Wizard: Starting from the Skill Tree-Chapter 467: Heart-Bewitching Fruit

The auctions within the Black Sail Treasure Vault are anonymous, ensuring fairness and impartiality to the greatest extent, thereby invisibly avoiding potential conflicts and disputes.

Everything is determined by contribution points. If you don’t have enough contribution points, you simply won’t be able to bid, and no one can blame anyone else.

[143,000 contribution points for the first time...]

[143,000 contribution points for the second time...]

The entire auction hall fell silent; no one else bid.

[143,000 contribution points for the third time... Auction success!]

Duke let out a deep breath, a huge sense of relief washed over him.

Although the final price was higher than he expected, acquiring this crucial Soul Soothing Holy Contract was worth it all.

He quickly calculated: 187,000 contribution points minus 143,000, leaving 44,000 points.

This amount is enough for him to bid on a Mindfruit.

Since the prices for the first two Mindfruits did not exceed 30,000, the 44,000 contribution points were completely sufficient to acquire one.

There are three additional Mindfruits, which should not be too expensive.

The auction continued, and Duke relaxed significantly.

He patiently waited for the subsequent Mindfruits to appear. Indeed, during the following auction, the third Mindfruit finally appeared.

Perhaps because the second one had fetched a high price of 28,000, or perhaps many Wizards who needed it had already used up their contribution points earlier, the competition for the following Mindfruits was not as fierce.

The starting price remained at 8,000, with the price slowly increasing to 15,000 points before pausing.

Duke seized the opportunity and directly bid 16,000 contribution points.

After his bid, the few other competing light dots hesitated.

Moments later, someone continued to bid, pushing the price to 18,000.

Duke thought for a moment and immediately raised his bid to 20,000.

After this bid, the other light dots fell silent; no one continued bidding.

Perhaps they were considering the possibility that the remaining two Mindfruits might be cheaper.

After all, pushing the price would exceed 20,000, and the bidders for Mindfruits were just this many; there should be fewer competitors later.

Of course, the price could potentially be higher, but since they had other options later, they hesitated.

Eventually, Duke acquired the Mindfruit for 20,000 contribution points.

His Black Sail contribution point balance was reduced to just 24,000; this auction almost exhausted his contribution point balance.

But it was all worth it; being a miser holds no meaning, as resources are crucial for real enhancement.

The most important item is the Soul Soothing Holy Contract; it is a rare treasure indeed.

Even with a lot of Magic Stones outside, it might not be possible to purchase it; normally, it wouldn’t even reach the market.

Such things usually get intercepted before reaching the market.

Or, similar to Black Sail, they’re directly absorbed internally by various forces, not benefiting outsiders.

After acquiring these two items, Duke withdrew from the Black Sail Treasure Vault auction hall.

Indeed, there were many good items afterwards, but he no longer had enough contribution points to bid.

The remaining 24,000 contribution points should not be spent recklessly, even saving them would be wise, allowing participation in future Black Sail auctions once enough contribution points are accumulated.

Soon after, Black Sail’s dark demon came to deliver the items, bringing two sealed boxes.

One was a flat, square box sealed with precious metal and magic runes, containing the page of the Soul Soothing Holy Contract.

The other was a delicate jade box, housing the purple-red Mindfruit.

After casually rewarding the dark demon with two smoked deer hearts, Duke solemnly opened the two containers in the laboratory.

The page of the Soul Soothing Holy Contract was smooth to the touch, emitting peculiar waves that brought tranquility to the mind, while the Mindfruit exuded an enticing spiritual fragrance.

Carefully sealing the page of the Soul Soothing Holy Contract back into a specially-made metal box, Duke turned his gaze to the jade box holding the Mindfruit.

Though not nearly as important as the Soul Soothing Holy Contract, having acquired it by spending 20,000 contribution points, Duke wouldn’t simply treat it as an ordinary fruit to be casually consumed.

As a Wizard, encountering a fruit that directly enhances Spiritual Power for the first time warrants a systematic study.

Duke proceeded with an extremely meticulous analysis, investigation, and research on the Mindfruit, recording a substantial amount of related data.

He also preserved small samples of the Mindfruit, storing them in specially-made survival test tubes.

These items might not have immediate use, but they might someday inspire ideas in Magic Potion research.

With the research completed, it was time to formally enjoy the fruit.

A fruit costing 20,000 contribution points comes with a certain financial ache.

Duke gently pierced the fruit’s skin, a refreshing juice with a hint of coolness immediately flowing down his throat.

The fruit almost melted upon entering the mouth, turning into a gentle and pure energy flow, not directly spreading through the body but gently guiding itself into his mind, slowly nourishing his Spiritual Power.

Duke immediately focused his mind, guiding this energy, while closely monitoring the subtle changes in his Spiritual Power.

He sensed his Spiritual Power steadily and clearly improving at a slow yet assured pace.

This experience differed from using free attribute points to boost Spiritual Power, as free attribute points result in immediate enhancement, while the Mindfruit’s effect was gradual.

After fully consuming the fruit, further digestion was required.

Duke continuously guided the energy flow within his mind, gradually converting it into his own Spiritual Power.

About an hour later, he fully digested the Mindfruit’s energy, and his Spiritual Power increment finally settled.

Glancing at the attribute chart shown on his Skill Tree, Duke could clearly see how much Spiritual Power the Mindfruit added.

[Spirit: 140.6->145.3]

The Mindfruit brought Duke a 4.7 increase in Spiritual Power, quite significant for him now.

If his Spiritual Power were still relatively low as a Level 1 Mage, he could certainly have achieved greater gains.

Duke was already nearing the crystallization threshold, so gaining this much was expected.

The Mindfruit’s primary efficacy was on Level 1 Mages, with effects diminishing for Level 2 Mages.

A Level 2 Mage with high Spiritual Power might not even notice any change after consumption.

Exchanging 20,000 Black Sail contribution points for a 4.7 Spiritual Power increase.

For others, it’s definitely worthwhile, often unattainable.

But for Duke, it was fair; in essence, just saving him some time.