Thanks for the Invite, I'm in Honkai Leveling Up Stats

At this point, the development abilities available for Gwen to choose from were three that were unheard of in the world of DanMachi, clearly appearing due to Gwen's uniqueness.

Gwen estimated that "Nourish Soul with Soul" originated from the "Spirit Awakening Scripture" he was cultivating, as it was directly mentioned in the product description.

However, Gwen couldn't be sure whether "Nourish Soul with Soul" nourished his own soul, making his spirit stronger, or nourished someone else's soul to achieve the effect of resurrecting the dead.

In comparison, "Nourish Body with Soul," which was likely also from the "Spirit Awakening Scripture," was much easier to understand: it allowed a powerful soul to nourish the physical body, accelerating its growth.

The appearance of this development ability made Gwen doubt whether his rapid progress before was due to this effect of the "Spirit Awakening Scripture," allowing his relatively outstanding mental strength to drive the improvement of all his physical attributes.

As for the last one, "Power of Earth," Gwen was quite certain it originated from the Light Shadow Stone he had purchased.

Seeing this development ability, Gwen could also confirm that his continuous infusion of energy into the Light Shadow Stone during this period was not without direct results. Instead, he had established a connection in a way he didn't understand, leading to the appearance of this development ability option in his body.

However, although "Power of Earth" sounded a bit intimidating, judging solely by its literal meaning, there were no obvious effects.

Did stepping on the ground grant various hidden buffs?

But the problem was that Destiny Headquarters, where Gwen was currently located, was a floating island in the sky, and it was highly unlikely to be recognized as "earth."

After this simple analysis, Gwen easily made his choice—"Nourish Body with Soul."

The effect of "Nourish Soul with Soul" was unclear, and even if it acted on himself, it would most likely only strengthen his mental attributes. For Gwen, who was cultivating the "Spirit Awakening Scripture," this was merely uncertain icing on the cake.

"Power of Earth" also had an unclear effect. While it might yield great rewards, it was likely useless to Gwen, who was on a floating island.

In contrast, "Nourish Body with Soul," which would likely allow his fastest-developing mental attributes to drive the growth of other attributes and thus speed up his leveling, naturally became Gwen's best choice.

As for the other two... Gwen wasn't going to level up only once. He could choose them slowly as he leveled up in the future.

Besides, "Nourish Soul with Soul" would require his own soul to be strong enough to nourish a new soul...

Sighing inwardly, Gwen, having made his decision, no longer hesitated. He mentally clicked on "Nourish Body with Soul," confirmed it, and selected his first development ability.

The next moment, the other two flickering development abilities disappeared, leaving only the radiant "Nourish Body with Soul."

Thus, Gwen's status panel returned to its original appearance, with no further options available.

"The current time is June 2012, one and a half years before the Changkong City Honkai Incident in early 2014, and four and a half years before the Queen's Arrival at the end of 2016.

I still have time, but not much.

So... let's set a small goal, reach lv4 within a year!"

Recalling the tragedies that occurred in the original future, Gwen, who had confirmed his potential with the system's help, set a short-term goal for himself.

As for long-term goals... there was no need to speak of them. However, thinking about such distant matters now would only make him restless. Gwen simply kept them in his heart.

If "Nourish Soul with Soul" was truly similar to the "Nourish Soul with Soul" in his memory, then...

The conclusion that "the world allows consciousness to match new vessels but does not allow vessels to collect dissipated consciousness" would be completely shattered.

After setting himself a small goal, Gwen, who was already incredibly energetic after leveling up, felt even more sleepless.

Having had the experience half a month prior, Gwen ran the "Spirit Awakening Scripture" to see if simple cultivation could increase his mental strength, while simultaneously opening the system store to pass the time with its nearly endless supply of white-tier items.

Another half month passed. Gwen's points balance had long since surpassed ten thousand again. However, since the limited-time shop was about to refresh, Gwen temporarily suppressed the urge to do a ten-pull on the Invitation Letters, intending to see if the limited-time shop would refresh with anything good before making a decision.

After all, Invitation Letters might be a waste, but items purchased from the store with points would not be—

Just the "Spirit Awakening Scripture" and the Light Shadow Stone had brought Gwen three development abilities.

In this situation, the option of using points to directly purchase items had a higher priority in Gwen's mind than sending Invitation Letters to try and invite group members.

When browsing Taobao, time always passes quickly.

