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"Wow..."-iJames-isaid,-ifinding-ihimself-iutterly-ispeechless-ias-ihe-itook-iin-ieverything-ithe-iold-iman-ihad-ijust-isaid.-iHe-ihad-ialways-ijust-ikinda-iassumed-ithat-ithe-iworld-ihe-iwould-iinherit-iwould-ijust-ibe-ithat--ia-isingle-iplanet.-iThis,-ihowever...-ithis-iwas-imore-ithan-ihe-icould-ihave-iever-idreamed-iof.-iThe-isheer-ipossibilities-iof-iit-iall...-iit-ijust-icompletely-ioverwhelmed-ihis-iability-ito-iprocess.
After-iletting-iJames-itake-ieverything-iin-ifor-ia-imoment,-iFrumpkin-ishifted-ihis-iposition,-iand-ilooked-ihim-iin-ithe-ieye.
"Now,-iare-iyou-iready-ito-isee-iwhat-iyou-iasked-iabout-ia-ifew-iminutes-iago?"-iHe-iasked.
"Yes,-iI-iam."-iJames-ifinally-imanaged-ito-iget-iout-iafter-ianother-ilong-imoment-iof-igazing-isilently-iout-iinto-ithe-iendless-iexpanse-iof-istars.-iEven-iwhen-ihe-ifelt-ihimself-ibeing-ipulled-ibackwards-ithrough-ia-iwarp-ihole,-ihis-ieyes-inever-ileft-ithe-istarscape-iuntil-iit-ivanished-iinto-iblackness-iin-ifront-iof-ihim.
The-ipair-iof-ithe-irocketed-ithrough-iwhat-ilooked-ilike-ia-ilong,-itwisting,-ifeatureless-igrey-itunnel,-itravelling-iat-ia-ibreakneck-ispeed-iuntil,-iwith-ia-isudden-iflash,-ithey-iwere-iout.
Frumpkin-icasually-idrifted-iout-iof-ithe-ihole-iand-ilanded-ilightly-ion-ihis-ifeet.-iJames,-ihowever,-iwas-ispat-iout-iwith-ienough-iforce-ithat-ihe-itumbled-ia-icouple-idozen-ifeet-ihead-iover-iheels-iacross-ithe-iwhite-imarble-ifloor-ibefore-iwinding-iup-ion-ihis-iback,-iunable-ito-ibreath-iand-idizzily-istaring-iup-iat-ian-iornately-icarved-iblack-iand-iwhite-imarble-iceiling-iperhaps-itwo-idozen-ifeet-ioverhead.
"You-iknow,-iyou-ireally-igotta-iwork-ion-iyour-ilanding-iskills."-iFrumpkin-isaid,-ifloating-iover-itop-iof-ihim.-i"It's-igetting-iembarrassing-iseeing-iyou-iflipping-iass-iover-itea-ikettle-ievery-itime-iwe-itravel-ianywhere."-i
###-iChapter-i76-i--iThe-iRepository
"So-iwhere-iare-iwe-iNOW?"-iJames-iasked,-iignoring-iFrumpkin's-iremark-ias-ihe-istood.
They-iappeared-ito-ibe-istanding-iin-ia-iroom-iperhaps-itwenty-ifeet-iacross-ion-ieach-iside,-iand-iequally-ias-ihigh,-iringed-iwith-imarble-ipillars-ithat-iled-ito-ian-iintricately-idesigned-imarble-iceiling.-iIn-ithe-imiddle-iof-ithe-iroom-istood-ia-istone-ipedestal-icarved-iinto-ithe-ishape-iof-ian-ioutstretched-ihand,-iand-iaround-ithe-iroom-ion-iall-isides-istood-ivarious-ishelves-ithat-iheld-inot-ionly-ibooks,-ibut-iall-isorts-iof-iitems-ias-iwell,-iincluding-iarmor,-iweapons,-ibottles-iof-iliquid,-iand-iall-isorts-iof-iother-ithings-ihe-idid-iand-ididn't-irecognize.
