As Golden read it, he understood that he was left with only one path to advance, he needed to increase at least one point in Dexterity.
"Increasing my Dexterity by one point shouldn't be difficult, I can think of several ways to do it, but I want to do it the most optimal way. If I can increase it to ten points instead and the Quests follow the same pattern, I can obtain a High-grade Magical Talent."
The system immediately replied.
[The most optimal way for the user to increase the Dexterity points would be to practice mortal's archery. At the same time, it will also increase the Strength points.]
Indeed, the traditional archery of mortals was very good to train Strength and Dexterity, and as he could only increase his Dexterity to continue using the Quest Menu, it was a very good option. Furthermore, he wanted to increase his Strength points because he felt ashamed of having only one point.
The system seemed to know that as it suggested the mortal's archery. Usually, only the ones who want to become archers trained mortal's archery as a foundation.
However, it wasn't unheard that some kids wanted to train it before knowing their Innate Talents as it was still good training for the body and less painful than other mortal's training like the sword or the spear, although it was looked down upon just because of that by the pure warriors.
"It seems that I need to start practicing archery, tomorrow I will ask the servants to apply for the clan's archery lessons."
After saying those words, Golden was determined. He stood up and finished paying attention to the Last Wish System, and at the same moment, the system reacted.
[The tutorial has finished. The user can repeat the tutorial at any moment.]
As Golden expected, the tutorial had already explained all the functions of the system, so the tutorial ended. He also suspected that when the system was to unlock more functions, there would be a proper explanation for them.
Golden didn't want to spend more time in the library and went back to his room. Sadly, one of the servants caught him, and Golden got scolded. Golden didn't mind because he was still processing the things that happened to him and making plans for the future.
The next morning, Golden told his servants that he wanted to practice archery. The servants were surprised, but they helped Golden to request to join the lessons without asking anything. That was the relationship between Golden and the servants, there was no affection between them. For the servants to attend Golden was only their work, nothing more.
Golden knew that even though he already requested it, he wouldn't be able to start right at that moment. His position wasn't good enough to directly enter some archery lesson without previous notice, it would take around a week for him to be able to start practicing archery.
However, even if he obtained immediate access to an archery class, he wouldn't be able to shoot an arrow with his puny strength, so he decided to use that time to exercise his body.
Golden tried to do some pushups in his room, but he wasn't even able to complete one before being exhausted.
"It seems that the system wasn't lying in the evaluation of my Strength points, I'm too weak. I always thought that doing pushups was an easy task when I read about it, but my body is completely unable to do even one..."
Of course, that wasn't enough to stop Golden. He didn't have any equipment to train, so he focused on basic exercises, even if they were extremely tiring for him.
On the second day, Golden asked the system to inform him when any of his stats changed. The system set a notification alert to stat changes, but at the end of the day, Golden's stats were still the same.
At the same time, there was an unstoppable gossip within the clan, the clan's bookworm had become crazy for physical training.
On the fifth day, Golden's training continued without results, so his stats remained the same.
Therefore, when the servants told him that he received a letter from his older sister, he stopped training. Golden's older sister was the only one in the whole clan that truly cared about Golden, and she also the only one Golden cared about within the clan.
Her name was Ange Penny, a truly dazzling figure even in the whole of Nacesai City. She was only five years older than Golden, but she already was a 4-star mortal erudite. Furthermore, she had a high-grade Magical Talent and a perfect grade healing elemental affinity.
Because of those astonishing Innate Talents, the Nacesai Academy had gone to recruit her. Usually, one needed to pay expensive fees and pass some tests before being able to enroll, but Ange's situation was extremely special.
In the last thousand years, Nacesai City didn't give birth to anyone with a perfect grade healing elemental affinity until Ange. Healing elemental affinity was a special type of elemental affinity, as it gave the talent to train any spell related to healing, disregarding the element it belonged to.
Healing spells were extremely difficult to master, especially the ones with the capacity to heal others, and also the healing elemental affinities were quite rare. Thus, there weren't many healers, and they were highly valued.
Because of that, Ange spent almost all of her time in the Nacesai Academy. The academy treated her very well, and she had all the resources she requested. However, she lacked the freedom to go back home; Golden had only seen her a few times since she went to the academy.
