Barn sank into an absolute, unyielding stillness.
The frantic thudding of the hidden watchers’ heartbeats, the creak of the decaying floorboards beneath him, even the steady rhythm of his own breathing—all of it faded into complete obscurity.
He retreated so far into the depths of his own consciousness that his physical surroundings ceased to exist entirely.
His mind became like a glassy, undisturbed pond—a body of water so motionless that not even a ripple broke its surface.
There was no anxiety, no surge of triumph, no sound.
In that suspended void, the boundary between his physical vessel and the silent observer within dissolved.
For a fleeting eternity, Barn felt as though he didn’t exist at all, lost in the overwhelming quiet of a truth far greater than the world outside his door.
”You are me,” at last he asked in his mind, voicing the terrifying truth he had been afraid to confront.
”Yes, in a sense,” the voice replied within the cavern of his consciousness, perfectly smooth and echoing with his own pitch.
”Really?” he asked again, seeking absolute clarity in the quiet void.
”I am your unconscious mind that will guide you,” the voice explained gently.
”So not a system?” he asked, trying to reconcile the familiar interface with this internal presence.
”No,” his unconscious replied simply.
”So the Golden Finger?” he asked, even as his analytical mind had already pieced together the answer.
”The combined effects of skills,” the voice answered, validating his deduction without a shred of deceit.
”I guess it is,” he murmured internally, letting out a long mental sigh.
”Are you really not something external?” he pressed further, double-checking for any lingering doubt or foreign interference.
”No.
I have always lived inside you,” the voice replied, its presence grounded deeply in the bedrock of his soul.
Barn fell completely silent, his [Divine Knowledge] and vast mental acuity working at maximum speed to process every fragment of information now at his disposal.
”So why did I get all these classes and skills?” he thought, asking the core question behind his monstrous ascension.
”Due to your stubborn nature to not change, and your absolute desire to control your fate and the world,” the voice replied, revealing that his power was simply the manifested weight of his own unyielding willpower.
”So what do you want?” he asked, arriving at the crucial query regarding its motivation.
”Entertainment,” came the succinct, unmistakable reply.
”If I don’t give you that?” he thought, testing the boundaries of their dynamic.
”Nothing.
But I will be disappointed,” the voice answered, carrying a strangely human touch of expectation.
”So how will you help me?” Barn asked, moving to the practical aspect of their shared existence.
”I can passively control your aura and energy.
It will decrease unwanted costs and increase overall efficiency,” the voice explained.
Hearing that, a sharp, instinctual suspicion immediately surfaced in Barn’s mind.
“So can you control my thoughts or my actions?” he questioned, his tone narrowing.
”Control your actions is a yes.
Affecting your thoughts is a yes.
But controlling you entirely is a no—not without destroying you,” it replied with absolute candor.
Barn nodded slowly in the silence of his mind.
He knew his own nature better than anyone: if his own unconscious tried to actively turn him into a puppet, every fiber of his spirit would resist until the vessel itself broke.
With that understanding forged between his conscious and unconscious self, the mental pond slowly rippled, and the physical realm returned to his senses.
He felt the subtle strain of managing his vast pools of Mana and Aura smooth out instantly as his inner mind began quietly taking over the heavy cognitive burden of energy regulation.
Opening his eyes to the dim, dusty room, Barn let out a long breath, completely at peace with the power that now belonged entirely to him.
Barn lay back down upon the firm wooden bed, folding his hands behind his head as he stared up at the dusty ceiling.
His mind drifted across the vast horizon of the future.
Above all else, he craved peace—a quiet, unburdened existence where no noble’s whim could crush him and no shadow could loom over his head.
But in a world ruled by blade and magic, true peace was a luxury reserved solely for the absolute pinnacle of power.
He wasn’t ready to challenge the world just yet.
For today, his goal was simple: pass the time, build his foundation, and let the storm outside pass him by.
’Refine my body and aura,’ he instructed internally.
The moment the thought solidified, he felt an immediate, rhythmic shift in his energy circulation.
The latent Mana and Aura within his channels began to cycle in a tight, perpetual spiral, smoothing out every rough edge in his physical vessel.
Ting.
A sudden chime echoed directly within his consciousness, snapping his eyes open in genuine shock.
