Destroying Human Puppet Ver.2 took him about 20 minutes, way faster than defeating the Ver.1. Elias attributed it to Heavy Slash, the Weapon Skill helping him destroy the Human Puppet faster than if he only used Energy Slash.
[ Congratulations player Alisnair on being the first player to defeat Tutorial Hidden Boss: Human Puppet Ver. 2.
+200 Achievement Point
Players can now chose to either continue fighting through Tutorial Hidden Boss Challenge, or resume to the next tutorial.
Choice: Continue/ Skip ]
With no hesitation, Elias chose to continue. A chest appeared in front of him with another notification.
[Players will be given an hour to rest and use the given rewards.
Countdown until Human Puppet Ver.3 : 59:59]
"How many Human Puppets do I need to fight to finish the entire challenge?" he couldn't help but ask. Surely there won't be like 10 versions of them, right?
Pushing the very terrifying possibilities to the side, Elias opened the chest. This time, there were 10 Crystal, 5 books, and a metal plate. He quickly used Observation on all of them.
The crystals were all Attribute Crystal, 2 of each types, meaning his Stats will have an increase of 20 points soon enough. As for the books
[Sword Manual II
Grade: Common
Effect: Improve Sword Mastery (Basic)
How to use: Reading
Description: An intermediate level manual for sword training. Reading it will give basic understanding of swordsmanship.
Requirement: Finishing Sword Manual I or Sword Mastery reaching 20]
[Sword Skill Book: Energy Slash II
Grade: Common
Effect: Learn Sword Skill: Energy Slash (Basic)
How to use: Reading
Description: A manual for a basic Sword Skill, allowing users to learn how to create a more powerful long-range slash.
Requirement: Finishing Skill Book: Energy Slash I]
[Sword Skill Book: Energy Thrust I
Grade: Common
Effect: Learn Sword Skill: Energy Thrust (Basic)
How to use: Reading
Description: A manual for a basic Sword Skill, allowing users to learn how to create a more powerful long-range thrust.
Requirement: Finishing Skill Book: Energy Thrust I]
[Sword Skill Book: Sword Block I
Grade: Common
Effect: Learn Sword Skill: Sword Block (Basic)
How to use: Reading
Description: A manual for a basic Sword Skill, allowing users to learn how to create a stronger energy barrier while holding a sword.
Requirement: Finishing Skill Book: Sword Block I]
[Introduction to Magic
Grade: Uncommon
Description: An introductory guide to Magic.]
The first book will help him greatly, as it can be considered a continuation of the previous Sword Manual.
'Still, the fact it says that I either need to finish the first Sword Manual or have my Sword Mastery reached 20 told me it should be more difficult to reach the latter. Maybe multiple readings are required. Or maybe it's the other way around, as practicing with a sword can help reach the required Sword Mastery.' in the end, it is hard to determine which is true, so Elias did not plan to be bothered about it.
As for three being continuation of the Common Skill Books in his possession, only one is truly useful. The rest require him to learn the previously unused Skill Books before he can touch them.
'On the other hand, with Intelligence Crystal and Sword Manual II, I could master it relatively easily.'
As for the last book,
'Introduction to Magic. No other description aside from it being Uncommon.' Still, Magic. The ability to cast Fireball or just move things around is something in the realm of imagination, in reality. In game, it is possible.
'So World of Ilyon has Magic as part of its mechanics. I wonder how this game Magic worked.' Each game has their own concept of Magic, from the type of Magic to the cost of using it. Most games used Mana as a source of power for Magic, with few outliers. As for the type of Magic that can be used, that aspect is more varied.
While improving his Sword Mastery is the wiser decision, Elias really wanted to use Magic. Sure, it's just in-game, but it felt so real. In the end, he decided to look into Magic for a few minutes before reading Sword Manual II.
Before doing that though,
"Absorbing these should help me improve my learning comprehension," Elias absorbed all the Attribute Crystal, adding 20 points to each of his stats. Only Intelligence would improve his learning comprehension but since he is not planning on doing any test on attributes, it's better to use it all in one go.
The familiar sensation invigorated him, his eyes shining once more. Not noticing the change in his eyes, Elias pick the Introduction to Magic and open it. Except, as he opened it, he felt he was slightly drained.
'Stamina lose, no, Energy lose,' he started regretting picking to learn Magic, but since he already took the first step, he should get to the finish line, or at least the first check point.
He read the first page, which contained only a single sentence.
"To open this book, one must channel their Energy," Elias really wanted to curse the troll who made this book, or at least the one who suggested it.
"It would be more helpful if the warning is on the cover, or something," he grumbled but pressed on.
Opening the second page, it offers better information. Then again, the bar is already low.
"Individuals can learn every Magic Types. However, each individuals will have an inborn Affinity, which make it easier to learn different Magic Types. To test one's Affinity, pour Energy into the Affinity Testing Medallion."
Elias closed the book, eying the metal plate inside the chest, the only item he did not take out yet.
"So, this is the thing that will tell me of my Affinity." He exclaimed, lifting it before observing it from a different angle.
At the same time, Observation pinged, as new information appeared
[ Affinity Testing Medallion
Grade: Uncommon
Description: An item used to test Magic Affinity ]
Truly, Observation can be a useful tool, or a way to test one's patience.