Infinite Mana in the Apocalypse Chapter 549
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Chapter 549 - Skill Creation Experimentation
As the celebrations and calibration of how the Infinite Realm would be looked after were underway, Noah was experimenting with the many newly gained features that came because of the upgrade of the Infinite Realm, and he was beginning with the newly added feature of [Skill Creation].
As this was a feature that required the use of Skill Points, he had to find out exactly how many it would take and how vast the difference was depending on the skills he wanted to create.
His eyes conjured up the Stat Panel as he focused on the blue-lit feature of [Skill Creation], an entirely new screen opening up in front of his eyes which allowed him to fill in the information of skill names and their descriptions!
The System would then look over what he placed down and judge its feasibility of being brought to existence, and exactly how much Skill Points it would cost to do so.
He thought for a moment before he tested out something he considered very small and low effort.
"Let’s see...something called [Lightning Strike]...at the Star Forging Realm..."
He gave his specifications to the System as a vibrant blue light shone, everything being put together as a clearly defined skill with its usage as well as its cost appeared under the [Skill Creation] panel!
Lightning Strike] :: Lightning thunders down towards your enemy at a speed faster than the eye can follow. Cost of Skill Creation: 10 Skill Points
A very cost-effective and distinct skill appeared in front of him, the 10 Skill Points it would take to create such a Skill not being too much but not too little either. He waved his hands as the skill disappeared from the [Skill Creation] panel. His mind moved rapidly as he now wanted to test a variety of skills and see the difference in cost.
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His thoughts were sent to the System as a list of multiple skills were assembled in the Skill Creation panel, his gaze shining brightly as he looked over them!
[Space Shattering Void Devouring Fist] :: Imbued with the power of space and void, destructive energies surround your fist which will shatter the location targeted while devouring anything weak enough to remain. Cost of Skill Creation: 50 Skill Points
[Soul Manifestation(Weapon)] :: Enables the user to create any weapon using their soul. The weapon deals soul attribute damage that cannot be blocked by essence or physical protections. Cost of Skill Creation: 2000
[Life Severing Chaotic Aether Strike] :: Connecting to the destructive essence of Aether and Chaos from the depths of the Unknown, a strike that will take the life of any being at the Nebula Realm or below thunders forth. Cost of Skill Creation: 10,000 Skill Points
[Galaxy Aurora Sword] :: A holy sword condensed from the will of the Galaxy forms and follows the will of the user to exterminate all those in the Nebula Realm or below. Ignores the protections of the Universal Laws even if the comprehension of the targeted being is at 100%. Cost of Skill Creation: 50,000 Skill Points.
"..."
He had thought of the most ridiculous sounding skills he could just to gauge exactly what he could do, and the possibilities were actually shocking as ridiculous skills were displayed in front of him!
Of course, they were ridiculous for a reason as their cost for creation was simply too unrealistic. One that took the elements of Aether and Chaos as it shattered and devoured space only cost 50 Skill Points, one that used the power of the soul being placed at a whooping 2000 cost, but he ramped up the ridiculousness with a skill that would take the life of anyone at the Nebula Realm. The corresponding cost for such a skill was 10,000 Skill Points!
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But in the next skill, he went even further as he classified that even those with 100% law comprehension could be destroyed under the description of a skill that utilizes the energies of an actual Galaxy, this bridging the cost to 50,000...
One must know that Noah currently had a bit over 2000 Skill Points in total, and he currently had no way of obtaining more!
He gazed at the sweet sounding skills that would erase all of his problems as he sighed, waving his hands as they were all erased from the Skill Creation panel. He thought of what he could create realistically as he went out of the bounds of combat skills for a moment, knowing that he had more than enough of these and he simply needed to raise his rank and comprehension of laws to be able to match the biggest enemy he faced at this current moment.
His thoughts moved as he recalled his non-combat skills such as [Budding Farmer] or [Cook] which had made many things possible in their own right as he tried to design a skill tree at this moment with these types of skills!
This time around, he wanted to reduce the number of required Skill Points as much as possible as he set restrictions and definitions that would only apply to him or to specific areas, trying to see if he could create something wonderful that would not cost too much. His thoughts were relayed to the System as a skill tree was displayed in front of his eyes soon after.
[Versatile Farmer] :: A skill tree geared towards the most versatile agriculturist. Each of its abilities have an abnormally high energy usage to achieve their desired effect. Abilities included are Master Farmer, Automatic Planting and Harvesting, Advanced Inventory, and Five Star Chef. Cost of Skill Tree Creation: 25 Skill Points
[Master Farmer] :: The user can rapidly increase the growth and maturing rates of plants in all fields of the Infinite Realm simultaneously, a holographic display at their use allowing them to observe the areas affected.
[Automatic Planting and Harvesting] :: The user can automatically plant and harvest vegetation in the Infinite Realm, a holographic display at their use allowing them to select the required areas.
[Advanced Inventory] :: All plants harvested with the [Automatic Planting and Harvesting] function are placed in a spatial inventory connected to Noah Osmont’s [Expansive Space].
[Five Star Chef] :: A farmer is nothing without the skill of a great chef. Any meal prepared by the user will have the splendor and taste of pure happiness while enhancing the essence contained in the ingredients by more than ten times.
An extremely cheap skill tree with abilities that held their own restrictions and wonders were displayed in front of his eyes, a smile appearing on Noah’s face as he paid the 25 Skill Points and gave his confirmation to bring this Skill Tree into fruition!
As a war was continuing to escalate in the Novus Galaxy, Noah had overseen the upgrade of a new realm as he now used one of his newly gained abilities to create his first ever non-combat skill tree!
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