Reward

"Riser, it is good to see you again. How is your holiday going?"

"Great. Thank you for asking."

"So, do you come here to get your reward?"

"Yes, I do."

"I see. Please follow me."

Both Medea and I follow Yuni to the portal that appears behind her. We walk through an empty corridor for one minute before suddenly appearing in front of a massive door. Yuni opens up the door, and I can see an office behind the door.

I can see someone standing inside the office. It has a humanoid body but with extra parts like a horn, tail, and a scale. The man in front of me is a lizardman. I think. He has a human face, but his body is the body of a lizard.

"That's rude. I'm dragonewt. I'm not a lizard. I'm a part dragon, not a lizard."

Wait, can he read my mind?

"Nope. Your face tells me what is inside your mind. While your mind perk can protect you from a mind reader, it cannot protect you from an expression reader like myself."

"I see. I'm sorry for being rude."

"Think nothing of it. I'm not offended. Many people get confused with my race. Anyway, you come here to get your reward, am I right?"

"That's right."

"Good. Please take a seat."

Medea and I take a seat in front of the desk while the man in front of me searches for something inside the drawer. After a few seconds, he took out three scrolls and placed them on the desk.

"Riser Phenex. ID number: T-223387600187X-VTU. The company has calculated your contribution to this mission, and you can now choose one of the rewards from the scroll in front of you. The first scroll contains an upgrade for your Pocket Dimension. It gives you a workplace for you and your waifu. We will modify this workplace to be a perfect place for experiments. If you are a magus, you will be given a magus workshop and a basic ingredient and tools for them to work with. Not only that, we will refill the workshop item every three months of your world. We are also willing to give you a Tier-7 Waifu ticket with three waifu selections."

I resisted the urge to take the first scroll immediately because it was a perfect gift for my waifu and me.

"The second scroll is another upgrade to your pocket dimension, but instead of giving you a workshop, this one increases the size of your pocket dimension. This means your pocket dimension will get a new source of resources. We are also willing to throw a Tier-8 waifu ticket with two waifu selections."

"And the last one?"

"The last one is a personal upgrade. The upgrade we offered is a power upgrade. The power we give is a Tier-3 power out of five. If you have heard of worms, then you should know about Tinker."

"I know about that."

"Good because this scroll will grant you the power of Tinker with a specialty of Artillery and Mobile fortresses. We are also willing to remove the Tinker addiction, so you don't have to worry about having anxiety if you are not tinkering for a long time. Along with that power, the company is willing to give you a Tier-6 Waifu ticket you can use."

The man in front of me smiled at me before saying.

"So, which scroll you want, Riser Phenex?"

Urgh. I really want that last scroll. A mobile fortress is really, REALLY, good in my mind, but I also know that tinkers need time and money to be powerful. As for the second scroll… I don't really need it.

The Tier-8 waifu is good and all, but I have a feeling that the company will pick a waifu that has the potential to be a Tier-8 creature, but they still need a massive training montage. As for the expansion… Well, I don't really need it at the moment. The resources in my pocket are still abundant.

That leaves me with…

"I will take the first scroll."

"Wonderful. The construction will begin shortly, and they will finish in three days. Before the construction is finished, you and your people cannot get inside the castle. As for the second reward, here you go."

I took the Golden Ticket the man gave to me. The ticket has a golden background, and I see a number seven in Roman numerals in the middle of the ticket.

"Just place the ticket on your company phone, and you will be immediately given the selection."

"Understood."

"Good. The company has already given you one thousand points for accepting the mission."

"Huh? I thought the scroll was the reward?"

"No. The scroll is a contribution reward. It was the reward we gave for your contribution. As for the point, it was given to all agents that accepted the mission."

"I see. Thank you… sir?"

"Karok. The name is Karok."

"Thank you, sir Karok."

"Just Karok, kid."

After saying goodbye, Both Medea and I walk away from the office and see Yuni waiting for us behind the door.

"Good, you are finished. Please follow me. We will go back to the company hub."

A minute later, we arrive in the company hub once again and sit down on the chair in front of Yuni.

"Good. Now, please choose the waifu you want to take."

"Pardon?"

"You need to tell me which waifu you want to take so the company can arrange the drop point."

"Drop point?"

"Check the waifu selection."

I looked at Yuni in confusion before doing what she said. I take my phone and place the ticket on top of it. A second later, a hologram appeared in front of us.

Three pictures of young women appear in front of me. Among those three, only one I know of. The first one is an elf with golden hair and green eyes. The second one is a minotaur, by the look of it, half cow, half-human. Lastly, is a young human woman with blonde hair and blue eyes.

I look at the name under their picture, and true to my thought, I know this third woman.

The first one is named Ruther-Likacsi Anthroc, the second one is called Namuin Girrort, and the last one is Kara In-Ze.

Yes. The last woman is Supergirl from the DC universe. This young woman is not Supergirl from Earth-Prime but instead comes from the DC cartoon. She is not Kara Zor-El, after all.

Kara In-Ze was the only survivor from Krypton's sister planet, Argo. She was born 16 years before the Kryptonian Kal-El but remained younger due to her time in suspended animation. However, before the man of steel could get her out from her cryogenic chamber, a massive meteorite strikes the facility Kara sleeps in.

When a meteorite strikes the facility, Kara wakes up for a moment just in time for her to know that she has been blasted away by the massive rock. Her pod gets shot out from the facility and floats around the void.

If I did not choose her, she would be dead from the injury and radiation from the explosion. If I decide to take her in, the company will let her pod go to the earth and land to whichever spot I want.

They also make sure that her landing will go unnoticed by anyone.

"... Who do you think I should take?"

"That depends, I guess. Do you want to hear my opinion?"

"Of course."

"I will choose Kara over there. She has a very high potential. She is not as high potential as her counterpart in the Earth-Prime, but she can get close to it. Look here. It says that her power will start as the original Superman and slowly grow the more she is exposed to sunlight."

"Wait. Original Superman?"

"Yup. I don't know what kind of power this so-called original Superman has, but I know a Superman called Kal-El, and his power is no joke."

Original Superman, huh? In the original Superman, the man of steel cannot even fly and can only leap high into the air. However, if what she said is true, then Supergirl will grow in strength the longer she absorbs the sunlight.

"If she is that powerful, why does the company list her in Tier-7?"

"Because she has not yet reached the potential of Tier-8 waifu. I have no doubt she can break those Tier powers, but the current her is not reaching Tier-8. Her other counterpart may reach that level, but she is not. All of those women are in the High Tier-7 waifu. Not only that, but she also has tumors all over her body that need to be removed. The company knows that you can heal her, but many agents want their waifu clean and in top condition."

I raise one of my eyebrows before reading the description of all my potential waifu given by the company. A minute later, I frown and look at Yuni, who has a small smile.

"All of them are on the brink of death."

"Yup. The company did not want to give a top condition waifu for free. You need to work to get them. In this case, you need to heal them up before they can do anything. However, this practice also rewards you with the loyalty of that waifu when they are healed."

"I see."

"Good. Now, which one do you choose?"

I stay silent for a few seconds before...

"I will take Kara."