not a chapter please ignore
After some hours of sleep, my weak state was relieved a lot. Just a couple of hours more and I will be back in action. Judy took the duty to guard as her consumption and condition were not as bad as mine.
I only sleep without any guard cause I and Judy still have the contract so I know she will not harm me. I looked at my loot and also at my consumption to calculate whether this deal with Judy was profitable or not.
I counted my gains and realized that I could not give a definite answer to the question of profit or loss so I gave up thinking about it.
I looked at the equipment of Officer Ross and nobbed to myself. At least I got a replacement gear for my damaged set. But do I dare to wear this gear in front of other people or the world?
Well, it belongs to the fallen human and most of them wear the same gear like this so if I wear it in public won't I be shouting that I am a fallen hunter and come to me for revenge?
Imagining that scenario I quickly changed my mind and decided to change this gear with some other gear on the black market. This is a full set of < B > rank rare quality equipment. This set alone is worth billions if converted into mana coins.
I feel like spring has arrived. In exchange for this set, I can get the same rank set for me so I do not have to worry about fallen humans recognizing me through this gear. I set aside the set and looked at the other valuable things.
I did not take any of the stolen stuff from the museum as I am not an antic collecter and I do not want new trouble. Keep your greed in control.
The main thing that got my attention was the painting. The mysterious painting. I casually used scan on it but it gave me a big surprise.
===========
Name - the Fountain of youth painting
Rank - EX
Affinity - spirit
Description - a painting that carries the location of one of the legendary existence in this world. The fountain of youth. Legend says one drop is enough to turn an old man back to his.
Use - dip the painting in the juice of lily flowers and hold it over a bright moonlight.
Remark - Remember those who seek life may encounter death very often.
===========
My hand trembled after reading the information about the painting. This painting is the map to one of the rarest and most legendary existence in this world.
Who does not want eternal youth? Who does not want to look young till eternity? If a single word about this thing gets out then I can not imagine its impact on the current world.
Did those fallen know about the secret of the painting or did they just use it to attract Judy? Either way, the fewer people who know about this painting safer I feel.
This painting can not stay in the open anymore and I can not trust anybody with these so I have to make sure it stays safe with me. If this thing falls into the hands of someone like fallen humans then I can not imagine and dare not imagine the future of this world.
I stored that painting in my system space which is the safest place in the world for now. I moved other valuable stuff to the shadow ring. Now everything is done time for goodbye.
I approached Judy who kept on watching for possible danger. I tapped on her shoulder to get her attention.
" I guess it is time for me to leave. We have taken care of all the mess and eliminated all the enemies so there is nothing left for me to do. I will escort you to a safe place then we will go on our own ways. Here have this." ( David )
Judy listened to me and replied in a neutral tone but I felt some sadness in her voice. She took the envelope I gave her.
" so this is it. You are sure that you do not want anybody to know about you and keep your existence secret. You may get a lot of rewards and fame if you reveal your identity. What is in this envelop?" ( Judy )
" fame is a double-edged sword so be very careful with it. You signed the contract so remember to keep those conditions or you may die most stupidly.
As for this envelope. Consider this a gift from me or you can say I am playing a gamble. If you want to stand at the top and keep your life in your hands then open this envelope.
If you are satisfied with your current life and do not want to face any danger then destroy this envelope and live happily.
The choice is yours but remember that whatever you choose do not regret it in the future. Okay, we should get going." ( David )
Judy looked at the envelope. She stored the envelope away and took out a device. This is the device that sealed this whole area and prevented anybody from entering inside. Too bad this is a one-time-use prop or I would have kept it.
To use it you need to sacrifice some of your powers permanently. The stronger the ban greater the price. No wonder Officer Ross gets dropped in rank after using it. Indirectly this thing helped us by reducing Officer Ross's power.
Judy deactivated the device and it gets shattered into pieces. I can feel the ban has been lifted and my watch can now connect to the main network.
The first thing Judy did was to contact the city guards and ask for reinforcement. Receiving the message help is on the way Judy finally relaxed her tense mood. Then we moved to the edge of the tier 3 area.
I bid farewell to Judy as from here on she is safe and city guards will take her out of the shadow forest. If I stayed and those people spotted me then the chances of me getting arrested or detained for interrogation are 100 % so I just escaped from there.
For more than 2 hours I just moved away from the location where I parted with Judy. Making sure nobody was following me I stopped and changed my outfit.
I wear the same shabby gear I wore when I first entered the shadow forest. Just as I planned to leave the forest system notification rang in my mind.
I checked the content of it.
[ quest damsel in distress ( 2 ) is completed. ]
[ quest limit hunting is completed. ]
So Judy left the shadow forest safely but why is there an extra quest and when does it get completed? I opened it to see more info.
[ quest name - limit hunting ( completed )
Description - Congratulations to the host for killing a person at least 2 ranks higher than you.
Condition - kill an enemy 2 rank higher than you in one battle.
Reward - 30 points
Time limit - none
Punishment -none ]
This is a make-up attempt of the system to give me more points for hunting officer Ross. Well, I accept your apology.
I also received the reward for the quest damsel in distress.
[ you gained 50 points and 10 skill points.]
