4 Unification Arc#1: Beginning
Drifting through the red solid inner core to the mantle and finally emerging through the land, he saw a bright light brimming in front of him.
Yellow Prairie, tall green trees, vine entangling the branches, branches creaking, leaves rustling, wind whistling around trunks disturbing the leaves.
A delightful sight.
Quest: Birth of A Planet {Completed}
The planet is currently overflowing with life
Reward:100EXP
[You Have been Granted 100EXP]
Name: Sirius
Race: Spirit
Level: 0{100EXP/10EXP}
State: Between life and Death
Condition: Conscious
Skills: [Low Eyesight]
Unique Skills: [Heat Absorption and Release]
[Required EXP Met]
[You Leveled Up]
[Starting Basic Evolution]
New Skill: [Vessel Control Level. 1] Obtained
Name: Sirius
Race: Spirit-Golem
Level:1{90EXP/100EXP}
State: Between life and Death
Condition: Conscious
Skills: [Low Eyesight] [Vessel Control Level. 1]
Unique Skills: [Heat Absorption and Release]
In just an instant, his status had changed. Sirius gaze was instead focused on the view of the forest than the ongoing change in the system screen.
After looking at the screen, he inquired, "Wait, overflowing with life? But If the quest was going to be completed anyway, what's the problem if the species mutated?"
[The Problem Is Your Evolution Would Be Hindered]
[You Will Realize It Soon Enough]
After that, he looks at his present status screen, where he discovers his race changed.
"So, what a Spirit-golem?" he asks
[A New Species]
[Being a Spirit Golem, you will form a vessel]
[Presently, with a low-level skill, you will form a minor non-living vessel]
"Vessel Like how?" he wondered
[Try to find some pebbles]
"Pebbles," He wondered around the forest in search of some pebbles.
In the shade of a tree, Sirius found some small stones. They were small, smooth and whitish.
[Try to use your skill on them]
"Let's see," He used his newly gained skill. He felt from his body two transparent new shapes emerged. When he was a star, he did not have limbs, but the light he radiated was like limbs. He had no control over the light rays temperature, but he used the rays to watch over the planets he desired. He reflected them upon his will.
The two new shapes felt similar to those rays.
The pebbles below him slowly floated and huddled around his new limbs. Like how a magnet attracts iron dust; his limbs attracted those pebbles. Soon the stones took shape.
Sirius was like a blue spherical ball with a diameter of around 10 inches. They formed the stones in a hand-like shape with approximately 15 inches and a thickness of about 4 inches.
His hands had three fingers
There were some gaps in a criss-cross pattern between the pebbles from which blue light was being emitted
"Woo," he cried in amazement and delightfulness while wiggling with his hands.
[New- arms formed]
[Power: 1]
[Grip: 1]
[Dexterity: 1]
[Durability: Low]
While wiggling his hand, his lack of control caused one of his hands to hit the tree, causing half of his arm to get dispersed, "No!!! my hand!!!" he cried. He continued, "My poor arm, you just got formed, and you got broken so soon, its all my fault, sob," he uttered in sorrow.
[It's just pebbles]
[They can be reunited again.]
"Oh," He moved his shattered arm towards the fallen pebbles. The tumbled stones got attracted again, and his arm reformed.
"Yeah!! My arm." he rejoiced
"Humm, the durability is low, so they must have gotten scattered easily," he wondered
"Is there a new quest?", he asked
[Yes]
Quest: Unification of Terrestrial Race
The planet is in a peaceful state. The food chain is stabilized. But how long will that last? Individual Species are growing stronger every day. Many are trying to expand their territories. If continued, a war between the races will begin once again. Many races will go extinct until a sole becomes a ruler. The planet will lose excessive lives. Prevent the war and save all the races. Unite them and find a way for them to survive
"Unification, I kind of expected this since the god had told me to build my own world," he said
"But why are there no rewards mentioned, and the details seem less-specified than the previous quest? Is it because I am level one?", He inquired.
