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Chapter 4: Cheat or Frugal?

*DIIIIIIIIIING*

You have been granted the Trait: CHEATER (Tier MAX [5])!

CHEATER (Tier MAX [5]) - You have violated the System's generosity and will now suffer a 10% penalty to All PPP Gained, Stats Earned, and increased prices in the shop, per Tier [Max Five (5)].

The sound of the System seemed to elasticize and whine a bit before snapping back into clear and concise focus.

*DING!*

System Notice: You were not notified that there would be a penalty for doing modifications in the Body Shop. Therefore, you have been granted a reprieve.

You have lost the Trait: CHEATER (Tier Max [5])!

You have lost access to the Race Change Menu.

You have lost access to the Body Shop.

You have been granted the Trait: Frugal (Tier Max [5])!

Your Trait Genius (Tier 2) has evolved into Mad Scientist (Tier 4)!

You have been granted the Trait: Body + Mind = Soul (Tier 1)!

Frugal (Tier MAX [5]) - You have found a way to save more PPP than you had to spend. All further purchases in the Shop will cost Ten Percent (10%) less per Tier of this trait (Current: 50%).

Genius (Tier 2) evolved! Mad Scientist (Tier 4) - A Mad Scientist is not beyond going over every part of a system with a fine tooth comb, or combining what should be suicidally incompatible components with each other and making them work not just together, but flawlessly so. Increases bonus per tier from Five (5) Ingenuity and Five (5) Acquity to Ten (10) Ingenuity and Ten (10) Acquity per Tier (Current: 40). Reduces time to learn a skill by 15% per Tier (Current: 60%). All new Skills learned will begin at level Five (5) times the Tier (Current: 20). Five Percent (5%) per Tier chance increase of Critical Failure during Experiments (Current: 20). Ten Percent (10%) per Tier chance increase of Critical Success during Experiments (Current: 40).

Body + Mind = Soul (Tier 1) - Very few people can step on the path of cultivating the Body and the Mind, as the energies of Ki and Mana do not enjoy cooperation. You have found a way to get them to not just cooperate but enhance each other. You have unlocked the Personal Statistic: LIFESPAN. LIFESPAN has been rolled based on a maximum of Twenty (20). LIFESPAN has been set to Fifteen (15). LIFESPAN equals to a maximum age of Ten (10) Years per point of LIFESPAN. Adds an additional Ten (10) Years per point of LIFESPAN per Tier of this Trait (Current: 10).

"Since I already increased the rate of my stamina and mana regeneration, I should see if the command will work for Ki Regeneration as well. Please Increase Rate of Ki Regeneration from Hours to seconds."

*DING*

This purchase will cost you Fifteen Thousand (15,000) PPP before your Frugal Discount. Please Confirm.

"Confirmed. Also, display the Shop."

*DING*

Current Available PPP: 1,416,872

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Increase Stamina Pool [(Pool + 10) * 100]

Increase Stamina Regeneration Per Tick [(Regen + 1) * 10]

Increase Ki Pool [(Pool + 10) * 100]

Increase Ki Regeneration Per Tick [(Regen +1) * 10]

Increase Mana Pool [(Pool + 10) * 100]

Increase Mana Regeneration Per Tick [Regen + 1) * 10]

Increase Statistic [(Stat + 1) * 100]

Unlock Personal Statistic [Varies]

Upgrade Racial Abilities [Varies]

Unlock Jobs [Varies]

Unlock Combat Skills [Varies]

Upgrade Combat Skills [(Skill + 1) * 10]

Unlock Crafting Skills [Varies]

Upgrade Crafting Skills [(Skill + 1) * 10]

Unlock Magic Skills [Varies]

Upgrade Magic Skills [(Skill + 1) * 10]

Unlock Generic Skills [Varies]

Upgrade Generic Skills [(Skill + 1) * 10]

Purchase Consumable [Varies]

Purchase Soulbound Weapon [Varies]

Purchase Soulbound Armor [Varies]

Purchase Soulbound Accessory [Varies]

Upgrade Personal Soul Dimension [Varies]

If I am right and the Pools are based on ten times a statistic, then purchasing the Stat +1 is more Point efficient at all points compared to purchasing the Pool increase, he thought to himself. I should probably first check with the upgrading Racial Abilities, right?

"Display Racial Abilities Upgrades, please."

*DING*

Race Detected: Earthling - Human (Modified)

Adaptability -> Greater Adaptability [10,000]

Survivability -> Greater Survivability [10,000]

Hidden Potential -> Unlocked Potential (Tier 1) [100,000 per Tier}

Enhanced Senses -> Hyper Senses [10,000]

Mortal Ki Core -> Earth Ki Core [30,000]

Mortal Mana Core -> Earth Mana Core [30,000]

Mortal Soul Core -> Earth Soul Core [Earth Ki Core + Earth Mana Core + 30,000]

Mortal Ki Circulation -> Earth Ki Circulation [1,000]

Mortal Mana Circulation -> Earth Mana Circulation [1,000]

Beholder Internal Mana Resonance Gland Range Up [1,000]

Metal Hair -> Infusable Hair [5,000]

Metal Bones -> Infusable Bones [5,000]

"Display Unlocked Potential, please."

*DING*

Unlocked Potential (Tier 1) - The full potential of this being is unlocked for itself and its offspring, removing limits regards to the training of Statistics and the increase of Pool Size. Grants a Ten Percent (10%) easier time to increase Statistics and Pool Size through training per Tier. Grants a Ten Percent (10%) increased viability to learn any Skill per Tier. Reduces the cost of all other PPP by Ten Percent (10%) per Tier before other discounts, not counting further Tiers of Unlocked Potential. This being can mate with any race for a minimum viable fertility rate of Twenty Percent (20%) per Tier. Warning: Females in times of Fertility can sense your potency and may seek to claim you for their own.

Holy Mother of all Cheats! he thought. If I spend 250,000 PPP on this with Frugal, I'll have a 75% discount on all purchases in the Store, which would turn my remaining 1,166,872 PPP into the equivalent of 4,667,488... Now that really IS being Frugal with my points!

"Purchase Maximum Tier of Unlocked Potential, please."

*DING*

This purchase will cost Five Hundred Thousand (500,000) PPP before your Frugal Discount. Please Confirm.

"Confirmation verified, proceed with the purchase."

*DING*

Your Racial Ability Hidden Potential has evolved and mutated into Unlimited Potential (Tier MAX [5]).

Unlimited Potential (Tier MAX [5]) - The full potential of this being is unlocked for itself and its offspring, removing limits regards to the training of Statistics and the increase of Pool Size. Grants a Fifteen Percent (15%) easier time to increase Statistics and Pool Size through training per Tier (Current: 75%). Grants a Fifteen Percent (15%) increased viability to learn any Skill per Tier (Current 75%). Reduces the JP to level up a Job by Fifteen Percent (15%) per Tier (Current: 75%). Reduces the cost of all other PPP by Eighteen Percent (18%) per Tier before other discounts, not counting further Tiers of Unlimited Potential (Current: 90%). This being can mate with any race for a minimum viable fertility rate of Twenty-Five Percent (25%) per Tier, surpassing One Hundred Percent (100%) in this rate increases probability of multiple offspring drastically (Current: 125%). Warning: Females in times of Fertility can sense your potency and WILL seek to claim you for their own by any means.

He stared at the displayed screen and groaned in pain mentally. The fuck...!?