Si had no idea what had happened in the village, nor did she know that her relatives in this life had all been slaughtered.
However, even if she had known about it,
she probably wouldn't have felt much of anything, would she?
She certainly wouldn't have any thoughts of revenge.
After all, in this life, she was worse off than an orphan.
That pair of parents had never treated her like a human being.
One week later.
Si had evaded the pursuit of her hunters.
That group of Persons in Black, who were like Elite Slaughterers, were clearly there for Si; they had obtained information through some unknown channel, but the information was not precise.
Even if they knew she had entered the mountains,
they didn't know her exact location.
As for tracking footprints and such,
there would have to be obvious tracks to follow.
Although Si indeed didn't know how to hide her tracks, she wasn't so careless while fleeing as to leave particularly conspicuous marks; otherwise, she would have been caught by the man long ago.
It was because the man had lost her trail halfway and wandered into the territory of Magical Creatures, and these Elite Slaughterers were following the man's tracks, that Si was lucky enough to escape a disaster.
However, she was unaware of all this for now.
After several days of effort,
she had finally solved the problem of her home.
It had rained two days ago.
This allowed her to discover many shortcomings.
She gave her home a minor upgrade.
Although she had once worried that she would go crazy being all alone,
from the looks of it now, there were no such symptoms at all.
On the contrary, her emotions had become even calmer over these past few days.
It seemed as though she had adapted to this way of life.
Even she herself was surprised by her
own resilience.
"Hum~ hum hum~"
Humming an unknown tune,
Si walked alone through the forest.
From time to time, she used 〈Appraisal〉 to gather information.
When she saw useful materials,
she would leave a mark if she didn't need them for now.
Those she could use, she took back.
She made a simple backpack out of lotus leaves and tree vines.
Although its weight capacity and durability were very low,
it was much more convenient than carrying things with her hands.
At the same time, she was constantly practicing her magic.
She always felt that magic was unreliable.
The sense of crisis brought by the unfamiliar environment made her lack confidence.
If it weren't for the restriction of skill pointss,
she probably would have trained in the direction of 'One Punch Man'.
Because only muscles could bring comfort to her weak heart.
But she had no talent for that.
Even though she occasionally brandished a short blade,
she hadn't developed any close-combat Skills.
Perhaps her Proficiency was insufficient,
but she also vaguely realized that she lacked the talent for it.
It's true that being a Warrior doesn't depend that much on talent,
but the prerequisite for becoming an excellent Warrior is having a strong body.
And she, malnourished as she was, clearly didn't meet the requirements.
If she used skill pointss, she might indeed be able to open up this path,
but the cost-effectiveness was too poor.
Her skill pointss weren't plentiful enough to allow her such indulgence.
〈# Water Magic: Water Arrow〉
The normal damage of a Water Arrow was only around 50.
Its attack power was very low.
It couldn't compare to the damage of a Fireball at all.
A mass of clear water appeared out of thin air in front of her finger.
Then it condensed into an arrow shape... one could barely make out the form of an arrow.
Quiet!
If she said it was a Water Arrow, it was a Water Arrow!
Si fiercely shot the Water Arrow out.
Rather than calling it an arrow,
it was more like a ball of water.
No wonder the damage was so low.
But this wasn't something that could be rushed.
Because for now, her Skill level was only Lv1.
As the magic was released,
even if it was just her own feeling,
her Proficiency had definitely increased!
Her intuition couldn't be wrong.
Besides, that was just how the setting of this world worked.
As long as one kept casting magic, their Proficiency would increase.
Perhaps someone might have a few questions at this point.
Since Fire Magic was clearly more aggressive,
why not prioritize increasing the Proficiency of Fire Magic?
Good question.
*Sigh*~
It's not that she didn't want to.
It's that she couldn't.
After all, Fire Magic made too much of a commotion.
This was deep in the mountains, after all.
One shouldn't play with fire in the mountains; that's common sense, right?
Although there probably weren't any laws regarding this in this world.
Not that she knew.
But she was going to be living here for a while.
So there was no reason to play with fire in the mountains.
Even if, to exaggerate,
even if she used up all her mana, she might not necessarily cause a fire.
But it's better to be safe than sorry.
Being cautious was never wrong.
Furthermore, it would be bad if the commotion from Fire Magic attracted the Magical Creatures in the mountains.
She didn't want to run into any Magical Creatures for the time being.
Because she felt she might not necessarily be able to defeat one.
So, her magic training was decided for now.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration crossed Si's mind.
But after thinking for a long time, she couldn't recall it.
She just felt like something wasn't quite right.
At this moment, Si didn't notice that her thinking was a bit narrow-minded.
Because she mastered both water and Fire Magic,
she didn't need to worry about the problem of causing a fire at all.
Returning home.
She had already divided several areas in front of the tree hollow.
A water collection pool.
A toilet.
And buckets made of clay.
It was still very crude for now.
Too many necessary things were missing.
What she wanted most right now was a pot.
But there was no way to get one.
Her Skill Tree didn't have any professional Skills like Blacksmithing either.
Ahhh... why is it that everyone who gets reincarnated into another world
always has a Skill System.
The protagonists in novels can do anything.
But she can't even do a small thing like this.
"As I thought, starting as a Monster would have been much better..."
Because Monsters don't need a growth period.
Even for a creature like a Slime.
As long as one has the wisdom of a Reincarnator plus a skill system,
becoming powerful is quite easy.
Compared to Monsters,
the Human Race is much worse in this regard.
"And if Monsters can also evolve, humans are practically trash; their talent cap is already locked."
Si sighed.
She hoped things weren't as she thought.
But she was probably overthinking it.
The Human Race couldn't possibly be the weakest.
Otherwise, they wouldn't occupy most of the continent's landmass.
Besides, the difficulty of starting as a Monster is extremely high in the early stages.
Thinking carefully,
she didn't have that kind of confidence either.
If she didn't have
a more powerful cheat...
If she had reincarnated as a weak Monster like a Slime or a Goblin,
she felt she probably wouldn't have lasted a few days.
Things aren't so bad now.
First, set a small goal.
Train one branch of magic to the top level!
"It's decided."
"I will become the strongest mage in this world."
"Before achieving this goal, I will absolutely not go out!"
The young girl clenched her fists,
cheering herself on.
Since she couldn't have an invincible start like the protagonist of a novel,
she would fulfill that dream herself.
Cultivate in seclusion.
Don't leave the mountain until invincible!
She is a Transmigrator who has transmigrated twice!
She absolutely cannot continue to disgrace the title of 'Transmigrator.'