Chapter 3: First Trial World Difficulty Increased by 150%, Completion Will Grant You High-Potential First-Rank Battle Angel.

Reminder: Based on comprehensive assessment, choosing this trial gives you an 80.95% probability of completion.

Seeing these prompts, Youyouan was stunned. Huh? Comprehensive assessment of trial completion rate? What was this? Such a thoughtful judgment? She had never seen anything like this when she was selected by Reincarnation Paradise.

And this trial mission looked intimidating—the third option's difficulty was raised to 150%—yet when she saw the success rate, what? 80.95% success rate? No way. Back when she experienced trial worlds, forget success rates, even survival rates weren't this high. A 20% to 30% survival rate was already thanking the trial world for not killing her.

Now this third-tier 80.95% success rate—even if she failed, she'd at most drop to the second tier, and worst case, the first tier, becoming a Contractor.

This wasn't a difficult choice; it was basically a freebie that would vanish if she hesitated. Youyouan immediately chose the third trial mission.

[Reminder: You have selected the highest difficulty trial. In recognition of your courage and determination, you will receive a hidden reward: "Brave Adventurer's Starting Funds."]

'Ah??'

Youyouan was completely dumbfounded, her expression quite amusing. She was used to high difficulty in Reincarnation Paradise, and this sudden low difficulty plus a gift from heaven made her too uncomfortable, even a bit panicked.

Actually, this explained why, during the Abyss War, the Contractors and Battle Angels of the Apocalypse Paradise faction were so "brave and skilled in battle." In terms of resource supply, the Apocalypse Paradise faction was truly the strongest—no argument there.

Feeling very out of place, Youyouan struggled to adapt for a while. She took out the "Brave Adventurer's Starting Funds" from her newly activated storage space and tried to open it.

[You have obtained 50 Paradise Points.]

[You have obtained Burning Talisman (Single-use Item · White Quality).]

Paradise Points were the basic currency of Apocalypse Paradise, just like Paradise Coins in Reincarnation Paradise. For a newcomer, this starting fund wasn't quite a windfall, but it was definitely a substantial gain. Especially the [Burning Talisman]—if used well, it could turn the tide in the upcoming trial world.

After a series of prompts ended, the haziness around Youyouan faded, and she regained a sense of reality with the surrounding world. She took a deep breath; she was truly alive now. And she sincerely felt that her talent ability was too much of a curse. Good thing she was tough and lucky enough to meet a big shot investor, or she'd have been dead long ago.

Besides that, Youyouan also got a crucial piece of information: several months had passed since her death. The long period of haziness before was her inhabiting the consciousness space of this body, and she only had a chance to revive after the original owner of this body died.

Although Youyouan's rank wasn't high, she was still a member under the Tuanzhang. She had learned about the Abyss War from the adventure group channel, but whether it had ended was beyond her knowledge.

Youyouan raised her hand, looking at the Apocalypse imprint on the back of her right hand. A sense of novelty about her new circumstances made her heart restless. Ironically, she had been calm when she was about to die, but now she felt a small thrill. Soon, though, her smile gradually froze on her face, because using one of the basic permissions of the imprint, she checked her personal information:

Probationary Contractor · No. 295535. (Temporary number. If you successfully pass the Battle Angel trial, you will receive a contract number with Battle Angel characteristics.)

Name: Eluna (Former Code Name: Youyouan).

Reminder: You may choose one of the above names as a permanent change for this personal information.

Level: Lv.1. (First Rank. Every 10 levels is one rank. Level increase provides no attribute bonuses; it reflects your permissions within the Paradise, corresponding to world difficulty, mission difficulty, etc.)

Health Points: 50% (This attribute cannot be fully datafied at present; it changes based on injury severity).

Reminder: Due to the boost from your talent ability, your maximum Health Points cap is 50%.

Mana Points: 105 (Intelligence × 10. Current Mana Points recovery rate: 3 points per hour).

Reminder: You will have no initial Mana Points; instead, you gain Mana Points through your talent ability.

Reminder: Mana Points possess dual characteristics of "Life Force" and "Body Energy."

