I recently started reading this and I have noticed there is a repetitive avoidance in building relationships, the MC begins to meet people but their interactions seem a little forced so does their parting, for example, the half gnome girl, the author was insistent on including her in almost every chapter since she was introduced and then she just left, I'm not that sad cos I didn't like her very much but the pattern of meeting people and parting ways and never hearing from them continued with every new character,  

there is the issue of the mc's life being repetitive and boring, there's nothing wrong with his focus on his work, but he needs to get a life of some sort outside of work, he does not have to be involved with major characters or big figures in his world he can just try avoiding interactions with people and there should be some build up on the relationships he's somewhat developed in the past.  it would be helpful to do some povs of some side characters from time to time because our view on this world is very limited to the knowledge the MC possesses, we know nearly nothing about other classes and their merits and demerits, organizations and powers, and other important parts of the world unless the MC comes across them by chance  

I like the style of writing, it is focused for the most part and slightly engaging also the system in place is quite innovative, it heavily focuses on training skills repeatedly to make progress and not some stroke of luck, and the process to get new classes is very well put together. However, I feel he needs a logical big boost in personal strength because it is becoming too slow for my tastes, there is also an emphasis on the most irrelevant parts of his work- a whole paragraph dedicated to how he melts something-  I get that he's a rune smith but there's not nearly enough focus on the mechanisms and technicalities of the crafting of runes on his weapons, the descriptions seem to lead somewhere then they stop like the link Roland made between runes and electrical circuits, I felt it could have developed well but the author just dropped it- so far I have not seen it being mentioned again. 

overall it's a good idea but it's far too slow and the world-building is not very good. 

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Good read but slow pace. Early chapters are mostly to build the foundation for later ones. Give it a try, you might like it, or you might not. I would use text to speech for this because it would be too boring otherwise.

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This is good and I want more.

The story is well-paced, in addition to the interesting mechanics and the way it is told, it deserves its 5 stars

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Contrary to other options, I actually enjoy the slow pace of the story and feel like it fits it very well. It allows the author the opportunity to build and develop, not only the setting but also the relationship between characters in a way fast past stories can't. From what I have seen so far, the author has done an excellent job as this. I haven't felt that any of the relationships between characters were rushed. It is clear to see how the bonds between people change over time, a big plus for me. 

I also don't mind at all how the author makes characters and then they leave the story later on. It is to be expected that as the MC moves on with his life and goes to different places. And that goes for the other characters too. There was a clear example of the half-gnome girl who became the MC's assistant. Partway through that story arc, she left and pursued her life as an adventure leaving the MC in the town. This is just like how real life works. To me, this makes the side characters feel more real and alive. 

It's not like when a charter leaves that they're gone for good either. Around chapter 130, the MC's brother is reintroduced and, what I hope will happen, the story arc with his father will come back into play. I am sure we will see the other characters back, such as the MC's first adventuring party. If I were to guess how, the MC would probably bump into them at a tavern in his current town. I thought I would have seen them back earlier, but I was wrong on that front.

The main thing that I dislike about the story is how story arcs are created then dropped as there about to reach their climax. But that is just minor criticism. In the end though, what really kept me reading was how the character would progress and develop in his craft.

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Actual Rating: 3.5/5

Quite a few spelling/word mistakes, though the writer isn't a native english speaker so i'll skip that part.

It's a perfectly average story. Initially, I was somewhat annoyed by the lack of recurring characters to interact with the MC, though that seems to have fixed up now. Somehow, despite the large amount of content, I didn't really feel like it was a slog to read through.

However, like other reviews have stated, the MC moves around a lot. Currently it looks like the MC has properly settled down now but if they do decide to move again and return to solitude, my review will have to drop to a 3.

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The writing is ok, but the storytelling is not. It's just a whiney MC making bad decisions with a ton of plot holes and contradictions. Nothing about the flimsy character's actions makes any sort of sense and all of the dialogue is juvenile. It's cringe at best.

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it is good light hearted read.

not bad for a casual read. With sprinkles of interesting stuff happening.

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