Entering the [Crafting Room], which was located in my [Living Quarters] as a separate connected room connected to it, I inhaled before exhaling, "Time to get to work."
The room was merely this huge workshop, a crafting table off to the side and a massive exposed area in the middle.
Welcome to the Crafting Room!
They demand, and here's where the supply is!
Make anything you need, and if you can envision it, you can make it!
Seems fair enough.
Learning the [Common Lootbox] recipe, instead of streaming the information in, it merely added it to the [Crafting Index].
The [Material Fabricators] were also relocated next to me, each in their own 'drop zone'. There was also some plastic, but I paid it no mind as I looked over the available recipes.
[Repair] evolved into [Crafting]!
Crafting (MAX): Sword, shield, gun... atom bomb? Anything that can be made is within your reach.
Note: Can be substituted for [Repair].
Crafting Manual
Like the [Minecraft] modpack known as 'Sky Factory', you start off with the basics and unlock more as you advance up the tree. Certain materials require certain tools to even be allowed to be crafted with.
As weird as it may sound, you need to [Dr. Stone] the heck out of this thing, but at your own pace.
So be sure to go to different worlds so you can advance your recipes.
Crafting List:
Concrete Slab: The go-to platform for an even foundation. Stable grounds for any future project.
Materials needed: 25 Concrete, 12 Wood
Time required to build: 30 days (for concrete to set)
Wood Scaffolding: Work it on another level... literally. A raised platform for you to work on. Ladder included.
Materials needed: 30 Wood
Time required to build: 1 hour
Common Lootbox: The secrets to all the loot you need... and it starts with a problem.
Materials needed: 36 Wood
Requires: [Mana Lines] unlocked
This... is going to be good.
Springing into action, I selected [Concrete Slab], and my body went on auto-pilot for building the thing.
As I poured it in, I finally asked something that was bugging me.
Question to System: Do I age?
The moment you enter the [World] of your choosing, or use [Reject Route],
your physical age is automatically turned into the 'perfect prime' age for that world.
That seems more trouble than it's worth... But I'll take what I can get.
Speaking of which...
Question to System: What is a [Resource World]?
[Resource World]
Want to restock on an item or material? Need some extra ingredients?
Resource Worlds are worlds that 'reset' after a set amount of time, allowing you to restock on resources or materials for anything you need.
However, each is based on a single environment and is restored randomly, so don't expect to find it all in one place or even in the same place, for that matter.
Seems fair...
Question to System: Can I scrap [Wish Upon A Star]?
Yes. Do you wish to scrap [Wish Upon A Star]?
Yes.
PING!
You regained 1 [Shop Point].
Yep, a 100 percent refund.
Time to look for a replacement.
Upgrades:
Search: Cost: 1 or less
Results:
Calling God: A special phone that lets you dial/call 1 god or goddess from any pantheon of your choice for a favor.
Warning: You owe the same deity a favor.
Cost: 0 Shop Points
Empathy Core: Meeting someone that lacks empathy or emotions? This will give it to them!
Cost: 1 Shop Point each
Mana Fruit: Magic? Fruit? What else! Consuming this not only adds 10 levels to a spell of your choosing, but you get 3-4 [Mana Seeds] from it as well! Does not wither when fully grown.
Note: The tree it comes from is massive.
Time to Grow into Adult: 1 Year
Cost: 1 Shop Point each
Yeah, I'm getting the [Mana Fruit].
Say what you want... but sometimes, the people who 'grind' get tired of it all. Plus, it will help me obtain [Mana Lines] more quickly.
After buying it and placing it in [Storage], I headed back to the [Loot Seed] and... was greeted to the most useful tool for me... at the moment, at least.
Legendary Scythe of Duplicating: Not a [Gamer]? Not a problem! Aside from money, get drops from each mob you defeat! Level up this scythe, and increase the loot you get along with the rarity!
Current Level: 1
Exp: 0/100
Loot Multiplier: x1
Maximum Rarity: Common
Damage: 100 + 50 x [(Level Number) - 1]
You know those weapons in anime? The ones that are epic beyond description?
This was NOT one of those appearances. It was mainly a black staff with a silver blade... attached to a backpack by a long chain.
Like someone made the grim reaper go to high school... or a teen in their rebellion phase.
