BXBX NOVEL Chapter 538 537: New Plan
We needed to discuss just what we planned on doing for our duration here, and how exactly we wanted to go about getting to the heart so that we could finish our trial here.
But, for the moment I was going over my gains from the days battles, a small smile tugging at my lips again as I went about preparing for dinner, getting everything ready for when the ingredients were brought back to me.
[Calculating...]
[3,189,024 Xp awarded]
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That pushed me into level 35, which meant that my new total Xp required to level up was pushed to 1,500,000 Xp, which I was just a few hundred thousand away from.
Besides the insane amount of Xp awarded to me, I also came away with another bundle of Stat Points and a large amount of Shop Points, and since I had reached another milestone level - anything ending in 5 or 0 - I was awarded a Skill Point as well, which I put into [Sword Proficiency] and took it from (Novice) to (Apprentice).
It just made my understanding of my techniques that much deeper, while also gaining a small damage buff with sword type weapons against enemies that weren\'t too heavily armored, so I was happy with that investment.
Besides the level ups, my stats had also increased recently, with the addition of me utilizing spells finally yielding some more results with the inclusion of my magic in these slaughters, especially the Domain type spell that I used earlier.
[Stats :
STR : 89 -> 93
CON : 97 -> 98
AGI : 95 -> 98
DEX : 95 -> 98
CHA : 76
WIS : 82 -> 88
INT : 80 -> 87]
Everything was closing in on that juicy triple digit range, and I knew that just one more day might bring me to the promised lands of 100 in at least my AGI and DEX, perhaps even reaching mid 90\'s with WIS and INT.
As for my CON, I wasn\'t getting hit, so the stat was only progressing through the damage that I was dealing to myself at the moment, which was enough to level it up once apparently; the lack of pain and sheer healing factor of my Water Cloak meant I had no idea just what kind of damage I was dealing to myself, but I could only imagine how serious it\'d be if I wasn\'t in a world of magic...
Either way, I was REALLY excited about where I was at currently, and this influx of experience was worth more then its equivalent in gold to me; this wasn\'t something that I could buy with money, after all.
Sort of; I could probably buy some monsters and have them bred to become livestock, but that\'d be far too inefficient for the sheer cost put into it.
Just seeing the number again was beautiful, and I couldn\'t imagine getting a larger amount of experience anywhere else in such a short amount of time...
Of course, this influx of experience also made me curious about why [Growth] wasn\'t leveling up, but like I had come to a conclusion with on [Frost of Despoina], I was likely at a point where I needed a sheer amount of experience to level it up in total, not just in one sum like it had been before.
My guess was something like 20,000,000 Xp or something crazy in a short period of time, or perhaps it was still locked behind a lump sum of around 500,000 Xp gained from one singular monster.
I didn\'t know, but it was still at a high enough level that I was happy with the skill, which I still viewed as a \'cheat\' skill that any reincarnator would kill to have.
A flat increase in your Xp gains and being able to upgrade it too boot?
Yeah, it was a cheat...
Another beautiful thing that I needed to thank Reincantra for, since it had been surprisingly cheap despite it\'s incredible use.
When I thought as much, I checked on the progress of the two groups before kneeling besides the fire pit, clasping my hands in prayer and taking this brief respite to center myself again, taking a moment to clear my mind of everything and \'commune\' with the Divine.
After a short prayer on my part, I opened my eyes to see the others waiting off to the side with their hauls in their arms, the two groups not wanting to interrupt, which made me chuckle quietly before gesturing for them to approach.
I set to work as I listened to Jahi, the Demoness sitting down near me as she waited for dinner, the three giant fish complying quite well with my knives as I sliced them into portions for us to eat.
"So... as we felt, the monsters are still well within a manageable level, and I think that if they continue to adapt at this same rate, we could stay here for another day or two before we would NEED to go for the mountain... I\'d rather stay for however long we could, but I will put it to a vote."
The Demoness and Jackalkin raised their hands as Jahi said "Stay for as long as we can?"
Leone and I glanced at one another before we both nodded, raising our hands as well, though I added "I think we\'ll need to utilize differing strategies as well each time, to keep their adaptations to a minimum; they are still weak to fire and ice despite Leone dealing a massive amount of damage with each. Their flesh is still soft, and the bone is still weak. But if we maintain just ONE kind of style, they\'ll catch up quick."
"But if we were to spread out the damage dealt and force them to strengthen everything all at once, they\'d be more manageable as well? I... yes, I guess that would work. Then... shouldn\'t we be switching out roles as well? Have Anput deal damage with Earth Magic, perhaps?"
That made me shake my head, and Leone was the one to answer for me, letting me focus more on searing the fish.
"Earth Magic - and Metal Magic - would be dealing damage through blunt force, meaning it\'s still a... \'physical\' magic. Now if she were to start utilizing mud and trying to bake that with her Fire Magic, then perhaps. As for your Light Magic, it is more of a... \'magical\' magic? I can\'t replicate it easily with normal tools is what I mean; Earth and Metal Magic can be replicated with a rock or a piece of metal, but it\'s hard to shoot a fireball at something at high speeds... if that makes sense? Our magics are different from Anput\'s in that regard, and against an enemy that adapts constantly to however it\'s killed, well..."
The Jackalkin nodded, leaning back in the sand as she said "I can keep up with my Metal Magic in regards to hindering the elites. Besides, despite having a magic considered powerful, I\'d prefer utilizing a blade anyways... So that doesn\'t bother me. But I get what you\'re saying. If we broaden the damage dealt, the amount of energy they use to adapt to resist that damage is spread out more, meaning we can be here longer. That\'s still a double edged blade though; if we push them too far, they get too strong for us to do anything to them."
"Which is why I wanted to be here for a maximum of two more days; if this trend continues the same way it is now, that is where I\'d be comfortable with having the enemies. Besides, we also need to scout the bases more thoroughly tomorrow as well... which means a siege of some kind as we find ways to block or destroy them. If we can do either, I\'d feel more confident taking the heart inside the mountain."
We all nodded at Jahi\'s words, the Demoness glancing towards the other side of the island with narrowed eyes, before she grinned at me as I said "Dinner\'s ready."
They all were simple creatures at heart, and I loved them for that as they swarmed me, trying to get their portions without fighting one another... since I would then take that portion for myself and deny them the food that they wanted.