Chapter Fifteen: Stat Advancement and the 1st Learned Monster Ability
"You've gained an additional 1,000 Livelihood Points for successfully extracting a new type of legendary-grade potion, a Regeneration Potion, for the first time."
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"You've gained an additional 1,000 Dungeon Points for successfully discovering a new type of legendary-grade potion, a Regeneration Potion, for the first time."
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First Innovative Achievement!
Rewards:
Expand the land up to 300 square metersBuild an establishment of your choice for freeDungeon Points: +100Livelihood Points: +100Master Points: +100
Note:
Creating innovative products—such as dishes, potions, medicines, and the like—for the first time will help you earn Dungeon Points.
Claim Rewards:
Yes 👈 or No?
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Peter happily clicked Yes.
After reading the note, he came to a conclusion: the Livelihood Dungeon encouraged innovation. It wanted him to experiment, likely to expand and cultivate the possibilities of this world.
One by one, he claimed the rewards. He expanded the dungeon up to 300 square meters, then chose from the available structures.
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Seed Storage (Time Suspension)
Livestock Storage (Time Suspension)
Crop Storage (Time Suspension)
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Peter focused on these three establishments. For now, these were the most useful for him.
The seed storage would help him store excess seeds.
The livestock storage would allow him to store eggs he would obtain in the future so they wouldn't spoil.
And lastly, the crop storage would be where he could store harvested plants, vegetables, and fruits.
He removed the seed storage from consideration, since he didn't have any surplus seeds yet. In fact, he still needed more just to fill his dungeon fields. As for his corn seed project, it was still in the experimental stage, with no guarantee that he would have excess supply.
Next, he ruled out the livestock storage. At the moment, he only had a pair of Silkies. Moreover, the female Silkie had not even laid an egg yet despite being an adult.
After that process, only the crop storage remained. He immediately chose it, especially since his current focus was farming.
Peter smiled as the new crop storage was built beside the gristmill. At first glance, there was nothing unusual about it.
From the outside, the structure looked sturdy—clearly not something that could be easily destroyed.
But when he went inside, he realized the space was much larger than what it appeared to be from the outside.
It looked very similar to a typical warehouse.
It had windows and doors for proper ventilation.
It was airy.
Not too hot, and not too cold.
Just the right temperature.
There were many containers—trays and drums.
Satisfied, he stepped out.
It was worth his choice.
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Peter opened his status window. It had become something he was already used to doing, a habit to ensure he wouldn't miss any changes.
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Peter narrowed his eyes as he noticed a new feature on his status board.
"Additional stat point?" he murmured to himself.
Without hesitation, he acted the moment the thought crossed his mind.
The hidden information collapsed and expanded as soon as he interacted with it.
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Stat Point Available: D
- Allocating a stat point instantly boosts the grade of the chosen stat according to the grade of the available point.
Notes:
There are four types of stats: Strength, Resilience, Agility, and Spirit.
Using a stat point of the same grade only increases the stat by one-third of a grade.
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Once everything became clear, Peter didn't hesitate and chose to boost the stat that best matched his personality.
"Let's go with this first," he said to himself confidently, clearly satisfied with his decision.
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"That's good."
Peter smiled and stroked his chin as he noticed that his Resilience had increased to D rank.
After a few moments, he felt something unusual.
It started in his chest. He could clearly feel his heartbeat pounding strongly and repeatedly.
It kept getting faster, stronger, and more intense.
At the center of it all, his heart felt like it was slipping out of his control.
However, strangely enough, it wasn't painful. It wasn't even uncomfortable. Instead, it actually felt refreshing.
Before long, he felt energy filling his entire body.
From the blood flowing through his veins, to his tendons and joints, down to his muscles—even his skin seemed to be affected by the change.
Every part of his body was filled with overflowing vitality.
All of it happened in just a few moments.
Gradually, the pounding subsided, as if nothing had ever happened.
Along with it, some knowledge seemed to naturally flow into his mind.
His body had become sturdier.
It could now withstand heavier damage.
And not only that—
According to the information, he could also stay active longer without getting tired, and recover from exhaustion much faster than before.
He nodded in satisfaction.
