NOVEL NEXT Chapter 315
Days went by, and soon his 20th birthday came. He was home for his 18th birthday, but was at the academy for his 19th birthday, and again home for his 20th birthday. He shouldn't have been home until he reached 22 years of age, but things change, and they did.
Though things were nasty outside, Aaron's parents were happy that they were going to celebrate his 20th birthday together.
As it was before for the eighteen birthdays, it was just the three of them who celebrated together. Of course, there were some changes this time.
Back then, his family was not wealthy, nor were his parents on the line for promotions that would give them a lot of credits. So, it used to be simple food, prepared by his parents, but with their development over the past few months, things have changed.
Aaron's parents prepared him with various high-quality foods for the little celebration. The meat came from Aaron, which he had collected from hunting the monsters near Last Bastion.
He sold most of the monster parts that he had no use for, like claws, feathers, nerves and Blood, but he stored the meat for his parents to try their skills on.
Crafters, unlike combat professionals, had to gain EXP from crafting items related to their profession. The amount of EXP gained depends on how well they craft their item.
A high-quality one gives more EXP than a lower-quality one. It was as simple as that.
High-quality products would either require better skills or better ingredients, neither of which is easier to obtain.
It was why crafters from a poor background could never make it big, unless they had a talent that set off their poor background.
He gave them the meat to grow, but they waited until their birthday to cook the meat.
Aaron didn't say anything about their choices. He would give them items, and how they use them should be their choice, as long as they use them to improve themselves, he would be satisfied.
The meat was higher grade than what they were qualified to work on. So, not using it before was a good choice, as the final product wouldn't have been what it should have been in the hands of more experienced and skilled cooks, and the EXP they gained would have been too low.
It was why they didn't cook the meat back then, but now, their skill ranks were high enough to draw everything from the cooking. The food was excellent, and the experience they gained was very high, boosting their levels.
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In addition to his birthday, significant changes appeared in his status.
He couldn't find any dungeons nearby. So, Aaron was sure that there were none. If he had time to explore the wild, maybe he could have found one, but he couldn't enter the area, at least not at this time.
He was part of the patrol for the Rock City. It was why he was away from the academy, instead of being there. So, he could go out too far to search for new dungeons, but the old one that he obtained near Last Bastion was now available for diving in.
He stopped the search and started to dive into the dungeon, and improve his levels. Letting it just sit there was a waste, and if it were his fate to encounter any dungeons, he would when it was time.
"Status"
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Name: Aaron Skyhart
Age: 20
Bloodline: Death Swallow (SS-Rank)
Physique: Death Physique (SS-Rank)
Talent: Supreme Growth (SS-Rank) (Unique)
Class/Profession: Death Mage, SS-Rank
Grade: Epic
Rank: 5
Level: 1,100 >> 1,150
Vitality: 30,000 (+30%) >> 40,000 (+30%)
Strength: 30,000 (+30%) >> 40,000 (+30%)
Stamina: 30,000 (+30%) >> 40,000 (+30%)
Agility: 30,000 (+30%) >> 40,000 (+30%)
Intelligence: 45,000 (+30%) >> 60,000 (+30%)
Wisdom: 45,000 (+30%) (+102.30%) >> 60,000 (+30%) (+102.30%)
Health: 300,000 (+30%) >> 400,000 (+30%)
Mana: 450,000 (+ 30%) (+102.30%) >> 600,000 (+30%)
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Death Energy: 450,000 (+30%) >> 600,000 (+30%)
Perception: 45,000 (+30%) >> 60,000 (+30%)
Luck: 100 (Max)
Dexterity: 20,000 >> 30,000
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Skills (Active): Summon Skeleton (10230/10230) (Gold Rank 1); Death Lash (Rank 9); Sprint (Rank 8); Death's Disguise (Bronze Rank 1); Summon Ghost (10230/10230) (Gold Rank 1); Mana Ball (Rank 9); Death Gaze (Bronze Rank 4); Death Drain (Bronze Rank 1); Insights (Rank 9); Analysis (Bronze Rank 1); Death Prison (Bronze Rank 1); Mana Shield (Rank 9); Death Lock (Rank 9) (110m); Death Touch (Rankless); Summon Lich Mage (38/38) (Platinum Rank 1);
Skills (Passive): Mana Regeneration (Bronze Rank 4) (+620%); Dual Cast (Bronze Rank 9); Spectral Wisdom (Rankless); Status Veil (Rankless); Death's Embrace (Rankless);
Resistances (Passive): Poison (Silver Rank 9); Light (Silver Rank 9); Death (Bronze Rank 9); Fire (Silver Rank 9); Lightning (Silver Rank 9); Dark (Bronze Rank 9);
Trait: Kissed by Luck;
Free Status Points: 1,454,350 >> 2,254,350 >> 1,934,350
Skill Points: 47,105 >> 367,105
Items: Death Illusion Pendant; Bone Ring; Death Devourer Ring;
Blessing: Silvermoon Blessing;
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Aaron gained fifty levels, and as a result, he gained 800,000 FSPs and 320,000 SPs. The number of FSPs almost crossed two million again if not for the rescue of the increased attributes, which burned a few FSPs, keeping the number below two million.
Except for improving his attributes, all of them, except for Luck, which can't be improved anymore, he didn't improve anything else.
Some of the skills are showing change. He felt that many are on the verge of improvement. So, using SPs on them would be a waste. Instead, he decided to wait and let them improve normally.
Except for those changes, there were not many changes in his panel, but some changes occurred in his life.
All of a sudden, the Alliance has called for professionals to join an Exploration team, and this was done only in the Rock City and nearby areas.
Now, as the Alliance had called, as someone who was enjoying benefits from the alliance, he had to answer the call.
The explorer team's destination was none other than what was called as the Wastelands.