(Magic Energy Control Lv3) (Basic Daily Life Magic Lv3)
Everything except for Appraisal Obstruction has been leveled up via proficiency.
I used skill points to level up Appraisal Obstruction because its proficiency wouldnāt increase no matter what I did.
I leveled up Appraisal Obstruction because I figured that since I learned Appraisal, other people can learn it too.
But even with my Appraisal skill at level three, I still canāt use it on people.
Maybe I was too quick to spend skill points on Appraisal Obstruction, but then again, there might be more items that have the Appraisal effect like that crystal.
I told myself that if I left it alone and others used it on me, I wouldnāt be able to take it back.
I guess I just need to walk more and earn back the skill points I spent.
As for Appraisal itself, I wonāt know what happens unless I level it up a little more. Iāll just keep using it on things and wait patiently for it to level up by itself.
Sword Master is a skill that improves my handling of a sword. I tried to swing a sword without it at first, but it didnāt go well, so I learned it. I can level it up just by swinging a sword.
Physical Strengthening gains proficiency when I push my body to its limits, but if I go overboard, Iāll end up with bad muscular pain. I learned that lesson the hard way when I was testing how much weight I can lift.
Presence Detection is exactly what it sounds like, a skill to detect othersā presences around me. Leveling up increases its range, and makes it so I can sense things more deeply. At level one it was just a faint feeling, but Iām starting to feel more what kind of presence it is.
Magic Energy Control allows me to feel the magic energy on my body. This isnāt really that useful by itself, but it makes it so I donāt waste magic energy when I activate magic.
Basic Daily Life Magic includes different kinds of magic like Purification and Firestarter.
Apparently there are baths in this world, but in cheap inns all you get is a wet towel to scrub your body. Itās not an exaggeration to say I learned this one just to wash myself. Firestarter will also be useful when I start working outside of town.
I leave the city, and while Iām expecting to return before lunch, Iām a careful guy, so I donāt forget to bring preserved food with me.
It wasnāt good when I tried it before, so Iād rather not have to depend on it.
āI havenāt seen you before. Are you an adventurer?ā
āIām going outside for the first time, because I accepted a medicinal herb picking quest.ā
āā¦I see. You shouldnāt say the contents of the quests you accepted. You never know who might be listening. Also, the forest in the outskirts should be fine, but monsters sometimes wander in, so be careful.ā
I pass through the gate and follow the road for about thirty minutes, until I see a forest to my left and head that way. Thereās a river flowing through the forest, and medicinal herbs grow near its banks.
I see there are others who come here to pick medicinal herbs, because thereās a trampled path that makes it easier to walk through the forest.
I walk carefully with presence detection active, but donāt feel any living beings around me.
I walk for another thirty minutes, and reach the medicinal herbs Iām here for.
I use Appraisal to only pick medicinal herbs in good condition, and pick magic energy herbs that are mixed in here too.
I canāt forget vitality and detoxing herbs too, but I heard that itās common courtesy to leave some, because if I pick too much there wonāt be any left.
Still, I think I got a good amount.
This is what Appraisal is all about. There are simple herbs mixed in here too, so it would be necessary to memorize the herbsā shapes in order to not pick them by mistake.
Also, freshness is important, so withered and immature herbs get a bad evaluation. In some cases, they might not even count and be discarded altogether.
I put the herbs in a bag made specifically to preserve their freshness.
I get up, as Iām thinking itās time to go back, and my Presence Detection picks up something.
Six presences coming this way, and moving very fast.
I hide while making sure to pay attention to the presences.
Just as Iām done hiding, I see six things jumping out, two people and four monsters. Are the monsters wolves? I read that theyāre very agile and hard to take down, but if one can deal with that speed, theyāre not much of a threat.
One of the two people steps forward with twin swords in hand, and the other is holding a staff, and steps back. The person holding the staff is breathing heavily.
A wolf jumps at the person with the twin swords, who skillfully evades it.
The twin swords owner is about to use that opportunity to strike, but another wolf gets in the way.
I thought the one holding the staff would support the other, but that person is still just trying to catch their breath.
I figured their opponents were just too fast, but apparently thatās not it. The one holding the staff is using it to support their body.
It takes me a second to think, and another one to act.
As a wolf is starting to jump, I throw my knife used to take monsters apart.
The wolf canāt dodge in mid-air, and the knife pierces it. Itās just luck.
After I got lucky with my sneak attack, I swing my sword at another one, whose movements have been dulled.
It feels like I got it, and after checking that itās not moving, I look for my next prey.
But what I see are three wolves lying on the ground, and the twin swords user standing tall.