Putting it on, it made me feel like a weird 'Ghost Buster'.
Regardless, I went over my excess of [Loot Seeds], the total being 6. Calling it off, I muttered as I headed out into [Resident Evil 2] once more, "I wonder what I can get from zombies...?"
During the run...
Third Person POV:
Leon and Claire scavenged around the abandoned shop... while a few blocks away, 'John Doe' slashed away at the incoming infected. He muttered, "All I'm getting is [Rotten Flesh], [Bones], and the occasionally rare [Fertilizer]... which is literal crap."
Fertilizer: Speeds up crop growth.
Effect: Any plant grown with this has a quarter of their growth-time taken off.
'John' went on, in his head, 'Then again... I have yet to level this up. And if we're considering long term... the [Fertilizer] will take 3 months off of the [Mana Seeds]. Now that I think about it... if you kill zombies that were once human, would that make you a murderer, or serial killer?'
Checking his watch, he did one last kill-streak before heading to the nearest [Shop], checking in on [LSD].
Legendary Scythe of Duplicating: Not a [Gamer]? Not a problem! Aside from money, get drops from each mob you defeat! Level up this scythe, and increase the loot you get along with the rarity!
Current Level: 2
Exp: 53/200
Loot Multiplier: x1
Maximum Rarity: Common
Damage: 100 + 50 x [(Level Number) - 1] = 150
MC's POV:
Hopping onto my motorcycle, I frowned as I thought of what I gathered from my newest weapon.
Each exp, was merely a 'kill'. Not only that, but it only increases its damage by 50 for every level it gains. Hopefully, as it gains levels, the damage becomes different as well. I also got rewards after reaching a certain amount of loot.
Reward for obtaining 100 [Rotten Flesh]:
Quick Worm: This single creature can turn any organic material into a special kind of [Fertilizer] or [Compost].
Reproduction Cycle: 3 eggs at the end of its life before dying.
Life span: 1 week
Reward for obtaining 200 [Rotten Flesh]:
Compost Bin recipe: This meter cubed structure is perfect for making [Fertilizer] or [Compost], with the aid of [Worms].
Materials: 50 Wood
Reward for obtaining 100 [Bones]:
Automated Grinder: Use this to grind things down automatically, without effort!
Requirements: [Mana Lines]
It's like my [Game] wants me to get into farming...
And I'm not going to complain.
After escaping Raccoon City, claiming 100 [Shop Points], and heading back to the [Shop], I plunged it into the [Void] before checking on the [Basement]...
And looking in awe, muttering, "You are amazing..."
[Queen Xenomorph]
[Standard Xenomorph]
[Standard Xenomorph]
The Xenomorphs seemed to beam, series of 'hisses' being heard as the queen rubbed itself against my outstretched hand like an affectionate puppy or cat.
"More bodies for us, Master?"
Jolting in surprise, I blinked as the Queen 'looked' at me, begging.
"I need more bodies for my children..."
So that's the 'surprise' that was mentioned...
Smiling at it, I muttered, "Later, my familiar... but not yet. For now, I will entrust you with something... I want you to trap any intruders down here, before letting me decide their fate. Any and all extensions of my domain, I want you to protect them all. Travel through the vents, and make them your traps! Depending on who they are, your rewards would vary on the results! However... I want you to be secretive, and in the shops of Raccoon City, I want you to leave four people alone... Leon Kennedy, Claire Redfield, Ada Wong, and Sherry Birkin. The rest are free for you to trap."
The Queen drooling at the prospect, I added, "Also, your eggs... I want one 'Soldier' egg. If you accomplish those tasks, I'll tell you the next phase of your evolution to the Hive."
The three Aliens nodding enthusiastically, I ordered, "HOWEVER, be a pack and go through one store at a time. You are all important to me, so it is best to have safety in numbers."
The two [Standard Xenomorphs] quickly scampered up into the vents as the [Queen Xenomorph] merely looked for a place to make herself comfortable... the basement slowly re-configuring itself as I walked back up the stairs.
This game is...
Wait...
'Game'?
...
Why am I treated this as a 'game'?
... This isn't the usual one.
This is reality.
I need to correct this.
As a repeated line from the movie [Into the Spider-verse] went...
"Alright, let's do this... one last time...!"
[Reject Route].
