Trego opened his eyes to find the sun rising. It had been night before he ate the seed, but he didn't notice because it was one of the Gorns racial abilities.
He stood up and gave his new body a good stretch. He was now a Jres, a 2 meter tall race with ash grey skin, white hair, ears like that of an elves, except with two outward spikes, two iris' with the same color as their two natural magic attributes, and tattoos all around the body, also colored after their magic attributes. Trego wasn't sure how to make the faces look for each gender, so he used his Gorn parents as models.
After stretching he went over to his parents bodies. They still had those relieved faces even when rotting. Trego found a nice spot in the area and started digging two holes, luckily their bodies were small so he didn't have to dig much. After burying them next to each other he plunged the long sword into the ground to use as a grave marker.
'May you find happiness if you have a next life'
After a few seconds of silence he decided to examine the items he has. This world had a lot of similarities to games, so it wouldn't be hard to imagine you could do this as well.
Trego took out everything he got yesterday and thought about wanting more information about them. Immediately a floating screen like the ones he got before displayed some details about his items:
▌ Leather Backpack ╠Normal╣ Effects: Can carry things inside ▌
▌ Monster Ward ╠Rare╣ Effects: ??? ▌
▌ Fire Attribute Crystal ╠Great╣ Effects: ??? ▌
▌ Sunglasses ╠Normal╣ Effects: Blocks some light when worn ▌
▌ Gorn Battle Knife ╠Great╣ Effects: Can cut very well, ??? ▌
▌ Blue Silver Coins ╠Normal╣ ▌
▌ Leather Coin bag ╠Normal╣ Effects: Can carry things inside ▌
▌ Wenel Family Necklace ╠Fine╣ Effects: ??? ▌
He also tried to get more information about the local plant life, but could only get names.
"Hmm, I guess the reason I was able to survive this long was because of the monster ward"
Trego had questioned why wild animals didn't eat him or his parents while he was passed out, but he finally got his answer. After holding the Wenel family necklace for a few more seconds, he put everything except the monster ward, knife, and sunglasses into the backpack. He then wrapped the monster ward around his parents grave marker and said a quick goodbye.
Finally too anxious to bare it any longer, he set out to scout the area and test his new abilities.
After walking around for half an hour Trego found a large group of red monkeys the size of adult humans making random noises. He attempted to examine one of them and a screen appeared above its head stated: ▌ Red Kils Chimp ╠Level:10╣ ▌
Trego wasn't sure if these were one of the races of this world or just animals, so he activated his skill 'Language Conversion' to see what they were saying. The cost was five thousand mana, but it stays active for as long as you like.
All he got as feedback were words like 'hungry' or 'bored', so he waited until one of the monkeys wandered away from the group and snuck behind it. He never really liked sneaking around to kill people, but right now he was about as weak as a child, so it was his best option. When right behind it he covered its mouth and slit its throat at the same time. Since it didn't die Trego started stabbing in its chest area while trying to keep it restrained. After the third stab he found its heart and it died.
Level Up!
Level Up!
Level Up!
▌ Acquired active skill 'Power Strike' rank ╠G╣, Effects: Next blunt attack will be 2.0 times more powerful, Cost: 100 stamina. ▌
▌ Acquired passive skill 'Knife Proficiency' rank ╠C╣, Effects: Increased knife using skill, +75 Dexterity, +75 Agility. 16% ▌
▌ Acquired passive skill 'Unarmed Proficiency' rank ╠F╣, Effects: Increased unarmed skill, +25 Strength and +25 Agility. 84% ▌
▌ Acquired passive skill 'Herbal Knowledge' rank ╠H╣, Effects: Knowledge of some plants effects, +5 Wisdom. 38% ▌
▌ Acquired passive skill 'Acrobatics' rank ╠E╣, Effects: Can do acrobatic movements, +40 Agility +10 Dexterity. 9% ▌
Trego's 'Jres Reaping' skill went into action and he took the skills of the monkey after he killed it. The skill also gave him a bonus experience gain.
While trying to figure out how a monkey got so skilled with a knife, he remembered that he was actually very good with knives. Trego came to a different conclusion and started writing in the dirt with a stick.
▌ Acquired passive skill 'English Language' rank ╠E╣, Effects: Understanding of English writing, +5 Wisdom. 50% ▌
▌ Acquired passive skill 'Basic Mathematics' rank ╠D╣, Effects: Knowledge of basic math, +10 Intelligence. ▌
▌ Acquired passive skill 'Advanced Mathematics' rank ╠C╣, Effects: Knowledge of advanced math, +50 Intelligence. ▌
▌ Acquired passive skill 'Basic Physics' rank ╠C╣, Effects: Knowledge of basic physics, +75 Intelligence. ▌
After writing some English and math on the ground he got these skills.
