Amazing Gift
"Oh, right! That gift pack thing!" He headed back inside and started thinking about using the previously awarded Beginner Gift Pack.
[Beginner Gift Pack Opened]
[Congratulations Host, Skill Ticket x 1 Obtained]
[Congratulations Host, System Upgrade Module x 2 Obtained]
[Congratulations Host, 500 Points Obtained]
[Skill Seeker Gift Pack Opened]
[Congratulations Host, Skill Ticket x 5 Obtained]
[Congratulations Host, System Upgrade Module x 1 Obtained]
[Congratulations Host, 1000 Points Obtained]
"Hmm...it's hard to get excited when I don't really know what any of this does."
[Name: Jim Garrett]
[Species: Human]
[Skills: Cooking Lv. 1, Appraisal Lv. 2, Focus Lv. 3, Reading Lv. 6, Fear Resistance Lv. 1, Willpower Lv. Max]
[System Functions Unlocked: Log, Status, Shop, Skill Assist, Cooking Assist]
"Well, let's appraise the new stuff."
[Appraisal Level Up]
[Appraisal Has Reached Level 3]
[Fear Resistance Lv. 1]
[Reduces Effects Of Fear, Anxiety, Etc.]
[Willpower Lv. Max]
[Allows Actions Under Duress]
"This..." A glimmer of hope appeared "Anxiety", that's what it said, right? The largest problem in his life has been this crippling disability, he could hardly go outside, even if he did he couldn't do much, hours could be spent trying to work up the courage to talk to someone with the chance passing by. Jim had gotten used to the feeling of emptiness and helplessness, but a sudden skill generated by this weird system shined a light on a new path.
[Fear Resistance Level Up]
[Fear Resistance Has Reached Level 2]
[Mental Corruption Resistance Skill Obtained]
[Nausea Resistance Skill Obtained]
"Ugh..." His hopes suddenly rising caused him to recall previous events and brought on a panic attack, after half an hour passed he began to calm down.
[Fear Resistance Level Up]
[Fear Resistance Has Reached Level 4]
[Mental Corruption Resistance Level Up]
[Mental Corruption Resistance Has Reached Level 6]
[Nausea Resistance Level Up]
[Nausea Resistance Has Reached Level 8]
"Okay, good, this is good, I can improve, it isn't meaningless suffering anymore. I will overcome this!" Pumping himself up, Jim decided to head outside once again, this time he didn't stop walking. His head raised, his steps firmer, a change could be seen in his figure, a budding confidence.
Arriving at the Public Library, he headed inside, wondering which subject to tackle first he decided on technical skills, something he could put to use immediately.
[Reading Level Up]
[Reading Has Reached Level 10]
[Reading Level Max]
[Reading Derivation Skill -- Distant Reading Obtained]
[Focus Level Up]
[Focus Has Reached Level 5]
[Congratulations Host, Host Has Achieved Maximum Level In A Skill, Skill Max Gift Pack x 1 Awarded]
Spending two hours, Jim had tackled every single subject he could think of, Programming, Electrical Engineering, Construction, Woodworking, the amount of information crammed in his head exceeded what he thought originally humanly capable, with a pounding migraine to match.
If there was a single noteworthy trait Jim had, it was persistence, when he set his mind to something he wouldn't stop until it was done, after the headache cleared up he got back to learning, the library was closing and he hadn't gotten through half of it, but he was satisfied for now.
[Distant Reading Level Up]
[Distant Reading Reached Level 4]
[Focus Level Up]
[Focus Has Reached Level 9]
On the way home Jim decided to appraise the new skills.
[Distant Reading Lv. 4]
[Allows Books To Be Read From Afar]
[Mental Corruption Resistance Lv. 6]
[Prevents Bad Mental States]
[Nausea Resistance Lv. 8]
[Unnecessary Nausea Reduced]
"Erm...Reading from afar? How is that useful? Whatever, I'll check it out later." *Growl*, His stomach was aching to an awful degree, rushing home he popped something into the microwave first, he didn't care about the taste, only caring about immediate nutrition.
[Nausea Resistance Level Up]
[Nausea Resistance Reached Level 9]
Jim wondered if he should just throw out of the microwave, anything he made in it sickened him, but he couldn't deny the speed and ease of use. His stomach had calmed down but he still felt hungry, popping a tv dinner in the toaster oven again he decided to check out what these "Points" were.
"Erm...Points. Show Points. Display Points." Nothing seemed to be working, a thought occurred. "Shop" A window appeared before him showing various categories.
[Weaponry]
[Armor]
[Consumables]
[Tools]
[Grocery]
[Buildings]
[Skills]
On the top right corner of the window were three numbers, [3, 6, 2690] "Hmm...I got three of these 'System Upgrade Modules' and six 'Skill Tickets', but the last number doesn't match my points, it's higher than expected." After a bit thinking, he realized he had obtained 9 skills, if obtaining a skill caused him to gain 10 points, where did the last 100 come from...? "Whatever, I'll figure it out later", Just when he was going to start looking at the categories further the oven dinged.
[Cooking Level Up]
[Cooking Has Reached Level 2]
The thought suddenly occurred to him that he should have tried out the cooking assistance, too late to be sorry though, he dug in, the food was strangely good, slightly more flavor in every bite. "Is this the effect of the Cooking skill? Maybe I'm just too hungry."
"Alright, let's start looking at the shop."