Chapter 49: 49 copy cat
As i completed my plan for the future i allocated my stats, 1 point into charisma and the rest into intelligence, then i started doing research on the current number one tower participant and soon i found out that it would be a while before i can complete the world quest because the current first ranker can lift a 25 story building while i could probably only lift a 10~ story building.
But besides his pure strength, there is nothing much about him i could find besides the fact that he is friends with the 3rd ranker
I sent a message to rin.
[C: what trial did you pick and what technique did you get?
R: i decided to go for the trial of speed and got light empowerment. (A.n: i suck at naming things feel free to give me names of techniques)
C: i see how does it work and what does it do?
R: well I'll tell you about the details after i come back but in simple terms i attune my qi to have light affinity then i make it flow tghourgh my veins into my body which makes me much faster and perceptive.
C: hmm this technique seems like it could be replicated by using different types of mana instead of qi.
R: you took those words right out of my mouth we should try to recreate the effects of this technique, let's go to one of your worlds.
C: alright, see you in a second.]
As i sent the message i ordered my system to teleport us into a new undertale world and to have our background as hermits on some random mountain in nice hut with a spacious basement.
Appearing inside the basement we said our greetings and i told him to show me the technique in use by running around me with it active.
I had my eyes glued onto rin as he started the demonstration.
"Alright i am using it" rin said as now i could see that he was slightly emitting light but that wasn't the most surprising fact, no it was that his life force (same thing as qi) slightly changed colour and how it flowed throughout his body.
Usually the flow of qi would be slower and a bit more disorganized and sometimes there happened small errors in the flow of qi such as minor blockages appearing for a moment before disappearing from what i saw in most creatures thus far, but now his qi flowed almost perfectly to every nook and cranny of his body.
When rin started running around me i used my skills to have a faster perception not because i needed it to keep up with him but because i wanted to observe him for "longer" and now that he was running around me i could see that his qi was emanating a slight amount of energy into the surroundings.
I told rin to stop and start explaining every detail of how the technique works and when he was done explaining i got the gist of how it worked so i tried to recreate a bastardised version of his technique but with lightning mana. Why lightning? Because using lightning mana is the easiest as of now and i have a good resistance to lightning if something went wrong.
"Alright i think i will try to replicate it right now since my body is like the perfect test subject since what doesn't kill me only makes me more resilient" i told rin who nodded and took out his book to write in how my experiment goes.
I change my mana to have the lightning affinity and begin to circulate it in the same way as i saw the life force flow but it was quite hard to do that with my mana veins but i still managed to do it but it was a really minor success since it mostly damaged my body while only slightly increasing my stats, in conclusion as of now this bastardised version of the technique should be heavily modified.
"So?" Rin asked to which i responded with my hypothesis "it barely works and as of now it is not fit to be used in battle since it would be hard to cast any spells with a different element than the one you use and the fact that it took a large portion of my mental focus to use it so even lightning spells would not be viable beyond the simplest of lightning spells. As for my theory on how to ease my mental focus on this technique the first way that comes to my mind is creating much more complicated mana circuits and that should also ease the burden on the body, while i personally can overlook my body being damaged continuously for anyone without my adaptation or regeneration would be quite deadly to use for longer periods of time" i ended while looking at my body which was slightly smoking from the electric current and i suddenly realized a new way for me to train my resistance skills.
'if i intentionally make different types of mana flow in the wrong way i should be able to level up my resistances to said elements, but i don't think i will be able to get a resistance skill to something like air magic since it can only really be used to do physical damage, ah well whatever now i don't have to train my res skills by using spells to light myself on fire or electrocute myself'.
"Damn, you made much more progress on the first test than i imagined you could" rin said as he wrote inside his book.
We then tried to study the dispersal technique but even after i explained it to the fullest of my ability we still couldn't make heads or tails of how it works so we decided to post pone it and focus on our empowerment project that we decided to call {project: elemental mana empowerment} yeaaah neither of us are much good at naming things so we decided for the title of the project to be mostly self explanatory and i was pleasantly surprised by the system because of a new quest i got.
