The next second.
A flash of blue light flickered through Levi's eyes, and this ability of his became—
[Detection has reached Level 2. You can now detect deeper layers of information across a wider range.]
[You may now use Detection up to 5 times per day.]
Seeing this information, Levi's heart stirred slightly. When Detection was only Level 1, he could use it up to 10 times a day. It seemed that after leveling up, the burden on his body had increased.
He needed to find a way to obtain a method for developing extraordinary power—something that could strengthen his body.
Thinking this, Levi turned his gaze again toward the direction where Snow White had disappeared into the forest. A new piece of information surfaced:
[The paths within the Whispering Forest lead to the cabin of a mysterious being.]
[You have used Detection once. Experience +1. Current EXP: 1/200.]
'A mysterious being?' Levi's thoughts stirred. 'It should be the cabin of the Seven Dwarfs.'
He had no intention of following Snow White.
After all, he didn't possess her level of charm or affinity.
The Seven Dwarfs might accept Snow White—but that didn't mean they would accept Levi.
Don't forget!
Levi had just stabbed Snow White.
If even someone like the Queen dared not confront them head-on, then the Seven Dwarfs were definitely not the harmless figures portrayed in fairy tales.
Snow White had extraordinary charm—they wouldn't harm her.
But what did he have?
He was just an ordinary man with a cheat ability.
If he went there and really encountered the Seven Dwarfs, wouldn't he just be torn to pieces?
Even if that was only a possibility—Levi didn't want to take the risk.
Even if he planned to meet Snow White in the future—to make sure she wouldn't fall into the hands of that necrophiliac prince—
That would have to wait until he became stronger, until he had the ability to protect himself.
Levi was extremely confident in his future.
Because after awakening the memories of his previous life, his cheat ability had also been activated.
However, that cheat ability was not the Detection he was currently using.
Rather, Detection was something derived from it.
His cheat ability was a form of origin power obtained after his soul traversed through time and space.
It allowed him to copy the powers of certain items and turn them into skills—while also strengthening them.
As a servant of the Queen—and one of relatively low status among her servants—Levi sometimes had to help the elegant and noble Queen carry certain famous treasures from the fairy tale world—
The Magic Mirror.
Most people didn't know that the mirror the Queen loved to look into was actually a magical artifact.
But Levi was an exception.
After awakening the memories of his previous life, he once touched the Magic Mirror. The origin energy within his body flowed into it. When that energy returned to Levi, his Sea of Soul was opened, and within it appeared a complex, unstable structure—like a three-dimensional crystalline rune.
This rune structure allowed Levi to possess the Magic Mirror's ability:
To detect information.
However, each use consumed his mental energy.
Overusing it would leave him extremely fatigued and weakened.
And the information he could obtain was still relatively shallow.
Because his level was too low—
He was nowhere near the level of the Magic Mirror itself.
However, there was one thing the Magic Mirror could not compare to—
The ability Levi had copied could be strengthened through use.
Each time he used it, he would gain experience. Once enough experience accumulated, it would level up.
And after leveling up, its effects would become stronger.
So Levi named this skill he had taken from the Magic Mirror:
Detection.
After using it for some time, just moments ago, Detection had finally reached Level 2. The information it could detect had become even more detailed.
With a thought, Levi used Detection on himself—
[You have used Detection once. Experience +1. Current EXP: 2/200.]
After that message disappeared from Levi's vision, another one appeared:
[Name: Levi]
[Identity: Servant of the Magic Mirror Queen, Transmigrator]
[Strength: 1.12]
[Constitution: 1.01]
[Agility: 1.03]
[Spirit: 1.92]
[Charm: 1.7]
[Abilities: Origin Energy (non-upgradable), Detection LV2 (2/200)]
[Note: Your only standout trait is your Spirit—likely because you possess a soul from another world.]
Because he used it on himself, the information detected by Detection was more detailed.
The standard value for all attributes of an adult was "1."
Levi's base stats, aside from Spirit and Charm, were honestly nothing remarkable.
But that didn't matter.
Levi had a cheat ability.
That alone was enough.
He pondered for a moment, then used Detection again, looking toward his surroundings.
[There is no danger in this direction.]
[A starving lone wolf is hidden along the path in this direction.]
[This direction leads to a dead end.]
[Walk in this direction for ten minutes, turn right and walk for fifteen minutes, then turn left and walk for seven minutes. You will find a wild boar cave. The mother boar has just left to forage. There are eight newborn piglets inside.]
[You have used Detection once. Experience +1. Current EXP: 3/200.]
Levi's eyes lit up.
After leveling up, Detection had a wider range—and was even more helpful to him.
Following the direction indicated by Detection, he spent some time and successfully found a well-hidden cave—or rather, a burrow.
Inside, he discovered a litter of piglets.
The mother boar had not returned.
Just as he expected.
To him, the piglets were completely defenseless.
Levi easily killed one unlucky piglet, intending to take its organs and pass them off as Snow White's.
While it was still daylight and before the mother boar returned, he hurried back to report.
In this world, once night fell, only human cities could be considered safe.
The wilderness—especially at night—was filled with all kinds of dangers. Death could come at any moment.
Right now, Levi was just an ordinary person with relatively strong mental power.
He didn't dare to act recklessly.
Even if he had a cheat ability.
The cave was drenched in blood.
Half an hour later, the mother boar—her entire body covered in a mud-like armor—returned. When she saw the slaughtered piglet, she immediately let out a shrill, grief-stricken howl.
She sniffed frantically inside the cave, catching a scent on her offspring that did not belong to her.
"Roar..."
Her cries grew even more piercing.
The leaves trembled.
It was as if the entire forest was grieving for this mother's loss.
And the one responsible—
Levi—
Remained expressionless, already inside the royal city.