A notification window, exclusive to hunters, appeared before my eyes.
The wind that used to blow around my body has long since disappeared.
What is the awakening level? What is the first skill given?
"This is not the time."
First, I took off my work clothes.
My own space, going home, was the priority.
"Manager. Something urgent came up. Can I leave work?"
After calling the store manager immediately.
I hurried home.
The time is am.
Heejin is still in elementary school.
It's time to be alone.
I sat on the floor as I entered the suffocatingly cramped studio apartment.
"Haa, ha!"
I ran down the steep hill road of Dal-dongne.
My breath hitched.
Doesn't awakening make you full of strength?
'I feel like I got tired faster?'
From the middle part onwards, I almost walked like a waiter.
But after resting, I can catch my breath.
I wiped my sweaty face and sat up straight.
"I don't want too much! Please, at least B-class!"
Awakening level is important.
A crossroads that determines future growth limits and initial grades.
I closed my eyes and screamed.
"Status window!"
You can do it inwardly, but this is something that requires attitude.
I shout as earnestly as I can.
The squint eyes that slowly opened behind him.
"ok?"
My eyes widened as I thought to myself, "Is it really what I saw?"
It's a stupid sound that just pops out.
It was that shocking.
I am so grateful that you even treated my hand.
You don't have to become a hunter, you can just go back to the path you were on.
But this makes a difference.
"EX?"
The appearance of an alphabet that has never been heard of before.
I heard that the maximum is SSS.
Still, I've heard that such a level exists.
Comments from people who either anticipated this situation or were exposed to similar genres of literature.
They unanimously predicted the existence of a grade higher than SSS, EX.
Even though it's been 80 years since the Hunter era began, it hasn't come out yet.
"Then am I the first?"
the first!
Unique among 7 billion people in the world.
It's a bit thrilling to think about its meaning.
I was shocked when I saw the stats that appeared under the rank.
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[Stats]
Strength: 1 (Unchangeable)
Agility: 1 (unchanging)
Mental Strength: 10 (Unchangeable)
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"What, what is this?"
The basic stat of an adult male is 10.
If it's 1, it's almost at the child level.
Even what is that hanging next to it?
"Constancy?"
I quickly searched about this.
Fortunately, the information was quickly obtained.
"Volatility can be increased from the initial growth limit. It can also benefit from equipment. However, constancy cannot be increased by any training, equipment, or items?"
What he meant was simple.
The fact is that my strength and agility will remain at 1 for the rest of my life.
It meant that the physical abilities were fixed at the level of a child.
"It's okay. You weren't planning on fighting anyway, right?"
My physical strength has hit rock bottom.
Let's think positively.
My hand got better.
All I have to do is let my talents blossom again in the corner of the room.
There's no need to do anything dangerous.
I have no intention of doing it.
My goal was only one.
'Money, as long as I can make money, that's all that matters.'
Still, I guess I have to check everything, right?
I clicked on the skill category displayed under the stats.
Since the stats are like this, the reason for the awakening level must be in the skills.
I swallowed my saliva and examined the skills.
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[Skill]
<(EX)Enchantment>
EX-level skill!
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Finally, the reason for the awakening level has been revealed.
I quickly pressed the skill.
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Rating: EX
Description: All inanimate objects can be enchanted without restriction. The ability is unlocked as experience is accumulated through subsequent actions.
Ability 1. Stat imprint.
Ability 2. ???
Ability 3. ???
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A skill called enchantment.
Fortunately, it's not a combat skill.
When a hunter awakens, their future actions are determined by what skills they acquire.
Battle skills are for conquering the gate beyond the gate. Production skills were a supporting role for them.
"I was worried because the stats were like this. It was a production skill."
Enchantment skills are rare, but they do exist.
They strengthen the equipment and items acquired by hunters.
It was a position where I was paid for it.
"but."
Production skills are only auxiliary. What is an assistant?
Helping with your main skill or gear level.
The effects of enchantment do not last long.
The materials used are expensive and inefficient.
The level that real rich hunters invest in when they urgently need stat 1.
That's what an enchantment skill was.
The same goes for other production skills.
That's why the structure of the production hunter industry that has awakened production skills is a pyramid. No, it's a needle.
"A structure where only those at the top can monopolize."
I clenched my fist.
Are you so scared by this gloomy industry situation?
No. I did that because I was confident.
"Is it time for me to monopolize it now?"
If it were a combat skill, I would have started working as a hunter or something like that.
If you do that, the story changes.
"Go as safely as possible. Be safe."
Health comes first.
If you get hurt, it all costs money.
So, I guess I'll have to use my skills to make money without being noticed as much as possible.
Another option would be to not even report it to the Hunter Bureau.
Now that all stats are fixed.
Because even the smallest thing becomes a risk factor for me.
"Should we try out the skills first?"
Even if you have set a goal, it is important to examine its realization value.
I sat at the desk I bought for Heejin.
The chair is a bit small because it's for children.
After wiggling your hips and finding the optimal position.
:
Skill ability 1, stat imprint confirmed.
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Description: Activates one of the unlocked stats by engraving it without any limitations.
Unlocked Stats: Strength, Agility, Spirit, ???, ???
Effect: +0.01 to the corresponding stat for each engraving.
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I see there are more than just three stats.
Can I open this later too?
Looking at the description, it seems that this also has no limitations.
It is also said that there are no limitations before it.
Other enchantment holders can only enchant equipment or items.
But my skills are EX-level, with no limits or restrictions.
I was able to quickly figure out what to experiment with.
"Heejin. I'll buy it for you again later."
A set of clay carving knives that I bought with trembling hands because I was told it was needed for the performance ev
aluation.
And there's still one piece of clay left in the drawer.
While other production hunters spent 60 million won on materials, I invested 6,000 won.
"Whew, good."
I was worried about how to use the skill.
When I thought of the skill, an image appeared in my head.
How to engrave the desired stat to activate it.
Skill gave me the answer.
So there was no hesitation.
Ugh.
I began to carve letters into the clay with a carving knife, as if they were letters I had never seen before.
Looking at my hands, which no longer tremble like aspen trees, I smiled brightly.