Bab 201: Born to Live Off Others

"Rick had already been in City B for over two weeks, but he hadn't managed to resolve either Eleanor's situation or Scarlett's pregnancy. On top of that, he'd lost a significant amount of attribute points. Honestly, he wasn't sure what he was doing there—it felt busy, but ultimately pointless.

He'd gained levels through strenuous solo grinding, relying on equipment, skills, and modern weapons, but his attributes were dropping. While others were pretending to be weak to catch enemies off guard, he felt like a mere "vegetable salad"—all greens, nothing else.

The only gain he could think of was a small item he'd obtained from Henry—an eraser (B-rank).

The eraser wasn't especially useful for Henry, but it worked perfectly for Rick because he still had two items Zoey hadn't confiscated from him: a pencil and an electric pencil sharpener. These three items could form a stationery set—a powerful A-rank tool called "What Was I Thinking While Studying?"