CHAPTER 67: POWER UP

Chapter 66: Power UP

I focused back on the glowing window. Time to claim my rewards.

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✨ Status Window

Name: Michael Willson

Age: 15

Class: Magic Swordsman

Traits: Mana Manipulation

Rank: E

Affinities: Ice, Space

STR – 144 (+5)

STA – 137

AGI – 104

ENC – 89

INT – 118 (+2)

Mana: 3400 / 3400

Unallocated Stat Points: 25

SP: 39,720

Items:

1x Random Epic Item Selection Card

1x Trait Selection Card

1x Skill Upgrade Card

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A small grin tugged at my lips. My heart hammered in my chest as I whispered:

"...Allocate points."

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💠 You have 25 unallocated stat points.

Confirm distribution?

"Yes."

[ +20 → AGI ]

[ +2 → STA ]

[ +3 → INT ]

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The change hit instantly. My veins burned like molten steel. Every nerve sharpened, my muscles twitching under the skin as though impatient to be used.

My vision flickered, faster to clearer. The faint shimmer of mana lamps, the subtle crack in the ceiling panel, even the rhythm of footsteps outside the ward—they all registered at once.

My AGI had surged, my INT pushing my mana even higher, now brushing near 3,500. I flexed my hand, marveling at the speed and precision of the movement.

So this is what growth feels like... not numbers on a screen, but a body reborn.

I exhaled, chest rising with controlled calm. Almost at E+. Just a few more pushes, and I’d break into a stage most first-years could only dream of.

The corner of my mouth curled.

"...And this is only the beginning."

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The blue panel pulsed again, its glow reflecting in my eyes. I hadn’t even touched the cards yet.

Three treasures. Each one capable of altering my future.

I reached toward the first.

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[ Trait Selection Card – Use Now? ]

"Yes."

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A swirl of golden motes exploded across the screen, forming words that burned into my vision.

Trait Gained: Weapon Master

✨ Weapon Master – Your comprehension of weapon techniques is increased by 10x. Grants fundamental proficiency in all weapon types. The edge, the bowstring, the haft—all become extensions of your body.

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Congratulations! You have acquired Trait: Weapon Master ]

Weapon Master (Passive):

Increases comprehension of combat techniques by 10x.

Proficiency with all weapons.

Adaptability in weapon switching drastically improved.

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My breath caught.

...Weapon Master.

I clenched my fists, feeling the weight of the words sink in. In the original game, this trait was locked behind an impossible chain of conditions. Only one optional boss carried it, and players who missed him never saw it again.

But here I was. Fifteen, a mere cadet, holding a trait that made veterans tremble.

My mind raced. Ten times faster comprehension. Swords, spears, bows, staves... all mine to command.

All weapons.

Swords, spears, bows, staves—even daggers and whips. My mind instantly visualized dozens of fighting styles, each one cleaner, sharper, easier to grasp.

A low laugh escaped me. This... this changes everything. No style will be beyond me. Even the Lionheart Sword Style Leon prides himself on... even that, I can master.

For a moment, guilt tugged at the edge of my chest. Leon, Selena, the others—they had inherited centuries of family techniques. And me? A so-called commoner, with nothing but numbers and grit.

But I crushed the thought.

No. I don’t care what the nobles think. If I’m to survive, I’ll take every tool I can get. Family names won’t shield me when demons tear the sky apart.

The card dissolved into stardust, vanishing into my body.

The next item pulsed softly in my inventory.

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[ Skill Upgrade Card – Use Now? ]

"Yes."

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The screen trembled, lines of violet script forming into an intricate lattice.

Skill Upgraded: Quantum Analysis Mind (Purple → Refined GOLD)

✨ Quantum Analysis Mind – Refined

Aspect: Mental / Cognitive

Visual Effect: A deeper violet aura shimmer across irises, with fractal constellations rotating faintly.

Passive Effect: Enchanted your Vision and all six Senses.

Description: User enters a hyper-analytic state for 7 minutes, perceiving immediate futures as branching probabilities. Automatically guided toward the most optimal path based on enemy micro-movements, environmental stress points, mana fluctuations, and even subconscious cues.

Cooldown: 90 minutes (reduced).

Active Uses: 4/4 per day.

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The panel flickered, then stabilized.

My vision blurred for a heartbeat, fractal webs of light spiraling in my mind’s eye before fading. I inhaled sharply, gripping the sheets.