[Quest: elemental empowerment (mana)
Objective/s: complete the technique and make it safe enough so that people with regular regeneration can use it for at least 2 minutes without killing themselves.
Progress: complete the technique 5%~
Reward: title: copy cat: it is 100% easier to understand and recreate someone's technique, power or recreating technology]
After a few more tests we decided that rin would either go to terra craft to scout out the game and make some connections for a week and give me updates when he comes back from hard mode, while i would make my mana circuitry more complex.
7days later...
I opened my eyes and took a deep breath just to get some cold air into my system since breathing was nothing but a formality at this point to not freak out others.
Sigh 'damn i was literally upgrading my mana circuitry 24/7 now my body is basically one big mana circuit and it actually gave me a perk' and while i was upgrading my circuitry i also decided to make my mana denser slightly, bringing my density stat to 30
[Mana conductor: you can now store mana inside your mana circuitry system and it is easier to control mana, +200% mana capacity, +25 mana control]
'great perk' i thought as i was moving the mana inside my body and it was extremely easy so i decided to try and recreate rin's technique but this time i used mana with the light element.
'Partial success, this does seem to work but i need to use roughly 5 times the amount of mana compared to rin's qi and on top of that my mana version still hurts the user but not as much as before since a person could keep it up for about 30-40 seconds before dying. Nonetheless it was progress' i thought as i looked at my quest progress which was now 50%~ complete which means that having extremely complicated mana circuits was half the technique.
[C: i am done with upgrading my circuitry you can come back.
R: alright when i come back we can go over what i found out about the hard mode terracraft.
C: k sending you back.]
Rin materialised Infront of me but now he had some tattoos on his body so i decided to observe a tattoo under his eye
[Power tattoo (clear sight): this magical tattoo gives it's user magically enhanced vision for 50 meters where the user can see through smoke and low tier illusions or low tier magical darkness. User can enhance this effect with mana to either make the range better or the effect stronger. Uncommon++]
"Nice tattoos" i said and rin nodded as he handed me a book called tattoo magic which i promptly absorbed.
[Tattoo magic 1/100 affinity: 75/100]
I frowned slightly to which rin asked "what's the problem?".
"Nothing too important it's just that to get better results from this magic you need to make ink with crushed gems to get better results which means i'll have less gems for a future artifact i will own but i guess i can spare a few gems here and there" i said going over the knowledge i gained.
"Anyway what did you do while in that world?" I asked rin.
"Well to start it off its quite different from pre hard mode, firstly everything is much stronger than before, secondly basically half the world is infected by the crimson and corruption, third of all there is no moon. Now for the less important things. There was a new type of magic, tattoo magic which is quite good for just about anyone but if you can't control your mana it will not be as useful but useful nontheless. Anything else you want to know?" rin explained.
"Thanks for the info but let's just get to recreating that technique" i said to which rin agreed and we got to work.
2 weeks later...
"Alright now it should be complete, try it out" rin said as we were inside a room that had a dozen drawing boards with data and drawings about the technique we were recreating.
I let light mana flow tghourgh out my body as i started to glow slightly and i heard a mental ding twice about my mission being complete and a new skill being gained'accept reward' i thought as i stopped using the technique and looked at the skill/technique.
[elemental empowerment (mana) (T:1): imbue yourself with elemental mana to empower yourself. Causes slight damage to the user. 1/100 rare]
"It's complete now but it still uses twice as much mana as your ki technique and does slight damage to the body, if i had to guess i would say that ki is more compatible with this type of empowerment" i told rin who nodded and tried to do his light technique but now with mana since he over the last 2 weeks also made his mana veins more complex.
After about 2 minutes he seemed to get the hang of the mana technique so rin stoped and started writing this technique down into a blank book.
As that was happening i tried out the technique with my other elements i could use, it worked on most of them like earth mana giving me a higher defense or water gave me slightly faster regen but things like illusion or necromancy didn't give me any noticeable buff and as i was done testing out my new skill i saw that rin completed his manual for the technique.