"This-iis-iyour-iTalent-iRepository-iand-iAsset-iAcquisition-iTerminal.-iOr,-iif-iwanna-iuse-iless-iwords,-iThe-iRepository.-iThis-iis-iwhere-iyou-ican-inot-ionly-isee-ia-ifull-ilist-iof-iall-iof-iyour-iearned-italents-iand-irewards,-ibut-ialso-isee-ihow-imuch-iyou-ihave-iprogressed,-iand-ieven-ipurchase-inew-iperks-iand-iloot-iin-iaddition-ito-ithe-irewards-iI-igrant-iyou.-iAssuming,-iof-icourse,-iyou-ifigure-iout-ihow-ito-iget-ithe-icurrency-ito-ido-ithat."-iFrumpkin-isaid.
"I-ican-iuse-ithis-ito-ibuy-inew-iperks?-iYou-imean,-iI-idon't-ihave-ito-ijust-iwait-ifor-iyou-ito-idecide-ito-igive-ime-ione-irandomly?"-iJames-iasked.
"Well,-iof-icourse-iyou-idon't-ihave-ito-iwait-ion-ime,-iif-iyou-ihave-ithe-imoney-ito-ispend-ion-isomething.-iThat's-ikinda-iwhat-ithis-iplace-iis-ifor."-iFrumpkin-isaid,-ibefore-igesturing-iin-ithe-iair-iwith-ihis-ihand-iand-iproducing-ia-isandwich-iout-iof-ithe-iaether.-i"It's-iwhere-iyou-ican-ispend-igold-iyou-iearn-iin-ithe-iworld-ito-iget-icool-istuff-iyou-imight-iotherwise-inot-ihave-iaccess-ito-iin-iit.-iThink-iof-iit-ias-ian-iextension-iof-ithe-iperks-iI've-ibeen-iawarding-iyou-iso-ifar.-iExcept-inot-ifree.-iAnd-iyou-istill-ican't-iget-ithe-ibest-irewards-ifrom-ihere.-iThose-icome-ifrom-ime."
"And-iwhen,-iexactly,-iwere-iyou-iplanning-ion-itelling-ime-iabout-ithis-iplace?"-iJames-iasked,-icrossing-ihis-iarms-iand-iglowering-iat-ithe-iold-iman.
Frumpkin-itook-ia-ibite-iout-iof-ihis-inew-isandwich-iand-ireplied-iwith-ia-imouthful-i"You-iknow,-iI-imeant-ito-itell-iyou-iabout-iit-iafter-iyou-imet-iyour-iwish-iharem,-ibut-iI-iwas-iso-ibusy-ihaving-ifun-iat-iyour-iexpense-ithat-iI-ikinda-ijust-iup-iand-iforgot-iabout-iit.-iSorry-iabout-ithat.-iBut-ihey,-iyou've-igot-iaccess-ito-iit-inow,-iright?-iNo-iworries!"
James-ihad-ithe-ioverwhelming-idesire-ito-igrab-iFrumpkin-iby-ithe-ibeard-iand-ipunch-ihim-iin-ithe-inose,-ibut-ithought-ibetter-iof-iit.
"So,-ihow-idoes-iit-iwork?"-iHe-iasked,-iglancing-iaround-iat-ithe-ivarious-iparts-iof-ithe-iroom.
"Well,-iyou-iwalk-iover-ito-ithe-ipedestal-ithere,-iand--iwell,-iyou-iknow-iwhat?-iWhy-idon't-iI-ijust-ishow-iyou?-iProbably-ibe-ieasier-ithan-ispending-iten-iminutes-iof-iwatching-iyou-ibumble-iaround-itrying-ito-ifigure-ithings-iout-ibased-ion-imy-idescriptions."-iFrumpkin-isaid,-itaking-ianother-ibite.
