She snapped her fingers, nothing in the room changed. But Rex's POV underwent tremendous transformation. Several tiny tabs manifested in his view, like he had put on augmented reality glasses.
Instinctively the first thing he pulled up was his stat screen.
It popped into view in response to his thought:
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NAME: Rex Axel
AFFILIATION: EARTHLING
CLASS: OVERLORD
AUTHORITY LEVEL: Demi-Specialist
PLAYER LEVEL: 5
HP: 150/150 (RECOVERY: 1 PER MIN)
STAMINA: 150/150 (REGENERATION: 1 PER MIN)
MANA: 150/150 (RECOVERY: 1 PER MIN)
SATIATION: 88%
(OVERLORD ATTRIBUTE POINT DISTRIBUTION ACTIVE)
(+50% OVERLORD BRANDING)
INSTINCT: [7+3] (10) 15
INTELLIGENCE: [6+3] (9) 13.5
SPEED: [8+3] (11) 16.5
STRENGTH: [7+3] (10) 15
VITALITY: [7+3] (10) 15
ORIGIN SKILLS: 7 SKILL SLOT AVAILABLE
RAGE BORNE (Epic Grade)
Let your fury and rage serve a tangible purpose.
SKILL RANK: F (2/99)
SKILL MASTERY: 30%
Amplify damage dealt by [30-300%]
COST
[-1 to -10% Stamina and Mana per min]
[-1 to -5 % Health per min]
TRUE SIGHT (Epic Grade)
Nothing is hidden in the sight of the true seer.
SKILL RANK: G (0/9)
SKILL MASTERY: 5%
REVEALS BASIC INFORMATION OF TARGET
COST
5 Mana per target
ARMA (Epic Grade)
SKILL RANK: G (Bind Weapon to Activate)
CLASS ARTS (F RANK)
OVERLORD'S BRANDINGS
Cosmic secrets that grace the body of an Overlord.
Boosts physical attributes 50-150%
COST: 0-100% Increased Stamina Consumption rate
OVERLORD FUSION:
Fuse an origin skill with the overlord branding to unlock unique effects.
+OVERLORD'S RAGE: Convert damage amplification to Strength and Speed amplification
Conversion Rate: 1:1
OVERLORD COMBAT PATH
Activation Progress: 45%
ABILITIES:
1 INNATE ORIGIN SKILL (RAGEBORNE)
GENIUS LEARNER (75% BOOST TO SKILL MASTERY)
PERFECT DISRUPTION RATE (100% ORB DROP RATE)
(AETHER CIRCUIT)-17% COMPLETE
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"Your player status is now fully activated", Silver-haired's voice brought Rex back into the present as he painfully tore his eyes away from his stats.
"As a reward for passing your trial, you can choose any one of these as a reward."
"A legendary weapon, A legendary Skill or 100 Gold Coins."
"Booom!!!"
Rex's mind blacked out, the rewards were just too generous.
Legendary weapons were a myth, they were talks of there being players that possessed such items, but no one had come out to prove it. Legendary skills were even more mythical, it was noting but a fantasy, and he ws being offered this myth as reward.
He was silent for a long time as he tried to calm his pounding heart; the rewards were just too good. Rex's mind was torn between choosing a weapon or a skill, but his heart was pointing at something stupid. The one item he knew it's value; '100 GOLD'. It was an unreal amount of in-game currency.
A mainstream F-Rank player made about a thousand bronze coin in a month, that was an equivalent of a single silver coin, a single gold coin was worth 100 silver. The 100 Gold coin reward was an equivalent of 10,000 silver coins. A whopping 10 million bronze coins.
Even the high-level D-Ranked experts, will likely not possess that amount of money. His trainer Big-Boned was a Peak E-Ranked Expert and he generated 100,000 Credits monthly from Cosmic Ascendance, 1 Bronze coin was worth 10 Credits, his trainer was generating 10,000Bronze coins as real life earnings from Cosmic Ascendance.
That amount was leagues apart from his 100 Gold coin reward. If it was to be converted to Credits, the global currency. It was an astronomical amount of 100 Million Credit.
Even if he chose not to play Cosmic Ascendance again after choosing that reward. He could live off that amount in raw reality like a king, with proper investments, but that was not what he wanted, the Overlord trial had borne the thrill of adventure and combat in him. He wanted all the game could offer, he wanted to know all of its secret.
His mind was settling on Legendary weapon, he was already fantasizing of what abilities a weapon meant for an F-Ranked player that was comparable to 100 Gold Coins could do.
Rex made his decision, but the sensation in his heart grew stronger. Like he was about to make a catastrophic mistake. One glance at his inflated instinct value (15), Rex steeled his heart and made a decision.
"100 Gold Coins, My lady."
He did not believe that if they were legendary equipment and skills in Cosmic Ascendance, he would not be able to find them with his gift, 'Eye of Eons'. He was even more certain of coming across such an item, now that he knew it existed.
He had always been the kind of person who trusted in his gut feelings and he could not remember any time they had betrayed him. '15 Instinct Value had to count for something right,' he assured himself.
Silver-Haired lady could not resist smiling at his reply, Rex had a strong sense of foreboding from her smile. Reviewing the sequence of events that had transpired since he appeared in the white room, it felt like she had been toying with him.
Activating his player status only after he had asked his three questions, and now giving him these three options and smiling at his chosen option.
Silver-Haired kept her right hand on the table. When she lifted it, neatly stacked rows of gold coins materialized underneath it.
"Your reward," She gestured at Rex.
The moment his hands touched the stacks of gold, they disappeared.
Ding!
[+100 Gold Coins] Wallet
A golden notification pulsed in his view.
Following up the notification was an announcement.
"Player has achieved the milestone of accumulating 100 Gold Coins as an F-Ranked player."
"A limited 90-second offer is now available."
I Take Cosmic Ascendance Very Seriously:
[3rd Gen Cosmic AI now Available at 99.99% Discount]
Original Price: 1 Aether Core
Discount Price: 100 Gold Coins