Mas called for Jemina who came rushing as fast as she could. "Yes grandmother, what is it?" She asked.
"Jemina...my sweetheart...I'm about to leave. I will do you one last thing before I leave."
"But grandmother..."
"I bestow upon you my library. Make sure you learn magic as best as you can,there are books for beginners as well as advanced users, and those plants...there is a book on my desk that tells you how to take care of them. Those plants are really important in making mana enhancing potions..."
Pedro was still looking for books to take. He finally decided upon three books. Dan watched as Mas adviced jemima who had tears and snot running down her face.
"Let's go Pedro," Dan said. Pedro and Kan followed him out of the house. They had only walked for a while before Mas called them. They stopped in their tracks. Mas walked over towards them. "One last piece of advice, there is a hero who lives in that city, he is from a previous generation of heroes but he did not fight with the others.so do not draw attention to yourself unless you want to die." Pedro's eyes widened before going back to normal. They thanked Mas and continued on walking down the mountain.
"Hey Pedro," Dan said during the silence.
"What?"
"Why do you want to kill the heroes? There are several generations of heroes, which ones do you want to kill?"
Pedro kept his silence and kept on walking.
"Come on answer me. Is it because you actually want to be the demon lord or you just want your father's approval?"
Pedro listened carefully to Dan's words. Friends since childhood, that is what they were, his ride or die, his right thumb on his hand. They had co depended on each other for a very long time.
"It seems like you know me well, I want to be like my father. A strong, respected man approved by everyone. A great leader with immense strength, but to do that I have to prove my self. I have to prove to my father, siblings and everyone else that I am capable of that and I will prove myself by bringing them the heads of the heroes."
"Just as I expected you have an inferiority complex..."
Pedro chuckled at Dan's words. "That may be true. I don't think I realised that before."
"So basically, you are doing this to gain recognition, right?"
"Correct."
"Why though?" Dan asked.
"What do you mean by why?"
"I mean you don't need his approval, you already got mine, I will always be there by your side. If you want to be the demon lord then just increase your strength and then challenge him for the throne. Everyone has the right to challenge the throne 5 years from now, so do your best."
Pedro had already lost attention. He did not hear a single word that came out of Dan's mouth. He was reading one of the books he had received from Mas.
It was a hard cover made from wood. The night sky was drawn on it. All though it was painted picture the stars seemed to be shining.
Dan asked him about the book. "It's a bestiary book with lots of information, I only read one page and I already have learnt a lot." Regret was the only thing on Dan's mind. Asking a nerd about a book was like asking a wolf to guard your sheep. They couldn't be trusted to shut up.
But Dan decided to stay respectful and just listened to Pedro. It wasn't like he had anything else to do. He picked a twig of the ground and threw it as hard as he could. "Go fetch boy." Kan broke into a full sprint returning back with it in a matter of seconds.
"Did you know that there are over 600 continents in the world! Apparently the other side of the world has not been explored." Pedro asked excitedly.
"yeah...uhu." He didn't really care so he just nodded his head. Kan came running back with the twig so he threw again for him but this time a little further away.
"There are over 40,000 intelligent species that are documented in this book with detail. And over 800 million species besides that!"
Dan looked at the book. It was a medium sized book the size of his magic textbooks. "How? How on earth does that book have all that many species and be so small?"
"Dan, that is a dumb question. We grew up in a world full of magic which made no scientific sense and I this book from the most powerful witch in our kingdom so why question it now? What dumb questions you ask."
Dan got way to close and personal and poked Pedro in the face repeatedly "WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY DUMB QUESTIONS, IT WAS A LOGICAL QUESTION TO BE ASKED? YOU JUST SAID IT WAS SCIENTIFICALLY IMPOSSIBLE."
"Do you mind not poking me, I'm trying to read."
Kan came running back with the twig in his mouth. He grabbed the twig and decided to take his anger out on it. He poured all his strength into his hand and threw it. The twig broke the moment he gripped it hard and when he throwed it, it only traveled a few meters.
Pedro held back a laugh but sniggered a little. Dan brought out his katana instead this time. He sealed the sheath with sealing magic so that it did not fall out. He throwed it as hard as he could without throwing it too far. It landed 2 kilo metres away from them. Kan happily chased after it.
"By the way Pedro, how long do you think it would take you to read a book that long?" Dan asked.
"It would take a normal person at least 30 years. It has over 800 million pages and 200,000 chapters. But since I read fast it would take me 10 years. But I dont have to read all this."
"What do you mean?"
"My system can absorb any book or information and the information will be placed inside my brain. It also records everything so in case I ever need it, all i have to do is replay it."
"You can absorb a books knowledge." Dan asked in disbelief. What was he been doing this whole time then? Had he known this he would have absorbed the entire school library.
➡️That would be impossible. The ability to absorb any information instantaneously no matter how large or vexing it is, only belongs to System No. 13 because it is its special skill.It isn't limited to book knowledge, the user can copy any martial arts form just from seeing it once.
'Special skill huh? I wonder what mine is?' Dan wondered.
➡️ Your special skill is ◻◻◻◻◻ (level 1)
'What is that?' Dan asked his system.
➡️ Your special skill is still unknown to you. You will discover it once you reach level 100.
Dan took a deep breath before throwing his katana that Kan retrieved straight into the rocky floor. Instead of breaking, it bounced on the floor several metres high.
"WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN BY LEVEL 100?" He shouted. Pedro and Kan were startled by this.
'It seems like my analysis was correct. He is unable to cope with the outside world which will lead to insanity. He is already showing signs of highly aggressive behaviour, better keep a close eye on him or he will end up hurting himself.' Pedro nodded to,himself once he finished his analysis.
