Volume One: Departure from Kingdom of Athea
Chapter Two: Preparation for departure
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"My student Zero, could you please put all of this things into your infinite storage."
She implying I should do it because I am her students.
I retorted back in a same manner.
"My lady Livia, you know how I am grateful to your consideration of taking me under your wings but may I know why should I do that when you have your own space storage?"
I saw her a while ago opened a two-type portal in which the system identified as an «Item Box» and a «Dimensional Storage(Create)» magic earlier.
She then gave some explanation.
"I'll going to teach you know my dear student, the «Item Box» only have its limited storage and size capacity. While the «Dimensional Storage» you see was limited on it space size itself like if the inside is 3x3, then anything you can fit will be the only one you can store.
Take a note that, these two have their own space-time inside flowed at the same rate as the real world. Unlikely the hero's infinite storage which had a time freeze inside and can stored an unmeasurable numbers of things and sizes."
I inform her the seemingly common sense.
"Even with that reasons and you being my mentor doesn't gave you the right to put your stuff inside my personal storage. Also, How do you know about the hero's inventory?"
She unimpressed answered.
"Well, it was well documented in a book with a marked as a classified one. In short, I read it a long time ago."
From that point, shivers creep up to me as I thought some bad scenario.
"D-Did they experimented on the previous heroes?"
"There were some kingdoms did such inhumane treatment to their summoned heroes but the god already punished them and turned their countries into a ruins."
She said with a face of recollecting some of the information from her memories. Suddenly, it flash into my mind like how the king treated me for the first time in which validate his statement too.
'So that was he meant'
"Anyway, all of this things are necessary to our journey. Besides, the items I put into my item box were my personal tools and equipment. While on the dimensional storage, I only put the things we might needed to pull out in case of emergency."
She explains as she continued to stacked things up.
Since there's no harm to do so, I began putting all of the items into my inventory in order. I remember something so I asked her.
"Right, what about your job? Aren't you a librarian on this royal library"
I found out that this library was specifically for royalty and the locations I found her was deep within the heavy classified book sections. It was a place only the royalties can enter. She also apparently the master Librarian of this royal library
"About that, I have my way to still do my job and there are this guys to do some part of the works in my absence."
A doll wearing a maid and a around 15 mini golem comes out. They line up and bowed in unison. She added another info.
"I can also just teleport in exchange of this maid doll in cases I really needed to be here."
"Wow, that's quite a convenient skills you got there."
"Yes, since the teleportation-magic consumption depends on the size and the length between the two point. There's also other magic related to transportation but it need a certain requirements. It is quite hassle to do so which make not have any choice but to use this magic.
The one I will be using was a «Location Exchange». Its magic cost was fixed but required to have set on the target I wanted to switch beforehand. Also, it have a fix number of target but as the «Skill Mastery» stage rose, the more target can be sets."
I learned something but another words caught my attention.
"Skill Mastery...right, it should also have that function on the skill sections."
I hastily browsed my menu and clicked on the [Skills] button.
It open a windows and saw three task bars at the top lineup horizontally stating these words:
[Skills Acquired], [Skills Tree], and [Unique Skills].
I first pressed the [Skills Acquired] and it showed this after I clicking the skill's description button to see what are they at the same time.
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[Skills Acquired:]
[Sorted by[-]] [Skill Points Left: 6]
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[God's Protection]
Beginner (Tier I (Novice): 0.0%)[+]
[Descriptions[-]]
You have been granted a protection from god. All bad status ailments will be reduced its duration up to 2.5% of the buff effect.
(can be increased up to 100% through the level of skill)
[Judgement Eye]
(Cost: 300 MP)
Beginner (Tier I (Novice): 0.0%)[+]
[Descriptions [-]]
It granted the person an ability to see if the person have any evil intentions.
Max Distance: 10m
(Distance; can be increased as the skill level rise. It also affect the MP Cost)
[Eyes of Truth]
(Cost: 350 MP)
Beginner (Tier I (Novice): 0.0%)[+]
[Descriptions [-]]
An ability to makes the person sees through all lies. All of the lies that said within the radius will be exposes.
