Novel Full Chapter 126 - Upgrading Mastery
{In the same way, the inventory feature also has LVLs and although the host can increase the amount of inventory spaces that the host has in the inventory in reality, it cannot increase the size of things the host can place in the dungeon. Currently, the host is limited to around 1 cubic metre of space for every inventory space. This still means can hold a long weapon that surpasses one metre, as the total space the weapon takes up is less than 1 square metre} added the system, just as he was about to use the Status Peering Feature on his master.
[So all system features can be upgraded to increase their ability and capability] gathered Adam.
[System, show me my additional status] ordered Adam.
{Ding the host's current additional status is:
Integrated Characteristics: Bloodlust
Characteristic Extensions: Blood Burn, Blood Berserker
System Features: Inventory Feature- LVL 1, Status Peering Feature- LVL 1
Unique Skills: Collector Skill
Skills: Dual Slash, Ethereal Recovery, Charm
Techniques: External Hardening, Energy Sleeve}
Adam was pleased with the capability of the skills and abilities that he had. However, he still felt that he was lacking in terms of range and still wanted more skills.
The only way he knew how to get skills, without directly purchasing them from the system or learning them in reality, was by increasing his mastery. By increasing his mastery, he was becoming more skilled in that particular thing and gaining a skill, which would give him double the benefit, instead of buying a skill directly from the system.
Only after he had found a skill that he really wanted or needed, or could no longer increase his mastery easily, would he buy skills directly from the system, which was very expensive. He was also hoping, that eventually, his master would teach him some skills, as Adam had tried his best to please his master and show him that he didn't hold any bad intentions or ulterior motives.
[System show me my mastery] ordered Adam, planning to increase his mastery and gain skills in the process, before testing out his newly gained skills and abilities.
{Ding, the host's current Mastery of all the things that the host is mastering is:
Dual Wielding- 10%
Daggers- 5%
External Hardening Technique- 10%
Energy Sleeve Technique- 10%
Hand-to-Hand Combat- 3%
Spear- 2%} informed him the system as the mastery menu screen appeared before him.
Adam knew not to use the menu screen that was only visible to him, as he didn't want his master or anybody else to know about the system, that was obviously unique and incredible and would be sought out by all cultivators.
Instead, he was communicating with the system what he wanted to spend, through his mind.
From what the system had told him, every 10% of mastery that he acquired, he would gain a skill of some sort, which was easy for him to afford with the amount of system points that he had.
[Increase my mastery of Daggers, my mastery of Hand-to-Hand Combat and my mastery of the spear to 10%] ordered Adam.
Instantly he felt knowledge and experience in all of those things stream into his mind as the system notified him of how much he had spent and on what, which was not much compared to how many system points he had overall.
{For upgrading the host's mastery of Daggers to 10%, the host has gained the Dagger Jolt Skill. This is a skill that allows the host to experience a sudden burst in speed forwards, while wielding a single dagger or dual daggers. In that burst of speed, the Dagger Jolt Skill will allow the host to rapidly slash the opponent at speeds that surpasses that of the host's. For every point of EESP used through the skill, the host's Dagger Jolt range will increase by 1 metre} stated the system.
With Adam's build, which was currently very speed orientated, it was the perfect skill for him that would enhance his speed even more, through a sudden burst, within his range.
It was the first skill that Adam had gained that only use his EESP and the sudden burst of speed would be very useful in a battle, especially against a human that wouldn't expect it and would find it hard to deal with.
{For upgrading the host's mastery of Hand-to-Hand Combat to 10%, the host has gained world-class level boxing skills and knowledge. Although after reaching 10% mastery of Hand-to-Hand Combat the host didn't receive a skill, the host is now on par with any world-class boxer in terms of knowledge and skill when it comes to boxing, and matched with the host's speed and physical power, the host will be unrivalled in the sport of boxing} informed him the system.
Adam was overjoyed with that and boxing was one of the martial arts that he was most interested in when it came to Hand-to-Hand Combat, and although it was restricted to only using fists, it was very efficient in battle and is effective against a wide range of opponents, while it was also arguably the easiest to learn.
{For upgrading the host's mastery of the Spear to 10%, the host has gained the Spear Projectile Skill. Similarly to the Dual Slash Skill, it requires 2 IESP to activate the skill, however, it also requires 2 EESP and the amount of IESP and EESP that the host uses through the skill must be at least 2 points worth and equal. In the same way as the Dual Slash Skill, the host can increase the amount of energy used through the skill and the skill allows the host to unleash a forwards projectile of energy through a spear thrust, which can deal internal damage to an opponent that the host has hit, or can be used in mid-range combat} informed him the system.
It was a great skill to have in combat and would be very effective in battle, especially because it was a Spear Skill that would allow him to attack using a weapon from even further away from the opponent.
[Time to test out some of these new skills and abilities] thought Adam to himself excitedly.