[Congratulations for reaching level 5 and reaching the conditions for evolution! The options are as follows:]

[Metaljaw snapping moss turtle]

[A form of turtle evolution that chooses to develop a stronger jaw seemingly made of metal. While a rather simple option, sometimes simple is the best, and for those looking to tear throats out and tear into harder hides, this may be the option.

Speed and attack power will increase, while defense will remain at average]

[Cannonballer boxer turtle]

[The cannonballer boxer turtle is for those who find that moving around inside their shell the most convenient form of transportation, and thus have evolved properly. Although one's defense will go down in this evolution, their body will become more spherical, and thus more specialized in the form of rolling, sling shooting and crushing people.

In boxer form they will receive an increase in defense, but suffer a decrease in defense when out of boxer form. Direct attack power will decrease, but expect an increase in speed]

[Pygmy living fortress tortoise]

[For those who have decided to specialize in slingshots, the pygmy living fortress tortoise has a multitude of catapults built into their shells, capable of launching a variety of things, from wood to metal and more, and while they may no longer be capable of swimming, the living fortress will see a heavy increase in defense and firepower, with the catapults containing the potential to become something greater. Speed will surprisingly increase slightly.]

[Ironwood forest turtle]

[Those who come to rely on vines for combat will find themselves pleasantly pleased with the ironwood forest form, which chooses to increase the power of all vine-based attacks, with the vines having been hardened into ironwood, and will gain an extra set of appendages in the form of ironwood vines that do not require continuous mana maintenance

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An increase in strength will occur, alongside a increase in defense and a decrease in speed]

Wow, those are some options for sure. None of them seem bad at any glance, but there are sure a lot. I'll break them down before I make a choice.

So first we have the metal jaw snapping turtle, which certainly seems interesting, but doesn't quite fit my combat choices up to this point. I'm not even sure why it's there frankly.

[ That was just a general choice. Were you still a moss turtle, the choice offered to you would've been a snapping moss turtle just as a general alternative that moss turtles evolve into.]

Thank you, system that's not stolidus. Oh, so it's just obligatory? That makes sense. But then I have to ask, is there an obligatory main evolution of the moss turtle? I don't see one.

[That one has been scratched since its inferior to all the alternative options.]

Mm. Not sure how I feel about my options being limited for me, but I suppose that's irrelevant currently since that option is weaker than the rest.

Cannonballer huh. Is that because I've been-

[Rolling? Yes. Also, you moron, slingshotting yourself across the sky, dozens of times. Does it surprise you that you got such a silly evolution?!]

No, not really.

It looks good for sure, it would allow me to fly and roll better, but I can't help but feel like it'd be more inhibitive in terms of fighting if my specialty is rolling alone. I may as well just be a millipede at that point.

Pygmy living fortress sounds promising, if not a little weird. Why pygmy? Was I going to be small? How small? I don't know how I'd feel if I was smaller than I am now.

[Pygmy is relative, an actual fortress turtle can grow to the size of entire mountains.]

Ah. That sounds better, yeah I have no interest in being mountain size. How else would I enjoy traveling if doing so catches everyone's attention.

But, countless catapults... and I'm pretty sure I saw potential. Does that mean cannons? Can I have a bunch of cannons on my back! Mini fortress sounds fun!

And ironwood sounds useful. I know that ironwood is considered a valuable material amongst people due to its hardness yet it's flexibility, and makes for cheap and reusable, since it can be grow indefinitely.

Even if I ever get caught or attempt to be killed, I could bargain for my life by offering ironwood. I could even become a merchant turtle. That, would be fun. Earl, the psychic merchant turtle.

As I noted though, it's ironwood, and replacing my current vines with it would make for only slightly more rigid appendages in combat for something harder and more painful in a fight. And the fact that I get to maintain two vines at all times without mana upkeep? Sounds useful! It would definitely keep me more active in a fight!

What to do, what to choose...