One week later
In the village smithy, Ben stands bathed in sweat as he pulls the red-hot iron out of the furnace. He brings it to the anvil, where his father is already waiting for him. Ben takes the hammer and begins to work the iron.
With rhythmic strokes he slowly brings the iron into shape. He wants to make a short sword and his father has even allowed him to keep it. Therefore, Ben wants to do his best. His father standing behind him giving him advice on what he can do better. After an hour, the short sword is finished as he cools it in a barrel of oil. With his left hand he wipes the sweat from his forehead and looks at the blade lying in the oil barrel
`Hopefully that was enough to get the skill to lvl 20. That would be my first skill to break the second bottleneck.' Ben has not been idle this week, helping everywhere he can. There were so many skills that Ben changed his interface to make it more manageable. He put many everyday skills into a submenu and grouped others together.
Heart Map
Jack of all Trades (Common+)
Challenges (open)
Subtype: Life Skills
Skills:
Common Skills:
Clean up 8, dance 5, storytelling 4, haggle 1, gossip 3;
Wood Skills:
Felling 6, carving 8, sawing 7;
Blacksmith Skills:
Ores 14, heating 12, shaping 20, grinding 16, polishing 17,
Cook Skills:
Knife 14, Cooking 13 , Baking 15, Seasoning 5.
Owners of this card can learn all life skills and lvl them by using them frequently.
Flavor: " Jack of all trades. Master of None"
It looks much better organized like this and I also managed to reach lvl 20 in shaping. I have dad to thank for that, but my cooking skills aren't bad either, thanks to mom. Luckily I found out that I get more information about skills when I click on them.` Ben clicks on the skill Shaping 20.
Skill: Shaping 20
This skill affects how well the user can influence the shape of a workpiece.
This skill gives the following effects:
Minimal boost to dexterity during shaping.
Minimal boost for more efficient use of the hammer while shaping
Ben thinks ` lvl 20 seems to be a break point the bonuses have gone from abyssal to minimal, but I need to get more skills to the level to draw conclusions.`
"And son did your skill reach lvl 20 and more importantly did you manage to clear a challenge. As I suspected it would happen with the level up?" asks the father in a whispering voice. In fact Ben completely overlooked that he had a new tab on his interface , so busy was he with the skill. He opens the Challenges tab and there it says:
Jack of all Trades (Common+) (Life skill).
-Reach lvl 20 in one skill (completed)
- Learn 50 different skills
- Get 3 different sub-classes
- Get one main class
- 5 medium mana stones
- activate the hero system
Ben studies the various tasks he needs to upgrade his card. Okay, the first four tasks look good, but what do I need mana stones for and what the hell is the hero system?"
Ardan sees his son's confusion and nudges him on the shoulder to bring him back to the present. "Dad you were right one of the tasks was to raise a certain lvl but with two of the tasks I am stumped. I need 5 medium mana stones and I'm supposed to get the hero-"
before Ben can finish speaking Adran's arm jumps forward and blocks Ben's mouth. His eyes grow wide, he has never seen his father like this. His face reflects fear and sheer terror. "Never speak those words out loud better don't even think about them. Otherwise the bloodhounds will come and I mean that with absolute seriousness. We must see Priest Maxwell at once. This thing is more serious than I thought and you don't say another word until I give the okay understood? You will be our downfall otherwise understand?" Ben just nods his head.