Zhao Xu did not equip the Ioun Stone after receiving it. He simply placed it in the middle pocket of his handy haversack.
Walking around with an Ioun Stone floating over his head early in the game was practically the definition of being flashy.
But Zhao Xu would rather people see him as a rookie.
He had no desire to draw anyone's attention. Quiet development was the main strategy.
As long as he was not hit by Detect Magic in the early stages, other players would have no idea he possessed a Magic Item.
Seeing that Antinoa clearly intended for him to fend for himself, Zhao Xu did not dwell on it too much.
He cast Read Magic on himself and continued studying the arcane tomes, with a thick stack of them piled beside him.
Everyone initially received four times as many skill points because the maximum skill rank was character level plus three.
As a Level 1 character, Zhao Xu could raise a skill to Rank 4.
Fortunately, Antinoa had not demanded too much from him. Otherwise, with the workload of Rank 4, he would not be leaving to adventure anytime within the next month or two.
In his Previous Life, players had also been reluctant to raise their Knowledge Skills because reading consumed too much time.
As Zhao Xu read through the arcane tomes, he could not help speculating about becoming a Legendary Mage.
If becoming a Legendary Mage required the Knowledge (Arcane) skill, he would probably have to maximize that skill.
That meant that at Level 21, he would need Knowledge (Arcane) at Rank 24.
At that thought, Zhao Xu could not help looking at Antinoa with sympathy.
Players only had to endure three years of college entrance exam preparation on Earth, but Wizards in Arthur had