Lv1 Skeleton - Chapter 73

Chapter 73
Chapter 73

         

At night I decided to sit down in a corner of the street and sort out my thoughts .

'At this time I hadn't yet existed in this world as an undead . Valenor should most likely still be in Magma Hall, but what about Lorina, and Soleste?'

I had so many questions .

'What if I my actions would rewrite history? Or is this even the same place I came to last time and not a parallel universe?'

While staring up at the stars I tried to solve these tough questions .

'I should try to refrain from creating any big waves which might alter history . It might create a ridiculous situation were I kill off my past self which also results in me dying . '

'I first have to figure out how to survive . As a human I need to food and water to live, and I can solve all that by creating some skills . But what skills are forbidden? Was it Creation Magic? Hidden Status? Or Species Conversion?'

I tried to tackle these challenges one at the time .

I had used Creation Magic in the past without any Angels appearing, so it was most likely one of the other two .

'Wait, no it might be different now that Creation Magic has been modified, so it's still a suspect . '

'If only I could use it then it could be the solution to all my problems, but what am I to do if the Angel shows up once again? It would surely Cleanse me once it recognizes me right? And what does cleansing even represent, would I die?'

My heart was burden by all these questions . I had an incredible cheat magic but was unable to use it .

'No, I have to give it another try . Perhaps if I use it in a busy square they will not be able to track who the user was . '

I had made up my mind, at worst my odds were only ⅓ of Creation Magic being the one .

The very next day I sat down near the fountain in the central square plaza and waited for it to get busy .

'This much should be enough right?'

It was the end of the month and the auction for the town's ores was being held . There all remains the festive atmosphere from it's promotion to a full fledged city just 11 days ago, so many people were out on the streets .

'Create Material Creation'

[You have learned Material Creation Lv1]

I took a quick peek at my surroundings but didn't see anything unusual, still no Angels .

"Is everything  okay? Right? It is fine!! Pheww"

I was relieved .

"What is fine?? Hey can you move away to the side? You are quite smelly . "

It was the guard which had allowed me to enter the city . I looked up at him and laughed

"Yes sir"

Things were looking up, it would be much easier now knowing that it was safe to use my Creation Magic . The only unfortunate part was that my proficiency in it had dropped back down to Level 1, so I could only have 3 spells at the time .

I snuck out to an empty alley and made sure no one was around, before lifting my palm up and whispering .

"Material Creation: Copper"

Shooooou A small copper cube, just half a centimeter in size appeared in my hand . However shortly after a small portion of the corners disappeared shortly after it was created .

"Huh? Why is that?"

I tried it once again when my mana had replenished, but the same result ocurred .

"Why is this happening?"

I felt it was quite the strange phenomenon, but since it didn't seem to have a huge impact, I put it to the back of my mind .

"Is this the limit of my ability? I have low MP and skill level, so it might just be… . "

Being able to use Material creation was like cheating . I had experienced it alot back on Earth, but it was the first time in this world .

Since that time I spent my days as a beggar, and my nights creating copper in a hidden alley, away from any prying eyes .

I had now been about a month's time since I had arrived in Gartmar .

"That should be enough right?"

I didn't want to pass the next few years as a beggar and was looking to be an adventurer . I had to improve my MP and overall strength to do so, and the blocks of copper which filled my deep pockets where my only way forward .

"Please sell this for me . "

I was putting them up for auction in Gartmar .

"Where did you steal that from?"

"I never stole them . I used to work as a miner and received it at pay . "

Although I received a suspicious look from the manager, my excuse seemed to have passed . It was because the miner life was hard work, and their appearance wouldn't differ much from that of a beggar .

"Here, 3 silver coins and 20 coppers for the lot, it's the highest I can go . "

The seller had taken pity on me after seeing my haggard appearance .

"Thank you so much!"

I bowed deeply before heading of to a secluded alley to wash myself .

"Water creation!"

I washed myself thoroughly but still couldn't completely erase the stench of the street life .

"Is there no helping it?"

There was no real concept of a bath in this world, so I had to wash and dry myself .

Aahhhhhhchoo!

"Good, almost dry!"

Although the Autumn wind was a bit chilly, I was still successfully able to dry myself before heading off to the adventurers guild .

Dulkuk

Just one month ago Gartmar had officially been promoted to a city, and the first Adventurer's guild had therefore been opened .

The guild which I remembered as being quite large was at the moment only the size of a small office .

" Good morning, my name is Chou . It's the first time I see you around here, what can I do for you?"

The lady at the reception desk greeted me with a warm smile . She was quite similar to the receptionist from my memory .

