The day arrived, and I returo my training. I already had 601 points and needed 1,000 to advao Rank G. It wouldn't take long.
"It's happening faster than I expected."
But reag Rank F? That will take much longer.
"Alright, let's start the first sword of the day."
Then, I pleted my first sword of the day. A system notification appeared as I finished, and the sword's appearance began to ge slowly.
[You fed a Level 1 Refined Sword]
"Oh? My third refined-ranked sword."
However, when the notification arrived, I felt deeply disappointed.
[The skill "Perfect Cut LV1" has been added to the sword]
I received the same skill of the rare-ranked sword, but this time, it's only level 1—a downgraded version of that skill.
"What are the odds? I was hoping for a different skill."
There are probably thousands of skills ience.
I started f my sword.
And then another...
And then three more...
And two more after that...
In the end, I fed six swords, and only one of them was refined rank.
"This is so frustrating. I have a 20% ce, a I get so few refined-rank swords. What a joke."
Frustrated, I threw the sword I had just fed onto the ground and stood up to stretch.
The evening roag.
[723/1000]
"I'm earning about 20 points per sword I fe. It doesn't matter the rank; the points remain the same."
I earn points for hammering, polishing, sharpening, and so on...
"It would be iing to receive a bonus depending on the rank of the sword I fe. Even when I fed a rare-ranked sword, I didn't get a bonus."
Well, the system did help by givihe "Accelerated Growth" skill. Without it, I'd probably earn 10 points or less per sword.
"Should I fe one more sword?"
Feeliremely tired, I began f the one.
And so, a feassed…
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I tinued hammering, pletely ign the points I was earning. I didn't even know how many more I o rank up. Holy, I didn't care anymore. How long have I been w non-stop? Three days?
It might not seem like much, but every day feels exhausting.
"Eryk, don't you think you're overdoing it?" Hephaestus appeared behind me. "It's nighttime. You should rest. How many swords did you mae today?"
"Only five. This is the sixth. I was a bit tired, so I took it easy."
"Five swords is impressive. Did you mae any Level 2 or 3 swords?"
"Nope, just more Level 1 swords."
In three days, I had fed only one refined-ranked sword. I'd made nearly twenty swords, and 99% of them were on.
What is this? The probabilities make no sense! I have a 20% ce of f a refined sword, but it feels more like 2% or less!
Damn system!
"You don't o put so much pressure on yourself. You've only been training for a few days. Progress takes time. If you rested more, you'd probably improve faster. Everyone needs rest."
"Thanks for the , but I'd rather not."
"..."
"This skill only lets me level up by f swords. If I want to grow quickly, I have to push myself to the limit."
"I'm starting to think this skill is harmful to you," Hephaestus said, ed.
"Even if it takes a toll on my health, it's worth it."
"You shouldn't say things like that. Unlike me, you're human."
"Don't worry. Even if w this hard affects my health, it won't ruin my life or kill me."
I quehe bde, and a new system message appeared.
[You have advao Rank G!]
A smile spread ay face.
"Why are you smiling all of a sudden?"
"I did it. I finally did it." I abahe unfinished sword and tossed it onto the ground.
"Are you finally going to rest?"
"I finally leveled up. Now my ces of f Level 2 and 3 swords are higher!"
"Really? But nothing seems different."
"Only I see that I've leveled up." I sighed in relief. After three days of non-stop work, I finally rest.
I nearly colpsed, but Hephaestus caught me, holding my shoulders.
"You did well," she said, smiling warmly.
"Thanks. I just want to go to bed now. I don't even have the energy to take a bath."
"You're not sleepio me unless you bathe! You're taking a bath!"
"Alright, but you'll have to help me~~"
"Of course, I will. Let's go."
"Oh, and I want to eat something before bed."
"I'll ask Nina to prepare something for you."
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I went to the training room the following day to check Rank G's probabilities.
"I'll be able te refined-ranked swords more often now... right?"
At my and, the probabilities appeared.
[Rank G Probabilities]
[Failure 1% / on 55% / Refined 33% / Rare 10% / Legendary 1% / Aral 0% / Mythic 0%]
Seeing the probabilities, I felt excited.
A 33% ce of f a refined sword is excellent! Plus, now I have a 10% ce for rare-ranked swords.
Holy, this is great!
Just one rank-up was enough to improve my probabilities signifitly.
But then...
[0/10000]
"10,000 points!?"
The system better provides other ways to earn points because ranking up by f swords alone is impossible!
ParodyGirl
