Chapter 5: First human interaction

-ding, congratulations for completing your first main mission-

-you have received a 'hellfire cauldron-

-congratulations for unlocking the furnace tab in your stats menu-

"I have a status menu, why didnt you tell me before, and that was a main mission , why didnt you say so!"

-you didn't ask-

"you!" This system is infuriating, why aren't you calling me host and treating me with respect like a proper system, why did this system even choose me! Richie thought inwardly

- you aren't worthy of the title 'host' and my respect-

-when you can defeat me in a fight I'll call you host-

"how the hell do I even fight yo-"

Richie then passed out

"haha, you think you can fight me? good thing you don't know who I am, well, I guess the ignorant really are fearless "

A couple minutes later:

"you didn't have to knock me out"

-did you learn your lesson?-

"yes, I guess"

- good-

Richie then willed for his status to open

-ding-

-name: Richie

bloodline: none

occupation(s): Alchemist:1 star

-cauldron-

"t-thats it?"

-yes, were you expecting stats?-

"yeah, kind off"

-too bad, you can unlock more features later, now will for the cauldron tab to open-

Richie's eye twitched, he then willed for the cauldron tab to open and then the cauldron tab opened.

-cauldron(s): Hellfire cauldron, upgradeable cauldron-

he then focused on the Hellfire cauldron and then...

-Name: Hellfire cauldron

-attributes: A good quality cauldron made from the fires of hell, it has incredible resistance to heat and is extremely sturdy

- Special attributes: upon the creation of a product, its grade will be increased by one and its purity will increase by 15% , these effects will double If you are making a fire element product.

"Holy crap, isn't this too op!, increasing the grade and purity, since when could cauldron- do this?"

-since now-

"huh, who are you" came a voice from the nearby trees, before a women came out, looking at him in confusion,

"I- I- Hi, I'm Richie."

The woman noticed that her arrival made the odd young man flustered.

"it's fine, I'm Rachel, wow, both our names start with R," said Rachel

"y-yeah" Richie replied, the arrival of Rachel scared him, she was blond and at about the same height as him.(170 cm) her eyes were blue and she was wearing a coat made from animal fur, well actually, spirit beast fur.

"you are only at the second sub stage of the first realm, why are you in the whirlwind Valley, you're a bit weak to be hunting here."

"I know, but I offended a great power and they exiled me here" he didn't tell her his clan name as she might have been part of the wang clan.

"why are you here?"

"I'm looking for herbs to concoct a specific pill" she replied

"you're an alchemist? I was one too before I was exiled" Richie replied exited, since she was an alchemist, she wouldn't be part of the wang clan, she probably would be quite powerful as well.

"oh really, well why dont you try to join the alchemy guild, they can give you a new life and protect you if you join them ." she said, obviously holding this Alchem guild to high standards.

"what is this alchemist guild you talk about?"

"you dont eve know that, you must be from a remote place, I guess,"

that much was obvious, he was from a mere second rate clan and the alchemist guild is one of the top powers in the Empire.

I should probably also tell you that Richie is currently in the Xinjiang empire and the Xinjiang royal family currently the most dominant power.

seeing that the lady before him didn't seem to mean any harm, he decided to tell her a bit about himself.

"I am from a second rate force so I might not know about this alchemist guild"

"a second rate force huh, so that's why you don't know about it" she realised

"The alchemist guild is actually one of the most powerful organisations in the Xinjiang Empire "

"they would obviously have the power to clear your name" Rachel stated

"and I'm guessing you are also part of this guild?"

"yes, of course, anyway, follow me, I will take you away from the whirlwind Valley, it's dangerous here"

Rachel then set off back into the forest and since Richie didn't really have any other way to get out of the valley without the wang clan knowing, he decided to follow her, albeit suspicious of her motives.