Max distance: 10m
(Radius; can be increased as the level rise)
[Author Note: Look at the bottom of this page for tier and skills stage info]
'Ah, so this is what she mean by «Skill Mastery». Everything were at the beginner stage. It seems like I needed to grind a lot of exp to raised their level.'
I thought as I subconsciously pressed the [+] button next to the mastery level.
Another much smaller window pops out stating like this.
"Do you want to used your Skill Points to raised the Tier Level?
Number of input Skill Points: -[01]+
[Apply]/[Cancel] "
'And this is where I can applied my skill points. But is this the only usage of my skill points?'
I doubt it since the system gave me only 20 points. I tried clicking the [Skill Points Left: 20 ] and an information windows appeared.
[ Skill Points:
It is a points which can be acquired through a series of skill acquisition such as; scrolls, potions, books, or player leveling. It can be used to; unlocked a new skills in Skills Tree, raising a Skills Tier Level by one tier level, or convert for experience points.
The amount of skill points may vary depends on acquisitions.
The amount of experience points converted from the skill points are 50% of the current max exp bar.
[Convert Skill Points]
Note: You can only convert your skill points to an experience points, a one-way conversions. ]
'Just as I thought, If I spend this rashly, I will going to regret it later'
Using skill points to raise tier level is the best choice because it can level up every skills by one tier per skill points input. But conversion also a great choice since if I reach the level where I need tons of exp points, this skill points can be handy.
I closed all the windows and then finished the preparation.
"By the way, what about all of this books?"
I said to her while pointing to the mountain of books stack on the floor. she read it earlier in haste while the titles can be seen to be related to our journey.
She flabbergasted and then laugh at me.
"W-Wait, do you want us packed all of that books too?"
I embarrass retort to her.
"N-No, that's not what I mean. I'm thinking that if you need to search something books from the bookshelves, are you simply teleport back and forth just to look for the specific books?"
She finally understood what I meant and then simply say to me.
"I have a way to do that. I will show you later what a master Librarian can do."
I nod slowly in affirmation then back to packing.
The door of the library began to creak aloud, a signed that someone wants to visit the library. That person turns out to be the king.
"Your majesty."
Livia stopped what her doing and greeted the king. I imitated her.
The king only raised his hand and stopped us.
"Both of you doesn't need to be this formal since we're only one here and this room is a soundproof, right Livia?"
She nodded and explained the room's magic.
"Rather than a soundproof, the library was place on a Multilayered Dimensional Space which makes it far separated from the real world and only connected through that high-tier magic gate implemented at the balcony and the door only."
"It is also the reason why the sound of the bell manage to enter the library at that time."
She added.
"Sound of the bell?"
The king curiously ask her but she only say its nothing. He then talked to her.
"I received your message. You really can't be stopped, don't you Livia"
She turned her head slowly and firmly said to the king.
"I'm sorry father but I already decided to do this. And besides, I can simply comeback here whenever you needed me."
'F-father!?'
I blurted out in my mind. She seem to notice my astonishmen and inadvertently said to me.
"He's the one who took care of me when I lose my family."
'"Oh..."
She continued to talk to him.
"You don't need to worry that much. I can really take care of myself."
They then stared at each other for a moment. The king gave a resign look and only told her this.
"*Sigh* I see, if that's really what you want then at least take this."
And he then pulled a pouch of coins and a small badge
"I only gave this much since you will declined if I gave you more than enough." He said to Livia.
He added formally in front of us.
"This Platinum Insignia in which have the symbol of our kingdom and your name clearly engraved on it, I shall now bestowed this onto you. Thus, It will proves that you're one of the Althea royal family and makes your entry to the other kingdoms much more smoother."
Livia hesitantly accepted it.
In the end, she gave her thanks.
"Thank you father. Please live well while I'm gone."
The king opened his arm and then Livia hug him tightly. After that, the king took his leave and left us here alone once again. She asked me.
"Now shall we take our leave too?"
I nodded and thus, we left the library.
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-End of Chapter Two