Lin Jiu widened his eyes and read the light blue text carefully. When he entered the world, he received a prompt that the coordinates of this world were not from Reincarnation Paradise but from his side. He did not expect such a pleasant surprise in the end!
Now there are a few options. If he agrees to incorporate this derivative Pokémon world into Reincarnation Paradise, he would be like a shareholder of this world. He could get a share of the benefits brought to the Reincarnation Paradise from each batch of contractors entering this world, similar to the world of paintings managed by Su Xiao.
If he refuses, he gets nothing, and Reincarnation Paradise will open a world contest based on the coordinates, possibly even choosing him to participate because he refused.
The last option is to refuse but provide another world coordinate to gain the personal exclusive rights of this Pokémon world.
After experiencing three derivative worlds, he could spend some resources to enter this world, making it a world with only him as a contractor. Moreover, like special worlds such as assessment and trials, this world wouldn't count towards his travel quota.
Only a fool would exclude the second option. Lin Jiu looked at the first choice, realizing that each experience in the derivative world would yield additional resources. Being a lone hunter destined to develop in a balanced manner, these resources could help him quickly get through the early, still-weak stages.
But what he favored most was the 2nd option of personal exclusive world rights. Although entering this world would require additional resources each time, the various Pokémon skills were treasures!
His time exploring the Pokémon world was short, and his strength was weak. There were more benefits yet to be unearthed. What if besides Pokémon, their traits could also be turned into skill scrolls?
Lin Jiu immediately thought of Togekiss's Serene Grace and Super Luck, which were like the nemeses of bad luck! This world, like a treasure trove, might be his chance to surpass other contractors, especially since no one gave him a legacy like the Shadow of Extinction!
However, the decision was not up to him because he didn't know where he had any world coordinates. But since Reincarnation Paradise offered this option, it indicated a high probability that he had them.
Lin Jiu himself didn't have any, so there was only one answer left. He focused his gaze on the ф mark on his hand.
Sure enough, after a short while, the blood-red ф mark glowed, and the reincarnation disk appeared. The disk, originally like a modern industrial bronze item, glowed faintly white, with a recessed central area, azure with specks of starlight, like a vast starry sky.
Lin Jiu saw one of the stars suddenly become extremely bright and realized this was the world coordinate he needed. He immediately informed Reincarnation Paradise of his choice of the 2nd option!
His guess was correct. After confirmation, the bright star instantly disappeared. Just as he wanted to check what this reincarnation disk was, it turned into a mark on his arm and hid away.
Before Lin Jiu could complain, Reincarnation Paradise sent a medal into his hand. The medal featured a Poké Ball symbol, representing his exclusive world.
As for the [Pioneer] title that he hadn't even checked before it was taken back, Lin Jiu silently ignored it. As long as he didn't look at the detailed information, he wouldn't feel heartache!
Lin Jiu was also curious about which world the coordinate provided by the reincarnation disk belonged to. It should be an open, large derivative world, on par with Pokémon! He tried to inquire but received only a permission-denied answer. However, he did learn that if he ever entered that world, he would receive a prompt!
Another matter was that if he wasn't released soon, he would starve to death! Tomorrow, he would be on the headlines of all major paradises with the title "The First Contractor in History to Starve to Death Because He Couldn't Leave His Exclusive Room!" He might even be written into the history of major paradises, warning future generations not to fuss with the paradise, or they might be locked up until they starve to death.
As if sensing Lin Jiu's thoughts or reaching an agreement, Reincarnation Paradise lifted the restriction. Lin Jiu pushed open the door, and the noise of people came through, presenting the scene of Reincarnation Paradise before his eyes.
Large buildings appeared in his sight, each differing in appearance. Some were made of metal, some were built of bricks, and some seemed to be formed by some creature, with liquid occasionally seeping from the surface.
Due to the presence of these rows of buildings, Reincarnation Paradise formed streets. Looking up, the ceiling of the paradise was a layer of milky white membrane, like an inverted bowl covering the entire place.
The ground beneath his feet was a pale yellow gelatinous substance, not soft but very flat.
On the streets were people dressed in various outfits, some in full armor, others holding staves and wearing robes, appearing as mages. It was like entering a large cosplay convention.
Some even sat directly on the roadside, laying out a carpet in front of them, and started hawking.
