Sixty-four. The Arbiter is truly a clever one.
The Arbiter is seriously amazing.
The displayed list shows the skills I can acquire, alongside their required point costs.
My current point total is two hundred.
The minimum required is one hundred, so I can obtain either two skills costing one hundred points each, or one skill costing two hundred points.
That is acceptable.
What matters here is that unlearned skills appear in the鉴定 results.
Once displayed, dual鉴定 becomes possible.
That means I can examine the effects of unlearned skills through鉴定 without actually acquiring them!
Excellent!
Using this feature, I can identify useful skills, and no longer need to acquire them tentatively, wondering if they will work.
Additionally, I may discover skills that seem learnable through practice, without having to spend skill points at all.
The range of unlearned skills expanded dramatically.
Therefore, let us begin by examining every skill listed, one after another.
[Level attainment confirmed. Skill 'Gluttony LV5' upgraded to 'Gluttony LV6'.]
Continuing to eat while assessing skills caused another increase in Gluttony's level.
Yet, many apes remained, and my stomach still showed no sign of reaching its limit.
Impressive, my stomach.
Is there no title like 'Transdimensional Belly'?
Hmph.
Remarkable.
Even just the skills currently displayed could form a full skill compendium.
If I save up to 300 points, could it grow even further?
Likely so.
But reaching that point requires leveling up.
This time, the battle with the apes granted absurdly high level gains, but such rapid progression is uncommon under normal circumstances.
But if I spend the points, the currently displayed skills will disappear.
That’s problematic.
But if there’s a skill I want, I’d like to take it.
What a dilemma.
What to do.
Take the skill, or keep the points unspent.
Ugh, indecisive.
The skills currently displayed have already been assessed.
Among them, a few stood out.
"Magic Perception: Ability to detect magical energy."
"Magic Manipulation: Ability to control magical energy."
These two—could they be necessary for using magic?
They seem highly plausible. The fact that both appear together feels intentional.
Likely a pair that functions in tandem.
Exactly 200 points to acquire both.
But there’s a major issue.
I already possess Magic Perception.
It’s within the Perception skill.
Yes, the Perception skill includes Magic Perception as a component.
That means even if I acquire Magic Perception as a standalone skill, it might still be integrated into Detection.
That is unacceptable.
In fact, if that happens, I might never be able to use magic again.
I won’t be able to activate Detection, and without that, Magic Perception won’t activate either.
If my prediction is correct—that these two skills are inherently linked as prerequisites for magic activation—then I’m finished.
Wait, what is this malicious bug?
No.
It hasn’t been confirmed yet.
There’s still hope I’ll be able to use magic someday.
Yes, so I’ll hold off on this matter for now.
There are other skills that might allow me to use Detection.
But whether they’ll actually work is uncertain, and I don’t want to waste precious skill points on something that might not pan out.
In this case, I’d rather choose a skill with clear, immediate effects—something usable right away.
The poison claw skill, which had previously been considered for allocation of skill points, was no longer necessary—its superior variant, a poison attack, was already in possession.
SP consumption reduction—this was beneficial, but with Gluttony already acquired, its priority was not particularly high.
Moreover, HP auto-recovery had been naturally obtained through proficiency, and SP consumption reduction might be acquired eventually as well.
In short, the act of deliberating was merely a pretense. The skill already selected was clear.
Only a choice remained: whether to take the skill or conserve the points.
Such was the extent of its distinction from all others.
In every sense.
[Pride (100): Ten percent of the power required to reach the divine. Experience gain and proficiency increase significantly. All stat growth rates rise. Also grants interference rights over the MA domain, surpassing the W system.]
Meaning unclear.
The meaning of the description remains unclear. Why would such a skill be obtainable for only 100 points?
Tried analyzing n%, W, MA domain—just a few incomprehensible terms—but all results returned 'Analysis Impossible.'
The only thing discernible from the description is that this skill increases experience and proficiency, and appears to apply growth modifiers.
Even that alone is exceptional performance.
Honestly, undecided.
This skill is too unpredictable. Too dangerous.
No idea what drawbacks it might carry.
But even so, the advantages outweigh the risks.
No other skill provides experience and proficiency gain.
Growth modifiers—unknown in magnitude—but presence versus absence makes a significant difference.
Really, what should I do?