"Can I change my fate?" Lin Yun looked speechlessly at his attributes, then tried asking this.
There was no response.
"Can I change the position of my attributes?" Lin Yun stubbornly tried again.
There was still no response.
"Can I buy attributes with money?" Lin Yun said in resignation, although he actually had no idea whether he had any money. After all, he couldn't exactly use the money from his previous life here.
Then it appeared—a Shop resembling something from a third-rate web game. Well, compared to the goddess inside the vending machine next door who made a living entirely through facial expressions, this thing was pathetically weak. It was also the kind that needed money.
Well, at least it had responded.
Lin Yun took a quick look at the items. First, the currency used by the Shop seemed to be Gold Coins. As for whether these Gold Coins were special coins or simply the kind used in fantasy worlds, he had no idea, and he had no desire to find out. According to the figures displayed in the Shop, he currently had 100 Gold Coins.
In this Shop, Lin Yun saw a huge number of clearly priced items from DND. There were everyday goods, equipment, weapons, armor, and even all kinds of potions. There was also the option he had just mentioned: buying attributes with money.
Buying attributes with money did not mean directly buying one Attribute Point to increase his attributes. Instead, the price was calculated according to the value of the attribute.
For example, raising 9 to 10 only required 100 Gold Coins, but raising 10 to 11 required 300 Gold Coins. Raising 11 to 12 cost 700 Gold Coins outright, which was terrifying. Judging from the entries above—
Attributes below 10 were very cheap, but once they exceeded 10, they became expensive. In particular, reaching the even numbers that provided actual bonuses was exorbitantly costly.
In the world of DND, 10 represented the attributes of an ordinary person. After that, every 2 points counted as 1 adjustment bonus. If this was Strength, then when it was used—for example, to lift something or arm-wrestle—the bonus would be added consistently. For instance, someone with 11 Strength would naturally be stronger than someone with 10 Strength, but not by much. In other words, they lacked a sufficiently overwhelming difference in power.
What needed to be said next was that 10 to 20 represented normal humans—the limits of mortals. Once one exceeded 20, that was the beginning of the extraordinary. At least, judging by the numbers in the Shop, there was a long string of zeroes after that, and every additional point rose exponentially in price.
Looking at the entries, Lin Yun instantly gave up and began examining the remaining ones. If his guess was correct, this was probably his starting fund for joining an adventure party. He had to plan carefully so he could purchase equipment.
However, there were simply too many entries. Lin Yun even began to feel nauseous from looking at them. No matter what, though, he still patiently endured it. It was better to be cautious. Everyone knew that a party game had a DM. If he happened to encounter a Chaotic Evil DM and failed to prepare properly, actually dying would make things rather unfun.
He slowly examined each one in detail. Lin Yun's intelligence might not have been very high, but at the very least, he knew himself well.
People could die here. Although Lin Yun had not seemed to care much just now, if he could avoid dying, then of course it was better not to die. Lin Yun wanted to keep playing—better and for longer.
After looking for a long time, Lin Yun finally decided to spend 10 Gold Coins and purchase basic information about the next world.
Honestly, if he had not carefully examined every entry, he might not have noticed this option at all. The Mosaic had mentioned returning to all kinds of different worlds, and each world had a different setting. Some might have an ancient style, while others might be modern. If he went there wearing a bizarre outfit, he would stand out too much and look suspicious.
The DM and the natives were not even the scariest part. Players were just as troublesome. Whether it was teammates who sabotaged others or teammates who specialized in sabotaging teammates, neither was a good situation. If possible, pretending to be an NPC player would be the safest option. Probably. At the very least, he would not be so easily tricked.
As for the plots in certain novels where someone wore strange clothes to another world and those clothes somehow became instant bestsellers there, Lin Yun did not dare imagine that. It was far too ridiculous.
Ten Gold Coins might be a lot right now, but as long as he had sufficient information, things would be much easier to handle.
