When the first batch of Acclimation potions was revealed to the world, everyone on Earth only believed it to be a potion that would allow the body of Non-Rankers to adapt to the flood of Alpha particles surging into the world.
However, as time went on and people grew stronger, along with the Planet’s grade increasing, one item became a staple in each of the Ranked Shops, and that was the Acclimation Potion.
What was originally viewed as a one-time item became heavily sought after by the masses, as it could help your body acclimate to increases in not only particle grade but also Evolutions.
Funnily enough, the reason behind this potion working so well was based on science. When the body undergoes the evolution process, mass amounts of nutrients are required; this is also the reason behind my present condition.
Upon being broken down and analyzed by both Alchemists and biologists, it was swiftly understood that the chemical composition of the Acclimation potion not only contained an astronomical amount of nutrients, but the effects of the herbs used in its creation triggered the body to convert particles into any nutrients the body required to advance.
Of course, there were limitations; the low-alpha grade potion could only work with Alpha particles, but the higher-grade Acclimation potions worked absolute wonders for the body.
Having gotten my hands on one free of charge, I couldn’t be happier because it meant I wouldn’t be wasting money on one; however, that thought triggered a bubbling curiosity in me, which soon turned to dread.
In the week I had been back in the past, I hadn’t once opened up the shop, as it was irrelevant without having any money to buy items, but now I regretted that idiotic idea because the moment I opened the Alpha Shop, I felt like crying tears of blood.
[Alpha Rank: Medicinal Shop]
:{Health Potion (Α) = 125 High-Alpha Coins}:
:{Health Potion (α) = 625 Low-Alpha Coins}:
:{Particle Potion (Α) = 250 High-Alpha Coins}:
:{Particle Potion (α) = 125 Low-Alpha Coins}:
:{Physical Offense Potion (α) = 125 Low-Alpha Coins}:
:{Physical Defense Potion (α) = 125 Low-Alpha Coins}:
:{Meta Physical Offense Potion (α) = 250 Low-Alpha Coins}:
:{Meta Physical Offense Potion (α) = 250 Low-Alpha Coins}:
:{Acclimation Potion (α) = 250 Low-Alpha Coins}:
:{Elixir (Α) = 250,000 High-Alpha Coins}: *Limited to 4927 World Wide and one per User*
’Mother fu…EVERYTHING HAS GONE UP MASSIVELY!’ I screamed internally as I noticed even the cheapest item in the shop had become 25 times more expensive than in the Origin Timeline.
All my grand thoughts of going on a spending spree went up like a puff of smoke. Even if I had 20k Low-Alpha coins, it wouldn’t last me long at all, especially if I wanted to be prepared to tackle the (++) instances…
’Oh no…please not those too,’ remembering that I would need a lot of Instance Tokens, I unhesitantly switched over to the Instance Token Shop and almost passed out from fright.
[Alpha Rank: Instance Token Emporium]
:{Basic Instance (α) = 125 Low-Alpha Coins}:
:{Basic Instance (α+) = 625 Low-Alpha Coins}:
:{Basic Instance (α++) = 1250 Low-Alpha Coins}:
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:{Basic Instance (Α) = 25 High-Alpha Coin}:
:{Alpha Instance (α) = 125 High-Alpha Coin}:
:{Alpha Instance (α+) = 250 High-Alpha Coin}:
:{Alpha Instance (α++) = 500 High-Alpha Coin}:
:{Alpha Instance (Α) = 2500 High-Alpha Coin}:
:{Alpha Instance (Α+) = 5000 High-Alpha Coin}:
:{Alpha Instance (Α++) = 10,000 High-Alpha Coin}:
’500 High-Alpha Coins, that’s 50,000 Low-Alpha…or five million dollars…f**k, am I destined to stay poor.’ Holding my forehead, I leaned against the wooden bars of my crib and took slow, steady breaths to calm my rapidly beating heart.
While I technically had the money to get the lowest (++) Instance Token, I would need a hundred million dollars if I wanted the (Α++) that I would inevitably need.
The High-Alpha (+,++) Instance Tokens were something generated in the Alpha Shop post Earth’s upgrade to Beta, and they had been my fast track, powerleveling option; however, upon seeing the astronomical price tag associated with each, I only had two available choices.
I either ignore their existence entirely or grind out the money to buy one; the fact of the matter was I NEEDED those tokens if I ever wanted to advance, thanks to the massive amount of XP required for my leveling up.
’I’ll need Billions, if not Tens of Billions of dollars if I am to reach Beta rank before the Descent occurs. That includes the additions of Brenden and Emilia. For the first time, I’m starting to think that Evolving to 6C was a horrible mistake.’
’No… it’s fine; I knew it wasn’t going to be a cakewalk from the beginning; for now, I can only adapt and move forward, that is all; I can’t let this be a setback for me.’ Gritting my teeth, I not so carefully swiped the Acclimation Potion, popped the cork, and downed the whole vial in one gulp.
Instantly, the warm sensations brought about by the potion flooded my nervous system, and I could feel my strength subtly returning; however, after 5 minutes of digestion, the lingering feelings vanished, and I knew that one potion wouldn’t be NEARLY enough.
Lifting my arms and doing some basic stretches, I felt about 10% better than before, making me frown because I knew my wallet was about to scream for mercy once I followed through with my plan.
Now I know some of you are probably thinking, "Ohhh, Taylor, how the hell can you tell what percent better you are?" and to that, I respond, "F**k you, I just know, OK! You try going through soul-shattering pain every time you evolve, and tell me if you don’t know every fiber of your body inside and out, HMPH!
’Years of dealing with Evolutions and physical pain gave me a solid foundation of the inner workings of my body, and I knew damn well what it feels like to be perfectly healthy, so the fact that I even attached a numerical value to what I was sensing should make you feel honored.’