POV Mathéo

  Location: Abbeville, France

  Challenge Rewards:

  Survive: 10 points

  Kill a Cave Crawler: 15 Points

  Travel 161 kilometres of The Endless Caves: Calculating - 161 kilometres run while stationary, 60 Kilometers of the cave explored, 50% points rewarded in participation award: 50 Points

  Discover And Survive The 4/11 Creatures Of The Caves: 40 Points

  Kill A Brood Mother: N/A

  Kill a Sky Lurker: N/A

  Total: 115 Points Rewarded

  'A participation award? They mocked me? They mocked Mathéo? They gave me this power, and I have risen it to heights most could never dream of!' I scowled at the display in contempt as the refugees around me shuffled quietly through the shoddy safe zone they had stuffed into the primary school. 'I could have made a team to do all the challenges if these idiots weren't so useless!'

  "They're lucky I'm even here to help protect them," I mutter, and readjust myself on my overly stuffed mattress, which shows my status above the flimsy cot using simpletons. But it wasn't all bad for them; I had graced a few lucky individuals in return for some of their crystals.

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  Crystals I could now sell, I reminded myself with glee before quickly finding the relevant tab, cashing in the crystals and looking at the receipt with a grin. I doubt any solo combatants saw such high numbers next to the little monster depicting images.

  Receipt Breakdown:

  Dark Flyers - 20 point value

  Long Tongues - 32 point value

  Cave Crawlers - 40 points value

  Giant Spiders - 26 points value

  Total: 118 Points Earned

  I looked at the 233 points total smugly and changed the display to the buying tab. The set items looked useless. 'If someone couldn't speak French, they aren't worth talking to and shouldn't be in France in the first place. The tokens might be useful, but I planned to receive money, not give it away. But some cash on hand couldn't hurt…' I left it for the moment, looked through the weekly items, and was disappointed to find a bottle of shampoo and a pine cone, but the last option made me smile. 'The gods must have been impressed to offer me such a reward for my efforts.'

  The [Redacted] alchemical grimoire of the fifth sage of [Redacted]: Contains a small subspace within a detailed book that depicts alchemical formulas. The book's subspace contains equipment and materials to help its user start their journey through the mysteries of alchemy. This item is on a limited first-week sale, and the odds of it appearing again on this planet are extremely low.

  Cost: 200 points

  My smile grows as the small 17-page leather-bound book appears in my hands and I look through the recipes. Healing potions, stamina potions, temporary speed and strength enhancements. I skimmed the book with glee until I reached the last page, and my eyes widened as I saw the detailed diagram of a crystalline bottle containing a swirling mass of vibrant purple liquid. I read its description, and my smile turns predatory as a plan begins to form in my mind.

  'With this fueling my endeavours, they will finally know Mathéo, and they will finally find their place at my feet.' A laugh rumbles up through my chest and fills the air, but I ignore the looks the lessers give me. I had work to do.