Chapter 60: Chapter 59: Greed Part 2 (1/2)
Chapter 60: Chapter 59: Greed Part 2
Translator: HunterW
Editor: RED
[Special Effects: Luck Boost (X+ 1), immune from all status effects, Dungeon Seeker 6 points]
I stared at my Luck Boost effect. It was the effect I received from the Fastest to Become a Deva Event. It made me the luckiest person on Earth. The problem here is that it's only supposed to refer to people on Earth. Would it affect the skill?
The Selfish Prick skill description was really impressive. A skill created from the will of a man's desire. That itself was really unique.
Even if my Luck Boost didn't affect the third option, and hypothetically I only received 26 points in 100 days, it was still a gain… except that it fell far, far behind than the first option. I could get 100 points in 100 days. I would basically lose out on three-quarters of the points if I picked the third option. It wouldn't just be for the 100 days; I'll lose out constantly, every day of my life. It would just accumulate and accumulate, until I'll just end up regretting it all.
Do I risk it, or go the safe way? The more time passed, the bigger the difference in the effects of these options. It definitely wasn't an easy choice.
I won't risk it. I won't lose much from just getting a Stat point a day. It's a good enough skill. It's going to get harder to level up, and I'll have to start focusing on buying items, which will get more and more expensive. It's definitely not bad that I can get a Stat point a day without having to do much. I wasn't about to make the mistake of eating my only golden goose. I could safely have my goose lay golden eggs consistently.
I looked over to the first option, but my finger drifted towards the third option.
[Are you sure you want to choose the third option of the Selfish Prick skill, the Stupid Selfish Prick?
Yes/No]
I closed my eyes shut as my finger drifted over the Yes button. If I didn't have my Luck Boost effect, the smart thing to do was to choose the first option. But it was like my finger didn't want to waste my ace in the hole.
I had to see if my Luck effect would work here. I did get a lot from the effect already. My life right now was so much better than it was back then. I might know more things now, but everything was just going so well now.
I woke up from my four-year sleep with 4,488 Stat points! I didn't have to train to level or anything; I just got 4,488 Stat points! Even my Orb collected twice the points it was supposed to!
I couldn't attest that everything was due to my luck, but I knew that luck had to have something to do with it.
I wasn't a gambling man, but I wanted to risk it now. Maybe I could hit the Lotto. I also didn't want to leave my curiosity go unsatisfied about this.
I decided to eat my golden goose rather than stay forever curious. I could deal with my regret later but there was nothing I could do about an unsatisfied curiosity. My past experiences attested to it.
I selected Yes.
[You have chosen the third option of the Selfish Prick skill, the Stupid Selfish Prick.]
[Day one. Shaman Ko's Stupid Selfish Prick Roulette Wheel will now appear.]
As soon as I made my selection, a roulette wheel with five numbers appeared before me. No one else could see it; it was only visible to me.
”It's so small.” The wheel was divided into a hundred sections. Only one of them had the number 3 on it. It was there, surrounded by -1 sections. I had to look carefully just to find it, it was so damn small.
I lifted my shaking hand and placed it over the wheel.
[Shaman Ko's Stupid Selfish Prick Roulette wheel will now turn.]
The wheel began turning on its own. It spun so fast that the numbers were all a blur. After spinning for about thirty seconds, the wheel began to slow down. My luck effect could make the wheel stop on the 3. It was a 1% chance, but I really hoped it would. It would take another day to see if it really was the effect of my Luck Boost, but I really wanted it to stop on the 3.
The wheel lost most of its speed and slowly spun around. The 3 was now five sections away. I became more and more anxious. The wheel seemed like it was just about to stop now. The -1's continued to pass by until…
The wheel came to a stop as if it just lost all of its will to turn. A message appeared before me.
[Day One. You will receive Shaman Ko's Roulette gift.
You have received three Stat points.
Total points: 3
The next roulette wheel will appear in 24 hours.]
”Yes!” The wheel stopped right on the 3. I couldn't help but shout with joy when the message came up. I had no idea if it was because of my luck boost, or if it was just dumb luck that the wheel stopped on the one section, but I didn't care. I was just happy that today was turning out so great.
If I got the 3 again tomorrow and the day after, I'd chalk it up to the luck boost. If that really was the case, I just got something as strong as the Unrivaled skill.
As I trembled in excitement, I suddenly heard Anton's voice. It had been a while since I heard it.
”Who was it? Who just got me that many points?” I heard that before, back when I was the first to find a dungeon and shopped at the Store. I left the skill shop and looked up at the fifth floor where Anton's office was located. I met Anton's eyes and noticed that Marie was standing behind him, as well.
I used to feel intimidated whenever Marie looked at me. It was almost automatic. However, I didn't feel that daunting feeling this time when I saw her.
I smiled when I saw Anton and Marie.
”You… Lee Jiwon!”
”Nice to see you again, Anton.” I had a shit-eating grin as I looked over at Anton.
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I went up to meet him in his office. I sat down in front of him, with cups of tea between us.
”What have you been doing all this time?”
”Sleeping.”
”What?”
”Really. I was asleep for four years,” I nonchalantly replied. Anton was obviously not satisfied with my answer and frowned, but I didn't care. It wasn't my problem if he believed me or not.
”Fine. If you've been sleeping all this time, how'd I get all those points at once?”
”What points?”
”You just bought a skill at my Store, didn't you?”
”Yeah, just one skill.” I replied as if it wasn't a big deal, but even I noticed that my voice slightly trembled. I said it was just one skill, but it was a damn Random Skill. Besides, I know it wasn't actually confirmed yet, but I might be gaining three Stat points a day!
I really wanted it to be tomorrow, so that I could see if the wheel would land on a 3 again...
”You were sleeping for four years, and yet you brought me this many points?”
”I'm telling the truth.”
”Yeah, yeah, I know you're telling the truth. Marie told me that you're only level 60. The last time you were here, you were only level 32. There's no way you could only gain 28 levels in four years. If you think about it… actually, that's quite a feat to gain so few levels.”
”Huh?” My eyes shot open in surprise.
Stats were absolutely private information. They could be revealed to other devas, but only with permission. No one was allowed to see my information, just like the way no one could access my inventory. Not even the Secret Hunter was able to access such information!
”Don't worry. Marie can only check levels. It's an ability that only she has. Anyway, let's say that you did sleep for four years. Do you have any idea how many points you just gave my Store? You got me more points than when you beat that boss monster before anyone else. Did you seriously just sleep for four years?”
I looked at Marie instead of answering. We locked eyes for an instant, but it was long enough for me to feel it. That intimidating feeling was no longer there. I wasn't sure if Marie no longer made me feel that way, or if I was just strong enough to no longer feel it, but I really liked being able to look at her without feeling uncomfortable.
Marie was over level 2000. I was kind of proud of myself that I could hold the gaze of someone as strong as her.
”Master Lee Jiwon, as Master Anton said, I can only see the levels of others.”
”I'm honestly a little envious. I could at least somewhat gauge my opponents' power with that ability.” Knowing was half the battle. If I knew how strong my opponents were, I could at least avoid losing.
”Do you know what I've learned from being able to see others' levels?”
”What is that?”
”There's only so much I can find out just from levels. The world is large. Levels are only a fraction of someone's Stat Menu. Levels don't mean everything, just like in your case, Master Lee Jiwon.”