Name:Kigal-Note
Item Type: GrimoireRarity: ExQuality: S+Durability: ---
Owner:Garami
Effects:[Records of the World] Contains limitless information about any subject on Terra Sol, be it items, classes, skills, or species. Personal information is not disclosed.
[Ensnared by Darkness]Allows the user to trap creatures in this item for then utilizing their most prominent power as this item's ability.
Captured creatures:Greycave Rat[Bite]
Pond Frog[Jump Pad]
Queen Crushroach[Kin Domination (Crushroach)]
Description:
The Kigal-Note is a black grimoire named after a certain demon race that the Ultimate Goddess of Darkness has a liking to.
Not only does the book have information about every subject on Terra Sol; it can also store living creatures into it, and then use the most prominent ability of the captured creatures.
Yup, it's there. [Kin Domination]. It looks like a type of skill... there it is. Just give me a sec to read this...
Ehem, according to the Kigal-Note, [Kin Domination] is a Leadership Skill that lets the skill holder control their kin like they were soulless dolls. The skill holder can even... [Danger Sense] is picking up something further in the Dungeon. From the same direction as the tunnel that the roaches use to explore the rest of the Dungeon... and there are lots of readings... and they're damn fast...
Calmly and sophisticated, I placed a hand on the Kigal-Note that had fallen to the ground and made an order in my mind in a regal and composed manner:
STOP! Don't come back to the lair! Contraorder! The last order is canceled! Therefore, don't come here!!
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Phew. They stopped. [Kin Domination] is damn awesome. And scary. This definitely classifies as a Heretic attribute ability. I ordered the troops in the Dungeon to stay at stand-by for now. I need to see what I can do with this power. Good thing the guards can be used as lab rats. Before that, let's go over all the System Messages that I chose to ignore during the tug of war with the Queen.
SYSTEM MESSAGE:
[Mana Increase (Small)] skill level has reached Lv.10.
You have earned 0.2 Skill Points
Due to "Champion of Alvatria", an additional 0.2 Skill Points were earned.
[Debuff Reinforcement] skill level has reached Lv.10.
You have earned 0.2 Skill Points
Due to "Champion of Alvatria", an additional 0.2 Skill Points were earned.
[Mana Increase (Small)] skill level has reached Lv.20.
You have earned 0.2 Skill Points
Due to "Champion of Alvatria", an additional 0.2 Skill Points were earned.
Acquired title: [Mystic Arts User]
Acquired skill: [Magic Increase (Small) Lv.1]
Acquired skill: [Resistance Increase (Small) Lv.1]
Acquired title: [Legion of One]
Acquired skill: [Speed Increase (Small) Lv.1]
Acquired skill: [Dexterity Increase (Small) Lv.1]
Yeah, it was a good idea to buy [Mana Increase (Small)] before the assault. And just as I hoped, the [Grudge Evil Eye] is compatible with [Debuff Reinforcement].
The two titles came as a surprise. The Kigal-Note tells me that the [Mystic Arts User] is awarded to someone that uses 150% or more of their total MP in one fight, while you get the [Legion of One] title when surviving a fight against a hundred opponents of equal or higher racial rank.
The first one is easy to understand, but for the latter... I didn't get it despite surviving the roach-raid the first time I was on this floor, but now... was it because the fight wasn't considered finished as the expedition roaches were after me until I ordered them to stand down? Probably. I'm no expert on titles, so I'm not sure.
But, with this, I have all the "stat increasing" skills except for the SP-related one. Maybe I should... no. I'll get it now. Not taking the skill in this situation is just stupid after all.
As for why it's stupid, it is because the [Kin Domination] ability allows the "subjects" to use the skills of the "ruler". In other words, I'll be sharing my skills with the roaches that will do my dirty work for me! And it's important to take notice that this is "sharing", not "giving".
You guessed it. The proficiency that the roaches obtain from using the shared skills is given directly to me! Several hundred roaches' worths of proficiency are for the taking without me having to do anything!
Of course, there are some skills that the roaches can't use due to them being incompatible with the skills. These are [Aura of Darkness], [Spider Thread], [Grudge Evil Eye], and [Identification].
No clue why the aura's no good, but [Spider Thread]'s no good as only creatures with the right traits can use it. The Evil Eye requires them to have their Karma Value at a negative 100 at one point of their life, so that's also out. And for [Identification], well, they're too stupid to use it. Seems that the skill requires a certain amount of INT to be used. Damn...
No matter, any other skills except for the above-mentioned and the skills that require them are free for use for the roaches. Ah, except for [Darkness Magic]. Not that I can imagine these guys being able to use magic in the first place.
Before initiating my master plan, let's pick up some more skills. Those easy-to-use 1 Point skills. I looked at my status page and saw that my skills had grown to the point of granting me 3.2 Skill Points, even after using 1 on [Mana Increase (Small)]. So, three weakling skills that the roaches can farm proficiency with. I'll profit from these the moment they reach Lv.30, so there's no reason to hesitate.