He-ifloated-iover-ito-ithe-istone-ipedestal,-iand-iJames-ifollowed-iafter.-iAs-isoon-ias-iJames-istepped-iin-ifront-iof-ithe-ipedestal,-ithere-iwas-ia-ismall-iflash-iof-ienergy,-iwhich-icongealed-iinto-ia-ismall-isphere-iof-iyellow-white-ilight-ithat-ifloated-ia-ifew-iinches-iabove-ithe-isurface-iof-ithe-ipalm.
"Alright,-inow-ithe-ifirst-ithing-iyou're-igoing-ito-ido-iis-ireach-iyour-ihand-iout-iand-iput-iit-ion-ithe-ipedestal."-iFrumpkin-isaid,-igesturing-itowards-ithe-ipedestal-iwith-ihis-ihalf-eaten-isandwich.
James-idid-ias-ihe-iwas-itold.-iAs-isoon-ias-ihis-ihand-imade-icontact-iwith-ione-iof-ithe-ifingers-iof-ithe-ilarge-istone-ihand,-ithe-ienergy-iin-ithe-ipalm-ishifted-iand-ispread,-iflattening-iand-istretching-ibefore-ilifting-ia-ilittle-ihigher-iinto-ithe-iair.-iIt-ilooked-ia-ilot-ilike-ia-iholographic-icomputer-iscreen-ifloating-iabove-ithe-ioutstretched-ihand,-iand-iin-ithe-imiddle-iof-ithe-iflat-iwhite-iblankness-iwere-itwo-iwords,-iwritten-iin-ithick-iblack-iletters:
"WELCOME-iJACK."
-i
###-iChapter-i77-i--iThe-iTerminal-i(part-i1)
As-iJames-iwatched,-ithe-iwords-ion-ithe-iscreen-ifaded,-iand-iwere-ireplaced-iby-ia-iflashing-irectangle-ithat-ireminded-iJames-iof-ithe-itype-icursor-iof-ian-iold-icomputer-iterminal.
"Okay,-inow,-ithis-iis-iwhere-iyou-iput-iin-icommands-ito-iget-ithe-iterminal-ito-ido-idifferent-ifunctions.-iThink-iof-iit-ilike-iyou're-iusing-ia-ivoice-activated-icomputer.-iYou-itell-iit-iwhat-iyou-iwant-ito-ido,-iand-iit-iwill-iexecute-ithat-icommand."-iFrumpkin-isaid,-ibefore-ipopping-ithe-ilast-iof-ihis-isandwich-iinto-ihis-imouth-iwith-ia-igrunt-iof-ipleasure.
"What-ikinds-iof-ifunctions-ican-ithe-iterminal-ido?"-iJames-iasked.
"Well,-ilike-iI-isaid,-iyou-ican-ibuy-italents,-iperks,-iand-iloot.-iYou-ican-icheck-iyour-istats.-iThere-iare-ialso-ia-ilot-iof-iother-ifunctions-iof-ithe-iterminal,-ibut-iwe're-inot-igoing-ito-iworry-iabout-ithose-ifor-ithe-imoment.-iFirst,-iI'm-igoing-ito-ishow-iyou-ihow-ito-itrack-iyour-iabilities-iand-istatus."-iFrumpkin-isaid,-idropping-ito-ithe-ifloor-ibeside-iJames.
"Now,-iask-ithe-iterminal-ito-idisplay-iyour-istatus-isheet."-iHe-isaid.
James-idid-ias-ihe-isaid,-iand-ithe-iterminal's-iscreen-ijumped-ito-ilife,-ipouring-iout-ia-iwall-iof-itext-iand-inumbers-ithat-icycled-ion-iand-ion,-imoving-iso-ifast-ithat-iJames-icouldn't-imake-iany-iof-iit-iout,-iuntil-iit-ifinally-icame-ito-ia-istop,-iand-idisplayed-ia-ilist-iof-idescriptions-iand-inumerical-ivalues.
