Chapter 1606 (2/2)
To his surprise, when Randidly went back to the Path screen, the second in the series was waiting for him: Stat Evolution II 0/10,000.
Gritting his teeth, Randidly teetered on the availability of the Path for a little longer. But after feeling how valuable the evolution was for his Agility… Randidly decided to put another 10,000 PP toward this goal. Once again, he earned 1 Stat of the chosen Stat when he finished per 100 he spent.
However...
Congratulations! You have completed the Stat Evolution II Path! Further and further you have traveled. Each step becomes accumulation and accumulation eventually becomes transformative. Once more, you have arrived at a crossroads. Still, not all Paths forward are smooth. A hint of luck is involved in all endeavors.
Calculating… Randomizing peak metamorphosis…
Congratulations! Uncommon has been selected! Please set a Stat to evolve to the Uncommon Rarity! Please note that your state of mind and concentration will be consulted to determine the resulting Stat.
You fucking piece of shit. Randidly’s eyes twitched. For several seconds he ground his teeth as he examined the notification. Uncommon? No fucking way I’ll evolve Control into an Uncommon Stat… haaaaaah… Even making Willpower a Stat only at the Uncommon Rarity feels like a waste…
Randidly growled and swept his eyes around, wishing that a new Nether Pinion would crash to the ground in front of him so he could expand some of the seething frustration in his chest. Perhaps he should have read the notification more closely; if the result were truly random, these bad outcomes might be more common than something like an Ancient Rarity…
However, Randidly knew that even if the Pinion were to descend in front of him, he couldn’t go all out. At the moment, he had just displayed his ‘combat prowess’ in a public mission for Military High command. He couldn’t shatter that perception of his power before he could crush whatever trap his enemies might spring against him.
Randidly quickly quieted his bitterness; he was not someone who regretted things for very long. Regret was useless. Instead, he simply selected Vitality for the Stat Evolution. Some extra survivability wouldn’t hurt. As he selected the Stat, his mind settled within his heart and listened to its reassuring beat. He could feel the aura of life he had gained when every Stat rose above 1000, circulating through his person.
Congratulations! Your Vitality has evolved into Uncommon Metabolism (Un)! You will receive slightly more Health per Stat Point! You will receive more Stamina Regeneration and Health Regeneration per Stat point! +100 Uncommon Metabolism (Un)!
“How low class…” Randidly muttered to himself as he scratched his head. “The Stat name also includes its Rarity…?”
Still, Randidly’s expression grew rather solemn as he looked at the changes to his Health, Health Regen, and Stamina Regen from the shift. While the shift in Health was only about a thousand, both of the regenerations nearly doubled: the benefit to his regenerations that he got from the Stat had increased by a fold. And regenerations didn’t often become relevant in battles where images were dominant, but if they were high enough…
For that alone, it was worth it.
With a heavy heart, Randidly looked again and found that the familiar Path Stat Evolution III waiting for him. If he finished this Path, he would have spent one-third of his Tithe on the Stat evolution. In terms of raw Stat gains, it might be worth it, but Randidly didn’t want to put all his eggs in one basket. Still…
Randidly sighed and tried one more time.
Congratulations! You have completed the Stat Evolution III Path! Some have managed to evolve a single Stat in their journeys. Fewer still had the capital to create evolution opportunities for the second. Yet to evolve a third… truly, your abilities are significant. Still, not all Paths forward are smooth. A hint of luck is involved in all endeavors.
Calculating… Randomizing peak metamorphosis…
Congratulations! Mythic has been selected! Please set a Stat to evolve to the Mythic Rarity! Please note that your state of mind and concentration will be consulted to determine the resulting Stat.
“About. Damn. Time.” Randidly growled. It was the lowest of the three higher Rarities, but it would still be the highest Rarity Stat he possessed. Then, with a flourish of the hand, he selected Control to Evolve. As he did so, Randidly shifted his gaze upward to the conflict between the Nether King and Commandant Wick.
Huge spatial cracks ripped outward from their point of conflict before zipping back together. Yet Randidly could just barely catch the constant assembly and dissemination of the small Nether particles that continually cranked up the pressure against Commandant Wick. That strange ability to generate overwhelming patterns from transient and meaningless particles… that was what Randidly sought.
Congratulations! Your Skill Left Hand of the Nether Oracle (M) has grown to Level 201!
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Congratulations! Your Skill Left Hand of the Nether Oracle (M) has grown to Level 222!
With burning eyes locked on the majestic movements of the Nether King above, Randidly selected Control.