Zongman: Evolution Paradise Chapter 019

So, I’m an illegal immigrant?

Xu Lun glanced at the pendant on his chest. There were two people and a large pile of items inside that hadn’t been verified by the so-called Paradise Coins, but Paradise didn’t seem to have noticed.

Never mind, after collecting the rewards, I’ll quickly return to reality and see what’s happened. It’s been seven days, and I don’t know how things are there. I hope the blood I shed doesn’t scare anyone.

“Claim reward.”

[You can choose additional rewards from the following four options]

1: Gain an additional 600 Paradise Coins

2: An Evolution Stabilization Potion

3: A random skill

4: A random equipment

You have a total of four selection opportunities, all of which have been collected.

You have received a random special reward, which has been issued.

A tube of azure potion, a skill book, a black paper slip, and a hood appeared in Xu Lun’s hand.

[You have drawn Skill Book – Double Jump]

Skill – Double Jump: A novice technique from a certain speedrun world, allowing for a second jump after leaping.

Bonus: None

Usage Condition: Constitution 7.

[You have drawn Equipment – Blood-Stained Red Hood]

Equipment – Blood-Stained Red Hood: From a city perpetually shrouded in gloom.

Bonus: Constitution + 1, Luck + 1, Charm – 1.

Usage Condition: Complete one act of robbing the rich to help the poor.

[You have obtained Special – Paradise – Notice]

Special – Paradise – Notice: Upon use, you can obtain partial information about the next world mission.

“My luck is a bit bad.”

Xu Lun checked. The Double Jump skill couldn’t be upgraded and had no attribute bonuses. It only sold for fifty or sixty points in the mall.

The equipment he drew had a rare luck bonus, but the reduction in charm made Xu Lun unhappy. If 6 points of charm dropped by one, wouldn’t he become an ordinary person?

Moreover, the strange usage condition for this equipment startled Xu Lun. He couldn’t imagine what bizarre usage conditions other, more advanced equipment would have in the future.

Xu Lun placed the equipment into Paradise’s storage space, which was about one cubic meter in size. Each 100 Paradise Coins could increase the space by one cubic meter.

He directly used the skill book and the notice. A clear understanding appeared in his mind and body, just like gaining invisibility. He felt his body had already learned Double Jump.

And only one word appeared on the notice.

Ghost!

“So, ‘partial information’ is just one word? At least tell me what country the ghost is from.”

Xu Lun grumbled as he looked at the single word.

The difference between ghosts was too vast, and the methods to restrain them were not the same, even completely opposite. Xu Lun himself had no ability to deal with ghosts.

The basic Paradise guide also mentioned needing to exchange for “Ghost Sight” and “Ghost Harm” abilities, and the next mission hint was also “ghost.”

It seemed he had to buy abilities in this area. It would also be good to see what the so-called “spiritual tide” was like when he returned to reality.

Paradise Coins: 1994

Xu Lun checked his balance, feeling more and more that his efforts to improve his evaluation were not in vain.

If he had completed the mission with a normal C evaluation and no additional rewards, he would have only received a minimum of 600 Paradise Coins.

Compared to C, S-rank, without considering other gains, yielded more than three times the Paradise Coins alone.

Now, Xu Lun began to shop!

Item – Maoshan Talisman: Placed on a ghost’s brow, it can make it enter a petrified state.

Bonus: None

Usage Condition: None

20 Paradise Coins/sheet (Seller’s note: You get what you pay for. The talisman itself is extremely fragile and easily broken by external forces. This is a warning. Do not blame me for karma from deaths caused by this talisman.)

This Taoist priest was truly a person of character, so Xu Lun chose not to buy it.

Item – Coin Sword: The sword can harm evil spirits. Placed at the door, it can block evil spirits from entering the house.

Bonus: Strength + 1

Usage Condition: Possess basic Feng Shui knowledge, cannot be a monk.

150 Paradise Coins (Seller’s note: Comes with a basic Feng Shui knowledge skill book.)

Xu Lun was afraid he might accidentally break this sword, so he didn’t buy it.

…

Skill – Great Might Heavenly Dragon: Great Might Heavenly Dragon, World Honored Ksitigarbha, Prajna Buddhas, Prajna Bamakong. A Buddhist demon-subduing incantation that can cause great damage to ghosts, monsters, demons, and evil spirits, with various effects.

Bonus: Constitution, Intelligence

Usage Condition: Intelligence 25, Constitution 20, have Buddha in your heart.

13000 Paradise Coins (Seller’s note: Buddha is in everyone’s heart, no need to worry about usage conditions.)

Xu Lun felt there was some trap, and he didn’t have the money to buy it anyway.

Some of these items were sold by players, some by Paradise itself, but equally, cheap goods were not good, and good goods were not cheap.

After looking around, Xu Lun’s head ached a little. He felt that his nearly two thousand Paradise Coins were completely insufficient.

He not only needed skills to deal with ghosts but also needed to buy an intelligence-enhancing skill to try and recall all the plots he had watched in his previous life.

