lv 1 skeleton

chapter 6

I opened the status window as I reattached my legs. Gwyn was flying around aimlessly.

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Name: Chompy
Gender: N/A
Status: Normal
Type: Skeleton/ Undead
Class: Wizard
Rank: H+
Level: 20/20
HP: 42/42
MP: 180/180
Attack: 17
Defense: 4
Agility: 11
Intelligence: 32
✧ Unique Skills
[Resurrection Lv 1] [Night Vision Lv1] [Falling resistance Lv1] [Magic Chanting Max] [Fire Shock Max] [Lesser Slow Max] [Fireball Lv4] [Acid Resistance Lv1] [Identification Lv1] [Sage’s Wisdom Lv1]
✧ Titles
[Rat Trapper] [Hit-and-Run] [Savior Lv1] [Coldhearted Lv1] [Dragon Slayer Lv1]
Evolution Choice
[Skeleton Enchanter] [Skeleton Shaman] [Skeleton Wizard/Rogue]

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I was curious about the two new skills, Identification seemed to be an improvement of the status viewer I’ve been using on other monsters, but what was Sage’s Wisdom?

<Sage’s Wisdom is a skill which answers questions you have about information in a status page.>

The answer simply appeared in my mind.

‘Is it some kind of help system?’

There was no answer, perhaps it didn’t understand what was a help system and was therefore unable to answer. Regardless it sounds very convenient, let’s give it a try.

‘Explain to me the characteristics of the Skeleton Enchanter and Skeleton Shaman.’

<Skeleton Enchanter is an evolution which allows you to enchant weapons and armor. It focuses on Intelligence, at the cost of Attack damage. Skeleton Shaman is an evolution which allows you to use curses and summons. It also focuses on Intelligence, but it may incur a karma penalty.>

‘Karma?’

<Karma indirectly influences your evolution choices and is a result of your actions.>

‘Does that mean the evolution is solely determined by karma?’

<Your current Sage’s Wisdom level is insufficient to answer this question.>

‘Huh? Do I also have to raise its level?’

It seemed like a very convenient skill but I would have to level it up more to use it properly. I decided to use it to resolve some hypotheses I had formed so far.

‘Explain to me about the death penalty if my level is low.’

<At low levels, if your level can no longer drop then your stats will be reduced.>

‘Well that explains why my stats dropped the first time. Ok, then explain to me about how resurrection works’

<The death penalty applies when you resurrect, but if you die when you are level one there is a chance of failing to revive. As your Resurrection skill level increases, the death penalty decreases.>

<The power of Sage’s Wisdom has been used up, it will now enter a period of hibernation.>

‘Wait…what? Was there a maximum number of uses? Hey! Couldn’t you have told me that first? Uhm… hello? Mr. Sage?’

There was no response.

‘Damn it, if I had known I would have carefully considered which questions to ask. How many times did I use it again? Ughh, Such a waste!’

Finally I decided to give up on the Sage’s Wisdom and focus on picking my evolution path by evaluating their pros and cons.

‘I think the Enchanter sounds pretty good, magic weapons aren’t easy to find and it’s a pretty good skill to be able to enchant any item I want. Shaman has the golem summon ability which is cool, but I already don’t like the fact that I am a monster, so I don’t want to be walking around with one as well. The dual class of Wizard/Rogue seemed interesting but less so than being an Enchanter.’