Owner of Twilight Intuition – Chapter 63

Soul Liberation?

“Soul Liberation, you say……”

It seemed like the skill Turu used at the end. Did that appear as a skillbook? Certainly, the attack Turu unleashed at that time was threatening. High damage and an overwhelming number of attacks. It was hard to believe such a skill was only C-rank, but wouldn’t it be worth learning?

‘This skill is making me think.’

The reason for my hesitation was simple. It was a magic skill. In addition, the attack method was somewhat ambiguous. Most offensive magic was explosion-based, leaving no option to counterattack. But this Soul Liberation could be eliminated with simple sword strikes, so it seemed like its utility would be lower compared to other skills.

Also, I could only learn six skills……

“Hmm.”

After pondering seriously for a while, I eventually put it in the Item Storage. Considering the skills I had already acquired, magic wouldn’t be very useful in my current situation.

My Strength was over 400, while my Intelligence barely exceeded 100.

In any case, the skills I could utilize best were close-combat skills.

‘Or would it become useful if the skill level increased?’

Come to think of it, not just Soul Liberation, but other skills also become useful when their levels increase. I chuckled briefly at the obvious thought and came to my senses at the sound of Yua’s voice.

“Rudin-nim. Are you done?”

“Yes, I think I’m done.”

I had checked all the items obtained from Turu, so I was indeed done. The only regrettable thing was that the Rare-grade item was a staff. Of course, I planned to sell it at the Auction House, so it wasn’t a big problem.

But looking at Yua, she seemed to have an apologetic expression.

“Actually, my friend asked for help with a quest. I think I need to go over there……”

As she spoke, Yua seemed subtly reluctant to go.

“If your friend asked for help, you should go. Don’t worry about me.”

“……”

Perhaps she didn’t like my answer? Yua looked at me with an unreadable expression. What was that look? Disappointment? Sadness? Hurt? Anyway, after reading her mixed emotions, I spoke in a tone that sounded awkward even to my own ears.

“……Should I go with you?”

“Yes! Let’s go together.”

Seeing Yua’s bright smile, it seemed like going together was the right answer. By the way, do other people mainly focus on NPC quests? As someone who had only done 2-3 NPC quests so far, it was something I had to reconsider.

‘Certainly, the rewards for NPC quests were decent. Should I focus on NPC quests from now on?’

If I was lucky, I might even receive a special quest like yesterday.

“This way.”

Anyway, I followed Yua’s lead. As we walked slowly, she explained about her friend.

“I made friends with her a few days ago. She learned crafting skills, so she makes strange potions and things. I’ve received a lot of help from her too.”

“Potions?”

“Yes. She said she got a B-rank Alchemy skillbook when she first started.”

B-rank was quite a high rank. However, I hadn’t experienced the Alchemy skill properly, so it was difficult to judge. Was it something like the elixir that Aizen gave me yesterday? Well, the price of potions sold in stores wasn’t cheap, so it might be a decent skill for making money.

“Ah, there she is.”

Yua pointed at someone with her fingertip. Following her finger, I could see a female player.

‘Is it that woman?’

Wearing a red hood with white patterns and a puffy skirt, she stood out among the numerous players. This was because no one usually wore such attire.

Even wizards who wore cloth armor wore robes, so why was she in such ordinary clothes?

Anyway, Yua waved at the player and shouted.

“Sina!”

At her call, the player called Sina turned her head. She was a pretty woman. To be honest, I hadn’t seen a single unattractive person in Twilight.

“Why are you so late?”

“Sorry. I was late because I came with Rudin-nim.”

“This person?”

Hearing the word ‘Rudin’, Sina looked at me with a surprised expression.

“He definitely looks strong.”

‘What did Yua tell her?’

Looks strong to someone she’s meeting for the first time? Did Yua say that? That there’s an incredibly strong person, and that person is me? Anyway, I didn’t intend to question it, so I casually brushed it aside.

“So, what’s the quest this time?”

“It’s a quest to make a certain potion. I received the recipe, but the ingredients are hard to gather on my own.”

“Got it. Let’s go.”

Yua readily nodded and said let’s go. Should I go too? I wondered if it was necessary for me to go, even though I didn’t know what the ingredients were.

‘Well, I can only hope for some suitable mobs to appear.’

I was thinking of using them to level up my skills. I still had to level up all my skills except for Dreton’s Equipment Crafting and Giant’s Sprint. I had to level up while I could, to avoid wasting time.

“Where do we need to go?”

“I guess we have to go to the Orc Forest? I’d like to go to a dungeon, but almost all the dungeons are monopolized by guilds, so there’s no choice.”

‘Dungeon?’

At the word ‘dungeon’, I thought of the dungeon owned by the Emperor Guild. Was it 11 in total? Couldn’t we just choose one of those dungeons and go? However, still feeling awkward about the Emperor Guild, I didn’t bring up the topic of those dungeons.

“You could join a guild.”

“No, I absolutely hate that. If I join a guild, I have to hand over the potions I make. Also, even if I enter a dungeon, it’s hard to fight alone. In the end, I need the help of guild members, but they won’t help for free.”

“……”

Judging by her tone, it seemed like she had joined a guild before.

“They keep asking to meet in real life. Ugh, I hate guilds anyway.”

So that’s what happened? I glanced at Yua, and she was looking at Sina with a pitiful expression.

