Returning home, Jean immediately began familiarizing herself with the new performance of white wind.
This ability to change forms naturally was indeed impressive, but the transformation was not free; it required internal energy consumption to morph. As for the methods of recharging, there were two: essence of sun and moon, and pure vital energy.
In plain terms, that meant natural recovery and pure energy infusion.
Natural recovery went without saying, but Jean could not yet perform pure energy infusion. Fortunately, the interface Ryza used to charge the crystals inside the scabbard could convert energy and charge it directly into the blade.
Jean planned to master the remaining sword capabilities alongside her sword techniques, but after what had just happened, she had no intention of staying cooped up at home to practice slowly.
Many things could only be quickly comprehended in actual combat.
The best example was that while she could originally only scrounge up a few dozen Stardust Crystals at once, she could now fill a small whirlwind with them.
She took out her phone, and since Shiraori was busy, she called 'D'.
" 'D', I need live combat. "
" Oh? If it's live combat, let me think... You should go to the Black Tower. There's a tower-climbing project there. Although it's all virtual and you can resurrect if you die, you can't bring anything out; you can only gain experience. "
" That's enough! "
" OK! Good luck. You can get a discount if you use my name. "
Without delay, after packing her gear, Jean set off on the road to the Great Black Tower. Of course, it looked like a cross-regional journey and was very far away, but in this world, a single teleportation step was all it took.
Entering the hall again, the display now showed the image of the cloaked figure with white wings. Although there was a black-winged girl on the side who looked very familiar, there had been many familiar-looking people since her rebirth. Plus, the camera focus wasn't on her, making her a bit blurry, so Jean didn't pay much attention.
" Hello, Miss Jean. The Tower of the Other Shore project is currently running normally. You possess high-level clearance and can enjoy unlimited daily challenges, as well as a 50% discount on tickets paid with T-Points. "
Each ticket cost 200 Reincarnator Points, and each Reincarnator was limited to 3 times per month. Jean only needed 1 T-Point, but since 1 T-Point could be exchanged for 200 Reincarnator Points on the black market, it was just a matter of saving some trouble.
After entering, a flash of white light passed, and Jean was teleported onto a platform. Then, a seemingly very weak goblin appeared on the platform.
After dispatching it with one slash, another flash of light occurred, and it turned into two wolves.
Just like that, layer by layer, she climbed very smoothly to the 50th floor before Jean died for the first time.
" Which jerk came up with this'Sky-Filling Wind Slime Prison Array'? It's mind-numbing. "
Fortunately, this death allowed Jean to further discover the essence and principles of the Stardust Dragon's Stardust Wind.
Paying again, she set off once more with high spirits.
However, about ten minutes later: " Ah, so close again. This layout is truly hellish. "
Fortunately, this floor was a matter of attribute restraint, and despite the hellish design, she managed to clear it successfully by relying on her sword techniques. What followed was actually much simpler, and just like that, she smoothly passed the 100th floor again.
The boss on the 100th floor was a pathetic thing resembling an earth dragon, which she took out in one slash with the Stardust Wind-infused white wind.
Thus, she entered a cycle of returning home to sleep exhausted every day and throwing herself back into climbing the tower the next day. It wasn't until after the 350th floor that the difficulty suddenly increased. From this point on, Jean's level began to improve rapidly, while the T-Points in her possession also plummeted crazily.
" I have 2000 points left without realizing it? Have I died 1000 times? " Sitting in her room, she suddenly wanted to check her balance, and the result made Jean unable to believe it herself. It had been less than three weeks, and she had died 1000 times. Calculating based on an average of 12 hours a day, that was an average of one death every 15 minutes.
However, for the sake of that feeling between life and death, Jean fought recklessly during this time. Anything she could defend against with Stardust Wind, she absolutely wouldn't dodge; if she couldn't defend against it, she had to try anyway. But this method was indeed effective; she made significant progress in Gale Sword Technique, Stardust Wind, and even the experience of how to fight recklessly without getting herself killed.
