And he had suggested that there was a high likelihood that I would appear here again.
He had said this in front of the others. The students, specifically.
Would it really be smart to walk in under these conditions?
There was also a possibility that several of them had gained detection skills after yesterday’s fight.
Hmm, but I came all the way here. I can’t leave empty-handed
Though I did gain a lot of items from the construction site, so I wasn’t desperate.
And the newly acquired ‘Preservation Feature’ meant that I wouldn’t run out of food for a while.
There was no reason to make unnecessary risks out of greed
I could just steal a little so that they wouldn’t notice?
Like the gardening materials and poles and bricks.
There was plenty laying around here. No one would notice if some of them disappeared.
“–kk skill– ”
I could hear a voice coming from a short distance away.
The words ‘skill’ and ‘job’ were clearly audible.
“Was it towards the shop counters?”
I carefully make my way closer against the walls. I could tell that several people were gathered together in a corner near the counters.
I make sure that there is no one else around me just in case All clear.
Then I put my ear to the wall and activated the ‘Listening’ skill.
“–Well then, let’s check it again. All of you, open you status plates. It will come out if you think ‘status.’”
“Woah! It really did come out!”
“What, are you crazy? Oh, it did!?”
“This is a strange looking board But how does it work?”
“Yes, we call them status plates. Your status plates are not visible to other people. But be careful.”
Hmm.
Was this a lecture on skill use for those who gained a level?
The person who was instructing them sounded like that punk-ish student from yesterday.
I swear that there was someone with a similar voice guarding the entrance.
“I will explain each category later. First, look at your level, SP and JP. Do all of you see a 1 displayed by your level?”
The student asks the refugees.
There is no answer, which probably meant they were nodding.
“I think that Nishino told you all yesterday, but anyone who kills at least one monster will become level 1. And once that happens, you will be able to see your status. Were you able to hear that voice in your head? Saying ‘You have gained experience points.’?”
“Ah, yes But what does that mean?”
“This is the important part, old man. Underneath that there are categories called SP and JP. These allow you to choose skills and jobs. In short, they allow you to gain the power to fight monsters.”
“The power to fight ?”
“Exactly. You should all have 2 points of SP and 1 point of JP. Am I right?”
“Ah, yes, I have them.”
“Me too ”
“I as well.”
“With this, you can choose one job and two skills. Try clicking them. It will display the abilities and jobs that you can acquire.”
The student continues.
Hm? Wait a second.
Just 2 SP and 1 JP?
But my initial points were 10 SP and 10 JP.
What did this difference mean?
The way he just said it, it sounded like there was no difference between individuals, and they all had the same number of initial points.
So why did I alone have so much more?
The only thing I could think of was
“-was it because of ‘Rapid Development’ ?”
Extra experience points(speculation) and an increase of acquired points.
If that was the effect of ‘Rapid Development’ then-.
“What-what one am I supposed to choose?”
“Um, mine has different ones, like ‘Company Employee’, ‘Citizen’, ‘Adventurer’, ‘Golfer’ ?”
“I, I there are too many in mine and I can’t decide ”
“Umm, alright. You will have to write them down on a paper. And you better not lie about it. Nishino will be back soon, so you should discuss it with him and decide. He will know the best decision in order for us all to survive. In any case, don’t choose any skills or jobs until then.”
The refugees started to talk with the student about their skills and jobs.
From what I could hear, none of them had any unusual jobs or skills.
None of them had an Item Box.
Maybe it was an incredibly rare skill?
I had no one to compare myself with until now, but maybe I just happened to be one of the very lucky ones?
‘Rapid Development’ and ‘Item Box.
I was able to get these two skills from the beginning.
‘Scouting’ found something.
This presence It was Nishino and the others.
It seems that they had returned.
I was able to get some important information. But it was now time to leave.
I moved away and borrowed a few gardening supplies that no one would miss.
Then I left the area before the students caught sight of me.
CH 38
38. I will become someone who can properly say ‘no,’ even when someone glares at me.
I leave the home center and walk through the town.
“Hmm ”
I consider everything that I had just heard as I walked.
Increased SP and JP through ‘Rapid Development.’
I understood, now that I was able to compare with others. But this was more of a cheat ability than I had expected.
“It was only good luck that I was able to acquire it, but now it makes me really want an explanation on skills ”
Even after you acquired new skills and jobs, there was still no description on the status plate.
So you had no choice but to test the skill after acquiring it or speculate based off of the name.
“Perhaps I need the ‘Appraisal’ skill to see skill descriptions.”
‘Appraisal.’
A skill that analyzes skills.
I am reminded of how much I need it.
“I don’t even know what the requirements for getting it are But it seems like it might be an advanced ‘Observation’ skill.”
I had acquired the ‘Observation’ skill when I got the ‘Spy’ job.
I was currently level 4.
If I was able to raise this to level 10, would it increase my chances of getting ‘Appraisal’?
I could only speculate about all of this, but it was worth trying out.
“I will need to raise my detection-type skills as well as ‘Observation’ ”
I hadn’t thought about it all that much until now, but ‘Rapid Development’ was a permanent skill.
It was different from the other skills.
And so it was necessary for me to learn more about it.
It seemed that the list of things I needed to do kept increasing.
Momo asked me if I was okay.
Oops. I had gotten so distracted by my thoughts.
“I’m fine Momo. Don’t worry.”
I kneel down and pat her on the head.
“ .Wafoo.”
She replied. Which meant, ‘if you say so.’
I chuckled.
She always worried too much. Cutie.
“Uh, what is that ?”
Just as I turned my gaze away from her, a slime caught my eye.
It was near a garbage dump towards a wall.
And inside of the pile of garbage, were several slimes.
Who would have you’d find them in a place like this?
‘Danger Detection’ and ‘Hostility Detection’ had not been triggered, and so I had almost missed them.
They didn’t seem like they were up to anything. They just moved around in the same place.
No, wait. If you looked closely, they were melting the garbage.
These guys just ate anything, huh?
In fantasy novels, slimes were usually depicted as omnivores. And in reality, these guys were no exception.
Hmm, what to do.
It was a real hassle hunting them
And there wasn’t much advantage to doing so at the same time.
“Hm?”
Looking closer, there was one particular slime that had a different color than the rest.