This run went nearly identical as the first... with every line and action carefully repeated exactly, but with a few exceptions.
For one, thanks to the [System], only the ones that 'originally' died because of the Nuke went missing, but not because of the virus.
Another thing is that due to the 'customers' entering the [Shops] while they were closed, I didn't get any exp, giving me a crucial piece of information: unless the [Shop] is open, it doesn't get any experience.
Finally... I dropped a few hints to keep things interesting. To Leon during our first encounter, I brought up how not everyone has 'lift day', and would find a person in heavy medieval armor hard to carry. To Claire during our trip to the sports center, I merely mentioned that there were rumors about someone investigating Umbrella. And when Ada came around?
Well... I merely handed her the virus sample, while mentioning that she should look into someone named 'Clara', since she looks like her.
When it came around to the point of escaping the train, as we grouped up at the gas-station, Leon spoke up, "Everything you did and said... all of it was practiced. Who are you really, 'John Doe'?" Claire was leveling her gun at my head... before I chuckled, pulling up a seat, "You sure you want to know the gist of me? I don't have all of the answer, and I may not want to answer the questions."
Third Person POV:
Sherry spoke with confidence, "I want to know your secrets. And we can keep them." 'John' nodded, before agreeing, "Fine, I'll tell you what I know. However, I don't want you guys spreading what you're about to hear. If what I say reaches the wrong ears, well... the nuclear stand-off will end, badly." Leon and Claire shared a look, before Leon began, "Who are you?"
'John' hummed, "I'm an agent of chaos. I got employed because this was the only job I could get. And let's just say that events are already in the works..." Claire frowned, "What do you mean?" "What I mean, is that Umbrella wants that virus for a reason. It's a revolutionary bioweapon. You already know how fast a contagious disease spreads, so what do you think will happen with that thing?" Leon was silent, before asking, "Are you going to help us?"
John smiled, "I'll do what I can from my side of things. Just so long as you don't ask questions, I'll provide you with weapons, medkits, and the whole nine-yards in regards to your arsenal. However, as a business practice, I won't be doing it for free. Get me some gems, and I'll give you what you want." Holding his hand out, John concluded with a offer, "Deal?" Leon stared at it, before looking at the store they were in... before grinning, "Deal." Claire nodded, "Deal."
The newfound allies shook on it as Leon waved to the restrooms, "Use them if you need to. I'll set up a survival pack and get you guys a pack of water."
MC's POV:
Waving the trio goodbye, it only reaffirmed by self-reflection.
In the end... It is for the best if I use [Reject Route] as less as possible. If I don't do that... that would make me try to be a 'perfectionist'... which, in turn, would make me dull and lose reputation, not perpetuating my growth.
All this time, I saw [Reject Route] like a game command... but...
This isn't a game, for me at least.
I almost though of myself as just one of those other [Gamers], where everything is taken for granted, and wanting to breeze right through things...
I didn't look at the big picture.
I'm not them.
I'm a different 'species', a genus of a different 'game'.
Training wheels off... I'm in it for the long haul.
Achievement Unlocked: No more playing around.
Requirement: Think more differently than the other [Gamers] before you.
Reward: Zoo Resource World
After using [Sleep] with the effect of [For the Weak], I got to work.
Starting with the [Auction].
Auction Over.
Item: [Claire Redfield's Blood]
Shop Points gained: 1 billion
Again, thank you perverts.
It's one billion exactly.
Time to get to work.
[Cue "Elevate" from "Spiderman: Into the Spider-verse"]
Thanks for the work music, System.
Your Welcome.
[Upgrades].
Upgrades:
Search: Contains: Farm
Results:
Orchard Expansion: Grow any number of trees in this add-on! Any fruit-bearing tree produces a bigger yield than normal, and due to the fast growth, hello farming!
Requirement: Can only be used on [Farm] based expansions.
Effect: All [Seeds] that grow into [Trees] have their growth time reduce to one week.
Cost: 36,500 Shop Points
Growth Spell: Useful for farming anything you need. Allows you to take an hour off of a plant's growth time.
Effect: Plants grow faster by one hour when in the vicinity of you.
Cost: 1,000,000 Shop Points
Field of Dirty Dreams: A simple field for farming crops... but can be upgraded and grow anything you plant in it.
Note: This is a [Shop] Expansion.
