The blacksmith's apprentice looks on with interest. In a small town, such things are rare, so the merchant immediately called the artisan, and he grabbed the apprentice ... And so the four of them stood, crowding around the dagger of the Angel.- The metal is good, - the blacksmith said quietly, pointing with his finger; the apprentice listened attentively. - They call it the steel of the titans. Almost impossible to break, only melted at a very high temperature ...- Are you squeezing? - asked the merchant, looking at the craftsman.“Of course,” the broad-shouldered man replied. - I'll have to kill for this time, but I can.- Why do you want to sell it? - the apprentice asked me.And for this question he was rewarded with looks full of horror. The blacksmith had already raised his hand to slap the back of the head, and the young man dodged aside.“I don’t need expensive things,” he answered, moving the stiletto closer to the merchant. - Noticeable - even more so. I'm just a hunter.-
"The best way to win is to avoid a fight"- System U.P.S.The world began to spin, smearing the lights around into solid rings. As they grew denser, they gave the impression that I was not falling anywhere at all. Am I falling? And what were those lights?There were more and more questions in my head. At some point, the essence of what was happening was lost, and then a clear awareness of oneself. I just lay there, watching the wide rings before my eyes.Rings...? I blinked. One, another. There was something uncomfortably shining in his eyes. I sighed, rolling over onto my side. Maybe get some more sleep...Hello player 67665.You are in a game controlled by the U.P.S. system. To get to know the world and its rules, you are entitled to a personal consultant. Activation of communication with him will occur only after your consent.- No, - I muttered, brushing away through the slumber from someone's importunate voice. - I want to sleep.Player 67665, please get up from the ground, you a
- X, why is my intelligence only two?- So you were in life before the game. To increase intelligence, you need to read books and constantly train the brain with serious exercises.I breathed a sigh of relief. Means. These numbers are not a sentence.“However,” X continued, “in your case, it will be difficult to do something with the intellect. The nearest settlements do not have libraries and are not designed for the need to increase this characteristic. I'll try to fix this by generating an easy quest before you arrive.- Why is low intelligence dangerous?- Nothing, dear. You are still able to think effectively, be smart and absorb information on the go, as you do now. By the way, I like it, I don't like streams of stupid questions.- You have a boyfriend? I asked, trying to figure out if I was talking to the right person. More on a whim than consciously.- Serious problems would begin if your IQ was below one. And I can arrange it for you if you ask a similar question again, - the
- You babbled about your son for so long ... He is the last thing left for such a nonentity, right? Even your wife is long gone. Because you are a loser, - someone's hand reached out with a smoldering cigarette butt to his father's face.I screamed as I saw it contort in pain. But dad didn't cry. He bravely endured, not allowing himself to give up.- Hold on , dad! I pleaded.It floated before my eyes. What he saw was covered in a veil of tears.- Shut up the child.This time they hit me. The grip on my hands loosened for a second. I'm not bound, I was being held... A crazy idea popped into my head for a second.- ***! Don't touch him you bastards! - growled the father, trying to get out of the fetters of the rope.I did not hear my own name, instead of it there was only noise, as if from interference. But I knew that my father was calling me.- Do not worry. We won't touch him. We'll sell it to pay your debt.The hand that had just held the cigarette butt approached the throat of the
Performed the usual action: building a fire.An experience point has been gained.We express our sincere satisfaction. Without the necessary memories, you were able to build a fire. As a result of mental effort, you get an intelligence point.Congratulations! You have moved away from the level of the uncouth savage, now you have fire. Keep developing further.“Here you are, vicious bastard,” nevertheless, I did not hide my smile.No matter how the System tried to mock me, I really came out victorious from the fight with stupidity. And now all I wanted to do was look at the third level of intelligence in my Diary.He opened the book, anticipating a pleasant sight ... and froze.Intelligence: 2 (1/5)- You're kidding me, you stinky hyena! I roared at the top of my lungs. - One point?! For that?!I fried mushrooms with an extremely gloomy face. Having flown away into heavy reflections on the methods of execution of the System, I did not notice how I fried the mushroom until a spark flash
"If you feel unwell - most likely you are hungry"- System U.P.S.Eloquence (initial, passive): Verbal skill. Your sense of inner rightness impresses others, which increases your chance of convincing the interlocutor by telling him the truth by 2%.Sadly, he closed his diary. He extended his hand.- Farewell, my friend. We had a lot of fun, but everything comes to an end. Like a fox dying under the light of a clear moon, you will die under my gaze.Unclenching his fingers, he watched sadly as the book fell into the embers. The flame shot up for a second, after which the Diary disappeared.- That's all. No problem - no sadness, - I dusted off my palms and looked at the sleeping Alliel.I didn’t manage to fall asleep, and the girl was asleep, smiling contentedly at something in her dream.And so what should I do? Not with an elf, of course, but with skills. With pumping. The system mercilessly scoffs, one skill is more useless than another. The snake throw is available once every three
So, you need to carefully monitor each of your actions. Despite the weakness of the skills, one dangerous one has already appeared among them. Addiction. Intuition tells me something: at least a thousand times in the game, but drugs will not forget to bring weakness with them. Judging by the recollection of my last day of life, I was stoned with something. And obviously after a fight. If we assume that in this state I have spent most of my life since the death ... of the murder of my father, then the conclusion suggests itself. Sagging intelligence and strength. Drugs exhaust the body and turn off the head. Maybe for a slave of criminals this is an acceptable process, but for a new life it will have to go a different way.So far, drugs have only aroused my interest. According to the System. But I give a tooth that skills in this "game" leave with the same success as they come. It was not for nothing that X advised to look at the Diary more often. It is important to check with the curr
Hunger hit sharply, as did thirst. Almost swept off my feet. It is understandable - for two days there is nothing but mushrooms.But it didn't matter. I knew that it was not far to the settlement of people. Somehow I managed to recognize the clearing where I first appeared. She loomed ahead like a wondrous mirage. Only a knife stuck in my belt, and a slight increase in performance proved that I didn’t just disappear for a couple of days.Rare Skill Integrity: Having chosen your path, you will not forgive yourself if you turn off it. The decisions made bind hands, not allowing to break the promise to themselves or others.Attention! Due to your unique stupidity, you have blocked two skills and risk even more. To drop the Integrity skill, force yourself to break a promise.Empathy Skill (Initial, Passive): You attach importance not only to your own emotions, but also to those of others. You are able to feel the echoes of someone else's mood with all the inconveniences that follow from t