[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-simultaneously-transmigrated-starting-off-invinc":3,"chapter-simultaneously-transmigrated-starting-off-invinc-simultaneously-transmigrated-starting-off-invinc-chapter-5":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Simultaneously Transmigrated: Starting Off Invincible in the Combined Anime World!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2258578,4408,"Chapter 5: Started as a Pay-to-Win Player?","simultaneously-transmigrated-starting-off-invinc-chapter-5",5,"\u003Cp>Create joy with money; if you’re broke, fuck off!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shengzai had always deeply agreed with this saying—playing games as a rich person was completely different from playing as a poor one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rich players could simply flick a finger and instantly experience the ultimate VIP treatment—the kind of thrill where one slash summons a string of glowing orbs—that normal people could never dream of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a common player, you either sacrifice your dwindling hair by pulling all-nighters to grind, or you pin your hopes on being a lucky god-tier player or a naturally gifted technique master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shengzai wasn’t rich, but his family ran a dojo, and his grandfather had left behind a substantial inheritance, ensuring Shengzai had food and shelter until he turned thirty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the payment interface before him, Shengzai hesitated little and immediately set the amount to the maximum, then pressed the confirm payment button.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The currency in Aincrad is called Kael, with three denominations: gold Kael, silver Kael, and copper Kael, each exchanging at a rate of 1:100.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>New players entering SAO start with only one hundred copper Kaels, which at the beginning can buy nothing more than a rusty iron sword and the smallest healing potion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the ten thousand players, there were certainly pay-to-win players, but the game had just started, and Shengzai doubted anyone else was as insane as he was—spending a million yen right at launch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The exchange rate in Aincrad was one yen to one copper Kael, meaning ten thousand yen equaled one gold Kael.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, mere moments after launch, Shengzai’s inventory already held one hundred gold Kaels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While everyone else started with one hundred copper Kaels, he started with one hundred gold Kaels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did that mean? His starting wealth was ten thousand times greater than that of an average player!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If all other players were zero-spending, then even if you added up every last one of them, they still wouldn’t match Shengzai’s personal fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, if anyone here had done the same, they’d probably point at Shengzai’s nose and laugh, calling him an idiot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But four hours from now, these people would finally realize who the real idiot was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four hours from now, this game would become a true death game!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For most players here, the hardest part would always be the very beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The panic of being trapped in the game, combined with zero experience and scarce resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This directly caused the majority of deaths in SAO to occur in the early stages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this game, money wasn’t everything—but having no money was absolutely fatal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps most high-level rare items and gear couldn’t be bought directly from shops, but had to be dropped by defeating level bosses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet money was still crucial in the early game—for example, buying healing items and high-quality gear could significantly increase your chances of survival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not every player was Kirigaya Kazuto, capable of flashy moves and godlike health management.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remember, when the death game begins, once your HP hits zero, your life ends instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At launch, having ample funds to buy healing items and high-quality gear meant you were already ahead of the race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Shengzai was still lost in his spending spree, Kirigaya Kazuto had finally located Shengzai—the “newbie”—using his teammate’s positioning function.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As I suspected from the start, you really entered the game using your real appearance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then again, with your looks, everyone else probably assumed your face was custom-made anyway.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Kirigaya found Shengzai, he spotted him instantly among the crowd—because his buddy, as predicted, hadn’t changed a single feature, making him unmistakable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Shengzai, staring at Kirigaya’s far more mature and rugged appearance compared to reality, blurted out: “Wait, who the hell are you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s me, Kirigaya! Kirigaya!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So even if you have zero game sense, you should at least see my massive character name right on my forehead!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smiling wryly at Kirigaya’s complaint, Shengzai replied: “Of course I know you’re Kirigaya—I just didn’t expect you’d have crafted yourself such a mature face.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You must’ve thought your original face was too weak, or maybe too girly?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kirigaya, faced with his friend’s teasing, grew irritated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most awkward thing in a role-playing game was running into someone you knew in real life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the avatar you designed always became their target for mockery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If everyone had customized their looks, it wouldn’t have been a problem—but the issue was that Shengzai refused to play by the rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So now, the only one being mocked was Kirigaya himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you keep yapping like this, I won’t bother teaching you how to quickly master the game or level up fast.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the veteran, Shengzai the newbie—yet right after meeting, he was the one being teased, making Kirigaya feel humiliated and determined to remind Shengzai who the real boss was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their casual chatter unintentionally caught the attention of a nearby man with brown hair and a headband.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man was also extremely forward—he learned from their conversation that Kirigaya was a seasoned player.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then clung to them like glue, hoping to tag along and receive guidance from the expert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you think?” Kirigaya asked, following his usual habit of checking his friend’s opinion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No problem. More people, more friends—and it won’t be so boring.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shengzai recognized the headband man—he was one of the few friends Kirigaya had in the game, known for his loyalty and integrity, someone Shengzai considered worth knowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Shengzai had no objections, Kirigaya said nothing—after all, teaching one newbie was the same as teaching two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, if only Shengzai were there with no witnesses, Kirigaya’s future showboating would be dull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m Klein. I love samurai culture, so when I heard SAO was a full-dive game centered on swords, I jumped on it right away.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klein was indeed extremely outgoing—once he heard Shengzai and Kirigaya accepted him, he immediately stood up and launched into a friendly self-introduction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just call me Kirigaya,” replied Kirigaya, socially awkward and clearly overwhelmed by Klein’s enthusiasm, speaking tersely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shengzai Wen. I’m basically this guy’s annoying friend—I only got into this game because he dragged me into it. You can call me Shengzai. Nice to meet you, Klein.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to Kirigaya, Shengzai clearly handled social interactions far better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to Kirigaya, Shengzai was clearly much more adept at social interactions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1050,"2026-06-19T15:18:33.595Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","7af6ea0af12ca506fb71f9d5c1435323a4c7ed3cb0f26476fcad57017d3d06a2","simultaneously-transmigrated-starting-off-invinc-chapter-6","simultaneously-transmigrated-starting-off-invinc-chapter-4",587,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsimultaneously-transmigrated-starting-off-invinc-cover.jpg"]