Chapter 32: Is This System Trying to Kill Me?

  In the end, Alex chose to exge only 30 dimensional points, saving the rest of the crystal energy.

  In the game "Map of Myriad Dimensions," soul stones were not unique, as evidenced by their usage limits.

  Each soul stone had a limited number of uses, and once depleted, it was gone. However, this could be ged.

  Pyers could draw enha stones and recharge stohe former could fully enhance a soul stone by +1, while the tter could replenish a soul stone's depleted uses.

  Why mentiowo items? Because Alex had just drawn both of them... well, it's a sad story.

  Returning to the inal topic, "Map of Myriad Dimensions" tered around a battle system where pyers enhaheir characters.

  This system was closer to an MM than a typical mobile game. Pyers then themselves tinually.

  Equipment could be obtaihrough dungeon drops and rewards, and skill enhas through quest pletions.

  Crystal energy could be exged for visual enhas and rare items, such as accessories that increased drop rates or ables that boosted pyer stats.

  Even in dungeons, crystal energy could unlock rare features.

  Alex had his eye on a ring in the shop called the "S."

  Its funs included providing an additional 30 item slots, +3% equipment drop rate, auto-pickup for dropped equipment, and a 5% ce to absorb soul energy wheing enemies.

  The most crucial feature was the 5% ce to absorb soul energy. Acc to "Map of Myriad Dimensions," soul stones used soul energy.

  ing a soul stoed to ing soul energy. The "S" could absorb soul energy, and with enough absorption, it could restore the uses of a soul stohout needing a recharge stone.

  The ring could be obtained in two ways: grind through hard-mode dungeons and hope for a drop, or buy it ht for a not-so-cheap 520... For pyers, it might just be a matter of grinding versus spending.

  However, as the designer, Alex khat each high-tier item had a hidden "luck +1" setting.

  This meant that pyers decked out in premium items had a much higher ce of obtaining rare drops than those who grinded for their gear.

  For a rare item with a 0.1% drop rate, it would be 3% for paying pyers.

  Plus, spending money increased the ces of drawing high-quality soul stones, more so than saving free points.

  Rigging? Of course not! If big spenders are willing to support the game, we naturally ehey have a better experience. Happy spenders tinue spending.

  Free pyers? They're there to tto the spenders a fleeced. No money, no power!

  Of course, entering someoraordinarily lucky renders all this moot.

  "That should be enough..."

  Muttering to himself, Alex looked at the two recharge stones and enha stone in his hand. He had a sense of the depth of his design.

  While spending money made it easier to draw valuable items, it couldn't be too obvious. Otherwise, if someone spent a thousand dolrs and sistently drew five-star items, everyone would suspeething. The trick was to create a dramatic shift.

  For example, if a paying pyer didn't draw any five-star items in the first en-pulls, the st one would yield three five-stars.

  This trast thrilled big spenders a ordinary pyers from feeling cheated. Everyone wins!

  In "Map of Myriad Dimensions," soul stones were categorized as Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Ptinum.

  Bronze and Silver were the realms of non-spending and unlucky pyers, while Gold and Ptinum were for spenders and the extremely lucky.

  Alex had previously drawn a Gold-level soul stone, "Arthur," indig good luck. Acc to his design, the first recharge had a high ce of yielding a Gold or Ptinum-quality soul stone.

  His first two draws had been ables, so this st draw should be promising...

  Praying silently, Alex hoped for a prestigious character—ideally an angel or deity, or at least a mage or warrior. Anything but another Lich King! He didn't dare use his ultimate skills now!

  With a silent prayer, Alex extended his hand over the "Map of Myriad Dimensions" visible only to him.

  The book opened, and the circur summoning array beh it began to rotate, ging color from white to blue, then to gold.

  The array shone brightly, with tless golden particles coalesg at its ter, f the shape of a soul stone.

  'It's Dohe Golden Soul Stone!'

  Seeing the shining golden soul stone before him, Alex took a deep breath and reached out to grasp it firmly.

  The moment, everythi dark.

  Pitch-bck, dense clouds covered the entire sky. Below them, a vast city y in eerie gloom, resembling a lifeless graveyard.

  For a moment, the world seemed to be in only bd white, devoid of any other colors.

  Suddenly, the se ged. Enormous creatures emerged from the clouds, and egg-like objects dropped from their bodies, crashing to the ground and creating deep, dark craters.

  Soldiers shouted loudly, ung a desperate attack. But the moment, their bodies were pierced and torn apart by monsters emerging from the craters.

  tless swarms flowed through the city like a sea of flesh and blood, destroying everything in their path. Humans formed a st line of defense in the square.

  Soldiers stood i rows, gripping their ons tightly, and behind them, steel ons slowly raised their barrels, r thunderously.

  Sparks exploded within the swarm, only to vanish quickly, like tiny pebbles causing ripples in the o—insignifit, fragile, and futile.

  "Finally, I will exact my revenge on this p."

  As the firelight dimmed, humanity's defenses crumbled like foam uhe swarm's assault. At the end of the square, a t statue toppled and fell. In the distance, enormous warships desded from the clouds, enveloping the entire world in a deadly white glow.

  "For I am the Progenitor of Swarms!"

  ...

  Alex opened his eyes, his face darkened with disbelief. He stared at the "Map of Myriad Dimensions" before him, at a loss for words.

  First Arthur, now Luna. Are you f me to tread the path of supreme dominance?

  Is this system trying to kill me?

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