Uesugi Tetsu opened his eyes wearily on the bed, feeling as if he were about to throw up.
His eyes swept over the densely packed notifications before turning to the changes in his Soul Soothing Incense Ash count.
Soul Soothing Incense Ash: 449→486
"This thing is way too damn stingy..."
He had hacked away nonstop at the tunnel entrance for nearly twenty minutes. Uesugi Tetsu figured he had killed at least three or four hundred Chī, yet his Soul Soothing Incense Ash had only increased by thirty-seven points.
He could return to Arakawa Village and spend some time finding three robust farmers, and they would be worth more than that!
What a rip-off. It would be better to deal with fewer of these minor monsters called Chī in the future.
The next time he entered Kisaragi Station, he would definitely pick out a few Chī rated at half a star or higher to kill first. At the very least, he had to save up the five hundred Soul Soothing Incense Ash needed for a ten-pull.
However, because this was Uesugi Tetsu's first time facing a large number of enemies, the increase in the proficiency of his two skills was fairly decent.
[Your skill, Incomplete Ki-ai Technique, has gained 58 proficiency!] [Incomplete Ki-ai Technique (Mastery 144/600)] [Your skill, Tennen Rishin-ryū, has gained 35 proficiency!] [Tennen Rishin-ryū (Beginner 378/500)]
Tennen Rishin-ryū's proficiency had increased even less than the Ki-ai Technique's... but that was understandable.
After all, Uesugi Tetsu's Tennen Rishin-ryū had only just reached the beginner level, and he only knew those same few moves inside and out.
Without taking Soul Soothing Incense Ash and having Ririko guide him from the side, his progress really was quite slow.
This problem could only be resolved after Ririko returned from mastering the