Rex focused on his no longer empty skill slot, expanding the window.
A definition popped up for his newly acquired skill.
HARDEN Lvl 1
E.COST: 3CE
{Experience Skill}
Learn how to use your new skill
Exp Inspirations left 3/3
The experience inspiration was a tutorial that was meant to show him how to use the new skill.
In Cosmic Ascendance, unlike most traditional VR, players had to activate their skill with unique set of actions. This actions were unique for each skill and they made the experience of activating a new skill so unique that it felt like the player was actually activating the skill themselves.
Pushing the game-play mechanics to new horizons.
As Rex mentally selected the Skill Inspiration.
He entered a trance, he could feel some form of energy flowing from within him to his fist, reinforcing them and increasing their durability. He felt like his fist could easily deliver a punch capable of leaving mega indentions in a wall.
As quickly as the reinforcement began, it ended.
The trance sensation ended.
Rex, under the spell of the new skill he has just experienced, reactivated the skill. As he did so, he could once again feel the energy flowing from within him, as it went on to reinforce his fist. As he stared at his right fist, which he had reinforced, he saw hazy green mist flowing around it, like flames. The mist was so thin that you would not notice it, unless you were observing closely.
/SECONDARY ATTRIBUTE UNLOCKED/
/COSMIC ENERGY/
As Rex looked at the displayed notifications, a wry smile appeared on his face, he was slowly growing numb to all the excitement, his first kill in cosmic Ascendance had brought him.
Cosmic Energy was a secondary attribute, most newbie players could not unlock until at least player level Lvl 10. The limiting factor been the fact that to obtain it, you need to acquire a skill that demanded cosmic energy to use.
As most players below this level did not have the ability to slay Origin monsters, this skills were inaccessible to them.
"Having activated this attribute so early on in the game, I would be able to begin improving my utilization rate, this will allow me to have more capacity than most of the mainstream players, Rex planned. Drafting up a target, on how he could make the best use of the development.
'Utilization rate was an ability closely related to skill use, using an origin skill cost a specific amount of cosmic energy, but with continued usage of the skill, the cost of the skill on cosmic energy would reduce.'
This was as a result of the utilization rate.
There were rumours of players, who had been able to improve their utilization rate with a skill, so much that they dropped the CE (Cosmic Energy) cost of the skill to 0.
An imaginary drool fell from Rex's mouth as he ogled with the imagery of achieving such a feat with "HARDEN". He was sure, if this skill was available in reality, they were a lot of ehhhmmm constructive ways, it could be used" Rex cheek slightly reddened as his mind was blazing it's way into naughty thoughts.
His CP popped into view, dispelling the lustful thoughts of young Rex,
CE: 15/18
His CP had gone down by 3 points following his activation of the skill, after experiencing it.
Quickly putting away the misery pang of having used 3cp for nothing. His mind began churning several inspirations about actions he would be able to perform with his newfound skill in the game.
Giddy with excitement, Rex fully brought himself into standing. As he began to make his way back to the hall, where he had encountered the now deceased Neo-Life tortoise, that had blessed him with a new skill.
The harrowing misery and pain he had experienced during his fight with the humanoid tortoise were now very distant thoughts. As the endless possibilities harden offered him, was quickly rekindling the flames of youthfulness.
He was going to crush the next of this Neo-Life Tortoise he would spot.
As Rex thought of this, he could feel a certain desire overcharging his heart, the Neo-Life Tortoise Species owed him a beating. A beating that must be paid in kind. The Backward-kick they had wrecked him seemed to have already planted itself in his mind, feeling him with antagonistic behaviour towards the Neo-Life Tortoise specie.
With confident Stride he touched the glowing vine as he unlocked the hall for the 2nd time.
The rich refreshing smell of nature assaulted Rex's face as he opened the hall.
Entering the hall, Rex could feel his heart livening, his mood improving and even his aggression on the Neo-Life Existence seemingly dissipating.
He could not get enough of how beautiful and pleasant the environment of the VR- Game cosmic Ascendance was.
As he inhaled the refreshing scent of the hall. He recalled a popular controversy on the Internet, A controversy on how Cosmic Ascendance was a high level development of the world government and powerful cooperation's aimed at slowly converting the human population, into Bio-Processors using the Cosmic Pod.
Enabling the birth of a super powerful AI, powered not just by quantum computers but also by Bio-Computers (Human Beings in VR Pod)
As he recalled this controversy, that often earned the ire of the online community. A smile discreetly appeared on Rex's face.
As Rex admired the beautiful architecture of the hall, his mind was brought into immediate alert, by a new foreign sound, to the tranquil hall.
"Schreeeee---chhhhh"
A low pitch vibrational grating sound blared through the hall, te sound seemed to be coming from a specific direction in the hall.
Rex slowly made his way, to the direction of the sound.
As he got to the direction of the noise, he saw an obsidian cube, seemingly built into the wall, coming into view.
Badum!! Badum!!, Rex could feel his heartbeat growing more erratic.
The slowly ascending obsidian cube, was giving him a sense of danger. It did not feel as intense as that of his past foe. But it was danger nonetheless.
Rex opened up his stance, bringing his fists forward. He was ready for whatever challenge the Obsidian cube was bringing his way.