"So what do you want to do now that we are done and have one more week before you have to go back to school?" Rin asked with a small laugh at the end.
"Do you know any good location where there is a lot of enemies i could mindlessly slaughter?" I asked rin.
"Well the best place for that should be the border between crimson and corruption since both of the creatures are killing eachother on sight and there is a higher concentration of monsters, also a small heads up apparently there are sometimes corruption and crimson hybrids which are quite strong apparently" rin answered giving me a map that shows me where to go.
"Thanks, do you want to go into any of my worlds?" I answered as i copied the map to my system map.
"Send me to noita i want to unseal my sword" rin said looking at his scabbard on his side.
"Oh speaking of that, want me to duplicate and fuse it so it will be twice as good?" I asked rin to which he shook his head and said "i think it will be best to do that after it is fully unsealed".
"Alright do what you wish see you later" i said as we disappeared.
Looking around i see that i am outside of a city so i look at my map and i start running to the borders of crimson and corruption.
12 hours later
'I have arrived and it looks like shit and most abominations here have their physical stats at 150-200 which means that almost all of these inside out assholes have the strength to pick up a school bus which is quite a lot but if i were to use my buffs i should be able to pick up a 10 story building? Probably I didn't try it, hmm rin also told me that the deeper i go into biome the stronger the creatures get... Whatever i just need to raise my secondary class to 25 so i can do that adaptation quest' as i thought about those things i powered up and got ready for slaughter.
(End of chapter)
(A.n: sorry for not uploading. Hopefully the uploads will get more stable but i doubt it.)
[name: connor gray]
[Race: special vampiric shapeshifter 99%, adaptable fiend 1%]
[main class: tier 2: game hacker
lvl: 8/100 Exp: 37.2%] (2ep/lvl)
[Sub class: tier 1: death bringer lvl:18/100 Exp: 63.1%] (1ep/lvl)
[Jobs:
Archer 23/100
Actor 72/100
Thrower 22/100
Swordsman 48/100
Hunter 5/100
Brawler 20/100
Assassin 10/100
Miner 1/100
Thief 10/100
Merchant 6/100
Adventurer 1/100
Spearman 25/100
Axeman 25/100
Blunt weapons beginner 25/100
Scythe beginner 25/100
Lancer 25/100
Mage 91/100
Alchemist 43/100
Enchanter 53/100
Scholar 62/100
Gunner 10/100
Telekinesist 46/100
(2)Dungeoneer 1/100
Craftsman 10/100
Researcher 35/100
Necromancer 6/100
Summoner 14/100
]
[Hp: 20500/20500 (vit×10={x+A}•1)
regen: 212.3/s (vit:10={x+A}•2)]
[Mp: 61200/61200 (int×10={x+A}•1)
regen: 204.6/s (will:10={x+A}•1)]
[Sp: 20600/20600 (vit×10={x+A}•1)
regen: 205.4/s (vit:10={x+A}•2)]
[Status]
[Strength: 252]
[Vitality: 331]
[Agility: 240]
[perception: 230]
[Intelligence: 263]
[Will power: 231]
[Charisma: 200]
[Luck: 264]
[Free stats: 0]
[Evo points: 41]
[Adaptation focus: 0/2]
[Potential (unlocked): 0.003%]
[Permanent buffs:
25% skill exp gain,
Thought speed: +10%
Mana core stabilization: +100%
1/10 of your brain can be regenerated naturally]
[Mana stats:
Control: 113.5
Density: 30.0 (density=+power,-controllability)
Purity: 50.3 (purity=+controllability)
Formula for controllable mana:
{100×C} ÷ {1×D} × {1×P} = CM
Formula for cast time:
(1×mp) ÷ (10×C) ÷ A ÷ (1 OH)/(2 TH) + (fm) = CT
Formula for dmg:
(1×Mp) × (1×D) × (0.1×PrLvl) × A × (W/R) = dmg
]
[affinities:
Fire: 5/100
materialisation: 79/100
Earth: 18/100
Water: 38/100
Air: 78/100
Ice: 15/100
Healing: 75/100
Illusion: 74/100
Electric: 91/100
Light: 55/100
Sound: 24/100
Shadow: 62/100
Enchanting: 93/100
Summoning: 37/100
Necromancy: 50/100
acid: 22/100
Death: 99/100
sealing: 42/100
tattoo: 75/100
]
[Magic proficiency lvl:
(Tier=T)