"White 10-rated weapon, 1000 Paradise Coins, scram if you have no money."
"5% life recovery potion, 1000 Paradise Coins, 20% off for three or more bottles."
"Seeking heavy protection mage, personally facing Lv.3 difficulty in the next world, price negotiable."
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Lin Jiu didn't need to inquire to know the situation of Reincarnation Paradise. Ordinary contractors usually get 1000 to 2000 Paradise Coins after experiencing their first derivative world, barely enough to buy a weapon.
The derivative world he experienced was very dangerous, so he received a lot more Paradise Coins, totaling twenty thousand. More than Su Xiao after the trial world, but he lacked a powerful legacy!
"Mm? What's that..."
Lin Jiu's gaze swept along with his steps, suddenly stopping as he noticed a restaurant in a secluded alley. For the contractors of Reincarnation Paradise, this restaurant was unfamiliar and, due to its remote location, was on the verge of closing down.
However, Lin Jiu was very familiar with this restaurant called "Summer's Season." He was out looking for food because he was extremely hungry, and seeing a "familiar" restaurant, naturally, he chose to dine there, and he could also consider it as checking in!
"Welcome~"
Xia sat in the restaurant, troubled. Her restaurant hadn't opened for a long time, and it would close down if this continued.
With her culinary skills, it would be easy for her to get a job at a large restaurant or with an adventurer's group. But she didn't want to do that; she just wanted to quietly run her restaurant.
As Xia was thinking about whether to go out on the street to distribute flyers and attract customers, a figure pushed the door open, and she was overjoyed.
"Cook whatever you're good at!"
Lin Jiu stated briefly. He calculated the time and realized Su Xiao hadn't come to this restaurant yet, so was he the first customer in a long time?
From the news he saw, he knew that Su Xiao died the day before him, and when Lin Jiu was crushed to death by the reincarnation disk, Su Xiao had already entered the world of One Piece for his trial assessment.
Moreover, Su Xiao's trial assessment only lasted 72 hours or three natural days. Lin Jiu, on the other hand, stayed in the Pokémon world for nearly twenty natural days from the beginning of his assessment to the end of the mission.
However, under the complete control of Reincarnation Paradise, the timeline and other aspects of the derivative worlds were managed by Paradise. Therefore, contractors in Reincarnation Paradise performing tasks in derivative worlds would experience time controlled similarly by the Paradise.
This means that although most contractors enter different worlds and stay for different amounts of time, when they return from the derivative worlds, the time difference wouldn't be too significant, ensuring there are enough contractors to be summoned for a world war trial.
Reincarnation Paradise couldn't adjust the overall unified time for worlds like the war worlds, original worlds, and void worlds, which are not fully controlled.
So even if Lin Jiu left the world later now, it wouldn't be too late. Su Xiao had to accept the legacy of the Shadow of Extinction, and he had to obtain personal exclusive world rights; both of them were stuck in their exclusive rooms for a while.
Now, Su Xiao was probably just done enhancing his attributes and experiencing the functions of Reincarnation Paradise.
Xia served the dishes quickly. While Lin Jiu was contemplating amidst his hunger, a table full of dishes was already laid out. On the verge of starving, Lin Jiu didn't care about his image and devoured the food like a tornado. With the good taste of Xia's cooking, the food was quickly finished.
Seeing this, Xia's small mouth opened in surprise, and then she realized this was Reincarnation Paradise; there were all kinds of people here! It was just that she hadn't opened the restaurant for so long that she momentarily forgot this. Lin Jiu helped her remember.
This meal cost Lin Jiu just over twenty Paradise Coins. For newcomers who had just experienced a trial world and had around 1000 Paradise Coins, it was considered expensive. Normally, just filling up, one or two Paradise Coins would be enough.
Lin Jiu didn't mind spending these tens of Paradise Coins. After satisfying his hunger, he didn't linger and headed straight for the enhancement hall. Strengthening himself was more important than any girl.
He did know a lot about Reincarnation Paradise, but knowing is one thing, and experiencing it firsthand is another. Strengthening himself, especially after narrowly escaping death several times in derivative worlds, gave him just as strong a desire to become powerful as Su Xiao. It was just that hunger had slowed Lin Jiu down.