Konrad was having a stroll through the city, a candy bar in one hand and the Amulet of Phobos in the other. It was really weird. People would look at him and then completely forget that he exists. An interesting discovery came upon closer inspection of the amulet. it actually had a formation core similar to the one Konrad created to work both on the Ambient magic and blood conversion. The amulet though came with the solution from another perspective and gave Konrad a few ideas of how to improve it further.
But at the moment it wasn't important. What was important, was that upon supplying his own Mana to the amulet a few times, the previously almost empty amulet now became completely filled up, causing the ruby in the middle to glow faintly with the stored energy, while the range of the amulet increased by at least three times. Sadly he still needed to figure out how to repair the scratched formation so the Invisibility and sound muffling features were still unavailable, but the Aura Of Ignorance worked as it should (even if as a weakened version).
As he was walking he suddenly stopped when he saw an ambulance and a police car at the same place where he previously 'aquired' the Amulet. It made him realize that very little time passed since, because he was in the Lottery space.
He snorted at the thought that the culprit returned to the crime scene.
Garry was currently being strapped to a stretcher while mumbling incoherently, his lover body already covered with a towel. Konrad could have sworn that the guy was saying things like "You can't see me" or "Come here baby..." While looking blindly into space. "Huh...He must have really hit the ground hard. Or the fist of that other guy..." Konrad shrugged and went his way undiscovered.
At least that's what he thought but suddenly Garry looked straight at him and started shouting.
"Hey! That...That's mine! You! G...Give it back!" Garry started to struggle with the paramedic while trying to get to Konrad.
He was quickly stopped though with the help of a policeman and another paramedic. When he was finally strapped and a tranquilizer given to stop his kicking, the medic turned to his companion.
"Add schizophrenia to the possible afflictions."
'Whoops...' Konrad muttered while thinking of the reason why Garry could see him through the Aura. The only reason he could think of was his previous exposure to it or the usage of his blood in the first activation. Konrad was thinking if he should further experiment but decided to just leave. He still had a lot to do after all...
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He was currently in the forest, three kilometers from his house, looking for an isolated place, preferably with a water reservoir or a river. Obviously, he didn't know what familiar he would get from the prize Orb, so he wanted to play safe. It wouldn't be funny to get a familiar only for it to die because it was a water creature and he didn't have any water to provide.
Thankfully he knew one such place from his previous strolls, so he was going there right now, and if it wasn't good for any reason he would restart looking from there. It was a small pond, surrounded by thick bushes that was rarely ever visited by any human and Konrad hoped that it didn't change since the last time he was there.
Soon he was pushing through small conifers and an assortment of different bushes, only to arrive on the edge of an isolated pond.
It was maybe one meter deep and covered in water lilies and algae. A few ducks resided on the further end, watching Konrad curiously.
With a content smile Konrad plopped onto the ground, a few meters from the pond and took out the [}Random Familiar Draw {] Prize Orb.
"Sink or Swim..." Konrad said, and with a bit of his intent, the orb started to glow, a clear sign of the prize being opened.
Suddenly there was a flash that almost blinded Konrad, but he shielded his eyes with his other hand. He could feel the orb growing slightly and becoming much heavier, but suddenly it stopped...
Soon the light also disappeared and Konrad looked at his familiar. Or at least that's what he was expecting but what lied in his hand was a red, ping pong sized, Crystal ball...
"Uhh...what?"
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The Crystal ball was perfectly smooth and very hard. It looked like a polished Ruby, yet the inside of the ball looked weirdly. A slight glow could be seen inside moving in its own rhythm disregarding anything else.
"Is that my familiar? A crystal ball? But..what? That doesn't make sense... I could have sworn that it grew in my hand when I was opening it yet it isn't much different in size than before...Or maybe it's an egg?" Then another thing struck him. 'This is heavy! Much heavier than something of this size should be...It's at least half a kilogram in weight! What is it made of? Gold? No not gold...but something with similar or even greater density...'
After a while of pondering, Konrad finally remembered about his skill Observe, and hit himself on the forehead.
"Observe!"
