Chapter 110: Unlimited Skill Slots

Chapter 105

Every skill could provide a different advantage, and with enough abilities at his disposal, he could potentially overcome opponents who relied on a narrow selection of powerful techniques.

Instead of depending on only a handful of skills, he would have an entire collection of abilities to choose from, each suited to a different situation.

Of course, that was assuming he could actually fill those slots.

And there was a significant problem with that assumption.

Mana consumption.

A warrior with hundreds of skill slots could potentially build an incredibly diverse arsenal, allowing them to adapt to different enemies and situations by drawing upon a wide range of abilities. If Orion could fill those slots with S-Rank skills, or even skills above S-Rank, the resulting combination would be absurd.

He would essentially become a walking arsenal of power.

Every skill could provide a different advantage, and with enough abilities at his disposal, he could potentially overcome opponents who relied on a narrow selection of powerful techniques. Instead of depending on only a handful of skills, he would have an entire collection of abilities to choose from, each suited to a different situation.

Of course, that was assuming he could actually fill those slots.

And there was a significant problem with that assumption.

Mana consumption.

No matter how many skill slots a warrior possessed, most people only focused on filling a relatively small portion of them. The reason was simple: mana depletion was an extremely common problem, and possessing a large number of powerful skills didn’t automatically mean a person could use them effectively.

S-Rank skills were especially demanding.

Their tremendous power came at a cost, and the mana required to activate and maintain them could be extraordinarily high. Even a warrior who possessed a few S-Rank skills might struggle to provide enough mana to activate a single one repeatedly, depending on the ability involved.

Now imagine someone trying to use hundreds of them.

It would be an absolute disaster.

The mana required would be so enormous that most warriors wouldn’t be able to sustain their abilities for any meaningful length of time. Instead of becoming stronger by collecting more skills, they would end up with an arsenal they could barely use.

At that point, having more skill slots wouldn’t necessarily be an advantage. It could become a disadvantage, leaving them with powerful abilities they lacked the mana to activate.

After all, what was the point of possessing an impressive collection of skills if one couldn’t even use them when necessary?

A powerful skill that remained unusable because of insufficient mana was little more than wasted potential.

Orion understood that problem perfectly well, which was why he couldn’t help wondering whether his situation would be any different.

He had a feeling it would.

Possessing 10,000 mana at such a low level was already an absurd advantage. Most warriors would have to work extremely hard to build up their reserves, yet Orion had obtained an enormous mana pool while still being a Basic-Level warrior.

And he hadn’t even reached the Elite Level yet.

What would happen when he eventually broke through?

How much mana would he possess upon reaching the Elite Level, and what about the Master Level?

The thought alone was enough to make him curious about his future growth. If his mana reserves continued to increase alongside his level, he might eventually reach a point where he could use powerful skills far more freely than ordinary warriors.

Of course, he couldn’t make any definite assumptions yet, but the possibility was certainly worth considering.

Still, there was no point speculating endlessly when he could simply check his current skill slot limit.

Orion pushed those thoughts aside and focused on the system screen.

With a pull of his intent, he brought up the information he wanted to see.

The result appeared directly before his face.

Skill Slot: Limitless

For several seconds, Orion simply stared at the words.

His mind seemed to stop processing what he was seeing, and he remained completely still as the meaning slowly sank in. Even after reading the information once, he found himself looking at it again, as though a second glance might somehow reveal that he had misunderstood the system.

But the result remained unchanged.

Limitless.

A question mark practically appeared above Orion’s head as he stared blankly at the screen for several more seconds. He had expected a considerable increase in his skill slot limit, perhaps hundreds or even a thousand, but this was something else entirely.

After a long while, he finally blinked.

Wait.

Infinite skill slots?

Did that mean there was no limit to the number of skills he could learn?

No limit whatsoever?

Orion lowered his head slightly, and his body began to tremble with barely restrained excitement. He tried to maintain his composure, but the realization was simply too significant to ignore.

This was good.

Very good.

The more he learned about his current situation, the more his blood seemed to pump with excitement at the possibilities awaiting him in the future. An unlimited number of skill slots meant he wouldn’t have to worry about reaching a point where he could no longer learn new abilities because he had exhausted his available spaces.

As long as he could obtain new skills and satisfy whatever requirements they demanded, he could continue adding to his arsenal.

There was no fixed number of abilities he had to settle for, no predetermined limit forcing him to choose between learning one skill and abandoning another.

He could keep growing.

He could keep learning.

And if he managed to acquire enough powerful abilities, the possibilities would be almost endless.

Orion slowly raised his head, his excitement still simmering beneath his calm expression. He was beginning to understand why his system seemed so confident in the abilities it granted him. The advantages he possessed weren’t merely impressive in isolation; they also complemented one another in ways that could make his future growth increasingly difficult to predict.

With limitless skill slots, even the enormous mana requirements associated with S-Rank skills became a problem he could potentially work around as his reserves increased. He still needed enough mana to activate his abilities, of course, but he no longer had to worry about being forced to abandon valuable skills simply because he had learned too many.

For someone who wanted to grow stronger without being restricted by the limitations imposed on ordinary warriors, this was an extraordinary advantage.

Orion couldn’t wait to discover what else his newly awakened talent had in store for him.

However, rather than continue imagining what he might accomplish in the distant future, he decided to focus on the skill he had just learned.

Genesis Silk.

He wanted to see what it could actually do.

Orion raised his palm and concentrated on activating the ability. Almost immediately, tiny strands of silk began emerging from the pores of his hand, one strand at a time. At first, they were so thin that they could easily have been overlooked, but more soon followed, gathering around his palm as the number of strands steadily increased.

Within moments, the delicate threads multiplied until they flowed from his hand like a torrent.

The silk twisted and turned, weaving around itself in an intricate pattern as Orion guided it with his intent. The strands moved with remarkable responsiveness, intertwining and compressing until they began to take on a recognizable shape.

A dagger gradually formed in his palm.

Its entire surface was a brilliant rainbow of colors, the shifting hues reflecting the light in a way that made the weapon appear almost unreal. Unlike an ordinary dagger made from metal, it possessed a smooth, unusual surface, yet the edge looked every bit as dangerous as that of a finely crafted weapon.

Orion’s lips curled into a smile.

This skill was insanely epic.

He could feel the power contained within the newly formed dagger, and its aura was no less impressive than that of a powerful S-Rank dagger. Considering that the weapon had been created entirely from silk, the result was more than enough to impress him.

Of course, Orion understood that Genesis Silk could produce weapons of different ranks. He didn’t necessarily have to create an S-Rank dagger every time he activated the skill. By adjusting the properties of the silk, he could manifest weapons of lower ranks as well, depending on what he needed.

However, the rank of the weapon came with an important consideration.

Mana consumption.

The higher the rank of the weapon he created, the more mana he would have to expend to produce it and keep it sustained. Creating a powerful S-Rank weapon would naturally require more energy than producing a weaker one, so he couldn’t simply ignore the cost involved