Two years gone by. Only three remaining years before the arrival of players. In two years, Dylan's level rose to three. Of course, his two soul fragments also improved.
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Name: Dylan
Level 39
HP: 3700/3760
Mana: 920/980
Specie: Human
Profession: Esper: Overlord of Space (A-rank)
Attributes:
STR: 199+2+10+6
VIT: 190+12+3
AGI: 190+5+6+8
INT: 248+5
WIS: 61
CHA: 66
Free attributes: 0
-Skills-
Soul Split (Black), Lvl 1 Space Dominion (Gold), Shared Senses (Purple), Lvl3 Firebody (Blue), Lvl3 Fly (Blue), Lvl3 Buster Tongue (Blue), Lvl3Bloodsucking (Green), Lvl1 Torrent (White).
-Talent-
Space Holy Physique (Purple)
Soul Fragments:
Hobgoblin level 39, Berserker Deer level 41.
System Evaluation: A decent genius who could fight 25 levels higher than oneself.
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He decided to use all the free points to the intelligence stat due to it being left behind by strength, agility, and vitality. At every level up, those three gain 5 stats while intelligence only gains one. Just by this, one could see how precious intelligence was and how important it was. Every skill uses mana as a fuel and their power largely depends on it. Not to mention, for Dylan who has a bunch of skills on him? What's more, he was bound to have countless skills in the future...
The importance of mana capacity provided by intelligence stats was infinitely more valuable to him than other stats. Otherwise, how would he be able to support the use of a lot of skills? Just stare at the panel unable to use them due to insufficient mana? Dylan, who is greedy by nature, won't be able to stand it. He knew that investing in intelligence was the kingly path that was tailored for his split soul skill!
In his opinion, there's no best. Only suitable! Since investing in intelligence would give him the most benefits. He should do it! Of course, he was still aware of the importance of physical strength and wouldn't neglect it. There must be other ways to strengthen his body without spending precious free attribute points. For instance, through training or through acquiring various innate talents related to the physical body.
Finally, there was good news after a long wait...
'I found the location where the two heavenly geniuses will be born like you've told me about. One fits the descriptions you have given me: there's a family here in Situ City, the Evans Family. The family is the strongest in the city, currently, the wife of the head of the family is pregnant for nine months. It could be said that she was about to give birth anytime soon!'
Dylan received the Berserker Deer's message and stood up immediately. 'Good job, wait for me there. You won't be able to fight with them alone. We must ensure to achieve this goal!'
The arrival of players and Orochi's existence gave him a strong sense of urgency. He needs to increase his strength as soon as possible!
As he thought of this, he opened the shop and stared at a 79,200 contribution points balance. He went to the search function and immediately typed space skills.
Then he purchased Void Cube and Clear the Sea. These are the two skills that he has coveted for a while now. 79,200 went to 20,700 which made Dylan feel a tinge of pain in his heart. It's really a lot easier to spend money than to earn!
Well, it's not as if he really worked hard for those contribution points. After all, he used a scheme to get those.
[Successful purchase!]
The notification of the mirror sounded two times. At this time, a disturbance in space appeared, and a flash of blue light blinded Dylan. Suddenly, he felt two items in his hand. Dylan opened his eyes only to see two blue spherical stones each on his palm. "Skill stones! They look the same as in the game!"
He immediately used the skill stones with a command in his mind. The two stones broke. Dylan felt a flood of information appeared on his mind. He didn't need to practice or learn anything at all. Since the requirements such as high affinity, high talent to space, and level were met. He smoothly learned the two skills instantaneously!
These are the advantages of skill stones! They etched the skill directly into the minds of consumers. No need for practice and learning as long as you meet the requirements. Dylan has a high affinity for space, and he was level 40. It would be suspicious if he doesn't meet the damned requirements.
Dylan felt himself and as he expected. He could feel that he learned two new skills. Dylan used the Void Cube. A blue void flickered out of thin air in front of him. 'Well, I should buy food and drinks and other emergency items for this adventure. With the Void Cubes' frozen time function. I can be assured that the foods won't ever spoil or expire. Really convenient...'
'As for other really big items that couldn't fit. As long as they're objects. I can store them in my Spatial Dominion instead.'
Dylan stored all his potions in stock in the Void Cube. Just like that, the Void Cube disappeared.
He began to try it and a visual screen appeared that displayed sorted items like the inventory on Minecraft. It listed HP potionx15, mana potionx12, Insect repellentx5, black wastex4, tuna cheesex1, etc... They don't take too much space since they stack upon each other.
As for the Clear the Sea space skill. He could only try its effects on the actual battlefield. But it was his main means of dealing with low-level illusions. After all, that was his current weakness. What if he was pulled inside Genjutusu? It would be embarrassing and cause him death! Now, with Clear the Sea, he only needs to worry about those expert illusionists. But for those low-level ones? He was qualified to say that 'Genjutsu of this level doesn't work on me!
Fortunately, the requirements to learn an illusion profession were stringent. Only a few can learn it. Not to mention, go far with it. The path of illusion belongs to a higher level. Not worse than time and space. Only heaven geniuses with really specific characteristics have the qualifications to do so.
Even Dylan was tempted to learn Genjutsu. Ahem, illusions. The path of illusions? As long as he seizes the body of someone who has good innate talent with that. It wouldn't be a problem, right? This is the confidence brought by his overpower Split Soul evaluated Black by the system! Maybe the system was racist?
Kidding aside, Gold class innate talent was already considered heaven and fate-defying; what's more, black was higher than gold...