Cost: 1,000 Shop Points
Contagious Wheat Seed: A single seed ended up feeding the world... This seed could decimate one.
Warning: Spreads rapidly, until it can't spread any more.
Cost: 5,000 Shop Points Each
Super Potato: A spud that, when grown, yields many normal potatoes upon harvest.
Cost: 5,000 Shop Points Each
I kept on buying all that I could get that was helpful in the long-run.
Ending up with a mere 2020 [Shop Points] left over, I checked in on the [Loot Seed].
Drag Spell: Within a certain range, drags anything that you can carry comfortably and easily into your open hand... at the start.
Note: When used, automatically becomes level 10.
Instantly using it, I immediately ate that [Mana Fruit] I had in storage, boosting the new spell to level 20 and gaining 4 [Mana Seeds] from it.
Drag (Level 20): Anything you want that's in sight, just reach out and take it! Then, it comes flying towards you!
Level 10 (Passive): Object now floats near you instead of into your hand.
Weight limit: 2000 pounds
Uses till next level: 0/3000
Useful.
Heading back down to check in on the [Xenomorphs], I saw numerous people trapped to the walls and pillars, desperately trying to get out... or dead, due to their chest being burst open.
The queen presented an [Xenomorph Egg] to me, which I immediately threw into storage.
"What is our reward, Master?"
Looking at the people still around... I merely commented, "You can use the rest to hatch the young. However, I'm giving you a new source for hosts."
Ordering a small section of the wall to be cleared up, I focused for a brief moment.
Would you like to place the [Zoo Resource World] portal here?
Y/(N)
(Y)/N
Instantly, a rift showing a massive zoo appeared against the wall, with multiple people looking at the exhibits.
Zoo Resource World
Endangered animals are on the menu! Along with any other animal.
The ultimate zoo with all animals present! And a few human watchers too.
Animal re-spawn time: 4 hour
Human re-spawn Time: 12 hours
I pointed at the portal, "Your reward is variety to the Hive. Please, make sure that not all of the hive is the same. If one were to run faster, or jump higher, or even deal with heat better, take the mutation so the hive can adapt quickly."
Numerous Xenomorphs flooded the portal, scream and howls coming from it as I went back up the stairs.
Heading to the [Crafting Room], I quickly built a [Compost Bin], taking it to a door.
What would you like to make this expansion?
Field of Dirty Dreams: 200
Forge - 1250 Shop Points
Quarry - 2000
Garden - [LOCKED]
Pet Shop - 0
Magic Research Lab - [LOCKED]
Current Shop Points: 2020
Selecting [Field of Dirty Dreams], I moved the bin over to the corner, checking out what I can use it for.
Compost Bin recipes:
Fertilizer: Speeds up crop growth.
Effect: Any plant grown with this has a quarter of their growth-time taken off.
Materials: 10 Rotten Flesh
Fertilizer Plus: Crows grow even faster.
Effect: Plant growth time is halved.
Materials: 1 [Fertilizer], 20 Rotten Flesh, 20 Bones
Compost Bin upgrades:
Acceleration: Halves time required to make compost/fertilizer.
Cost: 2 Shop Points
Worm Farm: Turns [Compost Bin] into a place for any [Worm] to multiply and reproduce quickly.
Effect: Any worm eggs that hatch, hatches twice as many worms than normal.
Note: Cannot be used to compost anything.
Cost: 10 Wood
Making a note to come back with a second [Compost Bin], I left it alone as I pulled up the upgrades for this room.
[Field of Dirty Dreams] Upgrades:
Hydration: An automatic rain-cycle occurs to help hydrate the plants and keep the soil the right amount of moisture.
Cost: 10 Shop Points
Soil Replacement: Replace all of the current soil with a fertilizer of your choosing.
Cost: 25 of the same [Compost] or [Fertilizer].
There were a bunch more, but I bought [Hydration] first. I then planted the [Contagious Wheat Seed] and watched it beginning to sprout.
While that happened, I swung around the [Crafting Room] again, this time making a [Compost Bin], before instantly upgrading it into a [Worm Farm].
Taking it back to the farm, I placed it down and see how I used it.
Worm Farm
Farm up the worms! The perfect habitat to make life's perfect fertilizer producers! All you need is some soil, organic materials, some worms, and you're good to go!
