18 (5). Rai's Growth -3

‘Potential! There was a secret to it! ’

Rai's potential was gradually increasing due to his training skills. And with every 10 digits of potential changing, the stats were also increasing per Rai's level-up.

‘As expected, beginner training skills were fraudulent skills!! ’

In the Kailan community, Hidden's occupation was stronger than the perception that it was a better job than a normal one.

Because users with particularly hidden jobs were not stronger than users in normal jobs.

But Ian always thought that wasn't the case.

If you get a Hidden job, you have to study and worry about it and cultivate it optimally. I thought it was normal because I got a Hidden job and was raised just like a normal job.

And growing his own Hidden job, Ian was realizing that his assumptions were right.

‘Every monster has its own potential, and this potential dictates how wide it can go per level-up. ’

Increasing its potential meant that the class of the monster itself would increase.

And the skill to increase its potential was‘ training ’.

Ian's realization immediately opened the skill window.

I also invested all of my previously unused and saved skill points in beginner training.

I had a temptation for a while to invest in ‘beginner tactics’ because I couldn't catch the bear due to lack of leadership, but I thought I was good at holding on to it.

[Invest all skill points into 'Beginner Training’.]

[Skill level of 'Beginner Training’ becomes level 5 and is enhanced to ‘Intermediate Training’.]

Ian checked the skill window with a satisfied expression.

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- Intermediate Training -

Category - Active Skills

Skill Level - lv 0

Skill - 0%

Cooldown - 25 minutes

Set the selected Summon count to ‘Trained’ for 15 minutes.

The number of summons in the 'Training’ state increases your understanding of commands more than usual, and you learn commands.

The more you train, the ‘Potential’ of the Summoner increases.

The higher the skill level of 'Intermediate Training’, the higher the potential increase.

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Ian felt better.

It did not appear in the info window, but it was definitely increasing the latency per training hour and, above all, decreasing the latency to reuse by 10 minutes.

Applied to the cooldown option on the ‘Dark Necklace’ you just acquired, it could be used once every 20 minutes.

After solving one big curiosity, Ian put the notebook back in his chest with a satisfied expression.

‘Now I feel better. ’

Like the person who resolved the old constipation, Ian's expression was very clear.

Before starting the hunt again, Ian reaffirmed Rye's potential.

‘Now we have 94 potential. We'll be 100 in no time. ’

Whenever the decimal unit changed, Ian was very excited about what would happen if the number of digits increased at all.

“Damn, you've been flying for almost an hour. ”

After checking the time, Ian grunts and raises his bow again.

Ian had a tremendous talent for an endless hunt, too.

And soon his level reached 20.

* * *

Sincerity was disconnected on time for lunch, and he simply ingested bread and milk.

Click-click-

At this time, of course, he was also grabbing the mouse with one hand and searching hard for information about Kailan.

“If I had studied like this, I'd probably be a judge or a doctor by now. ”

Jinsung, who muttered meaningless words, was taking a bite of bread and watching a video.

It was a battle video of the Black Wizard, one of the new jobs published with this update.

He was one of the most high-level Black Magician users in the community to date.

“Oh, that skeleton branch is cuter than I thought. ”

Jinsung, who clicked the mouse hard, woke up without hesitation when he finished drinking milk.

It was time to sit back in the capsule.

“Shall we log in now? ”

But then, Jinsung's smartphone began to ring.

Wieing-Wieing-

‘What is it? There's nowhere to call... ’

A situation as rare as the chance of catching a Slime to get a Dragon Armor.

In an unexpected situation, Jinsung confirmed the call number.

‘I don't know this... I paid off my student loans, and I paid for the administrative expenses the last time... Where did the call come from? ’

I thought about hanging up for a while, but I decided to take it because it's been too long.

“Hello?"

[Yes, that's your student's phone number, right?]

Even the thin, fine voice of a woman.

Sincerity felt a little excited.

“Yes? ”

[This is Lee Ji-hyun, an office assistant to the Office of Virtual Reality Studies at Korea University.]

“Oh, yes, hello, sir. ”

The moment I heard that he was an assistant, I was nervous.

During the course of the Korean semester, there were many things about Kangaroo that were sincere enough to make him a student of the school.

[Yes, it's nothing else. You know Professor Lee Jin-wook?]

Professor Lee Jin-wook also knew Jin-wook.

Because I was a professor and principal.

“Yes, I know. ”

[The professor wants me to call him.]

“Phone…? ”

I started to feel anxious for some reason.

[Yes.]