[NOTICE]
Skill Unlocked: [Continuous Refinement]
Description: Your physical vessel passively absorbs and refines the surrounding atmospheric Aura and Mana, relentlessly fortifying both body and spirit.
Basic Effects:
[All Stats Boost]: +20% to all base attributes.
[Physical Recovery]: Base recovery speed increased by +50%.
[Physical Regeneration]: Passively consumes minor amounts of Mana/Aura to heal structural damage (1% base health restoration per cycle).
[Aura Recovery]: Aura regeneration speed increased by +100%.
[Body Evolution]: The user’s physical framework continuously adapts and fortifies, permanently increasing density and durability over time.
Barn sat up slowly, staring at the translucent prompt with wide eyes.
It wasn’t just the passive, unending growth that caught him off guard—it was the absurd utility of the recovery rates.
An Aura recovery boost of +100% meant that at a basic level, he could unleash pressure dense enough to crush ordinary humans indefinitely, as his energy would replenish as quickly as he expended it.
Paired with the boosted physical recovery, fatigue was virtually rendered obsolete.
Short of unleashing devastating high-tier techniques that drained entire reservoirs of stamina at once, he could literally sprint across landscapes for days without slowing down.
A soothing, radiant warmth washed through his limbs.
The residual aches from his previous beatings, the hidden tears in his muscle fibers, and the deep-seated weariness of this frail body melted away completely.
His passive Physical Regeneration went to work, consuming tiny, imperceptible slivers of his atmospheric energy to systematically restore his physical condition to 100% absolute perfection.
He felt lighter, denser, and fundamentally whole.
”If it can do that just from a single command…” Barn murmured aloud, his eyes gleaming with curiosity.
“Then what else can I force my body to achieve?”
Desiring to test the boundaries of his self-directed growth, he decided to experiment.
Not yet fully grasping the esoteric fundamental formulas of high-level eye magic, he relied on pure, raw intent.
Closing his eyes slightly, Barn concentrated his focus entirely on his optic nerves.
He deliberately drew upon his dense Aura, forcing the refined energy into his eyes.
In his eagerness, he pushed a bit too much power into the delicate sensory organs, causing a sharp, stinging strain to throb behind his eyelids.
He held the pressure firm, refusing to yield.
Slowly, the stinging heat dissipated, replaced by a cool, crystal-clear sensation.
Barn opened his eyes and gasped softly.
The dim, shadow-draped room vanished into vibrant detail.
He wasn’t merely seeing better—his vision penetrated the dark effortlessly.
He could trace the individual microscopic specks of dust suspended motionless in the air, map the intricate, rotting wood grain on the far wall, and see far beyond the physical confines of his window, zooming into distant rooftops across the Gozel Market slums with breathtaking, effortless precision.
Ting!
He again felt the voice inside him, and somehow the coldness in his eyes melted away.
He no longer needed to force it; the heightened sight now felt completely natural, as effortless as breathing.
[NOTICE]
Skill Unlocked: [Perfect Enchanted Vision]
Description: The user’s sight achieves absolute perfection by human standards, continuously fortified alongside the physical body and passively enchanted through ambient Aura and Mana.
Skill Unlocked: [Divine Vision]
Description: Allows the user to multiply visual range exponentially, expanding perceived area and perceiving matter on a microscopic level or below, scaling directly with sensory control.
Again Barn gained new skills, but a deep shock took hold of him.
Under normal circumstances in this world, unlocking new skills was notoriously difficult—if not entirely impossible without years of arduous training or rare grimoires.
’Hey…
how am I acquiring skills this easily?’ he asked in mental doubt.
’Because to your soul, you still view this body as someone else,’ the voice replied smoothly.
‘When you instruct and push yourself, your [Master] talent triggers.
Your core consciousness perceives it as teaching another entity, awarding experience that crystallizes into the very skills you practice.’
Barn paused, absorbing the revelation.
It made a strange, profound sense.
He was Barn, yet his lingering transmigration detachment meant his spirit viewed his physical vessel as a separate object—a mentor guiding a student.
In his own mind, he wasn’t just one individual, but a observer detachedly molding a vessel.
His old, stubborn nature stubbornly refused to accept this borrowed body as his true self.
”Amazing,” he muttered aloud.
Sensing his circulating energy, Barn turned his focus inward.
He mapped every muscle fiber, bone plate, vascular path, and pressure point in his frame with terrifying clarity.
