Forty-nine rules of the end times

Chapter 24, Third Rule of the Apocalypse

"Finally, it's the last transaction. I wonder what the result will be."

Guan Tong looked at the pages in front of her. After half a month, the three characters "Ascension Coin" were finally about to be written with the last stroke.

He calmed his nerves, picked up his pen, and channeled his inner strength to overcome the resistance of the wordless book, slowly and precisely writing the last stroke of the character "币" (coin).

After finishing writing, he put down his pen and stared at the changes on the inner pages.

Soon, the page began to flutter even without wind.

Just like when the words "Guan Tong" were first written on the first page, the characters written on the inner pages began to spread out and detach from the pages themselves.

Guan Tong's eyes widened slightly upon seeing this, and she thought to herself, "Could it really work?"

The three characters "Ascension Coin" were written on the page and then became tangled together, twisted like a braid, and squeezed into something that resembled a data stream.

The next moment, the "data stream" struck Guan Tong.

air!
Guan Tong watched as the black data stream "crashed" into her body, and an indescribable feeling spread through her brain, as if something had been modified.

Without hesitation, he immediately opened his personal terminal to check.

Name: Guan Tong

Nickname: Shadow

Title: Lawkeeper

[Mental Power: 1]

[Ascended Coins: 110 (10)]

Overall Bioinformatics Evaluation: Excellent

Guan Tong's gaze was focused on the number of Ascension Coins.

One look was enough to make his breathing quicken.

"110... I actually got 10 more coins, this is unbelievable..."

Guan Tong couldn't believe that his far-fetched idea had actually succeeded.

The Wordless Book is so powerful that it can generate currency on its own by consuming mental energy. This is truly...

In her excitement, Guan Tong also noticed the number "10" in parentheses after the "Sublimation Coin".

He initially thought this represented the number of Ascended Coins produced by the "Wordless Book," but upon closer inspection, he discovered that these 10 "self-made" Ascended Coins had limitations.

【Ascension Coins: 110 (10)】: The Ascension Coins in parentheses are personal bound coins, which can only be used to purchase items in the Ascension Shop and cannot be used in transactions with other people.

"...So that's it."

After reading the details, Guan Tong still smiled.

Although the coins produced by the [Wordless Book] are bound and can only be used in the terminal store, they are still incredibly powerful!
In this way, Guan Tong can use only the bound coins she produces to spend in the mall, and save the other upgraded coins for trading with other people.

"I never imagined the power of the [Wordless Book] would be so immense." After the initial excitement, Guan Tong looked at the unremarkable book on the table. "Just what is the origin of this thing...?"

If he still can't see that his "wordless book" is extraordinary now, then he's a fool.

Although he didn't know how effective the items others bought at the beginning were, there were definitely not many that could compare to his "wordless book".

With just two pages, the powerful functions of "Shadow" and "Producing Ascended Coins" have been created. Who knows what else can be developed from the remaining pages? "However... unlike 'Shadow,' the words on the second page are gone now."

Guan Tong looked at the second blank page. The words "Ascension Coin" that were originally written on it transformed into a stream of data that flowed into his body, and the page became blank again.

In other words, creating a Bound Ascended Coin is a one-time event. Once created, you must spend mental energy to write the words "Ascended Coin" again to create another one.

"...Even so, it's worth it."

Guan Tong calculated that, based on her current mental strength limit and recovery speed, she could write three characters once every half month, earning 10 bound Ascension Coins. In a month, she could write twice, earning 20 coins.

His output efficiency may seem low, but that's because his mental energy limit is relatively low. If it increases in the future, the situation will improve significantly.

And so, Guan Tong repeated this process over the next two weeks.

On the last day, he successfully wrote the three characters "Ascension Coin" again and obtained 10 bound coins in the same way.

Furthermore, the continuous recovery from the consumption over the past month has increased his mental strength limit by 2 points, bringing it to 116 points.

This improvement rate is undoubtedly faster than before. Previously, it took more than twenty days to improve by 1 point. This time, it only took thirty days to improve by 2 points, which is a gradually accelerating process.

Guan Tong saw someone online mention that the speed at which the upper limit of mental power increases is related to an individual's comprehensive biological information evaluation.

The higher the rating, the faster the improvement.

Although this speculation has not yet been included in the white paper, Guan Tong thinks it makes a lot of sense.

After his evaluation was upgraded to "excellent," he clearly felt much better than when it was "average."

Not only is the rate of increase in mental power limit, but the body also seems to be subtly strengthening.

This enhancement may not be noticeable in a day or two, nor is it very obvious on a weekly basis, but if you extend it to a monthly period, you can feel the subtle changes in all aspects.

Guan Tong believes that the current low level of online discussion about this issue is due to the relatively small percentage of people giving "excellent" ratings.

However, as the gap widens, this fact will gradually be recognized by the public.

Guan Tong thought to herself, "It seems that both the government and those private giants have a rather forward-looking vision. They've been planning ahead and spending a lot of resources to recruit people with high mental abilities. It may seem like a high investment with zero return now, but it will definitely be worth it in the long run."

However, this inevitably raises concerns. If the gap widens, will ordinary people eventually fall behind, while the top group of highly skilled individuals with high mental abilities will become a new class isolated from ordinary people?

On the last day before the third apocalyptic rule arrived, Guan Tong did not expend any more mental energy. She slept until a little after eight the next morning, ate breakfast, and then sat quietly in the living room waiting.

At this moment, countless people around the world are waiting, feeling tense, fearful, or even excited.

Some people even speculated that the rules might be suddenly discontinued, or that the authorities might develop a countermeasure against fire-stealers without the public's knowledge.

But these were all just wishful thinking. At 9 o'clock sharp, the fire-stealers arrived on time with the new rules, not a second off.

The third apocalyptic rule has been released.

[Apocalyptic Rule Three: Fasting Therapy]

[Rule details: From the date of this rule's publication, you may only drink water and cannot eat for 15 days.]

[Success Rewards: 150 Ascension Coins, Invitation to the First Ascension Challenge]

[Failure Penalty: Reduced maximum Mental Strength]

[Note: If you want to participate in the challenge, you must comply with this rule.]

(End of this chapter)