...So this is what it feels like. My thoughts were sharper, not just faster but cleaner. Like the static had been scrubbed away, leaving only clarity.

Seven full minutes. Ninety minutes cooldown. And three uses per day.

This wasn’t just a skill anymore. It was a tactical weapon.

I exhaled slowly, feeling the tension drain from my body. If I had this in the fight against the Demon Commander... maybe fewer of us would’ve been injured.

But regret was useless. What mattered was what I had now.

Two cards used. One left: the Random Epic Item. But I held back. Not yet. Better to save it for a time when I truly needed it.

My gaze shifted to the bottom of the panel.

SP: 39,720.

Thirty-nine thousand points. And each one could be turned into currency.

The thought made my lips curl into a small smirk. It was time for the next step.

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( Michael POV)

My First Class of Mana Theory is end then I attended three classes and I have finally have some time alone.

I walk towards the garden, the Academy garden was something like came out of children dream and it is one of the places .

I never saw in the game or mention on the game catalogue. Yes it also not in the novel, the novel part is a big catches, actually the novel was a big marketing strategy to earn money from the game by the company.

The Novel was arround 600 Chapters , contain 7 volume. and same plot, but for gamer it has mentioned some hidden Artifact location and discription

And one of them is the a skill book [ Paused ( Red)], it is skill related to time Affinity, which is rares in the world. If I have something like that skill I will be Unstoppable Force.

When this skill was released many gamer cursed the game developer because it an overpowered skill , even I was one of them to define this over power skill which break the fairness.

After many twitte and comments, the developer mentioned with an Announcement.

[ The Skill will be limited to only 10 player and it will given reward as first ten player who killed the dungeon boss of S Rank Dungeon own by The Dawan Guild .

For more information player must visit the Dawan Guild Headquarter.

— Developer ]

And I was one of the gamer to get this skill but I couldn’t used it because my character has not have the time Affinity to be medium between me and the skill.

And this cunning developer make a pay to play store where time Affinity price is rate 20 Million Gold , the exchange currency of 1 Gold is 100 Dollars.

Monthly Package: 40000Sliver

Per Day: 100 silver

Price : 499 USD

[ 1000 sliver = 1 Gold ]

Finally I reach the bench of the garden and sat there and ready to do the investment.

I open my system currency exchange

[ System Exchange Function Available ]

Conversion Rate: 1 SP = 10 Ren

Exchange Amount?

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"20,000 SP."

A heavy chime rang in my ears.

💠 [ 20,000 SP → 200,000 Ren deposited to Academic Watch Account ]

The sleek black watch on my wrist vibrated faintly. I tapped it, and the balance updated in shimmering numbers.

[ Balance: 200,000 Ren ]

A small fortune. Enough to buy houses, artifacts, even a mid-grade enchanted weapon.

But I had other plans.

The Mercenary Guild. Rank 1012 now. Nearly bankrupt. But in three months, they’d stumble upon the Mana Vine Dungeon. Their worth would skyrocket overnight, reaching the Top 100 within a year.

In the game, players called it "The Golden Vine Event." Most ignored the guild before their rise, missing the chance to profit.

But me? I wouldn’t.

My fist tightened. Money is power too. Nobles may sneer at me, but wealth builds armies, resources, influence. With this, I’ll carve my own seat in this world.

I leaned back into the hospital bed, staring at the ceiling with a faint smirk.

The room was quiet, but inside me, everything had shifted.

Numbers became strength. Traits became destiny. SP became capital.

The weak boy who entered this academy was gone.

What remained... was someone rewriting the script.

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The numbers on my Academic Watch blinked faintly.

[ Balance: 200,000 Ren ]

I stared at it for a long moment, then opened the exchange market. The sleek holographic screen unfolded like a financial battlefield—lines of stocks, companies, mercenary guilds, and hunter associations all fluctuating in glowing red and green.

I scrolled until I found it.

Company: The Dawn Mercenary Guild

Current Rank: #1012

Shares Value: 5 Ren per share

Status: Declining ⚠

Projection: Insolvency within 6 months.

Most investors ignored it. Some even mocked its existence. But I knew better.

I pressed Purchase.

"Invest 100,000 Ren."

[ Confirmed. 100,000 Ren → The Dawn Mercenary Guild ]

[ Current Shares Owned: 20,000 ]

The watch buzzed with confirmation. A piece of history had just shifted.

I leaned back, exhaling slowly. Half my capital gone. A gamble... but in three months, this ’gamble’ will become my foundation.

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