Owner of Twilight Intuition – Chapter 21

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 21

‘This is really easy.’

I can see the skill level rising rapidly as I create the Soul-Infused Longsword. It did take some time to find the timing to strike the hammer with Intuition, but it didn’t take that long.

Clang!-

If I can’t find the timing, I just hit it once and try again.

[Ding!~ The level of Rank C skill ‘Dwarven Weapon Crafting’ has increased.]

[Strength 2, Stamina 2, Skill 3 increased.]

‘Now it’s level 5!’

[Ding!~ The skill level of Rank C skill ‘Dwarven Weapon Crafting’ has reached its limit.]

[You can no longer increase the skill level.]

[To exceed the skill level limit, please increase your existing level.]

” ……? “

What is this?

The message window that popped up as soon as the skill reached level 5 stopped me in my tracks.

So…… to raise it above level 5, I need to increase my existing level?

” Was there something like this? “

I ponder for a moment.

If the skill level doesn’t increase, it might be better to save the remaining Iron Ingots and raise it all at once later. This is because the blacksmith doesn’t sell Iron Ingots indefinitely. Conversely, there is also the option of ignoring the skill level and continuing to craft and sell them.

” Wow!~ How much is this? “

‘Hmm? A customer?’

Suddenly, I turn my head and see someone holding the level 4 Longsword I made. But judging by their shabby clothes, it doesn’t look like they have much money.

How much should I sell this for?

‘Alright, I’ll be generous.’

” Just give me 20 Silver. “

” Huh? “

” 20 Silver. “

It’s a Longsword with an attack power of 41. Moreover, considering the stat increases, it’s a tremendous item that allows a level 1 player to even hunt wolves. I thought giving such an item for a mere 20 Silver was quite cheap, but the other person didn’t seem to think so.

” Ah…… that’s a bit expensive. “

Leaving those words behind, the player puts the Longsword back in its place and leaves. Seeing that, for some reason, this thought even crossed my mind.

‘Is 20 Silver expensive?’

I should have sold an ordinary Longsword next to it if I knew this would happen.

‘Oh well.’

Shaking my head and letting go of the regret, I crafted the last Longsword for myself.

Clang!-

[The Soul-Infused Longsword has been completed.]

The so-called level 5 Longsword made with the crafting skill.

” Check. “

[Soul-Infused Longsword] (Magic)

Description: A Longsword made of pure iron. Perfectly crafted with outstanding skill, this weapon transcends the limits of the craftsman and even has his soul imbued within it.

<Additional Stats: Strength (8), Stamina (2), Agility (3)>

<Restricted Stats: Strength (12), Agility (6)>

Attack Power: 44　　Magic Attack Power: 0

Durability: 35/35

*Increases Health by 50.

” As expected. “

Unfortunately, there wasn’t a huge difference between the level 2 and level 5 Longswords, but I was still satisfied. This was because it had a pure attack power of 44, which was 14 higher than the Longsword I had been using.

” By the way, is it because of the materials? “

The increase in attack power was lower than I expected. Of course, I know that this level of attack power is excellent, but I couldn’t shake the feeling that it was lacking for a result produced with the best probability using Intuition.

It seemed that I would need to use materials other than Iron Ingots to craft even better weapons.

More importantly, I need to sell these weapons……

‘Should I sell them for cash?’

It’s not a bad option. It’s only been a day since Twilight started. There probably aren’t many weapons better than the ones I made yet, so they’ll definitely sell if I put them up for a reasonable price.

Alright, let’s do that.

Having decided that it was a surprisingly good idea, I decided to sell the ordinary Longsword and the level 3 Longsword for Gold, and the remaining five level 4 Longswords for cash. I headed towards the street where players gathered.

Murmur~ Murmur~

‘There are fewer people than I thought.’

There were many people when I came with Yua yesterday. However, there weren’t as many people as yesterday. It’s probably because it’s morning.

” Anyone wants to do a Rank F quest!~ “

” Anyone going hunting in the South Plains! “

” Buying Magic-grade weapons or armor! “

‘Hmm?’

Realizing that my weapon was a Magic-grade weapon, I approached the player and sold the level 3 Longsword. The price was 20 Silver. I then sold another level 3 Longsword to a different player, but since they pleaded with me to lower the price, I gave it to them for 17 Silver.

