It’s an Academic Fact That Rankers Are Model Students – Chapter 14

Chapter 14: Building a Study Villa – Construction (2)

“This is…”

<⊙.⊙>

<You’ve finally done it. It seems your diligent study of magic, carpentry, and architecture has paid off.>

<Please click on each skill name to check the unlocked Lv.2 abilities.>

“Yeah. I’m looking forward to it.”

Even the Lv.1 abilities were incredibly helpful for studying, so what would happen at Lv.2?

He couldn’t even imagine.

As Teemo suggested, Kyung-joon clicked on the skill names to check the unlocked Lv.2 abilities.

[Infinite Reading Lv.2]

▶You have been contemplating and achieving ways to utilize your knowledge of magic, carpentry, and architecture to enhance your studies.

This ability will further assist you in delving into a greater depth of knowledge.

※When crafting items related to studying, they will be imbued with abilities that aid in studying.

[Just A Rather Very Intelligent System Lv.2]

▶You have been utilizing ‘Just A Rather Very Intelligent System’ (hereafter referred to as Teemo) for tasks such as measurement, exploration, information acquisition, and quest activation.

This ability will enable Teemo to assist you with even greater efficiency.

※The Magical Engineering skill tree will be unlocked.

[Dimensional Study Room Lv.2]

▶You have spent approximately 412 hours (824 hours with Time Dilation applied) in the Dimensional Study Room for studying, researching, and crafting.

This ability will further assist you in utilizing time more efficiently.

※Upgrade functions will be added to the Dimensional Study Room.

“Wow, all three of them seem amazing.”

Kyung-joon was deeply impressed.

Unlike other skills that simply increased numerical values when leveled up, mythical skills granted entirely new abilities!

He was experiencing its majesty firsthand.

[Once you select one of the three, you will not be able to choose the other two.]

[The remaining two will be available for selection again when you have accumulated more knowledge.]

However, he couldn’t have all three.

He would eventually be able to acquire all three as he continued his studies, but for now, he could only choose one.

A careful decision was needed.

Kyung-joon looked at Teemo and asked,

“If I choose the second one and level you up, what will happen to you? The description says the Magical Engineering skill tree will be unlocked. What is Magical Engineering in the first place?”

<Magical Engineering is a skill that combines the magic of this world with the science of the Master’s world.>

<I am aware that I am a Magical Engineering lifeform, but my memory is incomplete, and I cannot recall it clearly.>

<ㅠ_ㅠ>

“You don’t know everything either. But a technology that combines magic and science……”

Kyung-joon racked his brain, imagining what it could be.

Then, Teemo said something unexpected.

<Didn’t Master already demonstrate a fragment of Magical Engineering?>

“Me?”

<I’m referring to the ‘Magic Memory Stone’ you currently possess.>

“That’s Magical Engineering?”

<Didn’t you use your knowledge of Physics 1 to record the physical sound of rain? Into a magical artifact that could originally only record magic, no less.>

That’s right!

Kyung-joon had already realized a fragment of Magical Engineering.

He combined his knowledge of Physics 1 and magic theory to record the “physical sound of rain” onto the ‘Magic Memory Stone.’

It wasn’t that magic to record sound didn’t exist, but Kyung-joon was the only one in the current world who could record sound in this way.

“It sounds really interesting. But I’ll have to postpone it for later. I haven’t properly studied magic or science yet.”

Kyung-joon was still studying Physics 1 and Chemistry 1.

He hadn’t finished with magic theory either.

With his current knowledge, combining magic and science was too early.

<A wise decision, Master. I will patiently await the day I can level up.>

“Haha, alright. I’ll definitely level you up later.”

That left him with 『Infinite Reading』 and 『Dimensional Study Room』.

He had to choose one of the two.

Fortunately, the abilities of both were clear, making the decision easier.

“Infinite Reading allows me to create items that help with studying, and the Dimensional Study Room upgrade function……”

<It will likely allow you to further increase Time Dilation.>

“Yeah, I think so.”

Items that help with studying vs. time to study!

The battle boiled down to this.

“Honestly, the Time Dilation of 2x is enough for me to study for now. If the rate increases any further, I don’t think my concentration can keep up.”

<Then the only option is to level up 『Infinite Reading』.>

“Yeah. What kind of items can help with studying?”

Kyung-joon finished his contemplation and chose 『Infinite Reading』.

[You have selected the mythical skill 『Infinite Reading』.]

[『Infinite Reading』 has been upgraded to level 2.]

[Lv.2 unlock abilities have been added.]

The status window didn’t end there.

[The rare item 『Kyung-joon’s Ash Wood Chair with Posture Correction』 has been imbued with a Tenacity buff.]

[The Common Construction 『Study Villa』 has been imbued with a Tenacity buff.]

“Huh? A Tenacity buff…?”

Kyung-joon couldn’t help but be bewildered.

🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷

“Team Leader, user Kyung-joon has finally completed his house.”

“Ugh, I had a feeling he would ever since he started studying the architecture skill book, but to think he actually finished it…”

The team leader sighed and shook his head.

