‘Skill points!!?’ Kevin, eyes wide open, stared at these two skill points and fell deep into thought for a long time.
Previously, Kevin’s skill points were not directly displayed; he had to rely on his intuition to allocate them.
But now, the number of skill points was clearly displayed right in front of him, though he didn’t understand why.
And more importantly, Kevin had gained new skill points!
And there were two of them!
But the question was, where did these two skill points come from?
Kevin carefully recalled what he did yesterday, slightly squinting his eyes.
If there was anything he did yesterday that left a deep impression on him, it was saving a large group of stowaways on a ship while simultaneously testing his abilities in action.
And killing a group of gang members.
So, is this where the skill points came from?
‘Killing…
or saving people?’ Thinking like a gamer, killing was highly likely a way to obtain skill points.
But considering his current identity, Kevin also thought that saving people was possible.
As for the specific details, he needed to test both methods before he could be sure.
Either way, it was for the best.
At least Kevin didn’t have to worry about not getting skill points in the future.
‘Yay!
Fantastic!!’ Kevin cheered internally.
He had resolved the issue with his image, bought himself enough time to develop, and now even received new skill points.
It was a double blessing; Kevin’s steps even felt lighter as he walked.
Approaching the conference room, Kevin composed himself and walked inside.
Today was the scheduled meeting for The Seven, and the new member, Starlight, was also supposed to attend, so quite a few people were already gathered in the conference room.
Starlight, who had arrived earlier, was there, and surprisingly, Queen Maeve, A-Train, Black Noir, and Translucent were also present.
Only Homelander was late, and no one knew what he was doing.
After Kevin entered, all eyes turned to him.
The gazes of the others were completely indifferent; as before, they didn’t care about Kevin’s arrival, as if he were expendable within The Seven.
Starlight, on the other hand, glanced at Kevin a few times and even gave him a very friendly smile.
Suppressing the urge to roll his eyes, Kevin sat down in his seat, closed his eyes, and rested in silence.
After he sat down, A-Train teased him slightly.
“Hey, were you fighting crime last night?” “Yeah.” It had already been reported; the morning news and newspapers had already written about Kevin’s heroic deeds last night, so there was no need to hide anything from A-Train.
A-Train asked in surprise.
“Did the company schedule events in the middle of the night?” “Yeah, and I don’t even know if there is overtime pay.” Kevin mentioned it casually, without revealing that his actions last night were unauthorized by the company.
A-Train snorted disdainfully.
“Do you still care about that tiny bit of overtime pay?” “Even a small benefit is still a benefit…” Kevin leaned lazily back in his chair.
This posture, by the way, drew the increased attention of those who knew him.
They felt that Kevin was a bit different today compared to how he used to be.
If they had to point out something specific, they thought he had become slightly more relaxed.
They couldn’t pinpoint exactly what it was; they just sensed a change in The Deep but couldn’t say where exactly this change occurred.
Kevin paid no attention to their gazes.
While waiting for Homelander’s arrival, Kevin was still pondering where to allocate his next skill points.
Two extra skill points weren’t a lot, but they weren’t too few either.
In Kevin’s entire skill tree, excluding the next tier, there were still two unlearned skills.
These two skill points could be used exactly to upgrade [Super Strong Heart and Lungs] and [Summon Aquatic Creatures] to level 1.
Or he could upgrade [Accelerated Healing] from level 1 to level 2.
But Kevin didn’t dare to allocate them randomly.
First, he didn’t know if there was a limit to acquiring skill points.
If such a limit existed, and he couldn’t reallocate points later, his strength might be permanently capped at a certain level.
Second, after unlocking many skills, Kevin’s subsequent skills still remained hidden and locked.
Kevin knew this was due to the lack of necessary prerequisites, and these prerequisites were most likely linked to a specific skill in a certain branch.
The main skill on the skill tree branched out into three paths of passive skills.
Following these three paths of passive skill development, both active and passive skills gradually expanded.
If the skill tree truly followed gaming mechanics, then for deeper development in these three paths, at least one skill would have to reach level 3.
The reason the level was 3 was that out of Kevin’s three passive skills, excluding Underwater Breathing, which started at max level, the other two had a minimum level of 3.
Later, Kevin upgraded [Superhuman Physical Fitness] to level 4.
So, Kevin’s idea was to first upgrade one of the subsidiary skills to the third level to see if that would unlock more skills.
Upgrading from level 2 to level 3 required four skill points.
Kevin was still short by two.
“Oh?
Looks like everyone is here.” While Kevin was thinking about how to distribute his next skill points, a slightly upbeat voice came from the conference room door.
Hearing this voice, Kevin’s heart skipped a beat, and he looked up.
A hero in a blue uniform, wearing a cape with the Stars and Stripes draped over his back, walked toward them with his hands clasped behind his back.
A radiant smile shone on his face, he looked perfectly righteous, and smiled at every hero present; he seemed very easy to get along with.
But upon seeing him, Kevin’s heart involuntarily tightened.
The captain of The Seven, the strongest superhero in this world right now, and the Superman of this world, Homelander, had finally arrived in the conference room.
In Kevin’s memories, the Homelander in front of him wasn’t much different from the Homelander in the show.
He had a very good public image; if someone unfamiliar with the inside story met him for the first time, they would probably think he came across as a nice person.
But as for what he was actually like, Kevin, who had watched The Boys, knew perfectly well.
Kevin remembered once seeing a description of Homelander on the internet.
A giant baby with the powers of Superman.
Kevin felt this description perfectly matched Homelander’s personality and actions.
This guy was truly an infantile child—he lacked love, craved affection, yet was extremely arrogant, cruel, and completely self-centered.
Without receiving proper education in childhood and having no one to correct him when he went astray, he became the very Homelander we know today.
And what was even more terrifying was that he possessed the power of Superman.
This was exactly why Kevin didn’t want to meet with Homelander right now.
Kevin wasn’t sure if his level 4 superhuman physical strength could withstand Homelander’s heat vision.
‘In short, I never planned to oppose Homelander.
Whatever happens to this world is none of my business.
I just want to earn enough money for retirement, and then play games and watch movies every day until I die of old age…’ Kevin thought to himself.
That was his dream before transmigrating, and it remained his dream now.
But nevertheless…
The glances Homelander cast at Kevin from time to time made him a bit uneasy.
‘You can talk all you want, but why are you staring at me?’ ‘I don’t think I have provoked you recently.’ Kevin had just thought this when he suddenly remembered what happened last night.
The thought of the gang members mentioning Homelander right before they died made his heart clench involuntarily.
‘It seems I really did provoke Homelander.’ _____ T/N: 🔥 Can’t wait for the next chapter?
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