Astral Online: Cursed by the Demon Lord to Become the Strongest Beautiful Girl, I Rapidly Grow and Dominate with Cheat Skills Despite Being the Weakest Profession - Chapter 73
Chapter 73: Additional Content
After returning home, I immediately went upstairs, put on my VR headset, and got ready.
It seemed the update had just finished, so I quickly said, “Game Start!” and launched ?Astral Online?.
Once the safety check was completed using the headset, which completely covers the head, the connection to the user’s brain began.
When the connection was established, the user, in this case, Sora, received virtual sensory information, and a virtual space was generated before her eyes.
After successfully logging in, Sora woke up in the ?Hephaestus Kingdom? as the adventurer Sora.
The theme of this kingdom is named after the god of blacksmithing, so most of the buildings are artisan shops.
Moreover, there are specialized stores for every category of weapons and armor, and it’s common to see artisan players visiting with shining eyes.
The air is filled with the smell of iron and the powerful sound of hammers striking metal from the blacksmiths.
The design of the buildings is based on medieval Europe, with smoke rising from chimneys everywhere.
If the wind spirits who love nature were to see this, they might be furious at this environmentally destructive kingdom (not to mention the area is surrounded by lava fields).
“Whoa! What’s with this godly update?!”
“Hurry, let’s go to the nearby skill shop!”
“Oops.”
Seeing a large number of other adventurers logging in all at once, Sora instinctively hid.
The reason was simple: if they spotted her, they would definitely start talking to her.
Her appearance as a silver-haired, blue-eyed girl, just like in real life, is very conspicuous, and even more so because her name is famous.
To avoid the eyes of other adventurers, she pulled the hood of her black coat, ?Stealth Dark Coat?, down low and stood against a wall in a less noticeable passageway, using the coat’s concealment skill to hide herself from those around him.
?Concealment rate: 60%.?
As long as no one stares directly, it’s a percentage that makes it hard to tell who’s standing there.
There was no need to worry about being seen through.
?Good morning, Master. Here’s an update from the developers. Would you like to view it??
As soon as she took a breath, ?Lucifel?, a unique support character that only she owned among all adventurers, displayed the update information from the menu screen as if waiting for the right moment.
Thinking, “This support is as handy as ever,” she glanced over the update content that another player had just shouted about.
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?Update Content ??
To further enhance player individuality, a skill shop has been implemented.
The skill shop offers a wide variety of skills that can only be purchased in that specific country, allowing players to customize their characters to their liking from now on.
You can set up to three skills in each category: ?Attack?, ?Defense?, and ?Support?. To change them, talk to the shopkeeper at the skill shop.
Skills can be purchased using the world’s common currency, ?El?.
?Update Content ??
Weapon enhancement has been implemented.
In conjunction with this, the following categories have been added to weapons:
– ?Number of Enhancements?
– ?Strength?
– ?Sharpness?
– ?Weight Increase?
– ?Weight Reduction?
Weapon enhancements can be done by providing the blacksmith with El and specific materials.
Details of the added enhancements to weapons are as follows:
– ?Strength?: Increases durability.
– ?Sharpness?: Increases critical hit rate.
– ?Weight Increase?: Increases attack power and weight.
– ?Weight Reduction?: Decreases attack power and reduces weight.
That concludes the update content.
Enjoy your time in ?Astral Online?.
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Implementation of Skill Shops and Weapon Enhancements?!
Sora’s eyes lit up as he quickly opened the map to check.
It turned out that there were a total of five skill shops placed in the ?Hephaestus Kingdom?, likely to avoid overcrowding by players.
This is truly a divine update.
Up until now, skills could only be acquired through specific jobs, weapons, or special conditions. But with the addition of freely selectable skills, the scope of strategies is going to expand significantly.
However, the notice didn’t reveal how much they would cost.
But if a single skill can expand what you can do, Sora feels ready to pay however many El it takes.
“Hahaha… New skills, huh.”
Oops, I’m drooling. Should I go for a specialized build or a balanced one? Should I aim to cover my weaknesses?
I’ll also need to consider how to enhance my weapons to match, so there’s no doubt that the common sense of ?Astral Online? will change with this update.
Sora opened her status screen and reviewed her current situation.
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?Adventurer? Sora
?Level? 50
?Profession? Enchanter
?Skill Level? 77
?HP? 1000
?MP? 500
?Strength? 50
?One-Handed Sword Proficiency? 75
?Weight Capacity? 250
?Upper Body Equipment?:
– Fire Spirit Attire
– Stealth Dark Coat
– Steel Breastplate
– Spirit Bracelet
?Lower Body Equipment?:
– Fire Spirit Attire
– Leather Boots
?Total Defense?: D?
?Right Hand?: Silver Sword
?Left Hand?: None
?El in Possession?: 3,500,000
?Attack Skills?:
– Strike Sword IV
– Sonic Sword IV
– Guard Break IV
– Dual Nail IV
– Triple Stream IV
– Quad Slash III
– Rage Slant III
?Defense Skills?:
– Sword Guard IV
?Support Skills?:
– Magic Resistance III
– Physical Resistance III
– Status Ailment Resistance III
– Insight II
– Perception II
– Fire Attribute Enchantment IV
– Water Attribute Enchantment IV
– Wind Attribute Enchantment IV
– Earth Attribute Enchantment IV
– Lightning Attribute Enchantment III
– Light Attribute Enchantment III
– Dark Attribute Enchantment III
– Attack Power Boost Enchantment III
– Defense Power Boost Enchantment III
– Speed Boost Boost Enchantment III
– Jump Power Boost Enchantment III
– Status Resistance Boost III
– Enchantment Magic Reduction III
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With recent quests and level grinding, my current stats and skills look like this.
Thanks to my titles and skill effects, which allow me to gain more than double the usual experience points, I’m honestly way ahead of the top players in the elite groups.
The next highest level after me should be Kuro, who’s been with me in the Forest of Spirits. She’s level 45 now.
The average level of the top players is around 35–38, so this shows just how much easier it is to level up when you team up with Sora.
Because of this, I was swamped with party requests from players wanting an experience boost, so now I’ve turned off requests from anyone who isn’t a friend.
“Is that you, Sora?”
“Oh, it’s Sora.”
“Huh?”
I turned my gaze toward the voices calling out to me.
There stood two boys, a lightly-armored mage holding a spear with distinctive black hair and a tall frame, and a lightly-armored knight with a shield, notable for his natural brown hair and handsome face.
“Oh, Shin and Rou. Are you guys hanging out in this kingdom too?”
“Yeah, been grinding levels.”
“I’m at 42 now, but I don’t think I’ll ever catch up to you, Sora.”
“Well, with my constant experience boost, while you guys gain one level, I’m probably gaining two.”
I chuckled, and the two of them opened their menu screens and began operating them.
Immediately, a party request popped up.
I blinked in surprise and looked at the two, who were smiling.
“Let’s team up again for old time’s sake.”
“Yeah, we didn’t get to play together properly for a week after we invited you.”
“Sure, sounds good. How about we go check out the skill shop together?”
“Sounds great!”
“Do you guys have enough El saved up?”
At Rou’s words, I puffed out my small chest and grinned.
“Haha, no problem! I’ve got 3.5 million El!”
“Seriously? I only have 1 million left after getting a new spear from Kirie.”
“I only have 800,000 left after upgrading all my gear.”
The two exchanged glances and simultaneously placed their hands on my shoulders.
“When the time comes, we’re counting on you!”
“With that much, you’ll be fine!”
Honestly, it’s scarier to think you could run out with 800,000 El.
The three of us chatted casually as we headed to the skill shop for the first time in a while.