Chapter 37 An Inscription On The Golden Statue
[You get to do what you love and also improve your cognitive skills]
"That doesn't really sound much like a benefit, now does it?" Nix deadpanned, he was unimpressed.
[There's more!] Mune slowed her speech for a dramatic effect.
Nix had no reaction whatsoever, he simply stared at her, waiting for an answer, something that could excite him.
The thought of drawing and bringing things to life did appeal to him, but if he needed to be intrigued, she would need to do better than that.
[You would be able to listen in on wherever you draw, not to mention viewing it from above like a map]
Nix's eyes sparked in interest, "you just said anywhere, right?" He needed to make sure he was hearing right.
Mune nodded her head.
"How do I start?" Nix rubbed his palms together in mischief.
[The daily quests would guide you]
[Daily quest available]
Clicking on the notification, another popped up.
[Walking: 0/5km]
[Visualization: 0/10 views]
Nix frowned at the quests before him, there was no way this was going to help him. All he could feel was it giving him some sort of chore again, like the make up mission.
"Mune?!" He called, his lips drawing into a thin line.
[Before you say anything, master. These are indeed important for what you want to do]
"How so?"
He was getting tired of being forced to do things he didn't want to, by the system. He was given something he loved doing, yet he was asked to walk for 45-60 mins while visualizing?
[While you walk, take your time to observe the surroundings, it would aid you greatly] She tried explaining while keeping it vague as well.
Bringing up the inventory stats, he looked down at the two items on his legs.
[To select the items, touch the desired object]
Touching them, they morphed into a ball of white light and was immediately transferred into it.
[Number of items: 5]
[Storage space: Full]
Calling on his user interface, he needed to see how far he had gone in his usage from the last fight in the Zoar.
[Name: Nix Lae]
[Level 5]
[Health: 87/200]
[Exp: 100/100]
[Energy: 230/300]
[Strength: 82/200]
[Agility: 72/200]
[Trait: Courage, Hope, Survival, Determination, Rage]
[Class: Wheedler, Beast slayer, Dragon tamer, Beast summoner, Pilferer]
[Summons: Raiken]
[Gift: Fire, Telekinesis]
[Points: 757 to be distributed]
"I could as well level up now." He chuckled.
'What about the rewards?' His thoughts reasoned, he wasn't ready to shoulder another reward yet.
Narrowing his eyes, he got up from his sitting position, walking out of the library. He looked down the hallway, there was a place he would like to visualize and that was the center of the academy.
[You have 2 hours to complete the daily quest]
'Does everything I do always have a time limit?' He thought with a frown. But what could he do? As much as he wanted to do it at his pace, there was a tendency for him to be laid back.
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[01:42:08]
He looked behind him, as expected, the students all peered out their window. Curious as to what he planned on doing.
"Look, Nix is at the fountain side."
"As a fire user, I guess it has its perks."
Nix shook his head, he had nearly forgotten about his hearing.
'Mune!' He called, there must definitely be a way he could suppress this augmentation.
[How may I be of service?] She twirled in the air in glee.
Hiding behind the statue. "There must be a way to control what I hear!" He tried to reason.
"He's hidden behind it!"
"Probably he is just fooling around."
"What a waste of time?"
Nodding her head, she could help with that, but knowing her master, her next words could as well irritate him.
'What's with that face?' He pointed to her wide eyes and her nose scrunched up.
[I don't think you would like it] She turned her back towards him, giving him enough visual of her smooth bareback.
Shutting his eyes, he hated the fact that his desires were slowly mirroring that of pretty face and this was telling on Mune. It didn't help that she shared similar features even before he had met pretty face.
"If you have a way, just tell me." He said through gritted teeth, he couldn't care less if he could be heard now or not.
Mune shook her head, from his tone of voice, she could already tell he was frustrated, the mention of that word might as well set off some fireworks.
"Mune?" His voice carried some sort of warning. He hated the fact that she was deliberately holding back valuable information.
[It would need a certain amount of points] Mune said a little too quickly.
Turning around slowly, she was met with the dark gaze of Nix. This was the reason she had not wanted to say anything in the first place.
"Are you or the system trying to rip me off my hard earned points?" He growled in rage.
Everything had dealt with points, now he could see it was a good idea not investing his points to level up then. Yet, he had hoped there would at least be something not worth using his points.
'Is it even worth leveling up?' He began to have doubts in his thoughts.
For every level up comes an equal downside to his points, negating his efforts by nearly half its usual amount.
[I knew you wouldn't like to hear it] Mune cried out, sad her master was angry at her.
Nix's features softened, he shouldn't carry out his anger on her, she wasn't the main cause, but rather the system.
"How many points?" He asked with a forced smile, hoping it would elevate her mood.
Mune stole glances his way, trying to determine if all traces of his anger had dissipated.
[01:30:00]
Nix's smile increased, now his cheeks were starting to hurt. Nevertheless, the faster she answered him, the better it would be for him to begin with the daily quest.
[450 points] She muttered.
Nix did a double take, blinking severally, his brows twitched at the words he picked up from her lips.
He burst out in a silent laughter. If she actually meant for him to believe he would spend that ridiculous amount of points, she must be joking.
"You must be joking, right?" He said amidst laughter.
Mune grimaced, shaking her head in a no.
All forms of laughter vanished as it came. "No?" He repeated.
[No, that's the point. With it, you could activate it at will] She chipped in.
Nix looked down, muttering incoherent words and profanities. Reluctantly he nodded his head. He couldn't bear to one day listen to something crude or private within the students.
It would only be beneficial while he's in the midst of the teachers or one day in the organization.
Ding!
[Hearing augmentation deactivated]
[Points: 307 to be distributed]
He held his right hand from punching the statue in frustration, "alright, since that's done. I can carry on with what I was tasked to do."
"Visualize, visualize." He repeated continuously as he looked up at the statue of the winged female, she was about 5 meters high. The gold around her chest glistened in the sun.
He stood there and looked up at the sky. He was a bit tired, even the walk didn't help. He wondered what the statue was about and he found himself lost in thought.
His hands traced the curves on her body, until it touched something like a slit opening, "an opening?" He looked to Mune for answers.
She shrugged, having no idea that was ever present.
It looked like there was a small door carved in. He pulled on it, looking up at the statue once more, the inscription on the wristband had changed with the refraction of the light.
[Master, don't!] Mune called out, realizing the hidden meaning in its words.