Becoming a god starts with enhancing fire arrows.

Please select a skill enhancement direction.

【Fire Arrow - Silent (Normal): Fire Arrows will be released and hit silently.】

[Firebolt - Reduced Mana Cost (Normal): Casting Firebolt will reduce the amount of mana required.]

[Skill Learning - Random Skill (Epic): This time, skip the enhancement and there is a 30% chance to obtain a skill with epic enhancement.]

[Note: Enhancement levels are divided into Ruined, Common, Rare, Epic, Legendary, and Mythical.]

Rhodes stared at the three cards in front of him, deep in thought.

Which one should I choose?

This is the second time that mana consumption has been reduced.

Judging from the battle just now, my mana is indeed insufficient to support multiple uses of Fire Arrow.

Choosing this option will allow you to be more adept at maneuvering in battle.

The first option seems more suitable for assassination.

If we learn some stealth skills later, combining them might have a surprising and effective outcome.

Both of these enhancements are pretty good.

Therefore, I choose number three!

Human beings are inherently gamblers.

Moreover, epic enhancement seems to be far superior to ordinary enhancement. From a probabilistic point of view, to ensure the maximization of expected benefits, a 30% probability is a risk that can be taken.

Third, it is the optimal solution.

I'm taking the gamble!

Rhodes slowly selected the third card, silently reciting in his mind:

The Greatly Compassionate and Merciful Guanyin Bodhisattva.

Tathagata Buddha.

Boundless Heavenly Venerable.

The three Norns in Norse mythology.

A fool who doesn't belong to this era.

May I get it on my first try!

open!

After a while, I opened my eyes, and a line of small print appeared before me:

Congratulations! You have acquired the skill "Weakness Detection" from the Appraisal skill.

[Weakness Detection: When you are appraising an item or creature, a weakness is highlighted in the caster's view.]

[Next enhancement requires 10/50 Life Essence]

identification techniques?

Item or creature?

Does it also work on people?

Rhodes glanced at the little priest huddled next to him, hugging his knees, and chanted the Appraisal spell.

Race: Human

Age: 18

Occupation: Priest

[Description: A frail human, who seems to possess an extremely small amount of dragon blood within her]

In Rhodes' eyes, the silver-haired girl's snow-white neck glowed slightly.

Is this the ability to detect weaknesses?

Ordinary appraisal skills can only reveal an item's attributes and usage, but I can see the panel, so I have more complete information.

Putting aside the ability to detect weaknesses, the skill itself allows you to see these things, which in a sense makes it a god-tier skill, right?

And what the hell is this about dragon bloodline?

Can you also use the power of words?

The girl blushed slightly when she noticed Rhodes staring at her.

He buried his head in his knees.

She uttered a muffled voice: "My name is Paril, Paril King."

"As a vassal of the goblins, our village has to pay food and human resources to the nearby goblin camp every now and then."

"After all, humans are the primary driving force for the development of other races..."

Rhodes, staring at the panel, was taken aback: "Who asked you?"

Paril shut her mouth and lowered her head even further.

Rhodes was engrossed in studying the Appraisal Technique and had no time to pay attention to Paril beside him.

He discovered that this skill consumed very little mana.

So he unleashed another attack on the shield in his hand.

【Name: Shield】

Type: Armor

[Quality: Deteriorated]

[Description: A round shield that can be worn on the arm to defend against minor attacks]

A glint appeared in Rhodes' eyes at the cracks along the edge of the wooden shield.

Weakness detection is also useful for items.

Having gained a general understanding of the skills, Rhodes stretched, closed his eyes, and leaned against the hard rock.

I narrowly escaped death, and at the time I only felt a sense of danger.

Now, as the scenes of fighting the goblins flashed before my eyes, a lingering sense of fear slowly surfaced.

This world is actually a bit cruel.

My understanding of the Western world of swords and magic was previously limited to certain tabletop role-playing games.

Oh, right.

There are also artworks related to goblins and female knights, great magicians, elves, and haughty noble ladies.

Lost in thought, the fatigue that had been building up gradually crept in.

He closed his eyes to relax, but didn't dare to actually fall asleep.

I don't know how much time passed.

The jungle was filled with the chirping of birds.

Rhodes opened his eyes as dawn broke.

The dampness on my body has eased slightly.

He slowly stood up.

My head was still spinning, and I was feeling waves of hunger in my stomach.

So hungry.

I'm craving hot pot.

Ideally, you should combine a spicy hot pot with a slightly sweet tomato hot pot.

The kind of tomato soup that tastes really good...

The petite, silver-haired girl, Paril, had been observing the commotion.

Seeing Rhodes get up, he quickly stood up as well.

Her two little hands were clasped together, and she looked down, seemingly lost in thought.

Rhodes glanced at her and said, "Your village isn't far, is it? I'll take you back."

Regardless of the circumstances, Paril did help him once in the battle against the goblins.

Sending her safely back to the village was the best we could do.

Rhodes picked up the shield with his left hand.

Seeing that the young pastor remained silent, he looked over in confusion.

Paril's eyes were red, and glistening tears slid down her face, finally gathering on her chin and dripping down.

Tears streamed down her face for a long time before she choked out, "Could you... not send me back to the village?"

You're not even afraid of the goblin camp, so why are you afraid to go back to the village?

Rhodes was puzzled.

Paril continued sobbing, "Last time, the human who was supposed to be given to the goblins secretly sneaked back to the village, but the village chief chopped off his head and gave it to the goblin chief as an apology..."

"At least if I go work for the goblins, I can eat my fill for a few years."

Her bright, azure eyes were watery: "I...I just wanted to eat, I didn't mean to die right now..."

"Ugh."

Rhodes sighed.

If that's the case, sending the young pastor back to the village would undoubtedly be the death of her.

Leaving her in the jungle only delayed her death.

But if she were always by his side, he would eventually be unable to keep his various enhancement skills a secret.

Would keeping her around pose a potential threat to my safety in the future?

We can't exactly use her as bait to lure goblins into exploring, killing them to gain experience, and then selling her to another race for a kickback, can we?

That's so animalistic...

"You should stay with me in the jungle..."

Rhodes said helplessly.

Let's leave it at that for now.

No matter what, she is still a pastor.

At worst, we can find her a family to settle down in when we reach a human town.

The young priest sized up Rhodes for a moment, then stopped crying and smiled, lowered his head again, and said timidly:

"I'm hungry..."

I'm hungry too.

Rhodes decided to find something to eat first.

After all, being hungry and weak in the jungle is a very dangerous thing.

He looked around with his head down.

If you find something that looks good and looks edible, use your appraisal skill on it.

With its low mana cost, Rhodes kept his mana above 80% to ensure he could fire at least four Firebolts to deal with unexpected situations.

Before long, he was holding a few bright red wild berries and a bunch of colorful mushrooms.

Paril stared, swallowing hard. "Can I eat all of these?"

"It's not poisonous, don't worry."

Rhodes answered, his eyes fixed on the small, transparent print in front of him.

[5 Life Essence Points Acquired]

[Next enhancement requires 15/50 Life Essence]

?

Plants count too?

Even though we picked so many, we only got five points.

But even a mosquito's leg is still meat, no matter how small.

Rhodes was happily making plans when he suddenly saw Paril squatting on the ground.

A look of tension appeared on his face, and he called out in a low voice:

"Don't move!!"