Chapter 49 (1/2)
Translated by Coldtaco
Edited by Aelryinth
Anger Interferer: used against someone other than the user. After activation, the target will enter a state of anger, having a higher chance of making bad choices. Lasted for fifteen minutes.
Super Accelerator: affects the user. Upon activation, work efficiency is increased to triple normal, lasts for eight hours. After use, the user will need to sleep for ten hours to relieve fatigue. Should be used at most once every three days, otherwise there might be consequences!
“Super Accelerator? Not bad. I could probably use it when I’m behind on work. But what use does this Anger Interferer have? Can I make someone beat me up by making them angry, then extort them for money?…
“Whatever, I’ll save it for now…”
Chen Mo didn’t have any current need for these special items, but drawing a bunch of Memory Playback Potions was a lifesaver. He wouldn’t need to strain himself like he did last time in the future.
He didn’t want to bother with the Designer Skill Books, and consumed them one after another.
After consuming them, Chen Mo estimated that his coding and level design skills that were quite weak before were now around seventy, and his system skills were probably around ninety.
His plot writing skills were even higher, and probably almost maxed!
Of course, these numbers were Chen Mo’s assessment of himself, there weren’t any concrete numbers.
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As he consumed his last Plot Writing book, there was a pop-up on the screen! The system detects that your Plot Writing skills are maxed out. Would you like to enter the next level?
Chen Mo was shocked. -What is this?-
He clicked on the confirm button. Another pop up appeared: Entered the second level, now ready.
There was another line of small print at the bottom: Maxing out the first level of Plot Writing means that you still need to satisfy the needs of plot writing in games. Please continue to work hard!
Chen Mo read over the sentence three times and finally got a vague idea of what it meant.
“I think the one responsible for the writing in the system must’ve been drunk…” he muttered.
This sentence actually meant that Chen Mo’s Story Writing skills were full for the first level, which was only enough for the plots of simpler games.
For example, Chen Mo might want to make a visual novel. If he already had the vocabulary and the script, he could better fill in the dialogue between characters, and set the scenes better. However, it would be impossible if he wanted to write out the story for a classic game!
The second level of Plot Writing focused on that point.
Chen Mo put his hand to his forehead. “It seems that I was quite naive. The road is much longer than I thought. To think that I believed I could max out all my Stats with ten million RMB…”
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After regaining his composure, Chen Mo consumed the rest of the Special Skill Books.
Chen Mo’s Original Art, 3D Art, and Music and Sound Effects States had now been raised considerably.
As soon as he was done, another pop-up appeared on the virtual screen.
The system detects that you have entered the second level for one or more Stats. You can now view your actual abilities.
Chen Mo was shocked. “Hmm? Did I unlock new functionalities?”
Chen Mo’s various Stats now appeared on the virtual screen. Previously, these Stats weren’t visible, so Chen Mo had to guess what they were. Now he finally had access to the actual numbers!
Systems: 93
Coding: 72
Level Design: 71
Plot Writing: 100 (Entered Level 2)
Original Art: 53
3D Art: 35
Animation: 10
Music and Audio Effects: 20
Storyboarding: 13
These numbers were Chen Mo’s true abilities, including what Chen Mo learned in his previous life, and the growth from the books he had consumed from the bracelet.