James-iEames
[Class:-iLvl-i2-iFighter/Lvl-i2-iSorcerer]
Prowess:-i31
Fortitude:-i24
Logic:-i21
Intuition:-i17
Persona:-i9
Composure:-i15
Spirit:-i35
Tenacity:-i32
Talents:
--i[Immunity-ito-iCold]
--i[Martial-iWeapon-iProficiency]
--i[Magically-iGifted-i(Sorcery)]
Most-iNotable-iAccomplishments:
--i[Climbed-ia-ihill]
--i[Defeated-ia-icouple-igoblins]
--i[Defeated-ia-isquad-iof-ignolls]
Below-ithese-ithree-isections,-ithere-iwas-ia-ifinal-isection-ilabeled-i"Overall-iAssessment",-iwhich-ihad-itwo-ientries.
The-ifirst-iread-i"Unrepentant-iSlacker",-iwhich-ihad-ia-icrudely-drawn-iline-ithrough-iit,-ilike-isomeone-ihad-icrossed-iit-iout-iwith-icrayon.-i
Directly-ibel
ow-ithat-iwas-ia-isecond-ientry,-iwhich-iwas-icircled-iwith-ithe-isame-icrude-icrayon-like-iline-iand-iread-i"Unremarkable-iNobody".
James-istared-iat-ithe-iscreen-iblankly-ifor-iseveral-iseconds,-ibefore-iturning-ito-iFrumpkin-iand-iblurting-iout-i"Unremarkable-iNobody?-iYou-ithink-iI'm-ian-iUnremarkable-iNobody?!"
"Hey,-ihey,-idon't-ilook-iat-ime!-iI-ididn't-idesign-ithis-ithing!-iYou-ican-iblame-ithat-ion-ithe-iBigger-iGuy-iFurther-iUpstairs-ifor-ithat.-iThese-iterminals-iare-idesigned-ito-igive-ian-ihonest-ian-iopinion-ias-ipossible-iof-iyour-icurrent-istanding-iwithin-ithe-iworld,-iboth-iin-iyour-iinnate-iabilities,-ias-iwell-ias-iyour-iequipment,-iand-iallies-iyou-ihave-imade.-iIf-iit-itells-iyou-iyou're-ian-iUnremarkable-iNobody,-iit's-igiving-iyou-ia-isincere-iassessment.-iIt-igave-ime-ia-isimilar-iranking-iwhen-iI-ifirst-iused-ione-itoo,-iback-iwhen-iI-iwas-iin-iyour-ishoes."-iFrumpkin-isaid.
"Back-iwhen-iyou-iwere-iin-imy-ishoes?-iWait,-iyou-"-iJames-istarted.
"Yep.-iI-igot-ito-ithis-iposition-iby-idoing-iexactly-iwhat-iyou're-idoing-iright-inow.-iI-iwasn't-imuch-iof-ithe-ifighty-itype,-ibut-iI-iwas-ireally-igood-iat-imaking-imoney-iand-ipaying-iother-ipeople-ito-ifight-ifor-ime.-iWhen-iI-ifirst-istarted,-imy-iterminal-itold-ime-iI-iwas-ia,-iand-iI-iquote,-i"Fat-iUseless-iDegenerate".-iAs-iyou-ican-isee,-iI-inever-ireally-imade-iit-ifar-ipast-ithat-istage,-ibut-iyet,-ihere-iI-iam."-iFrumpkin-isaid,-ilaughing.
"So,-iwhat-ihappens-ito-iyou-iif-iI-iwin-ithis-ichallenge-iof-iyours-iand-itake-iyour-ispot?-iDo-iyou-ijust-ivanish-ior-isomething?"-iJames-iasked.
