Chapter 80: Human Perks

Every 100 units of magic allow re-selection of basic magics chosen when first achieving magic, one by one.

You can choose basic magic, or level up or strengthen previously selected skills.

Skills steadily strengthened every 100 units also evolve, sometimes granting derived new skills.

What was simple freezing for me now allows rapid freezing of fish, even dropping hail.

First, checked the portal given at magic 500.

“If it’s portal, probably not crossing otherworlds but spatial utility.”

“Literal name. Any applications?”

Spatial movement, inventory, gate utilization.

And though not magic, among skills using certain magic—like space slash—portal is obtainable just because I have them.

Acquired as skill.

“Generally, things without magic or low, or unused, can be spatially moved. But.”

“But?”

“Essentially not a skill for myself but for others’ convenience, and if this world isn’t built with such magic, it might be a bit useless.”

“Uh, no? I think it’s useful.”

Huh?

I think portal is fine.

So, create spatial traps.

Open portal in RiceCookerMan’s gate…………. let’s see.

Connect to furnace, or water puddle—monsters just die walking.

Even if not dying in RiceCookerMan’s cooking, have to endure another trap.

Of course, now mostly maritime clan invading.

Water puddle meaningless though.

“But hmm, increasing skills wildly, later skill slots might run out.”

“Huh?”

Sudden, so asked back.

“Yes? Why?”

“What yes? At 1500 level, skill/trait slots 150? That’s running out?”

“Ah?”

“150!?”

Nightmare Queen surprised, beside her Fairy Princess startles too.

“Uh, 150, no 160?”

Why so shocked?

Every 100 levels, trait and skill slots increase by 10.

Basically 10, now 1500 so.

Mathematically 160 correct.

20 at 100 levels.

Many empty slots confuse even me.

Thanks to that, equipped all joke skills like flower scent from king slime.

Even with leftovers, so many skills—besides usually useful super regeneration, shield king, summon master traits/skills—don’t remember all slotted.

But Nightmare Queen and Fairy Princess reactions unexpected.

“What? You guys low slots? Queen, roughly one slot per… shouldn’t you have 4,700?”

Common sense skill slots that many…

No, world without common sense.

“Uh, no. 26 total. One per 200 levels, plus talent opens extra three……………. hmm?”

“Yes? Only 26?”

“Have more skills……………. but besides nighttime ones.”

Lowers voice seducing again.

“Kid in front.”

“I’m adult!”

“Oh yes yes. Princess is adult.”

“Yes, adult.”

Age-wise thousands years old.

Fairy Princess still chewing octopus, suddenly lowers voice.

“Humans were race of learning. Maybe that’s why.”

“Huh?”

“Huh? Nothing!”

Why sudden?

Headbutt awakened past life?

Or?

<Octopus>

High protein low fat food, rich in taurine, zinc, vitamin D—for growing children and adults worrying lifestyle diseases………….

Ah, yes.

“Wait. CatMan, come here.”

[What. Again.]

Talk turned to skill slots, curious about CatMan—met at 94, now 780 levels.

=A=

Hmm.

CatMan skill slots from initial 10 increased only 1.

Not even filled.

“You learned nothing leveling up?”

[Why sudden fight?]

“No, not mocking. Really asking if nothing.”

[Belly expose? Probably leveled biting.]

Diligent guy.

Then checked RiceCookerMan—no particular skill slots.

Has suction, delicious rice, jump attack etc.—no limits.

“You no slot limit?”

[Electronic product!]

“Ah, got it. Species bastard.”

[No, you told me not use North Korean accent on me?!]

“I’m not electronic.”

Poked temples with two index fingers.

Stop calling dead people. Or at least offer sikhye bowl politely. Anyway, reason understood. In my life, skill slots about 90. At least no lack skills—just magic.

Hmm, seems so.

For fairies and demons, given levels—slightly specialized per race. Like preparing class counters with such traits.

Hovel Hermit answers when wants, silent otherwise.

Explains fluently when knows.

Not crisp though.

“No, so what perverted old man.”

For example, meaning trait existed with more skill slots than other races.

But sword master. Never seen higher level than that. Memorial forced one seemed higher though.

These wraiths don’t know exactly.

1560, still you transcended my level. Perhaps giants there gained huge teacher you.

1500 unheard strong. Whew, if such strong, our memorial making not discovered early.