[• Slime Nucleus (Dormant) •]
Race - Slime
Bloodline - Royal/Ancient Assimilation Slime
Rarity - S
Rank - F
Class - Magic Creature
Status - Dormant
Mana ~ 0/100 MP
Mana Regeneration - 5/min (Dormant)
Assimilation - none
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Stats:
Body Control - 0
Intelligence - 0
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Description: A nucleus of an unborn Slime won by Konrad Caster in the Random Familiar Draw. It's a Creature born from the accumulation of Mana, often categorized as a monster species.
In order to bind and to awaken the Creature, a supplement of blood and potentially magic power is necessary. The blood act as a nourishment, blood connection, and basic mana source needed to awaken the newborn Creature. The addition of Mana allows for a stronger spiritual connection between the owner and his familiar in the begining stages.
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"Oh...A slime? I.... I'm not even sure if I'm happy or not, at this moment in time..." Konrad muttered looking at the small nucleus with unhidden curiosity. It was a newborn slime! No, it wasn't even born yet, if he understood it right. He needed to supply it with his blood and magic, to actually cause it to awaken and to bind it with himself. And there's this spiritual connection too. 'Would it be similar to his soul bonded cooking book. No, of course not. More like, he will be able to communicate with the slime or give it commands. In any case, the question is - Do i want to have a slime familiar or do I not?...' He thought and then a grin appeared on his face.
"...Hell yeah! Let's do this!' Konrad said excitedly and after cutting his palm with a knife, he put his entire hand over the nucleus while also slowly supplying it with his own Mana...
Slowly but surely the orb started to glow and absorb the blood...
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Current Status
[• Konrad Caster •]
Race - Human
Class - Magic/Sword apprentice
Status - Healthy
Mana ~ 51/51 MP
Mana Regeneration - 5/min (2x5%/min)
Blood Capacity - 6500/6500ml
Blood Replenishment - 500ml/4daysx4 = 500ml/day
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Stats:
Strength - 15
Perception - 13
Agility - 17
Intelligence - 14
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Skills:
- Language Comprehension:
- [@π&¥@&€#∆££#&∆¶$
- Health Regeneration: x4
- Mana Regeneration: x2
- Lesser Mana Affinity
- Space Storage: 13 m^2
- Observe: Basic
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Soul Bonded Artifacts:
- Cooking Grimoire
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Description:
Konrad is a...
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...Hard.
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//Konrad's inventory list//
- Steel Broadsword
- Steel Gauntlets
- Amulet of Phobos (Damaged)
- Compass Of Random Journey
- Map Of Revealment
- Lesser Health Potion
- Medium Health Potion
- 7x small light orb formation
- fire ball formation
- Smartphone
- few changes of clothes
- Jar of dirt
- two buckets of wet cement (for later)
- four empty buckets
- Orichalcum ore 10kg
- Orichalcum Ingot 5kg
- Konrad's favourite knife
- Konrad's personal Grimoire:
- Fire magic ( Fireball, Fire Bolt, Fire Wall )
- Light magic (Light Ball, Light Lance, Flashbang, (Invisibility-in research))
- Wind magic (Wind Ball, Wind Blade, Air Wall, Vacuum Sphere)
- Mind magic (In research)
- Vibration magic (in research)
- notepad for quick observations.
- •Apprentice Tome Of Swords And Shields•(completed)
- bunch of different trinkets he thought might come in handy someday...
- Spelunking equipment
- Diving equipment
- Hiking equipment
- Climbing equipment
- Prize orbs:
[} User targeted Summoning (Another World Hero) {]
[} Lesser Mana Potion +5 {] x3
[} Common Gemstone Draw {] x2
[} Mithrill Ore 10kg {]
[} Lesser Health Potion {] x4
[} Pure Iron Dagger {]
[} Mithrill ingot 5kg {]
[} Adamantite Ore {]
[} Orichalcum Ore 10kg {] x2
[} Chosen Language Comprehension {]
[}Mana Capacity +1{] x2
[}Random Familiar Draw {]
[} Steel Gauntlets {]
[} Pure Iron Broadsword {]
[} Medium Health Potion {]