Chapter 198: Punishnt
Translator: Dess Editor: Efydatia
Kieran ca back to his senses after a couple of seconds. It felt like he had been through a short blackout in his mind.
The sore ache all over his body told him what had happened.
"Pain?" Kieran furrowed his brow.
It was not his first ti learning skills, but none of the previous ones had shared any similar traits with this one. None of them had caused him pain.
That warm, comfortable stream of energy and the synchronization process from his previous skill learning ford a huge contrast with the [Secondary Elental Damage Resistance]’s sore pain.
Kieran was impatient to check out the details of the skill and rearrange the knowledge of the [Secondary Elental Damage Resistance] in his mind.
He was eager to find out what had caused [Secondary Elental Damage Resistance] to behave differently than the other skills.
[Na: Secondary Elental Damage Resistance (Unable to Upgrade)]
[Related Attributes: Constitution]
[Skill Type: Ancillary]
[Effects: When facing fire, lightning, or any types of elental ice damage, you will be immune to Low, Weak and Below Average elental damages. When facing Average or Strong elental damages, you will receive Weak or Below Average elental damage. When facing Powerful elental damage, you will need to undergo a Constitution authentication. If you pass, you will receive -1 rank from the Powerful elental damage. If you fail, you will receive normal elental damage.]
[Consus: Nothing]
[Prerequisites: None]
[Remarks: You have trained your body using a special thod and increased your resistance against elental damages, but please note that you are not completely immune to elental damage!]
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Kieran could not help but take a deep cold breath when he saw the details of [Secondary Elental Damage Resistance] before rearranging the knowledge in his mind.
He wasn’t just surprised by the effect of [Secondary Elental Damage Resistance], but also by the remark that he’d trained his body using a special thod. Each word was imprinted in Kieran’s mind.
"If I experienced extrely hot or cold temperatures or was struck by lightning, I would die, even if I used a potion. I need to have an above average physique!" Kieran comnted on the knowledge inside his mind and anwhile made an educated guess about the pain that had struck him.
"The synchronization process always cos after I learn a new skill, but it’s not as extre as the [Secondary Elental Damage Resistance] process... Too bad this skill cannot be leveled up."
Kieran sighed in regret.
He was not concerned about the pain. If a fruitful reward ca with it, he would endure it.
He knew that this was a give and take ga, and it would always pay him back in double.
Kieran made another educated guess.
"If my physique was stronger, could I use the [Secondary Elental Damage Resistance] knowledge to further increase my resistance against all kinds of elental damage?"
It was theoretically plausible, but if he were put it into practical use, there would be a lot more obstacles to overco, such as supportive potions and all sorts of extre conditions.
Kieran had all the corresponding prescriptions in his mind for the potions, but he would also need to have the corresponding [Potionology] level.
"So next ti I upgrade [Mystical Knowledge], I’ll need to look out for [Potionology] as well!"
Kieran filled in the gaps in his mind for his plans in the foreseeable future, although he knew it was not sothing he would be able to achieve easily.
Two weeks of self-teaching had made him understand that, without proper guidance, it was extrely difficulty to learn a skill from scratch, even at just a Basic Level, let alone an Entry Level.
The [Potionology] level Kieran needed would have to be higher than an Entry Level though. Only a Master Level would do him any good.
"Considering that I don’t have any proper guidance, all I can do is earn experience by reading, or..."
Kieran suddenly rembered the [Calming Balm] he had crafted.
After the refining had succeeded, a notification had popped up stating, "You just refined your first potion, You have gained huge experience in Potionology..."
Even though the potions that he wanted to refine could not be compared to the first one he had made, practising would be much better than studying theory from books.
"If it’s possible for [Potionology], it must also apply to [Alchemy] and [Astrology]. I will need a huge sum of points to begin though..."
Kieran suddenly recalled his failed attempts at refining a [Calming Balm] and all the ingredients he had wasted in the process.
He could not help but rub his temples when he thought about the cost of the wasted ingredients.
If practice made perfect, he would need a lot more ingredients than he had used the first ti. The number would be ridiculously big, and the refining cost would definitely exceed any results.
"No! I’d lose more than I would gain this way!"
Kieran ultimately shook his head after he calculated the pros and cons of his plan.
Suddenly, he ca up with another theory in his head. He could sign a Selling Contract.
However, the fact that he’d have to be bound to soone had him furrowing his brow hard. He eventually shook his head again. The results would be the sa as the previous plan’s.
"[The Shaman’s Partner II]..." Kieran looked at the upcoming Special Dungeon.
If nothing worked out, [The Shaman’s Partner II] would be his last line of hope.
Inside the Special Dungeon he would get the chance to access things related to [Potionology], [Alchemy] and [Astrology] and learn about them.
Kieran was standing stiffly on the spot, carefully calculating what he would have to do to achieve his goal in [The Shaman’s Partner II] and not fail the Main Mission of the dungeon.
Before he could co up with anything solid though, his ssage tab was spamd by Lawless.
...
Lawless: How are the preparations going?
2567: I’m doing my best.
...
Kieran answered seriously. He had already received his deposit for the rcenary mission, so he would give it his best. Lawless would do the sa as well.
Hanses was the employer, so it was a given that he would.
The three of them got together and started to discuss the upcoming dungeon, what potential threats they might face there, and ways that they could overco them.
Hanses gave his best description of the dungeon and what he knew about the ongoing situation inside it. He even drew out a rough map of the Morko Principality.
The discussion lasted for hours and finally ended when all of them were satisfied with the briefing.
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Hanses: Shall we?
Lawless: Let’s go!
2567: Let’s do this!
...
[Entering Team Dungeon...]
[Categorized as Special Team Dungeon...]
[You will receive the sa authority and be on the sa side as the initiator of the dungeon. As their teammate, you will also receive a specific Main Mission corresponding to your dungeon entry difficulty.]
[Authenticating Special Team Dungeon mbers...]
[Number of Participants: 3]
[Difficulty: 3rd dungeon difficulty]
[Background: You were originally one of Grand Duke Morko ’s elite infantry troops, but you and your accomplices stole the Grand Duke’s treasure from his treasure vault during tis of war. This infuriated Grand Duke Morko, who sent out his best n and captured you and your accomplices. All the stolen treasure was confiscated, and you were thrown into prison! Grand Duke Morko is planning on executing you once the war is over, but you have already suffered a punishnt for your cri...]
[Main Mission: Escape Morko Principality]
[Temporary Language Pack, Disappears upon exiting the dungeon.]
[Clothing, backpack, weapons, items, and attributes remain unchanged. Temporarily different look, Disappears upon exiting the dungeon.]
[Hint 1: This is a Special Dungeon. You can fail the Main Mission, but you will have to pay 300 Points as a penalty, and your highest attributes will drop by 1. If your points are insufficient, the system will deduct from your equipnt. If your equipnt is insufficient, you will fail.]
[Hint 2: Because of your theft, all your items are running a risk of being confiscated. Please choose your equipnt and items carefully]
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"Already suffered a punishnt?"
When Kieran saw the new description, a terrible feeling rose in his heart.
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