Chapter 43: Old Friends, New Faces 2
Alto hopped onto the skill tree function of the Mech Designer Protocol. He invested 1,000 creation points each into the basics of robotics and circuitry. A rush of knowledge flowed into his head, causing him to nearly collapse. Alto didn’t know whether he would ever get accustomed to the influx of new knowledge every time he used that function of the Mech Designer Protocol.
After the transfer had completed and he had recuperated a little, he could now see things in a slightly different light than before. Left with 3,000 remaining credit points, he decided how to use them. He spent 1,500 credit points to increase his assembly skill proficiency from beginner to apprentice level. This would help him with the basics needed to operate the 3D printer, though not directly.
On the skill tree, right after his basic assembly skill was his 3D printer skill, which was previously greyed out. The moment he upgraded his assembly skill to apprentice level, the 3D printer skill appeared in color. This meant that he was now equipped with sufficient knowledge to access the skill.
Alto had completed his first mech with barely sufficient knowledge of basic assembly. Now left with 1,500 creation points—excluding the one he received from the system for completing an original mech design—he chose not to use it, saving it for future use if needed.
Alto looked at his knowledge tree with many greyed-out branches. He was currently at the base level, where he would have to nourish his skills to get better.
"Just take it easy, Al. You’ll get there one day," he told himself, as he usually had for the last three years—only now, it was more believable with the Mech Designer Protocol in hand. "Now let’s see my status page."
The Mech Designer Protocol responded almost immediately.
[Status]
Name: Alto
Level: Beginner Mech Designer
Specialization: None