When he appeared he looked in the system upgrades store and decided to buy the following upgrades.
[Advanced Physical Stats System. Requirement: Basic Stats System
Unlock the advanced physical stats. Them being vitality and perception. Price: 800 LP]
[Advanced Quest System. Requirement: Quest System
This upgrade will upgrade your current Quest System into the Advanced Quest System. This system can do all the same things that the Quest System could do but can also give you a quest in function of your circumstance. These quests will be optional and will give LP upon completion without penalties. Price 800 LP
[Transactions completed -1600 LP]
The instant Mikael bought the Advanced Physical System his body began to change. All the cells of his body were evolving and becoming better and healthier, he began to feel like he was drunk and had difficulty standing.
Not only his body but his senses were also affected he had difficulty seeing the ground, and his hearing was also affected which caused him to have trouble staying on his feet.
The good news is that unlike last time it wasn’t painful but only uncomfortable. Mikael stayed in the same position for the next 5 minutes before he began to feel better.
‘For me, this sensation was even worse than the pain that I endured the last time I unlocked my stats. At least with the pain, I had something to focus on but this time I was feeling like I was more drunk than anybody has ever been.’
‘In this state, I was totally powerless… I hate it!’
Sigh
‘Let’s look at my stats’
“Status”
[Name: Mikael Angelini
Race: Human (Earth Origin World)
Lifespan: 21/99
Overall Power: Tier 0
Military Rank: Recruit 0/10 MP
Global LVL: 14 : 312/5347 XP
Class: Martial Artist LVL: 22/25 : 2059/4600 XP
Stats:
Strength: 44 > 48
Agility: 46 > 50
Endurance: 45 >49
Vitality: 11 > 25
Perception: 10 > 24
Active Skills: None
Passive Skills: Unarmed Martial Arts Mastery Tier 0 Level 1, Footwork Mastery Tier 0 Level 1, 6th Sense Tier 0 Level 1, Swordsmanship Mastery Tier 0 Level 1
Life Points(LP): (-260) 140]
‘Nice progress since the last time, not really in STR, AGI, or END but I have unlocked the vitality and the perception stats and gained 2 new skills.’
‘That’s nice all that but now I want to go to sleep I’m just too tired. I’ve done 16 hours of training today so yeah.’
Mikael climbed the stairs before being teleported into his apartment and sleeping for the night.
The next morning Mikael awoke ‘Ahh I slept well..’ he thought while stretching.
‘Now I will go do some quest in the guild, wait a minute now that I thought about it it’s weird how the Aedris world is similar to Earth. I mean it’s an entirely different world so all things should be different but no. A lot of things are identical or at least similar like for example an inn, it means the same things in the two worlds!’
‘It doesn’t make sense if it was an Alternative world it would make sense because they are created by the imagination of the people from Earth but the Aedris world is a Unique world completely unrelated to Earth.’
“System do you know why the Aedris world and Earth are alike?”
[Military rank too low to answer this question.]
‘Really, a classic you are too weak to know the bullshit answer?’
‘Never mind it wasn’t important I was just curious.’
He then took the time to shower and do his morning routine before going back to the Aedris world.
He appeared back in the inn where he ate breakfast before going to the Hunter’s Guild.
"The moment he arrived at the Hunter's Guild, he immediately began looking at the missions on the quest board."
The missions were varied some were simple like gathering some herbs and some were harder like killing a bandit group. He focused on the monster extermination quests that are repeatable so that he could farm for xp and contributions points at the same time.
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A mission caught his attention, and the moment he took the paper in his hand, he received a system notification.
[Orc Extermination Mission
Rank: C RE(repeatable quest)
Description: Orcs were spotted in the nearby Whitewood Forest. They are dangerous for nearby travelers, it’s why this quest was issued. They generally travel solo but they may travel in small groups. An orc is a C-rank monster it’s recommended to try this mission in a group led by at least a C-rank hunter and 2 D-rank hunters.
Hunter Guild rewards: 1K contributions points per 5 orcs killed. Need the ears as proof of the kill.
System rewards: 200 LP per 5 orcs killed.]
[Note: This quest was created by the Advanced Quest System and will therefore give less LP than an optional world quest.]
[Do you want to accept this quest?]
[Yes No]
“System, I accept the quest.”
[The quest will remain active until you complete it with the Hunter's Guild.]
'The reason I took this quest is that the XP gain system works in such a way that it’s more efficient to kill a small number of strong enemies than a large number of weak ones.'
Mikael looked at the counter where the receptionist was and saw Ruby, the fox girl receptionist from yesterday.
“Hello Miss, I would like to register this mission in my name” He spoke before giving her the Orc extermination mission and his hunter card.
Ruby was a little worried about his mission choice and said “ You just became a D-rank hunter yesterday you shouldn’t take such a hard quest. The orcs are C-rank monsters that are generally stronger than an average C-rank hunter so if you take this quest it will be really dangerous.”
“I know it will be hard but I thrive in hardship so don’t worry.”
Ruby didn’t look convinced but still said “It’s your choice.”
‘Another newbie that takes a quest too hard for them… Why are they all dumb and want to throw their lives?? And he was a pleasant one that rare but no he wanted to throw his life! Over the years, I thought I would become accustomed to the deaths of hunters, but I still don't like it.’
Mikael saw that she wasn’t paying attention and called her “Excuse me can you register the quest?”
