Chapter Fifty-Four
As the timer hit zero,
a sharp system notification echoed across the server.
[Special Limited Stock Released!]
[Item: Summon Coin ×100]
[Location: Starter Village Black Market Shop]
Crow was already moving.
With a flicker of thought, he activated his teleportation array,
reappearing instantly inside the hidden black market stall.
Other players barely even realized what was happening —
and before anyone could react, Crow had already bought all 100 Summon Coins.
[Purchase Successful!]
[Summon Coin ×100 added to Inventory.]
Without wasting a second, he began using them.
The rules were simple:
the first new summon slot cost 1 Coin,
the next 2 Coins,
then 3 Coins, and so on.
The costs stacked,
but Crow had more than enough.
Unlocking Summon Slots:
1st extra slot: 1 Coin (Total 1) 2nd extra slot: 2 Coins (Total 3) 3rd extra slot: 3 Coins (Total 6) 4th extra slot: 4 Coins (Total 10) 5th extra slot: 5 Coins (Total 15) 6th extra slot: 6 Coins (Total 21) 7th extra slot: 7 Coins (Total 28) 8th extra slot: 8 Coins (Total 36) 9th extra slot: 9 Coins (Total 45) 10th extra slot: 10 Coins (Total 55) 11th extra slot: 11 Coins (Total 66) 12th extra slot: 12 Coins (Total 78) 13th extra slot: 13 Coins (Total 91)
By the time he used 91 Coins,
he had unlocked 13 new summon slots.
And he still had 9 Coins left.
He pocketed them for later, knowing that summon slot prices would keep rising.
[Summon Slots Unlocked!]
[Current Total Summon Slots: 2 (base) + 13 (unlocked) = 15 Summon Slots]
Fifteen.
Fifteen permanent, regenerating summons under his absolute control.
And that number would only grow as he leveled.
Crow's lips curled into a smile.
Necromancer. Controller. Summoner. Emperor.
Titles didn't matter anymore.
The world would soon have only one name on its lips:
Crow.