However, the trip down the Status-change lane was far from over.
> Converting Skill Learning Perks into Heritage Perks.
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> * Royalty (very rare). [...] Unchanged. Only this portion will be converted: You learn Skills at a 10% faster rate.
> * Combine Skills (unique) This Perk is obsolete... Generating Voucher for one [UU] Perk.
> * Moon Guidance (very rare) This Perk is obsolete... Generating Voucher for one [VR] Perk.
> * Hard Worker (uncommon) - This Perk will be converted.
> * Hero (unique) perk. All Skill growth increased by 20%.
> * Prodigy (unique): You are the youngest of your species ever inducted into the System. Skill growth increased by 10%.
> * Pioneer (unique): You are the first of your species to be inducted into the System. Skill growth increased by 10%.
> * Speedrunner I (ultra-rare): You were the fastest member of your species to reach the first rank up. Skill growth increased by 10%.
> * Constrictor (uncommon): [...] Unchanged. Only this portion will be converted: the target has all Skills lowered by one category.
> * Home Ground (rare): [...] Unchanged. Only this portion will be converted: Your defensive Skills are considered one category above [...]
> * Favored Enemy (uncommon) [All Types]: This Perk's description has changed.
> * Extra Skill Point III (very rare): This Perk is obsolete... It will be converted.
> * Pioneer Professional (unique) is converted to a Heritage Perk.
> * Progenitor Matriarch (unique): [...] Unchanged. Only this portion will be converted: All your Skills are considered one category above when interacting with them.
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> You gained the Perk: Training Drills (combined): Your proficiencies increase 241,58% faster.
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> The following Perks changed.
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> * Pioneer Professional (Heritage): You gain 1 bonus proficiency every 5 levels in these professions: [Chemist, Silkweaver, Surgeon, Appraise]. Chemist: Reactions are 20% more likely to happen as intended and yield 20% more (up to 100% of the reagents). Surgeon: Reduce bleeding and recovery time of patients by 20%. Silkweaver: Your silk is 20% stronger and weaves 20% faster. Appraise: You gain 20% more information about your target.
> * Bygone Hero (unique): [...] Unchanged. [...] The Bygone Hero status is removed after True Death.]
> * Last Stand (ultra-rare) [...] Unchanged. [...] Gain 20 to all proficiencies while you fight.
> * Royal Aura (very rare): [...] Unchanged. [...] penalty equal to half your Charisma score to all Attributes.
> * Diplomatic Retreat: [...] Unchanged. [...] and Evasion proficiency for the duration of the encounter.
> * Constrictor (uncommon): This Perk is absorbed into Wild Warrior. Proficiency increased by 5 points. Unable to assign ability. Discarding Perk. Generating Voucher for one [UC] Perk.
> * Drain Magic Core (very rare): Drain a level of a Magic Core to restore 2% of your maximum Energy or 20,000 Energy, whichever is lower.
> * Extra Resources (combined): You gain 36 HP, MP, and SP at level 0. You gain 6 base HP and 6 base Energy at every level.
> * Royalty (combined) [Elf, Merfolk, Human]. You are a trueborn member of Royalty. Members of your race react more favorably to you. Members of other races, if aware of your status, can shift their reaction favorably (more likely) or worsen it (less likely). Elven: You can perform exclusive rituals to reinforce bonds with Nature. Merfolk: Your resource regeneration doubles when underwater. Human: You gain 1 per every 2 species levels and 1 extra at levels 10 and 20.
> * Last Chance* (ultra-rare): [...] Unchanged. [...] You cannot target yourself with this Perk.
> * Moonbound [Black Jaguar] (ultra rare). [...] Unchanged. [...] if your base form is bipedal.
> * Improved Spiritual Healing (very rare): Spend SP along with HP to triple the effects of a healing effect you cast on a creature.
> * Improved Erode Curse (unique): [...] Unchanged. [...] automatically lifted or you can change it into a Perk. Curses you voluntarily submitted to cannot become Perks.
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> You have one Uncommon, one Very Rare, and one Unique Perk Voucher. You must make your choice now. Unique Perk picks must be approved by a majority vote of the Administrators.
Fine. I had no idea what I wanted for the Unique Perk. The [Uncommon] I picked one the centaur ladies always talked about. The [Very Rare] was a bit hard but I found one I wanted. Now, the Unique was a trap. If it would call for a vote from the admins, it would reveal I was up and about. Nevertheless, I submitted my choices.
> You selected the Perk: Regal Mane (uncommon): Your mane and tail are always clean and glossy. If they're damaged, they'll regrow after the time needed for you to regenerate 5% of your max HP.
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> You selected the Perk: Vendetta Contract (very rare): You can place an [Assassin's Contract] on someone you have a vengeance against regardless of distance. If the contract is fulfilled, you either receive no Exp (if you killed them), or you have to pay 8 times their base Exp value.
Now, the Unique Perk. I really had no idea right now and I wanted to go on with my life. I've been reading System messages for too long already. So I shot for the moon.
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> You submitted the Perk: Spacetime Magic Affinity (unique): You require no chant or gestures to cast spells of these schools of magic. Increase effect by 50% and reduce cost by 50%.
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> Contacting Administrators... Submitting Unique Perk Pick... Collating votes... 1 vote for. 1 vote against. Contacting remote Administrators... 1 Abstention. 3 Administrators out of contact range. The vote is tied. Contacting Developer... Developer out of contact range. Contacting super-users... 1 vote against. 1 vote for. 1 vote against. 1 vote for. 1 vote against...
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> Your Perk submission was denied. 5 votes for, 21 votes against.
Oh, well. If they wanted to play so badly...
