As for the Points, it was best to compare with other Reincarnators before deciding anything.
Because of this, Zeroy cautiously gave up on the idea of immediately returning to the HotD world.
To go back would require setting a World Beacon, and each beacon costs 1000 Points.
But Zeroy wanted to spend all her Points on strengthening herself first.
Increase her power, and only then consider other things.
The main ways to strengthen were as follows—
1. Buy items from the shop, though the shop only sold consumables, not equipment.
2. 1000 Points per enhancement session with the Main God to strengthen the body.
3. Improve stats on her personal panel.
4. Trade with other Reincarnators—likely the only way to obtain equipment.
Thinking herself not very rich, Zeroy decided to save her Points and not rush into using them.
Instead, she chose to first interact with other Reincarnators and see how best to maximize the value of her Points.
Following the Main God's guidance, Zeroy found the public area.
It was a medium-sized plaza, with only a dozen or so people walking around, and six of them running stalls.
The environment was fine, but the sparse numbers made it look rather shabby.
Still, after looking around, Zeroy saw some decent goods.
Most of the items were white or blue quality, but there were some purple-quality ones too.
Things like—[Muramasa the Demon Blade], [Armor of Myo-o], [Dragon Hand], [Battleworn Greatsword of the Black Knight], [Battleworn Heavy Wet Sickles].
They all looked good.
Even so, Zeroy realized these weapons and armor weren't much use to her.
She already had her Striker Units and armor, which would grow with her, so she had no need for outside gear.
At most, she might use accessory-type equipment.
But today, none were for sale.
In the end, she only bought a purple item—purple equipment usually started at 2000 Points, however, material-type items were much cheaper.
What she bought cost only 500.
Because for most people, it was nearly useless.
[Evil Flower: A blossom grown from vile soil, dazzlingly beautiful and dreamlike, containing a faint concept of "evil." It glows more beautifully when near sin.]
Because of its uselessness, it sold very cheaply.
Zeroy bought it simply to gauge a person's level of sin.
She had too many targets to cut down, but didn't want to kill innocents.
So, such a method of detecting sin was very necessary.
After that, Zeroy spent another 500 Points buying information.
—Was survival in the Main God Space difficult?
Missions weren't usually that hard. If all you wanted was survival, it was relatively easy.
—What about relationships between Reincarnators?
Hostile.
The Main God didn't encourage internecine conflict; killing another yielded no reward. Despite that, competition was fierce.
After all, when multiple people entered the same world, they received the same missions. If you completed it, others lost the chance.
—What was the usual evaluation for a newcomer's first mission?
Generally around B+. Supposedly, no one had ever achieved S+.
—Any way to avoid death penalties?
Yes. Spend 3000 Points to nullify the death penalty for mission failure. Or become a High-Level Reincarnator's teammate. That said, no one had ever seen one, nor knew how to become one.
—Are newbie missions all solo mode? How do most fare?
Yes, all solo.
As for results, newcomers usually earned around 3000–5000 Points, since earning less than 3000 meant being erased. So they just scraped the minimum.
—Why is the Main God broken?
No one knows.
—What's the most missions a veteran has done?
Two.
—How many Reincarnators are there?
Not many. Around a hundred currently, but numbers are increasing.
—Does mission-world time sync with Main God Space?
No. No matter how long you stay in a mission world, only one day passes in the Main God Space.
That was the intel Zeroy bought.
Some of it might be deceit, trying to lull newbies into complacency. Zeroy took it with suspicion.
Because if she believed it all, then she was the strongest newbie—perhaps even the strongest Reincarnator.
And she didn't buy that for a second. She wouldn't be so arrogant.
After all, she didn't even have purple equipment, while these people were selling it.
Next came strengthening—
But before that, Zeroy returned to her personal space.
The High-Level Reincarnator perks included [Personal Space can be expanded from 100 square meters up to 1000, at 10 Points per square meter].
This personal space was essentially the Main God's dormitory for each Reincarnator.
Each had 100 square meters, inaccessible to others without permission. Inside was pure white, with no ground or sky, nothing at all.
But as its owner, Zeroy could decorate it however she liked. She could turn it into a forest cabin or a riverside penthouse.
That said, powerful or special furniture required Points.
Staring at the empty 100 square meters, Zeroy decided to split it into two floors.
The first, a training ground; the second, a bed, tables, chairs, and a shower.
This space had a 6-meter height limit, so she could only build two floors.
At last, in her private space, Zeroy could focus on strengthening herself.
[Name: Zeroy]
[Gender: Female]
[Abilities: Sky Striker Ace LV1, Evil Slayer LV1, Nonhuman Killer LV1]
[Title: Headhunter]
[Sky Striker Ace LV1: Upgrade conditions not met]
[Evil Slayer LV1: Upgrade conditions met, cost 3000 Points]
[Nonhuman Killer LV1: Upgrade conditions met, cost 3000 Points]
"Hmm?"
'Wait, skills needed Points to upgrade?'
Still... with only three skills, all perfectly suited for her...
Though it hurt, Zeroy chose to upgrade them.
[Evil Slayer LV1 → Evil Slayer LV2]
[Evil Slayer LV2: When facing targets you deem {evil}, all stats increase by 20%, resistances increase by 20%, and you can faintly sense malice and sin in others.]
[Nonhuman Killer LV1 → Nonhuman Killer LV2]
[Nonhuman Killer LV2: When facing targets you deem {nonhuman}, all stats increase by 20%, and attacks gain lifesteal.]
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