Finally, the ordinary Longsword went for 8 Silver. I handed over the used (?) Longsword I had been using for a cheap price of 15 Silver and then headed to the bank to register the five level 4 Longswords in the Cash Transaction window.

‘Now all that’s left is……’

The Random Skillbook, right?

I took out the Random Skillbook from the item window and let out a small sigh, intending to use Intuition on it.

*　*　*

[You have used up all your playtime. Please take a break in reality and reconnect.]

[Automatic disconnection in 1 minute.]

[If you have a location issue, you can extend your playtime by 30 minutes. Would you like to extend?]

” Huu, this should be more than enough. “

The original goal was to use Intuition to notice the changes in my body, anyway.

‘Still, I was hoping for a Rank S skill like yesterday.’

Until I used up all my playtime, I didn’t feel any sense of a Rank S skill. Was the Rank S skill I got yesterday just incredibly lucky? Seeing as it didn’t appear even after investing all my remaining playtime, it seemed like it was indeed a Rank S skill.

” I have no choice but to be satisfied with a Rank A skill. “

A Rank A skill that I barely managed to obtain after opening Random Skillbooks for hours. I turned my gaze to the message log located at the bottom left.

[Acquired Rank A skill ‘Giant’s Sprint’.]

[Stats increase upon acquiring the skill.]

[Strength increases by 6.]

[Agility increases by 6.]

For reference, the probability of this Rank A skill was also quite low, as I only felt it once during the entire process. Since I had 3 Random Skillbooks anyway, and I was curious about what a Rank A skill was like, I immediately opened the skillbook and learned it, and that was ‘Giant’s Sprint’.

” Skill Information Window. “

[Giant’s Sprint] (Rank A)

Description: A skill that charges forward by imbuing the body with the power of a giant. While charging, you will not be stopped by any attacks. Additionally, targets with lower Strength than you will always be knocked back.

<Stat Increase: Strength (6), Agility (6)>

<Current Proficiency: LV1 (0.00%)>

” A charging skill…… “

Not bad. No, it’s actually good.

Isn’t it a perfect skill to catch up to those guys who attacked me and ran away yesterday? At the time, I thought I needed to increase my Agility, but I could just learn a skill like this instead.

[Beep- Automatically logging out.]

” Huh? “

[Logging out.]

[Once again, on the streets illuminated by Twilight……]

” …… “

Ah, it said it would automatically log out after 1 minute, right?

Anyway, after logging out, I gathered my slightly dazed mind and got up. A sense of emptiness washed over me for some reason, but I couldn’t just lie down forever.

Getting up and checking the time, it was 7:12 AM.

‘Time sure flies by.’

By the way……

As expected, the clothes I was wearing were soaked. Next time I log in, if I play without using Intuition even once, I’ll be able to figure out what the cause is.

‘But why does Intuition manifest in that way?’

I was frustrated by the current situation because I couldn’t figure out why the faint anxiety I usually felt in my chest was completely amplified in Twilight. Also, I couldn’t talk to anyone else about this worry.

Who should I even tell?

Even if I did, there wouldn’t be anyone who could give me a satisfactory answer.

” ……Well, even if I worry about it, it’s not like I’ll find the answer.”

Huu, let’s wash up first.

After taking a shower to wash off the sweat, I sat down in front of the computer, trying to ignore the fatigue that was washing over me. I wanted to log in twice a day, even if not three times. I should rest for about an hour and then log back into Twilight.

‘Come to think of it, am I not strong now?’

Objectively, I think I’m strong. Overwhelming defense consisting of a Rank S skill and a title. The reason I was able to defeat Dorgen today was because of those two.

Who else could defeat Dorgen alone?

At the same time, this thought also comes to mind. If I continue to play the game like this, wouldn’t I be able to become the strongest in Twilight? Perhaps I’m thinking this way because I’ve always played online games far removed from such a goal.

‘If I could just get one more Rank S skill, then even rank 1……’

……Rank?

Suddenly, I remember the ranking system on the Twilight homepage. Oh right, Twilight has a ranking system? I logged onto the Twilight homepage since I remembered it.