"It seems my conclusion was right, I keep the skills from my previous life, but the system only updates when I put it to use. But why did I not get 'English Language' when I spoke earlier?"
He said out loud again hoping it would work. It didn't so he guessed it meant he had to talk to somebody.
Done with figuring out how that all worked, he went over to the monkey's body to see if he would get any loot. After waiting five minutes with nothing happening, he lost hope and started using the second part of his power. He activated 'Jres Disintegration', a sub-skill of Jres Reaping that allows him to absorb the effects of objects.
This meant after killing something and taking its skills, he could also take its stats. Unfortunately it takes a lot of concentration and it can't be used more than once on the same type of object. The cost was also pretty high at fifty mana per second.
Once Trego activated Jres Disintegration, a small black sphere appeared in his hand. He brought the sphere to the corpse and the body turned to ash. In return he got about a hundred in each stat except in Intelligence, Wisdom, and Luck. Intelligence and Wisdom both gave him seven, and Luck gave him nothing due to his skill 'Anti Luck', which makes the Luck stat unavailable. The only reason he got it was because he needed more Evos Points, and the Luck stat is kind of useless.
Since he got some more stats, he continued hunting the monkeys for a while longer to test his new capabilities.
After killing three more monkeys he leveled up three more times and found out some information on his ability. When he killed another one of the monkeys, his power strikes experience went up, even though he didn't use it. This means the skills he takes don't combine with each other and only get replaced if he gets a higher level version of the skill.
The group started to act more wary after four of their comrades disappeared, so he decided to look for different prey after gathering the meat and pelts of the monkeys he killed. While walking around again for about ten minutes, collecting useful herbs on the way, he ran into a huge snake ▌ Nedla Viper ╠Level:22╣ ▌
Since Trego wasn't as helpless as before he attacked it from the front. The viper immediately spit poison at him, but he dodged it with ease and countered by throwing his knife at the snake. The viper also dodged it, but while it was distracted by the knife Trego used Power Strike on it, knocking it into a nearby tree. Before it could recover, Trego grabbed his knife and cut off its head. Killing it gained him a level the skills:
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▌ Active skill 'Nedla Venom' rank ╠F╣, Effects: A painless poison that stops the heart. ▌
▌ Active skill 'Power Bite' rank ╠G╣, Effects: Jaw strength is increased by 2.0 times momentarily, Cost: 100 stamina. 3% ▌
▌ Active skill 'Constrict' rank ╠G╣, Effects: Grip strength is increased momentarily. 24% ▌
▌ Passive skill 'Tongue Smelling' rank ╠F╣, Effects: Smell with your tongue. ▌
▌ Passive skill 'Scale Skin' rank ╠G╣, Effects: Grow scales for 3% physical damage reduction, +10 Endurance. ▌
Due to the skill 'Scale Skin' Trego grew scales all over his body. It would be useful in battle, but right now it just looks weird so he deactivated it.
After resting for a few minutes and absorbing the bodies stats, he continued hunting for the rest of the day. He met various new monsters and took their skills.
While wandering he almost ran into a giant web. On the web was a ▌ Kils Giant Tree Spider ╠Level:27╣ ▌ A giant neon green and black spider, about 2/3 the size of a human. The spider jumped on him after he noticed it, and after a few seconds of struggling and swearing he threw it off. The spider tried to lunge at him again, but Trego cut off two of its legs so it couldn't jump anymore. The spider probably felt cornered and unleashed a fury of thrusting attacks. He got hit by a few attacks, but was able jump to its side and spit Nedla Venom into the spiders leg wounds. It only took about ten seconds for the spider to die.
Level Up!
Level Up!
▌ Acquired active skill 'Silk Production' rank ╠F╣, Effects: Produce strong silk. ▌
▌ Acquired active skill 'Power Thrust' rank ╠G╣, Effects: Next thrusting attack will be 2.0 times more powerful, Cost: 100 stamina. 92% ▌
▌ Acquired passive skill 'Carapace' rank ╠G╣, Effects: Grow a carapace for 5% physical damage reduction, +10 Endurance. ▌
The Carapace skill combined with the Snake Skin skill looked really weird. He wondered what it would look like after he got a few more natural armor skills.
Trego ate some herbs he found that increased health regeneration and started searching for a nice place to relax and get a drink.
When he found a small lake he drank some water and lied down to relax a little. After twenty minutes a small group of ▌ Horned Fres Toad ╠Level:13╣ ▌ attacked him. They look like normal toads with small horns. They spit poison at him, and unfortunately some got on him. It hurt so much he almost screamed out loud. It was a poison that felt like fire was burning your skin so even when he activated his natural armor skills it still hurt. When he tried to wash it off in the water, he found the toads blocking the way. He decided to chance it by rushing at them and hope they come with an antidote to the poison.
