0004 - Harsh Training

[A/N: Explanation for how Attribute Stats work is in Auxierly Volume]

Once the Clan Leader left, leaving all of us with the trainer, I couldn't help but begin sweating.

You see, the Clan Leader was not joking.

If our trainer disapproves of us, he can and will kill us.

Not to mention that many Younglings die in this training...

Starting our training off with Hand to hand combat training, our trainer ruthlessly began to beat us.

The trainer, Yi-Holmbe, felt that the best way to learn and improve was by targeting our weak points and showing us areas in which we could improve and which areas we focused on too much.

And it's through this training I earned my first skill and finally gained my first Path Point from leveling one of my skills.

[Fightning Proficiency Lvl 1]

Although I have no idea what 'Paths' will do, I assume they must do something if I have access to them.

...

As a week went by, and already 3 of my siblings had died, and while we only got a few hours of rest a day, we spent most of our time healing from our injuries and being forced to spar one another or the trainer.

I won't deny that my skills have grown massively from this time!

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Name: Eolde (E-old-eh)

Level: 1

Race: Yautja

Clan: Zo'Saar (Skull Hunters)

Clan Status: Youngling

HP(R/PerHour): 90/90 (48.00)

MP(R/PerHour): 12.50/12.50 (6.25)

SP:(R/PerHour): 36/36 (15.00)

-[Stats]-

(Average is 20 for a human)

Strength: 11

Endurance: 12

Vitality: 15

Agility: 19

Perception: 10

Reaction: 10

Resistance: 15

Willpower: 25

Intelligence: 5

Wisdom: 5

Control: 5

Focus: 5

Paths: Newbie(0/7), Otherworlder(0/50)

Completed Paths: None

PP: 31

Active Skills: None

Passive Skills: [Radiation Resistance Lvl 5], [Pain ResistanceLvl 10], [Heat Resitance Lvl 3], [Kenbunshoku Haki Lvl 14], [Fightning Proficiency Lvl 11]

System Points: 0

[System Shop]

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I had 31 Path Point, and three of my Passive Skills have grown massively in levels from this training!

I also learned something important about Kenbunshoku Haki.

With its current level, it is pretty much useless.

It does not work nearly half the time, and when it does, most of the time, I can't even react to the danger coming my way!

Other than that, the trainer informed us that we would continue this hellish training for a total of 6 weeks before we move on to training with different weapons...

I also noticed that my growth when it comes to Hand to hand combat was superior to my clanmates, meaning most of the time, I either had to face multiple of my classmates or the trainer himself, which left quite a few bruises.

I think our trainer was much more lenient than others since he has personally only killed one Youngling that overstepped his bounds and insulted the trainer's honor, something all Yautja value...

Other than that, when it comes to the death of the other Younglings, they died from accidents during their training.

All in all, out of the 40 Younglings we started with, we now had 36 remaining, including me.

Depending on the trainer, the fatality count would be much higher, with some trainers sometimes killing over half of their trainees...

When I finally got some rest from the Daily training, the first thing I did was sit down in my sleeping pod and press the '+' next to the Newbie Path.

[1 PP: +1 Free Stat Point

2 PP: +1 Free Stat Point

3 PP: +1 Free Stat Point

4 PP: +1 Free Stat Point

5 PP: +1 Free Stat Point

6 PP: +1 Free Stat Point

7 PP: +2 Free Stat Points

Path Completion Rewards: +1 to all stats, +1 free stat per level, +4 Health per level, +2 Mana, and Stamina per level. You have gained the active skills Mana Bolt Lvl 1 and Heavy Blow Lvl 1!]

Before my eyes, I found myself walking along a simple dirt road in a grass plane that seemed to stretch as far as the eye could see.

[Before you is but a simple path, one which may lead you to fortune or ruin, you may walk alone or with others, but eventually, this path would be yours alone to take, for better or worse]

That's...somewhat ominous.

But the rewards for actually completing the path made me only want to keep training.

Other than that, I found that two new paths appeared upon completing the Newbie path.

The Magic Support Path and the Physical Defense Path cost 10 Path Points to complete.

Which I just happened to have enough to complete.

Without hesitation, I put 10 Path Points into the Physical Defense Path.

[1 PP: +1 Vitality

2 PP: +1 Free Stat Point

3 PP: +1 Endurance

4 PP: +1 Free Stat Point

5 PP: +1 Vitality

6 PP: +1 Free Stat Point

7 PP: +1 Endurance

8 PP: +1 Free Stat Point

9 PP: +1 Vitality

10 PP: +1 Free Stat Point

Completion rewards: +2 to all Physical Defense stats, +1 Physical Defense stat per level. You have gained the skill Thick Skin Lvl 1!]

Then I moved on to the Magical Support Path, emptying the remaining 10 Path Points I had moments ago.

[1 PP: +1 Control

2 PP: +1 Free Stat Point

3 PP: +1 Focus

4 PP: +1 Free Stat Point

5 PP: +1 Control

6 PP: +1 Free Stat Point

7 PP: +1 Focus

8 PP: +1 Free Stat Point

9 PP: +1 Control

10 PP: +1 Free Stat Point

Completion rewards: +2 to all Mental Support stats, +1 Mental Support point per level. You have gained the skill Meditation Lvl 1!]

Feeling a wave of warmth spread through my body as the new stats improved my body, I couldn't help but feel comfortable and drift off to sleep.

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[New Status]

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Name: Eolde (E-old-eh)

Level: 1

Race: Yautja

Clan: Zo'Saar (Skull Hunters)

Clan Status: Youngling

HP(R/PerHour): 127/127 (67.25)

MP(R/PerHour): 20/20 (10.00)

SP(R/PerHour): 1/51 (21.00)

-[Stats]-

(Average is 20 for a human)

Strength: 14

Endurance: 17

Vitality: 21

Agility: 22

Perception: 13

Reaction: 13

Resistance: 18

Willpower: 28

Intelligence: 8

Wisdom: 8

Control: 11

Focus: 10

Free Stat Points: 18

Paths: Otherworlder(0/50)

Completed Paths: Newbie(7/7), Physical Defense(10/10), Magical Support(10/10)

PP: 1

Active Skills: [Mana Bolt Lvl 1], [Heavy Blow Lvl 1]

Passive Skills: [Radiation Resistance Lvl 5], [Pain ResistanceLvl 10], [Heat Resitance Lvl 3], [Kenbunshoku Haki Lvl 14], [Fightning Proficiency Lvl 11], [Iron Skin Lvl 1], [Meditation Lvl 1]

Level Up Rewards: +2 Free Stat Points, +1 Physical Defense Stat, +1 Mental Support Stat, +4 Health per level, +2 Mana, and Stamina per level

System Points: 0

[System Shop]

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