"I'm here to register as an adventurer . "

I looked back and realized that there weren't any veterans sitting down and drinking to harass the rookies .

"The registration fee is one silver, just fill out the form over here and we will get you started . "

After handing over the money I filled out the application . While I was doing so the receptionist spoke to me in a soft voice .

"Since you are the first adventurer to register to here you can receive a free starter kit as our gift . There are only five and you'd be the first to receive one . "

Tuk

"Oh, Great!"

It included all the essentials which I so desperately needed: daggers, a small shield, leather gloves, along with bread and water bottle .

"Here you go, all done . "

"Good, you've filled everything out well, now just place your hand on the stone here to complete the process . "

When I put my hand on the circle stone, my status appeared . It was the one which I portrayed with my Hidden skill, but Chou noted it all down diligently before taking out a token from her drawer .

"You got bronze rank, try to keep the pendant hung around your neck because it is used as your adventurer token . It can be used as proof identity as well as to hand in any quests so make sure to always have it on hand . "

ㅋㅋㅋ

I laughed spontaneously at her remark because her words from her was exactly same as last time .

"Um… excuse me, did I say something wrong?"

"No, not at all . I just occasionally laugh for no reason, don't mind me . "

I went up to the quest board but saw that there weren't any high tier quests . There was a Goblin quest in the hunting section of bronze level . It also seemed that quests that involved collecting items, there was no registration necessary

"How about the goblins?"

I went up to miss Chou to confirm my the goblin hunting quest . "

"Ah so you picked this one?"

"Yes, this is unfortunately the only one I can do at the moment . "

"Well, seeing as you are still classless, how about going to one of the guilds to see if you can get yourself a class first?"

"Oh, what kind of guilds are there?"

"In Gartmar there are currently the Temple, the Thieves guild and the Warriors guild which you can go to . I can also write you an invitation letter which would exempt you from certain fees . This is also part of the starter package which you received as one of the first five adventurers to sign up . "

Chou was my saviour with her bright smile, she had saved me a lot of money .

'I don't know who thought up this promotion, but I wish him all the best . '

"What kind of class where you considering?"

"Hm… maybe like a paladin?"

"Well a paladin isn't something just anyone can apply for, you have to reach level 10 as both a warrior and priest before being tested by the temple, only then can you become one . "

"Ah okay, I guess I'll be a warrior then . "

"Okay"

She quickly wrote up a recommendation letter and stamped it with the official adventure guild engraving before handing it over to me .

"Here you are, there is also rough map and I'll note you down for the Goblin quest . "

"Thanks"

I left the building and headed for the Warrior's guild . When I arrived I realized that it was attached to the town's weapons smithy .

"So you want to become a warrior huh?"

"Yes, miss Chou was saying… . "

The man who introduced himself as Ryan looked at me and sighed .

"Right, I am indeed the Warrior's Guild Master, but as you can see business is so terrible that I need to double as a weapons shop just to put food on the table . It is rare to have new adventurers sign up in such a remote place . I'll warn you in advance, you can join but it won't be easy to have me teach you any skills . "

"Oh, why is that?"

"There are only two skills which I can teach, and they have certain level and price requirements . "

"What are the skills?"

"An AoE provoke, and a stun skill . However both require you to be a level 10 warrior . "

"Ok sounds good to me, I'll join up . "

'Fine, give me a moment . "

Ryan rummaged through his things under the counter before fishing out a single piece ball of quartz .

"Here it is, but you hand on top . "

When i placed my palm on top, it shone brightly .

"Hmm, it still seems to be working just fine . "

Ryan was touching his beard with a satisfied look, about 10 seconds later the light form the quartz disappeared .

"All done, when you get a bit stronger we can talk about showing you some skills . Also if you need any equipment, this is the place . It's a bit shameful to have a side business as the official Warrior's guild, but it's reality . "

"Ok, thank you"

I said my goodbyes to Ryan before leaving the establishment .

"So once I'm level 10?"

I had decided on the paladin class as my immediate goal . It was the strongest occupation that I could think of which combined both physical and magic skills . I also felt that it would synergize well with the skills I already had .

I visited the guild once again to get some information as to where the Goblins could be found, before setting off .

"This bread is delicious!"

I walked towards the goblin's location while enjoying the taste of bread . It had been quite some time since I had eaten some proper food, and it was much better than the break which the bakery discarded at the end of the day .

Yummy Yummy, "Water Water!"

However I opened up the water bottle they had given me and noticed that it was empty .

"This is attempted murder!"

"Water Creation!"

I easily filled up the bottle and drank my fill .

Hoou… shit . I almost died choking on bread

As I grumbled to myself I soon arrived at the nearby forest where the Goblins were supposed to be .