I looked at my status to see if everything was okay.
============
Name - David Adam ( lv1 )
Age - 16
Title - the soul of another world
Rank - D -
Potential - C
Affinity - shadow ( 95% )
Talent -
shadow domain
elemental shooter
Bloodline - ???? ( 5% )
Class - shadow lord ( unique) ( D )
< not selected yet >
Class buff- increase the battle powers of all shadow element skills and spells by 80%.
Stg - D
Alg - D -
Stm - E +
Mana - E +
Mana recovery - E +
-----à Bloodline skills
Perfect body ( passive ) - complete immunity to poisons and curses. Pure affinity to shadow element.
-----à Class skills
Weapon master ( passive ) - increase the learning speed of all melee weapons by 100%.
Shadow merge ( D ) ( beginner ) - merge with shadows to hide or escape the attack of the enemy. Can move in merge state. The duration of the merge and movement depends upon the skill level and efficiency.
Shadow force strike (D) ( master) - gather the shadow element in the weapon and release it in one go. Increase the strength and damage by 80%.
Shadow armour ( E ) ( beginner ) - covers the whole body with mana to defend against attack. Increase the defensive power by 20%.
----à manual skills
Shadow art ( tier 5 ) ( elite)
A set of techniques that can be used with all weapons. Increase the battle powers by 100%.
Improved advanced swordsmanship ( beginner )
Intermediate footwork ( master )
Intermediate martial arts ( expert )
intermediate herb-gathering technique ( expert )
----à skills ( 1/6)
earth observer ( F ) ( growth)
---à special skills (2/6)
Scan ( EX )
Devour ( EX )
Skill points - 10
Points - 140
-----à quests
none
Status - healthy
==========
My weak state passed quickly due to my perfect body which made me immune to medicinal poison when I took too much medicine at one time.
This is why it takes so much time to leave a weak state as the body throws those medicinal poisons out of your body.
Even though I can continuously take berserk potions without worrying about the poison in them I choose to use them only in an emergency as continued use of them may make my body build resistance to them.
My body may get broken due to these drugs so a limited use of them is the best solution.
I took out the skill I wanted to learn but never got the chance. The shadow breathing technique. I used points and learned the skill.
==========
Shadow breathing ( EX ) ( beginner) - disguises your rank to show false information to others. Can only reduce rank by 1 level for now.
==========
I followed the instructions of skill and reduced my rank to the < E - > rank. With this, I did not worry about people finding my true strength.
I increased the level of shadow armour and increased its rank to < D > rank. Let's keep the remaining points and skill points for future use. I need time to digest the current power to properly use it.
Rather than using an uncontrolled sword, I may choose a controlled knife even if I get less power. My remaining points are.
=========
Skill points - 10
Points - 10
========
Perfect figure. I moved to the exit of the shadow forest. Along the way, I tried my new skills with some mutants that came my way. With just shadow art, I defeated all the mutants in one strike.
I get out of the shadow forest and find that many city guards and military men are checking every ranker that gets out of the forest. Many rankers tried to protest but they tasted the might of the federation.
I obediently hand over my bag and let them check it. They also checked my whole body to see if I was hiding something inside of my body. They used various machines to check if I had a space storage device.
Finding nothing they let me go. I take the train back to the city. In some minutes I arrived at the city as they increased the number of trains that travel from shadow forest to city and vice-versa.
I take a taxi to my apartment. I took a hot shower and changed the bandages. Due to modern science and mana, these wounds will heal tomorrow without leaving any scars.
After eating something to fill my stomach I lay down on my bed. I deserve this sleep and I am having it.
***
I wake up early in the morning of the next day. I get ready for the important day. I already packed my stuff so I am ready to go. I placed my luggage into the storage bag.
Who said storage bags can be used only in the dungeon? I checked everything and made sure I did not leave behind anything important. I locked my apartment and left for the most secure place in the city.
I arrived at the city portal station. Here are many portals to come and go to any place. I moved to the specific portal that sends people to Dawn City.
Despite my ordinary clothes staff did not treat me badly. They maintained a proper work attitude. I showed them my college letter and their attitude became better than before.
It's ranked college for sure. I used the free quota that every new student gets to arrive at the dawn academy for reporting. College did this so that every student gets a fair and safe chance to come to college on time.
Portals are Similar to the dungeon gates. After a roller coaster-like ride, I arrived at the other side of the portal.
A brand new place and brand new dangers. I walked out of the station following the special sign that said " dawn academy students".
Outside the station, many people like me are gathered around some academy students, or should I say seniors as I am going to be part of the academy.
I showed my college letter to seniors and they placed me with a random group. Soon a bus arrived and our group sat on that bus.
This bus will take us to the college as only professors and students can use the portal of the academy.
I casually chatted with some people and stayed silent most of the time. The bus takes us outside the city as the academy is placed outside the city. You may consider it a separate city in itself considering the power and size of the academy.
The bus dropped us in front of the academy's main gate. I got off the bus and looked at the gate of the 1st ranked academy in human territory.
The gate has a simple design but gives out a strong operation. I looked at the golden letters placed in the middle of the gate.
DAWN ACADAMY