71. New Skills
“Do you want to learn any new skills this time?”
Little Cal took a sip of her juice.
“Right now, you can learn many skills, both Light and Dragon Mark.”
“What can I learn on the Light side?”
Little Cal tossed the thing that looked like a holographic image to Reina.
Yes, she tossed it.
The holographic image flew over like a beach volleyball, and Reina reached out and caught it. The holographic image of the sleeping goddess stuck to her hand like a magnet.
Reina found this idealistic world a bit amusing, but she still carefully sensed the power within. She closed her eyes, making the process smoother.
Just like when she learned dragon magic before.
Now Reina could clearly perceive the skills within the Goddess of Light.
Generally speaking, she could choose one skill every 20 levels.
And each skill might be a skill tree itself, like [Gravity],
Or it could be a single skill, like [Chaos], a bug-like skill that disrupted enemy magic, no less powerful than a major branch skill.
The situation with the Light skills was similar.
But currently, unlike the Dragon Mark skills, the Light skills seemed even more astonishing in their mechanics. However, most of them were inaccessible because Reina’s level wasn’t high enough.
[All-Seeing Eye]
Dorricati’s Gift
[Eternal Golden Radiance]
After careful consideration, Reina chose [Eternal Golden Radiance].
This was a super powerful skill similar to [Nirvana].
Every time she fought, if the enemy couldn’t completely kill Reina, it would nullify the damage from their skills, and Reina would permanently gain 80% resistance to that skill, while also increasing her Light level.
“Is this a goddess? Such simple yet overwhelming power.”
The skill was a bit complicated, but to summarize it simply: immortality.
This would play a crucial role in Reina’s survival plan.
It would also increase her fault tolerance. Although normally, she preferred high-risk, high-reward options,
She suddenly remembered that this wasn’t a game.
People couldn’t be resurrected.
Another skill that caught Reina’s eye was one that increased her Light level.
Light and Dragon Mark levels were cumulative.
In other words, whether Reina increased her Light level or Dragon Mark level, the difficulty was the same at level 98.
Leveling up was becoming increasingly important.
Bad news: it required combat.
Good news: the more skills she became immune to in battle, the faster her Light level would increase.
Reina thought carefully. This world operated on the principle of survival of the fittest. Increasing her level was the top priority, and due to her resistance to the Dragon Mark, her Light level was especially important.
She was too tired.
“I want to learn [Eternal Golden Radiance],” Reina said resolutely, opening her eyes.
Little Cal snapped her fingers, and the goddess returned to her palm, satisfied with Reina’s choice.
“This skill actually has another effect: [Immortality].”
“But you’re already the Dragon King’s vassal. You can’t die anyway. It seems a bit of a waste.”
Reina sighed. This was indeed the truth.
Dragons had lifespans.
However, some dragons with immortality were immune to aging, like Calysia. The universe was her vassal, and she could inherit its abilities—therefore, all the dragon skills Reina chose were skills Calysia had learned.
On the beach, some men and women were playing beach volleyball.
The waves gently lapped at the shore, dressing it in a translucent veil.
Seabirds skimmed the surface of the sea, blending into the joyous scene. If Reina took a picture from her perspective, it would be a perfect summer beach photo.
“Just choosing one skill? It’s a bit of a pity. In such a relaxing scene, Reina is still thinking seriously.”
“Choose one.”
Reina didn’t refuse.
She suddenly found a glass of peach juice with ice in her hand.
She took a sip and realized that this peach juice was bottomless.
—The idealistic world is the best.
Suddenly, Reina remembered something and looked at Little Cal with hopeful eyes.
“By the way, can this skill make me immune to the Dragon Mark?”
“[Eternal Golden Radiance] is only effective against skills that threaten you. Do you consider the [Dragon Mark] a threat to you?”
“Can this thing kill me from fright?” Reina chuckled wryly.
Little Cal smiled:
“This thing is a monster.”
“Like poison, both chronic and acute effects will harm you, so you will become immune to it and develop 80% resistance.”
Reina nodded.
It seemed that the so-called light couldn’t defeat darkness right now.
Saying that, Little Cal stood up, walked over to Reina, reached out, and touched the location of the Dragon Mark. As purple magic power pulsed from her fingertips into Reina’s body, Reina felt that she had indeed learned [Eternal Golden Radiance].
But this time, there was no special sensation, unlike the tingling pleasure she felt when choosing Dragon Mark skills, it was rather bland.
However, Reina felt something was amiss.
There was definitely a power that had entered her body, resonating within her mind.
[Light Clone]
“Little Cal, what’s this?”
“It’s a magic that allows you to create clones, the Goddess of Light’s fighting style.”
Reina suddenly remembered that among the Goddess of Light’s attacks, there was a devastating skill that could summon countless clones. She hadn’t expected it to be a basic skill.
“But didn’t I only choose one skill?”
“This one doesn’t consume skill points,” Little Cal answered concisely.
Reina’s eyes widened.
Her excitement was evident.
Because [Light Clone] was the skill she needed most right now.
Her workload was incredibly heavy, just being a personal maid alone kept her extremely busy.
She needed the power of a clone to help her handle other matters.
Little Cal continued to explain:
“You can still choose two Dragon Mark skills now.”
“Didn’t I choose one last time? I’m not level 80 yet.”
“Just like the previous one, it doesn’t consume skill points.”
“Is that so…”
Reina chuckled.
That skill wasn’t really a skill, but a necessary ability for vassals.
High risk, high reward.
And for the current Reina, the price was quite high.
Actually, Dragon Mark skills were no less powerful than the Goddess of Light’s.
And they were quite practical.
It was like [Chaos].
But Reina didn’t intend to learn these skills now, not only because she didn’t want to be controlled by the Dragon Mark any further, but also because there was no need to accumulate them after Crimson Scale’s death.
But she realized that if both Light and Dragon Mark reached level 100, she would have a maximum of 10 skills.
Yet, the number of skills she could sense was far greater than that.
She had originally thought that choosing skills was a one-way street, but Little Cal’s words enlightened her.
So she asked:
“Little Cal, can I learn all of these skills?”
Little Cal smiled: “You’ve noticed. Of course, you can eventually learn all these skills. The ones with level requirements aren’t many.”
Reina’s worries eased.
But she was still concerned: “Then how do I learn those skills?”
“Explore on your own. No comment.”
“You’re so useless.”
Reina rubbed her temples and said:
“I won’t choose any Dragon Mark skills this time. I’ve thought of a good plan.”
“What if I use [Light Clone] to infiltrate the human world?”
Little Cal remained silent, listening intently.
Reina stroked her chin and smiled:
“Establishing my authority in the human world in advance shouldn’t be a bad thing.”
Reina touched her horns.
“Little Cal, what do you think Calysia would do if she discovered that I’m the protagonist and I want to return to the human world?”
“I don’t know.”
“By the way, can my clone pass for the real me?”
“I’m not sure.”
“She shouldn’t be able to toy with it, right?”
Little Cal thought for a moment and gave Reina a confident smile:
“Definitely not.”
…
After leaving the Place of Prayer, Reina felt mentally and physically exhausted.
First, she thought about her future workload and her plan to escape to the human world.
Then there was the troublesome skill tree, and the non-cheatable [Eternal Golden Radiance], which also started to give her a headache. She couldn’t imagine how to connect all these skills together.
As Reina frowned in worry, she unconsciously looked up, intending to stretch, but bumped right into Calysia, who was sitting beside her.
Calysia smiled sweetly: Calysia, when did you get here?
