Congratulations! You have discovered a new skill : Eyes That Sees Through Everything

“ wh..wha?

“ ye finally got it kid ? What is it called ? “

“ …do I have a reason to tell you ? “

Rave snickered a bit as he says that

“ hey you ungrateful little..! “

The old man was about to hit him

“ is locking me in an illusion where I have to discover hints one by one to escape it with monsters attacking me that I have to guess which one can hurt my mind or which is just an illusion an act of kindness ? “

“ Bwahaha..how did you enjoy it kid ? But isn't it because of t-h-a-t illusion you got yourself a new skill ? “

“ hmph.. This is probably a skill that I will get sooner or later anyways, you just speed up the process “

“ hey ki.. “

Before he could finish talking Rave cut him

“ oh well, fine2 I’ll tell you, it's called the Eyes That sees through Everything “

Listening to the skill he got the old man pitted in a surprised face for a moment but quickly regained his usual composure

“ this kid..that eye is beyond what I thought..see through everything huh? How he is able to get an eye like that..I don't know what he experienced but an eye like that is a mixture of talent in itself and being exposed to the true nature of people..how he wield chi, the emperor's gift and that eye…he could just be the one”

The old man secretly thought to himself again

“ what are you thinking old man? You're planning something aren't you ? “

“ hmm? Well now- now I've to be careful around you now don't I ? “

“ hey kid “

“ what is it old man, if you're gonna lock me in another of your illusion I'm not signing up this time “

“ heh ! Really ? My illusion are nothing to the you now, you could easily dispel it “

“ huh ? “

“ wanna try kid? “

The very same moment he finished his sentence, he kicked rave out of the house and rave flew quite a good distance

Rave landed in a tree in front of his house

you've taken a hit !

Hp – 120

“ Guhock…hah..ah..what did you do that for old man ?! “

“ now do you see the hill ? “

“ huh ? The hill ? It's kinda transparent now.. “

Rave hadn't realize it yet but the old man’s appearance is different since he had the skill

Your skill : The Eye That sees through everything has detected a high order illusion !

“ no way..Identify ! “

Illusion-Hill

An illusion of a hill that materializes into a physical matter, it is made by a magus level illusion magician

“ no way..I didn’t detect anything at first..and..magus level ?! “

“ hmph..of course you don't even the very best of magician could not detect it I still can't believe that eye of yours “

Rave was bewildered, in EverWorld there are 6 ranks of a mage and Magus is a level just below of the phantom Legendary Mage, it seems that only one mage has ever achieved that level

“ old man..you're a magus level ? “

“ the answer to that is not important for you now , come in I don't want to hear us talking “

The old man went in and rave followed him, he knew he was no ordinary old man but a magus level mage is beyond what he had thought

“ hmm? Now that you mention it old man, your appearance look different ? You look like someone in your 40s now “

Rave didn't realize it at first because of his unkept hair and beard but he seemed younger

“ I see, so your eye is even able to see through the illusion I put on my body eh ? “

Rave didn't know at that time, that the illusion he placed is an ever higher level than the one at the hill

Ps : if you think the old man is legendary level, nope you're wrong

“ What does a magus level mage want with me then old man ? “

“ stop with the magus thing, it's something humans named for someone that can use magic that well “

“ okay, old man but first.. Identify “

Yocheter Ferceus

######## level too high for you to view more information #######

“ Ahaha, even if your eye can see everything it doesn't mean it could bypass the level barrier “

In EverWorld you could not view someone whose level is a hundred more than you

“ …what are you old man? Or should I say Yocheter Ferceus ? “

“ heh kid, you will find the answer one day. Now “

Yocheter went to his chest and grabbed a crystal ball

“ that chest wasn't there at first “

“ it's always there kid, I just put an illusion to hide it “

Now that he mentioned it, rave saw there are some differences in the room

“ he even put an illusion inside his house, how careful is he “

Rave was surprised, usually he wouldn't fail to notice the little changes that happened but a magus mage level appearing from nowhere ? Even he couldn't remain calm

“ kid, place your mana inside this crystal orb “

“ hmm?”

Rave saw a purplish crystal orb in front of him

“ identify ! “

High Magic Affinity Orb [ durability 7/9 ]

“ You sure don't trust me do you kid? Oh well, doesn't matter, put your hand in it “

Since he saw there's nothing ominous rave put his hand on the orb

“ …? There's no reaction ? “

Ferceus showed a hint of disappointment

“ I see, so he's not the one huh “ he thought to himself

Suddenly…

*Craaaaack *

The orb broke to pieces

“ wh..what? Old man did you use a defective item ? “

“ huh ? No way you yourself knew that ! “

“ yeah..you're right it doesn't show any defectiveness “

“ could it really be defective ? Or.. “ Ferceus thought to himself again

“ Hey kid “

“ yea? “

“ What do you think of mages ? “

“ hmm..? Just so you know old man, I have no intention to become a mage even more so an illusion type “

“ just give me your opinion on mages “

“ okay? I don't want to become one, it doesn't fit me to wait in the back and fire at monsters, I live for the thrill, to face others directly is what I want “

“ okay, okay now kid. Get out of here and hunt the foxes and wolves something about them has been worrying me lately “

You Have received a Quest !

Ferceus have been worried about the wild foxes and wolves around lately and wants you to deplete their number

Target : 70 foxes , 45 wolves

Reward : ???

