What exactly is this "Crisis Management Game"?
Gu Ji initially thought that consciousness travel was already unimaginable, but he never expected it to actually influence his real self.
"Only by leveling up can you obtain enhancement points..."
He tried clicking the upgrade button, and a prompt popped up on the page: [Do you want to spend 2 crisis points to upgrade?]
So this was the use of the crisis points.
Gu Ji sat back onto his gaming chair, pretended to be in a trance, and continued to study the remaining information on the character page in his mind.
He saw a square space at a 45-degree angle below the attributes panel, and upon clicking it, a message popped up on the interface: [No available emblems currently].
"Emblems... could it be that treasure chest?"
Gu Ji suddenly remembered that among the rewards for clearing levels, besides the crisis points, there was also an emblem treasure chest.
Opening the items page, sure enough, there was a worn-out treasure chest glowing white, its frame made of rusted steel, with wooden sides, and a closed lock in the center painted with a white rune, featuring a distinctive "Crisis" character in the middle.
White [Emblem Treasure Chest lv1] (Level-specific): There are five levels of chests, divided into equipment and emblem categories. Chests can be obtained by achieving over 4-star ratings on level completion; completing hidden tasks gives a significant chance to acquire level-specific chests. Level-specific chests are more likely to contain rewards chosen from the current level round than regular chests.
So those enhancements and mastery rewards in the game are actually emblems.
Gu Ji was suddenly enlightened.
If attribute enhancements could be achieved through normal training methods, the bonuses from reward option enhancements far exceeded the reach of current realistic technology.
For example, in [Endurance Enhancement (Minor)], it mentions "increasing the number of red muscle fibers by 15%".
Anyone who has studied medicine or worked out knows that human skeletal muscle types include red muscle fibers and white muscle fibers. The former is responsible for endurance, so it's also called slow-twitch fibers, while the latter is for absolute strength and explosiveness, hence called fast-twitch fibers.
According to exercise physiology, due to genetic factors, the number and ratio of red and white muscle fibers in everyone's muscles are determined by five months of age and finalized after a year. This cannot be changed through subsequent training, which is often referred to as talent!
"Emblems are far more powerful and rare than attribute enhancements, they can even alter talents, but they can only be obtained through chests, so it seems essential to improve star ratings and complete more hidden tasks."
Gu Ji thought to himself as he opened the treasure chest.
[Current time left to open: 71 hours 58 minutes 34 seconds]
[Basic opening required: 1 crisis point, early opening required: 8.19 crisis points]
Is early opening that expensive?
Converting it, each hour costs an additional 0.1 crisis point, and yet he only gained 8.4 for clearing the level painstakingly!
Waiting three days is just waiting for three days then...
Gu Ji turned his attention to the last information page.
Opening the research system, it was subdivided into four areas.
[Natural Disaster]: Natural Disaster Prevention (unlearned)
[Accident]: Emergency Accident Handling (unlearned)
[Public Health]: Traumatic Protection, Public Health Studies (unlearned)
[Tactics]: Police Tactical Action Disposal, Police Combat lv1, Firearm Use lv1
Although it reads as "research," it's actually more like a skill tree system.
Each field has a basic skill, which requires the character to be upgraded to level 1 to learn. The level cap for each skill varies, with the minimum being 1 and the maximum requiring level 3.
Once the skill is activated and the character level conditions are met, subsequent skills can be learned.
Since Gu Ji himself is a special police force student, the tactics category initially comes with three skills, which undoubtedly saves him a lot of crisis points.
Indeed.
The research system also requires spending crisis points to upgrade skills, in an amount equal to the skill level.
After thoroughly understanding all the enhancement options, Gu Ji's heartbeat gradually became uncontrollably faster.
"If I can use this game to enhance myself, wouldn't I soon become a versatile soldier, even a true special forces elite?"
As a soon-to-graduate police academy student, Gu Ji had also fantasized about making a name for himself in the police force, joining the special police assault team, rapid reaction force, or special operations unit, becoming a sharp tool for solving crises for the nation and the people.
But in reality, people have differing innate talents; some are born smart, others with good physical qualities. With equal effort, those with talent tend to excel.
Especially in the field of police work, there's no shortage of geniuses and elites.
While Gu Ji's school grades were slightly above average, on a national scale, they appeared quite ordinary.
He didn't pass the first round of national admissions for the public security joint exam; therefore, his mother urged him to study hard for the second round provincial admissions, putting extra effort into the interview to secure a good position, as getting into the third round of supplementary admissions would put him at a disadvantage.
Now, with the help of this game, his former "fantasy" is no longer a fantasy.
But reality!
With this anticipation, Gu Ji carefully studied for a long time.
There are too many places where the "Crisis Management Game" requires spending points. He must try to spend the crisis points wisely, otherwise, not only would it waste time and energy, but failing to clear the next level might lead to unforeseen penalties!
First, the bonuses from emblems and the research system are the greatest.
Whether it's talent or skill knowledge, they are stronger and more direct than single enhancements in strength, vision, reaction, etc. But the cleverly designed game setting: Only by first upgrading the character can the first two items be best expanded.
Such as unlocking new slots, unlocking new skills, etc.
Therefore.
He could only upgrade the character to level 1 first.
[Do you want to spend 2 crisis points to upgrade?]
[Yes!]
In an instant, several white lights flashed from bottom to top across the attribute board, and the character's level instantly changed from "0" to "1", and the usable enhancement points also changed from "0" to "3".
In terms of attribute allocation, he decided to evaluate it according to police tactical principles: "The success of an operation: 75% technique of the mind" this phrase primarily strengthens the brain, i.e., the central nervous system.
Wisdom is mankind's most powerful "weapon."
The strength of one's central nervous system directly affects Gu Ji's ability to memorize instantly, analyze and process information, respond in situ, as well as maintain a calm and stable mental state, and body control!
"Then 2 points to the central nervous system, 1 point to skeletal muscle movement."
With a thought, the character's attributes immediately changed.
Just as Gu Ji was ready to fully experience the effects of enhancement, the text displayed behind the attribute bar caught him off guard.
Central Nervous System: 12.1+2 (Time remaining for enhancement: 48 hours 54 minutes 37 seconds, cost to expedite: 4.89 crisis points)
Skeletal Muscle Movement: 13.5+1 (Time remaining for enhancement: 39 hours 23 minutes 12 seconds, cost to expedite: 3.94 crisis points)
Gu Ji: ...