Chapter 131: Plans for the Future.
Richard sighed, pushing away the lingering frustration from his System Shop window-shopping. He needed more SP, that was clear. And his stats, impressive as they were, still felt... finite. He accessed the System Shop again, specifically navigating to the ’Stat Point’ exchange. He’d crossed the 100-point threshold in his attributes, and the System had informed him that each subsequent +1 now cost 10 available Stat Points. He grimly suspected it would scale again at 1000.
The exchange rate materialized, a block of glowing text that nearly made him vomit his breakfast.
[ 1 Stat Point = 1000 SP ]
"What the fuck?!" he choked, leaning back, eyes wide. "How is that so expensive?!"
The System’s voice echoed in his mind, laced with its characteristic digital condescension. [ If you want to stat your way up to godhood level, earn more SP. ]
Richard began to calculate. Every Stat Point cost 1,000 SP. To add a mere +100 to one attribute would require 1,000 Stat Points, which meant 1,000,000 SP. And to upgrade all his current 500 points in all of his five core attributes to 1000, that would be 2,500 Stat Points in total, costing a staggering 2.5 million Stat Points. Which, in turn, translated to a mind-numbing 2.5 billion SP.
He slumped back, staring at the ceiling. "With that, I could buy so much blueprints," he muttered, a profound weariness settling over him. "Why?"
[ Why not just start with one core attribute? Why do you have to dedicate yourself in upgrading all your attributes? ] the System suggested, its tone oddly pragmatic for once.
Richard rubbed his temples. "Yeah, I could go with that. But still, I don’t want to be caught lackin’."
[ Upgrading all your stat is quite an investment. I would be surprised if you upgrade it all. A specialist exists for a reason. ]
Richard sighed. "Anyway, I’ll just release more tech."