After all, although these pills can slightly improve the physique of those who consume them, they are extremely expensive and not very useful for ordinary people, especially the strengthening pills of Rank F and E.
The price is 20,000 federal coins for a Rank F pill and 100,000 for a Rank E pill.
For a clerk like her, this would mean months without spending a single cent just to buy a Rank F strengthening pill.
The total cost of Ling Han's purchase would be 260,000 federal coins. Even with the 10% discount, the cost would still be 234,000 federal coins, which probably represents several years of Ling Han's savings.
And even with this investment, Ling Han still wouldn't have enough strength to compete with an unranked beast.
The Rank F pill only increases, on average, 0.3 attribute points, while the Rank E pill increases, on average, 0.6 attribute points.
The attribute points metric is used by those who climb the Infinite Staircase. They receive an exclusive panel that only they can see, where their attribute points and skills are displayed.
For this reason, the clerk thought that Ling Han was acting impulsively, perhaps due to what had just happened, and wanted to become stronger immediately.
However, even if he took these Rank F and E strengthening pills, he would still be far from reaching the strength of a Rank F Guardian.
"Do you think I'm a fool?"
Ling Han seemed to know what the clerk was thinking and couldn't help but roll his eyes at her.
Upon hearing Ling Han's response, the clerk suddenly thought of something.
Only those summoned to climb the Infinite Staircase usually buy these strengthening pills, but Ling Han is already 21 years old; how could this be possible?
Generally, 90% of Guardians can climb the Infinite Staircase at eighteen years old, and with each passing year, the chance decreases.
The probability of a 21-year-old person receiving the opportunity to climb the Infinite Staircase is less than 0.3%. Moreover, the chance of becoming a Guardian is already extremely low, less than 1 in 10,000.
'Forget it, maybe he just wants to improve his physique a little to impress someone.'
Thinking this, the clerk's face turned slightly red, and she quickly ran to get the pills Ling Han had ordered.
***
After buying the pills, Ling Han returned home.
Although his house wasn't a luxurious mansion, it wasn't simple either; it was more of an upper-middle-class house with two floors.
His younger sister was at school at that moment, so he went directly to his room.
As soon as he arrived, he took out the box containing the five pills he had just purchased.
"It's a pity I don't have money to buy another Rank E pill," Ling Han muttered to himself.
After he woke up in the morning, he heard the mysterious voice and saw the summon panel, and immediately realized that he could finally become a Guardian.
Since it was morning and his sister had just gone to school, with only 4 hours remaining, he immediately ran to Yunhe Company to buy the pills.
Naturally, he considered taking out a loan to acquire more pills, but as He Tangyu mentioned, there was too much bureaucracy involved.
Also, Ling Han wasn't a Guardian and wouldn't be able to prove that he had been summoned to the Infinite Staircase before entering.
This was also the reason why Ling Han was a bit annoyed when he heard about the loan at that moment.
Although Ling Han bought three Rank F pills and two Rank E pills, the amount spent on a Rank E pill is equivalent to five Rank F pills.
In theory, buying Rank F pills would be more advantageous.
However, according to the Guardian Temple, the effect of the pills is limited to three per rank. Therefore, it's not worth investing more than that in a single rank.
"Let's go."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ling Han started taking the pills immediately.
A wave of heat began to spread through his body, providing an incredible sensation that, for Ling Han, might have been the most intense and pleasant he had ever experienced.
"Is this the pill's effect? I feel like my strength has increased a bit."
When the effect finally ended, Ling Han murmured to himself and took off his shirt to examine his body.
Although he noticed that there wasn't a significant change, as Ling Han had always taken good care of his body, especially since he hoped to become a Guardian someday.
Even so, it was possible to see that his muscles were slightly more defined, especially in his arms and abdomen area.
Ling Han then turned his gaze to the holographic text in front of him. Seeing the "Enter" button, he finally sighed in relief.
"Finally, I can stop living in fear."
Ling Han had always been someone who liked to have control over everything.
Therefore, he really couldn't stand the idea that, at any moment, a spatial rift could open next to him and countless monsters could emerge to devour him.
So, without hesitation, Ling Han clicked the [Enter] button.
Instantly, he felt a little dizzy and was teleported to a place of complete darkness, as if he had closed his eyes.
However, suddenly, an enormous bright light appeared on the horizon, revealing an immense staircase that seemed endless.
Each step was the size of a football field, or even larger.
[Detected: The highest attribute is his physique, with 14 points. All attributes have been adjusted to 14 points.]
[All attributes have been successfully adjusted. Congratulations on awakening the 'Herald of Death' class.]
[Ling Han, do you wish to climb the Infinite Staircase?]
[Yes] [No]
[Note: If the summoned opts not to climb the Infinite Staircase, they will still awaken a talent, but will lose the energy of the Infinite Staircase, which could strengthen their talent.]