That evening,
Leon and Eleanor talked as they stood in front of the cradle containing Asher.
"Leon, I think we should get him a spirit pet," Eleanor suggested an interesting idea.
Leon thought about it for a few moments before answering, "It's not expensive, but raising it depends on his own potential."
Spirit pet eggs were common to find. However, no one knew where they came from, and whether they hatch depends on how high one's potential is. Someone can hatch a divine beast, such as a dragon, while another is unable to even hatch a lizard. However, most elves own a spirit pet as they have a high affinity with nature and their spirits, although their strengths can differ greatly.
"Let's give it to him as a gift for when he starts to be able to talk then." Eleanor proposed an interesting idea.
"Sure, whatever you want, El." Leon smiled; he was happy seeing his wife happy again.
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That night, when everyone was asleep,
[Ding!]
Asher was awoken by a notification sound. 'What is it?' He thought.
[First day completed. Activating the system…]
[Status:
Strength: 1
Stamina: 1
Agility: 1
Dexterity: 1
Intelligence: 50 (Cannot be changed using SP)
Luck: 10 (Cannot be changed using SP)
Mental Strength: 100 (Cannot be changed using SP)]
Seeing his stats, he thought, 'That's some trash stats, but I guess I am currently a baby.'
The status window in front of him changed once again,
[Unlocked Bloodlines:
Elf (Trait: One with Nature) (Lvl. 7/10)
To be unlocked: Human, Vampire, Dragon, Dwarf, Merfolk, Spirit, Giant, Beastkin, Demon, Angel
Complete quests to unlock bloodlines. Host may freely switch between unlocked bloodlines.]
'Bloodlines and… quests? What the hell is this?'
[Available quests:
◇ Human: Kill a human (Details)
◇ Vampire: Drink raw blood (Details)
◇ Dwarf: Receive a Dwarf's legacy (Details)
◇ Dragon: Gain the recognition of a Dragon (Details)
◇ Merfolk: Befriend a merfolk (Details)
◇ Spirit: Receive the blessing of the Spirit King (Details)
◇ Giant: Defeat a Giant (Details)
◇ Beastkin: Become one with a Beastkin (Details)
◇ Demon: Purify a Demon (Details)
◇ Angel: Corrupt an Angel (Details)]
His mouth fell wide open, 'Is this truly real? If it is, that's crazy. I can be all these? But the quests really seem impossible for a baby, the vampire one is quite doable, but where am I supposed to get raw blood from?' He was surprised but still calmly thought everything over. Then he noticed something, 'What's the level thing beside the elf bloodline?'
As seemed to answer him, the system responded,
[It is the level of purity for the bloodline. The host can upgrade them via quests such as:
- Undergo the bloodline awakening of the elves
- Gain the blessing of the World Tree
- Sacrifice elves equivalent to the required level]
'Ooo, cool. But there's really nothing I can do as a baby?' He asked the system again.
[As the perfect system, of course, there is.
Updating daily quest:
Gather as much information on the new world as possible. The system will grade whether the information gathered is enough or not.
Completion reward: Unlock the shop feature.]
'This is one cool system.' With the system screen gone, Asher drifted back to his sleep.
The following days, Asher listened to everything from the maids, sometimes throwing a harmless tantrum to be with his father in the study.
One day, Leon, who was tired of being distracted by the baby, took him in his arms and decided to tell him a story to make him sleep, "Although you can't understand anything, you're unusually curious about everything. Alright, listen up. This world is called Valystria," Leon began. "It was named after the Goddess Valkyrie, who, at the beginning of creation, fought the Demon God to protect the ancient creatures. When she died during the Divine War, sealing the Demon God, the ancient creatures—lacking a supreme ruler—separated into six tribes. Now, these tribes rule five kingdoms: the human kingdom, which ruled with the power of magic, the elven kingdom, with nature, the dwarven kingdom, with wealth, the beast kingdom, with strength, and the vampire Kingdom, with blood. The central continent is a peaceful zone, while the sixth tribe, the Merfolk, rules over the oceans. The—" He paused, seeing the child asleep. Leon called a maid to take him back to his room, leaving Asher who, although pretending to nap, absorbed every word.
'…That sounds exactly like the game I heard about on Earth! Could there be someone behind this reincarnation?' The game he mentioned was so famous on Earth that even he, who never played games, heard of it.
Shaking off the thought, he wondered: 'But what is my actual purpose here? Was there a reason I was sent here? Or is this world even real? Maybe it's just an afterlife illusion, something everyone who has died experiences?' No. There was no use in wondering about information he had no access to. 'If this is truly real… then I just have to get strong enough to find out.'
As he closed his eyes, a small smile tugged at his lips. Fate could take its course—for now, he would play his part.
'This is just the beginning.'
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