Things were more quiet than usual. Paying attention to a few of his classmates, Gorn soon found out the reason for that. Sara, the main teacher that was responsible for their class, finally arrived from a recent expedition outside the city walls.
“Hello, everyone, glad to see you again!”
Gorn remained stunned for a moment, it was the first time seeing her.
'Well, I guess she takes the spot for the most beautiful and sexiest woman that I have ever seen. Let's see if her capabilities also match.'
“Select!”
Race: Human
Talent: High
Power level: 1020
Abilities: Flight(Lvl3); Wind resistance(Lvl3); Lightning bolt (Lvl4); Durability (Lvl4)
Equipment: Normal clothes
Loot: 1020 gold; Flight(Lvl3); Wind resistance(Lvl3); Lightning bolt (Lvl4); Durability (Lvl4)
Confirm target? Yes No
'Man, I almost want to say it's not fair.'
Sara had long black hair that in combination with her dual-colored eyes and white skin brought a very mysterious aura around her.
'One eye is blue while the other is black. I only saw such a person a single time in my life.'
Unlike Lora, her body was completely developed, and the charm that she exuded was that of a mature woman. Not to speak of their temperament, which was miles apart. Gorn turned his head towards Lora, then back towards Sara, comparing the two of them.
His actions were somehow noticed by Lora.
'Shit!' Turning his head away, Gorn acted like nothing happened. It was not time yet to deal with her.
“I'm sure you are curious about the expedition, so raise your hand if you want to ask me something,” said Sara with a smile.
In the next instant, everyone except Gorn raised their hands. Surprisingly, Sara looked towards him.
“You have no questions?” She was clearly curious.
Everyone's gaze turned towards him.
'If I knew this would happen, I would also raise my hand...'
Being stared at by so many people, including a couple of beauties, was a little intimidating. Most of the gazes were full of scorn and superiority.
'Ha, a bunch of nobodies, I will leave you all in the dust very soon.'
“It's not that I don't have any questions, but I believe that the important things are confidential, as they should be, of course. As for my other curiosities that can be answered, I'm sure someone else will ask them.”
Sara made an approving gesture: “You are not wrong. But can you tell me one question that I can't answer you?”
Gorn grinned slightly: “I can't.”
“Why?” asked Sara with great curiosity.
First impressions were important, so Gorn dropped the facade. Even though it could bring him unwanted attention, he chose to be honest.
“Because I don't want to.”
Total silence.
'What gives him so much confidence? From what I remember, he is just a normal person with poor talent.'
“Alright then, nothing we can do about that. What about you?” Sara's attention turned to another student, dispersing the awkwardness.
Unbeknownst to Gorn, Lora looked at him with some acknowledgment. The situation turned exactly as he said. What followed was a series of normal questions and answers. The questions that could not be answered truthfully were tactfully handled. Nonetheless, it was somewhat captivating.
'So the reason strong monsters don't approach the city is yet to be known. Furthermore, the same could be said for quite a big area around the city.'
Gorn sank into thought.
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'They still suffered injuries, and someone even died.'
From this, Gorn came to the conclusion that he needed at least a power level of one thousand in order to be somewhat comfortable outside.
'There are always exceptions, and things change constantly, so there is no need to overly trust some information.'
Contrary to his expectations, everyone seemed to avoid him after what happened during Sara's class. Something Gorn was really happy with.
Without anything interesting happening, the day reached its end.
Battle report:
8 wins; 2 losses
Total loot: 240 gold
“So it wasn't a total victory after all.”
That wasn't such a big problem.
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In the morning, he received another report.
Battle report:
9 wins; 1 losses
Total loot: 270 gold
He now had more than five hundred gold, it was time to go shopping. With great enthusiasm, Gorn purchased the black sword for five hundred gold. The item went directly to his inventory. Taking the sword out, he took a good look at it.
Black sword (Lvl1): Sharp sword made from low-quality black steel.
Equip
As expected, there was an equip and unequip option. After equipping the weapon, Gorn put it back in his inventory.
“Status!”
Name: Gorn
Talent: Low
Auto farming system (Lvl1): 10/10 targets.
Power level: 35
Abilities: None
Equipment: Black sword;
Shop (Lvl1)
Inventory: 10 cubic meters
Current Gold: 60
'Even though the sword is back in the inventory, it still shows in my status. With this, I should be able to achieve much better results.'