"Nah.-iI'll-ijust-imove-ion-ito-ithe-inext-irank,-iand-itake-ion-ithe-irole-iof-ithe-iBigger-iGuy-ito-imanage-iother-inew-igods-ilike-iyou.-iBut,-ibetween-iyou-iand-ime,-iI'm-iprobably-igonna-itake-ia-icouple-imillenia-ivacation-ifirst.-iRunning-ithese-ithings-iover-iand-iover-ihoping-isomeone-iwill-iaccept-ithe-ichallenge-iwho-iisn't-icompletely-ipants-on-head-iretar-"-iFrumpkin-ipaused,-ithen-icleared-ihis-ithroat,-i"ahem,-i'intellectually-idisabled',-itakes-iway-imore-iwork-iand-itime-ithan-iyou-icould-iever-ipossibly-iimagine,-ibelieve-ime."-i
###-iChapter-i78-i--iThe-iTerminal-i(part-i2)
James-iread-iback-iover-ithe-istat-isheet-iagain.-iSome-iof-iit-imade-isense,-ibut-ia-ilot-iof-ithe-istats-ithe-iterminal-imeasured-iweren't-ireally-iobvious-ito-ihim.-iLogic-iand-iIntuition-imade-isense,-ias-idid-iFortitude,-ibut-ihe-ihad-ino-iidea-iwhat-iProwess-ior-iPersona-imeasured.-iHe-ialso-ihad-ino-iidea-ihow-iit-imeasured-ihis-iclass-ilevel,-iconsidering-ihe-inever-isaw-ior-iheard-iany-iindication-ithat-ihe-ihad-ileveled-iup,-ior-ieven-ithat-ithe-iworld-iworked-ion-ilevels-ilike-ithe-irole-playing-igames-ihe-iused-ito-iplay.
"So,-iis-ithere-ia-ihelp-ifunction-ior-isomething?-iI-iwanna-iknow-iwhat-iall-iof-ithis-imeans."-iJames-isaid,-ilooking-iover-iat-iFrumpkin.
"Yep.-iJust-iask-iit-ito-iexplain-ithings.-iThe-iterminal-iisn't-ipicky-iabout-iterms,-iso-ilong-ias-iit-iunderstands-igenerally-iwhat-iyou-iare-iwanting-ifrom-iit."-iFrumpkin-isaid.-i"Give-iit-ia-ishot."
"Oh,-ialright."-iJames-isaid,-ibefore-ilooking-iup-iat-ithe-iscreen-iand-isaying-i"Hey-iterminal,-ican-iyou-iexplain-iwhat-iall-iof-ithe-iattributes-iyou're-imeasuring-imean?"
The-iscreen-iin-ifront-iof-ihim-iwent-iblank-ifor-ia-imoment,-ibefore-ia-ibulleted-ilisted-iwrote-iout-iin-ifront-iof-ihim,-ipoint-iby-ipoint-
"[Prowess]-iis-ithe-ioverall-imeasurement-iof-ia-iuser's-iphysical-iability-ito-iinteract-imeaningfully-iwith-ithe-iworld.-iIt-iis-ia-icombined-imeasurement-iof-ia-iuser's-iagility,-iphysical-istrength,-ibalance,-imanual-idexterity,-ireflexes,-iand-iflexibility,-iand-iis-ithe-ibasis-ifor-imost-iphysical-iabilities-iincluding-imelee-icombat.
[Fortitude]-iis-ithe-ioverall-imeasurement-iof-ia-iuser's-iability-ito-ieffectively-iwithstand-iphysical-idiscomfort-isuch-ias-ipain,-iheat,-icold,-idiscomfort,-iexhaustion,-ipoison,-iand-iillness.-iIt-iis-ithe-ioverall-imeasure-iof-ihow-ihardy-ia-iuser-iis,-iand-ihow-iresilient-ithey-iare-ito-ithe-iworld-iaround-ithem.-i
[Logic]-iis-ithe-ioverall-imeasurement-iof-ia-iuser's-iintellectual-icapabilities,-iincluding-icomplex-ireasoning,-icritical-ithinking,-ipattern-irecognition,-iand-iamassed-iacademic-iknowledge.-iIt-iis-ithe-ibasis-ifor-ia-iuser's-iability-ito-iperform-iany-itask-ior-iskill-ithat-irequires-imental-ipower-ior-iintense-iconcentration-ias-iits-iprimary-icomponent,-isuch-ias-iforensic-iinvestigation.