As Gwen, who was dedicating a portion of his consciousness to browsing the mall, opened the description of a new white-tier item, his vision suddenly blurred. His perspective shot upwards, and before him, a hazy luster flickered non-stop, almost blinding Gwen.

He glanced at the time remaining on the limited-time shop and saw that the remaining time had reset to one month later. Knowing that the limited-time shop had refreshed, Gwen blinked, dispelling the discomfort from directly looking at the shop's refresh, and turned his gaze to the items below, which were still entirely white.

Skillfully filtering the items, Gwen found that there were still no gold or purple items this time, only two blue items. He frowned in disappointment but still opened the two blue items for a brief look.

Discovering that they were again two items completely useless to him, Gwen could only put away his recent expectations and shift his gaze back to the Invitation Letters above, which always emitted a faint golden glow.

He clicked on the Invitation Letters, selected a quantity of ten, confirmed the purchase, and confirmed the sending.

With a nervous heart, he clicked confirm. Gwen waited for a moment but saw no change in the group member list.

Chapter 42 Otto: I will... tear down the walls!

"Although it seems like the Invitation Letters have a high probability of failure now, there's still a chance of one or two out of ten.

Moreover, if an Invitation Letter mysteriously appears on a table, wouldn't a normal person be cautious?

Perhaps after a while, once they confirm it's safe, the recipient will choose to open it..."

Gwen, who had prepared himself psychologically, was slightly disappointed but could still comfort himself with a few stable remarks. His emotions did not fluctuate significantly because the Invitation Letters, which cost the same as two Light Shadow Stones, had gone to waste.

He withdrew his gaze from the group member list but did not directly close the system to sleep. Instead, he reopened his status panel.

Previously, his mental attribute had always been the exceptional EX, which prevented Gwen from directly noticing the improvements brought by the "Spirit Awakening Scripture."

Now that his level had increased, Gwen naturally wanted to see if the "Spirit Awakening Scripture," which had cost him two hundred thousand points, had any effect.

"Gwen—lv2

Strength—I0

Stamina—I0"

Dexterity—I0

Spirit—I10

Energy—I0

Energy System: None

Development Ability: Nourish Body with Soul

"As expected of a golden-tier item.

The effects are truly astonishing."

Seeing that merely dedicating three hours to cultivating the Spirit Awakening Scripture had increased his Spirit by ten points, Gwen couldn't help but praise inwardly.

Even if the relatively simple attribute increase might be due to Gwen's Lv2 status, Gwen hadn't been fully focused on cultivation. He had only allocated a portion of his attention to it, with a significant amount still dedicated to browsing the nearly countless white-tier items.

Gwen could already foresee that even as his level increased, as long as he could cultivate the Spirit Awakening Scripture without restriction, his Spirit attribute would continue to rise smoothly.

As for now, this was the only way—

Gwen, an amnesiac from three months ago, suddenly assuming strange postures to cultivate without the influence of a certain celestial being, looked suspicious no matter how you sliced it.

For the sake of caution, Gwen, unsure if his room was bugged, could only proceed this way.

Fortunately, as a divine art of the righteous Xuanmen path, the Spirit Awakening Scripture also emphasized following nature and maintaining a steady pace, allowing it to be circulated during daily activities.

After checking his status panel, Gwen glanced at the chat group, which still showed no changes. With a silent sigh, he pulled the covers over himself and closed his eyes to sleep.

While Gwen closed his eyes to sleep, Otto, whom Gwen deeply suspected and feared, to the point that he couldn't wholeheartedly cultivate in his own room, was still diligently working…

Of course, in terms of his work, for Otto, the Grand Bishop of Destiny, it could also be considered neglecting his duties—

"Tsk, tsk, tsk…"

As the results in Otto's hands gradually became clear, Void Archives clicked his tongue and said with exaggerated flair, "As expected of Otto Apocalypse's child?

He's truly quite complex.

While acting, he's not entirely acting; there's a genuine emotion mixed in."

"Humans are complex,"

Otto replied calmly as he made his final summary, seemingly unbothered by Void Archives' chatter—

"People as simple-minded as the Caslanas are ultimately rare.

Moreover, even a simple Caslana would activate their not-so-bright brain in an unfamiliar and complex environment, let alone an Apocalypse."

"That's true, your elder brother is one of a kind in your family's many generations."

