After an 8-hour deathmatch with Goblins, with a break in between, I returned to town with 21 Magic Stones.
“Excuse me. I’d like to report the completion of my request and sell these Magic Stones.”
“Yes. It seems you were able to defeat them properly.”
I received one Silver Coin for the request and an additional Silver Coin and 6 Copper Coins. Not a bad job for the pay.
After having a rare meal out, I returned to the inn and casually checked my status board.
“Status Board Open”
Name: Cain
Lv 2
HP: 139/165 (144)
MP: 125 (104)
Strength: 353 (105)
Speed: 124 (103)
Physical Defense: 108 (87)
Magic Defense: 141 (120)
Luck Stat: 25
Skills:
Status Board
Skill Duplication
Throwing x 16
One-Handed Sword Basics x 21
Body Enhancement x 21
Titles:
None
※ Values in parentheses are without skill bonuses.
…Huh?
Something’s off.
My level should have gone up after defeating 20 Goblins.
I heard that all stats except Luck increase by an average of 3 per level (though it varies from 1 to 5 depending on the person). Judging by these increases, I probably gain 3 per level.
It’s neither too much nor too little, just average.
However, the increase from skills is far too high.
Why is that?
Looking at the skill section, it says:
Throwing x 16, One-Handed Sword Basics x 21, Body Enhancement x 21.
What is this?
The Throwing Skill is a Rank F skill that can be acquired when dealing damage to an enemy by throwing something. Its effect is to increase Strength by 1 and slightly increase the accuracy when throwing…
I think One-Handed Sword Basics had a similar effect.
If I acquired 16 Throwing Skills, 5 One-Handed Sword Basics, and 21 Body Enhancements, it would explain why my Strength is higher than the others, but normally, you can’t acquire the same skill twice.
Moreover, skills with similar effects are overridden by the higher-ranked skill, so having multiple of the same skill is meaningless.
The exception is Original Skills.
The enhancements from Original Skills stack with other skills of the same type.
So, the fact that I was able to acquire the same skill 21 times and that the + values are so high might be due to “Skill Duplication.”
…Should I test it with skills that are easy to acquire besides Throwing?
I hurried to the Adventurer’s Guild.
“Excuse me, do you have any books about skills?”
“Oh, Cain-san. That’s unusual, seeing you here at this hour. Are you looking for the Skill Compendium? Please wait a moment. I’ll bring it to you.”
After a while, the lady brought a thick book.
As a commoner, I don’t usually read books this big.
Apparently, it contains the effects and acquisition methods for skills up to Rank C.
“The books with Rank B skills are expensive… we don’t keep them here. Rank A skill books are monopolized by the nobles… there’s even a rumor that there are Rank S skill books in the treasury.”
I’m interested, but with my Skill Aptitude of G, I can barely manage Rank E skills. This book should be enough.
※ Recommended to skip reading
Rank F
One-Handed Sword Novice
Effect: Strength +1, slightly improves handling of one-handed swords.
Acquisition: Deal damage to an enemy with a one-handed sword.
Greatsword Novice
Effect: Strength +2
Acquisition: Deal damage to an enemy with a greatsword.
Two-Handed Spear Novice
Effect: Strength +1, slightly improves handling of two-handed spears.
Acquisition: Deal damage to an enemy with a two-handed spear.
Throwing
Effect: Strength +1, slightly increases accuracy when throwing.
Acquisition: Deal damage to an enemy by throwing something.
Bow and Arrow Novice
Effect: Strength +1, slightly improves handling of bows and arrows.
Acquisition: Deal damage to an enemy with a bow and arrow.
Magic Novice
Effect: Magic Power and Magic Defense +1
Acquisition: Consume Magic Power.
Dagger Novice
Effect: Speed +1, slightly improves handling of daggers.
Acquisition: Deal damage to an enemy with a dagger.
Rapier Novice
Effect: Strength and Speed +1
Acquisition: Deal damage to an enemy with a rapier.
Defense Novice
Effect: Physical Defense and HP +1
Acquisition: Take 10 damage from an enemy.
Recovery Novice
Effect: Recover 1 HP every 10 seconds.
Acquisition: Recover HP with a recovery item.
Body Enhancement
Effect: All stats except Luck increase by 1.
Acquisition: Defeat an enemy.
Rank E
One-Handed Sword Basics
Effect: Strength +10, slightly improves handling of one-handed swords.
Acquisition: Defeat an enemy with a one-handed sword.
Greatsword Basics
Effect: Strength +20
Acquisition: Defeat an enemy with a greatsword.
Two-Handed Spear Basics
Effect: Strength +10, slightly improves handling of two-handed spears.
Acquisition: Defeat an enemy with a two-handed spear.
Bow and Arrow Basics
Effect: Strength +10, slightly improves handling of bows and arrows.
Acquisition: Defeat an enemy with a bow and arrow.
Magic Basics
Effect: Magic Power and Magic Defense +10
Acquisition: Defeat an enemy using Magic Power.
Dagger Basics
Effect: Speed +10, slightly improves handling of daggers.
Acquisition: Defeat an enemy with a dagger.
Rapier Basics
Effect: Strength and Speed +10
Acquisition: Defeat an enemy with a rapier.
Defense Basics
Effect: Physical Defense and HP +10
Acquisition: Take 100 damage from an enemy.
Recovery Basics
Effect: Recover 1 HP every second.
Acquisition: Recover 100 HP with a recovery item.
That’s about it for the notable ones.
There are many others, but these are the easiest to acquire.
It’s late today, but tomorrow I have several things to test regarding “Skill Duplication.”
I closed the heavy book and returned it to the Guild.
Suppressing my excitement for tomorrow, I returned to the inn.