When watching anime, from the perspective of the Great Tomb of Nazarick, it's a straightforward power fantasy, crushing everything in its path.
But from the perspective of the people of the New World, it's endless despair; those guys from the Great Tomb are devils, existences that could destroy the world.
Of course.
Tang Zheng felt no sense of belonging to either side. What he worried about was the situation he would face if his identity as a Transmigrator was exposed after joining the Sorcerous Kingdom.
The Sorcerous Kingdom, in the end, was merely a tool for the Skeleton King to rule the world. Neither the Skeleton King nor the Floor Guardians of the Great Tomb cared about anything but the Great Tomb.
Especially the Skeleton King, who would not hesitate to destroy anyone or anything that could threaten the Great Tomb of Nazarick.
Even if Tang Zheng posed no threat, once his identity as a Transmigrator was exposed, in the Skeleton King's eyes, it would represent a threat, and he would be mercilessly eliminated.
And during this process.
Tang Zheng believed the Skeleton King would definitely subject him to a torture session by Neuronist Painkill. Before transmigrating, he was just an ordinary worker. Forget Neuronist Painkill, he felt he couldn't even withstand a slight torment.
What's more, the greater possibility was that the Skeleton King would first use some memory-searching magic on him, then turn him into an idiot before killing him.
Tang Zheng rubbed his cheeks hard, as if trying to use the pain to realize this was a dream, yet the scene before him remained unchanged.
This miserable me!
Following the bustling crowd, Tang Zheng dejectedly found a spot against a shop wall and sat down.
He wasn't tired.
In fact, his energy and stamina far exceeded his sub-healthy state before transmigration. Looking at his arms, he could even see the defined muscle lines.
Tang Zheng had already confirmed this was his body, and it was in the state of a sixteen or seventeen-year-old, though he was twenty-five before transmigrating.
The reason for this situation should be related to his cheat—to be precise, his Innate Ability!
Tang Zheng squinted slightly, and a stat panel, visible only to him, immediately appeared in his vision. The entire panel was divided into two parts.
【Stats】
Player: Tang Zheng
Karma: 0 【Neutral】
HP: 13 (1%) MP: 13 (1%)
Physical Attack: 13 (1%)
Physical Defense: 13 (1%)
Agility: 13 (1%)
Magic Attack: 13 (1%)
Magic Defense: 13 (1%)
Overall Resistance: 0 (0%)
Specialty: 0 (0%)
Total: 7%
.........
【Abilities】
Innate Ability: 【Player】
Overall Level: 0 (No Class)
Experience Slot: 0 / 100
Class: None
Skill Points: 0
Passive Skill: Item Box
Active Skills: None
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Tang Zheng focused his attention on the Innate Ability in his ability panel.
【Innate Ability: Player — Gains Player characteristics. (Unobservable, Unstealable)】
The description was very brief.
The stat panel before him should be brought by the Player characteristic.
As the saying goes, "the fewer the words, the bigger the matter."
Tang Zheng was an old player, so he could roughly guess the abilities contained within the "Player" characteristic.
The so-called "Innate Ability" did not exist in the game "Overlord"; it was a special ability possessed by the human race of this New World.
Moreover, the probability of an Innate Ability manifesting was very high, with an average of one in every 200 people. However, most were very weak abilities, offering no help in combat whatsoever.
In gaming terms, it was a special skill that the human race of this world inherently possessed.
Other things aside.
The "Player" characteristic allowed for level advancement, enabling one to break free from the limitations of the human race and inherent talents.
However!
Even knowing he possessed such an Innate Ability, Tang Zheng's bewildered emotions showed no sign of fading.
This was, after all, a New World, not the game "Overlord."
Even if he relied on his Innate Ability to reach level 100 before the Great Tomb arrived, he wouldn't be a match for the Skeleton King and his forces.
How could a level 100 blank slate like him fight the Skeleton King, who was fully equipped with Divine-class gear, cash shop items, and World Items from the Great Tomb?
What's more!
