Introduction to Dimensional Science

-You used the Observation skill.

Item: Island Vegetable Mix (Level 1).

Bibimbap made with ingredients from the island, very delicious. When consumed for the first time, all stats increase by 1. Random stat increases by 1 when continuously consumed.

Surprisingly, bibimbap made mainly of crops grown on the island became an item. And it shows a great spec that all ability points of the first intake are 1.

I think it’s because it’s bibimbap made with cooking. In other words, if I make something with my crafting skill, it could become an item.

It felt like a new world had opened. I ate bibimbap once. The taste was great. At least, the taste is comparable to chain restaurants famous for bibimbap.

Nyaang?

Hoya looks at me with an expression of ‘Is that delicious?’

“Oh, it’s delicious. Would you like to eat?”

Nyan!

Hoya vehemently rejects it. Baekya, on the other hand, offers him a piece of bibimbap and eats it right away. Didn’t you feel repulsive because you put a little soy sauce instead of red pepper paste and seasoned it with perilla oil?

Kreung.

and get angry ‘Why did you do that to me?’

“Don’t hate it.”

White Night grooms the soles of her feet vigorously, as if she had given up her appetite.

Certainly not to the liking of cats. I ate bibimbap and made all my abilities +1, then I lay down on the belly of the midnight sun to digest it for a while. Then I started reading books on woodcraft.

There are quite a few things that can be made with woodcraft. First of all, there are various tableware, starting with furniture. Among these, what I am interested in is how to make wooden swords and bows. Of course, this part was not in the woodcraft book. Basically, after learning woodcraft, I thought I should get a separate book and try making them.

I read the book with concentration for a long time, but the carpentry skill was not created.

“Why?”

Come to think of it, I didn’t think I would develop carpentry skills just by reading books. In the end, I thought that this could not be created by making something myself. In the case of language, if I try to speak while reading a book, doing so would be regarded as doing ‘action’, but woodcraft is not like that.

“I will do this later because I need the tools. I’m going to rest for a while and raise my archery skills. White night, you know?”

Kreung.

Our kids are really good at responding. With that thought in mind, I fell asleep for a while.

***

Currently my archery skill is level 2. It just feels like I can shoot a bow a little better. But what if I keep raising this level? Sunwoo’s archery skill was level 3. And what was different from me was that he had a passive skill. It’s a skill with the same name, but the archery that Sunwoo has and mine have will be different.

What is the difference between passive and active? Passive is a skill that is always activated, and active is that you must decide and activate it. In that respect, passive skills precede convenience, but active skills precede power. So the story is that my skills will be more powerful when I reach level 3 in archery.

“By the way, isn’t it necessary for something like mana to be active? But up until now, it was just activated… What was the active skill activated with?”

This is a very important part. Knowing what you’re using will allow you to use your skills deliberately. when you think like that

– Realized mana. Mana is displayed on the status screen.

“OMG!”

I checked my status bar. Then, mana, or MP, was displayed.

HP: 350 MP: 210

Considering that my stamina was 35, HP seemed to be related to stamina, and MP: 210 seemed to be related to intelligence or mind. Since the two figures are identical, it is not immediately clear which one represents MP. However, I wondered if the mind was the MP level. In normal games, that is.

“The status window doesn’t show everything about me.”

This was the most important point I realized today. The status window doesn’t show me everything. It meant that I had to realize and know.

“It is fun to get to know. White night, let’s go hunting!”

Kroop!

White Night loves hunting. why? When the hunt is over, I give you a chewy snack. The Midnight Sun entered the forest at a tremendous speed, and the forest swallowed the Midnight Sun with a roar. Looking at what I didn’t feel last time, I wonder if I wasn’t at the level to feel that kind of thing back then. Certainly, that forest must have something like a barrier.

I tried to use observation on the forest, but nothing came to mind. It seemed that something would not come out unless my observation skill increased further.

Kreureung.

While thinking about that, Baekya came out with something.

“Oak?”

The white night that came out this time was an orc who could be said to be the representative of monsters with a pig nose and muscles. Observation also says so.

-You used the Observation skill.

Name: Sum Orc (level 18).

An orc living on an island. Unlike other orcs, it lives a solitary life. The meat is contaminated and cannot be eaten, if you eat it you can die. Eating doesn’t really increase your ability.

A level 18 orc.

I shot the arrow with the feeling that I was focusing my mana into the arrow while flying.

Shuung! pop!

Kroep?