{Fire magic (T:1): 67/100}
{Materialisation magic (T:1): 72/100}
{Earth magic (T:1): 74/100}
{Water magic (T:1): 73/100}
{Air magic (T:1): 87/100}
{Ice magic (T:1): 77/100}
{Healing magic (T:1): 67/100}
{Illusion magic (T:1): 82/100}
{Electric magic (T:2): 26/100}
{Light magic (T:1): 67/100}
{Sound magic (T:1): 81/100}
{Shadow magic (T:1): 53/100}
{Enchanting (T:2): 23/100}
{Summoning (T:1): 47/100}
{Necromancy (T:1): 22/100}
{Acid (T:1): 1/100} (+400% exp until T:2)
{Sealing (T:1): 1/100} (+500% exp until T:3, +200% exp until T:4)
{Tattoo (t:1): 1/100}
]
[Titles:
{reincarnatee: +5 to base luck.}
{The one who met a true god: your mind cannot be read or looked into by skills or items that read minds bellow the rarity of epic.}
{Monster massacre: +10% dmg to monsters.(1,243/10k)}
{humanoid killer (3): 15% more dmg to humanoids (10,693/100k)}
{Fast magus: any spell you cast is done 20% and 5.6 second faster}(2af 3 days remaining)
(forgot to update fast magus title in the last iteration of this chapter)
{vampire: weakness: holy, you're considered undead}
{Archangel slayer:it is 50% more effective to use fear against holy creatures, evil/negative creatures feel 50% more respect towards you}
{copy cat: 100% easier to understand and recreate someone's technique, power or technology}
]
[Perks:
[Heat vision]: let's you see heat
[shadow runner]: you make 50% less noise when running or walking in the cover of shadows.
[snow trolls regeneration]: 2times hp and sp regen.
[Synthesis]: combine 2 or more skills, items, magics or perks into 1 (they have to have some similarities to synthesize)
[better magic]: any magic you do is 15% better
[Lier]: all your lies sound a little more convincing, heightened effect when telling half truths (lies sound 10-20% more convincing)
[Armour piercer(2)]: ignore 10% of armour when doing physical dmg
[All sponge(2): you ignore 10% dmg from all sources]
[perfect motor control]: when you move your body it moves perfectly how you tell it to move without any micro movement like shaking
[mana sense]: you can see and feel all types of mana around you my
[all speak]: you can talk with any sentient creature or object and you learn any written languages 10 times faster
[anaerobic]: you don't need oxygen to survive
[summoner]: the beings you summon have 10% higher stats
[Karmic sight]: you can see karmic values of creatures
[level shortcut]: you need 15% less exp to level up main class, sub class and job classes
[fleeing]: when fleeing enemies, you move 50% faster
[Painless]: you don't feel pain
[Life force sight]: you can see life force up to 100meters away
[book of many potion recipes]: all potions are thrice as effective in every way
[lesser alchemical body]: when consuming potions or other consumables like potions you will retain 10% of the effects permanently
[good muscle potential]: it is easier to increase your strength stat by training
[Punching bag]:you can gain vitality easier the more physical damage you receive
[Mana conductor]: you can now store mana inside your mana circuitry system, +200% mana capacity, +25 mana control
]
[Passive skills:
{Lesser MBS (mind, body, soul) adaptation: you adapt to things. rarity:super rare lvl:max}
{Unarmed combat(T:1): your unarmed attacks are 5% faster and do 5%more DMG per lvl. 43/100 common}
{Hiker(T:1): you move 1% faster per lvl when not in danger. 75/100 common}
{Archery(T:1): your aim with bows is 10% better and yo do same % more bow DMG per lvl. 20/100 common}
{Tracking(T:1):animal tracks become a little bit more easier to see and distinguish. 5/100 common}
{Acting(T:2): you act better (includes lying and pretending), your body language and your speech seem more pleasant. 25/100 uncommon}
{Throwing(T:1): throw things 5% more accurately and they do same % more DMG per lvl. 20/100 common}