Ting!
[NOTICE]
Skill Unlocked: [Self Analysis]
Description: Enables real-time, comprehensive structural and biological evaluation of the user’s internal organs, muscle tissue, skeletal framework, and energy channels.
Empowered by this total awareness, Barn decided to push his physical experimentation to its absolute limit.
Reaching into his core, he forcefully commanded his physical vessel to alter its form.
A sickening series of sharp cracks echoed through the silent room as his bones condensed and shifted.
His muscles, organs, and skin rapidly shrank inward, his height dropping drastically until he took on the frail, miniature proportions of a five-year-old child.
He marvelled at the shift until a sharp, furious voice thundered in his mind:
”You would have died instantly from structural collapse if I hadn’t stepped in to stabilize your internal organs!
Don’t destroy my entertainment opportunity with reckless folly!”
A wave of sharp pain flared through his compressed frame, followed by a sudden pang of guilt.
Barn conceded the point—his inner self had been forced to expend effort preventing his biological destruction.
With a tight breath, Barn released the compression.
His bones stretched back to their original lengths, his muscles filling out until his body snapped back to its natural form.
Yet, his curiosity remained unsated.
Re-centering his focus, he directed a concentrated burst of dense Aura into his fingertips.
The skin hardened, and his fingernails elongated into half-meter-long, lethal razor blades that gleamed like polished steel in the dim light.
He cycled the energy again, testing different structural mutations across his arms and shoulders.
Ting!
[NOTICE]
Skill Unlocked: [Complete Body Transformation]
Description: Grants the capability to freely reshape and mutate physical biology using raw Mana or Aura as a catalyst.
Barn smiled, satisfied with the powerful new capability, though he felt the lingering cognitive strain it took for the skill to fully forge and stabilize.
’Why did that skill take so much more effort to manifest?’ he inquired internally.
’Because you are slowly becoming one with your body,’ his unconscious replied calmly.
‘The more you mold it and inhabit its sensations, the more you recognize it as yourself.
As that gap closes, your [Master] talent will naturally lose its leverage over your own vessel.’
Barn nodded silently, contemplating the trade-off.
Though his energy pools remained vast and overflowing due to his passive recovery rates, the intense mental concentration had drained his mind.
A heavy, bone-deep exhaustion settled behind his eyes.
Retracting the razor-sharp bone blades back into ordinary fingernails, Barn settled back against his worn pillow, pulled the thin blanket over his shoulders, and closed his eyes, allowing sleep to claim him.
[COMPLETE STATUS INTERFACE]
Name: Barn [ *&**** ]
Tier / Rank: Middle Tier (Supreme Rank)
[INNATE TALENTS]
[Divine Knowledge]
Description: Grants unrestricted access to the fundamental truths of the universe and its governing laws, offering deep insight into nature, mortal behavior, the essence of all job classes, and the overarching mechanics of reality like a deity looking down upon creation.
Effects:
[All-Know]: Enables instant, complete comprehension of any concept, magic, or phenomenon observed.
[Analytical Boost]: Analysis-type magic, identification skills, and sensory evaluation receive a +200% effectiveness boost.
[Sensory Amplification]: All physical and extra-sensory perceptions are permanently enhanced by +200%.
[Resonance]
Description: Enables complete synchronization and manipulation of ambient Mana and Aura in the environment.
Effects:
[Energy Transformation]: Freely converts ambient energy to instantly boost any attribute, bypass enemy defenses, or negate environmental barriers.
[Temporary Transformation]: Temporarily adapts or swaps active job classes by resonating with the surrounding target’s energy profile.
[Permanent Transformation]: Permanently unlocks classes observed in nearby individuals by extracting the experiential essence of their energy during resonance.
[Master]
Description: The true essence of guidance.
Whenever the user instructs, elevates, or alters the path of another entity—including the cognitive detachment between his soul and physical vessel—the world rewards them with raw experience and skill creation.
Effects:
Generates free experience that can be allocated directly to level up, unlock job classes, or forge custom skills at the user’s discretion.
[First Guidance]: Grants a +100% bonus experience multiplier upon guiding a unique individual or concept for the first time.
[Golden Path]
Description: Absolute, passive spatial and temporal fortune.
Whatever route the user chooses inevitably yields optimal results.