With his current resources, after doing all this, unless Xu Lun was willing to wear some junk, there was virtually no possibility of assembling another set of equipment.

Xu Lun had no choice but to sell his Evolution Stabilization Potion. Anyway, he had a workshop and basically didn’t need such potions.

This item was a necessity in Paradise, and its price was generally stable at 1000 Paradise Coins per vial. Xu Lun had barely put it up when it was immediately bought.

Paradise Coins: 2994

There were too many various equipment and skills. In the end, Xu Lun gave up searching himself and directly asked Paradise to recommend skills through the A-rank cultivation sequence.

The skills recommended by Paradise made Xu Lun’s eyes light up.

Skill – Golden Light Mantra: Heaven and Earth Profound Sect, Root of All Qi, Cultivate Myriad Kalpas, Witness My Divine Powers. After cultivation, a protective golden light can form around the body. When retracted, it protects the body; when released, it can attack enemies and harm ghosts and spiritual entities.

Bonus Direction: Constitution, Strength, Intelligence

Usage Condition: Constitution 8, Intelligence 7.

1500 Paradise Coins

Although his intelligence was a bit low, he had free attribute points.

Moreover, this skill provided bonuses in three aspects: Constitution, Strength, and Intelligence, which was very suitable for Xu Lun. The specific bonus method would only be known after use.

Good luck came again. Xu Lun found another special skill that combined the functions of seeing ghosts and recalling past events.

Skill – Taoist Heavenly Eye: Open the heavenly eye at the brow, giving birth to divine consciousness, recalling past lives, seeing ghosts of the netherworld, and breaking the forms of monsters.

Bonus: Intelligence

Usage Condition: Intelligence 8

1300 Paradise Coins (Seller’s note: A low-level world’s Taoist Heavenly Eye. Remember not to compare it to the real thing.)

Only 194 Paradise Coins were left. Xu Lun took out another hundred and bought five small red bottles.

Item – Low-grade Recovery Potion: Can restore moderate injuries for Constitution below 5, minor injuries for Constitution below 10, ineffective for Constitution 10 or above.

Bonus: None

Usage Condition: None

20 Paradise Coins/bottle

He directly invested two free attribute points into Intelligence, meeting the fusion conditions for these two skills. Fusion began!

Golden light emerged from within his body, covering his skin with a thin layer of light. The low-level world’s Heavenly Eye had not yet formed the effect of a new eye, but a special symbol began to form at his brow.

The so-called “past lives” flooded his mind.

“I’m recalling too much.”

After several minutes, the dizziness in his mind finally stopped. Not only did he recall the anime, movies, and games he had watched in his previous life, but even the pain of his studies and work came back to him, which was a bit hard to bear.

And his attribute panel had completely changed!

Headshot Maniac – Curly-Haired Baboon – Lv 1

Player ID – A- 009527

Paradise Coins: 94

Free Attribute Points: 0

Strength: 8

Agility: 6

Constitution: 8

Intelligence: 9

Charm: 6

Luck: 1

Skill – Golden Light Mantra – Lv 1 (Bonus: Every two levels increases Strength by 1, Constitution by 1; every three levels increases Intelligence by 1)

(Note: When personal attributes reach above 15 points, upgrading the Golden Light Mantra will no longer provide attribute increases.)

Skill – Taoist Heavenly Eye – Lv 1 (Bonus: Increases Intelligence by 1 per level)

(Note: When Intelligence reaches 20, upgrading the Taoist Heavenly Eye will no longer provide attributes.)

Skill – Invisibility – Lv 1 (No bonus)

Skill – Double Jump (No level, no bonus)

Skill – Karate – Lv 5 (No bonus, Lv 5 level effect – Unarmed: Can deal higher damage when unarmed)

Skill – Street Fighting – Lv 5 (No bonus, Lv 5 level effect – Practical: You can better use tools around you for attack)

Equipment – Blood-Stained Red Hood (Not equipped)

After a round of purchasing and allocating points, Xu Lun’s highest attribute was now Intelligence. With two free attribute points and one point from the Taoist Heavenly Eye skill, it reached an astonishing 9 points!

This surprised Xu Lun, as the two free attribute points per level were too few. It turned out that the real way to grow was through cultivating skills, wearing equipment, and perfecting bloodlines.

Some skills provided attribute bonuses upon upgrading, such as Golden Light Mantra and Heavenly Eye; others did not, such as Double Jump and Invisibility. The difference likely lay in whether the skill’s continued strengthening could bring about changes to the user’s own body.

A skill was never just an ability. When Xu Lun cultivated the Golden Light Mantra, he naturally strengthened his body and increased his wisdom. However, when his physical body and intelligence reached a certain intensity, the Golden Light Mantra alone naturally could not progress further.

This made Xu Lun understand the composition of a player’s combat power even more. Player level determined the difficulty of world missions and the activation of certain functions.

Attributes were the main trunk, abilities were the branches. Skills, bloodlines, and equipment together formed this tree called the player.