magical Defense : 28

Durability : 110/110

Weight : 150st.

Description : A necklace carved out of the shedded skin of a basilisk. Twice per year, as part of a basilisk’s natural growth, its skin sheds. Once completely detached from its body, the skin hardens and morphs into a jadeite mineral that holds some of the basilisk skin’s magical properties.

Price : $1,950

Again, I was surprised at the price differences. Jewelry with real pearls, onyx, and jade would cost much more in any jewelry shop in Manhattan, and yet these ones that also provided defense against spells were much more affordable. I guessed that there was no artificial inflation of prices based on the perceived value and rarity of stones in the Apocosmos. That, or the really valuable materials were just out of my league at the moment.

With the accessories out of the way, I started browsing my favorite listings—the weapons. First, to find the best for Louie, who’d most probably sit back and heal whoever got wounded rather than attack up front.

Name : Novice Arcanist Staff

Type : Big Blunt - Staff

Rarity : E Grade

Physical Attack : 30

Magic Attack : 28

Special Ability : -

Attack Speed : Fast

Durability : 850/850

Weight : 1040st.

Description : A powerful low-grade staff commonly used by practitioners of the arcane. While its mana manipulation and enhancement may not be what experienced spellcasters would prefer, this staff cannot be handled by complete beginners either.

Price : $18,900

Name : Knight’s Longsword * Knight’s Longsword

Type : Dual Swords

Rarity : E Grade

Physical Attack : 38

Magic Attack : 21

Special Ability : -

Attack Speed : Normal

Durability : 1220/1220

Weight : 1940st.

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