"This confirms my speculations," Peter said. "This will greatly help my farming."
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Next, Peter noticed the large number of Dungeon Points, Livelihood Points, and Master Points displayed on his status screen.
He was in a good mood.
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His gaze moved to another section of his status.
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Shops!
Dungeon Shop
Livelihood Shop
Master Shop
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Peter entered the Master Shop.
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Abilities
Cockroach's Tenacity (Passive) — 1,000 MP
Self-regeneration (Passive) — 1,000 MP
Meteoric Drops — 10,000 MP
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[Choose one monster ability for free.]
Peter's eyes scanned the list carefully as he weighed his options.
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Peter still had one remaining free chance to obtain a monster ability.
From the very beginning, that free opportunity had already been available, but for various reasons, he had chosen to postpone using it.
First, he wanted to observe how and when new purchasable abilities appeared. He confirmed his suspicion after Ichiro evolved into a Terrestrial Wolf—new purchasable abilities only appeared whenever one of his official companions gained a new ability.
However, he also noticed that some skills never appeared in his ability shop at all. Based on his speculation, this might be related to compatibility with his body—or more specifically, his race. In other words, there were abilities he simply could not obtain. After all, he wasn't an egg-laying creature.
Aside from that, another reason was his desire to first adjust to his environment. At this point, he was confident enough to say that he had more or less adapted to the dangerous world he now lived in.
Peter began carefully considering his options.
He closed the hidden information window regarding the three purchasable monster abilities he currently had.
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Cockroach's Tenacity (Passive) (1,000 MP)
Cockroaches possess extremely strong survivability. Whoever has this ability will be just as resilient.
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Self-regeneration (Passive) (1,000 MP)
Recovers one-tenth of the user's health per second.
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Meteoric Drops (10,000 MP)
Creates tiny, sharp earth fragments in midair, then drops them with force at an alarming rate.
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"Cockroach's Tenacity... This ability seems strong. Based on studies and experiments, cockroaches can survive extreme destructive forces—like bombings."
"Self-regeneration... Ten percent health recovery per second. This seems very safe. It gives a strong sense of security. A safe choice."
"And lastly, Meteoric Drops... An attack ability. Not only that, it's an area-of-effect skill. It's also the most expensive among the three. Very tempting to choose."
"Hm..."
His gaze shifted between the three abilities. He was having a hard time deciding. All the options were appealing, but he could only choose one.
"Let's choose while considering compatibility."
"Okay... I choose you!" Peter said as he selected the ability.
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Name: Peter Bulalakaw
Race: Human
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Lifespan: (40–90)
Title/s:
Master of the Livelihood Dungeon!
Allows him to use the unique skill Livelihood Dungeon!
Passionate Tamer!
A title granted to a person with unconditional compassion for animals and monsters. It allows the holder to more easily tame animals and monsters. More effective on infants and creatures facing predicaments and/or unstable emotions.
Status:
Stats:
Strength: E
Resilience: D
Agility: E
Spirit: E
Main Ability:
Livelihood Dungeon!
A unique skill created by the Parallel Earth Goddess exclusively for Peter's use.
Dungeon Points: 0
Livelihood Points: 570
Master Points: 110
Sub-abilities:
Appraisal
Only capable of appraising things and beings inside the Livelihood Dungeon.Only capable of appraising things and beings considered as possessions of the Livelihood Dungeon.
Monster Abilities:
Self-Regeneration (Passive)
Recovers one-tenth of the user's health per second.
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In the end, Peter chose the safer option.
His decision-making process went like this:
First, he eliminated Meteoric Drops, even though it was the coolest of the three. He took into consideration the fact that he only had one life, making it easier for him to leave that option behind.
After that, he began weighing the remaining two abilities—both of which he knew could greatly improve his chances of survival.
"Cockroach's Tenacity looks strong and durable, but I'm not sure how far it can actually help my survival," he thought.
"On the other hand, Self-regeneration has a much clearer and more detailed explanation. Ten percent health recovery per second... That's reassuring."
In the end, what made Self-regeneration the winner was its clear and precise description.
"Maybe this will also help with farming," Peter mused.
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