Apostle Square, Cultivation Room

"Newbie, wanna learn about the Dimension Paradise? Just 100 Paradise Points."

Chu Danqing, with Da Bao in tow, had just stepped out of his room and arrived at the Apostle Plaza when he heard an enthusiastic voice.

"Don't have that much, how about 10 points?" Chu Danqing immediately knocked off a zero.

He'd risked his life for an A-rank evaluation, which only netted him five thousand Paradise Points. This person wanted to take a fiftieth of that right off the bat. Chu Danqing felt like he was getting ripped off.

"That can't be right, even if you coasted through, you should have..." The speaker was a plump middle-aged woman, but she trailed off when she saw Da Bao next to Chu Danqing.

Then she understood. It wasn't that Chu Danqing didn't have the points; he was just haggling.

To obtain such an impressive summon in the preliminary trial, his evaluation had to be at least a C-rank.

"10 points wouldn't even cover my cost," she muttered, then said, "Let's just call it making friends. 30 points."

"Deal, but you have to tell me, how could you tell I was a newbie?" Chu Danqing asked.

He knew how to trade Paradise Points, using his Apostle privileges.

"This is the default area for probationary Apostles entering the Apostle Plaza for the first time. Almost everyone here has just completed their first trial."

As she spoke, she initiated a trade with Chu Danqing, offering something called a Type-1 Information Data Chip.

He could see the attribute panel directly from the trade interface, and it was notarized by Dimension Paradise.

"I see," Chu Danqing nodded and confirmed the trade.

The chip was a consumable. Once used, it would give Chu Danqing a data package containing various summaries and experiences related to the Paradise.

This was definitely not information a probationary Apostle should have access to. There had to be tacit approval and support from Dimension Paradise for it to be spreading on such a large scale.

There was a lot of content, and Chu Danqing quickly finished receiving it.

As for the middle-aged woman, she continued to solicit other newly arrived probationary Apostles.

"The highest evaluation before becoming a formal Apostle is only A-rank? Then what was the Fallen Blossom Maiden? Did I just get lucky?" Chu Danqing thought that might not be accurate.

As for choosing to contract the White Dragon Fish to try and reach an S-rank evaluation?

Chu Danqing simply couldn't pass the attribute requirements for the contract scroll.

Da Bao was able to be contracted because he volunteered and had high favorability, bypassing the attribute check.

If he really chose the White Dragon Fish or the Fallen Blossom Maiden, he'd probably be eaten as soon as they met, without even getting a chance to use the contract scroll.

Even if he was lucky enough to force a contract, the low favorability would cause the loyalty to backfire on him immediately.

If he really had that option, they wouldn't be trying to eat him right from the start.

According to the statistics, Dimension Apostles' overall evaluations hovered around D to C-rank. They couldn't reach higher, and unless they were deliberately slacking off, low evaluations like E or F were impossible.

In addition, Chu Danqing also found out why his two basic skills, Basic Summoning Art and Summoning Basics, were so valuable.

These two skills were the foundation of the system. Improving them would give you comprehensive system knowledge.

After the basic skills were raised to LV10, they could be advanced into proficient skills, gaining more knowledge inheritance and skill effects.

It was like having a vast and complete knowledge base that was also a powerful skill.

But there were also drawbacks: improvement was extremely difficult, requiring either special resources and a high amount of Paradise Points, or going to the training room in the Paradise and paying with evaluations + Paradise Points. How much you could improve depended entirely on yourself.

The information clearly stated the evaluation and price: an A-rank evaluation plus 5000 Paradise Points could buy you 10 days of training, including corresponding guidance.

Of course, not only basic skills could be improved this way, but other skills as well. It was just a matter of whether it was worth it, since you could improve them in the skill pod using Paradise Points.

Secondly, when strengthening attributes in the attribute pod, it was recommended to turn on the pain shielding function. Turning it off would make the strengthening effect better, but it would be extremely painful.

Chu Danqing read through the content bit by bit. There were many useful things that would help him avoid pitfalls.

What interested him most was that besides Dimension Paradise, there were four other factions.

They were Fantasy Metropolis, Nightmare Realm, War Dominion, and Death Kingdom.

Just as Chu Danqing had thought, Dimension Paradise didn't just kill you if you disagreed, or force execution if you couldn't complete a task.

Most of the punishments were just deductions of Paradise Points.

Even if you were deducted into the negatives, they would only confiscate the Paradise Points you earned in later trials to pay off the debt. Your equipment, skills, and the like wouldn't be confiscated to offset the debt.

If you were truly hopeless and still not dead, they would only turn you into a life Apostle, so you could continue to shine and generate heat.

The most serious task punishment was actually deducting attributes.

But the other four factions were different. The tasks were more difficult, and the punishments were harsher. They started by deducting attributes as a percentage.

Task punishments were often obliteration or forced execution.

Therefore, in terms of combat quality, Dimension Paradise was at the bottom.

Because the pressure was low, the atmosphere was much better than in the other four factions.

Chu Danqing was still a probationary Apostle, so he couldn't come into contact with these four factions. He had to become a formal Tier 1 Apostle to be eligible.

Probationary was like being a newly hired intern.

Speaking of Tier 1 Dimension Apostles, becoming one was very simple: you just needed to reach 10 points in your five core stats. As long as one stat reached 10, it would trigger a rank breakthrough trial.

Secondly, breakthrough trials are graded into different levels; breaking through in all five attributes is vastly different from breaking through in just one.

"Let's go to the training room. I urgently need someone to guide me." Chu Danqing didn't choose to use his attribute points first or exchange his equipment for usable resources.

For him, the most pressing matter was to solidify his foundation. Besides, his belongings weren't going anywhere.

If someone could guide him, it would be best to transform from someone living in a peaceful, modern city into a qualified summoning-type Dimension Apostle.

For example, the order in which he should improve his attributes, what resources he should exchange unnecessary equipment for to make up for his shortcomings, and so on.

Wouldn't it be much better to have a qualified instructor provide him with a plan than to fumble around on his own?

Chu Danqing knew where the training room was, so he soon arrived with Da Bao. On the way, he bought a high-capacity recorder, paper, and pens, spending 10 Paradise Points.

A life-type Dimension Apostle greeted Chu Danqing, leading the way and explaining things.

The content wasn't much different from the information Chu Danqing had purchased, indirectly verifying its authenticity.

[Optional Tiers]

[A-Rank Training Room: Please select the skills you want to improve]

"The evaluation and rewarded Paradise Points are just enough for one training session. Dimension Paradise encourages growth through this method."

The evaluation at the end was the greatest value; Paradise Points and attribute points were just icing on the cake.

Chu Danqing selected Basic Summoning Art and Summoning Basics, and then noticed Da Bao's option appearing later, so he ticked that one as well.

[Training Duration: 10 days. The reserve Dimension Apostle's remaining rest time has not been exceeded. Generating A-Rank Basic Skill Instructor...]

[Generation Complete. A-Rank Basic Skill Instructor: Azure Cloud Holy Land Holy Child (Projection)]

"Wait, is this Holy Child projection's age a bit off???" Chu Danqing's expression turned strangely odd when he saw the Holy Child of the Azure Cloud Holy Land.