NOVEL NEXT Chapter 7
Potion Trainee
“Awesome!”
Roger exclaimed excitedly, throwing a punch in the air.
He couldn’t believe that he actually got his hands on a product related to extraordinary powers.
It’s a fisherman’s dream come true!
Roger quickly took out this treasure and examined it closely.
[Potion – Trainee]
[Type: Special Item]
[Quality: Purple]
[Usage Requirements: Character level 1-10, Body 3, Mind 3, Faith 3]
[Effects: Elevates the user to the extraordinary rank, slightly boosts all attributes, enhances learning ability, provides additional attribute points upon level up, and has a small chance of acquiring special skills]
[Description: The most basic sequence Potion, with a gentle and stable effect, but with high difficulty in crafting and a high degree of sequence adaptability, although it still carries a certain probability of mutation.]
A Potion with extraordinary powers!
Purple quality!
And he already meets all the usage requirements.
Even if something unexpected happens or he lets out a fart on the spot, he can just reload the save file. What’s there to worry about?
Gulp, gulp.
Without hesitation, Roger’s avatar drank the Potion.
For such a rare and precious item, any hesitation from Roger would be a disrespect to his incredible luck today.
No need for further words, let’s get it done, bros.
[Gagging…]
After drinking the Potion, Roger’s avatar immediately clutched his stomach and dry heaved.
This caught Roger off guard.
Oh no, don’t vomit!
This thing is a treasure, even if it tastes like shit, he has to swallow it!
Every drop spilled would break Roger’s heart.
[You have used the Potion of Extraordinary.]
[The Potion is integrating with your body…]
[Integration successful!]
[Your character rank has been changed to Extraordinary, and you can now level up to a maximum of 30.]
[Character attributes have been enhanced.]
[You have gained a new special skill.]
[Your talent, Spirit of Hei, has been enhanced, and now you can have two avatars at the same time.]
[Congratulations on becoming an Extraordinary! You can now switch to a character’s perspective and independently control the game.]
On the phone screen, the game text kept refreshing and finally slowly came to a stop.
At the same time, Roger also felt a magical force surging through his body.
“This is… the power of a game character?”
He clenched his fist, feeling the abundant power that was far different from before, and Roger’s heart swelled with excitement.
He could be sure that his body had indeed been strengthened along with the game character.
“Unbelievable…”
Besides the physical enhancement, Roger also felt that he could tap into a mysterious power at any time.
After calming down his excited emotions, Roger opened his character panel.
[Title: Roger]
[Level: 1]
[Body: 8]
[Mind: 8]
[Faith: 8]
[Rank: Transcendent]
[Special Skills: Knowledge Comprehension Lv1, Mist Flash Lv1]
[Life Skills: Fishing Lv6, Sailing Lv1, Mysticism Lv1, Cooking Lv1, Swimming Lv1…]
[Talents: Master Angler, Spirit of Hei, Mysterious Scholar]
It’s a whole new level, bros!
Not only have all three attribute values been greatly improved, but the rank has also reached Extraordinary, and he has gained two special skills!
Roger clicked on the skill descriptions.
【Knowledge Comprehension Lv1: Your progress in learning Transcendent skills and mysterious knowledge is greatly increased, and you can actively consume mental energy to accelerate it.】
【Mist Flash Lv1: Consumes 5 points of mental energy or faith to briefly turn your body into mist and teleport a short distance.】
This is absolutely electrifying! Brilliant!
Roger exclaimed in excitement.
He was extremely satisfied with these two skills!
Mist Flash, whether used for offense or escape, is extremely practical.
Apart from the high energy consumption, it has almost no drawbacks.
With his current attributes, he can use this skill twice.
If mental energy and faith can be combined for payment, then he can use it one more time.
Knowledge Comprehension is also a great skill.
Roger is still a complete newbie in this world, and there is a lot of knowledge and skills for him to absorb and learn.
This skill will definitely greatly enhance his progress.
What’s even more exciting is that his talent for creating avatars has been enhanced.
“Oh, right.”
“It seems like I can also use the skills of game characters.”
Roger suddenly became even more excited.
After putting down his phone, Roger stood by the bed and took a deep breath.
Then, he raised his right hand and focused his thoughts.
In an instant, his body turned into a humanoid mist.
Immediately after, the mist flew at high speed towards the door, entered the living room, and solidified into human form.
After looking at his body and limbs, Roger’s mouth slowly curved into a smile, and he couldn’t help but burst into laughter while crossing his arms.
“And there’s one more important thing…”
Roger paused, closed his eyes, and silently thought of switching perspectives.
The next moment.
Whoosh!
The sound of waves crashing against rocks entered his ears.
Seagulls in the sky chirped, and the slightly salty sea breeze brushed against his face.
Roger opened his eyes, looked at his hands, and the small boat next to the rocky island.
He could actually directly control the game from his own perspective!
And the pixelated game world changed along with his perspective, becoming an extremely real world before his eyes!
“…”
For a moment, Roger was too shocked to speak.
After a long time, Roger rubbed his face and then exited the first-person perspective.
The game character was still standing on the rocky island, holding a fishing rod.
The avatar, on the other hand, had no new discoveries yet.
After calming his emotions, Roger continued fishing.
Although he accidentally became Transcendent, he still wanted to buy a big boat or upgrade his small boat.
While fishing, Roger couldn’t help but ponder.
Now that he had this extraordinary power, how should he approach his future life?
Become a hero and do as he pleases?
Roger shook his head, as he didn’t have the interest.
There was no particular reason, he just didn’t want to.
After all, even without this Transcendent power, he could live an easy and carefree life.
Save the world as a superhero?
…Even if he were full and bored, Roger wouldn’t do such a thing. He would just want to lie down and relax.
It’s better to live an easy and carefree life, why make things so tiring?
To summarize, he should just do whatever he wants and live a relaxed and carefree life.
After contemplating, Roger leisurely continued fishing.
……
As the afternoon approached, Roger caught a basket full of fish, but his avatar didn’t find any special treasures. He returned to Sea Serpent Island and sold the fish at a grocery store, then bought some cigarettes and alcohol before heading to the shipyard of the shipwright, Felix.
Felix, as always, had a cigarette in his mouth and was working in the shipyard. When he saw Roger approaching with cigarettes and alcohol, he didn’t even bother to say thank you and simply accepted them.
“There’s a lot for you to learn. Just stand there and watch,” Felix said without any politeness.
Roger controlled his avatar to stand beside Felik and silently observed his actions. As he watched Felix’s work, Roger gained a bit of progress in the skill of Craftsman.
“You are learning the skill: Craftsman,” the system notified him. “By observing the shipwright Felix’s work, you have made a small improvement in your learning progress. Current progress: 1/100.”
Upon seeing this, Roger’s eyes lit up. As expected, he could learn skills from these game characters. The only troublesome part was the learning progress.
The special skill, Knowledge Comprehension, only worked for Transcendent skills and mysterious knowledge, not for the skill of Craftsman. But Roger was patient. He wouldn’t leave the Gentle Breeze Sea until he had a large enough ship for long voyages. It was too dangerous to sail the vast ocean on a small boat the size of a palm.
Whether it was because Felix was genuinely responsible for his apprentices or because of the gifts Roger offered, Felix’s progress in teaching wasn’t slow.
As the evening approached, Roger had gained a total of thirteen points in learning progress today. At this rate, he would need another six to seven days to master the skill of Craftsman.