“Yua. You be careful too. Especially you, since you’re pretty, you never know how they might approach you.”

“Yeah. I know.”

Yua smiled bashfully as if saying not to worry. Sina glanced at Yua and then turned her head towards me.

“Come to think of it, I haven’t introduced myself yet. I’m Sina. You’re Rudin-nim, right?”

“Yes.”

“I’ve heard a lot about you from Yua. She said you’re a kind person.”

Am I kind?

Well, from Yua’s perspective, maybe I was. I made weapons for her and helped her with quests.

“Just in case, please take care of me from now on.”

‘Take care of her……’

“Yes.”

With my reply, we headed towards the Orc Forest.

The Orc Forest was located a bit further away from the forest where the wolves appeared. Additionally, since it was a field, there were quite a few players around.

“Ah, there’s a herb.”

And upon arriving at the Orc Forest, Sina immediately ran somewhere. A herb? I looked in the direction Sina ran, but there was no herb in sight. Sina fiddled with her hands on the seemingly empty ground and then pulled out something that looked like a root.

“Amazing.”

“Rudin-nim, you don’t have the Herb Gathering skill, do you?”

“I guess you need a skill.”

“Yes. It was similar when Rudin-nim was mining ore before. I couldn’t see anything at that time.”

‘Ah, so that’s what it was.’

Now I understood. Back then, I was able to obtain ore because I had acquired the Ore Mining skill. So, to gather materials, you need to learn the related skills?

‘I learned something unexpected.’

I had been searching for information online every day, but this was new information. It seemed like this happened because I only searched for information for 1-2 hours a day.

“Screech!”

‘Hmm?’

Turning my head, I saw a monster with the name ‘Orc’ above its head.

“Oh? It’s an Orc.”

“It is.”

There was no hint of tension in their conversation. I was confident in my own abilities, so I could understand my reaction, but it was surprising to see Yua and Sina being so calm as well.

Did that mean it was that weak?

“Should I take care of it?”

“No, I’ll do it.”

I had to level up my skills anyway.

‘Let’s give it a try.’

Thud━

I had 12 skills to level up, but there were only a few I could level up against this Orc. Deciding to use the simplest skill, I charged towards the Orc and swung my shield.

“Shield Bash!”

Bang!━

[Skill Damage! 821.]

[Acquired 72 Combat Experience!]

A clean one-shot.

In this case, the Orc was too weak. Judging by the experience points it gave, it seemed much stronger than the wolves, but from my perspective, it was ridiculously weak.

“Good work.”

“It wasn’t much work.”

Calling it good work after the Orc was knocked down with a single Shield Bash.

“But if this is the case, couldn’t you come here alone?”

Sina asked. A week after the game started, Orcs weren’t that difficult of a monster. Also, this game had no special restrictions on acquiring skills. So, I thought that if you learned a few combat skills, you could easily roam around alone.

“Well, Sina only learned production skills. Right?”

“Yes, that’s right. Herb Gathering, Herb Cultivation, Potion Enhancement, Basic Research, and so on, I learned all production skills. I only have 2 skills left.”

“……”

So there were people like this too. Someone who filled their skill slots with production skills. Then how did she level up?

“What about your level?”

“I’m level 29. I leveled up through quests. I even got the clothes I’m wearing now through a quest.”

Her level wasn’t low, surprisingly.

“For your information, my Alchemy is B-rank and level 10. I bet there’s no one in Twilight with a higher Alchemy level than me.”

Sina spoke with a confident tone, but I couldn’t agree. Surely, in this vast world, Sina wasn’t the only one who learned Alchemy? And among those people, there would be someone who acquired A-rank.

Of course, even so, I thought that Sina might be one of the top players when it came to Alchemy alone.

“Look. This is my best work.”

Perhaps she sensed my disagreement? Suddenly, Sina took out a potion from her Item Storage and handed it to me. What kind of potion was this again? Anyway, if she wasn’t using the Trade System, I couldn’t receive Sina’s item, so I took the item she handed me without hesitation and checked its information.

[Miracle Healing Potion] (Magic)

Description: A potion made by mixing various herbs. It’s a potion made by someone with exceptional skills, and the herb combination is perfect. Therefore, it’s a potion that maximizes the effects of each herb.

━Recovers 1,000 HP.

━Recovers 1,000 MP.

━Recovers 2% Stamina.

━Consumable item (1 use).

“Stamina recovery?”

“Amazing, right? Currently, in Twilight, there’s no way to recover Stamina other than resting. But if you drink this potion, you can even recover Stamina.”

‘It’s definitely amazing, but……’

Stamina was a problem I hadn’t been able to solve either. But Sina had solved that problem with a potion. Then wouldn’t this sell for a lot of money?

“It would sell for a lot if you sold it.”

“I’m not selling it. This is my best work, so I’m going to keep it.”

“Best work?”

At that moment, I remembered the Soul-Infused weapons I could make with my crafting skills. The weapons I made with Intuition. Could it be that this potion was also made with a concept like Great Success?

‘Tsk, that’s too bad.’

Honestly, if I had the chance, I wanted to buy a few of these potions. But if it was a potion made with Great Success, that wouldn’t be possible.

Things like this usually appeared by chance.

“Sigh~”

“……Wait a minute. What’s the meaning of that sigh? You’re not looking down on me, are you?!”

Ignoring Sina’s rambling, I looked around to see if there were any Orcs.

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