Golden and Ange communicated mainly by letters, and for Golden, reading his sister's letter was something even more important than training, as she was his only emotional support.
That time, the letter wasn't talking about her living in the academy as usual, but rather about Golden's sudden change of living habits as he started to train without stopping instead of passing his whole day reading books.
Indeed, the gossips about Golden reached his older sister. Ange was always inquiring about how her younger brother was doing, she was a very kind girl and very protective towards her younger brother.
They also had the same mother, so they were different than other brothers and sisters in the clan. Their relationship was very deep, and the death of their mother led to Ange always being very concerned about Golden, who didn't have anyone other than her.
Those circumstances also made Ange mature relatively faster than other girls of her age, and her father didn't ignore her as he did with Golden, so even before her Innate Talents shocked the city, she already had a good standing in the clan.
Of course, she tried to change her father's opinion about Golden, but that was the only topic that her father never gave her any room for discussion.
As her position in the city became higher, she thought about ways to help her little brother.
As Golden was a well-known bookworm, Ange prepared to look for some good books to give him when she reached the 5-star Mortal Rank, only then would she get access to more valuable books than the ones in the clan library.
Given her importance to the academy, if she wanted to give one or two books to her younger brother, the academy would accept it. However, as she heard about Golden's changes, she changed her mind and sent him some medicinal pills.
Those were of the lowest grade and only useful for restoring stamina. Someone that was only a mortal like Golden would recover all his stamina, but those who started practicing would have only some stamina restored.
Thus, those medicinal pills weren't that valuable, and Ange managed to get them without too much difficulty, but those medicinal pills were just what Golden needed the most at that moment.
In truth, Ange thought that Golden longed for parental love and started training his body to please their father, who valued physical strength the most, so she hurried to give some medicinal pills to Golden to help him with his training.
Golden was extremely grateful to his sister, even knowing that she probably misunderstood the reason for his training, as she always thought that Golden wanted to obtain the appreciation of his father.
No matter the reason, those medicinal pills were what he needed the most, and he wouldn't waste them. With them, Golden started training without stopping as he used those medicinal pills instead of resting.
Finally, the next morning, a notification appeared on his head.
After hearing the notification, Golden smiled and continued his training. He wasn't satisfied with only two points.Golden's continued training until the seventh day when he started the archery lessons. In that short time, he managed to increase his Strength points to three, but not only that, Golden's Vitality points increased to four.With the stats Golden had at that moment, only the Agility points remained under the average mark for his age. Using the system's stats, the average for the physical stats of a six-year-old kid was three, so Golden couldn't be considered weak among those at his age after his training, but he couldn't be regarded as overly strong either.Of course, in the mind stats, Golden was extremely outstanding because the average was only two points. However, Golden cared more about his weak points as they could improve much more.Golden reached the archery training ground while lost in his thoughts."So, you are that famous bookworm."A tall man with a hawk-like
Golden didn't expect to increase his Dexterity yet. He thought he would need at least another week, but he didn't include in his calculations the effects of his newly acquired Innate Talent.Golden didn't use the system until he went back to his room, lacking that Dexterity point was something that had blocked him from doing anything else in the Quest Menu, except for his newly unlocked Dynamic Quests.Golden seated in his room and went to the Quest Menu. Then he finished the Skill Quest he completed when obtained the eighth point in Dexterity.Golden's Magic Latent Talent reached medium grade, and a new Skill Quest appeared, named [Magical talent upgrade: Medium-high]. The requirements followed the previous ones. At that moment, Golden required at least 9 points in the three mind-related stats.Finishing the previous Quest also completed the requirements to finish [Elemental Affinity] and obtain a perfect grade Elemental Affinity. Golden didn't hesitate as he finished the Quest and q
"I choose the Origin Path."Golden decided to make the great bet, the other Paths were safer, but with them, he would limit himself in some way. On the other hand, the Origin Path was dangerous, and Golden knew nothing about it, but it showed danger and difficulty as the main bad points.Golden didn't believe that the system will offer some trash Path. He made a bet for the Origin Path because he already needed to conceal the system, and his Path for training had been difficult from the start.Golden hoped that the Origin Path, besides being the most difficult and dangerous, would also be the most powerful.And even if the Origin Path didn't meet Golden's expectations, being at least something from the system, Golden was sure that it would be a good Path.[Since the user has chosen the Origin Path, the user will obtain some information about it. If, after hearing it, the user regrets the decision, then the user can change the Origin Path for one of the other Paths in exchange for not
