Chapter 59: Chapter 58: Greed, Part I (2/2)

The most famous were the Liberator Arman Lagus, also known as the Demon Lord, and the Mercenary Lord, Madun Yatekin. They started with nothing, but had learned Random Skills.

Another Random Skill user was someone that was only known as the Bozkurt, the Turkish word for grey wolf. One of the Three Lions, this person was famous for being able to go toe to toe against deities despite not having the Unrivaled skill.

I had never learned a Random Skill before, not even during my past life. It was actually a little weird not seeing the (not applicable) icon on the menu. Random Skills weren't something you could see by constantly checking the skill shop day after day, month after month. Many devas tried to, but not a single one of them ever found one.

Back then, even I nearly spent the whole day, every day, at the skill shop for two weeks. There once was a rumor that Random Skills could disappear after a while if you failed to check it, causing a huge ruckus in skill shops all around. Later, it was found that the rumor was a lie and the chaos quickly died down.

No one knew what the criteria were to be able to learn a Random Skill. But everyone knew that whoever had a Random Skill was strong. Yet, all those Random Skill users pretty much said the same thing: ”I became strong because of a Random Skill” or ”I got a Random Skill because I was strong.” Either way, there was no definitive answer.

Still, there was no doubt that there was a correlation between power and Random Skills. People even removed some of their skills just so that they could learn a Random Skill.

”Open Random Skills.” I quietly selected the Random Skill section.

[Lee Jiwon can learn a Random Skill.

If this Random Skill isn't learned within 24 hours after being revealed, the Skill will disappear.

Time left to learn: 23 hours 58 minutes 22 seconds.]

[Selfish Prick(1/1), (passive)

This skill reflects the will of Shaman Ko, who was known for his greed for his stats points. Shaman Ko's head became Intelligence, Shaman Kos chest became Vitality, Shaman Kos arms became Strength, Xia Manko's legs became Agility, and Xia Manko's stomach became Willpower. Xia Manko's will that became the essence of stats remains starved of stats. Shaman Ko's greed for stats remains unsatisfied. Xia Manko desires more STR, AGI, VIT, WIL, and INT. Can you satisfy Shaman Kos greed?

Under that, I saw that there were three effects of the skill.

[Option 1: A Normal Selfish Prick

Gain one Stat Point a day upon learning the skill

100% chance to obtain one Stat Point

Required Skill Points: 1

Required golden rings: 1

Option 2: A Cruel Selfish Prick

A roulette wheel will appear once a day upon learning this skill. The roulette will spin automatically, and user will obtain an amount of Stat Points, depending on the number the wheel lands on.

Chance to obtain 0 points: 60%

Chance to obtain 1 point: 30%

Chance to obtain 2 points: 10%

Required Skill Points: 1

Required golden rings: 1

Option 3: A Stupid Selfish Prick

A roulette wheel will appear once a day upon learning the skill. The roulette will spin automatically and user will obtain an amount of Stat Points, depending on the number the wheel lands on.

Chance to lose 1 point: 30%

Chance to obtain 0 points: 30%

Chance to obtain 1 point: 25%

Chance to obtain 2 points: 14%

Chance to obtain 3 points: 1%

Required Skill Points: 1

Required golden rings: 1

You may choose one of these three effects. If you do not choose an effect before the time limit, the Selfish Prick skill will disappear.]

That was a long description for a skill, but there was also a lot to it. I don't think I'd ever seen a skill description like this before.

”I… can get a skill like this?” I asked myself in a shaky voice.

There were so few devas that ever learned a Random Skill, and I could never dream about ever being one of those spectacular few. (They had tried to hide the fact that they had Random Skills, but the Secret Hunter soon revealed them to everyone.)

I never doubted that my Unrivaled skill would be able to take me the top. But now that I could learn a Random Skill on top of that… I was just so emotional.

Normal Selfish Prick, Cruel Selfish Prick, and Stupid Selfish Prick. I read the message screen once more, putting aside the feeling to celebrate for later.

If I went with the percentage of the effects at first glance, I would probably go with the first effect. With that effect, I could get 100 Stat points in 100 days. If I went with the second effect, I could only get 50 points in 100 days. A primary school student could figure that out. I mean, sure I could get 2 points in a row for a few days, but how long would that last? I might also get 0 points in a row for a few days.

There's nothing much to say about the third effect. There's a 30% chance that I could lose a point. The three point gain chance is only 1%. It really is a stupid effect. Statistically, I would average only getting 26 points in 100 days with the third effect. That was barely a quarter of the first effect, and barely half of the second. A normal person with no mental defects would obviously choose the first effect.

But I have something else, don't I? I had my Luck effect. It was extremely difficult to get all heads in ten coin tosses. The more tosses, the lower the chance of getting all heads. It was pretty darn close to impossible.

But shouldn't it be possible for me? I looked at the specials in my Stats Menu.