After killing one of them the other toads seemed to smirk, maybe because now that toads poison exploded all over their victims foot. Their delight soon faded as they saw a mischievous smile appear on their would be victims face. After killing the rest of the toads Trego got two levels and the skills:
▌ Passive skill 'Poison Resistance' rank ╠F╣, Effects: Resist up to F rank poisons. 0% ▌
▌ Active skill 'Fres Poison' rank ╠F╣, Effects: A painful poison that slowly erodes material. ▌
Trego decided to go home and rest for the remainder of the day. On the way he encountered some bugs and killed them. He hoped that he would get something out of it, but didn't. He would probably need to find a special bug to get a skill. He disintegrated the bodies, but the stat gains were really low so he decided not to waste time on bugs anymore
All of a sudden Trego fell in a hole. Before he could react to the situation, a small furry rodent with big claws attacked him. It was a ▌ Golden Mole ╠Level:16╣ ▌ A mole the size of a child with golden fur. The mole cut in his arm made him grimace, but he still managed to grab the mole with his other arm and break its neck.
Level Up!
▌ Acquired active skill 'Power Slash' rank ╠G╣, Effects: Next slashing attack will be 2.0 times more powerful, Cost: 100 Stamina. 47% ▌
▌ Acquired passive skill 'Darkness Sight' rank ╠H╣, Effects: See better in the dark. 68% ▌
After climbing out of the hole Trego put some ground up medicinal herbs on his old clothes and used it as a bandage. Before he could relax a white rabbit thing the size of a doberman ran out of some nearby bushes ▌ Jackaloe ╠Level:35╣ ▌. It had long legs, a wide mouth, and long sharp teeth. Trego was a little creeped out at the creatures appearance, so he wanted to deal with it fast.
Before he could come up with a plan the Jackaloe ran at him with amazing speed and almost bit his head off. In response Trego spat Fres Poison on it, but the Jackaloe didn't seem to mind. It kept diving at him so Trego couldn't get a good hit on it. Eventually Trego got annoyed, so he began making a web between his hands. Once complete, he waited for the Jackaloe to jump at him again. The timing was perfect and it was caught in Trego's web net.
▌ Acquired active skill 'Web Net' rank ╠F╣, Effects: Create an intricate net out of strong silk. 1% ▌
Surprisingly he got a new skill out of that move. The now in a good mood Trego strolled over to the struggling Jackaloe and taunted it a little before killing it. He gained a level and the skills:
▌ Active skill 'Power Bite' rank ╠E╣, Effects: Jaw strength is increased by 3.0 times momentarily, Cost: 150 stamina 89% ▌
▌ Active skill 'Sprint' rank ╠F╣, Effects: Increases running speed 5.0 times for ten seconds, Cost: 1000 Stamina. 31% ▌
▌ Passive skill 'Awareness' rank ╠E╣, Effects: Sense life within a 40 meter radius. 31% ▌
▌ Passive skill 'Blood Sensitivity' rank ╠F╣, Effects: Smell blood within a kilometer. ▌
▌ Passive skill 'Pain Resistance' rank ╠F╣, Effects: Pain resistance increased by 25%, +50 Endurance. 57% ▌
Glad that he could end his day on a good note he headed back home.
Once Trego got back to his safe zone he started making it a little more homey. He made a small fire pit and piled some leafs together for a makeshift bed. There's not much you can do when you're stranded in the woods. He also remembered to take the effects of the herbs he collected.
Before going to bed Trego began cooking the chimp meat he got earlier. To make the fire he used the fire attribute stone as a friction device against wood. The meat was a little hard to chew but it was alright.
While eating he tried to make some clothes with the Red Kils Chimp pelts. Trego was currently naked, with the exception of sunglasses, because he outgrew his old clothes and his parent's clothes were also too small.
▌ Passive skill 'Sewing Proficiency' rank ╠F╣, Effects: Increased sewing skill, +25 Dexterity. 38% ▌
Luckily he was pretty good at sewing. Unluckily he had never worked with fur before. The product of his hard work looked like it was done by a child, but it did its job.
▌ Red Kils Chimp Jacket ╠Crude╣ Effects: 0.01% increased cold resistance. ▌
▌ Red Kils Chimp Pants ╠Crude╣ Effects: 0.01% increased cold resistance. ▌
▌ Red Kils Chimp Boots ╠Crude╣ Effects: 0.01% increased cold resistance. ▌
After putting on his new fashion statement he lied down in his leaf-bed and started falling into a deep sleep.
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Author Note: I plan to do about five chapters a weekend, more or less depending on the circumstances. I'll probably upload more than five chapters next weekend and maybe a map of the continent if I feel it's good enough. I'd appreciate it if you let me know of any mistakes I made, but it should be fine most of the time. Byesies~