"Let's do this!"

I equipped myself with a dagger in my right hand and the shield in my left before entering the forest .

'Rabbit with one horn!'

I had caught sight of a horned rabbit .

'I guess I'm at the stage where I even have to hunt these small fries . '

It looked just like a rabbit from Earth, except that the ears were much smaller and it had a small horn on its forehead . Its horn charge might be dangerous .

Crunch

Although I had tried to be careful, The horned rabbit had heard my footsteps and bolted .

'How dare he!'

I chased him down while silently cursing him . It ran very quickly but I was also desperate .

Pooook

[+5 experience points]

[Level increased 1 2]

"Did I succeed? Only one level up? There is a collection quest for this horn right?"

I checked out my Status page while wiping the sweat of my brow . It had been quite the exhausting chase .

Name: Chompy (Johra) Gender: Male Status: Normal Race: Human Class: Warrior Rank: H Level: 2/99 HP: 15/15 MP: 17/17 Attack: 4 (+3) Defense: 2 Agility: 3 Intelligence: 8 Unique Skills [Water Creation LvMax] (Hidden) Unique Skills [Night Vision Lv1] (Hidden) Titles (Active) [Wizard of the Pit] [Master of Magma Hall] [Guardian of Corruption] (Hidden) Titles (Inactive) [Rat Trapper] [Hit-and-Run] [Savior Lv4] [Coldhearted LvMax] [Dragon Slayer Lv1] [Ant Exterminator Lv14] [Spider's Bane Lv3] [Giant Killer Lv2] [Scuttles' Grief LvMax] [Goblin's Slaughterer Lv6] [Valenor's Husband] (Hidden) Modifications [Avatar Lv1] [Creation Magic Lv1] [Resurrection Song Lv1]

(Hidden) Creation Magic [Hidden Status] [Species Conversion(Human)] [Material Creation Lv2]

"Well first I'll have to focus on leveling up . I'm not sure I can deal with Goblins in my current state . "

I spent the whole day getting to level 5 by catching horned rabbits . The process was quite slow because although I managed to catch 10 of them, I wasn't able to catch multiple at the same time .

Stomach groaned

"Shit, is there a beggar in my stomach!?

I had long gotten used to the life of an undead and felt it was quite tedious to have to eat something on a regular bases . It was a never ending of bread and hunger .

"I should probably head back . "

I returned to the city and exchanged my rabbit horns for one silver coin . ( a silver coin has the purchasing power of about 50$ US)

"Not bad for my first hunt . "

I bought some more bread and camped  outside for the night . Tomorrow I will try to hunt Goblins . It's more efficient than Horned rabbits . By killing just 3 goblins I could get 2 silvers .

"The stars are beautiful tonight, still not a good as watching it together with Valenor . "

"J…o……h……r…a…,s…i…r . . "

A strange sound originated from my neck .

"What is that? Is someone calling me?"

I touched the back of my neck but didn't sense anything off . I looked around but didn't see nor hear anything strange again .

"Was I hearing things?"

"Material Creation: Copper"

Before sleeping I had made it a habit of creating some . Although it appeared in very small quantities, the size of my nail . After gathering a lot of it, it could be sold for a decent some and there was an auction tomorrow .

Of course everytime I created some a small portion continued to mysteriously disappear .

I had a peaceful dream of flying in the sky along with Valenor, but woke up suddenly as Valenor was brutally murdered by an Angel .

"Damn Angels, I'll make sure to save you this time around Valenor!"

I clenched my Teeth and headed off to kill some Goblins .

D day – 7267

*—Author's Note—*

[Hidden Status] can Hide any skills from a Status Check, as long as the skills aren't in use . Can keep the Status hidden from God ranked creatures, except for High Gods . (Rainbow) Lesser God Rank .

[Species Conversion(Human)] According to the Gods,forbidden magic has become extinct . The punishment for the use of Forbidden magic is handled the the Archangels Uriel and Nuriel . (Rainbow)Lesser God Rank .

[Material Creation Lv2] The kinds of material available to create vary depending on the user's skill level . When the skill is Maxed even antimatter can be created in small quantities . The shape and amount created depends on the user's skill level . Rare Rank  

* Skill/Magic Grading

Common→Intermediate→Advanced→Superior→Rare(-)→Rare→Rare(+)

→Lesser God→God→High God

*Difference between Skills and Magic spells

-Skills use (Stamina) while magic uses (MP)

-Occasionally it can use a ratio 1:1 of both Stamina and MP, then it would be classified as a skill .

-Skills do not require any casting while spells do .

         

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