Chapter 571 - Players’ Methods
No matter if Rhode was in the game or the current world, he had never faced any troubles that he couldn’t resolve. But now, this ‘Sword Creation Points’ had put him in a difficult spot. Although it seemed as though creating a swordsmanship couldn’t be any easier, Rhode realized that his head was in a total blank when he put his hands on it. It wasn’t as simple as constructing buildings where as long as the foundation was stable, he could build everything he wanted. Creating a swordsmanship by himself might seem simple, but the truth was otherwise.
Although the decision-making process was tough, Rhode had no intentions of giving up. The reason was fairly simple. It was due to the mastery levels of this swordsmanship. Among the 13 swordsmanships in Rhode’s possession, this self-created swordsmanship with the only one with a mastery level of up to SSS grade. In other words, it was the only one that could ignore the Spirit Swordsman’s swordsmanship technique -1 punishment. If Rhode could master this swordsmanship, his powers could even be doubled in future battles.
Due to this reason, Rhode gritted his teeth despite an extreme headache and thought hard on how he should go about setting it up.
But it wasn’t that simple.
Seconds passed and the bustling noises outside appeased gradually. The sun was setting and scarlet radiance splashed through the window. Rhode folded his arms and looked at the system interface bitterly. He had experimented for two hours and didn’t yield any results. However, he had clearly grasped the special features of the ‘Sword Creation Points’ — For every consumption of one [Sword Creation Point], Rhode could receive a chance to create a swordsmanship level. Within this chance, he could choose to utilize the Sword Creation Point to recreate a brand new swordsmanship technique or fuse the techniques of other swordsmanships into this new swordsmanship like refining two raw materials in alchemy to create new alchemy items. The two fused swordsmanships would be presented in the new swordsmanship. Taking the [Moon Shadow] and [Dark Dance] for example, they were similar in their relatively high [Speed], [Flexibility], and [Explosiveness]. If Rhode fused these two swordsmanships together, the new swordsmanship would be equipped with high [Speed], [Flexibility], and [Explosiveness].
However, the fused swordsmanships would vanish entirely. In other words, they wouldn’t be available for Rhode in the future anymore and he could only battle using the new swordsmanship, which would be a risky gamble. If the newly created swordsmanship wasn’t as handy and to his likings, his future battles would turn out troublesome. Therefore, he had to make a choice. But, is this right? A brand new swordsmanship. But…
An idea flashed in his mind and the corner of his mouth twitched.
I’m so dumb. Why did I even consider problems like defensive stances and attacking angles? What purpose do they serve to me? I’m neither a martial artist nor a sword expert, so why must I even consider like historical swordmasters?
Although Rhode had lost both his parents and had no one to rely on, he had neither fallen off a cliff nor get abandoned by a woman that he loved, so why must he consider all these problems? When players entered the game to learn and use the swordsmanship, they didn’t start everything from scratch and suffered hardships just like in real life, right?
[Consumed 1 Skill Point. ‘Disillusionment Swordsmanship’ released. Mastery E — Technique: Silent Assassination]
Consume 1 Sword Creation Point. Activate Swordsmanship Creation System. Fuse Swordsmanships.
[Choose your target]
Moon Shadow — Disillusionment
[Fusing Swordsmanship “Moon Shadow” and Swordsmanship “Disillusionment”. Confirm to proceed?]
Confirm.
The swordsmanship column representing [Moon Shadow] and [Disillusionment] left their positions as though an invisible string had pulled them away and they moved to the position of Rhode’s newly created swordsmanship. Their icons emanated a gentle, dazzling brilliance and shook as they merged together to transform into a brand new mark. After the brilliant rays dispersed, a new swordsmanship technique emerged before his eyes.
[A new Swordsmanship has been created. Please provide a name.]
The corner of Rhode’s mouth twitched and he revealed a delightful smile. Then, he extended his finger…