Effects:
[Gold Opportunity]: Increases the discovery rate of material wealth and high-value opportunities by +100%.
[Magic Opportunity]: Increases the encounter rate of rare magical phenomena, grimoires, and arcane breakthroughs by +100%.
[RACIAL CLASSES]
[Outer One] — Lv.
15
Description: An entity originating from beyond the fundamental boundaries of this world.
Unbound by indigenous laws, causalities, or conceptual restrictions, operating under bespoke rules forged into existence by unyielding will.
Special Skill — [Standing Against World]: Every attack, spell, or physical strike unleashed directly impacts the Mind, Soul, Body, and Spirit of the target simultaneously, regardless of the attack’s original nature or vector.
Enables the capability to inflict lasting alterations upon the world’s physical and metaphysical fabric based on power output and intent.
[Sage] — Lv.
15
Description: A transmigrated entity possessing profound, primordial knowledge of multi-dimensional truths, exhibiting unprecedented ease in mastering all forms of magic, martial arts, and esoteric concepts.
Special Skill — [Master of All]: Grants the absolute capability to comprehend and acquire any ability, skill, or magic system, completely ignoring class, racial, or alignment restrictions.
(Warning: Operating abilities far beyond current capacity may exact an equivalent price).
[JOB CLASSES]
Core & Legendary Classes
[Master of Magic] (Rare) — Lv.
1
Effects: Universal magic execution up to Rank 6 (+1 Rank to all castable spells), 20% magical damage reduction, 10% cost reduction, 20% continuous Mana regeneration, atmospheric Mana harvesting, and instinctive spell comprehension.
[Magic Knight Master] (Rare) — Lv.
1
Effects: [Perfect Vessel] (immune to fatigue and lower-tier ailments), 10% Aura control/density boost, direct Mana-to-Aura conversion, and universal physical/martial skill mastery.
[Mage] (3rd Tier) — Lv.
18
[Knight] (2nd Tier) — Lv.
12
[Magic Knight] (1st Tier) — Lv.
1
Utility & Everyday Classes
[Swindler] — Lv.
15
[Chef] — Lv.
15
[Greater Cook] — Lv.
5
[Thief] (Basic) — Lv.
5
[Merchant] — Lv.
2
[Fighter] (Basic) — Lv.
2
[Wood Cutter] (Basic) — Lv.
2
[ACTIVE & PASSIVE SKILLS]
[Dark Resonance: Spiritual Memories]
Type: Active (Esoteric/Spiritual Magic)
Description: Establishes direct contact and harmony with the spiritual realm, malignant entities, lingering curses, and dormant soul memories.
[Greater Energy Seal]
Type: Active (Sealing Magic)
Description: Casts high-tier sealing runes to compress, isolate, and contain volatile energies, curses, or spiritual manifestations within a target’s core.
[Continuous Refinement]
Type: Passive (Self-Augmentation)
Description: Passively absorbs and refines surrounding atmospheric Aura and Mana to relentlessly fortify both body and spirit.
Effects:
[All Stats Boost]: +20% to all base physical and magical attributes.
[Physical Recovery]: Base recovery speed increased by +50%.
[Physical Regeneration]: Consumes minor atmospheric energy to passively restore structural body damage (1% health per cycle).
[Aura Recovery]: Aura regeneration rate increased by +100%.
[Body Evolution]: Continuously strengthens physical frameworks, permanently increasing bone density, muscle elasticity, and structural durability over time.
[Perfect Enchanted Vision]
Type: Passive (Sensory Enhancement)
Description: Enhances visual acuity to absolute mortal perfection, passively reinforced by the body’s internal flux of Aura and Mana without requiring conscious effort or eye strain.
[Divine Vision]
Type: Active (Special Sight)
Description: Allows the user to multiply visual range, expand field of view exponentially, and inspect targets at a microscopic (or subatomic) level depending on output control.
[Self Analysis]
Type: Active / Passive (Internal Perception)
Description: Grants total, real-time awareness of internal biological structures, enabling detailed inspection of muscles, bones, vascular networks, organ health, and energy pathways.
[Complete Body Transformation]
Type: Active (Biological Alteration)
Description: Uses pure Aura or Mana to freely manipulate physical biology, enabling precise alteration of bodily proportions, organ structures, bone density, and specialized physical weaponry (e.g., bone blades, claw extensions).