> You submitted the Perk: It's a Me! (unique): You grow twice your size if you eat a mushroom. You can throw Fireballs or Frost darts for free if you touch a flower with the right affinity. You can teleport between tubes up to a distance of Magic x100 meters.
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> Contacting Administrators... Submitting Unique Perk Pick... Collating votes... Your Perk submission was denied. 1 vote for, 2 votes against.
> You submitted the Perk: If I was a Rich Girl! Na nanana na nanana na nanana nana naaaaa! (unique): When you find treasure, it is (50 x SQRT(Luck))% more valuable.
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> Contacting Administrators... Submitting Unique Perk Pick... Collating votes... Your Perk submission was denied. 3 votes against.
That was enough to trigger a certain someone to call me.
> [Administrator Hotline]
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> CALL START
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> Wyxnos: Is it you? I know it is you. How did you like the new Proficiency system?
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> Snowdrop: It's awesome, thank you. I am now the most powerful spellcaster in the world and my class is [Berserker].
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> W: Your Sarcasm is not appreciated or welcome.
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> S: Yeah, Omega Supreme. Get to the point.
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> W: Can you stop with the silly submissions?
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> S: Maybe? Hey, how was Loki able to put text emotes in this chat?
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> W: I don't know.
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> S: Parenthesis, arc up and left, degree symbol, white square, degree symbol, parenthesis, arc up and left, space, vertical left parenthesis, box up horizontal, box horizontal, box up horizontal.[1]
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> S: Bleh. It didn't work.
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> W: Yes, stop your silly submissions, please. I don't know why Tuisto voted yes for your Spacetime magic, but we won't have it here, ever. I won't comment on the second, and the third is too overpowered, and the title wasn't adequate. Worse, because *someone* declined to vote, now the whole pantheon knows someone attempted to get that. It'll be a busy day, thank you. Or thank Him.
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> S: I'm sorry. Seriously. Can I have a little help here? Please?
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> W: I can't.
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> S: Oh, c'mon! You fudged the rules and gave the Scion of the Cojoined Cheeks all the help he wanted. How many uniques did he pick just to try and fail at killing me? No. Wait. I got one.
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> CALL END
> You submitted the Perk: Persistent Familiar (unique): Your familiars are active from the moment you are born.
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> Contacting Administrators... Submitting Unique Perk Pick... Collating votes... 1 vote for. 1 vote against. Contacting remote Administrators... 1 vote for. 3 Administrators out of contact range. Your Perk submission was approved.
It was easy for me to know how each administrator voted. I didn't know there were three others, but they didn't seem to be nearby.
It didn't matter. I got the Perk and now no more lonely years before activation. "NENANDIL! PANDORA!"
The fairy came out of my chest - the upper one - and unfolded her gossamer wings as she spun, spilling droplets of water. The [Wisp of Creation] just floated around like a ball of light.
"Getting fancy with these appearances, aren't we?" I giggled and hugged the fairy in my hands.
She flew away from my hands and circled me. "Whoa. All white?" She gasped. Then she darted and slapped my rump. "Now, to what deity did you pray to, to get this awesome derriere? Bundeus?"
"Oh, c'mon. Don't be such an ass about it."
She froze and her eyes glazed. "Whoa. I'm getting a wall of messages from the system. Damn!"
I waited until she was done with her update. "Quite the change, right?"
She whistled. "No joke. It was enough to get someone bummed. I see why you're flustered."
I clopped my hoof and hissed in jest. "Now, now. There's no need to try and make me the butt of the joke."
"Yeah. I had a haunch you wouldn't be a sport."
We laughed a lot. Then she looked around my room. "Where are we this time? Let me guess. Centaur plains?"
"Yes. Let me tell you my story so far..."
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After I finished my tale, all Nenandil could talk about was the progenitor of the Centaur. "Whoa. The Unicorn King is a legend among the fae. Mom knew some elven maidens that had their first just thinking of how smoking hot that guy was. Even the fairies, they could blush with all the colors of autumn because of him."
I raised an eyebrow. "The dryads?" The fariy island became some kind of cultural center for the fae.
"Yeah, they. The other fairies aren't interested in carnal knowledge, anyway."
I waved a hand and sent all the stuff I collected in these years to the item box. "So, we have our job cut out for us. We need to rescue the captured centaurs, punish the assholes that kidnapped them, and research this heritage."
She fluttered and put a hand on my shoulder. "Hold your horses."
"What?"
"It's been what? Eight years since they took them? Sorry, but I don't think this rescue of yours will be an easy task. A lot could've happened in eight years. And they are a continent's width away from us."
"I have to go."
"And you are level zero."
"What do you suggest?"
"Instead of going there straight away, let's search the plains and level up a bit. Then we go to the human kingdom and see what happened to the captives. Maybe we stumble upon some heritage site and we get an upper hand on that quest of yours."
She had a point. I nodded. "Let me say goodbye to the elders, then we do that. I know of a good place to start."
We were about to leave when Nenandil reminded me, "Ah. How's your curse-breaking? Did you check it yet?"
I stopped. No, I hadn't.
> Curse Erosion
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> Target: Random disability (rare).
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> Status: 34.8%
> Level 0
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> Strength: 1+12 (13) - Dexterity: 1+14 (15) - Endurance: 1+14 (15)
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> Mind: 1+29 (30) - Willpower: 1+29 (30) - Charisma: 1+12 (13)
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> Magic: 1+27 (28)
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> Ego: 1+32 (33) - Luck: 1+22 (23) - Soul: 1+22 (23)
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> HP 172.837 (109 HP/s)
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> Energy 186.758 (366 E/min)
Then I checked my random disability.
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