Void Archives agreed with a seemingly emotional tone, but his words were precisely stepping on landmines—

Aside from Otto's good elder brother, the Apocalypse family consisted of either cunning old men full of schemes, wicked women with hearts of vipers, or clowns who had done nothing but foolish things…

"Heh…

While a pure heart sounds appealing, in most cases, people with more complex minds are more likely to survive."

A mocking curve formed on Otto's lips, but his words still carried a hint of pleasure as he looked at the profile report in his hands—

When Gwen happened to meet Amber in the dining hall, among the Valkyries and staff dining in small groups, there was also a gentle noblewoman with a warm smile, quietly observing the two who had become the center of attention, profiling Gwen.

Similar observations had been made more than once in the past few months, and the compiled results formed the report in Otto's hands, which was also the evaluation from Void Archives.

"So, are you planning to be the villain and let our little Gwen experience the darkness of the world, reminding him to be cautious?"

Seeing Otto's unyielding demeanor, Void Archives retracted his previously aggressive attitude and asked curiously.

"Not at all, not at all…"

Otto casually placed the profile report on the table, covering it with his hand as if trying to grasp the person within—

"All I need to do is help him push down that wall, allowing him to see the beautiful scenery beyond.

The rest, he will naturally understand what to do…"

"So, he's being forced to advance due to the push of some unnamed mastermind behind the scenes, right?"

Void Archives retorted sarcastically, then abruptly changed the subject to a seemingly irrelevant remark—

"Looking at the forum now, people aren't even trading stocks one by one anymore; they're already trading them in pairs…"

"Everything is happening naturally, isn't it?"

Otto smiled and casually sent Void Archives another silencing package.

The profile report under Otto's palm had, at some unknown time, turned into a pile of ashes, scattering in the wind as Otto rubbed his fingers.

Having silenced the increasingly noisy Void Archives, Otto casually picked up half a bottle of red wine and went to the open window. He tilted his head back, gazed at the stars in the sky, and murmured with a sigh, "Just let everything follow its natural course…"

His voice drifted away with the wind. Otto abandoned his usual pretense of maintaining the aristocratic demeanor of the Old European blue bloods, raising the wine bottle and drinking directly from it…

Meanwhile, in a corner of the universe, an Invitation Letter, which had appeared at some unknown time, was buried among a pile of discarded letters. It looked unremarkable amidst the similarly appearing letters around it, failing to attract its owner's attention.

In a rather simple research lab, an Invitation Letter that appeared out of nowhere was highly valued by its owner.

However, as Gwen had thought, the owner here was extremely wary of the mysteriously appearing Invitation Letter—

Chadwick's experience was still fresh in his mind. The beautiful black-haired woman with a cool demeanor knew very well that while the halo of being a "Genius Club member" was dazzling, it also attracted covetous gazes…

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Chapter 43: Otto: Caslana Needs Talents Like You

Although he discovered that the path to upgrading seemed simpler than he had imagined, Gwen didn't relax at all. He maintained his previous diligence and effort, even surpassing it.

For Gwen, who had an upgrade system, the saying "effort yields rewards," which was originally full of motivational clichés, was almost absolutely true.

With such conditions, if he regretted not working hard enough in the future, Gwen felt he could just go and die by smashing a stinky tofu into his face.

Moreover, although the attribute points gained from the same training after upgrading indeed became less and slower as Gwen had thought, Gwen's speed in increasing attribute points after upgrading had not slowed down much—

As the progress from training decreased, the effect of the original medicinal baths on Gwen also diminished.

Then, before Gwen could even bring up the issue, the medicinal liquid required for the baths was replaced. The form itself was even upgraded from medicinal baths to a nutrient pod.

Although he lacked the ability of internal vision, even with his excellent perception brought about by his outstanding mental strength, Gwen could feel that compared to the original medicinal baths, the current nutrient solution seemed to be more effective, with stronger medicinal properties, but also more… domineering.

After reaching a conclusion about the current nutrient solution, Gwen understood—

Given Gwen's previous physical condition, it was normal for those responsible for regulating his body to choose gentle medication, especially without knowing about the external help of Gwen's upgrade system.

It was only appropriate to use potent medicine after his body had shown significant improvement.

Thus, with technology in one hand and a cheat in the other, Gwen's progress far outpaced that of his fellow trainees, even reminding some instructors of the legends left behind by their predecessors in textbooks.

Not only that, but even Rita and Anna, who were by his side, teased Gwen about it more than once.