“Meow~!”
The victorious calico cat returned in triumph, its whiskers trembling proudly as it lightly landed beside Chang Jiu.
Then it narrowed its eyes and waited for praise.
“Good job, Kitty! I officially declare that I’m joining the Cat Cult today!”
Chang Jiu was thoroughly pleased. She happily scratched the calico cat under the chin using her exclusive technique, then picked up the mine lantern she had brought in and examined the cat after its level-up.
“You don’t look any different…”
“Meow?”
“Oh, wait. Your paws seem to have gotten a little darker.”
“Meow!”
Chang Jiu pulled the blanket over and tried to wipe the cat’s paws clean, but the blanket itself wasn’t exactly clean either.
She could only give up.
“Next time, I’ll definitely get you a clean blanket of your very own. One specifically for wiping those dirty little paws…”
Chang Jiu glanced around the mine, which had been pretty thoroughly cleared out. Following the simple principle of making sure nothing went to waste, she had the calico cat absorb the energy from the remaining soul stones.
Once its work was done, the calico cat narrowed its eyes, hopped onto Chang Jiu’s shoulder, rubbed its face against hers in farewell, and returned to the summoning space.
After getting enough rest, Chang Jiu picked up her mine lantern and carefully retraced her path while opening the Summoning System.
After reaching Level 1, the player attribute panel had finally appeared as well.
Compared to the summon’s panel, hers was incredibly simple.
【Player: Chang Jiu Lv. 1 (3/1000)】
【Constitution:
Defense:
Strength:
Speed:
Stamina:
Luck: Unknown
Available Free Attribute Points: 1】
Chang Jiu was completely stunned after taking one look.
In the original game, unless you had a special class, the five starting attributes were generally all set to 5. Luck was a hidden attribute that couldn’t be viewed or increased.
Constitution determined your HP.
Since this body had already died once, it only had 1 point. And because it was so ridiculously weak, its Defense, Strength, and Speed were all below average as well.
That much, Chang Jiu could understand.
But what the hell was that 1,000 points of Stamina?!
That was almost as high as the stats she had when she first transmigrated!
Chang Jiu quickly closed the attribute panel, then casually opened it again.
“…”
The number under Stamina was still that utterly ridiculous 1,000.
Chang Jiu tested it several more times before finally confirming that the damn game system really was malfunctioning.
She fell silent.
If the system had given her 1,000 points of Constitution, she’d probably be able to live forever.
If it had given her 1,000 points of Defense, she could stand there and tank an entire army of soul beasts.
If it had given her 1,000 points of Strength, she could punch straight through the entire mining district.
If it had given her 1,000 points of Speed, she could stroll casually through a soul beast’s nest!
But the system had given her 1,000 points of Stamina.
What was Stamina even good for?
In the game, it was also called the mana bar. It was used to cast skills, and the more advanced the skill, the more Stamina it consumed.
The problem was that Chang Jiu didn’t have a single skill she could cast right now.
There were no NPCs here to teach her skills.
“Whatever. I’ll stop worrying about it. Maybe I’ll learn some ridiculously powerful one-shot skill later.”
Chang Jiu remained in a good mood.
After all, a ridiculously high free stat was still a free stat. Why would she refuse it?
Next, she looked at the final line of the attribute panel.
Available Free Attribute Points:
Seeing it, Chang Jiu vaguely understood why the calico cat had worked so hard to absorb energy and level up.
Every time you leveled up, you received one free attribute point that could be added to any stat!
This time, Chang Jiu didn’t hesitate for even a second.
She immediately put the point into Constitution.
There was no other choice.
If she didn’t increase her Constitution, this body genuinely might not last more than a few days!
As she watched the pitiful 1 under Constitution become 2, Chang Jiu’s stiff body almost instantly relaxed.
Before, she would have to lean against the wall and gasp for breath after taking just a few steps. Even breathing made her chest hurt, and she would occasionally feel dizzy.
Now, all those discomforts had eased considerably.
She touched her body, which had been almost ice-cold just moments ago.
Hmm.
It seemed a little warmer now.
She touched her chest again.
Her heartbeat had become steady as well!
“I should be able to stay alive for the time being…”
Of course, this body’s Constitution was still unbelievably low.
And in a high-risk world like the Soul Realm, Chang Jiu was practically as fragile as glass.
If she wanted to survive for longer, leveling up was her top priority!
Thinking about it this way, Mine No. 7 might be an extremely dangerous place to everyone else, but for Chang Jiu, it was practically the perfect beginner leveling zone!
The more Chang Jiu thought about it, the more excited she became.
“A mining site this huge… If I come into the tunnels once every day, I should be able to level up several times, right?”
Unfortunately, the moment she stepped out of the mine, she received some rather bad news—
“The next mining expedition will be in 3 days!”