[Main Chain Quest: Origin Path Rank 1.]That was the header the system showed for Golden's first Main Chain Quest, and the main objective of this Main chain Quest was to reach Rank 1 Novice in the Origin Path.As for the first sub-quest, it was something Golden didn't expect.[Sub-quest: Become a disciple of a Sword's Master. Reward: Sword Innate Talent (the grade is variable, the more powerful the master, the better the grade).]Golden didn't understand the reasons for the first sub-quest as he never showed any interest in the sword. If the requirement for the Origin Path was training with a weapon, he was already training archery.[The system determined that among all weapons, the sword is the one with more benefits for the user to reach the requirements for the Origin Path. Training with the sword would help to increase Strength, Agility, Vitality, and Dexterity.]Indeed, those were all stats that Golden needed to improve. But he still didn't understand why the reward would be of a
[Sub-quest finished. Reward obtained: Sword Innate Talent: Perfect Grade.]Golden was stunned as he obtained the highest reward. The system determined that Swordmad was the best master for Golden, which seemed a big coincidence since both were in the same clan, so Golden doubted again if it was really a coincidence or the system knew about Swordmad beforehand.Golden opened the Innate Talent Menu to check his new Innate Talent.[Sword Innate Talent: Perfect grade. The best affinity for Swordsmanship. Grants the user the Passive Skill: Sword Mastery.]As far as Golden knew, there were three types of skills: Battle Skills, Magic Skills, also known as Spells, and Passive Skills. To train the first two, it was indispensable to start practicing a Path, while for the third, it didn't matter, but obtaining a Passive Skill was more about luck than any other thing.Passive Skills didn't need to be activated, and training them could be done with the passing of time. The books said that sometime
Usually, after Golden finished the class, Swordmad gave him some advice, and he returned to his room. However, the same day Golden finished the fourth Dynamic Quest, Swordmad said something else."You have been training with me for some time, in the next month's Clan's Gathering, you shall do an exhibition battle and show your progress to everyone."The Clan's Gathering was something that happened once per year, and it was normal for some youngsters to show their abilities in exhibition battles. However, Golden didn't expect that Swordmad wanted him to show off."All right, I won't disappoint you, master."Golden didn't have any reason to refuse because he also wanted to test himself in a battle against others.He continued training until the day of the Clan's Gathering, but his stats and skills remained the same.The day of the Clan's Gathering, Golden was in a very good mood, but it wasn't because of the exhibition battle but was because his big sister would come back to attend the
Golden opened his eyes confused, his memories were fuzzy and his body heavy."You finally awakened, I already thought that you would remain unconscious forever."That was Swordmad's voice, who was beside Golden's bed, sat in a chair."Stop. You look confused. Clear your mind, or even if I explain to you what happened, you won't understand."Golden stopped talking and tried to recall what had happened to him."I went to the Clan's Gathering and won the exhibition battle against Blackor..."Until that moment, he recalled clearly."After that... something weird happened... everyone fell into an illusion... but I wasn't affected... Someone wanted to kill my sister... and I tried to save her...""But I failed... and received a hit in the chest... I died.""To be more exacts, you almost died, you are still alive and completely healed since a long time ago, but you remained unconscious until now."Golden was trying to think more quickly, but his mind wasn't completely clear."Then... for how
[Absolute Protection: Creates a 5-meter field that lasts for 5 seconds. Nothing can interfere with the inside of the field until it disappears. This Legacy Skill can only be used once per month. It doesn't use the user's energy.]"This skill is a real Absolute Protection."Absolute Protection could protect Golden and everything around him from any damage. Even though it only lasted for five seconds and could only be used once per month, if Golden were again in the same situation as in the Clan's Gathering, at least, he would be able to protect himself and his sister for five seconds.If he had lasted five seconds in the Clan Gathering, Swordmad would have been able to save him and Ange, so Golden wouldn't have needed to receive the hit in the place of his sister."Can I improve this Legacy Skill?"That was something very important. If the area and duration could increase, then it would be awesome.[The Legacy Skill is a special type of skill that directly use the Laws of the world to