“Finally, the last [Explosive Fruit] have all been collected, and I'm exhausted today.”
Benjamin let out a long breath and looked at the bare Explosive Fruit Forest in front of him, a complex feeling welling up in his heart. Although the Explosive Fruits were far away from the other tree species in the forest and should not cause a forest fire, Benjamin still sat aside and watched them burn to ashes out of caution.
Even though what he did today was almost no different from a small forest fire, he knew that it was better to be safe than sorry.
[You have completed the side task: Ecological Balance]
[The system has distributed the reward to the contractor's storage space]
“Done.”
Benjamin clapped his hands and stood up.
Now, there was one more important thing!
Benjamin intended to use the last auxiliary skill transformation in the initial space here. He consumed 10 MP and cast [Magic Missile]. A white energy ball the size of an egg formed in the palm of his hand, and Benjamin concentrated his best to control it so that it did not fly out immediately.
Then, using [Mastery of Fire Element Basics], Benjamin controls the surrounding Fire Element to infuse it into the energy ball. The originally white energy ball gradually turns red, as if it were a burning fireball. As the Fire Element continues to be infused, the energy ball becomes more and more red in color, and its size begins to expand and contract. Benjamin can feel the increasingly unstable energy fluctuations coming from his hand, and his heartbeat quickens.
Finally, when the energy ball has completely turned red, Benjamin immediately throws it.
“Boom~”
A crater was created in the ground not far away, with black marks of fire damage in and around the crater.
[You have conducted a simple development test on [Magic Missile] in this initial space, fulfilling the hidden requirement of this initial space.
[System-assisted conversion of Active Skill [Magic Missile] into a derived skill]
Magic Missile (derived skill)
Quality: EX
Effect: Fires an unaligned missile, dealing 14 (INT x 2) magic damage to the targeted enemy. Costs 10 MP
Derived Effect: [Elemental Fusion] Adds the effect of an Element to the missile, dealing an additional 7 (INT x 1) elemental damage.
Description: If you like fire, why don't you just learn fireball magic?
[Note: The derivative effect of [Magic Missile] is enhanced according to the Contractor's INT attribute]
[Note: Derived skills do not occupy the Active skill bar and cannot be upgraded]
The initial space has run out of auxiliary skill conversion times.
...
“Haha, why didn't I just learn fireball magic? Don't you have any sense?”
Benjamin gave a slightly mocking smile at the corner of his mouth.
“That way, the Active skill bar will become four empty slots again, nice!”
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Benjamin's mood became extraordinarily bright.
“You have converted your magical skills into derived skills three times, fulfilling the hidden requirement of this initial space.”
“You have obtained the talent [Energy Manipulation].”
Energy Manipulation
Level: A
Talent effect: You can exert finer control over all kinds of energy, including energy structure, energy regulation, energy shaping, energy output, etc.
Comment: The ability to play with energy.
...
Benjamin once again gathered a Magic Missile in the palm of his hand. The energy slowly gathered, like a small magical vortex. Now he could easily transform the energy ball into various shapes, round or square, like spikes or birds, it was amazing. Excitement shone in his eyes as if he were playing with a new toy.
“My talent bar is finally no longer blank, and it's an A-level talent, awesome,”
Benjamin was full of joy. As for the quality of the talent, Benjamin consulted Space and received the following explanation: In Reincarnation Space, in addition to equipment, skills, and attributes, there are other abilities that affect one's combat effectiveness, namely talents, and titles. Let's talk about titles for now and talents later.
Talents are graded differently from equipment and skills. They are divided into five levels, from the lowest common D level to the highest S level. Talents are not easy to obtain, and the higher the level, the more stringent the conditions for obtaining it.
Generally speaking, after completing the initial space, contractors who return to the space will receive a bonus talent as a reward from the space for being a full-fledged contractor. However, as you can see from the initial space, the space may not necessarily give you something good.
That's right! The talent awarded is completely random! This means that the talent you get might be useless. Attention! It's useless!
Some lucky people's talents were awakened when Reincarnation Space pulled them from the real world. This talent is completely suitable for them so that they can match their skills around their talents from the beginning, and get another talent after completing the task. The contractors are like chalk and cheese.
The third type of talent can be obtained by fulfilling extremely demanding conditions or completing extremely dangerous or special tasks in the task world. For example, Benjamin has derived skills three times in the initial space and developed all of them into magic skills in order to obtain [Energy Manipulation].
If you're really unlucky, there's one last option.
Reincarnation Space has a secret realm, and contractors can spend resources to enter the secret realm and complete the tasks in the secret realm to obtain a certain talent. These talents are all designated by the chosen secret realm, such as [Brute Force] which increases the STR attribute, [Graceful Agility] which increases the AGI attribute, and other lower-level talents. However, this is generally only an option for people who particularly need a certain talent, as the cost is too high.
Moreover, there is a pitfall here. These secret realms have level requirements. Perhaps you finally accumulate enough resources only to find that your level is too high. Instantly, you will have a feeling as if you've been extremely frustrated.
Benjamin, who was surprised to have obtained a level-A talent, eventually calmed down after the initial excitement. Although he knew that he could obtain another talent after returning to Reincarnation Space, he immediately lost interest when he thought about the completely random result.
There was nothing he could do. The system was really unfair. After being “tortured”again and again, Benjamin's psychological endurance had been honed.
“From past experience, if it can randomly give me a talent above level D, I will be so relieved!”Benjamin muttered to himself, his tone full of helplessness.
He dispersed the energy in his hands and was surprised to find that half of the MP that made up the Magic Missile had been restored.
”Interrupting the casting can also return MP?“This unexpected discovery made him fall into deep thought.
“Choosing a skill based on this talent would definitely be the most suitable energy-based skill,”Benjamin mused, ”With [Energy Manipulation], it will be easier for me to develop the derivative effects of my magic skills. This means that in the future, I won't be limited by the Active skill bar. Wonderful!”
Thinking about this, Benjamin immediately had two ideas for developing the derivative effects of [Magic Missile] in his mind, and he couldn't wait to try them out as soon as he returned to camp.
“Without the aid of the system, developing derived skills will definitely take a long time. I should focus on the task at hand.”
Benjamin thought to himself as he took out the [Revolver] and looked for another beast to obtain the anticipated [Firearms Basics].
Because he had been so carried away by his previous role as a bomb maniac, he had completely forgotten about acquiring his skills, and it wasn't until now that he remembered.
But the surrounding beasts have already been scared away, so there's nothing Benjamin can do but search further afield.
“If I really can't find any, can I at least shoot Fluffy twice?”
The daily victim of persecution, Fluffy, can only remain silent in resignation.
Benjamin turned around and was about to release the misty crow to check the area when he suddenly felt a gaze on him.
“Something is staring at me. Is this the effect of [Beast Instinct]?”Benjamin thought to himself.
“Well, I can't panic now. First, I'll see if I can trick him out.”
“Come out, I can see you.”
Benjamin directed his gaze in the direction from which the gaze came, while at the same time taking out the [Revolver] under his right hand covered by his cloak, ready to fire a shot forward as soon as he noticed anything amiss.
Sorin, who was hiding under the bushes and spying on the situation, was startled and thought to himself, “I've been discovered! What should I do?”
Sorin hesitated for a moment but ultimately decided to go out and meet this guy.
This honest Sorin came right out when he was tricked.