[Intuition]-iis-ithe-ioverall-imeasurement-iof-ia-iuser's-iinstincts-iand-iintensity-iof-isensory-iperception,-ias-iwell-ias-igeneral-iemotional-iintelligence.-iIt-iserves-ias-ithe-ibasis-ifor-iskills-ithat-irequire-itrusting-iones-isenses-ior-ifeelings-iover-ilogical-ifacts,-iinterpreting-inon-logical-iinformation,-ianticipating-iunexpected-ibehavioral-ioutcomes,-ihandling-ianimals,-iand-itracking.-iIt-ialso-iserves-ias-ione-iof-ithe-iprimary-iattributes-idetermining-ia-iuser's-iability-ito-idetect-ifaint,-idistant,-ior-imuddied-isensory-iinputs-ivia-isight-iand-isound,-iand-ito-iaccurately-itarget-iranged-iweapons,-iespecially-iover-ilong-idistances.
[Persona]-iis-ithe-ioverall-imeasurement-iof-ia-iuser's-iforce-iof-isocial-ipersonality,-iincluding-iconversation-iskills,-iperformance-iabilities,-ifacial-iaffect,-ivocal-itone,-iunderstanding-iof-isocial-iconventions,-iand-igeneral-ideftness-iand-idelicacy-iin-icomplex-ior-ichallenging-isocial-icircumstances.-iIt-iis-ithe-ibase-iattribute-ifor-iall-isocial-iskills,-ifrom-iacting-iand-iinterrogation-ito-icarousing,-iinformation-igathering,-ileadership,-iand-istatecraft.
[Composure]-iis-ithe-ioverall-imeasurement-iof-ia-iuser's-iability-ito-imaintain-imental-iand-iemotional-istability,-imost-inotably-iin-imoments-iof-iconflict-ior-ifear.-iIt-iis-ithe-ibasis-iof-inumerous-iabilities,-iincluding-ideception-iand-isubterfuge,-iand-iis-ian-iimportant-isecondary-iskill-iin-isocial-iinteractions,-ias-iit-iis-iwhat-idetermines-ia-iuser's-iability-ito-ishrug-ioff-iemotionally-ior-imentally-ipainful-iexperiences,-iincluding-ipsychic-iattacks.
[Spirit]-iis-ithe-ioverall-imeasurement-iof-ia-iuser's-ispiritual-ipower,-ipassion,-iand-iforce-iof-iwill.-iIt-iis-ithe-iprimary-iattribute-ibehind-iall-imagical-iabilities,-iand-ialso-iserves-ias-ia-isecondary-isupporting-iattribute-ifor-iall-iother-iattributes,-ienhancing-iand-iimproving-iactions-ithe-iuser-iperforms-ifor-iwhich-ia-ipersonal-ipassion-iis-ia-icore-ifactor.
