Chapter 36: Developnt Ability
When leveling up, could anyone learn developnt abilities?
It depended.
It wasn't just about luck but rather depended on one's accumulated excelia up to now.
Similar to basic abilities, enhancing a particular basic ability required one to take corresponding actions. Only by engaging in activities that utilized that ability could one accumulate the necessary excelia to foster its growth and transform it into actual progress during a status update.
While potential and innate skills mattered, in general, the developnt abilities learned during leveling up depended on the actions one had taken. As long as one took specific action and accumulated enough excelia to trigger developnt ability, that ability would appear during level up, available for learning.
On the other hand, if one hadn't gained noteworthy excelia to et the conditions for learning developnt ability, even if they leveled up, they wouldn't acquire any developnt ability. In this situation, if suitable excelia was obtained, even multiple developnt abilities might appear for selection.
Currently, Riezel found himself in such a state.
"You've triggered four developnt abilities, but you can only choose one to learn if you want to level up imdiately. It's decision ti, kiddo."
Loki inford him and conveyed the four developnt abilities he triggered.
"The first developnt ability is 'Hunter'."
This was a developnt ability specialized in dealing with monsters, triggered by defeating a large number of monsters within a short period of ti.
Once learned, the status of the adventurer possessing this developnt ability would be strengthened when encountering monsters of the sa type they had fought and gained excelia from.
Since this ability could only be learned at Level 2, it was quite challenging to obtain, making it a valuable ability. Considering adventurers often explored dungeons and regularly faced monsters, 'Hunter' was highly sought after by adventurers and even various Gods. It was a developnt ability most adventurers hoped to acquire.
Although Riezel had only received the blessing for about a week, he delved into dungeons every day and imrsed himself in battles. As a result, he defeated a significant number of monsters within this short period, successfully triggering the learning condition for 'Hunter'.
"The second developnt ability is 'Abnormal Resistance'."
This was the previously ntioned ability that could resist abnormal symptoms such as poison, triggered by sustaining damage from abnormal statuses.
In the upper floors of the dungeon, a monster known as Purple Moth frequently released poisonous powder, posing a threat to adventurers. Therefore, most adventurers experienced attacks from abnormal statuses early on, making this developnt ability relatively easy to obtain.
Thanks to this, most adventurers could acquire 'Abnormal Resistance' when reaching Level 2. This made 'Abnormal Resistance' almost a guaranteed benefit for everyone upon leveling up to Level 2, avoiding the awkward situation where adventurers leveled up without gaining any developnt ability.
Riezel had also been bothered by Purple Moths frequently, so it was normal for him to trigger this developnt ability.
The first two developnt abilities ntioned were practical and easily triggered by adventurers who frequently entered dungeons and dealt with monsters daily.
Even Loki Familia's first-class adventurers had mostly acquired these two developnt abilities, and the sa went for other adventurers.
However, the next two developnt abilities were different.
"The third developnt ability is 'Swordsman'."
Loki chuckled and tilted her head.
"This is a rather rare developnt ability, sothing only top-notch swordsn can trigger. In our familia, only Ais has this ability, and she learned it when she reached Level 4. You, on the other hand, fulfilled the learning conditions just after reaching Level 2. If Ais finds out about this, she's bound to feel frustrated."
The effect of this developnt ability was quite simple; it enhanced the holder's status when using a sword as equipnt. The higher the ability's rank, the greater the boost, even at the initial I-rank, there was still a noticeable improvent.
If nothing unexpected happened, Riezel tended to lean towards choosing 'Swordsman'.
Although 'Hunter' was an ability that could only be learned when reaching Level 2, making it relatively precious and the type that you missed out on if you didn't grab it in ti. However, its effectiveness was limited to dealing with monsters you had defeated before. For Riezel, who wouldn't be permanently living in this world but instead traveling through various worlds, its utility would be significantly reduced.
As for 'Abnormal Resistance', there was no need to select it since his skill already provided the identical ability on the highest rank. Why waste valuable learning opportunities on a low-rank 'Abnormal Resistance'?
In this way, Riezel naturally leaned toward choosing 'Swordsman'. However, the appearance of the fourth developnt ability made him hesitate.
"The fourth developnt ability is 'Lightweight'."
Loki's words montarily stun him.
"Lightweight?"
Riezel furrowed his brow, confirming that he had never heard of this developnt ability. If even he, who was familiar with the original work, didn't know about this ability, then its rarity beca apparent.
