57 Chapter 57 Fire Is Good. (2/2)
(RECORDS OF IT STILL EXIST IN THE ROYAL ELVEN ARCHIVES.)
”You're being surprisingly helpful.”
(REMOVE CURSE MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THE RESTORATION OF THE WASTELANDS. IT IS UNDER META.)
”Ah. No wonder then.”
Stella looked disturbed as she returned with two plates. There wasn't quite as much on them as there had been in the past.
”The food s.h.i.+pment is late,” she said, in way of explanation, as she sat down to eat with him.
Joseph sighed. ”How long do we have?”
”Two weeks.”
”Alright. Eat up and let's start adulting. Do you have any odd missions still to do?”
”Lots,” she said, eating faster.
”System, do I have more missions available now that I finished so many of the others?”
(NO.)
”How many Life Points to increase my intelligence?”
(IT REQUIRES 20 LIFE POINTS TO INCREASE YOUR INTELLIGENCE 1 LEVEL. THIS ALSO INCREASES YOUR PERCEPTION AND WILLPOWER 1 LEVEL AS WELL.)
”How much is it to increase my perception and willpower separately?”
(5 EACH.)
”Can I increase my intelligence without increasing perception and willpower for only 10 points?”
(NO.)
”How much to increase my other attributes?”
(STRENGTH REQUIRES 10 POINTS BUT INCLUDES 1 HIT POINT AS YOU BUILD IT UP AND CAN ABSORB MORE DAMAGE. 1 HIT POINT BY ITSELF IS 2 POINTS. DEXTERITY IS 20 LIFE POINTS TO INCREASE PER LEVEL, BUT INCREASES YOUR SPEED AND REACTION TIME SLIGHTLY AS WELL. HEALTH IS 10 POINTS EACH LEVEL BUT ALSO GRANTS A SLIGHT INCREASE IN REACTION SPEED AND AN ADDITIONAL FATIGUE. FATIGUE IS AN ADDITIONAL 3 POINTS EACH.)
”And I can't decrease anything or avoid the additional attribute to save life points, correct?”
(THAT IS CORRECT.)
”Hey, Stella, what are you doing with your life points?”
”I'm saving them up.”
”For what?”
”The more points you have, the better the things that are offered.”
”System, is that true?”
(YES.)
”What kind of things become available with 20 life points?”
(NOTHING FOR HUMANS. YOU CAN NOW BUY SKILLS THOUGH.)
”Like what?”
Easy skills were available for 5 Life Points. Average difficulty skills were available for 10. Hard and very hard skills were still not listed. Joseph perused the list but nothing jumped out at him as worthwhile, for the few points he had managed to save up. Though, he did briefly stop at erotic art. He didn't realize that was even a skill. He could tell he was turning red, but ignored it and kept going down the list. Fortunately, he avoided eye contact with Stella or he was sure he would have gotten much redder.
With no good ideas from the system for now, he decided to just go back to learning spells. It earned points as well as made him stronger. If he could get 20 Life Points, he could increase his intelligence instead of spending 10 points to increase his magery. At least it would still be progress. For now, the goal was to finish all of the fire spells he wanted and earn points.
If he also got FLAMING ARMOR and ESSENTIAL FLAME, it would be enough to get FIRE itself up to intermediate. a.s.suming 10 hours a day, should he just spend 2 days on FIRE or learn 2 new spells? ESSENTIAL FLAME was the magical essence of fire.
After thinking for a bit, he was sure he could gain some insights into magic itself, from learning all of that. If he just wanted points, it would be better to acquire the first spell of each rune as fast as he could, but if he wanted to be able to protect himself, he needed more than just the first spell of each rune.
Getting annoyed at the king for how unfair this was, wouldn't help Joseph. He needed to be a mage and a king. He knew he needed to take advantage of the opportunity to learn as much about being a king as he could. Right.
Feeling a good deal of stress and annoyance fade as he got his priorities in order again, he confirmed his plans and started on CREATE FIRE for today. Tomorrow they would arrive at the spot they had decided to erect the central town, based on the scout's reports.
He needed to be ready. Between all the other things he would have to do, he needed to squeeze in at least 10 hours of training a day for his magic. Surely, he could get that in the evenings and early mornings. If he thought of it that way, it almost sounded like he was a serious game addict with no life… Right???
Yea…come up with a better a.n.a.logy later.
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