[Tenacity]-iis-ithe-ioverall-imeasurement-iof-ia-iuser's-ispiritual-iresilience-iand-iability-ito-ishrug-ioff-iexperiences-ithat-iwould-idefeat-ior-idemoralize-ithem.-iIt-iis-irepresentative-iof-ihow-imuch-ia-iuser-ican-iendure-ibefore-ithey-ilose-ithe-iwill-ito-icontinue,-iand-itheir-igeneral-iunwillingness-ito-isurrender-iin-ithe-iface-iof-iadversity.-iIt-iis-ithe-imost-ipassive-iof-iall-iattributes,-ihaving-ino-idirect-iskill-iset-ithat-iit-ibenefits,-ibut-ipassively-iinfluences-ithe-ieffects-iof-iall-iother-iattributes."-i
###-iChapter-i79-i--iThe-iTerminal-i(part-i3)
James-iread-ithrough-ieach-iitem-ion-ithe-ilist,-iand-ithen-ichecked-iback-iat-ihis-istat-isheet-iagain.-iHe-ihad-ino-iidea-iwhat-ia-i"good"-iscore-iwas-iin-iany-iof-ithe-istats-ithe-iTerminal-imeasured,-ibut-iit-iwas-iobvious-ithere-iwere-iseveral-ihe-iwas-imuch-ibetter-iat-ithan-iothers.-iHis-iProwess-iand-iSpirit-iwere-iboth-ipretty-ihigh-icompared-ito-ithe-irest,-iwhich-ihe-isuspected-iwere-ia-iresult-iof-ihis-iinitial-iwishes.-iHis-imental-istats-iweren't-iterrible,-ieither,-ithough-inot-ias-istrong.
His-isocial-istats-iwere-igarbage-itier,-iwhich,-iwhile-iit-ididn't-isurprise-ihim,-imade-ihim-ifeel-ilike-ian-ieven-ibigger-iloser-ithan-ibefore.-iIn-ia-isense,-ihe'd-inever-ireally-itried-ito-idevelop-ithat-ipart-iof-ihimself-ibecause-ihe'd-inever-ireally-ihad-iany-imotivation-ito.-iOutside-iof-irunning-iMMO-iraids-ior-ioccasionally-isocializing-iat-ia-ilocal-igame-istore-ior-ionline,-ihe-ihad-ihad-ialmost-ino-isocial-iinteract-ifor-iyears.-iHe-iliked-iit-ithat-iway.-iIt-iwas-ieasier,-iand-isafer.
Maybe-ihe'd-itry-iand-iimprove-ithem-ihere-isoon.-iIf-ihe-iunderstood-ithe-idescription,-ihis-iPersona-iwas-igoing-ito-ibe-ithe-ithing-ithat-iwas-iprimarily-iinvolved-iin-ihis-iability-ito-iacquire-iallies,-imake-ifriends,-iand-iobtain-iquests-iand-ifavors.-iWhile-ithat-iwas-iprobably-inot-igoing-ito-ibe-ias-iimportant-inow,-ihe-iknew-iit-iwas-iprobably-igoing-ito-iend-iup-ibecoming-imuch-imore-iimportant-ilater,-iand-ihe-ididn't-iwant-ito-imiss-iout-ion-ianything-ias-ia-i
result-iof-ihis-isocial-iineptitude.
But-ihe-icould-ideal-iwith-ithat-ilater.-iFor-ithe-imoment,-ihe-ihad-ito-ifigure-iout-ihow-ito-ibuy-inew-iperks-iand-iskills.-iAnd,-imaybe,-iactually-ibuy-ione,-iif-ihe-ihad-ienough-imoney.
"Alright-iterminal,-ihow-ido-iI-iget-inew-iperks-ior-iimprove-imy-istats?"-iJames-iasked.
The-iscreen-iwent-iblank-iagain,-ibefore-ispooling-iout-ia-inew-iline-iof-itext.
"Attributes-ican-ibe-iincreased-iin-iintervals-iof-i1,-i5,-i10,-iand-i25.-iIncreasing-ia-ilarger-iamount-iall-iat-ionce-iwill-ibe-icheaper-ithan-iseveral-ismaller-ipurchases.-iIncreasing-ian-iattribute-ibecomes-iexponentially-imore-iexpensive-ithe-ihigher-ithe-iattribute's-ivalue-iis,-iand-ithere-iis-ia-imaximum-icap-iof-i100-ia-iuser-ican-iincrease-ieach-iattribute-ithrough-ithe-iterminal.-iAny-iincrease-ibeyond-ithe-i100-ipurchased-ipoints-iwill-ihave-ito-ibe-iearned-ivia-iuser-iactions-iin-ithe-iworld.
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