“Why... do you think I might know? ”

[I think it's because of Jinseong's grades...]

Jinsung's hands trembled.

I didn't think it was an undergraduate warning, but could it be academic? No, but he gave it to me because he had already attended to the understanding of virtual reality. ’

The sincerity that calmed my anxiety opened my mouth.

“H-Assistant. ”

Yes?

“What if I don't call you? ”

[Oh, right. If you don't call Professor Jin, you'll send a report card home... Of course, you know this isn't the place to be, right?]

Jinsung's pupils began to shake again.

I couldn't do it.

As soon as the report card went home, I couldn't bear the wrath of my father who would burst out.

‘I might be forced to come home at the age of 20. ’

What was scarier than homeless people was the possibility of selling the capsule.

‘Ugh... ’

Jinsung had no other choice.

“I... have to be angry with you. ”

[Haha, that's good thinking. See you next semester, Jinseong.]

W-

The phone was disconnected and sincerity seemed to have lived in the world.

I didn't expect the phone call to do this much mental damage in a long time.

“H-yes, we should call... Do you have Professor Lee Jin-wook's phone number? ”

Luckily, there was a number.

It seemed to have been saved during the orientation of the new student.

“Whew…. ”

Jinsung, who was anxious with deep breaths, immediately called the professor.

[Yes, this is Lee Jin-wook.]

“Hello, Professor. This is Park Jin-seong. He's looking for me... ”

A sharp voice echoes across the phone.

It was like an iron bag in a Chinese house that was spelled on a rainy day.

Oh, yes, this new student. Yeah, I told him to call.]

“Yes, what brings you here…. ”

Are you asking because you don't know?]

I barely suppressed my desire to say 'I don't know.' I opened my mouth again.

“Is it because of my grades? ”

[Yes. Is there something wrong with your family? Or your girlfriend dumped you... Why are you getting undergraduate warnings from the first semester?]

The word "undergraduate warning" blinked again.

“Bachelor... warning? Those two F credits... aren't they? ”

Jinsung University of Korea was an undergraduate warning when there were three F credits in one semester. Two bachelor warnings and you're out.

Low grades were the reason Jinseong was afraid of academic warnings.

[Yes, you have two F credits so far. So now I'm thinking I'll give you a third "F."]

Unmistakable threat!

Jinsung's hands trembled.

‘What do you want from me, professor?’ I wanted to, but I wasn't really that big of a student.

“What can I do, Professor...? ”

[Let's hear why you're ignoring your academic life.]

In fact, he rarely contacted the professor directly that he was not a high school student and did not work hard at the university.

However, it was a new course in virtual reality at the Korean University.

Especially Professor Lee Jin-wook couldn't tolerate the dishonesty of sincerity due to his passion and pride in the department.

Meanwhile, Jinsung was working hard on what to answer.

"I couldn't help but play the game... Would I hear a crazy guy?" ’

First, I thought of Professor Lee Jin-wook.

“Professor, the reason I came to this virtual reality department is because ”

[Tell me.]

“Because I've had little interest in ‘virtual reality’ before, and I've always admired the infinite possibilities. ”

[… so?]

“There are a number of reasons why this‘ virtual reality ’is starting to get noticed around the world right now, but isn't it because of the game' Kailan ’? ”

[It's true.]

Jinsung swallowed dry saliva.

From now on, it was important.

“Maybe you should go into a tiger's den to catch a tiger? ”

Professor Lee Jin-wook was quick to notice.

He immediately realized what Jinsung was going to say.

[So I didn't do well in school all day just playing games...?]

“I'm not just playing games, professor. I want to study the incredibly realistic virtual world that is implemented in Kailan more closely…. ”

I've made a big fuss over the excuses of Jinsung.

[So how many levels are there?]

“ …!! ”

[What's the level? If you work so hard, it will be in the ranking of Korean servers, right?]

At that moment, Jinsung felt his whole body hardened like it was struck by lightning.

It was unfair, so I could cry a little.

‘If only I hadn't initialized...!! ’

Regretted initializing the character for the first time.

If it weren't for initialization, I would have said, "I am that ranker."

“I... I see... Professor. ”

[Why can't you talk?]

But I couldn't think of any excuse.

I wanted to ask myself:

‘Jinsung, why can't you talk... ’

So I had to tell the truth more like a lie than a lie.

“I was originally a level 93... I just initialized it a while ago... and now I'm 20... ”

As I went backwards, my true tails became blurred.

Of course, the professor had to be ridiculous.

[What? That's it now...]

But there was not much sincerity to say.

“But it's true, Professor... ”