{Sneak(T:2): you are less noticeable per lvl. 30/100 common}
{Mining(T:1): 5% faster mining speed per lvl. 10/100 common}
{swimming (T:1): you swim 1% faster per lvl. 30/100 common}
{stealing(T:2): you have an easier time stealing things be it pickpocketing or stealing from a house. 46/100 common}
{Mixed martial arts (31 arts) (T:2): better techniques with most types of melee combat be it unarmed or armed combat. 40/100 super rare}
[(Melee) jack of all trades(T:1): 5% faster attack speed and do same percentage more dmg per lvl while using a melee weapon. 80/100 rare]
{gaming mastery (10 games)(T:1): playing games is easier. This skill gives you small bonuses. 21/100 uncommon)
{trading(T:1): makes it easier to buy and sell things 17/100 common}
{math(T:2): doing math is easier for you. 78/100 common}
{fast reading(T:2): you read faster per lvl. 90/100 uncommon}
{lockpicking: you can unlock locks easier. 1/100 common}
{torture: you inflict 2% more pain to others per lvl. 80/100 common}
{fast learning(T:2): you learn things 200% faster and 2% faster per lvl. 33/100 rare}
{super instincts(T:1): most of your instincts get better per level. 84/100 rare}
{Contract defier (T:1): the stronger this skill the less you have to abide to a soul contract and the less severe the consequences for breaking said contract. 15/100 rare}
{Block(T:1): your blocks/parries are 5% more defensive per lvl. 4/100 special and common}
{better soul(T:1): your soul is better than most making it harder to damage. You can slowly repair your soul. 14/100 epic}
]
[Active skills:
{Game inventory: an infinite slot inventory. Lvl:max special}
{Game world: let's you choose to go into 1 game of 3 randomly selected games. 1 minute trial with 1 hour cooldown. Time dilation: 1/3. lvl:Max special}
{Blood sacrifice(T:2): -7.5HP/s, -7.5SP/s for +220 str +110 agi +110 per as long as active. 50/100 rare}
{Focused strike(T:2): your melee strike is 10 times stronger for 48sp. 52/100}
{Toughen body(T:2): your body hardens to that of mythril, uses 1.5sp/s. 70/100 uncommon}
{bloodlust(T:2): an aura reeking of death gushes from you, you can control this aura. 20/100 rare}
{informants eyes(T:2): gain information of items or people just by looking at them, you gain more information per lvl 66/100 rare+}
{mid range teleportation(T:2): teleport up to 560 meter from your location. cooldown 0.1 seconds. 45/100 rare}
{recycle: recycle things into their basic components. Cooldown:1min Lvl:max special}
{Meditation(T:2): while meditating you become calmer, you are much more concentrated and it is easier to fight off mental intrusions 42/100 rare}
{External mana manipulation(T:2): you can manipulate mana outside your body. Your control over external mana is decided by your mana control stat plus the level and tier of this skill. 86/100 uncommon}
{Alchemy(T:2): the act of making and strengthening potions. 22/100 uncommon+}
{possession(T:1): hijack a creatures mind. When successful you can read the creatures mind. Unsuccessful possession will result in a big headache. 60/100 super rare}
{soul talent: item duplication: you can duplicate anything unless it is alive, dead/undead or has a conscience, this skill uses mana, duplication time is instant and only depends on if your mana reserves and regen. Lvl:max. legendary}
{Innate power: shapeshifting eater: you can shapeshift into the creatures you eat either partially or fully. This skill uses mana and stamina. Lvl:max epic}
{dominator's control(T:2): move things with your mind power and will. Uses mana. 45/100 rare}
{(Organ skill) Speed overdrive(T:2): +56.0% speed while active. 45/100 rare}
{research(T:2): you research faster per lvl. 28/100 uncommon}
{crafting(T:1): the things you craft get a bit better per lvl and you can craft them faster. 27/100 common}
