"I wonder what the difference is between excellent and ordinary?"
Guan Tong thought he should check online later to see if the Doomsday Rules white paper had been updated.
But for now, he still had things to research.
First were the new features unlocked in his Personal Terminal.
There were two in total: 【Social】 and 【Transaction】.
The nas were self-explanatory, but upon closer inspection, he discovered hidden complexities.
In the 【Social】 function, nicknas were allowed to have duplicates.
This ant Guan Tong could be called "Shadow," and others could also choose "Shadow" as their nickna.
The way to distinguish between them was through each person's unique "Digital ID."
Guan Tong checked his own Digital ID: 771539268.
If he wanted to add friends, he could input the Digital ID to add them, ensuring he wouldn't add the wrong person.
Besides adding friends, the 【Social】 function surprisingly had an option to add "Sworn Enemies."
Guan Tong saw that if he added soone as a sworn enemy, the added person would receive a notification. After both parties beca sworn enemies, if their positions were within a certain distance, a prompt would appear.
Additionally, the two sworn enemies couldn't perform "team formation" operations.
Although Guan Tong didn't know what "team formation" was used for, he guessed it would probably be content used in subsequent rules.
The other new function, 【Transaction】, contained a "Market" option when opened.
Everyone could list tradable items on the market for priced sales.
Those who wanted to buy could purchase them using Ascension Coins.
However, the market currently showed zero items, as no one had listed anything yet.
Looking at this, Guan Tong recalled the Fire Thief's voice ntioning that the Ascension Store had added more products.
He closed the market function and opened the Ascension Store.
Sure enough, the interface had changed.
Previously, the store had nothing except a search bar, but now products were displayed.
The quantity wasn't large though - Guan Tong saw the list only had one page with just a few items.
【Primary Weapon Box · Bronze Tier】: After use, can choose one cold weapon
【Price: 50 Ascension Coins】
……
【Primary dical Box · Bronze Tier】: After use, obtain random dical items
【Price: 80 Ascension Coins】
……
【Basic Food Box · Bronze Tier】: After use, obtain 1 unit of basic food
【Price: 20 Ascension Coins】
……
Only three items for sale - Guan Tong scanned them quickly.
His first impression was two words: useless
Taking the weapon box first - opening it allows choosing a cold weapon like a dagger or machete.
Choosing a dagger from the box versus buying a small knife from the supermarket - the forr's biggest advantage would be portability and concealability.
Because real-world man-made items cannot be stored in the Personal Terminal's Storage Box.
This ans buying a box from the Ascension Store to get a dagger, then storing it in the Storage Box when not in use.
Once encountering danger, he could instantly retrieve the dagger from the terminal's Storage Box with a thought to deal with the threat.
—That's the only advantage.
It's not bad, but would Guan Tong really spend 50 Ascension Coins to buy it? He wouldn't.
On one hand, he's poor and can't waste Ascension Coins.
On the other hand, compared to wielding cold weapons and fighting with blades, he'd prefer to avoid getting into such dangerous situations in the first place.
If he had to buy sothing, he'd lean toward the second dical box.
If he could get so multi-functional dicine, it might co in handy soday.
As for the third food box, it confused Guan Tong sowhat.
The first two each had their uses, but what was the food box for?
"If social conditions deteriorate, causing massive famine, then spending Ascension Coins on this food box for ergencies would make sense. Under normal circumstances, as long as there's still sothing to eat, no one would buy this."
Everyone knows how hard Ascension Coins are to obtain.
Currently, the only known way to get them is by successfully challenging Doomsday Rules, making them extrely scarce.
Guan Tong believed that with the 【Transaction】 function now open, including the Ascension Store's new products, the value of Ascension Coins would beco terrifyingly high.
He estimated that real-world big shots wouldn't even blink at exchanging a pound of gold for one Ascension Coin.
Too bad such exchanges aren't possible.
Even if soone wanted to give their Ascension Coins to others, it would be difficult!
Currently, the terminal has no "gifting" function - to get soone else's Ascension Coins, you must sell them items.
However, it seems no one possesses tradable items yet, or at least no one has listed anything on the market.
The 【Alertness Mint】 produced during the first Doomsday Rule cannot be traded at all.
The 【Gene Optimization Serum】 Guan Tong just obtained from the box is tradable, but unless soone's brain got kicked by a donkey, no one would list such a precious item on the market.
Even if listed, who could afford it? Selling cheap would work, but that would be incredibly foolish. Generally, people foolish enough to do that probably couldn't obtain such precious items in the first place.
"I'd better save my coins for now."
After looking, Guan Tong closed the store.
He didn't plan to buy anything - completely unnecessary.
Saving up to buy better items when they're added later is the best choice for Guan Tong.
Then, satisfied, Guan Tong went to the study and turned on the computer.
He originally wanted to check online for white paper updates, but the internet was flooded with netizens' complaints.
"Holy crap! My Mind Power decreased by 15 points, dropping my maximum directly to the thirties!"
"Mine decreased by 7 points, feeling terrible..."
"I'm dizzy! I was originally at 80, barely getting an ordinary evaluation. Now it dropped to 72, back to inferior!"
"Why do people who failed the challenge have different degrees of Mind Power maximum reduction???"
"The white paper updated - seems related to rule completion percentage. The closer to challenge success, the less the reduction."
"I'm crying! The store added new items, but I have 0 coins and can't buy anything!"
From the previous group's challenge success rate, it was clear most people failed the challenge.
This ant not only could they not get Ascension Coin rewards, but their precious Mind Power maximum would also decrease.
In Guan Tong's view, this was the most fatal part.
"The further we go with the rules, Mind Power will probably beco increasingly crucial. If it's insufficient, passing challenges will definitely beco harder and harder."
Once Guan Tong realized this, he knew he couldn't beco complacent.
He couldn't get arrogant just because he obtained a Gene Optimization Serum that increased his maximum by 20 points.
The cycle of intensely exhausting and recovering Mind Power daily must absolutely continue.
Guan Tong logged into the Doomsday Rules Counterasures Research Office's official website to check for white paper updates.
Unexpectedly, upon entering the site, a pop-up appeared first.
【Notice: Mind Power Developnt Academy is currently under preparation. Interested parties please call for details】
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