Disappointing. That's my opinion about the system, it didn't even give me anything useful.
In the end, if I hadn't robbed those guys, I would be penniless now and wouldn't have anything to buy.
Sent into a game world I had never played and interacted with, and didn't even get anything, not even a copper coin for me to use...
Sigh, before the system brought back time, it told a story for me to use when asked by this world's natives.
When asked why I don't know the basic knowledge, the system told me to answer with; "I lived my whole life in a remote mountain till a month ago."
It also seems that seeing the system is not a normal occurrence in this world, either. If you want to allocate your AP and SP points.
You either get a status card in the temple, the adventurers guild, or the merchant guild.
Although there are ways for you to see the system panel, they are hard to obtain.
Depending on which one you decide to have your status card, you'll get a blessing or skills when receiving your card.
When you choose the temple of Fire or Water, you'll receive their common skills, [Fire ball] and [Water ball] as thanks for choosing their God to get your status card.
If the adventurer and merchant guild is the one you choose, you'll receive a temporary increase in the amount of SP you receive for every level up; for ten levels in total.
Now here's the story the system told me to use on how I can see it.
"On the way here, I had to cross multiple mountains, and on one of those mountains, I found a cave. While I was inside that cave, I found myself a [Rune Status] that allowed me to see the system."
And here's the last and not the least of what it told me, when asked why I have a title above tier 5, while being level 1.
In this world, titles are categorized according to a tier system. For instance, if I possess a title that increases my agility by 30 percent, it would be classified as a tier 3 title.
This classification is based on the fact that every 10 percent increase in an attribute corresponds to its tier level.
I'm going off course again. Anyway, when asked why I have high-tier titles while being level one, the answer I should have said is:
"When obtaining the [Rune Status], it gave me a penalty, which is a status reset that put me back on level one. But allow me to choose two titles to keep."
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Now what? It's not even noon, and I have nothing to do in this free time. The next trial wouldn't start in two days from now, and I don't know anything in this world..
Should I go into a dungeon? Level up and increase my stats, so I have a better chance of winning?
With nothing else to do, I stood up from the bench I had been sitting the last two hours and moved through the stalls of food.
First, I need to know the exchange rate of the currency in this world, how many copper coins are a single silver coin, and find myself a place to stay for the next two nights.
As I walked around, trying to find someone trustworthy enough to ask how much a silver coin costs, I noticed another participant causing trouble at one of the stalls. He stood about two and a half meters tall, with a large, muscular build.
His bracelet, similar in appearance to mine, had three stripes on it. "Hoo, look at him; he's got the owner by the collar. Let's call him... Big."
"What do you mean I can't pay with my points? It worked last year, so why can't I do it now?" he shouted.
"I'm sorry, sir," the stall owner stammered. "But the academy only allows participants to pay with points until their third year of enrollment. After the fourth year, the system does not permit payment with earned points."
"I don't care about that. I'm not paying you any money for a horn rabbit," he snarled, clenching his fist.
Seeing the big man about to punch the owner, I quickly ran over to intervene.
"Easy now, dude!" I said, pushing Big away from the stall.
"Who the hell are you?" he asked, glaring at me as he released the owner's collar.
"Me? A participant like you."
"Participant, huh?" Big mumbled as he looked me over from head to toe, judging whether my existence was worth his time.
"Don't be a hero just because you think you can!" he said with a smirk.
I could tell he was looking for a fight, but I had no desire for that. Instead, I raised my hand to show him my bracelet.
"Do you know what this is?" I asked, my voice steady and confident.
"Of course! Do you think I'm an idiot?" This would be the last thing he said in that moment.
"Ooh! Really? Are you sure about that? Then look at mine and yours and think about the difference between them." He turned to his bracelet, considering the three stripes on his gems.
"Yours has three stripes, while mine doesn't have any. You know what each stripe represents, right?" I cleared my throat before continuing.
"Like you said, you're not an idiot. Are you sure about this decision of yours? If you fail again this year, do you think the academy would accept you as a first-year student?" I noticed Big breaking a sweat.
"When the first trial happened this morning, I spotted some participants who looked around the age of 14 to 17. And from your conversation earlier, this is your fourth year of enrollment, right?" Big's face went pale; he let go of his fist.
"Let's say the first time you joined, you were fifteen. If you've failed three times already, that means you're now eighteen, right?" I spread my hand. "If you fail again this year, it will be your fifth attempt to get in."
"So, let me ask you this: do you think the academy would allow a 19- or 20-year-old man to be in the same room as a fourteen-year-old?"
"No, right!? Don't be stupid. Cherish this year of yours and try to become a student now. If you fail again, there won't be another chance. Look around you, except for you no one else above your age is participating."
I looked up to see his face, which seemed to convey a single message: "kill." I messed up.