Spending Points
Daniel let his headache fade away before he went through the new information in his mind. It was a plethora of knowledge that made him excited for his future. The first area he focused on was the Tower Survival Tips.
To survive the Tower, the most important aspect was strength. Without it, you were guaranteed a quick trip to the grave. The second aspect to survival is finding out what you are good at. Different from the tutorial, the Floors were set up, giving the climber specific challenges to complete. If you were skilled in battle, then you could choose a fighting challenge, or if assassination is your specialty, then you will be given a challenge in that area.
The climber is able to pick the area of the challenge and the level of difficulty as well. The Tower has different ranks of difficulty, starting from, Challenging, Difficult, Hard, Hell Mode, Instant Death, and lastly Obliteration. The Tower has no easy challenges, as gaining power is never for the faint of heart.
The author of this book emphasized that you should not overlook the titles of each level of difficulty. Instant Death is titled as such because most Climbers die the moment they enter such a challenge. The naming is by no means a joke.
However, it is mentioned that rewards are given to those who take great risks. A person who passes Hell Mode will receive way more points than someone who passes Difficult. The Tower will always be fair in giving out points.
Daniel then went to the section about awakening and choosing a path.
In the Universe there are many different worlds and species. On these worlds different kinds of energy permeate the air, creating a great environment for cultivation. However, cultivation does not have a universal system. Independent thinking leads to different ideas and thinking, thus different ways of cultivating have been created. These numerous ways have been called paths to power by most.
Some of the more common cultivating paths are Mages, Immortal Dao, Bloodline Shaman, Faith God, and the Temple of Body. Each of these cultivation paths have their positives and negatives. However, they all lead to gaining supreme power and the hope for eternal life. There are many more paths that one could take. Some have even taken strengths from multiple paths to improve upon their own. There is no supreme path that is better than the rest. It is more important to pick one that fits your innate talents, for then it will be easier to walk.
Next the author of the book went on to explain the breakdown of strength in the Universe. Because there are so many paths to cultivate, it would be a pain and almost impossible to list each stage of cultivation for each path. Luckily, the Tower has negated this issue and made a universal path of progression up to the 50th floor. Beyond the 50th floor is currently an unknown for someone with Daniel's or even Earth's strength.
The Tower Levels can be broken down like this,
Awakened 1st Level Life- Any stat's above 1
Awakened 2nd Level Life- Any stat's above 5
Awakened 3rd Level Life- Any stat's above 10
Level 1 Life Form- Any stat's above 20 and control of an element
Level 2 Life Form- Any stat's above 50, other conditions unknown
Level 3 Life Form- Any stat's above 100, other conditions unknown
Level 4 Life Form- Unknown
Level 5 Life Form- Unknown
Level 6 Life Form- Unknown
Level 7 Life Form- Unknown
Level 8 Life Form- Unknown
Level 9 Life Form- Unknown
Each Cultivation path progressed in similar ways, but by using different means. With the Tower's breakdown of levels, the whole Universe is thus able to compare their strengths.
Daniel looked through this new information and felt that spending 5 points were worth the price. He then pulled up his status to see his current strength.
Status:
Name: Daniel Grey
Cultivation Level- Awakened 1st Level Life
Path- Unchosen
Strength- 2
Agility- 2
Physique- 2
Special Constitution- Error
Special Soul- Error
Innate Talent- Energy Mind-
IQ: 180
Brain Development: 16%
Neural Firing Speed: Normal (Currently non-upgradable)
Seeing his improvement after completing the tutorial made him feel proud. He was now an Awakening 1st Level Life. Although not too strong, he could be considered similar to Captain America. It was an amazing feeling have strength in every muscle and bone.
Daniel decided that it was time to re-open the Tower shop. He had more information, and could now spend his points confidently.
He mentally clicked on the Cheat's section. It had several super expensive items that Daniel could not afford. He still looked at them to broaden his mind.
