NOVEL NEXT Chapter 33 - Chapter 33: Power Leveling (4)
Chapter 33: Power Leveling (4)
In the morning, we arrived at the Monster House, and in the afternoon, it was all about dragonfly hunting. With occasional breaks, I quietly swapped the magic stone bag for a new one just to be safe and completed 25 laps. I safely reached level 11. This means Senior should be reaching level 10 soon. Thanks to his previous training, he has a foundation in spear art and body enhancement, allowing him to learn and level up concurrently.
Except for me, all the other mobs still have their stats and skill points set to “Auto Point Allocation – On.” When his level reaches 9, he can reach the two-hit combo of Spear Art Lv3. Since he defeated the murder bear with it last time, for now, power leveling is complete.
“Really, I can do a two-hit combo now…!”
While I focused on picking up coins, he unleashed his skills inside the Monster House, excited. He had admired his father’s splendid spear art and had been training hard. It’s quite moving.
On the way back, we split the coins and parted ways. Like last time, he was hesitant, but I insisted on taking the materials. 300 gold for each dragonfly, 36 dragonflies at the Monster House in one go, 25 rounds – this yielded 270,000 gold. A lucrative part-time job. After some back and forth, he left with only 100,000 gold, feeling apologetic.
By the way, I had kept my Stone Blast a secret, but he has an honest personality and a slightly careless side. Last time, he casually mentioned being taken to the dungeon by me. Oh well. Points were accumulating, and I might as well truly learn Stone Pellet Stone Bullet, raising the skill level to 4. Also, I obtained Spear Art with the remaining points. This way, the excuse “Senior Camille took me to the dungeon for spear training” should work.
Name: Alexi Appel
Race: Human
Title: Appel Trading Company Heir
Level: 11
HP: 100
MP: 400
POW: 10
INT: 40
AGI: 10
DEX: 50
Attribute: Earth
Skills:
– Stone Pellet Stone Bullet Lv4
Lv1 Stone Pellet Stone Bullet
Lv2 Shotgun
Lv3 Stone Rifle
Lv4 Stone Blast
– Spear Art Lv1
Lv1 Strong Strike
(Landscape)
(Rock Wall)
(Body Enhancement)
Equipment: Ordinary clothes (E)
Magical Tool: Stone Blast (E)
Status Points Remaining: 0
Skill Points Remaining: 0
Yeah, looking good. It was a good decision to level up to 11.
Now, since Senior Camille’s power leveling went well only on Saturday, Sunday became free. This is the perfect time for magical tool creation. In the first loop, I earned quite a bit as an adventurer, and in the second loop, I tried to solve various problems through dungeon conquest. However, for some reason, I was sent to the “Tower” by chance and nearly worked to death in the magical tools department. But that extremely bitter experience is now the source of my third-loop vitality. This loop is planned to be a magical tool paradise. Although it may seem like I’m going with the flow and being haphazard, I prefer to think of myself as flexible.
It’s been almost two weeks since entering the third loop. Until now, I’ve learned that not only can I reproduce skills I haven’t acquired yet with magical tools, but I can also replicate magic that isn’t of my own attribute. Moreover, even if I don’t meet the acquisition conditions. Last week, the flame Fire Spread magical tool that played an active role in rat extermination is a skill level 1 fire attribute explosion. And explosion has acquisition conditions of “Lv10, INT20,” both of which I didn’t meet at that time.
Well then, I think I’ll just have to create magical tools for the skills I’ve always wanted to try.
———That’s right! The one I’ve always wanted, “Golem Creation”!
I remember the incantation for Golem Creation. For now, let’s start with a level 1 Mud Golem. The Mud Golem requires “Small, Earth, Control, Warrior.” The magic circle is complex, but surprisingly, the incantation is simple. And, I don’t need to replicate all the details of the intricate magic circle. I just need to extract the parts of the ancient language incantation and write them in one stroke. This is my original, unknown to the “Tower.”
As usual, I carved the incantation into a kamaboko board, embedded fine magic stone fragments like sand without gaps, and solidified it with adhesive. At the end, a magic stone about the size of a pachinko ball, and on the opposite side, a hollow for embedding a magic stone. On Saturday, I brought this with me after returning to the dormitory and immediately went to the infamous dungeon the next day. No one else visited, and no strong magical creatures appeared. You can safely test skills in a dungeon. If it goes well, I might be able to overwhelm with a commanded golem. Wow.
While swallowing a gulp of saliva, I set the magic stone in the hollow. Instantly, the soil in front of me swelled up, and the Mud Golem, also known as a mud doll, appeared. I did it!
“Golem, move forward!”
With enthusiasm, I gave instructions to the golem. However, when the golem rotated its head to recognize me, it swung its sticky fist at me.
Splat.
“Ahh!”
I threw the magical tool and ran towards the exit. The golem didn’t chase. After a while, cautiously looking around the dungeon, there were the kamaboko board I had thrown and a lump of mud. I see. Did the skill interrupt because the embedded magic stone came off?
I realized. The acquisition condition for the Golem Creation skill is “Level 50, INT 300.” There’s a reason for that. Even if I can create a golem, it’s no use if I can’t control it. Too hasty. It’s rotten.
Nevertheless, it’s a good thing I tried creating a mud doll. If I had made a stone golem, it wouldn’t be surprising if it was a one-hit kill. The Mud Golem moves slowly, has low attack power, and seems unhelpful in combat. Just knowing that was fortunate. Yeah, let’s look at it positively.
However, immediately covered in mud from head to toe. How will I deal with this situation? Even if I use the life magic Clean to wash it off, it seems like it will be quite a hassle to clean it all perfectly. The next magical tool should be a powerful cleanser. Yeah, let’s do that.
On that day, I returned with only magic stones, without any significant achievements. Don’t mind.