Chapter 13 - Level 40 and 'New' Sword (Patreon)

Nova looked around the market speechlessly. It was quite large, but also messy.

There were those that sold Goblin shit and other useless stuff for ridiculous money.

'Can I really find anything good in here?' Nova frowned. There was so much shit being sold that he was not sure if that was the case.

He walked around the market once again, but there were only a few things worth mentioning.

One of them was Return Stone and the other was a metal sword with a Quality of 50!

Nova did not know if that was good or bad, but he could buy it and have a proper sword!

The Return Stones were 2 Existence Coins each and he had 10 of them, so Nova bought all of them.

Once others saw how he got 'scammed' they swarmed him, but Nova ignored them like they didn't even exist. I mean, wouldn't you ignore someone who was holding shit and talking to you excitedly about selling it?!

'I can also try the middle Boss again since my clothing took a bit of damage from his fists.' Nova smiled. With that, he would be able to increase the Quality of his Clothing!

Nodding at his genius plan, he didn't immediately proceed with it.

He wanted to reset his sword first before doing anything else.

...

He returned to the very start, where his equipment reset.

'My wooden sword also has one last question mark, so I should be able to push it and see what it will give me!' Nova nodded happily. He would fist-fight the middle Boss with his sword and after he obtained what he wanted, it would be a fists-only playthrough!

He entered the checkpoint Tavern and immediately headed into the mid Boss room.

Nova would be able to clear those Goblins with just his fists, but he wouldn't do that, since he would have a harder time with the Hobgoblin.

He walked forward as the Goblin's rushed at him. Believing was seeing, or something like that? Well, Nova believed that he would have no issue with them even if he didn't run away, and that was thanks to the [Dominator] Support Class.

[Your Dominator Activated.]

[You are oozing a Terrifying Aura!]

It was able to temporarily stun his opponents which allowed him to clear all, but one Goblin.

He spent a lot of his Stamina, so he wanted to replenish it for the Hobgoblin battle.

After resting, Nova took his sword and killed the last Goblin.

The Hobgoblin stood up, walking towards him.

"Let's go again!" Nova smiled and the Hobgoblin snorted.

They dashed at each other, their swords meeting during their exchange.

The damage on the wooden sword was awful, but there was nothing he could do about it for the time being.

He parried the Hobgoblin a few times before plunging his wooden sword into him.

His sword broke down from the exchange, so they switched weapons and beat each other with their fists.

Nova was mindful of where the Hobgoblin was hitting him, since he wanted to increase the quality of his Clothing.

[Your [Disciple Clothing] has grown, thanks to the [Growth] Effect!]

This was all that Nova needed, so he finished the Hobgoblin the usual way!

[Congratulations! You have defeated the middle Boss!]

[Reward: 10 Existence Coins]

Nova blinked. He didn't expect to be rewarded again for defeating the Boss, since other instances didn't reward him anything.

'It might be just 10 Existence Coins, but that means I will be able to gain multiple rewards from other Bosses!' Nova nodded gently.

He then checked his Equipment.

[Disciple Clothing(Q-6): 99/99 (((5+5+5)x6)x(1+.1))]

[Rarity: Starting Gear Lv.1]

[Effects: [Growth], [Soulbound], [Persisting], [Slight Mind Increase], [Slight Insight Increase], [Slight Willpower Increase], [Small EXP Increase], [Small Proficiency Increase], [Small Familiarity Increase], [Small SubClass Gain Increase]]

[Growth: +1% All Effects, +1% All Bonus Stats, +1 Quality]

[Soulbound: Nova]

This was quite incredible as his Clothing durability sextupled!

'Now I really want to increase the Quality of my Vitality Necklace.' Nova smirked, but he was unsure how to increase it. His Vitality did not increase no matter what he did.

'Maybe I can't increase it in the Tutorial?' It was a plausible assumption, so Nova soon gave up on that idea.

...

Nova fought the Hobgoblin again and again, which gave him only 1 Existence Points each time, but he was not doing it for that!

[Your [Disciple Clothing] has grown, thanks to the [Growth] Effect!]

[Your [Wooden Sword] has broken through its limit, thanks to the combined effort of your [Growth] and your enemies' [Blood]!]

'Oh?' Nova narrowed his eyes. This was not bad at all!

He checked his equipment once again.

[Disciple Clothing(Q-18): 297/297 (((5+5+5)x18)x(1+.15))]

[Rarity: Starting Gear Lv.5]

[Effects: [Growth], [Soulbound], [Persisting], [Slight Mind Increase], [Slight Insight Increase], [Slight Willpower Increase], [Small EXP Increase], [Small Proficiency Increase], [Small Familiarity Increase], [Small SubClass Gain Increase]]

[Growth: +5% All Effects, +5% All Bonus Stats, +5 Quality]

[Soulbound: Nova]

[Wooden Sword ? (Q-11): 66/66 ((5x11)x(1+.2))]

[Rarity: Starting Gear Lv.10/20]

[Effects: [Growth], [Soulbound], [Persisting], [?]]

[Bonus Stats:

Aura Circulation: 21%

Training Speed: 21%]

[Growth: +10% All Effects, +10% All Bonus Stats, +10 Quality]

[Soulbound: Nova]

[Persisting]

[Slightly increases your item's durability!]

'So that's what it was...' Nova nodded. Those effects were not bad at all!

'My clothing almost already has 300 durability!' Nova smiled happily. That would help him in the long run, but it also didn't offer any defence!'

