CH.381 Church Plans
The next morning was still busy on HoBase. After all, many of the guests had stayed the night, so we had to prepare breakfast for everyone. Luckily most of them did have a change of clothes, but I did also make so basic t-shirts, cotton sweatpants and indoor slippers for anyone that wanted them, which ended up being almost everyone. I guess free stuff is free stuff even if you don’t need it. And I do have to admit that the clothing I make with HoBase is way more comfortable than most things you can buy on the open market. Sure you can get clothes of similar or higher quality, but it will likely cost one to two gold coins, if not more, even for sothing simple. For it costs about 2,000 mana and 340 miasma, depending a bit on the size. No creation energy required.
Breakfast today was another buffet. It just is the easiest to set up and after we’ve eaten, I can just take all the food into Storage so that it won’t go bad. And Storage’s Item Maintenance could ‘repair’ the food, so after I take it into Storage, it goes back to how it was when it was perfectly fresh. I don’t really know why food counts as an ‘Item’ but I won’t complain about convenience.
After breakfast began the taking the guests ho operation, but I wasn’t involved in that, as I had sothing else to do. Before I, or soone else, takes Wendy and Sepher back to the Hero’s country, they wanted to confirm that Albus would be fine here. Sepher was also interested when he heard that I had made a makeshift church already.
“Alright. Here it is. Please tell what it is missing.” I told them as we walked into the HoBase church.
I had styled it after the church in Sawyer city. I didn’t want it to be too grand, but also not too small, so the Sawyer city church was a good base to work from.
I did also use HoBase to make so decorations, mainly pictures of the Goddess. They were based on my image of her, as that is the one I can make the easiest, but I did also have a few based on the way the Hero saw her, as that is considered the ‘official’ version. But I prefer my RGB gar Goddess, which is why I even added a screen that could show a moving version of her, just so you could get the full RGB experience.
“... A question. Who made these artworks of the Goddess? I don’t think I’ve ever seen her with hair like that. And what about that moving one?” Sepher asked.
“Do you want to guess?” I asked.
“I really couldn’t know.” Sepher said.
“Really? I wonder whose depiction of our Goddess I’d want to have in my church.” I hinted.
“... is it … yours?” Wendy guessed.
“Correct.” I confird.
“W-W-W-WHAT!?” Sepher yelled with a voice that was likely heard throughout HoBase. “Wh-When? Where? How? Why didn’t you tell ?” He rapid fired questions as he shook back and forth.
“Because I knew you’d react like that.” I answered. “And I t her for the first ti … well, it was a while ago. I guess I’ll start from when I first t Aulis, an Angel. I t him after the behemoth incident at Alewatch. He appears to in a dream, taking to this … actually I have a picture of it here sowhere.” I walked a bit forward until the picture fra that housed the picture of the parlor room where I et with System Agents and the Goddess was placed. “The room looks like this. The first ti I visited, I t with Aulis as I ntioned previously. He was the one who told about the miasma blobs and why they appear. But eventually the Goddess cleared her schedule and I was able to have a short chat with her.”
“But why?”
“I think you know the reason for that. Other than her, I’m the only one that can deal with the miasma blobs. And it is better if soone living does that, as she cannot appear here with her true body.”
“... Could that be her true appearance?” Wendy wondered.
“Probably not.” I answered. “I do get where you are coming from, but still, I don’t think the Goddess has what could be called a ‘true form’. She as a being exceeds our understanding. That is why all of us see her differently. At least that is what I think.”
“I really wish I could see her myself.” Wendy said. “Speaking of, the ultimate skill project? Have you found anything about it?”
“Sorry, but no.” I answered. “I don’t know if you know, but I have a way of giving people skills, similar to skill orbs. I’ve had Laura test a ton of them, but no matter what, I can’t make an ultimate skill.”
“What about unique skills?”
“Yeah, I can make those. My Different Dinsion Factory and Storage are both unique skills I’ve made. Well, given myself, but sa difference.”
“I see. Admittedly, the sa goes for us, and we can’t even do what you do.”
“Yeah, understandable. Speaking of, I could really use a skill orb … for sothing. Do you think I could get one? Doesn’t matter what skill it holds.”
“I can give you one from my own collection when you bring us back ho.” Wendy promised.
“That will be a big help, thanks.”
Having access to skill orbs in the HoBase catalog might be both useless and super useful. It honestly really bothers that HoBase can’t make them. And with them, by installing cards into the skill orbs, I might be able to give out skills that just direct installs can’t give. And as far as I understand it, skill orbs can also increase the skill level of the skill they hold, if you already have the skill. Sure I can just use Level Up! for that, but if skill orbs can house unique skills, I might be able to cheat levels to unique skills with skill orbs.
“So Albus, what do you think? Is it missing anything?”
“Sir, I believe this is more than enough.” Albus confird. “How will I be preaching? What should my schedule be?”
“I don’t really care. I think you should ask the others about it. Maybe in the mornings after breakfast. And probably not everyday. We’ll work it out after a bit. And just call Brian.”
“I apologize, but I really don’t feel like I should call you by your na, Sir.”
“... just try to learn to do so.”
“I shall strive to et your expectations. And the timing does work, but I do have to say, this isn’t what I was expecting.”
“What were you expecting? A perfectly complete church with instructions ready for you?”
“I suppose so. It is just … when I heard I’d work at a church of a System Support holder, perhaps I expected that I would be nothing more than a glorified assistant.”
“Well, I’m no priest.”
“But you are the one that can directly hear the voice of our Goddess.”