The stamina-increasing skill is a must at this point, so that's one. As for the other two... oh? This one looks nice. It will be helpful with traps like the "Sticky Path". Not to mention that the roaches can find this one very useful.
What should I take for the last one? Maybe... why not this? It will help me in case I end up in situations like with the tree I almost failed to take a branch from. It also isn't hindered by [Parkour], as this one is a balance type instead of a movement type like [Parkour] is. Alright, I've decided!
SYSTEM MESSAGE:
Acquired skill: [Stamina Increase (Small) Lv.1]
Acquired skill: [Prediction Lv.1]
Acquired skill: [Footwork Lv.1]
And there went my Skill Points. My current stats are:
Name:Garami
Race:Reha Zera | Gender: Female
Level:9
Karma Value:-103
Main Class:Rogue Lv.2
Skills:59
Skill Points:0.2
HP: 66/66MP: 65/95SP: 59/68
STR: 82VIT: 60MAG: 66
RES: 88SPD: 98DEX: 106
INT: 120LUC: 150
Skill List:
Ability Skills:
[Health Increase (Small) Lv.5] [Mana Increase (Small) Lv.22] NEW [MP Auto-Recovery Lv.8] UP2
[Stamina Increase (Small) Lv.1] NEW [Strength Increase (Small) Lv.21] UP1
[Vitality Increase (Small) Lv.11] [Magic Increase (Small) Lv.1] NEW
[Resistance Increase (Small) Lv.1] NEW [Speed Increase (Small) Lv.1] NEW
[Dexterity Increase (Small) Lv.1] NEW
Magic Skills:[Darkness Magic Lv.1]
ctive Skills:
[Aura of Darkness Lv.11] [Heresy Modification Lv.4] UP1 [Stealth Lv.14] UP1 [Silence Lv.9] UP2
[Odorless Lv.3] UP1 [Camouflage Lv.14] UP1 [Intimidation Lv.1] [Lightwalk Lv.7] UP3
[Thread Control Lv.16] UP3 [Cutting Thread Lv.8] UP1 [Piercing Thread Lv.4] UP2
[Spatial Storage Lv.2] UP1
Passive Skills:
[Whipsmanship Lv.5] UP4 [Threadsmanship Lv.24] UP2 [Throwing Lv.15] UP2 [Aiming Lv.9] UP3
[Evasion Lv.3] [Parkour Lv.7] UP3 [Climbing Lv.12] UP2 [Concentration Lv.13] UP4 [Ambush Lv.3] UP2
[Battle Continuation Lv.1] [Darkness Reinforcement Lv.17] [Debuff Reinforcement Lv.10] UP2
[Gathering Lv.7] UP2 [Riding Lv.1] NEW [Footwork Lv.1] NEW [Vital Point Knowledge Lv.3] UP1
[Prediction Lv.1] NEW [Parallel Thinking Lv.13] UP2 [Auto-Mapping Lv.7] UP1 [Language Adaption]
Resistance Skills:
[Water Resistance Lv.1] NEW [Darkness Resistance Lv.5] [Poison Resistance Lv.10] UP1
[Heretic Resistance Lv.7] [Heretic Immunity Lv.2] [Fear Resistance Lv.4] UP2
[Pain Resistance Lv.21] NEW
Perception Skills:
[Night Vision Lv.20] UP2 [Danger Sense Lv.23] UP1 [Identification Lv.27] UP1 [Discern Lv.18] UP2
[Magic Sight Lv.24] UP2
Elements:[Darkness Element Lv.16] UP1
Monster Skills:[Poison Bite Lv.12] UP1 [Spider Thread Lv.28] UP2 [Grudge Evil Eye Lv.2] NEW
Kukukuku. It will be a pure pleasure to see the improvement of these skills... even if they're a little messy with them all like this.
*Cough*. I cleared my throat, even when I couldn't speak, place a hand on the Kigal-Note, and gave an order to all the roaches in the Dungeon.
Order. Use the shared [Auto-Mapping] to explore as much of Floor 4 as possible without dying. After that, go to Floor 5 and do the same, then Floor 6. In case a hidden room is located, be sure to mark it on the mental map. Use the shared skill as much as possible, and be sure to store the corpses of defeated monsters with the [Spatial Storage] skill. Fight till the death against any opponents! That's all.
The guards that were still in the cave left the moment I was finished. With this, I'll not only get a massive increase in skill levels, my map's gonna be filled out in rocket speed!
Eh? How about keeping the roaches as a personal army? No way! Those things are too ugly to look at, not to mention fighting alongside them! Not to mention the budget that's required to keep them fed.
Better to have them exhaust themselves while working with my skills and maps. If some survive even after that... then I'll have them rampage on Floor 7. That's gonna be enough to finish them off. Kukukuku...