There wasn't just one level 100 in the Great Tomb!
It was precisely because Tang Zheng understood the terror of the Great Tomb better than anyone in this world that he deeply comprehended the chasm of power disparity between them.
"All basic stats are 13 points, huh? Although I haven't taken any class yet, in terms of raw numbers, I should already surpass the average person in this world."
Tang Zheng looked at the various values on the stat panel, feeling the sense of strength and abundant energy brought by his current physique, and thought to himself.
These weren't just simple numbers from a game; they were values that accurately reflected his body!
Tang Zheng could even feel a unique energy within his body; that should be magic power.
According to the terminology of this New World, he possessed the talent of a "magic caster."
And the percentages after each stat.
This was a unique calculation method in the game "Overlord."
If Tang Zheng remembered correctly, the Skeleton King's total stats were "683.6% + ?%", with the "?" indicating that the Skeleton King's MP value had exceeded the limit.
The light novel mentioned that the average MP value for a normal level 100 player was 1300 points, while the Skeleton King's MP value was 1.5 times the maximum.
Hmm… this is the power of a whale!
Tang Zheng had specifically researched some settings of the game "YGGDRASIL" in the "Overlord" world.
According to his conjecture, excluding the values added by equipment, the average attribute values for players of various races should be the same.
After all, only with the same upper limit could the game maintain balance and fairness.
【PS: The maximum percentage value for each attribute is set to 1300. This is a personal setting to facilitate comparison with the attribute tables of various characters in the light novel and to prevent the novel's attributes from appearing chaotic.】
Therefore!
Theoretically, each level up increases all attributes by 13 points, so after reaching level 100, all attribute values would be exactly 1300 points.
But this is only theoretical!
In reality, it's not calculated this way at all.
Because the attribute values gained by each class are different. For example, warrior-type classes would only increase HP, physical attack, physical defense, agility, and other options, while caster classes would only increase MP, magic attack, magic defense, specialty, and so on.
Additionally.
Among the races players could choose, besides humans, demi-humans and heteromorphic races all had independent racial classes.
Taking the most obvious example, the strongest Dragon race in the New World, it had a total of six racial classes (Infant, Juvenile, Young, Elder, Ancient, Elder Dragon).
Maxing out all six racial classes required 50 levels, meaning only 50 levels could be used for class construction.
Humans, on the other hand, had no racial classes, which was both a disadvantage and an advantage. For example, all 100 levels could be used for class construction.
This allowed them to catch up to demi-humans and heteromorphic races, and by the final stage of level 100, the gap between the three major races would not be significant.
Therefore.
Even the Skeleton King only raised the values of "MP" and "Specialty" to their 100% maximum.
Tang Zheng looked up slightly, glancing at the flow of people on the street. Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, he reached into the pocket of his coarse clothes and pulled out a palm-sized piece of rye bread.
Though called black bread, it was dark brown.
Aside from being a bit hard and coarse, it wasn't unpalatable.
One copper coin could buy two pieces. From this alone, the price of basic necessities in this world wasn't high.
With limited money at hand, every bit saved was a bit earned.
This piece of rye bread wasn't in his pocket; it was taken from his "Item Box." His original clothes and the gold coins he had obtained were all stored inside.
Named "Item Box," it was essentially the spatial inventory from the game.
From Tang Zheng's observation, the space inside the "Item Box" was quite large, but it still had a limit. Otherwise, in the game "YGGDRASIL," there wouldn't be magic items like "Infinite Bag."
Of course, despite having "Infinite" in its name, it also had a storage limit, serving as a supplement when the "Item Box"'s storage space was insufficient.
Tang Zheng brought the rye bread to his mouth, bit off a chunk with force, and chewed it with bulging cheeks, making crunching sounds.
Last night's dinner was just one piece of rye bread. He was indeed quite hungry, having sustained himself until now.
This feeling of hunger made Tang Zheng realize that "Player" was just his Innate Ability; this was a truly real world!
He would get hungry, he would get tired… and he could even die!