I am now Vestian.
17 years old, underweight, malnourished, and exhausted.
I stared at the worn out roof of the room where I lay. I had no energy within my body. The reason for this poor image, unemployment.
I doubted whether this body could muster up the energy to get up. After finally achieving freedom, was I just going to perish without enjoying it ? Hungry, tired and alone.
Outside my room, in the slums, I could hear toddlers at each other while merrily playing. It comforted me.
As the hours went by, I barely moved, lying on the bed, I could hear the sounds of someone breathing next to me. There wasn’t supposed to be anyone here.
As I slowly turned my head around, barely mustering up the strength for it, I was surprised by what lay next to me.
An adorable silvery fox with intricate black and gold markings adorning it. It's fur shimmering even in the darkness of night as if it was woven from pieces of the moon. As I looked at it, it looked back at me. It put forward its paw and gently placed it upon my head. The golden runes present on it began to glow.
I felt lighter. The exhaustion and pain that flooded my body disappeared as if they were an illusion.
With my newfound strength, I got up, and put up my back against the wall next to the cot. The fox looked ethereal, as if it were a god or a deity.
The fox jumped into my lap and stared at me.
As it was looking at me, I heard a voice.
“Finally awake, are we”
Looking around, I found no one. Then the voice laughed and said:
“Down here child”
I turned by head to see the mystical fox and said:
“You can speak?”
The fox replied with a tone of anger: “Of course I can human, what do make of me”
The fox had not opened its mouth, yet had talked to me.
“ What are you ?” - I asked hesitantly
The fox had appeared out of thin air next to his sleeping self and had completely cured him of all of his exhaustion and pain. Now it could speak to him ?
“Ahahahahahahaha, quite a curious one aren’t we. I am Isolde, servant of the god of genesis, the guardian of souls reborn.”
It then continued:
“O pitiful child, tell me the one thing that you desire the most in this life.”
Thinking of my old life, where the rich and strong had made me into a slave of the country, I replied:
“I want to be happy and free. I want to have enough money and power so that no person or group can control me. I wish to live my life as I want, and how I want it.”
“Very well then, You shall wake up tomorrow with a gift from me.”
After saying this the fox once again placed its paw on my forehead and began to glow. Moments later I blacked out.
I woke up the next day, free from any sort of exhaustion. My body still looked sickly, however, I finally felt alive.
A few moments passed.
I was then greeted by a pleasant bell sound, followed by:
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[System Initialising]
[1.00%]
[10.00%]
[50.00%]
[100.00%]
[System has successfully become soul bound]
[The wealth & power cultivation system has been successfully soulbound to the host]
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The words said by the emotional female voice rang in my head, It was a similar sensation to how the fox had spoken.
“What are you?”- I asked
[ I am your gift, [Wealth and Power cultivation system] ] - the voice replied
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Recollecting yesterday’s memories with the god fox, I finally understood what had happened.
“So, what can I call you.” - I asked
[You may give a name of your choice, or you can simply call me system] - the system answered
I remembered the very first AI that I had created in my previous life and decided to call the system ‘Cora’.
“So Cora, What exactly do you do ?”
[Please open your System Menu first ]
Remembering the webnovels I was permitted to read as a child in the genius facility, I said out loud:
“Open system menu”
[There is no need to shout Vestian, you can simply say it silently in your heart]
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Status
Name: Vestian
Race: Human
Title: Prodigy Reborn
Level: 1
Health: 100/100
Mana: 50/50
Experience: 0/100
Cultivation: Worse than a newborn
Attributes
Strength: 10
Agility: 12
Intelligence: 70
Charisma: 15
Wisdom: 50
Skills
Active Skills
Insight Veil: [Level 1]
Passive Skills
Genius Intellect (Level 1)
Business Acumen (Level 1)
Resourcefulness (Level 1)
Talents
[Aura Cultivation: 7 Stars ]
[Magic Cultivation: {GROWTH TYPE} ]
[Management: 9 Stars]
Bloodline
None
Wealth Sub system:
Industry: None
Degree of completion NA
Cash on hand: 50 G, 0 S, 0 B
Assets: 0
Liquid assets: 0
Points
Market Points: 500
Evolution points: 0
Inventory
[To be bought]
Items
None
Quests
Main Quests
Create the largest business empire
Reach the peak of your cultivation
Side Quests
1. Industry selection
Market
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“So what are these” - I asked
[Ding: Opening System Tutorial ]
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Status The "Status" section displays your current attributes and vital statistics. It includes:
* Name: Vestian
* Race: Human
* Title: Prodigy Reborn
* Level: 1
* Health: 100/100
* Mana: 50/50
* Experience: 0/100
* Cultivation: Worse than a newborn
Attributes "Attributes" are key characteristics that influence your abilities and performance. These are:
* Strength: 10
* Agility: 12
* Intelligence: 70
* Charisma: 15
* Wisdom: 50
Skills "Skills" are divided into Active Skills and Passive Skills. You have:
Active Skills
* Insight Veil: [Level 1] (Allows you to view information about various objects and beings)
Passive Skills
* Genius Intellect (Level 1)
* Business Acumen (Level 1)
* Resourcefulness (Level 1)
Talents "Talents" are innate abilities you possess. Your latent talents are:
* [Aura Cultivation: 7 Stars]
* [Magic Cultivation: {GROWTH TYPE}]
* [Management: 9 Stars]
Bloodline The "Bloodline" section will display any special bloodlines you acquire or unlock in the future, granting you unique powers and abilities.
Wealth Subsystem The "Wealth Subsystem" tracks your financial status and progress in building your business empire. It includes:
* Industry: None
* Degree of Completion: N/A
* Cash on Hand: 50 G, 0 S, 0 B
* Assets: 0
* Liquid Assets: 0
Points "Points" are categorized as Market Points and Evolution Points:
* Market Points: 500
* Evolution Points: 0
Market Points can be used in the Market to purchase items, while Evolution Points are used to enhance your abilities.
Inventory The "Inventory" section holds all your items, including equipment and consumables. Currently, it’s set to "To be bought" meaning you must fulfil certain criteria and buy it from the system store.
Quests The "Quests" section lists your Main and Side Quests:
Main Quests
* Create the largest business empire
* Reach the peak of your cultivation
Side Quests
* Industry selection
Market The "Market" section will allow you to buy and sell items, weapons, armor, potions, magic items, and resources including those from your previous world using your Market Points.
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[Any more questions?] - the system asked
“None” - I replied
By the time the tutorial had completed, the day had already turned into night.
[Ding: In view of the host’s malnourished body, the system shall reform it for a cost of 10 gold, requesting the host to sleep in bed to avoid injury]
Vestian did not understand why he had to lay down, but complied
[Starting body reformation]
Pain suddenly started surging through Vestian’s body and within a couple of moments, he passed out.