Ignoring the rainstorm, I frowned before commanding out-loud, "System, can you pleas re-roll the next world?"
Yes, but only once, to the originally obtained world.
"Do it."
Complying.
Re-rolling [Overlord (anime) world)]...
...
...
PING!
Result: Black Butler, the anime/manga.
Well, that's interesting.
Still... with it being possibly the late Victorian period... I wonder what my [Shop] will turn into?
Looking at the now massive golden wheat field, I took a stalk and looked at it for a while.
[Wheat] obtained!
I grinned a bit at it.
The spark for the agricultural revolution... Quickly harvesting and putting all of the [Wheat] into [Storage], I moved on to the next task.
Planting the [Super Potato], I took a quick nap to refresh [For the Weak] before heading outside with [LSD].
Time to see if it works on plants.
You see... there are always those games where plants have a 'health bar' of all things... Meaning they count as 'mobs'.
And I saw a few cacti and bushes around here.
One test later...
It's a bust. Doesn't work.
Returning to the [Shop], I quickly rested before quickly checking over something.
What would you like to make this expansion?
Forge - 1250 Shop Points
Quarry - 2000
Garden - [LOCKED]
Pet Shop - 0
Magic Research Lab - [LOCKED]
Current Shop Points: 2010
The [Quarry]... I need to play it smart.
Buying it would only leave me with 10 [Shop Points], and nothing else.
And if it turns out I need to upgrade it, then that means that I have to play with the [Auction] stock market again. And I need to sell it while the 'currency exchange' is low to get a high profit.
I quickly went over the various perks I bought, with none of them being cheap.
Owner Perks:
Chameleon Clothes: Your clothing will automatically blend in with the surroundings of your area, making you wear what is deemed 'normal'.
Supernatural Sight: You can see, hear, and interact with the supernatural.
Insomniac Clock: When used in conjuncture with [For the Weak], tells you how much time you went without sleep.
Adventurer Obtainer: When trading objects with a customer, you have the possibility of the object you receive becoming part of the [Infinetory]. Otherwise, it is sent to storage.
Pay Day: If you hire employees and/or workers, you are able to pay them currency. It is automatically determined, and cannot be changed.
Luck of the Draw: Once every 24 hours, when you open a loot-related item, you will ether get something you want, or something you'll need.
Shadow Travel: While outside of the [Shop], you are able to travel through the shadows instantly.
Shop Travel: While inside the [Shop], you are able to teleport to any part of it you desire, but only appearing at the nearest door relative to your previous position, provided there is no one in the way.
Night Vision: You can see perfectly in the dark.
Soul Cage: Any attempts to take and/or modify your soul without consent shall not affect you.
There were even a few 'silly' ones... that were for my own good.
Instant Funds: When purchasing something from a market, store, or non-[Shop] shop, the exact currency is readily available in your pocket/card.
Reject Retcon: Immunity to being retconned in a universe.
Ambidextrous: Both hands are easy to use and coordinated very well.
Double Jump: Allows you to jump in the air, but only once. It is restored the moment your feet touches the 'ground'.
Ghost Hands: You have the ability to steal from anyone... just so long as it's on them, and they are unaware.
Normal and Okay: Any actions you take will be ignored, just so long as anyone observing you will deem it insignificant.
Note: While under this effect, observers are treated as 'unaware'.
Local Language: You are able to speak to, and understand anyone regardless of language... but it doesn't have an off-switch.
All of them, in combination, gives me a deck that's stacked in my favor as much as it could.
Time to check in on that potato.
Warping back to the place, I quickly pulled at the sprouted plant, the yield being 50 potatoes.
[Potatoes] obtained!
Now, one last thing...
Planting a [Mana Seed], I left the area and began wondering about when I'll end up crossing paths with the Queen's Watchdog, and his butler...
Going to a general store, I bought a wheelbarrow and some soil before heading back towards, what I now called, the 'Compost Room'. Arriving, I quickly dumped all of the soil into the [Worm Farm], also putting in the [Quick Worm].
[Wheelbarrow] obtained!
[Wheelbarrow] recipe obtained!
[Soil] obtained!
As I let the worm get to work, I wondered, thinking a bit, "Adding the circus... what would happen?"
