The Immortal Player

Pedro sat on the sofa in his room as he took out a book from his inventory bag. The moment he took the book out of his inventory bag, A dim golden light shines out from its first few pages. Curious about the book, Pedro checked its information in the user interface.

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[Book(Skill Records)] (Special Item)

Rating: Gold-rated Item.

Item Level: 0/100

Effect:

Main Effect: Stores records and details of skill observed by the user. One Skill is equivalent to one page. Same skills won't be recorded again, However, if there was new or different in the methods used to display the same skill, the new records, and details would be included in the first record and would be updated.

Special Effect:

1 - [User Bound]: Records data and details using the vision of the User bound to the book!

Bound User: "Death"

2 - [Rewrite]: Automatically saved records will last for 10 days. If not re-written within 10 days, the recorded data and details would be erased automatically. Re-write would place the record permanently to the Book. It can only be re-written with the use of "Pen-Knife" and a creature's Blood!

Non-Permanent Records: 9/100

Permanent Records: 0/150

[LevelUP]: Each skill data or record, saved would be equivalent to 1 level up. Each level up increases the number of pages by 1. Max level is 100. (Permanent Records only)

Additional Page/s: 0/100

[Evolve]: Increase the rating of the Item when the maximum level was attained and all pages were occupied by data and records of different skills.

Book Level: 0/100

Occupied pages: 0/150

[The book of skills! A Skill-maker's bible and with it they can produce new skills with ease! "Who the hell in the world can remember every scene he/she saw since birth?"]

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"This time is perfect! While waiting for the papers, I'll start the "Re-writing"!" Pedro took out his Pen-Knife and played it by his hand. The Pen-Knife was already filled with blood he collected earlier.

"Hmm... Let's see what skills were recorded! I hope that luck won't fail me this time!" Pedro chuckled as he opened the book to the first page.

The first page looked like a biography of a skill. On the top left (almost half of the top left) was a small box that magically played the captured 'video' of the skill in terms of Pedro's vision. In the upper right side was the important details about the skill. Below the small box and the important details were some information like history or such related things about the skill. (the history and related things were mostly based on what Pedro knew, learned, heard or even encountered.)

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Skill: ~Wolves' cry~

Rarity: Silver-rated Skill

Skill Type: Active

Effects: Temporarily increase the player's movement speed by 30% and increase the player's smelling range by 100 meters for 50 seconds.

Cooldown: 10 minutes

Deviation: 67%

Estimated Success Rate (ESR) = 83%

Record Status: Non-permanent

Days Left Before Automatic Deletion: 9 days 09 hours left

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"A good skill indeed. If not for its long duration, this might even be ranked in the top silver-rated skills or the lower gold-rated skills... What is this Deviation thing? This estimated success rate explains for its self as the estimated success rate when trying to make the skill... but the Deviation..." Pedro rubbed his chin as he thinks that this skill would be stronger than his ~Scout 1~ skill that temporarily increases his movement speed by 10% and increases his vision by 100 meters for 30 seconds.

Regardless, his eyes were fixated to the new information located in the 'Biography' of the skill. It was the deviation. There was no included explanation or guide of what it was about. Hence, Pedro can only stare at it and assume what it was supposed to be.

"Deviation from reality or the actual skill? I am not sure. There is no use thinking or assuming what it is about. I'd just probably learn what it is along the way." He shook his head as he gripped the pen-knife and started writing.

Minutes later, He finished Re-writing all nine Non-Permanent skills that were recorded.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

"Captain! Here are the papers that you requested!" Recruit Ome led five NPC crew who was carrying stacks of cut paper just high above their head. The NPC crew were all male, hence carrying such heavy stack of papers was an easy task.

Pedro was sitting on the sofa, scanning back and forth in the pages of the book. He was undecided of which among of the nine skills, should he pick to 'mass' produce and sell to players and get the money he needed for the auction.

"Alright! I'm on my way!" Pedro returned the book to his inventory bag and approached the door.

"Come in, place it there!" He opened the door and pointed to the area near the sofa.

"Yes, Captain!" Recruit Ome and the other NPC crew rushed in the room. Pedro stood by the room as he watched them place the Nearis Paper. After leaving the papers beside the sofa, the NPC crew immediately walked out of the room.

"Captain! Should we bring more Nearis paper?"

"That would be good. Just knock on the door when you are to deliver another batch. If I wasn't able to respond, leave the papers outside. Assign one crew to stay and guard the papers."

"Aight, Captain!" Recruit Ome made a salute to Pedro as he rushed back with the other NPC crew to get more papers.

"NPCs... I bet other players were having a hard time 'communicating' with NPCs! I remember the early days... We were such in a hurry to get quests to the point we acted like a boss to the NPCs. Not realizing that we, the players, looked like 'babies' who had a tantrum to get 'candies' to the NPCs. Hahaha! Good old days!" Pedro shook his head as he walks back to the sofa.

"Those were in the past. Now, I must capitalize on the knowledge of how the game works!" Pedro took out his book once again. He placed the book in the table as he reached for a piece of Nearis paper. He placed the paper to the table as the Pen-Knife slide down from his sleeves.

"Let's start!" He smirked as he opens the book and played his pen-knife in his other hand.