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Fue Toukouya (Jewel Armory Slime) has begun 〖Evolution〗.
The race has changed to War-Inducing Weapon Creation.
〖Stats〗 have changed due to 〖Evolution〗.
〖Skills〗 have been added.
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The race I chose was War-Inducing Weapon Creation.
There are several reasons, but the biggest is the weapon creation ability. I expected synergy with existing 〖Skills〗, and it seemed highly versatile.
In addition, there’s also the fact that there doesn’t seem to be any other way to make weapons from 〖Feral Beast〗 materials.
I heard from Ergo before that only a handful of craftsmen throughout the town can make weapons from 〖Dire Beast〗 materials.
If that’s the case even with 〖Dire Beast〗 materials, the probability of someone being able to process 〖Feral Beast〗 materials is quite low.
Also, considering what will happen when I leave this forest in the future, being able to prepare my own weapons should be a plus.
“(…Hmm, it’s over)”
After a while, the burning sensation and the feeling of omnipotence unique to 〖Evolution〗 subsided.
I look back at my changed body again.
My body was still a cube, but its size had increased significantly.
It was about the same size as the surrounding trees, and on par with 〖Feral Beasts〗 like the Forest Turtle, Red Oni, and Hydra.
“(It finally happened, huh?)”
I shake off the branches hanging on my body and mutter with deep emotion.
Rather than feeling like it’s too big and inconvenient, I felt a stronger sense of accomplishment that I had finally caught up.
I’m driven by the urge to move my giant body and swing my power to my heart’s content.
“(–But, I can’t just be focused on my size. I have to look at my 〖Status〗 too)”
Race: War-Inducing Weapon Creation
Beast Rank: Feral Beast
Soul Accumulation Value (Level): 111
Stats
Life: 1596/1133
Mana: 1308/1427
Power: 585
Toughness: 7039
Resist: 642
Speed: 501
Skills
Sense of Direction Cover Climbing
Block Perfect Defense Fleeing Instinct
Unyielding Whip Compact Whip
Combo Folly Understanding
Slash Compact Slash Gesture Telepathy
Weapon Body Flowing Weapon Arts Body Repair Dance
Swimming Flee Flash Step Cross Counter
Challenge Concentration Air Jump
Drop Storage Transport
Weapon Storage Replicant Form Bewitching Sparkle
Thrust Antibody Surprise Attack
Night Vision Compact Thrust Shoot
Decomposition Fluid Charge Thrust Rampage
Charge Slash Compact Shoot Stealth
Soft Body All-Out Throw Parry Gnaw
Wave Slash Wave Thrust Capture
Heavy Slash Heavy Thrust Heavy Shot
Precision Shot Poison Hand High-Speed Regeneration (NEW)
Arms Craftsman (NEW) Escalating Warfare (NEW) Multi-Weapon Style (NEW)
Thousand Blades Burst (NEW) Territory (NEW)
Unique Skill: Earth Growth Thunderbolt
Oh… my 〖Life〗 and 〖Mana〗 have exceeded 1000 on their own…!
The other 〖Stats〗, which were in the 400s before 〖Evolution〗, have all exceeded 500.
My 〖Toughness〗 is still insane, but it’s reassuring considering I’ll be challenging the Forest Turtle someday.
“(How about the 〖Skills〗…)”
~Skill Details~
High-Speed Regeneration: Automatically recovers injuries and losses at all times. Always corrects the amount of 〖Life〗 recovery.
Arms Craftsman: Can create weapons that reflect the properties of the materials. Corrects the weapon performance of the created object when creating weapons.
Escalating Warfare: Can analyze and record the weaponization suitability of materials and weapon information. Can modify weapons based on the recorded information.
Multi-Weapon Style: Corrects weapon handling skills when handling multiple weapons. Corrects information processing ability when handling multiple weapons.
Thousand Blades Burst: Can forcefully transform the targeted material into numerous short swords.
Territory: Expands and controls the 〖Zone Control〗.
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Six new 〖Skills〗, huh?
〖High-Speed Regeneration〗 is probably the superior version of 〖Self-Regeneration〗. The correction to the 〖Life〗 recovery amount means that the recovery effect I receive is increased.
Like, if I was supposed to recover 100, it would be corrected to recover 110.
“(It’s easy to use and the fact that my recovery will be faster is purely a blessing. But what’s more concerning is what comes next)”
The rest of these are completely unknown 〖Skills〗. I look at the details of the 〖Skills〗 while feeling my heart pounding.
The first one I noticed was 〖Arms Craftsman〗.