” Let’s see, where’s the ranking…… Ah, here it is. “

After easily finding it, I clicked. This ranking system was displayed in real-time, so I should be able to see my current ranking accurately.

[Name: Rudin]

[Level Ranking: 74,857th]

[Fame Ranking: 21st]

” Huh? Why is my fame ranking 21st? “

The level ranking makes sense. There’s no way I, who hasn’t focused on hunting, could catch up to those who hunt like crazy. However, I couldn’t understand the fame ranking.

How is this 21st?

After thinking about it for a moment, I was able to figure out what happened.

” Come to think of it, you can only do one quest per day at the Quest Guild, right? “

Additionally, after looking up information online, it seems that fame can only be obtained through quests from the Quest Guild. And it’s currently the second day since Twilight began. In other words, you can only do two quests at most, and I’ve already completed both of them.

‘Considering Zeld and Dorgen’s cases, most people probably failed.’

There was no need to think about it too seriously. After coming to a simple conclusion, I turned my attention to the level ranking.

Thinking about what level the rank 1 player would be.

[Level Ranking 1st: Level 19 (76.29%).]

” Level 19? “

An average person would probably say, ‘Huh? Isn’t that lower than I thought? I thought it would be at least 30.’ But I’m different. I judged that level 19 was also high and thought.

‘Is it hard to level up?’

If the rank 1 player is level 19, it means the rest are similar. Did they all level up while playing around? No. They probably leveled up like crazy.

Yet, the level is 19.

It seems like leveling up isn’t easy.

Well, what can you expect from a game where skills are hard to come by? Moreover, in Twilight, skills are essential. Without skills, it’s difficult to even deal proper damage.

I, too, couldn’t damage Dorgen with normal attacks. I only won by fighting with skills.

Therefore, I could understand how important the existence of skills was.

” It would be nice if I could get one more Rank S skill. “

I have 2 Random Skillbooks left, so is it possible?

With that thought, I closed the ranking system I was looking at. Since I had checked the ranking, which was my objective, there was no need to look at it anymore.

Now, should I go to the bulletin board and look for information?

” Even if I look for information, there probably won’t be anything useful…… Well, you never know. “

Anyway, I had to wait an hour before I could log back into Twilight. That meant I had time to kill. Realizing that I still had about 40 minutes left, I clicked on the bulletin board and started reading the posts.

[It’s best to hunt after learning all 20 skills first.]

[Content: In this damn game, even when you level up, Strength, Intelligence, and Agility only increase by 1. However, if you learn 20 Rank F skills, you can at least start with Strength at 20. There are no restrictions on deleting skills, so raise your stats like that.]

‘That’s decent information.’

Starting with Strength at 20 is much more convenient than starting at 1. It’s decent information, but the problem is that it’s useless to me.

This is because my current attack using defense is stronger than my attack power.

Thinking that way and browsing through the next posts, I soon saw a bothersome title.

[Ah, shit! The ‘Dawn’s Light’ guild is so damn annoying!]

What kind of swearing is that?

The post also had a considerable number of comments. Besides, a guild? It’s only been two days since the game started, and there are already guilds? Anyway, I clicked on the post.

[Content: Those guild bastards are monopolizing a dungeon! They’re also threatening that only guild members can enter! I got pissed and argued with them, and they immediately killed me. Wow! Crazy bastards.]

” …… “

I read the comments below. There were posts like, ‘That’s right! They’re going too far!’ and ‘You should create a guild and fight them too.’ Then, seeing a comment mentioning the location of the dungeon, I tilted my head.

” This…… It’s close to the village I was in? “

To be precise, it was a secluded place between the Goblin and Wolf territories.

” A dungeon…… “

What’s the reason for them monopolizing the dungeon? There are actually too many. It could be to level up safely, or they might be planning to sell items that only drop there for a high price.

Or perhaps they’re trying to increase their guild members since they said only guild members can enter.

‘Should I go?’

Aside from the dungeon rewards, I didn’t like their behavior. To think that there’s already talk of reserving spots and monopolizing dungeons here as well. Additionally, I had a feeling that if I took care of those guys, I could earn a decent side income.

” It’s a good opportunity to test my abilities too. “

I waited for the time to come.

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