[You have absorbed the Great King Slime's Bone Core. All stats have increased by 1. Proficiency of Rule of Bone has increased by 2%.]

"So stingy. I went through all that trouble to create a level 5 elite monster, but I only get 4 stat points in return... It'll take me several months to get to level 6 at this rate."

"Isn't that still really quick?"

Even some of their seniors, who'd arrived in the Underground Empire long before them, weren't level 6 yet, so Lee Shin-Woo’s progress was indeed already impressive enough. However, Lee Shin-Woo had the disposition of a thief and believed he should be able to continue developing at a rapid pace, so he wasn’t content with his growth rate.

"Most of my skills have gotten to the intermediate level, so I probably won't be getting much stat growth from leveling up my skills... That leaves achievements as a source of stat points."

"Don't tell me you're going to look for high-level elite monsters,” Jin said. “Just progress one step at a time like you've been doing."

"Tch."

Hearing Jin's astute observation, Lee Shin-Woo clicked his nonexistent tongue and examined the treasure chest. Unfortunately, there wasn't anything noteworthy within.

"A Low-Rank Swordsmanship skill book? It seems like there really are people who don't have skills at this...