novelraw Chapter 33 Dungeon Settlement
Chapter 33 Dungeon Settlement
[Instance mission complete, final test complete, evolution sequence certification complete]
Welcome, Fang Jin. You have now become an official player in the main world.
[Script completed, rewards being processed]
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[Gained 400 evolution points, 13 positive values, player level can be increased]
[Items/Equipment Obtained: Descaling Salt x4, Penicillin x1, Vampire Petal x3, Baker's Knife]
[Acquired Skills/Talents: None]
[Completed main and side quests, unlocked 31% of the world's secrets, explored the detached dungeon, and received an "A" rating.]
[Completion Rewards: Player identity (blacked out), small-scale memory correction, one chance to draw a talent]
[Dungeon settlement complete, welcome back]
[Inventory module enabled, forum module enabled, personal panel enabled, pseudo-data-driven perspective enabled]
……
Within the simulated space, Fang Jin's eyeballs were constructed first, allowing him to see the large amount of information listed above. His torso and limbs were then constructed by arrays of light streams, and he gradually regained sensation in his body.
He remained in the posture of shooting himself, as if he had never left. Cold, liquid air filled his lungs, and Fang Jin suddenly stood up from his seat.
"call--"
Even after experiencing it four times, I still can't get used to this way of traversing worlds. There was a theory on Earth that long-distance space jumps might involve shattering one side into microscopic particles.
Then, through the influence of quantum entanglement, the structure of the corresponding organism is reconstructed on the other side. Fang Jin had some doubts about whether the system's technology for traversing countless worlds was based on this inhumane concept.
"..."
"But what does this have to do with me?"
Fang Jin shrugged, casually grabbed some cold champagne from the ice bucket next to him, mixed it with mints and took a few big gulps, then lay down on the sofa to check the results of this dungeon run.
After officially becoming a player, all the permissions that the system had previously blocked for him were unlocked, including the inventory forum, talent system, and personal panel, with no restrictions whatsoever.
[Name: Fang Jin, Level 1]
Evolution Points: 293, Positive Value: 13
[Talent System: Star Eater, Second Talent Available for Draw at Level 5]
[Skill: Forge Mode (Partial)]
[Equipment: A baker's knife]
[Items: Descaling Salt x4, Penicillin x1, Vampire Petals x3]
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As for the final pseudo-data perspective, it is a six-dimensional hexagonal panel diagram with a total of one hundred circles from the inside out. The panel content is destruction, speed, spirit, duration, source energy, and luck.
The range and level of each category correspond to the different strengths and weaknesses of the players... Of course, this is only a data-driven reference, and its strategic value in actual combat is not very high.
However, Fang Jin still noticed something that extremely displeased him. He was good at all five other stats, and in fact, he was far ahead of his current level. But luck was the only one that stood out...
He zoomed in on the six-dimensional graph to its maximum size and barely managed to find a tiny corner protruding from the very center, which was almost negligible compared to the other values that reached the third or fourth ring level.
"Am I fucking that unlucky?!"
"Based on all the unexpected events you encountered in the four instances, and a comprehensive assessment of their positive or negative impact on the final victory... yes."
The system's cold, mechanical voice answered Fang Jin's question, but it must be said that compared to its initial harshness and indifference, its current businesslike attitude was truly touching.
It's as if some kind of will has been stripped from the system; the influence of the stowaway's identity has disappeared, and it has now truly become a cold, emotionless tool devoid of subjectivity.
"...That's good news."
Fang Jin laughed, wanting to have the system transform into human form so he could beat it up, but then thought better of it and decided against it. Instead, he grabbed the cloud screen containing his personal control panel and asked the main star system,
"Two questions: What are evolution points used for... and what does this positive bias mean?"
Without a doubt... this is still common sense, so Fang Jin couldn't just casually grab someone on the street and ask them questions after leaving the simulated space, as that would be tantamount to directly exposing the illegal immigrant's identity.
"Evolution points are the only resource that players can obtain from the system itself. The only way to obtain them is by clearing different dungeon worlds. Evolution points cannot be generated through any other means, including trading."
"It has two main uses. One is to directly increase the player's level. Each level up is a process of leaping over the life level, and all the values will increase in sync."
"Secondly, there is the issue of localized enhancements. Unless one relies on comprehension and in-depth practice, the strength of talents and skills will not increase with level. Over time, this will lead to a disconnect between the player's level and their own level."
"Evolution points can enhance these two major categories in specific areas, even surpassing the player's current level, and up to the original limit of their talent... After all, the evolution of life is inherently diverse."
Hearing this, Fang Jin hesitated, then suddenly remembered that he had been penalized 107 points for repairing the damage. "Isn't that a bit too much of a rip-off?"
"Evolution points directly affect the living organism itself, repairing a severely injured body that may have residual sequelae, which is essentially also a form of evolution."
"This is the third way to waste evolution points."
"...No need for introductions, I acknowledge it."
Fang Jin was astonished. Evolution points cover almost the entire evolution path, so their importance is self-evident. It was a waste that he had directly used points to repair damage regardless of its severity.
Then, Fang Jin opened the talent section on the screen, and enlarged the three words "Star Eater" to the maximum. The information collected by the system was unchanged from the beginning, but the content below Authority 3 was blurred.
Fang Jin clicked his tongue. He even suspected that this was not a knowledge blockade, but rather that even the system did not know what the Star Eaters' future abilities would be, since there were too few cases of living beings being able to contain remnants of stars.
The reason is that Fang Jin only obtained the information about the Star Eater from the panel after completing the second instance; before that, he had been using the ability in a state of complete confusion.
...Perhaps such content was just a rumor, and it was only after Fang Jin stumbled into the main world that it became a reality.
"But in any case... there was still a surprise."
He said softly that the only difference in the talent section was that there was a line of dark blue text following the Star Eater, which made his eyes light up.
[The Star Eater... The host planet has recovered by 0.4%, and detection indicates the presence of life and energy levels. The planet's time and space will gradually regain their activity as the host becomes stronger.]