He couldn't help but sink into deep thought. For every hundred marks, he could convert them into one point of shield. With the amount of marks he had right now, once he activated Rich Man's Defense, he would have eighteen million shield points! "This skill is amazing!" For a moment, Aiden even wondered if he had read it wrong. It was eighteen million shield points, after all! Moreover, they weren't subjected to any time limits or cooldown periods. Aiden laughed like a madman. In Doomsday, survival-type skills typically sold well. These kinds of skills were significantly worth more than the other skill types. No matter how powerful a person's attacks were, or how much their stats increased, there'd always be a way to obtain them. However, everyone only had one life.Forgiveness and room for error was the true core of this game. What was more, the game had just begun. Before any of the creatures even invaded, countless players had already died in real life. Once the anomalies fully invaded the globe, there would be corpses everywhere. Those creatures were simply too terrifying. And on top of that, everything about them was filled with randomness and uncertainty. Even if a person planned every step carefully, cautious to the extreme without making a mistake, one day, in some forgotten corner, an anomaly boss far above their level might suddenly spawn and launch a frenzied attack. In his previous life, a number of top-tier players died such deaths. In Doomsday, luck sometimes mattered more than strength. Some people had power, but because they had lousy luck, they didn't live very long. Others, with only average strength, somehow managed to survive until the very end.Who could really make sense of fate? But now, with Rich Man's Defense, Aiden could reduce all kinds of unexpected risks as much as possible. "If I had this skill earlier, would I have struggled so much clearing the Level 10 Tier Advancement Trial?" He couldn't help but sigh. When he fought the Rogue, it had seemed effortless. But in reality, Aiden had relied entirely on perfect positioning and precise timing when using his skills. There was still the risk of things going south. It was the same when facing other higher-tier bosses. But now, Aiden wanted a challenge. His defense was immune to shield destruction, execution-type attacks, instant death, and all kinds of abnormal mechanics, with a value as high as eighteen million. Not everyone could comprehend what that truly meant, but upper ranked players definitely would.Safe to say, it was absurd. Fakes would disguise themselves in shoddy gear, but the real ones were wealthy enough to afford them. Of course, aside from its absurd mechanics, Rich Man's Defense also came with a very expensive price—one hundred marks for one shield point. For an ordinary person, even with Rich Man's Defense, it would still be impossible to bring out its true power. However, adding Fortune Flux to the mix would be a game changer. Without a doubt, Aiden activated the skill straight away. Even though it was an active skill, Aiden decided to treat Rich Man's Defense as a passive one and just leave it on. His rule had always been to save where one should, and spend where one must. If he hesitated over a few marks and ended up losing out because of it, he deserved the loss. Besides, even though a few billion had been spent in such a short time, Aiden wasn't worried in the slightest.Putting aside what he'd already gained from spending that money, just those few hundred properties in Leafport alone would skyrocket in value dozens of times after the first wave of anomalies descended. Whether he hired people to run businesses for him or simply resold the shops later, the profits would be more than enough. Not to mention, he also had Fortune Flux. To Aiden, making money was never a question of whether he could. It was only a question of whether he wanted to. At worst, he could just squat somewhere random for less than three months, and his gold would double on its own. However, that wouldn't be wise. Money was great, but if he missed chances to grow stronger just to save some money, he'd only regress. At the end of the day, strength was what mattered most. Before becoming a Wealthlord, he had to be smart with his money, but now, he didn't have to worry about a thing. "Not bad!" Looking at the ridiculous new shield value in his stats, Aiden was in high spirits. He continued scrolling further. 'Class: Divine Beastmaster' 'Innate Talent: Ascendant Amplification (Level 1)' 'Innate Talent: Mana Surge (Level 1)' 'Innate Talent: Divine Beast Armory (Level 1)' 'Innate Talent: Blessing of the Divines (Level 1)' 'Innate Talent: Beastlink Authority (Level 1)'