Chapter 10 - Ideal Nut Shot (1/2)

”Since the [Fruit Creation] skill allows me to create 3 nuts, I should go with 2 on SP storage and 1 as a bullet for now.” After pondering for a bit, Aurus finally settled on a ratio that seemed like it would help him.

Activating the [Fruit Creation] skill, three small nuts suddenly sprouted from Aurus' body. Two of these nuts were a pale green in color, while the other one was similar to the color of Aurus' body, ash gray.

”Hm. If I add in the two nuts I set for SP storage, that means I now have 4 SP to use,” Aurus then started to think far ahead. ”If the [Fruit Creation] skill or the [SP Storage] skill levels up, that would mean I would have more SP to use. If I have a lot of SP, I might unlock a new evolution!”

Aurus couldn't help but snigger at the thought. Just like how evolving [Roll] to [Roll++] allowed him to access a Special evolution, he had a feeling that having a lot of SP would allow him to access a more special evolution compared to his current species. Perhaps a Rare evolution?

While he was engrossed in his delusions, a notification sound popped up, bringing him back to reality.

Ding!

'[Fruit Creation] has leveled up.'

”Well that was fast,” Aurus couldn't help but say. He then opened the screen regarding the skill, checking the differences between the levels.

Not long after, another nut sprouted from his body. This nut was also ash gray just like the last nut from before.

”Okay. With 4 nuts, I think I'm set for now.” Aurus then opened up the map and set a marker for the outer portion of the inner area, which was 4 kilometers away. He didn't dare to enter the center of the Lesser Experience Haven, since a scary enemy lived there.

With the blue path leading his way and the triangle hovering on top of his body telling how much distance he left being manifested, he then activated [Roll++] and started to...well roll.

As he rolled, he noticed that his rolling wasn't bumpy at all. He took a look at his body and saw that the nuts were inside his body, waiting to sprout once more when needed. Looking at this, Aurus couldn't help but thank Kurohana for giving him the system.

...

And with only an ellipsis separating two situations, 42 hours have unnoticeably passed. Along the journey, two notification sounds alerting Aurus of the [Roll++] skill leveling up occured.

At the moment, Aurus stopped where he was and all of a sudden, the four nuts he prepared before sprouted out, giving Aurus a sense of security. He then looked around his surroundings and saw at first glance that the enemies he would face right now were not pushovers.

A few meters away from him, a thick branch could be standing in place as the cold breeze blew through its bark. The thick branch didn't flinch at all from the cold...because it was a branch.

”Identify,” Aurus commanded.

Ding!

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[Lesser Mahogany Branch] (Level 4)

HP: 15/15

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”Gulp.” Aurus swallowed his saliva even though he didn't have any saliva to swallow. He looked at the HP of the branch in front of him and couldn't help but scratch his head figuratively.

”15 HP. That's almost 8 times bigger when compared to the sticks in the outer area,” Aurus took a deep breath before realizing something.