Reinforce Secrecy [Seeking Recommendation Tickets]

Morgan's gaze lingered on the four major attributes.

It didn't take long for him to make up his mind.

First and foremost, Strength had to be enhanced.

It was the most fundamental and important attribute; whether swinging a sword or drawing a bow for extended periods, powerful strength was required to support these actions.

With this in mind, Morgan stirred his thoughts.

He placed his first attribute enhancement point on the plus sign next to Strength.

[This enhancement consumes 1 Soul Power. Confirm enhancement?]

"Confirm!"

"Strength LV1"

A pale white light flickered.

Once again, he felt a surge of heat being injected into his body out of thin air.

Morgan felt as though something had been added to his body, yet when he tried to pinpoint the sensation, he felt nothing at all.

Morgan clenched his fist with a slight effort.

Very good, he could feel it this time.

Every enhancement from the Time Traveler System was akin to a forced infusion of knowledge.

Although he could grasp the basics in a short time, the actual mastery was very simple and crude, like merely scratching the surface.

Morgan had gained a deep understanding of this over the past month regarding his Archery skill.

Thinking back, he realized that when he met the company of dwarves at Bilbo's Bag End a month ago, the fact that he won the contest against his current "student" Kili was largely due to luck.

It was only now, as Morgan became increasingly proficient in Archery, that he truly understood.

At the time, he had simply benefited from the system's forced infusion; in terms of real archery skill, he was on par with Kili, or perhaps even slightly inferior.

Judging from the previously enhanced Archery and the Strength attribute he had just upgraded, it was clear.

Enhancing a skill was equivalent to imparting a vast amount of theoretical knowledge and experience to Morgan.

To truly master it, he needed long-term practice and training to gradually internalize it.

The same logic applied to enhancing attributes, like the Strength Morgan had just upgraded.

He needed to practice more and grow accustomed to the sudden increase in power before he could truly master it.

Otherwise, the following situation might occur:

Using the same amount of force:

Before the enhancement, Morgan could hit a willow leaf from a hundred paces.

After the enhancement, he might not even be able to hit a target at fifty paces.

Of course, depending on individual strength, comprehension, learning ability, and even diligence, the time it took for each person to achieve complete mastery would certainly vary.

In short, the enhancements from the Time Traveler System were not simple, direct upgrades that could be easily mastered.

Morgan required a great deal of practice to thoroughly make what the system had enhanced his own.

Otherwise, it could very well backfire.

Just like now, having just enhanced his Strength, his archery accuracy would definitely be lower than before because his overall power had suddenly increased.

And this was only after a single enhancement, where the increase in strength was minimal.

If he enhanced it further and his strength surged even more, his accuracy might drop even lower.

Because he lacked control over his own strength, his accuracy would naturally suffer.

Archery, after all, was a delicate craft.

He had enhanced his Strength attribute once.

Looking at the 3 remaining points of Soul Power, Morgan shifted his gaze to the other three attributes.

"3 points of Soul Power, enough for three more enhancements."

After a moment of consideration, Morgan decided to add them to Constitution and Agility.

The importance of Constitution—having more health and being able to take a beating—was beyond doubt.

As for Agility, Morgan currently occupied the role of an archer within the Expedition Team.

Enhancing Agility wasn't just about moving faster or making it easier to run away.

More importantly, it was because of the bonus Agility provided to an archer.

Just think about it: whether in history or in film and television works, powerful archers are mostly those with slender builds and high movement speeds.

That is the logic behind it.

[This enhancement consumes 1 Soul Power. Confirm enhancement?]

"Constitution LV1"

[This enhancement consumes 1 Soul Power. Confirm enhancement?]

"Agility LV1"

Two consecutive flashes of white light flickered.

Aside from the warmth slowly being injected into his body, Morgan could feel some slight changes in himself this time.

He didn't dwell on it too much.

Looking at the last remaining point of Soul Power.

Morgan's gaze lingered a little longer on Spirit, the most inconspicuous of the four major attributes.

He did not want to distribute his points evenly.

Because doing so would not allow him to maximize his strength.

In terms of Spirit, aside from the plan to seize The One Ring and the need for a strong mental will to resist the seductive whispers of the Dark Lord Sauron, there don't seem to be any enemies specializing in mental attacks in the upcoming journey.

Besides, there is Gandalf in the Expedition Team.

Morgan tried his best to recall the relevant plot from his memories and thought to himself.

Anyway, since killing Orcs can earn Soul Power now, the enhancement of Spirit can be postponed for a while.

The most important thing now is to improve my overall strength.

Thinking of this, Morgan moved his gaze away from the Spirit attribute and looked at the other three.

This time, Morgan's thinking time was a bit longer.

[This enhancement consumes 1 Soul Power. Confirm enhancement?]

"Confirm!"

"Agility LV2"

A pale white light jumped and flickered.

Morgan finally decided to spend his last point of Soul Power on Agility.

His current role in the Expedition Team is that of an archer.

His greatest strength also lies in Archery.

Enhancing Agility will make him even stronger!

With this, Morgan's data panel took on a brand-new look.

[Time Traveler: Morgan]
[Race: Human]
[Biological Level: Tier 1]
[Soul Power: 0]
[Attributes: Strength LV1; Constitution LV1; Agility LV2; Spirit+]
[Abilities: Common Language; Muay Thai LV2; White Crow Swordsmanship LV2; Archery LV3]
[Talent: Intimacy (Special Skill)]
[Current World Exploration Progress: 0.35%]

"Whew."

Looking at the number behind the Soul Power column returning to zero.

Morgan let out a sigh.

But looking at the brand-new attribute and ability columns.

Feeling the changes in his body, as well as the incredibly precious memory fragments that had appeared in his mind.

Morgan felt heartfelt excitement and thrill.

After a long while.

Only after Morgan's mood gradually calmed down did he notice.

On the data panel before him, the world exploration progress had actually become 0.35%.

One must know that when he looked at it yesterday afternoon.

Morgan remembered that the world exploration progress was only 0.31%.

A small-scale skirmish had increased it by 0.04%.

It seemed that finding plot characters, actively engaging in interactions with them, and intervening in the plot was the only way to increase the world exploration rate.

Just then.

"Morgan."

A voice suddenly came from the side.

Morgan snapped back to reality and opened his eyes, only to realize that the roasted Spotted Deer on the tripod over the campfire was already done.

The air was filled with the aroma of roasted meat.

Morgan stood up, but as soon as he lifted his foot, he stepped on a loose stone.

His foot slipped, and his body went slightly out of control.

Then, under the incredulous gazes of everyone: Morgan fell.

His body pitched forward, face-planting into the ground in a humiliating sprawl.

"Morgan, what are you doing?"

"Morgan, you don't have to be so excited just for some roasted meat."

"Yes, Bofur is right. As long as you work a little harder, we can actually eat roasted meat every day."

"Haha."

Morgan gritted his teeth and said, "My leg fell asleep."