Sword master counted among human realm strongest, from them 1500+ levels seem unprecedented among humans.

Other magic 500 perks: current upper ice magic <Blizzard> and <Weather Change – Snow> obtainable.

Recovery magic: choose <Potion Effect Grant>, <Recovery Enchant>, <Recovery Effect Grant>.

If not want, basic fire, light, water etc.

“Want try blizzard once. Spatial move, please.”

“Ah? Hmm, yes go ahead.”

Got new magics, not castable in room.

But ice magics like <Weather Change – Snow>, <Blizzard>

Blizzard high-grade implementable properly over magic 1000.

<White Dragon Affinity>

Thanks dog rice cake eaten dragon DD, dog dragon—usable even half magic.

“Aang, aang!”

That friend need fix not dog acts.

“Success.”

Spatial movement without practice, thanks 500 magic power rose to LV10, LV10 covers 100KM from bases.

Cooldown reduced to 10 minutes.

Now can come/go family home.

But sudden appear at home, mother think son extreme filial, missed mom ran immediately.

Empty-handed filial is reverse—parent serves child, so give some money.

So not go home.

Instead grandma’s house mom visits maybe once/twice week as base.

“Hmm.”

This lady always says at grandma anniversary—like do filial while alive.

Grandma’s room cleaned neatly.

Photos hung same.

Now I manage.

“Grandma? Can use here?”

Asked looking lifetime grandma photo—my grandma would say ‘my puppy, take anything.’

Just use shamelessly.

Anyway can’t know now, other children but house/field passed mom.

Probably because grandson me.

Only grandma’s room and mother-of-pearl cabinet traces remain.

Actually needed one more base.

Building not bought yet, even if bought—tenants claim right stay per contract, no way evict?

Tok.

“Ah, to prevent frost?”

Passed grandma kitchen-connected old inner room to mom/aunts/uncles rooms—those have mom harvested corn, potatoes boxed.

Old folks gone, rural among rural—only five 70-80s elders, slightly disabled Yesoon son with 80s mom, once-married childless 60s daughter.

Besides inner room, feels intruder wary.

Mom anyway plants crops wild boars take, harvested people pretend boars ‘come again’ angry.

Boars eat field, people do boar acts.

Wonder salamander garlic grow well.

“All harvested?”

Garlic planted side empty, back room see frozen food styrofoam box-ish <Salamander Garlic>.

Planted less than 2 months, already grown this?

Salamander fertilizer power, or this world intelligence power?

Garlic grow like that normally?

Effect unknown. Only visible in hovel trait.

Anyway garlic, but if effect ‘erection doesn’t subside’ troublesome.

Acquired anyway.

“OF!”

“What, why follow?”

Nightmare Queen sensed coordinates, followed.

Hmm.

Maybe buy clothes and phone one each?

This explicit outfit in quiet rural what.

“Princess said she’ll guard house.”

“Hmm?”

After eating octopus, Fairy Princess limbs seem longer.

And from octopus or headbutt wall—remember cynical response unfit child speech.

“Ah, and not urgent but.”

“If not urgent, guard room first.”

“That Kim Beom ssi.”

Who—late realize CatMan self-claim.

“This guy again tissue fold roses? He starts tissue folding, no tissue home!”

“No, bit weird. Any idea?”

“That guy weird not one/two days.”

“Not thoughts weird, now state weird?”

“Yeah? Sick somewhere?”

Told go hospital long ago, bastard.

‘Grandma’ unlikely vaccinated.

Easy come/go now, back to base room.

Then.

[Kyaooooong?!]

“Hmm?”

CatMan starts swimming on floor.

“What you doing?”

[I don’t know either. Eh?!]

Then CatMan fully flops on floor.

“Oh, fresh.”

Lie beside CatMan flopping. Really pitiful sight.

“Side effect eating lots fish?”

Eat dog rice cake become dog-like, eat lots fish maybe become fish-like.

[Want enter water…………? No, save me, man?!]

“You look most vital since declaring peanut removal plot? Always butt hole plugged lying sleep. Ever exercise hard like now?”

Of course flopping ugly, but first lifelike move since peanut guard purpose.

Like heavy son never leaves home, though mom’s money, places treadmill home tries run?

That moment.

[Kiyaaaaaaaagh?!]

Scream from 202.

That lady why again?