Alfa Of Oblivion
“Well, that’s just great.
I’m facing the weakest creature on my floor—the lowest floor in the entire Tower—and I barely stand a chance against it.
System0, if I only have a few chance of beating it, and even you advise me not to fight, then how exactly am I supposed to improve my level?”
[ There Are Several Different Ways For A Climber To Increase Their Level ]
[ Method 1: Fight And Defeat Enemies ]
[ Method 2: Fight And Defeat Plants ]
[ Method 3: Perform Tasks Repeatedly ]
“Fighting against plants?
Does that actually work?”
[ Affirmative ]
“And does it give me a lot of EXP?”
[ Negative ]
[ The Best Plant A Climber Can Fight Will Only Grant A Small Amount Of EXP ]
“That’s absolute trash. But I guess I don’t really have another choice.
System0, do you know where these plants are?”
[ Negative ]
[ System0 Cannot Comply With The Climber’s Request; Reason: The Climber Lacks Sufficient Knowledge Of This Plant ]
“What the hell is that supposed to mean?”
[ The Climber Does Not Know What This Plant Looks Like, Therefore System0 Cannot Assist The Climber ]
“Oh, yeah. That makes sense.
It’s like asking someone on this floor to help me find a mammoth. Since they don’t know what a mammoth is, they wouldn’t be able to find it.
Unless…
System0, do mammoths exist on Floor -5?”
[ Negative ]
[ System0 Cannot Comply With The Climber’s Request; Reason: No Plant Or Animal Species Bears That Name ]
“Yeah, I should’ve expected that.
Anyway, System0, in your opinion, could I defeat the strongest plant on this floor?”
[ Negative ]
[ The Climber Does Not Know What This Plant Looks Like, Therefore System0 Cannot Assist The Climber ]
“Oh right, I forgot.
Actually, now that I think about it—System0, can you tell me the percentage chance I have of winning against any opponent?”
[ Negative ]
[ System0 Can Only Make Such Estimates For Animal And Plant Species Known On Floor -5 ]
“Oh, that’s perfect. That means you can show me every animal species and plant that lives here?”
[ Negative ]
[ System0 Cannot Comply With The Climber’s Request; Reason: Current Level Below The Minimum Required Level ]
“I need to be level 10?”
[ Negative ]
[ To Access This Information, The Climber Must Reach: LV.15 ]
“That’s a lot.
Oh well, let’s move on to the third method.
System0, what do you mean by performing tasks repeatedly?”
[ Method 3 Involves Performing A Repetitive Action Within A Specific Field To Gain EXP And Slightly Increase Certain Abilities ]
“Like doing push-ups?”
[ Affirmative ]
[ Performing 100 Push-ups Will Grant The Climber: +1 EXP ]
[ And Every 1,000 Push-ups, The Climber Will Receive A Bonus Of: +1 EXP / +0.01 Strength ]
“What?
There’s no way I can do that.
That’s way too hard.
What kind of other tasks can you suggest?”
[ To Improve Strength, System0 Recommends: Performing Strength-Enhancing Exercises ]
[ To Improve Intelligence, System0 Recommends: Performing Intelligence-Enhancing Exercises ]
[ To Improve Agility, System0 Recommends: Performing Agility-Enhancing Exercises ]
[ To Improve Speed, System0 Recommends: Performing Speed-Enhancing Exercises ]
[ To Improve Vitality, System0 Recommends: Performing Vitality-Enhancing Exercises ]
[ To Improve Magic Resistance, System0 Recommends: Nothing ]
“What kind of garbage advice is this? I could’ve figured that out myself.
And what do you mean you can’t do anything to improve my magic resistance? What kind of nonsense is that?
Might as well just fight plants—maybe that’ll help me gain stat points faster.”
“System0, is this plant something I can fight?”
[ Negative ]
[ This Is: Grass ]
[ A Completely Harmless Plant ]
“Yeah, that’s what I thought.
Alright, how about this weird thing next to it? Can I fight this?”
[ Negative ]
[ This Is: A Dead Tree Trunk ]
[ A Completely Harmless Dead Plant ]
“Yeah, I figured, but better safe than sorry.”
“Oh, hey! System0, can I fight this?”
[ Affirmative ]
[ This Is: Alfa Of Oblivion ]
“System0, open Collector’s Catalogue.”
[ COLLECTOR’S CATALOGUE ]
[ - Name: Alfa Of Oblivion ]
[ - Age: 10 months ]
[ - Gender: Male ]
[ - Status: 100% (50 HP) ]
[ ABILITIES ]
[ - Strength: _ ]
[ - Intelligence: _ ]
[ - Agility: _ ]
[ - Speed: _ ]
[ - Vitality: 0.15 ]
[ - Magic: 0.05 ]
[ - Magic Resistance: 0.20 ]
[ SKILLS ]
[ - Memory Loss ]
“Oh, great.
System0, what are my chances of defeating this plant?”
[ The Climber’s Chance Of Victory: 100% ]
[ However, You Will Suffer Severe Memory Loss ]
“Well, that’s a shame. For once, I actually had a guaranteed win.
System0, how do I defeat it without suffering the side effects?”
[ To Do So, The Climber Must Avoid Inhaling The Fluorescent Blue Powder Released By The Plant Upon Impact ]
“Okay, that should be easy.
I just need to wrap my jacket around my nose and mouth.”
“All set for battle.
Alright, little plant, it’s you and me now.”
Engaging the fight against the Alfa Of Oblivion, Sora didn’t have to do much. He simply stomped on the plant two or three times before receiving a notification.
[ Congratulations ]
[ The Climber Has Defeated Their First Enemy ]
[ Rewards Earned: +2 Alfa Of Oblivion Seeds / Slightly Increased Understanding Of This Plant ]
[ However, Since The Enemy Was Harmless, All Rewards Have Been Halved ]
[ Final Rewards After Reduction: +1 Alfa Of Oblivion Seed / Very Slightly Increased Understanding Of This Plant ]
“What kind of nonsense is this?
I got one lousy seed and ‘understanding’?
Why didn’t I get any stat points or EXP?
And what kind of stupid rule halves my rewards just because the enemy was harmless?
System0, your rewards are trash.”
[ System0 Cannot Do Anything To Assist The Climber ]
[ Rewards Are Determined Without System0’s Intervention ]
“System0, what do I get if I kill 10 of these plants?”
[ Due To The Climber’s Very Slightly Increased Understanding Of This Plant ]
[ System0 Can Approximate The Expected Rewards ]
[ Estimated Rewards: +15 Alfa Of Oblivion Seeds / Very Slightly Increased Understanding Of This Plant / +1 EXP ]
“Wow. That’s not very efficient… or environmentally friendly.
I’d have to kill 1,000 of these things just to reach LV.1.
And that’s just an estimate.
But I guess I don’t have much of a choice.
System0, can you tell me where the nearest Alfa Of Oblivion plants are?”
[ Affirmative ]
[ Does The Climber Wish To Use The Skill LOCATE: Alfa Of Oblivion? ]
[ Accept / Decline ]
“Ugh, this stupid question again.
System0, let me tell you one last time—when I ask you to do something, just do it without asking me again.”
[ Negative ]
[ System0 Cannot Comply With The Climber’s Request; Reason: Current Level Below The Minimum Required Level ]
“Oh right, damn, I forgot.
System0, use the skill LOCATE: Alfa Of Oblivion.”
[ Affirmative ]
[ System0 Is Now Locating The Nearest Alfa Of Oblivion Plants For The Climber ]