บท 8: Skills
The knight named Pluto had a considerably high level, so he learned a lot of information from reliable sources. He was also the only man who correctly guessed the reason for Volkner's actions.
If an avatar uses its stamina, its vitality and stamina will develop as a consequence, as will its wisdom and intelligence increase.
Half a day of beating a scarecrow without rest can yield a stat or two. Considering that the number of stat bonus points as a reward for leveling up is five, what Weed was doing seemed silly.
"It's really silly."
A sorceress shook her head upon hearing Pluto's explanation. But he thought differently.
"It works," said Pluto.
"Excuse?"
"You can only gain a small amount of experience points if you kill a monster weaker than your current level. You know that, right?"
"Sure"
"In other words, the higher your level, the more difficult it is to gain a level. But if you improve your strength by going through this exercise in the initial phase, you will be able to hunt monsters more easily later on. This will have an effect throughout the game."
"You know this method, so I think you went through the same training? No, wouldn't everyone else do the same if they knew that?"
"Not really. Even if people knew, no one would. Back to the point, is there anyone who wants to keep beating that scarecrow for ten hours to improve his strength by one point?
"…"
"There are limits to how much you can increase your stats by working on a scarecrow that is known as the weakest opponent. In the case of strength, I estimate it's just a few points. Is there anyone who wants to keep hitting the scarecrow for at least a month to increase forty points of strength? I would be sick and tired of it, and give up in days."
"True, I can't stand training my own pokemon for a few hours"
The crowd watching Volkner nodded in unison.
You'd rather look for a cool weapon than attack a scarecrow incessantly for a whole month to increase your strength in points. An item that maintains strength is unique, but it was a rare being.
"This only works for beginners who can't go beyond walls. It was once popular to beat a scarecrow like this, but it was quickly abandoned because when you weigh it against what you can get in the long run, it's just too boring and painstaking."
Volkner heard the heated argument those around him were having. He would have liked to have trained elsewhere, but as long as he wasn't allowed to leave the City, it wasn't worth catching his Pokémon, so he couldn't help attracting unfavorable attention in the Hall.
What makes you call it boring and meticulous? Volkner swung the wooden sword with full force.
If you work hard, your avatar gets stronger step by step. When your avatar evolves, it can survive against stronger monsters and earn more money. For Volkbner, this was the best entertainment in his life.
Volkner was inherently inclined towards routine physical work. All this time, the instructor was watching him with terribly satisfied eyes.
* * *
A week has passed. Volkner logged into Pokemon Online daily, except for minimal hours of sleep, to the point of addiction. His physical condition, which he had resolved to improve before starting the game, allowed him to sleep without more than four hours a day. Now that he looked back on the last three weeks, he got sick just thinking about it.
Once he got into the game, he spent eighty hours on average monotonously jabbing at the scarecrow, which had drained him mentally. If not for the pop-up messages encouraging him, he would have given up.
Strength increases by 1 point. (+0.1 STR)
Agility increases by 1 point. (+0.1 AGI)
New stat: Fighting Spirit
New stat: Sustain
In Pokemon Online, a new stat is sometimes created in addition to the original ones.
fighter spirit
You can gain a courageous spirit temporarily by fighting fear due to pressure from stronger monsters. You are prohibited from allocating bonus stat points to this stat, and it spontaneously increases depending on the avatar's action, especially if you fight monsters for a long time, or frequently face monsters stronger than your Pokémon's level.
Skill-related pop-up messages would occasionally appear as well. The only ability Volkner had at that moment was Sword Mastery.
-Level Up: Sword Mastery-
『Increases Attack Power with a sword (+10% ATK).』
『Increases attack speed with a sword (+9% ATK SPD).』
Every time a pop-up message appeared, Volkner was secretly delighted with the progress he was making. But what bothered him deeply was a sense of frustration that he was falling behind in his goals.
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