"I've never heard of this ability before. Even the developnt abilities records logged by the Guild, which has docunted all known abilities, don't have any ntion of it." Loki looked at Riezel with an increasingly evident and thickening smile on her face. "This is a seriously rare developnt ability, and you could totally be the first to uncover it. Isn't this just your hidden potential shining through?"
In other words, it was unique.
"Let's choose this one, kiddo. I feel like this ability should be powerful!" Loki continued with a sowhat excited and agitated tone.
As a Goddess pursuing the unknown, seeking excitent, and entertainnt, she naturally didn't want to miss out on this one-of-a-kind treasure of an ability.
However, the one in question paid no heed to the overly excited Goddess.
"What's the effect of this developnt ability?" Riezel asked calmly.
"I'm not sure..." Loki shook her head. "But based on my understanding, it should be an ability that sacrifices defense in exchange for extraordinary speed."
The vision and observational skills of Gods were extraordinary. Even with only vague and fragnted words, they could judge the approximate effects and types of developnt abilities based on the tendency of excelia when triggering that ability.
"If my understanding is correct, after learning this ability, the more you reduce the equipnt and weight on your body, the more agile you beco..." Loki explained.
This developnt ability was designed to enhance 'DEX' and 'AGI'. In contrast to the 'Swordsman', who required a sword to trigger effects, the effect of 'Lightweight' was activated by reducing the weight of the body's equipnt.
So, as Loki explained, it was about sacrificing defense for extraordinary speed.
Due to the requirents of 'Lightweight', once this developnt ability was acquired, Riezel would likely have had to completely forgo heavy equipnt in the future. Especially heavyweight equipnt like tal armor, equipping them would have rendered 'Lightweight' useless.
Considering that the fewer the body's equipnt, the greater the enhancent, he might have even had to reconsider using the leather armor he had been relying on all this ti.
This ant his defense would have been reduced to a minimum. On the other hand, his 'DEX' and 'AGI' would have seen a significant boost.
"Looking at your status, it's clear that your power lies in 'DEX' and 'AGI'. Combined with consistently wearing lightweight leather armor, this developnt ability will be triggered, right? Of course, considering this unique developnt ability has never appeared before, there might be other conditions to fulfill to trigger it. In any case, the rarity of this ability is extraordinary. If you don't choose now, you might not have the chance to obtain it again in the future."
Loki seed to be enticing him with a mischievous expression on her face.
"So, what's your decision, kiddo?"
Having heard all this, Riezel had no room for choice.
'Hunter' and 'Abnormal Resistance' were not choices. 'Swordsman' was valuable, but it could be learned at Level 4 like Ais, so there was no need to rush.
Considering all factors, did he really need to ponder over his choice in the first place?
"Okay, let's level up." Riezel decided.
Loki imdiately got excited.
"Okay! Let's do this!"
With a burst of enthusiasm, she moved behind him, and in no ti, the level-up process was complete.
...
Riezel Brynhart
Level 2
STR: I0
END: I0
DEX: I0
AGI: I0
MAG: I0
Lightweight: I
...
After leveling up, basic abilities were all reset to their initial values, and Riezel finally set off from Level 1.
The accumulated basic ability proficiency so far hadn't disappeared but existed in a latent form. This was why the higher the growth of basic abilities before leveling up, the stronger one beca after leveling up.
Only magic, skills, and developnt abilities wouldn't be reset, especially developnt abilities. No matter how high soone's level was, developnt abilities wouldn't reset, making it extrely difficult to improve them.
Take Ais, for example. She acquired 'Hunter' when she reached Level 2 at the age of 8. However, despite practicing for many years until now, her 'Hunter' only reached G-rank, advancing by just two ranks.
'Swordsman' was even more extre. Ais acquired it at Level 4, and after several years, it was still staying at I-rank. This illustrated how challenging it was to improve developnt abilities.
It was not without reason that Loki considered Riezel's 'Endless' to be abnormal and ridiculous. After all, it granted him three developnt abilities of the highest rank.
"Well, well, your presence always triggers so jaw-dropping growth, y'know."
Loki remarked with a pleased smile while patting his shoulder.
"Anyway, congratulations on becoming a Level 2, kiddo!"
Upon hearing the congratulation from his Goddess, Riezel smiled faintly and nodded.
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