NOVEL NEXT Chapter 9: Rewards
"Status!"
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Awakened: Lv 5
EXP: 0/160
HP: 10/10
Energy: 10/10
Mana: Null
Agility: 10
Strength: 8
Vitality: 5
Stamina: 5
Intelligence: Null
SP: 20
Inventory: 1* Tier-1 Mana core, 1*Egg.
[Elements]
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[100XP was obtained from Tier-1 beast kill. 50XP was obtained from Tier-2 beast meat]
[Level up rewards— 5 SP × 4]
"Jeez! System, can those stat points increase my attributes?" Kyle asked with surprise.
[Yes]
'Vitality? It might increase my HP. I'll put 5 stat points there because 10 health points look scary!'
Kyle allocated the following stat points as follows:
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AGI: 10 >> 15
STR: 8 >> 15
VIT: 5 >> 10
STA: 5 >> 8
HP: 10 >> 20
Energy: 10 >> 16
SP: 20 >> 0
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After assigning the Stat points, Kyle noticed that 1 point of vitality equals 2 points of HP and the same applied to Stamina and Energy.
'I feel so much stronger!' Kyle said as he contracted his biceps. 'I need to test out my strength.'
Looking around the room, he decided to go for the bed. It was made of wood so should be heavy enough.
"Arrgh..." Kyle realized the best he could do was lift the side of the bed as the bed was just too heavy. He decided to try some push-ups,
"499!"
"500!" Kyle panted as he completed the last one.
"I knew I improved," Kyle said before taking a look at his status.
[Energy: 11/16]
"System, I had awakened all the elements, right?"
[Yes, you did awaken all the elements, but... As a measure, you will only be able to unlock them one after the other!]
Kyle remembered he hadn't viewed the element tab, "Elements!"
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Lightning (unlocked)
Water (locked)
Earth (locked)
Air (locked)
Fire (locked)
Darkness (locked)
Light (locked)
Metal (locked)
Space (locked)
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"Okay, for now, I have awakened Lightning, that's still great!"
"Uhm... System, you said something about an egg?"
[You obtained an egg! Check Inventory!]
"Right," he willed the egg to come out and it did.
The egg came upon Kyle's hand, but it seemed too weak to be a support, resulting in its fall!
"Nooo!" Kyle screamed as the egg dropped. Alas! It remained perfectly unharmed!
Kyle heaved a sigh of relief before continuing, "You know when I heard egg, I thought it was another treat. I wonder what bird hatches from here, from its size, it's gonna be real big, like the Raven I saw today!"
"So, how do I hatch it? Don't tell me I have to sit on it or something!"
[Simple! To hatch the egg, drop your blood continuously for 60 days]
"Drop my blood?!" Kyle hesitated but eventually bit his thumb and smeared blood on the egg before placing it back in the inventory.
"System, can you wake me up by 6 AM?" Kyle asked because the system never slept.
That night, he had a dream. A powerful man was battling various creatures; undeads, robots and even beasts!
Surprisingly, their sheer number did little to make him falter, as his sword mercilessly slew many!
[Buzz! Buzz!] The ringing sound continued in Kyle's head, instantly waking him up from sleep.
"Please, it's enough," Kyle said after the alarm continued.
[Daily Quest: Run 10 kilometers]
[Reward: 1 STA point]
"Daily quest?! At least, it's helpful."
[0/10 KM]
[Timer: 0.00.00]
"Thanks, there's an indicator!"
'I'll use this opportunity to test out my speed.
Kyle began to run through Frulia, all was nice except for the excess compliments. "Congratulations, Boy!" he heard again, this was like the 50th time.
"Thanks," he never forgot to reply.
He had run 5 Kilometers and back, and entering his house he heard the system.
[Congratulations! You have completed your daily quest]
[You have obtained 1 STA point]
[STA: 8 >> 9]
[Energy: 16 >> 18]
"Finally," glancing at the timer it read.
[Time: 0:28:18]
'28 minutes! I improved!' he told himself before going to get water. After which he took his bath and freshened up.
Riya and Grace were still not awake when Kyle was done so he decided to help out in preparing breakfast. Could he cook? Of course, yes!
He set the table for breakfast and waited for them. In some minutes, Grace came out from her room alongside Riya.
"Kyle, you did this? Good job!" Grace gave him a thumbs-up after seeing the scene.
After they were done eating, Grace told them, "Today, I'll be teaching you how to cultivate.
"Cultivate? Really!" they both exclaimed.
"Do the dishes and come to the backyard," she instructed them before leaving.
They were done in a flash, evidence of their anticipation!
Grace smiled after seeing them before she began, "In cultivation, you try to breathe in mana, by isolating all other energies available."
"You'll try that now, remember to take breaks in between while cultivating, otherwise you'll have respiratory issues.
Kyle and Riya began trying, as talented kids they were, it didn't take them long before they mastered it.
[EXP +1]
[EXP +1]
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The system's message kept on coming every minute. Grace could feel they were making progress, so she went on, "A mana core contains more concentrated mana, but you have not yet formed your mana core so you can't absorb it yet.
Once you've saturated yourself with enough mana, you can finally form your mana core."
Kyle could cultivate for 2 minutes; gaining 2 EXP, before he needed to take in some air. While Riya did so for a minute before taking in air.
Grace allowed them to cultivate for an hour before telling them to stop, "Though there's no harm in cultivation, you do not have a mana core so it will be better not to cultivate for too long to avoid overburdening your body with mana!"
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EXP: 50/160
Energy: 10/18
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Kyle observed his stats after glancing at his status.
"You two can go rest, I'll be going to work."
"Thank you!" Riya and Kyle showed their appreciation.
As she left, Kyle thought hard about whether to continue cultivating. 'Nah, it's best to listen to ma'am's advice,' he decided.
Kyle had the opportunity to test out his strength, he tried carrying the heavy stone in the backyard and he could carry it. He didn't know how heavy the stone was, so he got Riya to carry it too. But she couldn't.
As Grace advised, Kyle rested; he planned to cultivate at night.