Pedro stopped Dan in his track by putting his hand in front of him. "What? What is wrong with you?"
Pedro pointed his finger and Dan followed where his finger was pointed at. There was a path. But it wasn't like any path he had ever seen. It was a smooth looking, all black path with with stripes in the middle.
They cautiously approached it. Dan slowly reached out to touch the path. It felt hot from the sun that was beating down on it. The texture was rough although it looked smooth.
"It's called a tarmac road." Pedro said with a prideful smile, " I never thought that I would see one in my entire life."
"What does it do?" Dan questioned Pedro with a glint in his eyes. "Does it shoot lasers from its eyes? Can it fly? Can it do a perfect 8th circle of Chains?"
'Subject is showing immense signs of stupidity, he is also very delusional. I think he has been daydreaming while high on some kind of drug. Probably cocaine or Kerrat, I lose brain cells for every dumb thing he says. No wonder my exam results have slipped from 100 to 89.'
"It's a path made by heroes who have been summoned to this world. Most heroes also bring their culture to this world, hence why a lot of people worship them. Some common culture that heroes have brought are way of the warrior, Bushido, basketball, football and cards. They also brought a lot of scientific advancement."
"So...it can't do anything. Talk about useless."
'Subject is showing high signs of disappointment caused by a road.'
Pedro told Dan to follow him and they continued on their way to the city through the road. Dan continued to use his katana as throwing stick for Kan. After walking for a while, they came across a group of merchants with a broken wheel on their carriage.
"Excuse me, do you mind helping us change the wheel. We are not strong enough to lift the carriage." One of the eight men asked. A small man shrivelled with age, his face covered in wrinkles. The rest were the same except for two other people. A buff, short man with muscles the size of a watermelon. Next fo him stood a tall skinny man with a lot of tattoos.
"What will you give us?" Pedro immediately asked his face showing no remorse, hesitation, or shame. "I'm sorry what?" the old man asked.
"You heard me, do you honestly expect two random strangers to help people they never met without compensation."
As much as Dan had mixed feelings about Pedro this was one of the few things he liked about him. He thought ahead.
"I apologise for that, I will give you a reward worthy enough for you if you help us replace the wheel. What is it that you want?" The old man asked.
"We want enough money to pay the entrance fee, buy food and lodging for a few nights." Dan said. Pedro gave Dan a scornful look. He wanted to ask for more money than that.
"Very well then, Peter pass these gentlemen a y pouch." The tall man named Peter reached into a sack and brought out a small pouch of coins.
He placed it onto Dan's right hand.
Dan passed the pouch to Pedro for safekeeping. Dan walked over to the carriage and grabbed one side of it. With a mighty heave he managed to pick the entire carriage above his head.
The merchants mouths were agape open looking like fish. They could not believe their eyes. Their entire carriage was lifted by a person.
It wasn't just any carriage that could be easily lifted, it was a carriage large enough to hold 15 people and have some space for foot luggage. Right now all kinds of equipment was inside. Metal, sacks of grains, giant wood logs among other merchandise.
Dan gave a smile to the merchants, "I will carry this all the way to the city then. Let's go." Dan set of walking with a humongous carriage over his head.
"Peter stay behind and bring back the horses with Li Xiu." The old man said.
"Yes, Grandmaster Xiu." The man put his fist to hand and bowed to the old man. Pedro only blinked for less than a second but Peter had disappeared. 'What did we get ourselves into?' Pedro thought to himself.
The old man and the merchants asked a lot of questions to Dan and Pedro but they did not answer any of them.
"How did a young man like you get this strong?"
"Are you looking for work? I know of someone who needs bodyguards."
"Who is your teacher?"
"Do you think a person like me could gain a physicality like yours."
Dan finally had enough of these questions. He asked them to stop asking questions otherwise he would throw their carriage to the floor. The merchants stopped asking him questions turning their attention to Pedro.
"I'm no where near as strong as that muscle head over there, I am a scholar."
Pedro seemed to get along with the merchants, he answered their questions until they had finally reached the gates.
Dan placed the carriage down gently. A soft muffled voice came from inside the carriage but Dan paid no attention.
He lifted the side of the carriage waiting for them to fix the wheel. The short stout man replaced the wheel and Dan let go of the carriage.
Once again Dan heard a soft muffled voice from inside the carriage but he paid no attention again. He was smart enough to mind his own business and to not enter other people's business.
Time: 11:45 A.m. Level:74
➡️Name: Dante Oak Aliases: D, Dan, Dri.
Hp:869/869(F) Potential:♾
Speed:1004/1004(E) Endurance:1680/1680(E)
Intelligence:122/122(F) Stamina:900/900(F)
Strength: 460/460(F) Vision:151/151(F)
Magic knowledge: 40/40(F)
Unused stat points: 5
➡️Skills
Beginner Magic (Proficiency 99%)
Intermediate Magic (Proficiency 82%)
Elite Magic (Proficiency 4%) Street fighting (S+)
Martial arts combat (Proficiency 12%)
quick thinking (Proficiency 8%)
Swordsmanship (S+)
Sword technique:Limited series:Pain and sorrow; First form (mythical)
Chaos energy (A+)
Invisibility (Level 1)
Perseverance.
➡️ unique skills
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ Level 1
➡️status: energetic, adrenaline, pumped , exhausted.
➡️ Titles
1.Krim slayer.(level 1) Additional damage to Krim foxes by 8%
2.Pro-gamer move.(level 1) Casting time decreases by 2%
3. Clobi Alpha
4. Extinction witness.