To be honest, Rin and I had very little to do today.Yesterday we already got the key to the trials and finished replenishing our supplies for the upcoming <> event.I’m not sure what we should do today.The only thing I can do is collect stardust shards to get a higher ranking, which has become a little less important.Of course, that itself is okay, but when a big event is coming tomorrow, I don’t want to do the same thing as usual.
“Has Nana decided what skill to use in <> event?”
With a cup of creamy coffee in her hand, Rin asked me that question.
“I’m not sure yet, but my level has gone up a lot, so I can put in most of the skills I have that I’ve been used to in my slot.”
Now that I’m over level 70, I have ten skill slots.The initial two, another two from lv 10 bonuses, and one every ten levels from lv 20 to lv 70.[Blunt Weapon] [Throwing] [Detection] [Hungry Wolf] [Instant Movement] [Oni no Mai] These six are my core skill that I cannot afford to replace because of my playstyle.By the way, I only add [Oni no Mai] as my regular skill only after I reached level 60.Why? Because its buff is short-lived, and it’s cool down time.I tend to save my skill with that kind of cool down because I’m afraid I won’t be able to use them at the crucial moment.As a result, I don’t get a chance to use them at all unless I’m in a serious fight, and that kind of fight unlikely to happen happens every once a day or so.What’s more, to learn that skill, it only looking at your status and not your proficiency, so there is no need to nurture other skills.
I didn’t want to waste my slot on skills I wouldn’t use, which is why I kept them as a spare until level 60. That’s when I finally have some free slot.Thinking back, when I dove into the Monster House for the first time on the second day, I left [Oni no Mai] off because I thought I wouldn’t be using it during the event.The reason why I started wearing it all the time was simply that I had an empty skill slot and an easy-to-handle long-time buff called [Kikoku no Mai]. Today I planned to recharge it, so it can be used for at least 10 minutes in a fight since I know I spent a lot of its charge in the last fight. \nI also got a new rare skill called [Diva’s Embrace], this time, I’m pretty sure that I will have a chance to use in the raid battle, so I’ll give this one priority.
Other than this, the other skills I might equip are [One-handed Mace] [Two-handed Mace] [Two-handed club] and [Barehanded Fighting]. {tln: what is the difference between mace and club?}Those 11 is my possible choice this time, of course, there’s another skill as well, but I want to choose extra carefully for the last 4 slots.
“Should I equip [Barehanded Fighting] with me this time?”“Yeah, that should be fine. I think it also had a chance to shine this time.”
Rin responded cheerfully to my question.This time, I wanted to bring [Barehanded Fighting] because this skill boasts super destructive power, making it suitable for fighting boss-class monsters.As long as it’s a raid battle with many people, hate will be distributed. At such time, I can find a chance to take advantage of the gap that will inevitably be created and deal tons of damage. {hate; should I explain these terms? It’s common slang among MMO player tho}I think this will be a safer and more effective damage source than going for a high-risk, high-reward move like Meteor Impact.Moreover, since it had all ten arts available from the start is also serve as a big plus. Though its damage correction is directly tied to your [status increase in the unarmed state.]In the end, it’s a skill that’s best used barehanded, but you can equip yourself with specialized weapon like brass knuckles, gloves, and gauntlets.Though I’m not very proficient with the [Barehanded Fighting] style, I was planning to use it with the [Heavy Metal Gauntlet] again.
Anyway, with this, eight slots were filled.Of the two remaining slots, the [Two-Handed Club] and [Two-Handed Mace] were scheduled to stay behind.As for why it’s because I don’t have any weapon to use with these skills.I destroyed the [Meteor Impact Zero type], and I haven’t gotten a two-handed mace since the Kugel Schreiber. {tln}I’ve got some limited edition weapons from the event, but I don’t think they’ll be able to keep up with this fight.That’s why I plan to leave those two be at home this time.I’m not that proficient in [One-Handed Mace] either, but I’ve raised its proficiency to almost 300 and learned a few arts to use with it, so it’s still useable.
“So, what about the last one?”“I’m planning to bring my new skill [Blunt Strike Mastery]…”“[Blunt Strike Mastery]? I’ve never heard of that skill before.” \n“It seems that you need to max out all the [Blunt Weapon] skills and have over 250 strengths to get it.”
–It was a new skill that I had acquired after checking the results yesterday.
[Blunt Strike Mastery] – SkillRarity: Common (Master)Proficiency: 15/1000Granted to someone who has mastered the [Blunt Weapon] skill and is fully prepared with their body.It will teach you the very essence of blunt attack.
Requirements: 500 proficiency in the [Blunt Weapon] skill and 250+ Strength.
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“So, it’s a Master rank skill?”“That’s right.”
I nodded at Rin’s words, and she seemed convinced.The rarity of the skill in this game is divided into two: common and rare.Some say it possible that there’d be a higher rarity level, but for now, only those two.As for the [Named Skill] in the armor that uses the soul of the Named, it is a special case so that I won’t worry about it for now.Then what Master rank means? Simply put, it was a higher version of a previous common skill. And master rank skill does not necessarily mean that its performance is higher than that of a normal common skill.It is more like ‘a skill that requires you to gain proficiency in other skills in order to learn it’.
The [Dual wield] skill. For example, it’s a skill requiring 200 or more proficiency in the one-handed sword category.In other words, this is a skill that can be learned by training one-handed sword skills such as “One-Handed Sword”, “Curved Sword”, and “Long Sword”.
While the dual wield style can deal overwhelming damage due to its large number of hits, it is significantly less flexible than the one-handed sword, which allows your other hand freely.If you have a one-handed sword, you can equip a shield or use items, but with dual wield, you can’t do that.\nIn any case, we can’t train my skill without hunting monsters, so Rin and I chatted for a while before diving into the dungeon.