Becoming a god starts with enhancing fire arrows.

Yuxi Village is not far from Phil Town.

But Rhodes insisted on hunting some game along the way.

So the three of them took a detour.

Finally, amidst Avira's incomprehensible yet disdainful gaze, he gathered a bunch of herbs.

It was already midnight when the three of them finished their meal and returned to the hotel to wash up.

Rhodes tossed the magic mark to Paril, who had just taken a shower and was about to go to sleep: "Meditate for a while before you sleep and see how this mark works."

Parish reluctantly crawled out of bed again and pitifully placed the magic mark in front of her to meditate.

Rhodes casually opened the panel.

[Next enhancement requires 1005/1000 Life Essence]

It was worth enduring Ivy's taunts and mockery for over two hours of grinding in the wild; I finally managed to gather enough for the next upgrade.

Now, the amount of life essence required for each enhancement exceeds one thousand.

It will only get harder in the future.

Therefore, we must now focus on more powerful enemies; otherwise, if we keep targeting trainee-level enemies, we don't know how long it will take.

Please select a skill enhancement direction.

[Identification - Weapon Enchantment (Epic): The Identification skill can add a random enchantment to a weapon, limited to once per weapon type]

【Fire Arrow - Double Cast (Epic): Each time Fire Arrow is cast, it consumes an equal amount of mana to cast an additional time.】

Upgrade Sword Song - Speed ​​(Epic) to Sword Song - Speed ​​(Legendary)

[Next enhancement requires 5/1100 Life Essence]

what?

Has this exploded?

Rhodes stared blankly at the two epic and one legendary cards.

What's this?

The perk of having 1000 Life Essence? Can I have it all?

Just looking at the first card, it's already a pretty impressive conceptual divine skill.

While it may not necessarily provide the enchantments the user desires, it is cost-effective.

The power of [Weapon Enchantment] lies in the fact that it only requires a small amount of mana to enhance any weapon.

No one would refuse to make their weapon stronger, even if it's just a useless enchantment.

Rhodes even muttered to himself:

If I had received this enhancement as soon as I transmigrated, I could have easily opened a blacksmith shop in any human town and made a fortune long ago.

As for the second card, [Double Cast], it naturally takes Fire Arrow to another level.

It is worth noting the phrase "can be released an additional time by consuming the same amount of magic power".

If it's just a regular fire arrow, I have the legendary enhancement of "No Cost," so I don't need to worry.

However, [Gravity Pull], which is what I call Black Hole Flame Arrow, is limited by its insufficient magic power and should not be able to trigger the double casting effect.

Of course, sniping is possible.

The third card, needless to say, has only simple and unpretentious stats.

Rhodes, who has already experienced the [Extreme Speed ​​(Epic)], knows this all too well.

How do I choose?

He looked at the three cards with a hint of longing.

From a comprehensive perspective, the answer is definitely one.

However, the effect that one can play is definitely not as great as the remaining two.

With a major battle imminent, we had no choice but to reluctantly make a sacrifice.

Rhodes secretly decided to give up.

What about two or three?

Judging solely from the perspective of quality, option three is undoubtedly the best choice.

No matter what, a legendary enhancement should never be underestimated.

Rhodes reminisced about the previous battle, the fight against a mid-level powerhouse.

Whether it's the cat-girl Reese or Vanessa, who is almost at the top level.

Their speed completely overwhelmed mine after I activated Sword Song.

This ultimately stems from my low base speed stat, which makes the percentage-based enhancements less noticeable on me.

Just like the theory proposed by Cassandra, whether it is a physical or magical profession, one needs to continuously improve one's internal strength or magic power in order to enhance oneself.

Perhaps once my magic power reaches a certain level, my weak base stats will improve again.

At that point, they won't be unable to keep up with the speed of even mid-level opponents.

Let's choose option two.

In terms of its role on the battlefield, Double Cast is definitely superior.

Both rapid-fire fire arrows and sniping shots deal double the damage.

Moreover, the potential for this enhancement is even higher.

In the future, if there are any fancy enhancements or combinations with dual casting, it could lead to a qualitative change.

Decided.

Rhodes stopped hesitating and chose [Fire Arrow - Double Cast].

He smiled with satisfaction as he watched the number of skill enhancement tags increase.

When I looked at Paril again, I realized that she had started to doze off again.

Such enviable sleep quality.

"Paryl," Rhodes called the young priest's name softly.

Paril exclaimed in surprise, speaking rapidly, "Huh? What? I learned it!"

"Quick, quick, tell me what you've learned."

Rhodes revealed an expression of certainty and excitedly approached the girl's bedside.

"The spell 'Surge,' which can summon ocean waves, ha—" Paril yawned halfway through her sentence, "and the spell 'Counterattack,' which can nullify the enemy's next spell..."

I'm so sleepy.

A surge of energy? A counterspell?

Are these all priest spells?

Rhodes frowned.

But thinking about it, she had never even heard of the lengthening technique she had learned before.

What's so special about this thing?

Rhodes recalled the dragon bloodline he had seen in her before.

Is this idiot not human at heart?

No, the identification results show that the race is indeed human.

Rhodes set aside his doubts and focused on the most important question: "Is there any more?"

"You only learned two spells?"

His response was the girl's soft snoring.

"call--"

Her long silver hair covered her cheeks, making her look delicate and fragile.

I was too impatient.

Rhodes let out a long breath, gently covered Paril with the blanket, and picked up the magic mark to go to his own bed.

Is this engraving really that magical, allowing Paril to comprehend two third-circle spells in a row?

He abandoned distracting thoughts and focused his mental energy on the complex symbols before him, gradually entering a meditative state.

For a moment, the mark seemed to be etched into his mind, guiding his thoughts.

Rhodes subconsciously tried to control his thoughts, following the patterns on the symbols, sometimes to the left, sometimes to the right, until they reached the end of the patterns.

This process is rather lengthy.

After about two hours, Rhodes slowly opened his eyes, and everything became clear before him.

It felt like I had just taken a nap, and I was full of energy.

To his surprise, Rhodes clearly felt an increase in the magical power within his body.

Even just a little bit.

This is a feeling that even the original owner of this body has never experienced in the past twenty years.

Have I finally figured it out?

Rhodes carefully sensed the changes in the magical power within his body.

It's a pity she didn't learn the skills; after all, not everyone has such abnormal talent as Paril.

correct.

Rhodes had a sudden inspiration and pulled out an invisibility scroll from his bag.

If I can increase my magic power through meditation now, can I also copy scrolls like other mages?

His expression immediately brightened.

If I can learn it successfully, then in the future I will be able to be like a real mage, playing a three-in-one role in offense, defense and support on the battlefield.

At the same time, it can also maximize the system's effectiveness!

Rhodes picked up the spell scroll and probed it with his mental energy.