Game Over Not Over for Me novel Chapter 18

Ding! “You have received 45 skill books.”

Ding! “You have received 65 pieces of equipment.”

Ding! “You have received 500 gold.”

Ding! “You have completed the hidden boss kill, gaining 10 Attribute Points.”

Ding! “You have received a quest scroll +1.”

Ding! “You have received a mysterious key +1.”

Alden smiled. The rewards were genuinely satisfying.

The Yellow–Furred Weasel formerly was the Minstrel, and it had quite a bit of valuable loot.

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He glanced through the Yellow–Furred Weasel’s equipment and skill books. It seemed there were some that he could actually learn.

Not too many.

There were 45 skill books in total, and after picking through them, Alden found three that suited his class. The first one was an attack power boost–barely functional.

The second was a movement speed boost, immensely valuable to Alden.

His current weakness was his speed.

Dash: 1 Star

Effect: Increases movement speed by 0.5 for 10 seconds.

Cooldown: 5 minutes.

Cost: 10 mana.

Proficiency: 0/100.

This proficiency meant that using the skill once would increase its mastery.

The speed increase 0.5 wasn’t that impressive for Alden, especially since it was a fixed value, not a percentage boost.

This skill wasn’t a huge help; learning it would distract him from other, more critical skills.

Sometimes, having more skills isn’t always better. With too many skills, a player might hesitate to use them or even freeze up.

There was a game character in the PC gaming era, for example, who could learn hundreds of skills. Players would often get confused about how to configure them and which skills were most appropriate for different situations.

So Alden decided to keep this skill for now but not learn it immediately.

The third skill was much more promising.

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Chapter 18 Shadowrend

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Invincible Body: 1 Star

Effect: Grants invincibility for 0.5 seconds.

Cooldown: 24 hours.

Cost: 100 mana.

Proficiency: 0/10.

This was a God–level skill. Don’t be fooled by the 0.5–second invincibility–it would likely grow over time.

However, the 100 mana cost was a problem. Alden only had 50 mana in total.

In other words, he wouldn’t be able to use the skill if he learned it.

A bit ridiculous!

Should he use his Attribute Points to increase his mana?

To be honest, Alden was reluctant.

It would be acceptable to increase movement speed, but adding mana always felt a bit out of place.

Mana was a common pain point for many players in the game’s early stages, especially mages.

Mages rely heavily on their skills, so they naturally have higher demands for both spell power and mana.

However, many mage equipment pieces can boost both mana and magic power. In contrast, for archers, the equipment mainly increases attributes like attack power, movement speed, attack speed, critical hit, and lifesteal.

There are too few pieces of equipment to increase mana.

Earlier, after killing the Yellow–Furred Weasel, Alden received 10 Attribute Points, but he didn’t add them to his attack speed.

His current 3.63 attack speed was good enough for now.

His main issue was his movement speed–and now, mana!

Even if he couldn’t use the Invincible Body skill yet, he could still level its proficiency later.

But with such low mana, he couldn’t even practice it.

He was torn.

But after only a brief hesitation, Alden allocated the attribute points to mana.

Attack speed and movement speed could be increased later, Still, with mana, aside from being able to use the skill Invincible Body,

he would also need mana for other skills that would consume mana in the future. So, mana was essential.

With 10 Attribute Points, Alden increased his mana to 100.

Without hesitation, he used Invincible Body, gaining some proficiency.

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6:56 pm

Chapter 18 Shadowrend

At that moment, his gaze fell on the assassin player who had approached.

Shadowrend had stepped forward.

“Let me introduce myself. My name is Shadowrend, and I’m a non–official member of Lardovia’s War Department.”

Alden was stunned–Shadowrend!

This was a renowned God–level assassin from his previous life!

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Yes, he had a God–level talent for assassination. Besides his high talent, Shadowrend came from the Lardovia’s special war department, rumored to have once been a feared mercenary group. After countless battles, he was recruited and rose to prominence.

His combat skills were extensive, and he became one of the top assassins with his God–level talent.

He actually had the potential to become the strongest assassin. Still, unfortunately, he was given a Saint–level hidden class, which limited his potential.

If his hidden class had also been God–level, then with two God–level hidden classes and his skills, he would have definitely become the strongest assassin.

“What’s the matter?” Alden asked calmly.

Shadowrend asked earnestly, “Frost King, our War Department is forming a Special Operation Unit in the game, and we’d like to invite you to join.”

Alden knew about this quest force. In the previous life, during the great disaster, Lardovia’s Special Operations Unit became the backbone of the fight against the Alarite Star System.

This Special Operation Unit allowed Alden and others in the upper echelons to live relatively peacefully.

“I need to think it over,” Alden replied.

He wasn’t rejecting it outright–he was very interested in the Special Operation Unit.

But if he were to join, he would inevitably have to be part of the management team of the Special Operation Unit, perhaps even its leader!

Otherwise, he wasn’t interested.

“Aren’t you going to ask about the compensation?” Shadowrend asked, thinking Alden was rejecting the offer.

Alden smiled and shook his head. “No need. I have some matters to attend to.

“And right now, it’s not the time for me to discuss terms with you.”

At this stage, Alden hadn’t revealed enough to command full attention.

He knew he needed more to gain power within the Special Operations Unit.

“Alright, I can tell you this–the compensation for the Special Operations Unit is much better than what the clubs and guilds offer.”

“Mm.”

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