It’s a 〖Skill〗 that creates weapons.
“(Hmm, I need 〖Mana〗 to use it, huh?)”
While checking how to use it by focusing my consciousness on the 〖Skill〗, I break off a branch from a nearby tree.
This tree was particularly affected by the Hydra’s 〖Zone Control: Poison Swamp〗, and despite its thick branches, it had no leaves.
I hold the branch, which is about the size of a human arm, with my whip and activate the 〖Skill〗.
At the same time as I feel a sensation like nerves running through the tree branch, a lot of information about the large branch floats into my head.
From the shape of the branch to its composition, material, and potential properties.
And it seems I can manipulate them.
First, the shape. I transform the large branch to be in the shape of a sword.
“(Whoa, wait, not that way!)”
However, my first attempt ended in failure.
It was different from transforming my own body, and I couldn’t get it into the shape I wanted.
On top of that, I made a mistake in the amount of force I used and bent it, and when I tried to correct it, I made a mistake in the direction, and in the end, the finished product was a distorted object.
“(Alright, that’s a nice weapon. It looks like it could be used as a blunt weapon)”
I convince myself, and then turn my attention to 〖Escalating Warfare〗.
This is a 〖Skill〗 that allows me to analyze and modify weapons.
The word “modify” strongly stimulates my curiosity, so I’ll try it out on the branch object I just made.
“(Oh, this is similar to the last one)”
When the 〖Skill〗 is activated, information about the branch object flows into my head.
The information was similar to what I saw with 〖Arms Craftsman〗, but there were some additions. The weapon performance section.
I can read the strength and special effects of the tree branch.
Well, this object failed during the creation stage, so it doesn’t have any special effects.
“(Alright, let’s modify it and give it a special effect. 〖Escalating Warfare〗!… And this uses 〖Mana〗 continuously)”
As soon as I activate the modification ability, my 〖Mana〗 begins to decrease.
It feels like the amount consumed is proportional to the changes I make to the weapon information.
Unlike 〖Arms Craftsman〗, which is done after paying a lump sum at the beginning, this one requires 〖Mana〗 the more you use it.
“(It’s just a tree, so it doesn’t have any good potential properties. I guess I’ll just go with a simple strength increase. It seems easy)”
I decide on a whim and give it a special ability. The object glows faintly and it’s done.
It seems that low-level effects can be applied quickly like this.
“(Alright, it’s a success. I can do a lot of things with this)”
Next is 〖Multi-Weapon Style〗. It’s the perfect 〖Skill〗 for me, who uses multiple weapons.
In fact, I tried to imitate three crimson spears and swung them around a bit, and they were much easier to handle than before.
“(〖Slash〗 and 〖Thrust〗! Alright, it looks like I can activate them simultaneously)”
Until now, I couldn’t use 〖Weapon Skills〗 at the same time, and I used 〖Flowing Weapon Arts〗 to activate them in succession, but 〖Multi-Weapon Style〗 solved that problem.
I was able to use 〖Weapon Skills〗 on each of the three spears.
If I’m thinking about direct combat, this is the best one.
“(And next is 〖Thousand Blades Burst〗. I don’t know if there’s a need to put force into making short swords… well, let’s try it)”
It was also a pain to break another branch, so I extend my whip to a nearby tree.
〖Thousand Blades Burst〗 also requires 〖Mana〗, so I poured it in.
“(…Is it… still going?)”
I’ve poured in a lot of 〖Mana〗, but I can’t see the end of it.
I continued to pour in 〖Mana〗 for a while, and then it became possible to activate it after pouring in about 500 points.
The cost is a bit heavier than I expected.
However, since it’s finally complete, let’s try using it.
“(〖Thousand Blades Burst〗, activate!)”
In an instant, the tree exploded.
It expanded at a speed that was like a balloon inflating a hundred times faster, and before I could think anything about it, it burst.
The forest echoed with a booming sound, like fireworks exploding right next to my ear.
The shattered trees turned into countless daggers, flying in all directions, following the roar.
” (Amazing…)”
Even with my 〖Speed: 501〗, I could barely see the movement of the daggers.
The surrounding trees and ground were slashed to pieces, the power was more than sufficient.
Is this the power of a 〖Feral Beast〗? I felt a mix of terror and excitement.
It consumes a lot of 〖Mana〗, so I can’t use it easily, but it’s not bad as a trump card.
Well, I’ve finished checking all the other 〖Skills〗.
The only one left is the main event, 〖Territory〗.
The ability that all 〖Feral Beasts〗 possess, said to even control the environment.
Let’s take a look at it now.