Looking Through all the gains he'd made from the last battle, Arthur was a little surprised.Augmented Recovery has reached level 2...Reflective Shield has reached level 4...Armaments of the Soul has reached level 2...Cloaked blade has reached level 3...Sure, he’d used all of the skills while fighting the bounty hunters, but it wasn’t like he’d done anything special with them, nothing so innovative it should have rewarded him this much.“You look confused,” Solana said, coming to stand beside him. The spider she’d been inspecting was now curled up in her palm, tiny compared to the half-giant. Wovan, it seemed—at least one-tenth of her—had found a new favourite sleeping spot.“It's my skills,” Arthur said. “I gained more levels in the last fifteen minutes than I have since unlocking my class. Don’t get me wrong. I’m happy, but I just don’t get it.”“Oh, I was worried it was something concerning our little baby spider,” Solana said, nuzzling the terrifying little devil with one massive fingertip. Alyssia looked at the woman like she was crazy and Arthur agreed with her for once. Solana, oblivious to their horror, continued on as if she was perfectly sane.“Rapid skill growth during combat is a phenomenon that is easily explained. I’m sure you already know that when you enter into true battle with another, you're pitting your very soul against theirs.”Arthur nodded.“This primes your soul for growth; a cannibalization of sorts of your slain enemy, what we call levelling through the lens of the System. By priming your soul for growth, you're opening yourself up for change, putting yourself in a state where change becomes far easier.”Arthur listened with rapt (...)