Attributes, Player Mall

Name: Wang Zhifan.

Status: Normal.

Level: Lv1.

Experience: 74/100.

Class: Blade Warrior.

Constitution: 18.

Strength: 19.

Agility: 17.

Spirit: 16.

Skill: Basic Saber Art Lv3.

Equipped: None.

Personal Space: Wolf Slayer Blade (Rare Grade), Short Saber (Common Grade) (Damaged), Wolf Pelt Armor (Fine Grade), Cloth Armor (Common Grade) (Damaged), Handgun Ammunition Box (Fine Grade).

As the panel showed, after using the Tiger Soul True Tattoo and Tiger Blood Potion, Wang Zhifan's personal attributes had improved tremendously. His Constitution and Strength Attribute had each increased by 7 points, while his Agility and Spirit Attribute had each increased by 5 points. Overall, he had far surpassed the level of an ordinary Lv1 player.

Don't underestimate the role of a player's personal attributes. What they represented was actually of tremendous significance.

A player's Constitution basically determined the strength of their physique. It reflected their ability to withstand damage, their body's capacity for self-recovery, and their level of stamina.

The Strength Attribute was much easier to understand. It basically represented how strong a player was, and to a great extent determined their physical damage output and speed.

The Agility Attribute was related to a player's neural reaction speed, physical coordination, and other such factors. Players with high Agility could react more quickly to external threats and more easily perform precise, complex movements. It was an important attribute no expert could afford to neglect.

The Spirit Attribute was rather special. Generally speaking, it was more important to players of magic-based classes. For players of other classes, its main function was basically to improve perception.

All in all, all four of a player's major attributes were useful, though their importance varied depending on the player's class. For Wang Zhifan's current Blade Warrior class, Strength and Agility were undoubtedly the most important, followed by Constitution, while Spirit ranked last.

"My body feels a little too powerful now. If I'm not careful, I might use too much force. I need to spend some time getting used to it."

With his personal attributes nearly doubling in just a few minutes, anyone would feel somewhat unaccustomed at first. Wang Zhifan was no exception. He realized that after his strength had suddenly surged, he might accidentally exert too much force and damage things around him—for example, pulling doors or windows apart. It would take some time for him to fully adapt.

Thus, for the rest of the day, Wang Zhifan left the Rental House and wandered around outside, hoping to gain perfect control over his enhanced physique as quickly as possible.

Less than an hour into his stroll, he soon felt his stomach start to growl. It seemed the energy provided by the steamed buns he had eaten before entering the Dungeon that morning was nearly exhausted.

"My physique has grown stronger, and my consumption has risen along with it. That makes sense... but my wallet is protesting."

Wang Zhifan only had a few hundred yuan on hand, and he was an unemployed vagrant with no income. Making money had therefore become an urgent matter for him.

Fortunately, he had long prepared for this. After calmly heading into a restaurant and eating his fill, he took a bus to another district of the city known as Dongjiang City, arriving at a bustling and prosperous commercial area packed with pedestrians.

This was Tianhua Pedestrian Street, one of the busiest streets in Dongjiang City. It was home to every kind of mid- to high-end business, including player stores that had suddenly emerged over the past few years.

When the original Wang Zhifan had been searching for a way to buy a player Class Card, he had come here and met the merchant called Brother Qiang. He had then been severely ripped off, buying the Blade Warrior Class Card—which was practically a certificate for cannon fodder.

But Wang Zhifan hadn't come to find Brother Qiang today. That man had extensive connections, but his heart was far too black. Wang Zhifan planned to conduct his business at another store.

Tianhua Pedestrian Street was long and wide, covering an enormous area, with more shops than one could count. Before he had walked far, Wang Zhifan spotted a potential trading partner.

It was a medium-sized shop directly named "Player Mall." A shop with the word "player" in its name was almost certainly involved in player-related business.

After quickly entering the store, the first thing Wang Zhifan saw was two rows of stylish, imposing glass display cases. Inside were all sorts of items related to the player theme, such as game consoles, game cartridges, gaming computers, and gaming magazines.

But Wang Zhifan knew very well that these products displayed openly were merely a front. None of the things Player Mall truly sold were here.

This half-concealed business model existed because the higher-ups of the Xia Kingdom had yet to reach a unified opinion on the supernatural phenomenon of players. Some believed all information about players should be completely sealed off and all players gathered under centralized management. Others believed they should follow foreign countries' open approach and welcome this mysterious supernatural feast without restraint. Neither side could convince the other, resulting in the Xia Kingdom's current semi-open attitude toward players. The authorities suppressed most information about the player community online, but those truly determined to learn about it or acquire related goods still had ways to do so.

"Welcome! May I ask what you need, sir?"

The moment Wang Zhifan entered the Player Mall's main hall, a young woman in a black business suit approached him with a smile, assuming he was an ordinary customer looking to buy video games.

"I want to sell player goods—items used by players. Does your store offer purchasing services?"

Wang Zhifan did not waste words with the woman and directly stated his purpose. His original self had visited places like this many times, so he already knew how to communicate with them.

"We do offer purchasing services, sir. But may I ask what grade of goods you wish to sell? If they are Tier 1 goods, we currently do not purchase most Tier 1 categories. Tier 2 goods are accepted much more broadly, while Tier 3 goods have no restrictions..."

The Player Mall receptionist clearly understood what Wang Zhifan meant, then began using terminology that ordinary people would not understand to explain that they did not buy just anything.

The so-called Tier 1 goods she mentioned referred to Common Grade player items. They currently did not purchase most such items. Tier 2 goods were the higher Fine Grade items, though they did not buy all of those either. Tier 3 goods were naturally the even higher Rare Grade items, and at that quality level, they would not refuse a purchase.