SWNOVELXO Chapter 7: Increase In Proficiency!
Feeling refreshed, as if he had just woken up from a long night of sleep, Naib then opened his character panel while chewing the slightly dried meat of the snake beast on his hand, wanting to see the progress he had made after meditating for 8 hours.
"This!'
Unexpectedly, after opening his character panel, Naib's eyes immediately bulged; his mouth slightly gaped as he stared at his information with excitement.
[ Naib (Human)
Talent: (Unawakened) (Potential Seeing (Borrowed))
Spirit Manual: Beginner Force Star (Basic Mastery 20%) (Low Grade)
Life Span: 15/62
Realm: Beast Apprentice Early Stage (46%)
Bound Beast: Currently None
Skills: Basic Sword Style - Basic Mastery (11%) (Mortal), Wind Riding - Basic Mastery (1%) (Mortal)
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Fate Points: 4
[ Quest!! ] [ Inventory!! ] [ Feature Locked ] ]
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"This, my realm percentage, just increased by 3% instead of the expected 1.9%! Moreover, my proficiency in my spirit manual also became 20%, 8% higher than yesterday.
"If this continues, I will surely advance in 20 days, probably even earlier if my proficiency continues increasing.
"Huff, it's at least 10 days earlier than I had initially expected."
Feeling that his future prospects were becoming brighter, Naib then hurriedly chewed the meat on his hand while gazing at the far horizon where the sun was slowly rising, as a smile inexplicably appeared in the corner of his lips.
Although he still had no idea where he could find a weak beast with potential that reached a staggering 25 points that he could form a contract with, the increase in his realm could surely weaken the fear he's currently experiencing.
The fear of having no ability to protect himself.
"Although the increase in strength brought by minor advancement is only around 10-25%, it's much better than my current self."
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Burp~
Soon, after contemplating for a while, Naib finally swallowed the last piece of meat in his hand. With a heavy stomach, he then skillfully climbed down from his hideout before starting to venture outside, hoping to have a prosperous encounter.
While he was carefully moving, avoiding some places with clear traces and indications of animal tracks, Naib would use the talent that the system bestowed upon him, ensuring that he wouldn't miss a single useful item around him.
It could be said that, in this dangerous forest filled with unspeakable horror, it's bound that there are some treasures hidden here.
Hehe, he even remembered some villagers who rose to success in a single day upon stumbling into some kind of treasures within the depths of the forest, either increasing their realm drastically or getting a beast egg with good potential that they either sell for a good price or form a contract with.
Unfortunately, all of those people were probably dead right now or successfully escaped the village when the beast tide occurred.
Hmm.
Returning to the reality...
Although activating potential seeing talent costs star force, if the item he was prying of didn't exceed his realm or didn't have any realm at all, the cost of activating the said talent would only be a little, around 1 to 5 percent, depending on their size and lifespan.
With Naib's current star force reserve, he could activate the potential seeing talent for a full 5 minutes before his reserve ran out! Enough for him to discern a lot of things.
"Ehh? This.'
Soon, after a while of roaming around, Naib, in the midst of his thirst, suddenly halted his movement. His eyes instinctively rose in surprise as he stared at the tree meters away from him with unconcealed excitement.
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[ Normal Tree
Realm: None
Skill: Vitality (Normal)
Life Span: 25/150 ]
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[ Blade of Grass
Realm: None
Skill: Vitality (Normal)
Life Span: 1.2/12 ]
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[ Snake Grass
Realm: 1st Grade (equivalent to the beast apprentice realm and the mortal realm of the beasts.)
Skill: Vitality (Normal), Nutrient Absorption (Normal)
Life Span: 5/25
Note: A spiritual plant with countless uses... Consuming it raw could improve one's digestion and heal some internal wounds.]
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"Unfortunately, it was only in the first grade. But still, it's already similar to the medicine on earth, probably even more superior considering that they contained a minute amount of star force.
"Still, grade 1 spiritual herbs were still at the realm of mortals; only grade 2 spiritual herbs and above could give me something I needed.'
However, despite being at the lowest grade, Naib, already happy about his findings, carefully bends down before removing the vibrant grass that's highly similar to the normal grass around it from the ground, shaking and patting the dirt sticking to its roots before consuming it in the next second.
Hmm...
"As expected, I can't feel its medicinal value in an instant; it's like a medicine that I needed to digest before feeling the relief, unlike those grade 2 spiritual herbs that will instantly show their effects upon consumption."
As for the main reason why he didn't hide it and use it in the time of emergency, Naib thinks that it was necessary; based on its appearance, there should be a lot of similar grass in this forest.
Sure enough, after walking for tens of meters, Naib spotted a number of similar plants; however, this time, he decided not to pick any of them and continued on his journey.
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Grrrr~
Boom!
At the same time, while he was treading cautiously toward the seemingly unending forest, a loud sound of collision, followed by the cries of two beasts, suddenly entered his ears.
Instinctively, upon hearing the thunderous sounds, Naib's body tensed up; his eyes, which were tainted by fear — already etched to his mind — hurriedly shifted toward the origin of the sound before stepping back with care.
Although he couldn't see the perpetrators who created the commotion, his mind intuitively thought of fleeing, a reaction that was honed by his predecessor upon staying in this damned forest for so long.
"No, I at least needed to see their potential. What if one of them reaches the quest requirements?'
I can't miss this chance while their attention is on each other.