However, this so-called basic information was basic in the truest sense. There were even higher levels above it, such as fairly detailed information, relatively detailed information, detailed information, and extremely detailed information... What kind of ridiculous nonsense was this? In short, wasn't it just another way of saying, "If you don't pay, how can you become a PG?"
In the end, looking at the final option—extremely detailed information—Lin Yun silently chose to buy only the basic information. As for how much the others cost, don't ask. If you ask, it was a lot of money.
The basic information for 10 Gold Coins was truly basic. The instant he bought it, Lin Yun's 100 Gold Coins became 90, and a sentence appeared in his mind: "Western Ancient High Magic World."
?????? When he saw those words, Lin Yun almost cursed. What the hell? He had been sent straight into a high-magic world right off the bat, and he was still only a pitiful beginner newbie.
Although a so-called high-magic world was not necessarily truly powerful, and it was not strange for some low-magic worlds to contain beings comparable to or even stronger than those in high-magic worlds—
First, it had to be explained that low, middle, and high magic did not refer to whether a world was powerful or not, but to the prevalence of magic in that world. In a low-magic world, magic was not widespread. Few people could become magic users, and there were hardly any true high-level Wizards. Because the low prevalence of magic limited the quality of its magic users, Wizards were rarely seen in low-magic worlds and were treated as monsters.
In a low-magic game, spellcasters and magical treasures were half as common as in ordinary worlds. Magical items would not be sold, because they were so rare that no one would consider exchanging them merely for Gold Coins. Of course, magical items might occasionally be traded or sold for Gold Coins, but such transactions were rare in the economic structure.
Ordinary people had almost never seen magic. Some did not even believe magic existed. A spell or a creature using magic would completely confuse and terrify ordinary people. All creatures that used magic, including characters, might be regarded as "devils." They could be persecuted. Witch trials and similar events might be the common fate of Wizards or Sorcerers. Priests and other users of Divine Magic might be somewhat safer than Arcane Magic users, but perhaps not—it depended on the culture.
From a certain perspective, a low-magic world was closer to Lin Yun's original world, the so-called magicless world. It merely had slightly more people who could use magic than a normal magicless world.
Then there was the middle-ground: the Middle Magic World. Such worlds generally had quite a few Wizards and magical items. Even ordinary people knew about them and, at the very least, would not casually shout things like "monster." From a certain perspective, the world of A Certain Magical Index could be considered a Middle Magic World, because only a portion of its people possessed extraordinary abilities, and the world's technology could not be completely advanced through magic.
Finally, a High Magic World was one where magic was highly prevalent. One might casually encounter a passerby carrying magical equipment, or even someone who knew a bit of magic. Magical creatures were also everywhere. As far as Lin Yun knew, Fairy Tail was a relatively high-magic world. In that world, magic was not only everywhere, but all kinds of convenient tools were magical items as well. Magic could be seen everywhere. That was what made it a High Magic World.
Although a High Magic World was not necessarily the most dangerous, the prevalence of magic was simply too high. In other words, any random passerby he encountered might be able to kill him with ease. That kind of terror was acceptable to someone with a bit of strength, but for Lin Yun, who had not even entered the beginner village yet, it was far too frightening.
Unfortunately, Lin Yun currently had no ability to change his adventure world. Although adventure worlds could be purchased with Gold Coins, the problem was that Lin Yun did not have enough Gold Coins...
Because of this, Lin Yun could only grit his teeth and charge ahead.
Still, since it was a Western Ancient High Magic World, wearing a suit of leather armor—or perhaps chainmail—should at least not attract too much attention. From a certain perspective, that counted as a decent advantage. More importantly... at least it was not modern. Although gun control was extremely strict in the Great Celestial Dynasty, guns still existed. Firearms were also a terrifying threat to a newbie like him. DND even had data for firearms. Forget modern guns—even with a flintlock musket, one shot could instantly kill a slightly weaker, unlucky low-level adventurer. Well, that was about the same as an ordinary person.
So, all he could say was that his luck was at least not too bad. If it had been both a modern setting and a High Magic World, then that would have been truly hopeless—like the world of Versatile Mage.
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