Markets and Multiverses (A Serial Transmigration LitRPG) Chapter 453: Feast

The next several months were peaceful. The herd of migratory towns continued to wander through the frozen jungle, one day at a ti. Felix started to practice his wood carving techniques. The town mostly relied on iron weapons and magic, but there were still a good number of warriors who relied on bows. Thus, the four of us had assud that Felix would start by creating so bows as practice, once we figured out how craftsn got access to ‘practice materials.’

That turned out to be incorrect. Unlike the combat-related sparks of the town, crafting sparks relied upon a mixture of things to grow. They needed ti, patience, and practice, just like a combat spark - but unlike a combat spark, they also needed external materials to use as practice. Thus, while Sallia, Anise and I were basically told to go practice on our own, with occasional tips and tricks from the more experienced warriors of the town, Felix actually got a full-on teacher to walk him through every step of the process. Felix’s teacher didn’t let him start on bow production - after all, bows were delicate, and could get soone killed if they broke at the wrong ti or weren’t made properly. Instead, Felix started out by carving a few wooden tools such as spoons and mugs - after all, those weren’t vital resources. If a spoon broke at the wrong ti, the worst that would typically happen would be that soone would lose a spoon of hot soup and get mildly annoyed. Felix’s teacher expressed great admiration for how quickly Felix picked up wood carving, and quickly started moving Felix to more complicated tasks - such as carving furniture, repairing broken training weapons, and a whole host of other things.

Felix sounded more than slightly frustrated by the restrictions on his growth speed - but his teacher seed impressed with his growth rate. Based on a few conversations Felix had overheard, he might be able to get into bow production and weapon handle production within a few months if his teacher continued to be impressed with him.

Anise and I also found so ti to ‘befriend’ each other after eting for the first ti, and soon the two of us were as inseparable as glue. I was glad that I could at least et one of my friends on a regular basis again, but I wished Sallia and Felix also lived on the sa wandering town as Anise and I. The fact that they were part of the sa herd of beasts, but I could almost never see them in person, was deeply frustrating.

Anise and I also used our real-life etings to spar, which proved rather helpful for comparing the intricacies of fire and ice magic in this world. Neither of us had advanced very far into this world’s System or magic yet, but it was still interesting to see how even at very low levels, there were subtle differences in each spark. Ice magic was incredibly mana-efficient, since I typically manipulated ice instead of creating it from scratch. After all, we were wandering through a frozen jungle, and snow storms were frequent - there wasn’t exactly a shortage of frozen water in my surroundings. By contrast, Anise had to spend more mana doing most things, but unlike , she could also drive away so of the cold in our surroundings - while her fire magic couldn’t drive away the conceptual side of the cold in this world, it could still weaken it, and it could perfectly handle the physical side of the cold.

Another five months passed by, before sothing new happened. I gained two more levels, and got my first Feat. That was when I finally saw the last component of this world’s local System with my own eyes.

Level 10 Feat Choice (Pick 1)

Above your Weight Class:

You have Slain a creature with at least two more sparks than you.

When you successfully kill a monster that is more powerful than you, enhance your Skill(s) and level by a much, much higher amount, based on the difference in spark quantity.

You may steal small amounts of ‘insight’ into your skills whenever you kill any monster, with the amount of insight stolen increasing based on how similar the monster’s skills are to your own skills and the higher the monster’s mastery level.

Relentless Training:

You have trained near relentlessly since the day you acquired your spark.

The level growth from training your Skill(s) and adhering to the core of your spark are enhanced by a moderate amount.

Strange Magic:

You have killed a creature with a magic system not native to this world.

Enhance the energy storage capacity of the strange magic in your body by a significant amount.

(Market System Translation: expected to increase alteration and absorption essence by the equivalent of half a grade each.)

Hidden:

You have struck from the shadows, without another soul save your victim ever being aware of your presence.

When you use any magic attack upon a creature unaware of your presence, your damage is amplified by a massive amount.

The Fastest Path:

While only possessing one spark, you have slain a creature in order to enhance your own growth speed and empower yourself.

The spark growth and skill growth from enacting violence upon another living creature is significantly enhanced.

Every single ‘feat’ wasn’t just an enhancent to my abilities or growth potential - it was also a reflection of the actions I had taken to get to this point. Clearly, ‘feats’ weren’t just a localized version of the ‘abilities’ from the Market. Instead, it seed that feats in this world were a bit more unique. They were reflections of the actions I had taken to get to this point - and decisions about how I would grow in the future.

I said, a few monts later.

asked Anise.

I shared the five options I had gotten, and my friends fell silent.

said Felix.

said Sallia.

said Felix.

said Sallia.

said Anise.

I said. I nodded.

said Felix.

With the assent of my friends, I made my choice, and picked {Above your Weight Class}. One of us had finally seen how Feats worked in this world. Now it was just a matter of relentless growth and training.