The orc exploded in one blow. I, who shot the bow, was also surprised, and the white night next to me was also surprised.

– Archery level has risen dramatically. 5 levels.

– Realized how to put mana into weapons. A charging (passive) level 1 skill is created.

– Your level has risen.

A happy situation with three alarms coming to mind. First of all, the skill of archery has risen by leaps and bounds to level 5. This probably just had something to do with the explosive destructive power. And I found a way to put mana into a weapon.

Observation explained that the skill called charging is a skill that concentrates mana. That means I just used archery by concentrating my mana. I did it and got a big reward.

“Dog gain.”

And the level went up. With 5 remaining points, I made Spirit 25 and Intelligence 22. Then the MP points increased to 250. As expected, MP must be mentally related. So what about intelligence?

“Is this related to the power of the skill? Or magic? But can you use magic? Until now, I haven’t seen anyone learn magic at the gate…”

I’ve never heard of such a story. But, as always with gates, there are more secrets, so someone might have gotten the magic. But one thing I can think of here is the idea that even if someone got magic, that would be a very small minority. If not, it would be enough to brag that someone can use magic on social media. The world is overflowing with idiots, but there is no guarantee that there will be no idiots among the hunters.

“Well, it would be nice to become a wizard, but I don’t know how, and I don’t think magic will come from opening and reading fantasy novels. First of all, it’s archery! Let’s go, white night!”

Of course, they say let’s go, but only 100 people go.

Kroop!

The midnight sun went back into the forest, and I began to focus my mana on my crossbow. After a while, five orcs jumped out as if being chased by the midnight sun. I gave them bolts one at a time, telling them not to fight.

puck! Bubbubuck!

I didn’t hear the explosion because I didn’t focus everything on one shot. But each step was powerful. In particular, since he properly pierced the foreheads of all the orcs, they died as they were.

– Your level has risen.

I caught five, but only raised one level. Actually, this is true. I invested 5 points in spirit this time. So my MP became 300.

“This is strangely addictive.”

Levels are very strangely addictive. It’s even more so because you can see it with your eyes and feel that you’re getting stronger.

“Okay, let’s just shoot up to level 20 today.”

Kroop!

***

After hunting for about ten hours, I was finally able to make level 20.

My final stats are:

Strength: 41 Dexterity: 41 Intelligence: 22 Spirit: 30 Strength: 40 Dexterity: 8

Strength people first. First of all, I am the owner of the survival gate.

When I reached level 20 like that, something amazing happened.

-You can choose a job.

My job is an office worker, so I can choose a job. Of course, the job here usually refers to the combat job that is said in the game. But it’s strange. Seonwoo was level 9 and had the job of being an archer. But why did I not get to choose a job until I reached level 20?

“Let’s see what’s there.”

– This is a job that you can choose.

Elite hunter, elite archer.

It was wrong to expect something much. However, it was different from Seonwoo’s because it was definitely a job that could be created at level 20. Because there is something called ‘elite’ in front of it. It is clear that this is a stronger job than just an archer.

But I haven’t chosen a job yet. This is because I did not know what advancements my career choice would bring, and what constraints it would bring.

“For now, put this on hold. And let’s see what time it is.”

I checked the time and there were about 10 hours left. I decided to take a break during that time.

***

Going to work is always so much fun… it can’t be mirrored. It’s strange if the company isn’t even a playground, but it’s fun. Sure, it might be fun for the occasional workaholic, or for those who think their company is better than home, but isn’t that weird? Not because I’m a very normal person.

Still, when I go to work, I work hard, like most people do. Even so, time goes by quickly. And I’m taking other people’s money, so I have to do that much. So I worked hard, and there was nothing special today. That’s what the original business is like. If something happens every day, that company is strange.

After work, I met Sunwoo for a short time and asked him about his job. Seonwoo didn’t even know that Ji was an archer. It was funny to be surprised when he taught me that he was an archer. So, he did not choose his profession, but he learned archery and became an archer after some time. I asked Seonwoo how to buy the real sword, and Seonwoo said he would save it.

Today’s goal was just to create woodworking skills at the gate, so I bought some tools on the way home from work. And went through the gate.

It was peaceful today inside the gate, but it seemed that there were no stray animals aiming this way anymore. Maybe it was because my level was low at the time and I looked easygoing. As of now, wild boars and wolves can be one-shot-one-kill. They even catch level 18 orcs, but what are they like?

“Now, shall we start working?”

I made up my mind and started practicing the woodcrafts I saw in the book.