“Oh yeah sorry I was lost in my thoughts” she spoke before taking the quest paper and his hunter card, she did something with a kind of machine before saying “All good the mission is registered in your name for 7 days. You can complete the mission at any time, the number of points you will gain will depend on the number of orcs killed.”
After she finished speaking she gave him his hunter card back and spoke “I wish you a good hunt bye.”
“Bye,” he spoke before leaving the building and going to a map store where he bought a map for the Whitewood Forest for 2 silver coins which brought his total money to 1 gold, 8 silver, and 25 bronze coins.
He looked at the map and saw that Withewood Forest is 5 kilometers north of Onissa City. The map said that there are D-rank monsters in the forest, but recently orcs have been spotted, making it dangerous for anyone who isn't at least C-rank.
Thirty minutes later, he arrived at the edge of a beautiful forest with trees standing approximately 25 meters tall. Their height blocked most of the sunlight, casting a shadowy ambiance over the area, but this dark vibe was contradicted by the tree's white bark and vibrant green leaves. These contrasting elements created a captivating atmosphere.
Mikael was awestruck by the forest’s beauty, but he still entered with his sword drawn, staying on high alert. After all, he is hunting C-rank monsters, so caution is essential.
Ruffle
He turned in the direction where he heard something move and saw a 2-meter tall muscular green-skinned humanoid with a loincloth around his waist but without a weapon.
‘100% that’s an orc’ he thought.
The two locked eyes for a brief moment before the orc charged at him with a roar. Mikael quickly sidestepped, slashing the orc and cutting it into its rib.
Mikael backed away and saw that the cut he made wasn’t a serious one. ‘I gave all my strength to this slash and it only made a light cut? This fight will be hard if the orc is this resistant, but at least it looks like I am faster.’
The orc rushed at him again like a mad dog before throwing a punch, which he evaded by sticking close to the orc and moving behind him. He took the opportunity that the orc was destabilized by the missed punch to pierce him directly in the heart with his sword but because of his durability he didn’t fully pierce his heart.
‘No kill notification’ he thought, surprised.
The orc was in tremendous pain and sent an elbow blow behind him to eliminate the source of his pain. Mikael was distracted, and couldn’t evade so he took the blow head-on and felt like he was hit by a truck! He was sent flying 3 meters before falling to the ground.
Mikael was in pain but he got up fast because he knew that he couldn’t afford to stay down. ‘Fuck what is this strength he sent me flying with a single punch! If I take a couple more blows like that I’m dead’ he thought while gravely looking at the monster.
Mikael saw that the sword was still stuck in the orc and thought ‘Fuck I don’t have a weapon against a clearly much stronger opponent. I can only try to exhaust him he shouldn’t have long left with a pierced heart.’
He approached the orc while waiting for an attack. The orc didn’t disappoint by launching the same punch ‘Same thing? It’s dumb’ Mikael thought while launching a low kick.
The moment the kick landed Mikael felt like he just kicked a metal plate, the orc looked totally unaffected. Seeing this situation he instantly retreated with his superior speed.
Mikael stayed 5 meters away from the orc, thinking, ‘My attacks are almost completely useless. The best strategy I can come up with is to keep evading his attacks and hope that his injuries will kill him. But if that doesn’t work, I’ll use my gun… I didn’t want to use it because firearms won’t be useful against stronger enemies, and I don’t want to rely on it too much.’
During the next 5 minutes, he kept evading the orc's attack before the orc finally fell to the ground and received the kill notification.
[C-Rank orc killed 12K xp received]
[Class: Martial Artist has leveled up X2]
[Global level X2]
[Because of the difficult fight, some of your skills have progressed.]
[Unarmed Martial Arts Mastery +3%, Footwork Mastery +6%, 6th Sense +4%, Swordsmanship Mastery +10%]
‘Nice, I didn’t know that skill could gain proficiency by fighting. But now that I think about it it makes sense to become better at using skills in a fight because that's where we are most concentred.’
“System it is possible to put the multiple notifications I receive in one big notification like for example at the place of receiving [C-Rank orc killed 12K xp received] could receive [5 C rank orc killed 60K xp received]?”
[Modification effected because of the possession of the System's Tools Upgrade.]
“Ok thanks, but I have another query, when I reach level max for my class will the extra xp be lost?”
[No extra xp will be transferred to your next class.]
‘The gain of this fight was nice but it wasn’t a real success, I got hurt by the blow of the orc. At least I only have some pain in my ribs but nothing of broke so I can continue my hunt.’
‘What I could have done better?’
‘Hmm If I hadn't been distracted by the lack of kill notification I wouldn’t have been hit so I’ll need to be more concentred and cautious. Another problem was that when my sword was stuck in the chest of the orc I was incapable of hurting it, a solution could be to learn to dual wield sword or bring a spare sword.’
‘Of course, if my sword were sharper or I were stronger, it would have helped too, but for now, there's nothing I can do about it. I’ll just need to be more cautious in my next orc hunt.’
He then pulled his sword from the chest of the now-dead orc and cut open its torso to retrieve the core—a small blue sphere that held the greatest benefits for body refining in a monster’s entire body. This is why, when time allows, hunters harvest the whole body of a monster. But if they lack time or storage space, they just take the core. Afterward, he also cut off the orc's ears and placed them in his backpack.