Try to be a Peddler

Hehehe ... map stop updating for some reason ... is time to see if I can mimic a human. Let us see how it goes.

Nice shape ... Bag also adapted ... And that walking stick gives a small detail that helps completing the part ... Need a name ... but for that I need to talk ... so let us forget that part for now ... Where is my prey ? Map is still not working. Maybe eating two Light Cores is too much for the System ... If you think that was bad ... Wait until I eat the rest.

I could be a real peddler ... truly. I like to collect things, and know all kind of things about them. Eating them helps. Ah, I almost forgot ... Need some stats for those that can see them ... no ... there is no need ... if they can see stats, they are strong ... and if they are strong ... they are mine ... No, need to write numbers on this blanks ...

Someone is getting close ... Humanoid monster ... big muscles ... Maybe an Orc ... or a half-Orc ... they both taste the same, so I can never tell the difference ... A mixture of Orc ... with a Barbarian ... probably looted one ... large muscles and a chest armour ... Female Orc Barbarian ? That even exists ? Well who am I to talk about monsters ... maybe she level up ... and she is walking towards me ... Maybe my fame of Peddler reached her ... Buy or sell, my dear ? I think this words are good ... Need to practice a little ... Buy ... or shell ... dears ... Terrible ... Need to repeat .. slower ...

" Identify, dumb NPC. "

Yelling at a stranger ... these adventurers have a strange way to talk to people ... Her left hand that was closed, is now opening ... a shiny rock ... crystal or core ... probably ... Let me try my speech ...

" Buy ... or ... Sale ... "

I guess I nailed it, but she doesn't look happy ...

" IDENTIFY ... stupid game has lots of bugs ... "

Again the same word ... I don't fi ... Or something similar. Let me play my peddler card ... Raise my empty hand to her ... look with blank eyes ... and wait.

" Micro-transactions for a simple thing like identify an item ? I'm so sick of this type of games ... On the other hand ... the poor man is working ... And has no value for real money ... Maybe he is asking gold. That makes sense, and gives the game a touch of reality ... Here, if you refuse I hit you. Hahaha. By the way, I'm going to hit you after, and loot all you have ... Not that you understand anything I'm saying, do you ? Why wait ... you seem to be carrying a heavy bag ..."

One gold coin on my hand, and a lot of words I can't recognise ... not yet at least ... Now need to do something. Or see her closing her grip tighter ... looking at my gold coin ... and my bag of sand ... I could consider more peddling, but she is now picking up her huge club and holding it high above her head. Negotiations are over ... it was fun. But the real fun starts now.

Big, angry ... full of muscles ... Bag is behind me ... And my tentacles are easy to dodge ... no shadows ... Never got hit since I level up ... It might be a new flavour to experiment ... The club looks hard ... but feels soft on my shoulder ... I can barely feel it ... better step back, and fall ... just in case ... My new coin stays on my hand ... Mimics love to pretend be things, I'm now pretending to be a weak human ... but a greedy one.

" Minor damage healed by light core. Blunt damage absorbed by shadow core. "

Great ... More useless things from the system ... How about work a little and update the map ?

" Wait ... 1 Damage ... no life bar ... and is healed already ??? A Peddler on this game is an Immortal NPC ? And ... that is a fire scroll. Come on ... that's an item super expensive and ... You are using it ... I'm so ... "

The dumb adventurer stops talking after I open my scroll ... burning is good ... but a little oil helps to get the meat done faster ... Learned that with the Chef ... my own recipe ... Dropping the huge club ... Toss bag close to it ... Yes, you can eat it ... and drain also some mana ... My recipe got an upgrade, I do not have small vials anymore, so I'm tossing the full oil lamps I took from the adventurers I harvested ... Need to grab a few more ... Can't her lamp, because it's also burning ... She is not screaming ... but is still standing ... Is time to use the sword ... and the broad sword ... and the daggers ... It's good to be a mimic ... humans only have two arms ... but that's not fun ...

Falling on the ground ... not moving ... perfect ... Eat her, Bag ... An easy way to end the fire ... send her to Bag's mouth, now a pocket dimension where time stops ... and fires doesn't burn. Now is time to check the loot ... The useless crystal is crunchy ... more gold ... and a message ...

" Shadow core consumed. Resistance to Light level up to Immunity. ERROR ... ERROR ... All conditions met. Immunity to all Elements unlocked. "

More useless words ... got a new one ... ERR-OR ... sounds easy to pronounce ...