“Hearing her voice and being able to inspire others about its beauty are two different things. Not everyone can do everything. That includes myself.”
“Yes. And that is perfectly fine, Sir. … But what about the one I will be teaching? When will they be introduced?”
“I think tomorrow or later today. They don’t exactly want to yell out that they have a Holy Magic related title, and I won’t force them to tell people about it.” I inford Albus. “You should spend the day getting used to everyone and setting up your room, as well as the church. If you need anything, or want anything, don’t hesitate to ask. I’ll secure what you need. Also, if you need a special diet, inform of that as well. I know you can eat basically anything, but if you don’t like certain foods, I can have the kitchen not make those for you.”
“Understood.”
After that exchange, I took Wendy and Sepher back to the Hero’s country. I thought about making Lua do it, but I have the ti, so I can do it instead. I was able to secure a skill orb from Wendy and thanks to the supersonic B.E.S. ships make the trip last not too long.
When I got back to HoBase, I started thinking about the future. There really wasn’t that much to it, but we needed to get stronger. For that, we are headed for Alewatch and the TinaWood dungeon.
But before I can think of people acquiring Card Summoner, they have to be powerful enough to take on the challenge rooms. And for that, I have installs. Starting with Alice and Lua.
“So it is ti for our third attribute.” Alice said.
“... just when I got a Holy Magic teacher…” Lua complained a bit.
“You can manage both.” I told her. “So, which of you takes Wind and which takes Earth?” I asked.
“... why is this question so difficult?” Alice pondered.
“Yes. It is a sha we can’t just have both.” Lua added.
“... you are worried about learning Holy Magic at the sa ti as an attribute magic, but still would want to have two more attributes?”
“Just because I complain about how busy I’ll be doesn’t an that I don’t want more.” Lua said. “Just like I only want to drink your blood, but I deal with only getting it now and then.”
“Curse for not being a dhampir. I can’t drink Brian’s fluids.” Alice joked.
“... yeah. Not like you drink every sip.”
“Hey! I bla Mana for that!” Alice complained.
“You two are one and the sa. Kind of.”
“... can we just get the installs?” Lua asked. “And Alice, I honestly question how you can drink that stuff. It doesn’t taste good at all.”
“I could say the sa about blood, but I’m not one to question others' tastes.”
“Stop fighting about subjective things.” I told them. “Just answer the question. Which attribute you’ll be taking?”
“I’ll take Wind.” Lua answered.
“Earth for .” Alice added.
“Good. Lua, let’s do yours first.” I said, as I got Rising Air Current out of the Collection. “Install.” With Lua’s install done, I got Gaia Power out and held it up to Alice’s chest and said. “Install.”
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“... you really never can get used to that.” Alice complained.
“Well, at least most installs are better than magic attributes.” Lua added.
“Yeah. Brian should experience how bad it feels.”
“You know I can’t. And I have experienced a unique skill while you two haven’t.” I reminded them, but then I quickly added. “Not that I know for sure which is worse.”
“What about yourself? Will you give yourself a skill?” Alice asked.
“I could, but I’m not really sure what I want. Mana Flight would be nice, but I’ll learn it soon anyway. I also thought about Lightning Magic, as it is sothing I could actually get. There is also the Lifesteal skill, but I’m more of a commander type than a frontline fighter.”
“... I could have used that but …” Alice said.
“Yeah. I do wonder why you no longer count as a human. Sothing about the fusion, I’d guess.”
“Or maybe you are the one that isn’t human.” Lua pointed out.
“Could be. But yeah. The install I’m actually taking is Shadow Spell for the skill Dark Chain. It allows to make and manipulate these dark chains, so I can bind targets.”
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“The swords skill is more difficult to use, so I prefer the Dark Chain skill. Though I do plan on taking the Swords later. The two skills do work decently well together.”
“What does it do?”
“The skill is called Restraining Sword Barrage. It would allow to produce a large quantity of swords of light that I can then launch at my enemies. If the swords hit, they impede the target's movents, but they do no HP damage.”
“So one is single target while the other is better at dealing with large mobs?” Alice asked.
“Pretty much, yeah.” I confird. “But when Dark Chain levels up, it gets better additional features like being able to drain mana from things that the chain is wrapped around, while all the swords gain is the ability to do damage and the stun will last longer.”
“Both sound pretty powerful.”
“Which is why I’ll eventually have both.”
After my own install, my status now looked like this.
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Na: Brian Wood
Race: One without a Race - User of Rare Skills (Advanced Human) ✯
Level: 158
HP: 6630 [ 40] ( 25,000)
Mana: 8570 [ 40] ( 22,800)
Strength: 2605 [ 20]
Defense: 3445
Magic: 3220 [ 20]
Skills:
One of Every Race LV.2 (unique-racial)
- Draconic Body LV.1 (racial)
- Draconic Magic LV.1 (racial)
- Advanced Summoning Magic LV.2 (racial)
- Spirit Magic LV.2 (racial)
Pack Opener LV.8 (unique)
Different Dinsion Factory LV.7 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Space Magic LV.4 (extra)
Ti Magic LV.2 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.8 (extra)
Dark Chain LV.1 (extra) [new]
Summoner’s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Summon Nature Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.5
Shield Technique LV.4
Mana Control LV.14
Taming LV.2
Defense Boost LV.10
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon)
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Nature Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
Slave Master
Slaves: Rhianna
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But that really isn’t that different from what it was yesterday, so let’s move onto sothing more interesting. Or maybe soone more interesting. Specifically Ria, and her new skill given to her by the install of Energy Drain called Status Drain.
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