Why, after killing hundreds of Level 1 or Level 2 Zombies just now, did I not even see a single white treasure chest?
Is it because the Level 1 and Level 2 Zombies were too far below Mu Bei in strength? Mu Bei believed this was one of the reasons.
After increasing his physical attributes to over 20, Mu Bei discovered that the amount of world source obtained from continuing to kill low-level Zombies significantly decreased;
Of course, after killing these low-level Zombies, the amount of World Power Mu Bei obtained did not change significantly, still fluctuating within the normal range.
The former came from the reward mechanism of Order Paradise. It was clear that the Paradise did not encourage Contractors to kill creatures far weaker than themselves, hence not giving world source;
While the latter came from Mu Bei's personal talent—as long as a kill was made, there would be World Power, and the amount would not decrease.
Since the amount of world source obtained would decrease as the strength gap between both sides widened, it was not incomprehensible that the treasure chest drop rate would also decrease.
So, was this the main reason?
Not necessarily.
This only explained the situation where no treasure chests dropped after Mu Bei's physical attributes reached 20 points and he killed Zombies.
It could not explain the situation before Mu Bei's physical attributes reached 20 points, where even after killing over a hundred Zombies, not a single white treasure chest dropped!
So, what other reasons could there be?
Mu Bei thought of his luck attribute, which had a value of 0 on his panel.
Although 0 and 1 only differed by 1 point, a seemingly small difference that didn't seem worth excessive worry, this was also Mu Bei's previous thought.
But now, Mu Bei could only feel that his previous thoughts were somewhat naive.
After discovering that his treasure chest drop rate was unbelievably low, Mu Bei began to realize:
This 1 point difference in luck might be much more serious than he had imagined.
Perhaps, in terms of the luck attribute, the real difference between 1 and 0 was the difference between "having" and "having none"...
Furthermore, don't look at Mu Bei adding points as easily as drinking water; at most, this can only indicate—
At the current stage, the positive benefits of the Heaven Forsaker talent far outweigh the negative ones.
After all, even if every single one of the hundreds of Zombies Mu Bei killed dropped a treasure chest, the combined gains from these low-quality treasure chests would absolutely not be as much or as substantial as hundreds of attribute points.
What would the situation be like in the future? Would the Heaven Forsaker talent's positive benefits always outweigh the negative ones?
It's really hard to say.
There are no free lunches; the gifts of fate have long been marked with a price in secret.
What Mu Bei knew was that the negative effects of the Heaven Forsaker could not be fully manifested at the current stage.
Because his current luck attribute was still 0, he didn't know what the situation would be like when his luck was even lower.
Heaven Forsaker's Effect 1 is: The luck attribute cannot be increased; this effect has the highest priority and is absolutely effective.
Key point: Highest priority, absolutely effective.
If an item that temporarily lowers luck is used on oneself, would its effect be strengthened to become permanent?
If that were the case, things would be troublesome.
Currently, 0 luck could already significantly lower the treasure chest drop rate.
Then how much negative impact would -1 luck attribute cause?
Only getting the guaranteed minimum reward from draws?
What about even lower?
Living out a real-life version of "Final Destination"?
It's just unknown whether, as the luck attribute gets lower and lower, the marginal gains brought by Heaven Forsaker's Effect 2 will be unable to cover the marginal losses brought by Talent Effect 1?
Thinking of this, Mu Bei forced himself not to think any further.
"Hoo—, hoo—"
After taking two deep breaths, Mu Bei managed to calm himself down.
Frightening oneself was not beneficial and would only lead to unnecessary mental exhaustion.
Focus on the present; if you can't even do your best in the present, how can you talk about the future?
At this moment, the advantage of congenital emotional deficiency became apparent.
Mu Bei calmed his mood within seconds, opened his eyes, and refocused on the reality before him.
Would the Heaven Forsaker talent one day become more detrimental than beneficial?
Mu Bei didn't know.
A person cannot do things beyond their capabilities.
At most, one can only do their best within the scope of their abilities.
Do one's best, and leave the rest to fate. (Here, "fate" can refer to everything one cannot completely control.)
Mu Bei asked himself, what was within the scope of his abilities?
He answered himself: Killing, and then obtaining World Power.
He asked himself again, how could he do this as well as possible within the scope of his abilities?
The answer was quite simple:
Kill as much as possible in this Derivative World called Doomsday Frenzy, and thereby obtain as much World Power as possible.
High risk, high reward.
Mu Bei felt it was time to push himself harder.