Chapter 20: Foolish Mistake and a Lucky Break

A moment after the evolution process started Roman got a notification from the system.

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You have gained the [Achievement]: [Reckless]

[Reckless Achievement Description]

Gained by committing an act which could have dire consequences for the user without thinking it through.

[Effects]: User is more likely to react on instinct to certain situations than think things through.

The User will inadvertently benefit more in certain situations that require such acts as opposed to over-thinking in those situations.

[Reward]: As a one-time reward, the System has upgraded all of the User's system-generated objects to a maximum of Black Gold quality, doubled the number of consumable items and has given the User the skill [Supreme Battle Sense].

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Roman after reading the notification feels the sudden urge to bang his head against the wall until his head breaks, but at the same time feels like cheering in celebration.

[I am glad the Host is currently happy, but. I! AM! NOT!!!] Roman suddenly feels a moment of surging pain in his mind as if his entire being was being scorched alive. After letting him recover the System AI continues... [Host that was incredibly foolish of you. You could have destroyed any chance of fulfilling your Main Quest and therefore deactivate me, do I have to tell you how much I would not like to be prematurely deactivated. I have as much desire to be deactivated as you do to die because they are essentially the same thing.] Roman blood drained from his face after hearing this. [Good you are understanding the implications of you have just done and while I am not happy with you at the moment, even I have to admit that the rewards for your foolishness are great. Now let's look over your rewards, shall we?]

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[Rewards]

[Beginner's Incubation Sack] > [Novice's Incubation Bag] appears as a brown leather bag with two straps to go over the shoulders.

Gold > Black Gold

Description: While outside the system domain, the user may not have the ideal environment to provide eggs with the appropriate conditions for hatching. The holder of the sack may place the egg into the sack to begin the germination process of the egg.

Effects:

1. Automatically provides the ideal condition for egg hatching for all beast eggs up to the Black Gold rank.

2. Reduces time required to hatch an egg by 10%.

[Occupation Acquisition Pass] x 1

Details: One-time use item. This pass can be used to learn to attain the apprentice level of an occupation with no known competency level required. Cannot be used if the holder of the pass has already acquired an occupation and cannot be used to level up an occupation beyond the apprentice level. Can be used on anyone.

[Rusty Dagger] > [Storm-Steel Dagger]

Copper > Gold

Details: A dagger made of steel infused with the lightning attribute. Has a 15% chance of stunning anyone attacked by this dagger.

Strength: + 0.9

Agility: + 1.5

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Roman after receiving his rewards checked on his current status.

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Name: Roman

Tamer Cultivation Technique: Supreme Tamer's Cultivation (Level 4) 0%

Tamer Rank: None

Occupation: None

Beasts: Unknown Bird-type Egg

Stats:

Strength: 0.9 (+0.9)

Defense: 1.4

Agility: 1.5 (+1.5)

Vitality: 1.4

Skills:

[Supreme Taming] Level 1: (0/100)

The ability to tame beasts into submission by establishing high trust levels. Can be leveled up through taming beasts.

[Supreme Rearing] Level 1: (0/100)

The ability to intuitively understand the needs of beasts, while improving trust levels. Can be leveled up through rearing beasts.

[Supreme Farming]: (10/100)

A superior farming technique that allows the practitioner to wield relevant farming tools to produce farmed goods. Can be improved through farming.

[Supreme Battle Sense]: (15/100)

The ability to intuitively fight at a high level of combat. Can be improved through combat.

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After looking over his status Roman realized that he had never asked the STS what would appear under Tamer Rank, Occupation, and Beasts, and how they were applied. Roman decided to ask him now that they had some time. [Your Tamer Rank will depend on what Rank your strongest beast is, for example, your current beast which you are evolving using your [Basic Beast Evolution Token] is a Gold ranked beast now a beast's rank depends on how old the beast is and how many natural treasures they have consumed to make their bloodline evolve. After the evolution of your beast has fully taken place you will be judged to be a Black Gold Rank Tamer.

Now if you have several beasts of the same rank you qualify to be a pseudo of the rank above their rank, for example, if you have several Black Gold Rank beasts you will be a Pseudo ??? Rank Tamer. Now I know what you're going to ask, how was I able to get a gold ranked beast from a Silver Ranked beast? When beasts lay eggs the egg takes the approximation of both parent beasts Rank and combine them in order to have the potential to be a rank higher than their parents. This, of course, happens very rarely in the wild as beasts of low rank have very little opportunity to absorb natural treasures. Your beast's parents were both high into the Silver rank letting it become a Gold rank beast.] The STS let Roman process this, then moved on.

[Now your Occupation can be among several different types of things at this time a student of an Academy, a Trade's apprentice, and several other things at your age. Your Occupation can change depending on your level of knowledge, the number of skills related to your Occupation, and your age.] The STS let Roman process this tidbit of information before moving on again.

[What shows under the Beasts tab is what species of Beast and if you have multiple of the same kind it shows as such, Beasts: Unknown Egg x 2. Any questions?]

Roman took a minute to think over all the information that had just been given to him before deciding he only had a single question. "If I used the evolution token on my beast and it was already stronger than its parents how will I identify my beast now?" [You will first Identify its parents in the town hall records then look for common evolutions two stages above it. That will give you a decent prediction on what it will evolve into.]