"Ugh...my head hurts so much..." Archer slowly opened his eyes, his hands busy massaging his temple. "Will this be a thing? Will I be unconscious every now and then? Such a weak body!"
The pain subsided and he mustered his strength to stand up. The fact that he could still stand elated him and he became merrier when he saw the two sticks lying on the floor. He scurried his way and grabbed them greedily, and he opened the system to check his weapon's status.
Two Sticks (Level 1) - a Holy Artifact infused with God Essence. Increases the wielder's physical offense by 10 points.
You can increase its effect, alter its form, and add new abilities with the use of God Essence.
Reward: God Essence Pill x 1 (courtesy of Planetary Hall)
"Oh, this is good stuff. For now, I can afford to use more God Essence with the help of this pill." Archer checked his status screen to clear his doubts, and true enough his God Essence became 5 once again. He looked at his wristwatch and verified that he passed out for ten hours. "So to replenish my God Essence, I need at most 10 hours. I still have to do further investigations. But the heck with it, if I have to be knocked out every now and then to gain strength, so be it. I will just use my bed as my forge."
Archer claimed his reward and the God Essence Pill appeared on his palm. It was a small yellow pellet. If others would see this pill, it would be treated like dirt because it exactly looked like that. No matter what, he knew its true use and he would not want to waste this thing. He calmed himself and started manipulating his God Essence to add new skills to his artifact. When everything was done, he studied the prompt for the last time.
Two Sticks (Level 1) --> (Level 2)
Physical Offense (10) --> (11)
Alter Form --> Tonfa Mode (Weapon)
Alter Form --> Drum Stick (Support)
God Essence Needed = 10 Create? (Yes) or (No)
Archer clicked the yes button and the familiar feeling of losing strength started to creep inside him. Without hesitation, he ate the pill and controlled his God Essence, only to find out the true effect of the God Essence pill. It increased his regeneration rate to a godly level instead of replenishing his God Essence right away. With this, the process was completed but the pill's effect was still there. He just looked around and started creating Holy Artifacts out of the things he could find in his bedroom. Soon, the time passed by and the effect was gone, but Archer was ecstatic as he looked around the things he just created. But before he could do anything, he passed out once again.
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"Ugh! Fuck this shit!" Archer massaged his head until his agony had subsided before standing up. The first thing he did was check the time, only to find out that ten hours had passed. "Well, I will just have to strengthen myself until my body can support this type of stress. On the positive note, look at my babies! My wonderful babies!"
In addition to the two sticks, there were five more artifacts laid before him: a pillow, a pen, a bedsheet, a pot, and his very own bed.
Two Sticks (Level 2) - Increases the wielder's physical offense by 12 points.
Two Sticks (Tonfa Mode) - Tip's Penetration Effect +5, Body's Bludgeoning Effect +5, can cause confusion when it hits certain parts
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Two Sticks (Drum Stick Mode) - Increases the ally's offense by 12 points. Decreases the enemy's offense by 12 points.
Pillow (Level 1) - unlocks the Armament Skill. It allows the wielder to change weapons or armors instantly. Can store up to 5 weapons or armors. The higher the level, the more the wielder can summon simultaneously. Increases the wielder's speed by 10 points. Pen (Level 1) - unlocks the Summoning Skill. Anything that is drawn comes to life. The summoned creature's strength is based on the artifact's level. Bedsheet (Level 1) - unlocks the Levitation Skill. Increases the wielder's perception by 10 points. Pot (Level 1) - unlocks the Bashing skill. The higher the artifact's level, the longer the stun duration. Bed (Level 1) - unlocks the Dreamscape skill. Can use dreams to alter reality. The higher the artifact's level, the stronger its effect. Note: All of this is possible due to Planetary Hall's help.
"Good stuff. That pill was just my divine luck! Well, let's do some practice."
Archer held the bedsheet and tried using the Levitation skill. After his thorough investigation, it needed his mental strength to activate and maintain the Levitation effect.
When he was done, he set the bedsheet on the desk and grabbed the pillow. At once, a prompt appeared before him, and he chose to store the pot, two sticks, a pen, and a bed for now. On his first attempt, he conjured the pot and it appeared on his right hand. Then, he activated the Armament skill once again, this time the pot vanished, and the two sticks replaced it. Once again, he deactivated the skill and the two-sticks disappeared.
"Cool. Then let's draw some stuff and let out the artist in me."
Archer conjured the pen and tried drawing a spider on the table. Looking at his creation, he was even disgusted by his own works, because the spider looked like a pill with worm-like feet. Then he tried making one masterpiece after another, even incorporating his mental strength and physical energy to his drawings. After several attempts, he found out that his summons became stronger if he used his mental and physical energy as ink. The normal ones could last forever until it's damage while the special ones acted like a living being with its own skills and abilities.
Lastly, Archer laid down on his bed and slept. Then he felt his consciousness coming out of his body, like that of astral projection. When he tried going out, there was a solid barrier that was preventing him to do so. Another minus thing was he had to store people's nodes so he could project his consciousness on its target, limited to 10 people. Storing people's nodes meant taking their belongings and storing it via the Dreamscape skill.
Archer was satisfied with his achievements. When he realized that his stomach was gurgling, he checked his time and it was exactly 9 pm. He prepared his dinner and ate with gusto. As soon as he was done, he took a deep rest because he intended to venture out tomorrow.
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"Hey, can you slow things down?! You're messing it up!" Erica Carter threw down all the ingredients inside the pot, and a spicy aroma wafted through the kitchen. When she determined that it was sticky enough, she dropped the poultry meat and increased the heat. With continuous stirring, the consistency became clearer and the color slowly changed into gold. She dipped her spoon in the pot, took a few amounts, and placed it on her mouth. At once, her eyes brightened up. "Now this is the taste that I've been looking for."
The door creaked open and a bearded guy with a ruddy complexion rushed inside, his nose sniffing out like that of a dog. "Hey, hey! Is that our breakfast, dear?"
"Shut up, Melek! This is our special dish for today, Poultry in Spicy Sauce. Don't you dare use your grubby hands or I'll cut it up into pieces!" Erica bellowed as she transferred the pot's content into the casserole and tightened its lid.
"Come on, dear. Why don't you cook another one and let me eat that meat?"
"How about you sell yourself into slavery and you can use your money to buy the good stuff!" Erica set the casserole on the table and began cleaning up her mess. "Look, the inn's about to open and you should prepare the tables and drinks. Got to earn more!"
"Right away!" Melek scurried back to the dining area as fast as he could. "Man, she's really grumpy today. Did she not enjoy our fight last night? Got to try harder!"
The helpers did their job in cleaning the bar early in the morning, and the only thing left for him to do was to prepare the drinks. He whistled happily as he set the different liquors to their proper place when he heard the sound of the opening door.
Melek turned around and was about to greet his first customer when he saw something strange. It was a man wearing a pillow on his back, a turban on his head, and two sticks inserted on his belt.