[Most likely]
"I see," he added, "In other planets, most hunters level up by killing monsters or even fellow species, but the quest says to save all the species, and killing does not mean saving, so are there any alternative ways for me to grind?"
[Yes]
Your Domain
Area: Null
Number of Species: Null
Temperature: Null
Magic Capacity: Null
Overall: Null
[Start By Developing your own Domain]
"I see, like my own territory. So by improving my Domain, I can gain experience points,", Sirius said.
"But how is a place considered my territory? Do I have to mark it or something?"
[Negative]
[Any place the species under your influences will be deemed your Domian]
"Like how a dragon expands its domain?", he asked
[A Dragon lays some eggs. The eggs hatch, and new dragons are born. New dragons separate, and each of them occupies their own land. But all the land occupied by the new dragons would be considered the Domain of the mother dragon]
"Humm, I understand, but I cannot lay eggs, can I?" he asked in a joking manner
[No, but you can give birth to a new life]
[Like plant a seed and grow a tree or flowers]
[The system would recognize the areas occupied by those plants yours]
"But new seeds won't appear out of nowhere, and if I used the roots or branches of other plants, they would not consider me the owner."
[No]
[You would be]
[The bond that exists between humans, dragons, and such species doesn't exist within plants]
[Once a part of a plant is detached from its parent, then the new plant will grow on its own with no emotional bonds]
He pondered for a while, "I see if that how it works then for me a take an animal race I would have to have them submit under me," he analyzed
[Yes]
"Ok, then let's plant," he replied passionately, then he wondered why there were living species around him except plants. He realized and asked, "Wait! Is this the area you arranged for me to level up?"
[Yes]
[This area doesn't have any leader. There are still some subspecies living under here]
[The concentration of magic in this area is less]
[Hence most dominant species left this place to discover more suitable land]
"Oh, I see."
After that, he went near some plants. Searched for Plants that can be propagated from stem cutting.
He observed the growth of plants when he was a star. In the eyes of a race like humans, plants would grow slowly and gradually, but they would grow rapidly from his perspective. Watching how a giant tree or an exquisite flower grow from a small seed gave him inner satisfaction.
He had little control over the arms he had just made.
When he would try to separate a stem, he would end up smashing the whole flower. He tried again and again.
After a while, he felt bad seeing the number of flowers he had destroyed
"I got some stems, but the plants ended up getting crushed. Even after this much, why is my dexterity not increasing?" Sirius asked.
[You have just started]
[it requires many repetitions and practice even for a single increase in point]
"I see. Rather than destroying the plants, I will first increase my control over my arms,", Sirius decided
Then he went around the forest, gathering pebbles and small stones that he could carry. He gathered them in a single place.
Around 10 meters from where there were pebbles, there was a tree.
He gripped a stone as gently as he could and threw it towards the tree.
The stone barely traveled 2 meters before landing on the ground
"Wow, I am fragile," he exclaimed
But he continued,
One more stone, one more throw, he continued and continued
After throwing for over 10 times, his arm with low durability crumbled.
But he collected more stones, remade his arms and continued throwing.
He felt no pain. The only problem would be getting mentally drained, but for a star that lived for millennials, just roaming the space; what exhaustion would he feel throwing stones?
He threw and threw for hours. Once the stones would run out, he would collect them again and repeat the process.
After a while,
[Power increased by 1]
[Dexterity increased by power 1]
[Grip increased by 1]
"Sigh," "All that throwing just for 1 single point,", he exclaimed
[The point might be 1, but its value is not low]
He threw a stone again. This time it struck the tree with low Power. "Finally!" he felt delightful
[Now you should be able to cut the stems with ease]
"Yes, but I will still continue throwing for now; when I used to observe the world, I would see gamers grinding for hours and days. I always wondered whether I could do the same,", Sirius exclaimed