After eating breakfast, Gorn headed to school.
'Everyone looks tense at home. There are clearly some problems.'
The school offered free lodging to those that wanted, for the three-year duration of the studies. The reason he returned home was because his house was close to school, and much more comfortable.
In that place lived a single mother with three daughters. One was ten years old, while the other two were twins and at the same age as him. They were not blood-related, and he wasn't even adopted legally. Nonetheless, everyone was nice to him and treated him with love, especially the little girl, whom he was very fond of.
'Soon, I will be able to help them a little, but until then, there is no point in prying.'
The little girl loved to talk, so he found out some information without even asking.
As usual, Gorn sat somewhere at the back of the class, far away from the others.
'In less than two days, I will be able to raise my power yet again. With a power level of forty-five and a sword, I should be able to fight the dude with the regeneration skill.'
Without many worries, Gorn raised both his feet on the table, and closed his eyes, planning to rest until the teacher came.
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“Man, I'd rather go outside the city to explore than be here listening to theories,” said Gorn in a low voice while yawning.
At the next moment, he saw Lora sitting close to him with a rather peculiar expression. Her sudden appearance startled him. Losing balance, Gorn fell off the chair. Without being able to hold it in, Lora laughed for a short moment.
'So this vixen can also laugh, huh?'
“Then why don't you go into the wilderness then?” Asked Lora.
Gorn was a little surprised by the sudden visitor.
“I'm not able to do that at the moment.”
Lora put her elbow on Gorn's desk and rested her head inside her palm while analyzing him. She was so close that her knees were actually touching him.
“At the moment? Then that means you'll be able to do it in the future?”
“Of course.” If anybody heard his words, they would laugh.
'What makes him say such things with such ease, as they are just simple facts?'
“Weren't you scared to talk so rudely to our teacher yesterday? After all, she is the precious daughter of the city lord, not to mention that she can obliterate you with just a finger if she wanted to.”
This was the reason she came up to him, to ask him this precise question.
“I wasn't scared, but rather a little nervous. After all, it's not easy, to be honest in such conditions.”
“I see...”
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The next two days, Lora came and sat next to him without saying anything. During this time, Gorn finally bought another power-up potion.
Name: Gorn
Talent: Low
Auto farming system (Lvl1): 10/10 targets.
Power level: 45
Abilities: None
Equipment: Black sword;
Shop (Lvl1)
Inventory: 10 cubic meters
Current Gold: 260
Now it was time to try to obtain his first skill. His ten slots were now occupied by the same person.
'Go!' shouted Gorn inside his mind, face radiating with great excitement.
“What are you so excited about?” asked Lora all of a sudden.
For a moment, Gorn forgot that she was next to him.
“I'm excited about the future.”
“The future you say...” Her expression turned sad for a brief moment
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Ten hours passed in the blink of an eye.
Battle report:
10 wins; 0 losses
Total loot: 500 gold
'What?! Ten wins, but I did not get the skill?'
Gorn was a little angry, nonetheless, this was an outcome not completely unexpected.
'Try again.'
Ten hours later, another report came in.
Battle report:
10 wins; 0 losses
Total loot: 500 gold; Regeneration(Lvl1)
Regeneration(Lvl1): Stamina, energy, or wounds, everything about you regenerates a lot faster than normal.
'I see, so most probably there is a drop rate for skills.'
Now that the skill was acquired, apart from gold, that person did not have any other loot. The skill was practically useless in a short battle, coupled with the fact that he had a sword, brought him a one hundred percent win rate.
Since he had the money, he quickly bought another power-up potion, which he used. Next, he found someone with a power level of sixty for maximum efficiency. At this point, he already knew where to go to acquire these targets.
Unfortunately, the next person in line who had a skill was a little too powerful for him.
Whistling Gorn went to his class.
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After approximately forty hours, Gorn's status changed yet again.
Name: Gorn
Talent: Low
Auto farming system (Lvl1): 10/10 targets.
Power level: 95
Abilities: Regeneration(lLvl1)
Equipment: Black sword;
Shop (Lvl1)
Inventory: 10 cubic meters
Current Gold: 800
It was time to get his next skill. A skill with no immediate great use, but very useful in general.