Methods of Gaining Experience Points

If time could have been turned back a few minutes, Bai Zhi would have stopped that sinful hand of his without hesitation. But no matter what, he had never expected things to take such a dramatic turn.

Equipment had Equipment Conditions, and skills naturally had Learning Conditions as well. Yet the Skill Card from the Novice Quest, which had originally had no learning requirements whatsoever, had undergone a transformation for some inexplicable reason.

Not only had it changed from Rare to Perfect Grade, jumping two whole tiers in one go, but the Learning Condition that had originally been absent had also reappeared.

What did 15 Intelligence, 15 Charisma, and 15 Perception even mean?

For Normal Players, those three attributes generally hovered around ten points. Even taking naturally gifted people into account, meeting the conditions to learn this Perfect Skill would require reaching at least Level 10.

But if he put his precious Attribute Points into those three attributes, what about improving the others?

Survival was what mattered most.

Moreover, for equipment sold in the System Store, the Equipment Conditions were mostly Strength, Agility, and Constitution. Naturally, those were the three attributes prioritized in the early stages.

But Bai Zhi was different. He had actually met the Learning Condition long ago... but could that be blamed on him? The Skill Card obtained from the Novice Quest had no learning requirements at all. He had allocated his points based on a thorough consideration of his actual circumstances. Who could have known that the Skill Card would suddenly undergo such a change in his hands?

With a dark expression, Bai Zhi stuffed the Skill Card back into his Inventory.

After becoming an Official Player, a Spiritual Power Gauge similar to an MP Value bar had appeared as well. Based on the conversion of one point of Intelligence equaling ten points of Spiritual Power, his current Spiritual Power Value was 150.

However, until he reached Level 5 and met the Learning Condition for that Perfect Skill, he estimated he would have no use for that Spiritual Power.

Bai Zhi took the [Shadow Realm Pass] and [Shadow Realm Permanent Deed] out of his Inventory again and began studying them with an intensely tooth-grinding sense of frustration.

As he had officially advanced into an Official Player, the descriptions of these two Items remained concise, but quite a bit of additional information had clearly appeared.

[Name: Shadow Realm Pass]

[Type: Special Item]

[Quality: Extremely Rare]

[Description: A necessary Item for entering the Shadow Realm. Can be used when placed in shadow, opening a two-way Portal to the Shadow Realm.]

[Trait: Permanent]

[Equipment Condition: None]

[Usage Condition: Sanity greater than or equal to 10]

[Note: Automatically bound to Player ID. Cannot be discarded, traded, or transferred. Guaranteed to drop upon death.]

[Name: Shadow Realm Permanent Deed]

[Type: Special Item]

[Quality: None]

[Description: The holder gains permanent Usage Right to a region within the Shadow Realm, existing as the lord of that region.]

[Trait: Shadow Forging]

[Equipment Condition: None]

[Usage Condition: Sanity greater than or equal to 100]

[Shadow Crystal: 1]

[Note: Automatically bound to Player ID. Cannot be discarded, traded, or transferred. Guaranteed to drop upon death.]

"Guaranteed to drop upon death... no wonder that guy wanted to kill me so badly back then."

Looking at the descriptions of the two Items now finally revealed in full, Bai Zhi's mouth twitched slightly. He then deliberately pulled up his Attribute Panel, staring at the "???" marked next to the Sanity attribute as he fell into thought.

"...Does that mean I meet the requirement, or not?"

The freely available information online rarely mentioned the Sanity Value attribute. To learn more, one had to pay for the relevant intelligence on certain forums.

Bai Zhi had only had a vague understanding of the Sanity Value attribute before, but now he had faintly arrived at a certain conjecture.

"If that's really the case, then this world runs far deeper than I imagined. Like an iceberg on the sea surface, what shows above the water is only the tip..."

Rubbing his forehead lightly, Bai Zhi let out a breath.

He did not know how many Shadow Crystals the little boy who had previously held the [Shadow Realm Permanent Deed] had accumulated, but clearly, all the Shadow Crystals the other party had painstakingly saved had ended up benefiting him.

"I'll figure out the Sanity Value issue later by buying information from those Information Brokers. For now, my main goal is to reach Level 5 as quickly as possible..."

Leaning back against his chair, Bai Zhi unconsciously sank into thought.

There were several ways for Players to gain Experience Points, but none of them were easy.

The first and most orthodox way to gain Experience Points was naturally to complete the Mandatory Quests issued by the system at irregular intervals. These Mandatory Quests included Scenario Quests like the Novice Quest, which were like role-playing, as well as Emergency Quests that involved proactively entering dangerous places to resolve sudden incidents.

—Mandatory Quests issued by the system could not be refused by Players.

Completing a quest earned system-issued rewards. Experience Points and Game Coins were the most basic rewards, while Skill Cards or equipment of random levels could also randomly appear in the reward list. At present, the only known source of Skill Cards was through Mandatory Quests issued by the system.

The second way Players could gain Experience Points was by actively participating in various Anomaly Incidents. In the Anomaly Incident involving the little boy who stomps shadows, Bai Zhi had gained 50 Experience Points because he had taken part and made a contribution, though Wu Hua and Xu Qiang had taken the lion's share.

This method of gaining Experience Points was flexible, but also dangerous. Wu Hua and the others had nearly suffered a disastrous setback before.

However, Players could also gain additional rewards from Anomalies, such as Supernatural Items obtained from the Anomalies themselves. The [Shadow Realm Pass] and [Shadow Realm Permanent Deed] currently in Bai Zhi's possession were examples of this.

However, one thing required special attention: the Supernatural Items obtained from Anomalies could often bring unspeakable horrors and disasters upon their holders. In most cases, excessive caution could save your life.

—Come to think of it, Bai Zhi felt that he really ought to thank that Anomaly Campus Belle who had attached herself to him after doing a good deed without leaving her name. If she had not lured Wu Hua and the others away at the time, he might not have obtained these two Items.

The third way to gain Experience Points could be called the easiest, but also the hardest: killing the "Wild Monsters" that randomly appeared around the world... such as the Scuttle Crab Bai Zhi had seen before.

It was the easiest because these "Wild Monsters" were not as difficult to deal with as Anomalies. Killing them not only granted Experience Points, but could also drop equipment, making it a highly profitable venture.

It was the hardest because these "Wild Monsters" had an extremely low chance of appearing. Most wandered in uninhabited wildernesses and were incredibly hard to find. If they were not killed within a certain period, they would disappear from this world.

One particularly important thing to remember was never to confuse these "Wild Monsters" with "Anomalies," or the consequences would be dire.

As for the final way to gain Experience Points...

"...Games?"

Bai Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly.

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