{ignore limiter(T:1): while active: x2.99 strength you normally can use but your body also slowly destroys itself. 99/100 rare}
{energic defense(T:2): infuse your body with mana to decrease damage done to you by energy attacks. Lowers all energic dmg by 1000. Costs 15.0mp/s. 40/100 rare}
{possessive disorientation(T:1):the person you are trying to possess will get highly disoriented making it easier to possess them. 48/100 rare}
{blood manipulation(T:2): you can manipulate your own and others blood. Let's you infuse your blood with mana to make this skill stronger. 30/100 rare}
{sword energy(T:1): you can use sword energy to do long ranged attacks or make your swords swing more damaging. Uses sp and/or hp. 25/100 rare}
{spell making (T:2): you have an easier time creating new spells and spell components. 17/100 Rare}
{Quadruple ghost strike(T:1): when activated your physical attack will have 4 ethereal copies that do 10.9% damage of the real strike. Cost:1000sp, 200mp. 1/100 Rare}
{eyes of critical perception(T:1): while active you can see the weak points of anything. The area of the weakness will get slightly larger per level and it will be harder to heal/repair said wound. Activation cost: 1000mp and 250mp/s to keep it active. 1/100 super rare}
{dominate mind(T:1): with the power of your will (and mana) you can dominate a person's mind for them to do what you tell them. 500mp to activate and 25mp/s to keep active. 4/100 super rare+}
{Dashing (T:1): your speed is increased by 5% per lvl. 1sp/s per agility stat point to keep active. 1/100 special and common}
{aura of death(T:1): you can use this aura to coat your weapons or empower your death related skills/spells. 20/100 epic}
{Energy dispersal technique (T:1): disperse energy by making your Qi flow around your body or items. 1/100 super rare}
{inner Qi control (T:1): control your inner Qi faster and with higher precision. 1/100 uncommon}
{elemental empowerment (mana) (T:1): imbue yourself with elemental mana to empower yourself. Causes slight damage to the user. 31/100 rare}
]
[Resistance skills:
{temperature resistance(T:2): you are more resistant to lower and higher temperatures. 63/100 uncommon}
{electric resistance(T:2): resist higher electric voltages. 30/100}
{Curse resistance(T:2): curses cast upon you have a lower effect and disappear faster (at higher levels you are imune to weaker curses). 24/100 uncommon}
{poison resistance(T:1): resistance to poison, paralysis, venom and drugs. 53/100 common}
{Disease resistance(T:1): resistance to diseases and necrosis. 47/100 uncommon}
{Sealing resistance(T:2): it is harder to seal you or your power. 5/100 rare}
{deafness resistance(T:2): it is harder to make you deaf by natural and unnatural means. 5/100 rare}
{blindness resistance(T:2): it is harder to blind you by natural and unnatural means. 2/100 rare}
{acid resistance(T:1): it is harder to dissolve you in acid. 78/100 common}
{mutation resistance(T:2): it is harder to mutate your body unwillingly 53/100 rare}
{Mana syphoning resistance(T:2): it is harder to take mana away from you without your consent. 34/100 rare}
{Mind shelter(T:2): makes your mind sturdier. 27/100 Super rare}
{weakness (holy)(T:1): receive 1.60 times more holy dmg. 40/100 rarity: N/A}
{polymorphing resistance (T:3): you are harder to polymorph. Complete immunity to tier 2 polymorphing or below. 1/100 super rare}
{magic resistance(T:1): nullify 100 magical damage per lvl. 12/100 rare}
{physical resistance(T:1): nullify 100 physical damage per lvl. 11/100 rare}
{Death energy resistance(T:1): death energy has a harder time damaging you. 74/100 super rare}
{potion side effect resistance (T:1): negative potion side effect are easier to deal with. 64/100. Rare}
]
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