“ wh..what? Why the sudden quest old man ? “

“ now get out of here or I’ll kick you again “

“ Wa..wait ! I don't have a weapon with me, killing a fox is all good but a wolf will be troublesome without a weapon “

“ what? How did yo..never mind “

Ferceus grabbed a sword from his chest and threw it to rave

“ now get out of here, return only when you finish killing them “

………………………………

“ what is that old man?! First he tortured me, then he was actually a magus level and finally he gave me a quest and kicked me out “

Rave was grumbling right now but he went back to the village

“ now, what to do..”

As he was walking around the street someone approached him

“ hello young adventurer “

“ hmm..? The merchant from that time ? “

“ why yes, yes I am honored for you to remember me “

It was the merchant that was trading with the villagers at the time

“ what is it ? …identify “ rave shouted identify inside his head

Dark Merchant Brukshgig lv.54

Brukshgig, a dark merchant that lived on tricking villagers that didn't know the price of the goods in the capital and selling goods that are of lower quality then said. Lately he have been eyeing clueless adventurers too

“ if you may, why don't you view my humble wares ? “

“ hmm..”

– Jackpot –

Rave smiled, his face clearly showing his intentions to make use of the merchant interest in the wares

“ ah I see, do you have a selection of swords with you or some potions at that ? “

“ ah..yes yes of course you are free to browse “

Rave searched for anything that may seem worth to him, the usual normal potion heals 50hp while these just heal 30

“ I could threaten this guy right now, but his level is too high for the warriors here and me “

He would already threaten the merchant right here if it wasn't for his high level !

“ may I ask sir, how long are you going to stay here ? “

The merchant a bit annoyed that he looks like he wasn't going to buy anything still answered

“ hmm around a week, I neeed to prepare for my next journey too “

Rave smiled at his words

“ okay, then I’ll visit you again in a weeks time “

“ alright, if that is what you want “

………………………………

Seika Kaede, an 18 year old Japanese high schooler. She has a very beautiful face, enough to make every guy that she passed couldn't resist to take a glance at her. With a beautiful maple leaf colored hair, one could say that everywhere she go, she will still be the most beautiful person in the school

Right now, she is with her best friends Lily Falvoffera and Saichi Satsuka currently anticipating the delivery of the EverWorld’s pod

“ hey Kaede, when do you think it will arrive? “

“ calm down lily, the receptionist clearly stated that it will arrive around 2 in the evening right “

“ right..c'mon we even gathered in your house to get the first look of it ! “

“ yeah..I can't wait to play it ! “

this time it was saichi that voiced her opinion

“ well, I still don't get it. Why would you gather at my house just to look at the pod, all three of us ordered it right ? “

“ ehehe, I think it is just a tradition of ours to gather at your house “

“ yup, we've been gathering at your house for years already why are you complaining now kaede ? “

The three have been childhood friends since they were 7, they all lived very close by and naturally became friends.

Lily is also a beautiful girl with black hair but, ash she was always around Kaede naturally every guy's attention doesn't turn to her.

Saichi is a rather small petite girl with brownish hair but she has her own charms too

“ hah..alright2 how are the others? Did they managed to get their own pod ? “

“ umm..i don't know about them “

………………………………………

Rave was currently in the plains with a bloody carcass of foxes around him

“ dang it..how do I even get their pelt ?! “

He tried countless times skinning their pelt but every time he tried all he got was an error

“ and the meat..I couldn't do anything else than to burn it “

He tried cooking too, but every time he did.

all he got was a burnt piece of meat

“ meat won't taste that good without spices, not to mention this isn't even marinated.. Great “

The complaints of a gourmet !

Rave has never been picky, he did not have a single luxurious thing with him. He didn't see the point in it, but the one thing he could spend lots in is food

Clothes, watches, etc is nothing to him. But tasty food are usually pricy and he didn't care much of the price if it was good food

“ well, I should be grateful that they are able to recreate the sense of taste here “

EverWorld is the only virtual reality that currently provides a sense of all 5 senses and all of them at 99%

“ if cooking is so easy here high class restaurants will go bankrupt “

EverWorld’s ability to recreate the sense of taste created worry for top class restaurants but it seems that cooking is very hard to get and procuring super ingredients are even harder

“ gurkhh..dang it do I have to learn how to skin ? “

Congratulations! You got a new skill : Skinning !

The art of skinning animals is quite deep, to skin perfectly is very hard to achieve

“ …I see, that make sense…even skinning can be a skill “

EverWorld does not have a set amount of skill list, if a skill is not available then the system will create one to accommodate the action that the user is trying to do

“ this game..how did they even created it ? It's too deep..what kind of genius created this ? “

Rave began to wonder

“ but first, let's skin all these foxes and horned rabbits “

But it seems getting profit now is more important to him

After half an hour..

“ whew ! It's all done..I'm even a level 11 now “

“ status window ! “

Status WindowName:RaveAlignment:NeutralLevel:11Class:NoneRace:HumanGender:MaleTitlesThe Foolish VillagerReputation:0-//-:--//---Health:210/210Chi:100/100Mana:210/210 + 42--//--:--//--Stamina:24--//---Strength:29Agility:74--//---//-Intelligence:41Wisdom:51Leadership0Luck:0-Attack:9-11Defense:0

Placing his new points at strength, Rave sighed

“ my stats are all over the place “

He is looking like a jack of all trades with his stats now

“ oh well, at least the sword I got from ferceus is not half bad”

“ …now, all this time I have avoided the forest because of the danger “

The forest was where even stronger monsters lived

“ heh..looks like it's going to be fu~n “

Note : the forest battle scene was supposed to be in this chapter but something came up so..yeah thats it. If you like it or have a critic for me please do comment. Oh and if anyone's wondering what happened to the Emperor's book, it's gonna appear again in the next or maybe next next chapter