As I sat on my throne in the dream realm, I had the deep urge to check my system status.
[Status]
Name: —
Template: Dream of the Endless
Assimilation Percentage: 10%
System Points: 10,100 SP
Gacha Spins: 1 Spin
"Not bad. My assimilation has increased by seven percent."
When I checked the amount of gacha spins I had, I saw that only one was left.
"Well, let's just use it while we can—before I leave this dimension to prepare for school tomorrow."
"Julie, use gacha spin."
[Affirmative… Using gacha spin]
As usual, the confirmation was followed by a huge roulette spinning endlessly. It continued spinning for a while before it finally came to a stop.
[Congratulations, Host.]
[For running the Technology System with all its functions from the novel Technology System in a modern world—without the dormant limit as in the novel.]
It took me a moment to get out of my stupor.
"Waaah… let's go!"
Wow. The system really gave me something I could use in this modern world that I'm in—one that has no entities that can interfere with me in any way possible. But I still needed to check something.
"System, does this world or universe I'm in have any entities?"
[Host, the world you are in has no entities at all.]
[Hence, the system found it crucial to make it possible for the host to use this power without drawing too much attention, while still enabling the host to benefit from the other systems for self-improvement.]
[The host should note that this will be the only intervention the system will make on the host's part.]
"Thanks, Julie. With this, I won't be in that much trouble. Those were the only thoughts that came to me at that moment."
[You are welcome, Host.]
[Should Host install the system?]
"Okay… but I want to ask—how will it all work, since I still have you?" I said, feeling a bit worried.
"Or… not really worried, but still."
[Do not worry, Host. The system will work as a subordinate system. There will be no pressure placed upon you.]
"Okay then, Julie. Activate the system."
[Uploading the Technology System… 3.2%]
[Technology System is now online.]
[Host, there is a beginner gift pack for this system. Should I open it?]
"Open it," I said without hesitation.
[Opening Technology System Gift Pack…]
[Host has been gifted with:]
1 SP to TP Converter
2,000,000,000,000 TP
Runic Heart with Advanced Runes
All knowledge of runes in the Omni-Verse]
I stared at the numbers in disbelief.
"What the…?"
I was genuinely shocked. The numbers had reached the trillions. How was that even possible?
"System," I asked incredulously, "how can you give me this much as a beginner's pack? In fictional systems, they usually give about a hundred SP as a beginner gift."
"Julie… are you holding out on me?"
[Host, you should not think of the two systems as the same.]
I frowned slightly, listening carefully.
[While the Technology System contains vast knowledge, it is considered cheap in terms of exchange value.]
That only made me more confused.
[Even 2 trillion TP is only equivalent to 200 SP.]
"…What?"
[The host should note that the fictional system possesses a much higher power value compared to the Technology System.]
I was dumbstruck by the explanation.
So the two trillion TP I was forming over was only worth 200 SP?
Then, based on that exchange rate…
If 1 SP was equivalent to 10 billion TP, didn't that mean my current 10,100 SP was equivalent to over 100 trillion TP?
My mind reeled as I processed the implications.
But then, as I thought back to the novel, it started to make sense.
In the original story, the system worked very differently. Even when the main character was still weak, the numbers always seemed absurdly large. The cheapest items alone were already worth trillions.
With that reasoning, one trillion TP suddenly didn't seem so outrageous after all.
"Alright… I get it now," I muttered quietly.
With that settled, I decided it was time to leave the dream realm and prepare for school tomorrow.
The throne faded beneath me as my consciousness slowly pulled away from the endless darkness.
With that thought, I exited the dream realm and returned to my room.
Lying on my bed, staring up at the ceiling, I made a mental note to properly check all the other functions of the systems tomorrow