After leaving the ice cream shop, Su Xiao walked thoughtfully down the streets of the Reincarnation Park. Based on the information provided by Xi Luoluo, his first task was to head to the center of the park to learn about the important buildings there.
He planned to get familiar with the Reincarnation Park first, then strengthen his attributes, and finally spend the park coins he had earned. Right now, he had a total of 8,400 park coins. It could have been more, but he had previously spent over 3,000 coins to heal his injuries and had given Xi Luoluo 50 coins, leaving him with this amount.
After some initial exploration, Su Xiao had a good understanding of the value of park coins. Normally, a regular contractor would earn between 1,000 to 2,000 park coins after their first derived world, which would only be enough to buy a weapon. However, since the derived world he experienced was very dangerous, he earned over 10,000 coins.
Walking through the streets of the Reincarnation Park and seeing the various contractors around, Su Xiao suddenly found himself liking this place. The Reincarnation Park felt like a wild forest, where the harshness stripped away everyone’s masks, revealing their true selves. Although it was brutal here, it was also simpler.
If someone had a grudge, they would just fight it out. The arena in the Reincarnation Park was made for these kinds of people. After about an hour of walking, Su Xiao reached the central area.
Because he didn’t hide his appearance, many people looked his way, but no foolish passerby came to provoke him. Not hiding one’s face could mean a few things: they might be a newcomer, or they could be a powerful monster who didn’t care about hiding their looks. What Su Xiao didn’t know was that he fit both categories—he was a newcomer and also a strong monster.
The inheritance of the Shadow of Destruction had boosted his attributes by a total of 14 points. Gaining attribute points wasn’t easy; a regular contractor typically needed to experience 4 to 6 worlds to barely earn 14 points, and that was if they were lucky.
Upon arriving at the center of the Reincarnation Park, he saw several impressive buildings. Unlike the shops run by workers, these buildings were much taller and stood out like cranes among chickens. There was the Attribute Enhancement Hall, Equipment Enhancement Hall, Trial Grounds, Arena, and more.
Su Xiao could only see these four buildings clearly; the others were shrouded in mist, indicating he didn’t have access to them yet. He walked straight into the Attribute Enhancement Hall. As soon as he stepped through the door, he felt a blur, and when he came to, he found himself in a small steel chamber.
He heard mechanical sounds around him, and a screen appeared in front of him. “Welcome to the Attribute Enhancement Chamber. Please pay the opening fee of 100 park coins.”
He was already familiar with this process. When anyone entered the Attribute Enhancement Hall, they would be randomly teleported to an enhancement chamber and would need to pay to use it. After paying 100 park coins, the screen displayed the following:
Strength: 12-1 (Equipment bonus temporarily invalid)
Agility: 10
Stamina: 6
Intelligence: 12
Charm: 3
“You can allocate 4 attribute points.”
“Detected that your affinity attributes are Strength, Agility, and Intelligence. Please prioritize enhancing these three attributes.”
Su Xiao wasn’t surprised by the message. After inheriting the Shadow of Destruction, he received a prompt that when his three affinity attributes reached 20 points, there would be additional changes. Every contractor would choose their affinity attributes, usually based on their type; for example, melee contractors would choose Strength or Agility, while mages would choose Intelligence, and so on.
Su Xiao’s situation was a bit special. After inheriting the Shadow of Destruction, his affinity attributes had already been set. Unfortunately, there was a drawback: the difference between his three attributes couldn’t exceed three points. Otherwise, the higher attributes wouldn’t be able to be enhanced in the hall.
This limitation made it harder for Su Xiao to grow quickly. If he focused on just one attribute, it could quickly reach 20 points. However, there was an upside; by developing multiple attributes, as long as he kept up with contractors of the same level, he would definitely be among the top in strength.
With 4 attribute points available, Su Xiao thought for a moment and decided to allocate 1 point to Strength and the remaining 3 points to Agility, balancing his attributes.
“Enhancement starting. Note that the process will involve immense pain. Would you like to use the anesthesia function? This function is free.”
“No anesthesia.” Su Xiao answered decisively. Xi Luoluo had mentioned before that it was best not to use anesthesia during attribute enhancement, as it could affect the results. However, most contractors chose to use it because the pain during enhancement was unbearable.
To become stronger than others, one had to endure what others couldn’t. The enhancement chamber began to operate, and a deep, bone-crushing pain hit him. “No wonder others choose anesthesia.” Su Xiao’s skin started to turn red, and cold sweat dripped from his forehead. The feeling during the enhancement was quite intense.
Ten minutes later, drenched in sweat, Su Xiao walked out of the Attribute Enhancement Hall. Although the pain was excruciating, if he could endure the initial agony, the feeling of gradually becoming stronger afterward was quite nice. He didn’t know how others felt, but he enjoyed this feeling.
The strength gained through hardship was the most reliable. He wouldn’t choose the anesthesia function today or in the future. In fact, Xi Luoluo had only mentioned it casually; aside from a few “freaks,” most contractors opted for anesthesia.
After enhancing his attributes, Su Xiao’s base attributes changed to Strength 12, Agility 13, and Intelligence 12. With the bonus from the Pendant of the Deceased Wife, his Strength also reached 13, matching his Agility.
Even though Su Xiao was much stronger now, he wasn’t satisfied. The sudden increase in attributes made it hard for him to adjust; he felt awkward even walking. His mind couldn’t keep up with his powerful body, and he needed a lot of training—there were no shortcuts.
But this wasn’t a problem. The Trial Grounds in the Reincarnation Park was his best option right now. He glanced at the Trial Grounds and shook his head. He hadn’t rested since leaving the derived world, and in that world, he had to constantly be on guard against various dangers, so finding a peaceful moment to rest was impossible.
Activating the mark on his arm, Su Xiao vanished from the spot and appeared in his exclusive room. This was a perk provided by the Reincarnation Park; as long as he was inside the park, he could return to his exclusive room anytime.
The comfortable temperature in his exclusive room made Su Xiao feel drowsy. Lying on the soft floor, he fell into a deep sleep within five minutes. The long hours of tension in the derived world had finally caught up with him.
Later that afternoon, around four o'clock, Fei Wen almost collapsed. No joke, Fei Wen got electrocuted! To describe the feeling, it was like holding a phone that vibrated at a high frequency. I, the great creator of the Thunder Sword Hero, almost got electrocuted today. Hilarious!
(End of Chapter)