[Saint Skill: Evolution has been activated. Consuming Evolution Points!]
[Host, prepare yourself. For your first evolution, you have no choice.]
[Analyzing Host's current DNA.]
Regulus suddenly lost control of his body. He floated to the surface of the water like a dead fish. Waves of unknown energy passed and scanned his body.
[DNA Procured. Scanning database for similar match…]
Regulus could only watch as a loading screen appeared in front of him. He couldn't speak or do anything.
[0%]
[15%]
[40%]
[80%]
[99%]
[Match Found: Golden Milkfish.]
[Initializing Phase 1…]
[Isolating the soul of the host... Done.]
Regulus felt his consciousness leave his body uncontrollably.
[Initializing Phase 2…]
[Destroying body… Done.]
Regulus watched as each cell in his Milkfish body was destroyed down to their atom in front of him.
[Initializing Phase 3…]
[Rebuilding the body of the host with the new DNA as the basis…]
Regulus watched in awe as he saw each cell be rebuilt right in front of him.
[0%]
[10%]
[20%]
[30%]
...
[100%]
[Done.]
Alteria's cold voice sounded as a milkfish with golden scales appeared in front of him.
[Initializing Phase 4…]
[Returning the soul of the host… Done.]
Regulus saw the world past by his eyes as he was sucked back into his body. He opened his eyes, and he felt nothing was different from this body.
[Initializing Phase 5…]
[Applying new base stats… Done.]
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Name: Regulus Diaz
Level: 5(8/43)
Species: Golden Milkfish (Scientific Name: Chanos Chanos, variant.)
Job: Fisherman (Former)
Skills: Cold-Hearted Lv. 1
Saint Skills: Evolution Lv. 1
#Stats# |UPDATED!|
ATK: 11(10) |NEW!|
DEF: 10(9) |NEW!|
HP: 56(25) |NEW!|
MP: 9(2) |NEW!|
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Regulus suddenly felt his body change. He felt more powerful, and his body was filled with more vitality than before due to his higher HP.
[Ending evolution…]
[Congratulations! You are now a Golden Milkfish. It is a genetic variant of the Milkfish. The host has unlocked the ability to use magic.]
[Special Stats: Locked → Special Stats: Unlocked]
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#Special Stats# |NEW!|
INT: 32
LUCK: 12
AGI: 12
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"What the f*ck!?"
Regulus cursed seeing his special stats.
"Why is my INT so low!? Am I really that stupid?"
Regulus stared at the blue sky blankly. He questioned his life decisions that led him to this moment.
[Don't worry, Host. The more you level up, the smarter you will get. *Snicker*]
Alteria replied to Regulus with a snicker.
"You just snickered at me, didn't you!?"
Regulus questioned her in anger. It was one thing to have a low INT, but it was also one thing to be made fun of because of it.
[I don't know what the host is talking about.]
Alteria responded in her cold and monotone voice.
"Tch. Whatever. If I really had that low of an IQ then I would have smashed myself on a rock long ago."
Regulus clicked his tongue in annoyance.
"Anyways, my body looks really good right now."
Regulus looked at his golden-yellow scales. It glittered brightly under the sun.
"Can you explain to me what is the difference between a Milkfish and a Golden Milkfish is?"
Regulus asked Alteria.
[A Golden Milkfish can be barely considered as a Magic Species which means that the host can now manipulate magic power.]
"How do I do that?"
Regulus asked her.
[I'm not a Tutorial System.]
Alteria responded coldly.
"... I'm not from a world with magic."
Regulus replied in his own monotone voice.
[Fine.]
Alteria's voice was filled with reluctance when she replied to Regulus.
[Imagine power accumulating in your left fin. That will be your Magic Power.]
Alteria explained to Regulus.
"Oh!"
Regulus tried it, and she was right. It worked. Magic power gathered in his left fin. He could feel it giving his left fin a feeling of power.
"This is so cool! I think it strengthened my left fin."
Regulus exclaimed in amazement.
"Anyways, I should leave this place."
Regulus looked around him. He glanced at the orange fish eggs beside him.
"F*ck it! I'm eating more."
Regulus threw caution to the wind. He didn't know how long he had been here already, but it doesn't matter! He wants to eat more of this caviar.
...
"*Burp*"
Regulus burped after eating almost all of the fish eggs. There were only about 50 or so left. His stomach as a Golden Milkfish now digests food much faster compared to before.
"I gotta leave."
Regulus said to himself. He then swam towards the exit of the hidden shallow water.
"Phew. Good thing that they didn't catch me red-handed."
Regulus said to himself proudly.
[Ding! Special mission found!
Goal: Escape from the vengeful trouts!
Reward: 35 EXPs & 5 EP.
Would the host like to accept?]
Suddenly, Alteria's voice sounded.
Hearing the contents of the mission, Regulus dashed through the water and escaped the scene.
"Where are they!?"
Regulus looked left and right.
[Ding! Special mission canceled.]
"What?"
Regulus was surprised to hear Alteria's words.
[As the host escaped the area for the special mission, it was canceled.]
Alteria explained to him.
"Phew. That's better than being chased. Who knows how fast they are when they're on their full speed?"
Regulus calmed his rapidly beating heart.
[Confirmed x5: The host is stupid.]
"What is it this time?"
Regulus asked Alteria in displeasure.
[The host could have gotten more EP if he accepted the special mission as they are rare to come by.]
Alteria replied to him.
"F*ck! I'm going back!"
Regulus cursed in panic. He then swam back towards the trout nest.
[Ding! Special mission found!
Goal: Eat a fish egg in front of them and escape the vengeful trouts!
Reward: 35 EXPs & 5 EP.
Would the host like to accept?]
After swimming for a while, the mission appeared again.
"Nice!"
Regulus was happy seeing the mission.
[Accept?]
Alteria asked Regulus impatiently.
"Yes, yes! Oh, wait. There's something different written in the mission…"
Regulus nodded his head, but he suddenly realized that something was off about the mission.
"I have to eat one in front of them!? Isn't that courting death??"
Regulus was dumbfounded.