Strength: 2 (Related to attack power, carrying capacity, etc.).

Agility: 2 (Related to movement, attack speed, etc.).

Stamina: 1 (Related to Health Points, defense, abnormal resistance, etc.).

Intelligence: 7 (Related to mental system, Mana Points, perception, etc.).

Charm: 5 (Related to social interaction, summoning, etc.).

Luck: 2 (Related to item opening, crafting, etc. This attribute is extremely difficult to improve; cherish opportunities for enhancement).

Note: The standard attributes of an adult male are 5 points; Luck is 1 point.

Causal Talent: Star Realm Angel (Open "Branch Information" to view detailed attributes of this talent).

[Personal information is for Contractors to estimate their own strength and is unrelated to actual combat power. Attribute values affect a Contractor's physical condition, but combat is not solely determined by physical attributes. Contractors should be cautious.]

Youyouan had been a mid-to-low-rank Contractor before, so she knew that in the early stages, 1 point of Stamina equaled 10 to 13 points of Health Points growth. A high growth of 13 points was something she dared not even hope for. If not for the semi-datafied baseline, she estimated she wouldn't even have the basic 10-point Health Points growth now.

The problem was, she now had only 1 point of Stamina, meaning only 10 Health Points. Plus, her "powerful" talent ability reduced her Health Points cap to 50%, which was 10 × 50% = 5. So she only had 5 Health Points now?!

This was a catastrophic start—extremely fragile, starting with single-digit Health Points.

With an exceptionally complex mood, Youyouan opened her talent skill information.

[Star Realm Angel]

Category: Causal Talent (Successfully Awakened).

Level: E (This talent can undergo up to two subsequent talent awakenings).

Reminder: Due to the extremely narrow compatibility range of this talent, its current level has been "massively" underestimated. This does not reflect the actual intensity of this talent's effect at E-level.

Talent Effect (Passive): Your maximum Health Points cap is reduced by 50%, granting you a 50% boost to "Mana Points." Additionally, all damage you take will be borne by the unique body attribute "Mana Points" until Mana Points are depleted; only then will damage affect Health Points.

Reminder: This talent is currently pending activation. You must activate this ability within 30 minutes of completing "Semi-Datafication," or you will suffer backlash from "Mana Points."

Reminder: After activating this talent, your overall ability characteristics will undergo certain changes.

Time was running out, and Youyouan had no choice. Besides, she had died once before—what could be worse than sinking into the darkness of death? She chose to activate her talent ability. Suddenly, a surging wave of Mana erupted from within her.

Two hours later, drenched in sweat and as weak as an invalid, Youyouan slowly opened her eyes. She had successfully activated her talent. And she clearly felt that the side effect of her talent—causing others to forget her—was rapidly dissipating due to some opportunity and this chance encounter.

It felt like this talent ability had been stuck at an awkward activation level, which was why it had such absurdly strong side effects. She checked her talent ability again:

[Star Realm Angel]

Category: Causal Talent (Successfully Awakened).

Level: E (This talent can undergo up to two subsequent talent awakenings).

Reminder: If you obtain an inheritance system compatible with this talent, its level will undergo a new judgment.

Talent Effect (Passive): You will permanently lose "Health Points" to gain more "Mana Points." Your "Stamina Attribute" and "Intelligence Attribute" will undergo a unique transformation.

Stamina Attribute: Related to Mana Points growth, defense growth, abnormal resistance growth, etc.

Intelligence Attribute: Related to Mana Points growth, trace element affinity growth, perception growth, etc.

Mana Points: All damage you take will be borne by the unique body energy "Mana Points." Similarly, Mana Points are your only body energy. When you use active characteristic abilities, Mana Points will also be consumed.

Youyouan checked her personal information again. Sure enough, the Health Points attribute had disappeared, leaving only a current Mana Points value of 80. As for why her Mana Points had decreased, it was simply because her Stamina attribute was too low.

[Reminder: Due to the extreme uniqueness of your talent ability, you are incompatible with over 99.99% of ability systems. The ability systems you can currently be compatible with are as follows:]