Moving through the forest, Draco, who had nothing to do, asked the System several questions he had in mind.
"System, what are the ways to gain stats without leveling up?"
[Well, host, you can acquire and use techniques to increase your stats and potentially even gain affinities. Techniques come in all types, such as meditation, body training, and weapon techniques, or even techniques that can help you with professions like alchemy.] The system stated.
[There are also rare items and materials that can serve a similar purpose. All in all it's quite common to meet beings at the same stage or lower with stats that far eclipse yours. There are also dungeons, rifts, inheritances, ruins you can explore and gain useful things from.] The system stopped.
"Oh..." Draco didn't know what to say.
Knowing that there were beings who hadn't even evolved yet with more stats than him was definitely humbling, as he didn't know much about the world before.
"So... How can I get these... Techniques?" He asked.
[You can find them in dungeons, make them yourself with the help of the system, or just buy them from the system shop.]
"I see. I guess those rare materials and ingredients can be found in similar places or somewhere like this forest and caves." He said.
[Affirmative Host.]
He contemplated deeply and then said: "Show me the system shop."
[Roger, Host.]
[<----------Shop-Menu---------->]
[2690 Gold, 600 Skill Points]-Available
[Weapons]
[Armors]
[Skills]
[Techniques] (Too Expensive For The Host Currently)
[Materials/Ingredients]
[Miscellaneous]
[Locked]
[Locked]
[Locked]
[Locked]
[No newbie pack for the Host.]
"Haha. Let's try using this sword." A second later, he summoned the sword in his hand.
Holding it a bit, he immediately felt familiar with it; Draco guessed it must be the skill [Lesser Sword Proficiency] at work.
He swung it a little and was immediately drowned by the sound of system notifications.
[The Skill [Lesser Sword Proficiency] Gained +1 Level.]
[The Skill [Lesser Sword Proficiency] Gained +1 Level.]
"Wow, what's with the notifications?" Draco asked, he wasn't expecting this
[It's due to your high stats compared to your skill level.]
"Oh... well, this is surprising." He said with a slight smirk.
"This makes things easier." Draco started playing with his sword.
*Swish* *Swosh*
[The Skill [Lesser Sword Proficiency] Gained +1 Level.]
*Swosh* *Swish*
[The Skill [Lesser Sword Proficiency] Gained +1 Level.]
*Swish* *Swosh*
[The Skill [Lesser Sword Proficiency] Gained +1 Level.]
*Swosh* *Swish*
[The Skill [Lesser Sword Proficiency] Gained +1 Level.]
*Swish* *Swosh*
[The Skill [Lesser Sword Proficiency] Gained +1 Level.]
[The Skill [Lesser Sword Proficiency] Is Evolving Into [Greater Sword Proficiency(Lvl1) - You're A Little Genius When It Comes To Swords, +25% Strength And Agility, You Have A 1% Chance Of Dealing Critical Damage.]
"This is damn cool."
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