Chapter 8

Chapter 7

Item Crafting

[Your level has reached 1. Due to the penalty from negative levels, your stats, which were fixed at their minimum, have now been restored to normal.]

[The basic stats of a descendant of Pagma have been applied.]

These are heart-pounding words.

Thump, thump!

My heart was pounding so hard that I could hear it in my ears.

Extremely excited, I hurriedly opened my status window.

Name: Grid

Level: 1 (45/100)

Class: Descendant of Pagma

*The probability of adding additional options when crafting items increases.

*The probability of item enhancement increases.

*You can wear all equipment items without any conditions, but penalties may apply based on the item's grade.

Title: The Legendary One

*You are less likely to suffer from status ailments.

*You are less likely to die when your health is at its minimum.

*You are easily recognized.

Health: 280/280 Mana: 75/75

Strength: 20+5 Stamina: 18 Agility: 12 Intelligence: 25

Dexterity: 50 Endurance: 16

Composure: 10 Indomitability: 11 Presence: 10 Insight: 10

Stat Points: 40

Weight: 3,035/820

*Your movement speed has decreased by 100% due to exceeding the weight limit by 200%.

You cannot properly utilize your abilities due to the heavy weight.

The probability of suffering from the debuff 'Weakness' is extremely high.

“Was this a dream?”

Would you believe it?

I wasn't flustered. If it were reality, I might have pinched my cheek, but since it was in the game, I calmly logged out.

A moment later, I opened my eyes to find myself lying in the capsule in my room.

“I must have fallen asleep without realizing it.”

This was a plausible scenario since I hadn't used the light sleep mode.

After taking care of my physiological needs in the bathroom and washing my hair, I drank a glass of cold water and returned to the capsule. Then, I logged back in.

Just like in the dream, I was standing inside the forge.

“Could it be that it wasn't a dream…? No, I shouldn't get my hopes up.”

I know all too well that a guy as unlucky as me would only end up hurting himself by harboring false hopes.

I opened my status window without any emotion and froze.

“...Holy shit.”

The content of the status window hadn't changed.

It seems it wasn't a dream after all.

My heart started beating fast again.

“Damn, this is amazing…”

The basic stats for a level 1 character are Strength 6, Stamina 7, Agility and Intelligence 4 and 5, respectively. This means the total stats for a level 1 character are 22.

However, the basic stats for a descendant of Pagma totaled 165. Adding the 16 Endurance and 1 Indomitability stats I had grown separately, the total was an incredible 182.

Simply put, this means that I had stats that a regular player would only achieve at level 15 or higher, starting from level 1. This was truly an overwhelming benefit.

This was a testament to the prestige of a legendary class.

Moreover…

‘While the basic stats are impressive…’

I focused on the 40 stat points.

‘Why do I have stat points?’

Stat points increase by 10 for each level, so a level 1 character should have 0 stat points.

I thought hard about why I had 40 stat points.

Several possibilities came to mind, but there was only one plausible hypothesis.

‘Could it be that I gain stat points even when leveling up from negative levels?’

I had leveled up 4 times to reach level 1 from negative level 3, and I had 40 stat points, so that was the only explanation.

No matter how many times I rubbed my eyes and looked again, the 40 stat points didn't disappear.

I was so moved that my body trembled and my nose tingled.

‘Being at a negative level wasn't in vain!’

All the hardships I had endured had meaning.

Perhaps, I wasn't as unlucky as I thought.

“Haha… Hahaha…”

Is there a language in the world that can express this joy?

I could only laugh.

“Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah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