Pfft!
Nolan plunged the tip of his sword in and twisted it lightly, and the wild boar's last breath directly dissipated.
Blood seeped out from the wound, but it didn't spray, which was why Lerl had reminded him to stab that particular spot.
'Gained 15 experience points!'
A message flashed on his attribute panel.
[Ability Chart]
Innate Ability: [Player]
Overall Level: 2Lv
Experience Slot: 95/100
Class:
Basic Class: Genius 1Lv (Warrior, Priestess/Priest)
Intermediate Class: Sword Saint 1Lv
Skill Points: 0
Passive Skills: Item Box, Slash Enhancement (1%)
Active Skills:
Warrior — Instant Reflex, Four-Light Consecutive Slash, Quick Slash
Magic — Light Wound Healing (Tier One)
...Nolan's gaze swept over the attribute panel, visible only to him. He was just 5 experience points away from leveling up, much faster than he had anticipated.
He had only killed a few wild beasts.
But it was normal; after all, his level was too low. As his level continuously increased, leveling up would probably become more difficult.
"Hmph." Grandmother Rigrit's previously satisfied expression had now vanished.
She had originally thought Nolan had listened to her, but now it seemed he hadn't taken it seriously at all!
Nolan pretended not to hear her at all.
Once humans in this other world reached level 29, they stepped into the realm of heroes, already considered top-tier powerhouses among the various human nations.
However!
Even with higher talent and tireless effort, the human race's limit was only around level 40, a level known as "Aberrant."
This was no longer a matter of talent or effort, but the limit of the race!
Even the four "Aberrants" among humans, more or less, showed a "tendency to be inhuman" to achieve such accomplishments.
And a level of around 40 was merely a beginning for Nolan!
This also meant!
In the future, when he was in opposition to the "Great Tomb of Nazarick," no one among humanity would be able to be his companion.
When Nolan first transmigrated to the Royal Capital, he initially struggled with whether to take up a magic class or a warrior class first, rather than focusing on one series of professions, partly for this reason.
Without companions, a purely magic class or warrior class would easily be targeted by those from the Great Tomb.
"You're much more skilled than when you started."
"But I still want to remind you, there's a difference between monsters and ordinary wild beasts."
Lerl saw Nolan's clean and swift movements, grinned, and picked up the lifeless wild boar again, quickly processing it.
"There has to be a process of getting used to it," Nolan smiled faintly, picked up the ceramic jar he had borrowed from Enri, and poured all the water from his waterskin into it.
Then.
He placed the ceramic jar over the campfire and set it up.
This ceramic jar was originally used to hold medicinal herbs, but it was temporarily idle, so Nolan took it to use as a kettle.
"You seem to really like drinking hot water," Enri watched Nolan's actions, thinking about how he had been boiling clear river water in the jar to drink for several days, and couldn't help but ask curiously.
"Oh, it's not that I love drinking it," Nolan replied, sitting back down cross-legged and smiling at Enri's curious question. "Actually, it's a tradition from my hometown."
Enri seemed to understand and didn't press further.
In this world, different places have various beliefs and customs, and it's best to avoid asking about someone's customs and beliefs.
Currently.
The mainstream belief in all nations is the Six Great Gods.
The humans of this world truly need to thank this first batch of Players who descended.
Based on the plot shown in the anime and light novels, almost everything takes place on the human-occupied territory.
The human territory might seem large, but in reality, this continent is enormous. Humans are merely huddled in the northwest corner of this continent.
The central part of the continent is occupied by demi-humans and heteromorphic races, where humans are nothing more than slaves, or even food.
In this other world, both demi-humans and heteromorphic races far exceed humans, a short-lived race with limited potential, in terms of lifespan and level cap.
Logically speaking!
A weak race like humans should have become extinct over time; it should have been impossible for them to occupy the northwest corner of the continent, let alone survive there.
And in reality, that was indeed the case; 600 years ago, humanity was on the verge of extinction.
But at that very moment, the first batch of Players, known as the Six Great Gods, descended!
With powerful and unrivaled strength, the Six Great Gods rescued humanity and moved them to the northwest corner of the continent to survive.
This is also why the mainstream belief in all human nations is the Six Great Gods.
Unfortunately!
Among the Six Great Gods, except for the one known as the God of Death, the other five were human, short-lived, and died one after another within a hundred years.
And the only surviving God of Death was killed 500 years ago during a battle with the Eight Greed Kings after their descent.
Compared to the Six Great Gods.
The "Eight Greed Kings" were more like Players, and from their title, one can tell how they ravaged the entire continent.
According to various racial records, although most of the Eight Greed Kings were demi-humans, and some even heteromorphic races, they were surprisingly fond of the human race.
This led to the fact that even now!
Such "vile" beings as the "Eight Greed Kings" surprisingly have no evil legends about them in human society.
"The Six Great Gods descended 600 years ago, the Eight Greed Kings descended 500 years ago, a large number of Demon Gods appeared 200 years ago, the Thirteen Heroes emerged, and there are other unknown Players who also seemingly descended on the Central Continent."
"Plus the 'Great Tomb of Nazarick' that will descend in the future."
Several thoughts flashed through Nolan's mind.
Almost every 100 years, Players would descend into this other world.
If one were to deduce based on this information, the True Dragon Lords probably also knew that Players were about to descend into this world.
"Compared to the suddenness of the previous times and the limited information known."
"This time, the True Dragon Lords should be prepared, but compared to the 'Six Great Gods,' the 'Eight Greed Kings,' and the only Player among the 13 Heroes."
"The overall strength of the 'Great Tomb of Nazarick' far surpasses the previous three batches of Players."
Nolan fell into contemplation, and at the same time, a thought emerged in his mind,
"If I can make the True Dragon Lords fight the Great Tomb in advance, perhaps I can profit from their conflict."
Even if the True Dragon Lords ultimately lost, it would only benefit Nolan, with no downsides, and it would also consume the Great Tomb's resources and most of its power.