“A player unlocking the Territory System this early is not good…”

The Territory System!

The pinnacle of all virtual reality games and the ultimate content that would surface in The World a few years later!

The benefits of owning a territory were immense.

First, you could hire NPCs to manage your territory and collect taxes, earning money incomparable to hunting.

The current prediction from the operations team was that in 5 years, or even 3 years at the earliest, The World would no longer be about level competition but territory warfare.

Therefore, not only the team leader of the 10th branch but all monitoring team leaders were closely watching to see who would become the first player to own a territory.

Of course, it was still a long way off.

It had only been a year since the game’s release, and the current rankers in The World were only around level 200.

There were countless NPCs stronger than the rankers who had just completed their 2nd job advancements.

To obtain a territory, one had to either seize the position of lord from these NPCs or purchase the lordship with a fortune, neither of which was an option for the current rankers.

“Why is a level 1 newbie doing what even rankers can’t?!”

“C, Calm down, Team Leader. There’s no need to pull your hair out!”

Kim Bu-ha barely managed to stop the team leader, who was tearing at his own hair.

The team leader of the 10th branch was at an age where he had to accept his impending baldness!

For him to be pulling at his own hair meant that Kyung-joon’s actions were causing a major headache.

“If this continues, there’s a high chance that user Kyung-joon will unlock the Territory System……”

In fact, there was no need to directly seize the position of lord or purchase it to unlock the Territory System.

You could simply build your own territory!

However, as simple as it sounded, the conditions were equally simple and demanding.

『Territory System Unlock Conditions』

①Seize control from a Lord NPC by force.

②Purchase the lordship with a significant sum of money.

③Establish a territory on unclaimed land (requires over 1,500 hours of residence).

Over 1,500 hours of residence!

Assuming rankers played for over 10 hours a day,

it would take at least half a year of living in that house to unlock the Territory System by building it themselves.

In other words, they would have to spend all their time in-game loitering around the house they built, without hunting or completing quests!

“Who else besides Kyung-joon would do such a crazy thing?!”

“Y, You’re right……”

Kyung-joon, who logged in for over 2 hours a day just to study.

Unlocking the Territory System wouldn’t be too difficult for him.

“He’s definitely going to keep studying in the house he built!”

“It’s only a matter of time then. But even so, studying for 2 hours a day means it’ll take him 5 years, right?”

“He’s been increasing his study time lately! He spends all day studying on weekends! The logs show he’s been online for 500 hours in the past 3 months!”

“Then the Territory System will be unlocked in just a year and a half. Other rankers say it’ll take them at least 3 to 5 years, this is insane.”

“Want to know what’s even scarier?”

The team leader had a crazed look on his face.

“Summer vacation is coming soon! He’s a high school student! It’s obvious he’s going to be online all day, every day, just studying! Uhehehehe!”

“C, Calm down, Team Leader……! Didn’t you just get hair transplant surgery?!”

Kim Bu-ha struggled to calm down the team leader, who was still pulling at his hair.

Meanwhile, he thought…

‘……There’s no way he’s going to study for over 10 hours every single day, right?’

Not many people could endure studying for over 10 hours a day.

Even the most tenacious individuals had their limits.

Everyone had a set amount of tenacity.

‘Right, there’s no need to worry too much like the Team Leader. From what I’ve monitored, he rarely studies for over 10 hours a day……’

“Team Leader! I’ll go get us some tea. Please calm down while you drink it!”

“Ughhhh!”

With that thought, Kim Bu-ha worked even harder to calm the team leader down.

But at that moment, Kim Bu-ha didn’t see it.

[The rare item 『Kyung-joon’s Ash Wood Chair with Posture Correction』 owned by user Kyung-joon has been imbued with a Tenacity buff.]

[The Common Construction 『Study Villa』 owned by user Kyung-joon has been imbued with a Tenacity buff.]

The moment when 『Tenacity buffs』 were added to Kyung-joon’s chair and Study Villa……

🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷

[Kyung-joon’s Study Villa]

▶Tenacity +10% when used by Infinite Knowledge Seeker

[Kyung-joon’s Ash Wood Chair with Posture Correction]

▶Tenacity +10% when used by Infinite Knowledge Seeker

“My Tenacity increases? Is that even possible?”

Kyung-joon couldn’t believe the buff displayed on the status window before him.

Of course, The World was a virtual reality game.

One could use magic that was unusable in reality, and swordsmanship skills like Iaijutsu, which only existed in fiction, could be learned and used freely.

Just like how Kyung-joon, a mere high school student, had single-handedly built a chair and a house, and even used magic.

However, that didn’t mean the player’s willpower itself would change.

Tenacity was a form of willpower.

Kyung-joon had never seen or heard of a buff that increased it.

Some of his friends were said to be among the top rankers in The World.

<Why don’t you try it out?>

“Yeah, let’s do that.”

Originally, he was going to study after making a desk.

But right now, all Kyung-joon could think about was testing out the Tenacity buff.

Thump.

Kyung-joon entered the Study Villa, placed the chair, and sat down.

As soon as he did, a status window popped up before him, and a strange sensation spread throughout his body.

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