Everlasting Indestructible Temple Body- This method is part of the Temple of Body Path. It leads directly to the Level 9 Life form. Those who practice this art will have an everlasting and indestructible body. If soul is not strong enough, user may be unable to move body. Price: 1,000,000 Points
All-Heaven Dao Art- This method is part of the Immortal Dao Path. It leads directly to the Level 9 Life Form. Those who practice this art will open up a heaven in their dantian, gaining control over tribulation lightning. Those we practice may attract hatred from the rules of the Immortal Dao. Price: 1,000,000 Points
Nine Headed Bloodline King- This method is part of the Bloodline Shaman Path. It leads directly to the Level 9 Life Form. Those who practice this art, will absorb 9 bloodlines of the same species for each Life Level. Incompatible bloodlines may cause injury or death. Price: 1,000,000
Daniel looked at these options and could only shake his head. They sounded cool, and probably granted immense strength, but each had huge drawbacks as well. Even if you overlooked those flaws, the price was so high that by the time you could afford it, you may already be a Level 9 Life Form. Plus, a lot of these arts needed to be trained from Level 1 Life Form. It seemed the Tower did not want people to actually train in these cheats.
Daniel scrolled down to his price range.
Basic Meditation- Mage Path, Price: 100 Points
Qi Absorption Technique- Immortal Dao, Price 100 Points
Beginning Building Art- Temple of Body, Price 100 points
Bloodline Replacement Art- Bloodline Shaman, Price 100 points
Fire of Divinity Manual- Faith God, Price 100 points
Seed of Life Art- Nature Path, Price 100 Points
Daniel continued to scroll through the different beginner cheats and felt shocked. There were just too many of them. There had to be hundreds if not thousands of different paths to choose from. It was a bit overwhelming because Daniel had no idea what he should choose.
As he continued to scroll he found a cheat that was rather interesting.
Path Creator Art- This art will take all your pre-existing knowledge, Innate Talents, and hidden potential to create a beginning path cheat for you. It will be one of a kind and only work for the person it was designed for. Warning: The Path Creator Art works based off your knowledge and brain. If you have limited knowledge then the new cheat will be weak. The art stimulates the brain to create the cheat, so if the brain is stupid expect a stupid result. Price: 100 Points
Daniel felt that this cheat was perfect for him. It was terribly difficult for him to choose a path. He was leaning towards Mage or Blood Shaman because of his talents, but both path's didn't fully utilize his strengths.
Daniel bought the Path Creator Art, and then went and started buying as many beginning path cheats he was able to afford. He needed to shore up his knowledge, so that the path he created could be as perfect as possible.
In the end with his 5,440 points he was able to buy 77 different cheats all relating to different paths. He spent 5,000 points leaving himself with 440 points left over. Not every cheat costed 100 points. It seemed that only the main paths that tended to be more popular were so expensive. Daniel was able to store the 77 cheats for later use. He learned his lesson last time.
Closing the Cheats section he opened Skills with his mind. He was greeted with different spells, weapon manuals, and body movement arts. There were plenty of different abilities one could learn for sale.
Since Daniel used the sword he decided to buy the, 'Basic Sword Skills' manual for 50 points. He also bought a medical manual on the human body for 50 points called, 'Human Body: Everything I Learned When Abducting a Human'. He thought it might be useful for when he created his path cheat. The last thing he bought from the cheat section was a movement art called, 'Flash Steps' for 20 points. That left him with 320 points to use.
He went to the miscellaneous section and found it contained all kinds of energy. There were mana stones, spirit stones, blood spar, nature energy, and plenty of other kinds of energy found in the Universe. Each was priced around 20 to 50 points per stone. Daniel spent the rest of his points buying different kinds of energy. He bought 2 spirit stones, 2 mana stones, and 2 blood spar. This left him with 40 points that he decided to save for later use. He didn't look through bloodline section, because he currently had no use for a bloodline.
Daniel felt happy with all of his purchases and was ready to sign out. The Tower sensed he was about to leave so it informed him that he could attempt the first floor in one months time. Daniel thought, 'Exit Tower' and his body vanished from the space.