Boom!
In an instant, just after finishing those words, a novel feeling — transitioning between the sensation of delight and agony — assaulted his senses.
Seemingly ripping his consciousness apart into countless pieces as some fragmented knowledge suddenly materialized within the corner of his mind, containing basic knowledge regarding the usage of the system and its rules.
Ughh!
Soon, after a quick 2 minutes that's akin to eternity.
The pain within Naib's soul finally subsided, causing his eyelids to flutter before slowly opening.
Upon regaining his senses, Naib immediately noticed the panel in front of him, now containing foreign words that he couldn't understand.
However, surprisingly, although the words it contained were beyond his understanding, Naib could easily understand the meaning they held.
[ Congratulations upon entering the early binding stage of the system! In order to completely bind the system to your soul, you needed to complete 10 various tasks, ensuring that you have the potential to maximize the usage of the system.
Note: Failing to do 2 simultaneous tasks would result in the requisition of the system ownership. ]
Ding!
[ Quest 1: Catch and bind a beast with overall potential that has or surpasses 25 points!
Reward: 1 spiritual technique and opening the feature of fate points! (Additional random rewards if the beast bonded surpasses the 25 potential points.) ]
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Ding!
[ Naib (Human)
Talent: (Unawakened) (Potential Seeing (Borrowed))
Spirit Manual: Beginner Force Star (Basic Mastery 12%) (Low Grade)
Life Span: 15/62
Realm: Beast Apprentice Early Stage (43%)
Bound Beast: Currently None
Skills: Basic Sword Style - Basic Mastery (1%) (Mortal), Wind Riding - Basic Mastery (1%) (Mortal)
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[ Quest!! ] [ Inventory!! ] [ Feature Locked ] ]
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[ Potential Seeing (???): A divine talent that allows one to see the overall potential of a being, including their talents, skills, possible evolution routes, and hidden illnesses... However, this capability of this talent was highly related to the user's mental prowess, making it unable to discern the complete information of the being above the user's realm. ]
"Catch a beast with overall potential that surpasses 25 points? What does that even mean?"
Staring at the unfamiliar terms in front of him, Naib couldn't help but scratch his head, unsure how he would complete the system quest if he had no idea what overall potential even meant.
Although he understood the gist of its meaning, based on the memory of this body, the potential of the beasts, which was often related to their overall strength and their utmost limits, usually originated from their very bloodlines. The higher the beast's bloodline grade was, the higher their limits and strength would be.
Starting at the lowest bloodline, which is often called the average bloodline, followed by the elite bloodline and the rare bloodline, as for what lies behind them, Naib was currently in the dark.
"If I'm correct, the high transcended beast that decimated countless humans in the village at that time has a rare bloodline, making its strength beyond its realm."
Gulp~
"Don't tell me this system wanted me to form a contract with that beast?"
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"Sigh, I might be overthinking it; even if I advance beyond the Beast Apprentice realm, forming a contract with a Transcended realm beast is simply impossible. In short, it is akin to a death sentence!"
Shaking his head, ridding the dangerous thought that sprouted within his mind, Naib's attention soon shifted toward his character panel. Falling into a deep thought as he began reading all the information they contained.
"Indeed, my personal talent was still locked; if I wanted to awaken it, I needed to advance beyond the Beast Apprentice realm.
But, hehe, I didn't expect that this system would bestow me a talent, an overpowered ability on top of that! Although this one might be momentary, having this one might allow me to finish the 1st quest with minimal losses."
Hmm...
"62 lifespan, which was normal, basic mastery of mortal skills, this?!"
Soon, finally memorizing his lackluster information where the only thing worth mentioning was the borrowed talent, Naib's sight soon trailed toward the Quest and Inventory below, noticing the prominent exclamation mark on their ends.
Opening the Quest feature, Naib immediately noticed the single quest present within, containing the demand to form a contract with a talented beast.
However, although the Quest feature didn't contain something new, the thing that the inventory contained made his gloomy expression light up in pure delight and excitement.
"This is the beginner gift box! This is it; I might be able to increase my strength in a short period of time."
Looking at the bronze box that was shimmering with a weak, earthly glow that was resting within the system inventory, waiting for him to click it and claim the freebies it contained, Naib's eyes began to moisten, finally feeling the warmth that the system was giving him.
"I know that this system wouldn't let me die in this forest. From now on, I will do my best to complete all of your quests."
Unfolding a smile on his weary face, Naib, without further ado, clicked the bronze box within the system. Heart pounding as he patiently waited for the newbie box to unfold in front of him.
However, the next second, after clicking the bronze box, the smile on Naib's face froze, his lips twitching as his smiling expression returned to a gloomy one.
Ding!
[ Newbie Gift (Locked): A gift that contained various rewards that was suitable for a new beast master.
Requirements to unlock: Complete a single quest from the system. ]
"Damn it, so I couldn't gain rewards without showing my worth first? This was simply... too ensuring!"
Cursing under his breath, Naib immediately closed the character panel. Having no time to argue with this system of his, he then shifted his gaze toward the sky.
Looking at the sun, which had almost reached its peak, giving a comfortable warmth below it, Naib hurriedly picked up the items he found useful around before venturing headlessly yet cautiously within the forest.
"If I wanted to survive for long enough, I needed to risk my safety first — if I could fulfill the first quest, then my strength would surely increase, elevating my chances of survival in this forest."