He takes a bus back to his apartment. Its not to shabby, as he makes 5k USD a month, but it still could be better. He doesn't have any family, and so he has to provide for himself. Or at least he HAD to provide for himself. He gets to join Poseidon Academy, which'll probably give him daily necessities.
'Wait, I feel like I need to ask.'
"Question, why didn't I scream when I copied that girls syph?"
[The System suppressed your vocal cords]
"Ah, thanks… I guess?" Jackson says awkwardly.
[…]
'It probably wont respond to a 'thank you'.'
'There is something I need to see.'
"Status." He says in a firm tone.
His status board appears.
[Name: Jackson Salamander]
[Level: 1][?]
[EXP to Next Level: 0/100][?]
[Class: --][?]
[Race: Human-100%][?]
[Health: 100/100][?]
[Mana: 750/750][?]
[Vitality: 10][?]
[Strength: 10][?]
[Agility: 10][?]
[Intelligence: 15][?]
[Defense: 10][?]
[Stat Points: 0][?]
[Affinities: {Mana} {Fire}][?]
[Active Skills: {Duplicate: Level1[+]} {Appraisal: Level 1}[+]][?]
[Active|Passive Skills: {Pyrokinesis: Level 1[+]}[?]
[Passive Skills: {Assimilation: Level 1[+]} {Mana Boost: Level 1[+]} {Experience Boost: Level 1[+]} {Night Vision: Level 1}[+]][?]
[Skill Points: 1][?]
He pokes the question mark next to level.
[Level: A numerical representation of how many times you have reached the EXP limit. At every level, you are given 5 stat points. At every 5th level, you gain 5 skill points.]
'Oh, so the question mark is like an info tab. Slight issue though, it's gone.'
When he pressed the mark, it disappeared.
'Guess it's a one time use.'
He clicks the mark on EXP.
[EXP: A numerical representation of how much you have trained, or killed anything]
[Class: What job you have with your skills. Certain classes are better in certain aspects]
[Race: What bloodline you have]
[Health: A numerical representation of how much damage you can take]
[Mana: A numerical representation of how many times you can use skills]
[Vitality: A numerical representation of how much health and stamina you have]
[Strength: A numerical representation of how much you can lift, and how much physical damage you do]
[Agility: A numerical representation of how fast you can run, how high you can jump, and your flexibility]
[Intelligence: A numerical representation of how good your processing power is, how good your memory is, how much mana you have, how fast your mana regenerates, and how much magical damage you do]
[Defense: A numerical representation of how tough your body is, and how much damage is negated]
[Stat Points: Points you can invest into any stat to increase it by one]
[Affinities: What elements you can use]
[Active Skills: Skills that require mana, and are used willingly by the host]
[Active|Passive Skills: Active skills that have a passive effect attached]
[Passive Skills: Skills that do not require mana, and are active at all times]
[Skill Points: Point you can invest into any Skill, to increase level by one]
'Makes sense.'
'Well, better get packing.'
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An hour later.
"Ahhh finally." He groans while stretching.
"At least something good came of this."
'Status.'
[Name: Jackson Salamander]
[Level: 1]
[Exp to Next Level: 0/100]
[Class: --]
[Race: Human-100%]
[Health: 100/100]
[Mana: 750/750]
[Vitality: 10]
[Strength: 12]
[Agility: 10]
[Intelligence: 15]
[Defense: 10]
[Stat Points: 0]
[Affinities: {Mana} {Fire}]
[Active Skills: {Duplicate: Level1[+]} {Appraisal}[+]]
[Active|Passive Skills: {Pyrokinesis[+]}
[Passive Skills: {Mana Boost: Level 1[+]} {Experience Boost: Level 1[+]} {Assimilation: Level 1[+]} {Night Vision}[+]]
[Skill Points: 1]
'Oh that's right, I haven't put the skill point into anything yet.'
'So which one? Duplicate, Appraisal, Pyrokinesis, Huh?' He comes across a couple of syphs he doesn't remember copying. 'Experience Boost, Assimilation?'
'Can I click on the skill for more information?' He ponders.
He taps Experience Boost, and another screen pops up.
[Experience Boost]
[Rare]
[Level: 1]
[Experience: 0/100]
[Stat Boost]
[Passive]
[Gives a 20% increase in experience gain]
'Oh that's cool, but still. How did I get it?' He is still extremely confused.
He clicks on Assimilation
[Assimilation]
[^%*!@#$]
[Level: 1]
[Experience: 0/100]
[!@#]
[#@$!]
[A skill from another dimension, as such, it cannot be appraised by the standards of this realm. It is responsible for the existence of the system. It allows the host to kill anything and gain 5 of its highest stat. Increases with level]
"WHAT THE HELL!? IS THIS A JOKE?" He yells, shocked.
"SHUT THE FUCK UP." The dude below him shouts.
'Oops.'
'Seriously though… what's this about? From another dimension? Is this thing playing a prank on me?' Jackson says in disbelief.
'Well, I have to deal with this later. I need to get to the academy.'
He grabs his suitcase, grabs the scroll with the scholarship, and takes a deep breath.
"My new life begins… Now!"
He tears the scroll, and vanishes from the spot.
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