章 21: Leveling
Adam stared at the screen, his face lit by the screen's blue tint. It's subtle ringing centering his focus.
Adam very much liked what he saw.
The notification that he ignored in the throne room, now before him.
[Ding! For reaching a nobility milestone, in being knighted, you have earned the skill: [Chaser's Discipline] ]
[Ding! You have earned the Knight title.]
His lips quivering, amused by earning such a skill.
It would perfectly complement his willpower.
He even earned a title.
He examined the skill's and title's descriptions, wanting to be certain they worked as he assumed.
[Chaser's Discipline: You are able to easily maintain habits that aid your growth. You find great ease in giving your best effort.]
[Knight (Title): Actions you take are viewed by others as slightly more honorable. You are slightly respected by other Knights.]
For the title, it was decent, but Adam felt he would have no use for it in the near future. Besides maybe getting Areis's help in setting up a training routine and using the knight's facilities to work out.
But, the discipline skill was just what he needed with his desire to get into shape.
Working hard once a while would only result in his fat loss slingshotting back.
Adam turned his attention to his status.
His gaze pausing on his experience.
He took a deep breath, his eyes determined.
At last, he leveled up.
A sound of a beep echoing.
His eyes on his experience. It started to fall, his level rising.
Again and again.
His level went up.
Notifications stacking in his vision, a barrage of pings in his ears.
His latest one affirmed it.
[Ding! You have reached level 10, earning the title: Beginner.]
A system was a wonderful thing.
Notifications continued to flood his sight.
[Ding! You have set a personal leveling record, leveling 10 times in a minute.]
[For doing so, you have earned the skill: Evergreen Bud.]
Seeing that he earned a new skill, he took the chance to examine what it did.
[Evergreen Bud: Your potential remains strong, never wilting. Aging no longer effects the efficacy of growth. You earn 1 extra stat point when leveling.]
This was incredible. Usually growing old made progression difficult, practically making many people stop. Especially in cultivation novels, old age caused people to be unable to stay in peak condition.
The extra stat point would elevate him past the other heroes, more so than he already was.
This skill alone made waiting to level worth it.
His eyes scanned the next notification in his vision.
[Ding! You have passed the level 10 milestone, earning x1 Cheat Selector Ticket.]
Adam could safely assume he couldn't just pick anything.
Other than that, it would be something that he would have to find out.
His thoughts concentrating, he was able to visualize a inventory.
Within, was a grid of boxes, in the first one was the ticket.
When he brought his attention to it, he instinctively knew how to use it.
Tearing it, the ticket scattered into numerous particles of light.
Getting a notification that he used it, a new screen popped up.
The words Cheat Selection printed on top. Below were three boxes with indecipherable text lined up, with a lever attached to the side.
Adam's thought arrived on pulling the lever to begin the spin.
Pulling down in his thoughts, the lever slammed down, the text cycling down in a blur.
Eventually it slowed down.
The text no longer in decipherable, three options appeared.
[Option 1: Magic Aptitude]
[Option 2: Memory Fortress]
[Option 3: Unfathomable Unknown]
Any of the three choices were nothing to sneeze at.
Reading their descriptions, the choice was clear. Although he was in a fantasy world, magic aptitude wasn't the most beneficial.
Nor was the Memory Fortress skill protecting and keeping his memories stable, including manipulation by others and age-based memory loss.
The real surprising one was Unfathomable Unknown. It was a skill that slightly reduced his presence, made his thoughts, future and past unable to be understood, and his secrets unable to be perceived.
Though he would miss out on magic for now, earning the skill wasn't off the table down the road.
Locking in his choice, the Unfathomable Unknown skill was integrated into him.
Adam felt a sense of safety in his chest.
He looked at his status, which had greatly changed within moments. Notifications flickering behind it.
In that short period, by accounting the SP boost from the Otherworlder title, he had earned 40 stat points from reaching level 10.
He had made insane progress. He delighted in finally being able to grow.
Adam wondered, what should he spend his stat points on.
While raising his appearance stat would improve his self esteem, what he sought more, was strength and endurance.
Selecting them, with an even split, the stats shot up.
As he speculated, the stats increased by .1 per point.
His strength and endurance both reaching 3.
His heart and his tendon's pang with refreshing energy as they were strengthened.
Testing his changes, he took a breath, his lung capacity had grown significantly.
When he attempted to ball his hand into a fist, he could exert more force.
His gains were astonishing.
Cheerfully, he gazed at the latest notification, his brows rising as he did a double take.
[Ding! As you have reached level 10, you now qualify for a class.]
Oh, how he loved his system.
His fingers fidgeting in excitement, he looked at his options.
Adam's field of vision dragged through a series of images depicting the classes, in various stances.
Mage. Warrior. Archer. Priest.
All were classics.
However, beneath it all, was a button to wait.
It might be the dopamine speaking, but, he was confident in qualifying for a better class.
Springing to his feet, Adam looked out the window.
The weather outside was harsh, with clouds that beckoned storms, Adam's mood comparatively was thrilled, his face flashing a bright smile.
He was level 10, in under 2 weeks of living in this world.
His aspirations already high, he could feel were ready to pierce the sky.
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