Although the results of her strength improvement were gratifying, she couldn't just sit there and eat through her savings; she needed income to truly be at ease.
So she called 'D' again: " Boss, do you have any gigs to make ends meet? "
" What's wrong? Short on money? Want to learn about a 9-out-13-return loan? "
" No, thanks. Is there anything I can do to earn points? "
" Very well. I'll send the evil god contract over to you. I suppose I've finally waited for this day. "
Then 'D' hung up the phone, and a large stack of papers suddenly descended from the sky.
After collecting the papers in mid-air using wind, Jean began to read them.
First was the method of generating the evil god contract. Generally, extremely intense emotions would transcend the world barrier and be collected by the evil god, who would respond with an evil god contract. At the same time, because the evil god contract itself recorded the time node of this longing, using it would teleport one to the time and place where the contract was generated.
The contract itself followed the principle of equivalent exchange, but the benchmark for this 'price' was entirely up to their side to interpret. 'D' even specifically noted that the act of 'being able to choose' itself had immense value. One had to know how many kinds of helplessness in the world made people willing to pay any price to change things.
Finally, regarding the distribution of earnings, 30% of what was marked in the evil god contract belonged to 'D', and the remaining 70% plus all additional gains belonged to Jean. Indivisible parts could be exchanged for T-Points of equal value; of course, both the earned portions and additional gains could be exchanged for T-Points.
Then Jean picked up the first evil god contract and began to read.
[ evil god contract 1 ] Target: Bring back the defecting Sasuke. Description: Sasuke actually chose to defect to Orochimaru, why! Why on earth! I must bring Sasuke back. Reward: Shadow Clone Technique, Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, Massive Chakra. Client: Naruko Uzumaki
" Good grief, seriously, good grief. Does this mean Boruto won't have anything to do? But let's skip this one. After all, if I drag Sasuke back at this time, there's a high probability Sasuke will be done for. "
[ evil god contract 2 ] Target: Rescue Rukia. Description: Although Rukia has committed an unforgivable crime, even so, I still want to save her. Reward: Kido · Hado 1-31. Client: Renji Abarai
" We've already had Naruto and Bleach; the next one probably won't be One Piece, right? Is this coming in a sequence? " As a result, she shifted the edge of the paper slightly and saw an 'Ai'. " Confirmed, this time it's saving Ace! "
[ evil god contract 3 ] Target: Defeat Amon, reclaim Aiur. Description: Aiur will be reclaimed. Commander, reassemble our forces and defeat Amon. Reward: Carrier X1. Client: Hierarch Artanis
" Holy cow, reclaiming Aiur? Seriously, the Hierarch is too stingy; he only gives one Carrier for reclaiming Aiur. "
Just as Jean was flipping through them, she discovered a stack of contract slips stapled together.
[ evil god contract 15 ] Target: Protect the members of the Snow Monster Squad to break out, and try to cover the withdrawal of the Infected as much as possible. Description: If possible, save them, save my brothers and sisters... Reward: Everything. Client: 'Frostnova' Yelena
" White Rabbit... " ( 'Red' seeped out from the paper. )
[ evil god contract 15-2 ] Target: Protect 'Frostnova' as she leaves, and meet with Patriot. Description: No matter what, please let Big Sis and Big Daddy see each other one last time, please. Reward: Everything. Client: Snow Monster Squad A ( The rich red color seemed as if it were about to drip down. )
... [ evil god contract 15-7 ] Target: Protect 'Frostnova' as she leaves, and meet with Patriot. Description: If there really is a god, please let Big Sis find final peace. For this, I will give everything I have. Reward: Everything. Client: Snow Monster Squad G ( The red was now as thick as ink, dripping onto the tabletop one drop at a time. )
In the vision of Synesthesia, the intense emotions manifested as colors seeping out of the paper, continuously stacking before Jean's eyes. At this moment, it was comparable to black lacquer.
Putting these evil god contracts away, she picked up white wind, took a deep breath, and said, " Let's go. "
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