Being one with the crowd felt good. Lee really enjoyed this feeling to be one with a society where all races co-existed. He saw so goblin kids playing with so little dwarfs in the sand. From the sand, a little wereboy jumped up and surprised them. Then their surprise turned to laughter. Lee smiled on seeing their faces.
[Thinking of having one?!]
'Not at the mont.'
[It'll co up eventually.]
Lee smirked on D's comnt. He watched his surroundings as he walked towards Adventurer's Guild. After rewinding on the recently occured incidents, Lee asked D.
'What were the sections in the Shop again?!'
[Weapons, Consumables, Outfits, Skills.]
'I know that the magic skills and cultivation techniques disappeared because I cannot directly use Qi or Mana, but why did Talismans disappear?!'
[The sa goes with Talismans. They can only be activated by Qi or Mana injecting into it. So those are also removed.]
'Where does that jade pendant co from?! I don't see a section for ornants.'
[Jade pendants co from the Outfits section. Because you fit that thing to your exterior, like wear it.]
'Describe Skills'
[Since you cannot use Qi or Mana, all techniques that require either of them are re-programd to work with the expense of Essence. Just like how you remodeled the ordinary now to an Essence arrow bow.
Skills are simply the Essence-version of everything we had. For example: the skill 'Fla' costs Mana with respect to how much intensity and duration you maintain it. The technique 'Silent Forest Flash' spends Qi with respect to the duration and speed you run with. There are so that don't require Essence, though. Like View and Foresight you have.
Now, replace Qi and Mana with Essence, you have Skills.]
'Open Skills section'
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Offense
Defense
Agility
Auxiliary
Mastery
Perception
Deception
Non-Combat
Lifestyle
ntal
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'Define each.'
[Offense is to initiate an attack, like 'Fla' or 'Frost'. Defense is to block an attack, like 'Golden Turtle Shell'. Agility is related to movent, like 'Silent Forest Footstep'. Auxiliary skills are those which can enhance or supplent other skills, like 'Berserk' as it increases speed, strength and defense by slight margin and 'Curse Remover' as it removes debuffs over your skills. Mastery is proficiency in tools and weapons, like 'Blade Mastery' and 'Nunchuck Mastery'. Perception is to increase one's awareness about the surroundings, like the ripple sensing feature of the Map. Deception is to confuse other's awareness of their surroundings, like Illusion. Non-Combat are a combination of skills that have no participation in combat, like 'Animal Tongue', and those having passive participation in combat, like 'Telekinesis'. 'Lifestyle' is about skills that empower your daily activities, like cooking, cleaning and farming. ntal skills are purely mind-related, like 'Hypnosis' and 'Hallucination'.]
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11 A.M.
450 Essence harvested.
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Before Lee noticed, he was already in front of the Guild building. Lee didn't continue the conversation as he walked inside and to the room of the Guild-leader.
As he extended his hand, he heard laughing sounds of An and Shi Sera. It seed like they were getting quite along. He thought of retreating silently, but An opened the door and smiled at him.
"I didn't want to interrupt the mont, so I hesitated to enter."
Lee gave an explanation before she asked anything. An moved aside and gave way to enter. Lee entered and sat down.
"How did it go?!"
Shi Sera raised her question. She was curious, so was An.
"We fought, he lost."
Lee summarised the whole incident in a few words. Shi Sera sat on her chair in deep thought. After a minute, she spoke.
"They won't ss with you for a while."
An looked at Shi Sera and nodded. Lee sighed and got up to leave, but An had hesitation on her face.
"If you two want to talk, you can stay. I'll just go, roam around and co back after an hour."
Lee replied and her face lightened with happiness. As an ordinary woman with a scarred mind, it was difficult for An to find soone as open as a friend.
Lee went out and he heard their voice on track. He stepped down to the ground floor and walked outside. He had nowhere to go, so he entered the nearest hotel bar.
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The whole building was the hotel. The doors were big enough to allow high orcs through it.
Almost all tables inside were filled with people. So dwarves were chugging down beer as his demon friend could only watch it. D told Lee that demons get intoxicated by a whiff of alcohol. Lee sat at the table and observed his surroundings. He saw many people eat many kinds of dishes. As he was trying to figure out what they were nad, a young weregirl wearing a waitress outfit ca near him.
"Good morning sir, what would you like to have?!"
For a second, Lee's mind went blank. Noticing her stare, he sohow spoke out.
"I'm new to the city. So please give your signature item."
The weregirl was delighted to hear this. She quickly went back to the desk and ca back a few minutes later. She presented a bowl of soup and a main dish of at with sliced and diced vegetables over it with spices. Lee thought it would be awkward to ask about the item, but he sohow asked.
"The main dish is made from stone bull at. The at alone is good when cooked, but gets more delicious with sliced vegetables. You'll have to eat at with the vegetable slices. The soup is made using sky radish and forest peas. They complent each other in taste. You can use a spoon or sticks to eat the main dish. The spoon is needed to enjoy the soup."
The girl explained and went to take other orders. He was satisfied with her short introduction. Without any further ado, he used the sticks to take a piece of at and vegetables together. The very scent of them salivated him. He put them in his mouth and a peculiar feeling began to run wildly through him.
"DELICIOUS!!!"
Lee didn't intend to speak it out, but it ca out sohow. He chewed the at and vegetables as he sucked in his drooling saliva. Soone who sat at the next table to him saw his face and chuckled.
Lee's hand moved on its own. The sticks went inside his mouth with a slice of at and pieces of vegetables. His tongue was ecstatic for the first ti.
The at was perfectly cooked and the sticks are enough to tear a piece of it. It's smooth texture with a heavenly mixture of spices really made Lee's soul fly high.
Before he realised, the at and vegetables had disappeared. Lee was disappointed to know that they didn't last long. His mouth was still tingling from the delicate texture of at. He slid the plate aside and placed the soup bowl in front of him. The sll that rose from the bowl cald his heart.
The soup had a pale white color with so leaves swimming in it. The steam arose from the bowl with its hotness. Lee took a very little amount of soup to taste. He brought the spoon to his mouth and the soup touched his tongue.
There was a certain serene feeling in it. The warm soup gave a pacifying effect to him. His mind beca cool and empty. His deanor beca calm and content. He drank it with the spoon, slow and steady. Only when the spoon made a faint clang noise did he realise that the soup was also finished.
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12 Mid-day
450 Essence harvested.
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He sat there for a mont to appreciate this wonderful delicacy. He rembered what he was talking to D and resud the conversation.
'Status!'
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Na: Lee
Age: 20
Title: Grim-reaper, Soul Liberator
Fa: 1535
Essence: 29580 (12 Mid-day)
Money: 1000 Gold, 0 Silver, 31 Copper
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Partner: An
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Health: 280
Strength: 280
Vitality: 280
Agility: 280
Defense: 280
Endurance: 280
Sense: 280
Intelligence: 270
Resolve: 270
Immunity:-
Greater Poison Immunity (6/1000000)
dium Lightning Immunity (3217/10000)
Affinity:-
Lesser Poison Affinity (11/100)
dium Lightning Affinity (781/10000)
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Mastery:-
Absolute Blade Mastery
Absolute Nunchuck Mastery
dium Bow Mastery (371/10000)
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Cultivation: Peak stage Core Formation realm
Qi: 0/1100
Mana: 0
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Innate Skills:-
View
Foresight
EsGen
EsConv
Curse Remover
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INVENTORY:-
QUESTS:-
MAP:-
SHOP:-
RE-MODEL:-
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