I then questioned as I got outside, "System! What are we looking at in terms of chronological placement of this [Black Butler] world?"
Months before Book of Circus.
I see... Returning to my [Private Lab], I opened up the [Loot Seed].
Expansion Voucher: Allows you to purchase 1 expansion for free.
Command: Divide all of the current, and future, [Expansions] into the following groups: Crafting, Farming, Research, Xenomorph Hive, and Front.
Complying.
Separation Complete.
With the expansions getting bigger, I need to better organize things.
The [Basement] vanished as I quickly bought a [Quarry] using the voucher, the [Expansion] falling under [Crafting].
Quarry: Rocks, minerals, and crystals galore! Randomly generates ore at different rates!
Quarry Upgrades:
Regeneration Rate: Generate the ore or stone more quickly!
Cost: 20 Shop Points
Rare Discovery: A chance to discover rare items!
Cost: 1,000 Shop Points
Ore Vein: Bigger ore deposits grouped together.
Cost: 10,000 Shop Points
Dammit, I need a pickaxe. But in order to process the ores... I need the [Forge].
Buying that [Expansion], and causing the [Shop Points] to lower to 760, I quickly went inside to see a massive smelter.
Forge Upgrades:
Tinker's Tool Casts: Have casts for pickaxe heads, shovels, swords, and other stuff.
Cost: 10 Shop Points
Blood and Skins of Metal: Have casts for wires and metal sheets.
Cost: 5 Shop Points
Turn it Up: The heat in the smelter can be raised exponentially.
Warning: The heat will also be felt.
Cost: 35 Shop Points
Seems handy, but where can I get... metal... wait.
The ammo and bullets!
Warping to [Storage], I used the wheelbarrow to load it up with as much ammo as possible, dumping them into the [Extraction Chamber] and repeating the process over and over. After filling it up as much as possible, I closed the door and started it up, the [Shop] now in the [Void].
As I waited, I began thinking...
In [Minecraft], there's this mod called [Tinker's Construct]. It gave the ability to make custom-made tools out of different materials, and not only upgrade them, but also swap out the parts of the object. Mainly uses metals, but if you do it correctly, you end up with a literal unbreakable tool.
Sadly, I don't have much access to them, but it doesn't matter much.
Bullets consist of a variety of metals. And, if my guess is correct...!
Extraction Complete!
From Bullets:
-1 Lead Ingot
-2 Steel Ingots
-1 Copper Ingot
-Gunpowder
Metals obtained.
Grabbing the copper ingot, I went to the [Forge] and melted it down, putting in the mold for wires before getting out due to the high heat.
Checking in on the [Mana Fruit Tree], I found that it grew high, the fruit already forming... like a normal apple tree. I muttered, "I need a ladder..."
One quick crafting session with wood later, along with noting how the [Concrete Slab] was done drying, I quickly went back to the tree.
[Wooden Ladder] recipe added!
Using the ladder to get up, I mused, "3 of these fruits, and I unlock [Mana Lines]..."
Mana Fruit:
Time til maturation: 23 hours
Regrowth after harvest: 14 days
Annoying...
Is there anything else I can do...?
Well, I do have [Silk]... But it's doesn't have huge worth, at the moment. And I don't see it helping in the long-run...
Time to check my [Loot Seed], again...
Indestructible Kinetic Generator: Use the power of kinetic energy to generate electricity! Run in this over-sized hamster wheel, and you got energy!
That's... something, I guess.
Maybe I can use the useless DVD for something...
Actually, now that I think about it... there was another thing I thought like a typical [Gamer], was a particular plant...
All I need is some gravel.
Taking a quick [Sleep], I went to the [Hive], and blinked at the variety.
One type of [Xenomorph] was much bulkier than the others, with thicker bodies and armor plates, with a couple of horns on the side to protect its head.
[Juggernaut Xenomorph]
Another was much smaller, about the size of my torso with a more streamline appearance.
[Survey Xenomorph]
A group that seemed to be light and more sharp.
[Scout Xenomorph]
There was even a group with their shells changing color, blending in like camouflage despite their vague shadows and drooling mouths.
[Stealth Xenomorph]
But the best part of it all?
There was a [Queen Xenomorph] to each one.
My familiar, the [Alpha Queen Xenomorph], walked up slowly, as I glanced over the various Xenomorphs and trapped hosts.
