Sacrifice's Rise: I Became Invincible After Entering Godslayer Temple Chapter 5 5- Can it actually be traded?

For an entire two hours, John remained outside the holographic chamber, patiently awaiting its opening.

At long last, the chamber door creaked open. The delivery girl, her eyes slightly weary, offered John a smile. "My apologies," she said, "the Godslayer world was just too captivating, and I ended up playing for two hours instead of the thirty minutes I'd promised."

As she stretched, her figure was undeniably alluring, making it quite a challenge for John to avert his gaze.

"No worries," John replied with a nonchalant air, "I'm quite accustomed to late nights."

Truthfully, he was utterly drained. However, he hadn't been able to resist watching her play within the chamber, clad in minimal attire. For him, time seemed to vanish.

She emerged from the chamber, quickly dressed, and then departed from John's residence.

The moment she was gone, an overwhelming wave of sleepiness washed over John, prompting him to head for a shower.

About ten minutes later, just as he was indulging in the hot water and humming a tune, the bathroom door abruptly swung open.

John, caught completely unawares and naked, froze.

The delivery girl had returned, her eyes wide as she stared directly at him.

Quickly securing a towel around his waist, John inquired,

"Why have you come back?"

The lovely young woman's cheeks flushed as she shyly offered an explanation. "I... I just remembered that the first bus departs in a little over an hour. I figured I could save some money on a taxi by returning now."

"I heard you singing in there and intended to knock, but the door wasn't locked, so I simply pushed it open. Uh... this was an accident, I swear..."

"Might I stay here a bit longer? I don't really have anywhere else to go," she requested.

John found himself utterly speechless.

"Um..."

"To make amends for the delay and thank you for letting me use the holographic chamber, I also brought some barbecue and beer!"

The young woman promptly lifted the plastic bag she was carrying, which brimmed with food and beverages.

At this point, John felt he had little choice. It seemed rather unlikely he could ask such a beautiful woman to leave before dawn, could he?

He offered a slight shrug and conceded, "Alright, you can stay for a while."

"However, I must warn you. I don't handle alcohol particularly well. If I happen to do anything to you after drinking too much, don't say I didn't give you fair warning."

The young woman chuckled, confidently patting her notable chest. "Don't fret, I can certainly hold my liquor!"

...

Several hours elapsed.

John's eyes fluttered open to find himself lying naked upon his own bed.

His right hand felt remarkably soft, as if it were making contact with...

He turned his head and...

What in the world?

Well, well.

The young lady from the previous night had not departed and was now sharing his bed, in the very same state of undress.

Both of them were completely nude.

It appeared that all the expected, and perhaps unexpected, actions had transpired.

John vaguely recalled the copious amounts of beer consumed last night, culminating in a mutual descent into "madness."

Stunned, John's mind was a complete blank.

As a man of principle, he would never take advantage of someone in a vulnerable state, yet the situation had undeniably spiraled beyond his control.

What should I do? What am I to do?

He resolved to tidy things up while she remained asleep.

He carefully withdrew his hand.

This sudden movement caused the young woman on the other side of the bed to stir, a slight frown gracing her features as she awoke.

"Goo...good morning..."

"Ah!"

A shriek erupted from her as she grasped their current predicament, immediately launching into a piercing cry.

"We...we..."

John's ears rang from her sudden outburst. He hastily gestured for her to cease, saying, "Alright, alright, as you can see, we both had a bit too much to drink last night... But it was a wonderful night... perhaps?"

The young woman replied with evident anxiety, "But, it's my first time..."

John nodded understandingly. "Well, me too..."

The young woman gazed at John, her face a mask of confusion. "So... what do we do now?"

John scratched his head, sensing the escalating complexity of the situation.

After a moment of thought, he proposed:

"If you wouldn't mind, you could come over and play games with me from now on."

"Um, I can purchase another holographic chamber."

The young woman lowered her head, contemplating for a moment before looking back up at John. "My name is Emma Williams. And yours?"

"John Foster."

John offered his name in introduction.

Emma nodded, then quietly began to dress herself.

Regrettably, the clothes she had worn the previous night had been utterly shredded by John.

John looked at her with slight embarrassment and offered,

"Perhaps you could wear my T-shirt then?"

Emma glanced at him, then at her now ruined attire, and acquiesced with a nod:

"Alright... I'll return your clothes the next time I visit."

...

Later that afternoon.

John casually consumed some food to satisfy his hunger before reactivating the holographic chamber.

Time waits for no one, and he was determined to reach higher levels swiftly.

He logged into the game.

John first accessed his personal attribute panel before moving towards the imposing stone doorway. While other adventurers gained levels by vanquishing monsters, he achieved them by being slain by Devils. However, John knew this peculiar method of advancement was only a temporary measure. He harbored a deep resolve to ultimately triumph over The Devil!

[Ding, you have been killed.]

[Due to your 'God Slayer' class feature, being killed by a god-level BOSS will grant additional rewards.]

[Exp Points +100,000]

[Gold Coins +55]

...

[Ding, you have been killed.]

[Due to your 'God Slayer' class feature, being killed by a god-level BOSS will grant additional rewards.]

[Exp Points +110,000]

[Gold Coins +60]

...

Another afternoon's arduous effort had concluded. Today's progression in leveling had noticeably decelerated. John had already attained level 27, and since reaching level 25, the experience points required for each subsequent level had become astronomically high. To advance to level 28, John now needed over 1.3 million experience points. Relying solely on his encounters with The Devil, he would have to be killed 13 more times to achieve this. Even though John had become remarkably adept at meeting his demise, enduring 13 deaths would still consume approximately an hour. This prospect filled John with considerable unease. If this pace persisted, wouldn't he soon be overtaken by other players? While the experience and gold coins accrued from each demise by Devils had increased, the overall efficiency still failed to satisfy John.

"Although not a substantial amount of experience, I've managed to accumulate over ten thousand gold coins," John mused. "If only I could convert these gold coins into experience..." This thought led John to consider the player forums.

He navigated to the system's official forum and discovered he could log in without issue. It appeared that even posting messages and engaging in comments were unrestricted. Furthermore, he could even expend Health Points to make announcements in the global channel. Could it be... even though his character was confined within the temple, he could still interact with other players? If that were the case, then establishing trades shouldn't be impossible, right?!

Just as these thoughts occupied John's mind, he observed a stone statue to the right within the temple begin to emit a soft glow. The statue depicted a humanoid demon sculpted from stone, holding a plate with both hands in a gesture of offering. The plate was initially empty. John tentatively placed his tattered iron chain upon it.

[Ding, you have put an item up for sale in the official store. Other players can purchase your item in the trade associations of various towns.]

[Item for sale: Tattered Iron Chain (Poor)]

[Please set the sale price:]

This development filled John with immense excitement! If he could vend items using this plate, it logically meant he could also acquire items! In essence, he could conduct transactions with players from the outside world without ever leaving the temple!

"System, I wish to browse items available in the trade association," John declared to his system interface. In the ensuing moment, the eyes of the statue before him emitted a focused beam of light, which converged in the mid-air to form a projection... And that projected interface displayed the item listings of the trade association!