It's exactly because of where he is at in life...that seeing people as objects to meet a goal would be easier than making friends. The word friend is a nicer war of the other guy saying he wants to use him for his own goals, mc could also use him for his own goals. Both would benefit. MC offended someone he could have avoided offending. Anyway in further chapters the reason why he didn't is stated.

That's a god(annunaki). Think you meant something else...Also, religions won't be destroyed just because a powerful civilization came along, that's naive. As long as a deity is written down in history someone will worship it, people still worship ancient greek gods, roman gods, egyptian gods, etc. In fact it could possibly encourage it, lot of the bible is vague meaning it can be interpreted in many different ways. Just because it doesn't directly say anything about aliens directly doesn't mean someone can't somehow interpret it that way. But yes Christianity itself would definitely take a huge hit if something like that were to happen. Would it dissolve? Doubt it.

Emotions dude. You should try them.

No and no. Connections can provide him protection while he's weak. Not to mention it'll provide him routes to gain power. Rather by not increasing the charm stats he's holding himself back(granted he can't increase them at all during this point in time). There's a reason why people with charm climb higher in society than those without it. In a power dynamic like this world it's literally the difference between life and death.

Rejecting the way he did with no backing is also suicidal. He has no backing, so that risk is much less than let's say he has some sort of backing behind but continuously offended people. He literally offended the chief of police's son and the chief of police as well by rejecting them while also rubbing in that he beat his/his son. And when you consider the police are likely able to cover up murders...he just let a golden opportunity slip by. That being said I'm glad he's showing growth, but I'm also questioning his intelligence.

My biggest problem was he caused more problems than if he were to reject in a more cordial manner...not to mention social networking is a necessity on the road to power. If story continues like this it's going to be a mystery why this brash idiot isn't dead haha

protection while he's weak* Not connection.

Apparently MC doesn't understand the need for social networking...where's his intelligence? He could have used that connection 1) Provide a certain degree of connection while he's weak. 2) The chief of police probably has connections in wealthy circles and hence could have provided him much needed items later on(highly doubt the police chief is righteous in a world ruled by power)...People cheering on the realism here clearly don't know how modern society works...nor would they understand connections would matter much more in a society ruled by power than even one ruled by monetary wealth. His decision has more costs than it does benefits, he offended people needlessly and hence will have more issues down the line. Then again guess it creates more action in the story.

I thought mc is intelligent? Lol could have used said guys connection with the chief of police, and appearing amiable would have avoided problems down the line. No need to truly see him as a friend.

It's a trope. Not just one story lol

Huh? If you're trying to say she has two different personalities bipolar would definitely not fit there, I honestly do recommend changing that simply because of the confusion it'll cause future readers and current readers. It isn't about whether it's correct or not really but rather the very confused people it'll leave in its wake.

Absolutely incorrect, however I do believe you are correct in the sociopathic tendencies side of things being a more fitting description. Very big difference between bipolar people and sociopaths. One having massive mood changes(borderline) and the other having no regard for human life. That being said sociopath is the outdated term as it is defined as Anti-Social Personality Disorder now.

They say people who have something wrong with their brains are good authors, can't say I disagree. *Anyway, before she beats me up in discord for that comment, let me continue* Novel is interesting and story is unique, not sure if we will see a power couple dynamic or if MC will just be stronger than the ML. I'm a big lover of power couples, but I am fine as long as their is enough fluff and dog blood drama to go around. I will edit the review as more chapters are added, usually don't add reviews this early but as I am a friend of the author I made an exception.

Then again also after that specific situation he started falling under true neutral or neutral good lol

He's definitely not chaotic evil but he's on the fine line on being neutral evil, simply because of his actions and his thoughts. And from your earlier comment on selfish evil, there's a fine line on chaotic neutral(only helping your friends/family) and neutral evil(only helping others if it benefits themselves). He passed that line multiple times throughout the story so far, so yeah chaotic evil is a big stretch, neutral evil however is definitely where he belongs. That being said after that situation he did begin fitting the chaotic neutral alignment. However, his actions just from that situation fell under neutral evil. Think the author realized the mistake they made their and tried to fix it.

Honestly only reading this novels for the giggles, can't take the story seriously. Magic is not explained by science, reincarnation is not explained by science, their whole world is not explained by science...perhaps I could give the benefit of the doubt and say that he believes in the simulation theory...

So no we don't agree on the specifics but at this point think it's best to agree to disagree.

Because what I was trying to get at was exactly what I stated in my last paragraph. What level of skills they have in math could actually harm the story due to previous: parasites give people higher IQ. If he gave specifics for math he'd have to go and change other aspects of the story to supplement whatever level of math he stated.

No you would have to go very into detail if this was done, I've written stories before and know random pieces of info that no one actually needs to know is more harmful than good. Especially when that random piece of info can screw you over later in the story when you forget the specifics. It's good to be both broad and be able to immerse your readers into the story. If he did that with every little thing can guarantee we'd have one messed up story with a bunch of inconsistencies. Small and important facts are not necessary in a story. It's not like this whole novel is based on math nor will it likely ever be used in a significant way. It's important to make sure you detail things that matter to the plot(important character personalities,foreshadowing upcoming events, detailing important events in mc's life, etc) while not getting specific on small things that do not in any way shape or form matter to the story.

Well, author did a good job playing it safe by not saying their skills in mathematics. Remember parasites increase IQ, so would definitely getting people complaining about math levels being either too high or too low considering factors involved. If you ever write a story you'd understand the need to be broad in certain aspects ;p, plus pretty sure most would not appreciate a giant info dump on what they're doing in class. Two birds with one stone.