Crockta observed Stella in action. Stella was having a difficult time hunting the nearby animals with beginner equipment. She swung her dagger at a deer, but she missed every time.1

Stella failed to make yet another hit and slashed the air with her dagger. The deer headbutted her as if she was a bother, and she tumbled to the ground.0

“Ughhh…”0

Having previously observed how beginner players hunted, Crockta could believe that Yi-Yoo had been killed by a rabbit. Stella, on the other hand, wasn’t a beginner, but she was a specialized merchant character, so she didn’t have any fighting skills. Her assimilation rate was also low. She claimed to be an average fighter, but Yi-An saw that her mind and body moved separately.0

Seeing Stella unable to display her true athletic abilities, Yi-An realized the importance of assimilation rates. A forty percent assimilation rate meant that a player could only use forty percent of their abilities in real life. So, a low assimilation rate indicated that a player was not properly connected with Elder Lord.0

Eventually, the deer moved farther away. Stella got up listlessly and walked in search of other animals to hunt. Crockta followed her while staying hidden among the trees.0

Right now, they were trying to lure the men they referred to as the ‘scoundrels.’ They assumed that if Stella acted like a beginner player, they would approach her, and if they appeared, Crockta and Stella would punish them. That was their simple plan. However, the scoundrels were nowhere to be found. The sky grew darker until the day turned to nightfall.0

“Hey, should we go on?” asked Stella.0

“…”0

Crockta came out of the bushes. “Let’s call it a day.”0

“Okay. I don’t have work tomorrow, so let’s resume...0