"Have you tried using other items to buff yourself?"
"W-what?" Hiroto's face burned up. "Y-yes."
Caelus frowned. It seems they had the same idea. But looking at the guy, it didn't work. "Are you saying it's only our currency that could buff you?"
"No… any currency on my international account works too… even when I use my jewelry, it works. But useless items don't."
"That's weird…" He frowned deeper, before he suddenly thought of something. "What were you thinking when you used the other items to buff yourself?"
"I-I just wanted to use trash to power myself up."
He nodded. Someone who was born with a diamond spoon would have that thought. "Then it's probably the mindset. Try thinking that the stone here is currency instead."
"W-what?"
"I know, it's hard for you to think that trash items have value. But think about it this way, an old cloth for you doesn't have any value anymore, you would just throw it away; but from another point of view, that old cloth would be something they could use for the next ten years. They would surely use their money to buy it. In a way, an old cloth is a currency that trades for other currency."
"Ah! So I have to think of the stone as currency! I get it! I'll try!"
Caelus silently smiled. He was slowly seeing Hiroto in a positive way. But he also knew that what he just said won't be easy for the rich man. How hard is it to change someone's mindset? Definitely one of the hardest things to change.
He chose to ignore Hiroto's presence and focus on himself.
*Character information…*
「 Character Information |
Name: Sho Chad [Caelus XXXXX] |
Class: Qi Cultivator |
Age: 18 |
RANK: Inferior Silver |
STATS: |
Strength: 9 |
Agility: 7 |
Intelligence: 16 |
Dexterity: 3 |
Accuracy: 5 |
Stamina: 7 |
Wisdom: 17 |
Luck: 39 |
Pseudo Mana: 45 |
Pseudo Energy: 35 |
Critical Rate %: 0.51% |
Critical Damage %: 0.45% |
GLITCHES: |
Contract : [0%] |
Virus : [0%] |
Overview : [0.11%] |
Mental Barrier (Memories) U2 : [0%] |
Rejuvenation U2 : [0.00%] |
QI INFORMATION: |
Qi Awakening Rank: Waypoint - 1st layer (Mortal) |
Stage: Mid Stage 」
It had been two months since the Super Phenomena happened, but Caelus' character information rarely moved.
It was understandable because the point system to upgrade stats is too expensive, and the reward he was given was too few.
Right now, he only has 20 GP left.
*Hm? Wait…*
While looking at his status points, he realized that they clearly increased by one. He started to look for his memories…
STATS: |
Strength: 8 |
Agility: 6 |
Intelligence: 14 |
Dexterity: 2 |
Accuracy: 4 |
Stamina: 6 |
Wisdom: 16 |
Luck: 39 |
Pseudo Energy: 25 |
It was the stat he had from when he last checked his status while still in the Forest of Eternity.
*Ah… this… the System didn't notify me whenever there's an increase in my stat unless it's from the God Points increasing… My Stat increased by 1 point in almost everything. My Pseudo Energy also increased by 10. But there's something that increased my Int and Wis by 1 more…*
When he thought about it deeply while looking at his memories, there was actually a time when all his stats actually increased by 1.
*When I first became a Qi Cultivator…*
He thought it was impossible to increase stats manually and he should look for the Lost Art when everything about the Sanctuary Shelter was settled. However, he was actually able to increase his stats even without it…
*Is this normal? Or am I special?* The last sentence was more of a joke because he knew asking for answers was useless if he didn't have anything to compare it to.
*I'm the only one who can use Qi. Even Miya, who is a genius, couldn't do it. But… why did my Int and Wis increase more than usual? From my memory, all stats only increased by 1. Ah! Was it because of the Mana training? Yes, I also gained Pseudo Mana.*
He thought it was possible. But with the lack of information, it was something to note for now.
*If only my Overview skill would answer me. Yet, I can't get any information since my current Rank is insufficient for me to remember the information I've seen or read. And asking the System was also useless. The System would blatantly just say "Insufficient Rank" and not answer.*
Still, when Caelus thought of it, it was not bad that his stat was increasing even if it was just by one. Because when he thought about how he just gained 20 GP for clearing a Common Zone, it felt it would take years to just increase his stats enough to Rank up.
For now, he really needed more information about the current world. That's why he felt eager to get in touch with people he knew. Knowing Asahi from Sho's memory, the guy was reliable enough to gather as much information as he could.
He silently shook off his wandering thoughts and focused on his daily practice. He used his Overview skill to browse through the books scattered inside the World of Information. Reading any of the books, gaining more knowledge of those he could remember while there are things he automatically forgot.
When he got tired, he used his Memories to soothe some of his mental exhaustion. After resting for a while, he started to forcefully enhance his Mana.
Aside from Qi, he discovered that Mana is the only one he could visibly see strengthening. When he first entered Sanctuary's Shelter, he had 0 Mana. It honestly took him a while to open up his Mana to gain 1. But for the past month with Sanctuary, he was able to successfully gain 45 Mana. It sounded useless for someone like him who doesn't use Mana on his skills, but he never knew when he could use it. Even if it was just Pseudo Mana.
Just like how Mana can be transferred to Sanctuary, he thought that maybe, one day, he could transfer his Mana to someone who needed it in case of emergency.
Was he not able to transfer Qi to help someone heal?
He inhaled and started with his Mana training…