[Commoner has reached Level 40, please choose one Skill: [Lover Finder], [Workaholic], [Alcohol Resistance]]

[Mortal has reached Level 40, please choose one Skill: [Child Raising], [Handcrafting], [Bleeding Resistance]]

[Trainee has reached Level 40, please choose one Skill: [Drained Constitution], [Sword Training], [Stamina Management]]

"Ufffffff. There are some good ones." Nova frowned unhappily. When he finally got good skills. It was difficult to choose!

[Lover Finder (✦)]

[Passive: It will tell you who would be a good fuck buddy. (Condition: Sexy body)]

[Active: You can evaluate your fuck buddy before you go at it! (Condition: Familiar)]

'No.' Said Nova with a deadpan expression

[Workaholic (✦)]

[Passive: You work longer than others, as such you have learned how to manage your Stamina! (Condition: Working for more than 24 hours)]

'This could work for now, but once I don't have unlimited stamina, it would be difficult to both Level and achieve that condition.' Nova shook his head.

[Alcohol Resistance (✦)]

[Passive: Iron Liver that would allow you to drink any kind of alcohol! Disclaimer: It does not really do that, owners beware! (Disclaimer! It will never make you truly immune to Alcohol!)]

'Say hello to my stored wine~' Nova chuckled.

[Child Raising (-)]

[Passive: You can do a good job raising a child. (Condition: At least 2 children)]

[Active (Unique) - Nappies off, Nappies on!: You can instantly change nappies! (Condition: Done it at least once)]

'Skip!' Nova shivered.

[Handcrafting (✦)]

[Passive (Unique) - Handcraft: You can create wonderful creations! (Condition: Varies)]

[Active (Unique) - Quick Hands: Increases the speed at which you can craft things! (Condition: Already crafting)]

'Not bad...' He narrowed his eyes. He would be able to get more equipment, but there was a slight problem... 'I would need a lot of materials, which are expensive.'

[Bleeding Resistance (✦)]

[Passive (Unique) - Blood Bank: Your blood replenishes quicker! (Condition: Lost Blood)]

[Passive (Unique) - Blood Clotting: Your bleeding wounds close faster! (Condition: Bleeding Wound)]

[Passive (Unique) - Honey Blood: Once you start bleeding, your blood turns thicker, slowing the process down! (Condition: Bleeding)]

'Hello there~!' Nova loved this one, since he was always slightly bleeding from all the impacts on his body.

[Drained Constitution (✦)]

[Passive (Unique) - Drained Balls: You have been drained so many times that you are less desirable for Succubi. (Condition: Drain your balls at least 6,666 times)]

'With how many Charm Skills I have, this is useless...' He sighed.

[Sword Training (✦)]

[Passive: Training with sword gives you bigger benefit. (Condition: Sword Equipped)]

[Active: Sword training from Sword Adept. (Condition: Aura Sprout)]

'Already got this one, but since I can pick it, it would have a good synergy with my other Training Skill.' Nova rubbed his chin.

[Stamina Management (✦)]

[Passive: You consume less stamina. (Condition: Have Stamina Stat)(Less Stamina = Better Effect)]

'This is honestly great, since I have piss-poor Stamina.' Nova sighed. This effect would be best during this time, but how about over time?

But even then, this was more desirable than the others!

[You have chosen: [Alcohol Resistance]]

[You have chosen: [Bleeding Resistance]]

[You have chosen: [Stamina Management]]

Nova nodded to himself. 'This should be good. I will now only use a sword, since I want to increase its quality as soon as possible.'

He would farm that Hobgoblin until he got a Level 20 Sword!

...

Time passed as Nova kept grinding his wooden sword growth, until something interesting happened.

[Your [Wooden Sword] has Awakened, thanks to the combined effort of your [Growth], your enemies' [Blood] and [Soul]!]

[Wooden Sword Embryo (Q-16): 100/100 ((5x16)x(1+.25))]

[Rarity: Starting Gear Lv.15/20]

[Traits: [Growth], [Soulbound], [Persisting], [Embryo]]

[Bonus Stats:

Aura Circulation: 31%

Training Speed: 31%

Handling: 31% (Not in effect yet)

Durability: 31% (Not in effect yet)

Awareness: 16/100 (Not in effect yet)]

[Growth: +15% All 'Effects', +15% All Bonus Stats, +15 Quality]

[Soulbound: Nova]

'Now is what I call a proper upgrade!' Nova's eyes shone.

[Embryo]

[It's starting to be aware of oneself.]

[It's improving the handling of oneself.]

[It's starting to pick up masochistic tendencies. It's improving its own durability, so it can get abused more...]

"I did not need to know the last one!" Nova was furious. "I don't want a moaning sword each time I swing!" He cried out.

[[Wooden Sword Embryo] needs to adjust in order to unlock its new functions. (Condition: Reach Starting Gear Lv.20)]

"Do I have to? I feel like something bad will happen when I do that..." Nova whined quietly, but for now, he had to keep using the sword, since it was the only weapon he had...

He stood up and stretched. He was now Level 40 in Classes, his weapon upgraded and he had improved clothing.

Nova was ready to go outside!

>Normal Tutorial

...

Nova walked through the familiar hallway. He wanted to test his 'new' weapon, but he also wanted to find some kind of skill in this place.

A Skill that would allow him to progress more easily.

Nova bypassed the traps, walking towards the second part of the Tutorial, where he would spend most of his time.

He would search every nook and cranny until he found something useful- or more delicious wine!