"Greetings, Master. We have expanded our hive, and have developed a high council comprised of the other Queens and I to decide what our next move to expand our hive is."
A slight society... but with the loyalty of a cult.
Nodded in casual interest, I spoke, "If you may, please acquire some gravel. I wish to better this place." One of the [Standard Xenomorphs] quickly scampered off into the [Zoo Resource World] as I looked at the upgrades.
Hive Upgrades:
Here comes the Sun: Allow sunlight to enter certain parts of the Hive.
Cost: 20 Shop Points
SPACE!: The entire interior now resembles a spaceship.
Requirements: Hive occupancy of at least 5000.
Note: Will automatically be upgraded once requirements have been reached.
Like Ants: The entire structure becomes something that resembles the interior of an ant colony.
Cost: 2000 Shop Points
Purchasing the sunlight option, I smiled a bit as the Xenomorph came back with a bunch of pebbles being carried in a wagon. Indicating where to dump the gravel, I quickly brought out the [Diamond Plant], before quickly planting it.
Instantly, there was a 'vacuum' as the air became a bit more breathable, the plant growing rapidly and resembling a cone pointing up, small crystals beginning to grow along it.
Carbon dioxide... it's what every local Earth mammal exhales after their respiratory system is finished using the oxygen. It's commonly referred to as CO2. Too much of this gas being inhaled, and you suffocate... That's why plants are important.
But this [Diamond Plant], it merely creates diamonds with the carbon, giving back oxygen.
And judging by the current size, the crystals are the size of small marbles... and they stop growing when they reach the size of baseballs. I ordered before leaving, "When it becomes harder to breathe, check this plant and see if one of the crystals stopped growing. If it isn't growing, then pluck the crystal and deposit it in [Storage]."
All of them bowing, I checked back in on the [Mana Fruit], seeing that there were seven of them, and all were ripe and ready to eat. Using the ladder, I carefully made my way up and picked three of them before getting back on the ground and eating them.
Drag (Level 50): Anything you want that's in sight, just reach out and take it! Then, it comes flying towards you!
Level 10 (Passive): Object now floats near you instead of into your hand.
Level 25 (Passive): You can apply it to multiple objects.
Level 50 (Passive): Instead of pulling the target to you, you can instead pull yourself to the target.
Weight limit: 50 tons
Uses till next level: 0/50,000
Evolution for the spell [Drag] has been found.
Evolve [Drag]?
Frowning, I first bought [Mana Lines] to enable magic in my [Shop], bringing my [Shop Points] down to 735.
[Mana Lines] unlocked!
[Magical Research Lab] unlocked!
Nodding a bit, I then 'evolved' [Drag], getting a surprise.
[Drag] has evolved to [Telekinesis]!
Telekinesis (Level 1): Use the Force... or something. Move it with your mind, and presto, you're now a Jedi.
Weight Limit: 1,000 Pounds
Time in use until next level: 1 hour
Going through my mental checklist and preparations, I nodded before mentally preparing myself.
"System, think you could give me a Plague Doctor-based look for Black Butler?"
If you wish, it shall be done.
"Yes, please. Now... time to jump towards a new story. After all..."
The outside blurred as I made my way behind the counter... the [Shop] now resembling a small toy store.
"The Queen's Watchdog has one hell of a butler."
Main Mission unlocked:
His Butler, the Observer: Welcome to the Funtom Corporation! You are part of its toy line! However, that doesn't mean that you can mess with the plot for the better, right?
Tasks:
-Change fate in "Book of Circus"
-Change fate in "Book of Atlantic"
-Change fate for Elizabeth Midford
-Spark a new legend or folktale.
Time limit: "Witch from Germany"
So this is what you're challenging me for, System?
To not only change fate, but to also become a bedtime story?
All while balancing time for being a toy seller?
Challenge accepted.
I do wonder, though...
What can a death scythe nab me on the [Auction]?
A/N: So, yeah... things got switched out, and our MC is now dealing with the world of the Queen's Watchdog.
We're finally getting into what this [Game] is about... and we're just getting started with the various canon derailing.
As for the 'world re-roll'... again, MC is merely trying to stack the deck in his favor. With an 'invincibility' area of merely 4k square feet... he needs it.
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Posted: 3/14/2020