The Dreamer's POV

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It was finally time to look at the Rewards I got for clearing the First Floor… well, other than the Currency aspect of it.

I received two Titles and two Skills.

For the Titles, I got <Clearer>, which was a general Skill given to those who cleared a Floor.

Kind of like <Chosen One> and <Survivor>. It wasn't even as useful as the <Ranker> Title, which gave certain privileges to Rankers.

It was just a Title for show, I guess.

As for the other Title, it was <Gardener>, which was probably a result of my <Plant Manipulation> Skill.

This Title gave me an affinity with plants, as well as an innate discernment when it came to plants. I suppose it would be useful if I was to consider what plants were edile and which were poisonous.

It would also help if I went into agriculture and wanted to see which plants had higher qualities than others.

Speaking of agriculture, the Skill <Plant Manipulation> was going to come in handy a lot in that respect.

'It'll be useful in developing agriculture and creating a sustainable food supply for the Lyma Capital at least.'

The more I used the Skill, the more it would probably grow. I could also upgrade it if neccessary, so I could use it on a much larger scale.

The Lyma Region comprised of a lot of land. If we capitalized on that and used it for agriculture, using my Skills and Titles, as well as the manpower I could generate, it was possible to improve our economy.

'I'm getting so many ideas right now. This should be good.'

This Skill could end up being a life-saver.

'It's way more useful than I initially thought.' My grin broadened as I lazily opened my eyes to check out the other Skill.

<Camouflage>... was a Skill I had written off from its name alone.

To be honest, I didn't really see its point, considering I already had a Concealment Cloak, which would probably be better at keeping me hidden than a simple camouflage.

However, when I saw the Skill description, I was more than surprised.

'It can cloak other things as long as I touch the object and apply the Skill's effect to it.'

The <Camouflage> effect was also indefinite, even if I stopped touching the surface of the target object. As long as I kept burning up Energy to maintain the Skill, the effect would continue to apply.

I could already see this Skill's power play out in many ways.

'I can use it to protect my assets, as well as hide things from the enemies.' With the way things were going now, our Estate would soon be visited by other family members, and would also gain the attention of the other Noble Families in the kingdom.

To ensure I had some things hidden up my sleeve, which wouldn't be able to fit in my <Personal Space+ (Custom), I needed a Skill like this.

'Ah, I remember I got a few other items from defeating the guardians of the forest. I'll fuse those later, or I'll use them to improve the state of the Estate.'

There were more important things to consider now…

"My three new Exclusive Skills."

Exclusive Skills were dependent on Roles, and even after progressing so far since I was first thrust into this messy reality, I had only had three Exclusive Skills.

My first three Exclusive Skills had brought me a long way, and it was no understatement to say that without any of them, I would have died painful deaths.

'They're lifesavers. I can't wait to see what the next three can do.'

And so, I decided to check them out. All three of them.

[Skill Information]

Name: <Dream Reading>

Abilities: Allows the user to interpret what a second party is dreaming about, just by physical contact.

(Note: Can be used only once a day per target. Can only be used on a total of 7 people a day. Uses no Energy)

[Skill Information]

Name: <Astral Projection>

Abilities: Allows the user to travel outside their body, in the form of a spectre. Their physical bodies have to be asleep, and they can't interact with physical objects in this form. The user feels any sensation that the physical body does.

(Note: Uses no Energy. Physical Body will be vulnerable in this state. The usage of Skills will be limited in this form)

[Skill Information]

Name: <Dream Travel>

Abilities: Allows the user to enter the dreams of their target. They can also interact with the dreams.

(Note: Uses Energy depending on the target the Skill is used on. The user can be subject to the dream he is entering. The usage of Skills and overall abilities is limited. The physical body is vulnerable. The user will not be able to feel any sensation experienced by the physical body.)

[End Of Information]

"What… in the world?"

I knew my abilities were related to my Role as the <Dreamer>, but I never expected it to reach this level of absurdity.

I could interact with the dreams of others, and I could also have 'Out-of-body' experiences. That was just on another level.

'It seems the Skills are pretty considerate of the Energy Usage, but the real problem is the list of risks involved.'

Each Skill had limits and risks attached. <Dream Reading> was pretty mild, and other than the fact that I could only use it once per person, and it could only be used on 7 people, I didn't see any problem with it.

I only had to be careful about when I used the Skill, and on whom.

The ones with the real issues were the other two Skills.

'The vulnerability of my body is the real problem here. I don't know far the limitations of my Skills will go too.'

For example, what if someone killed my physical body while I was out of it? Would my <Dream> Skill activate?

What if my <Dream> Skill was limited in my astral form?

That was bad news!

The most dangerous element of them all would be venturing into someone else's dream and being subject to the rules of that person's dream.

That was incredibly scary.

'It also consumes energy to enter the dream of someone, and since I probably won't be able to equip any Item in my astral form, I'll be relying on raw Stats. What would happen if I ran out of Energy while I am in a dream?'

These were factors to consider, and thinking about them began to make my head hurt.

'I should assume that the penalties will be harsh. Sort of like how <Nightmare> permanently takes up my Stats.'

Nothing was free in this world.

The fact that I had access to such broken Skills meant I had to give up something in exchange for them.

… Even though none of them were in any way combat-related.

'They're still great Skills. I'll have to use them and learn more about how they operate.'

Maybe I would use Theo or someone much safer as a test subject for my experiments. The goal was to get profecient with these Skills before I would need to use them for real.

'Looks like I've got a lot to figure out, huh?'

As I thought more about the Skills and their prospects, a sudden thought arrived in my head.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

It was abrupt, but it stopped me dead in my tracks.

Enough for me to consider it seriously.

'What would have happened if I went into the door leading to <Nightmare>?'

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