A small, bright red stone, the size of a child's thumb, glittered in Logan's hand.
Alice opened her mouth wide, watching the shimmering object, though she didn't understand it.
[Monster Soul Stone Giant Fire Beetle Tier 1]
Logan proudly showed it to Alice.
"Brother, that?"
"Yeah, it's a Monster Soul Stone!"
"Wow… You are very lucky to get that thing."
Logan shook his head, then whispered to reveal the information of the SSS Class he had.
[Class: SSS Grade Soul Emperor Lv. 3]
[Skills]
[Soul Domain Lv. 1: Unlock access to a specific domain to gather any soul. Slots 1/10]
[Soul Collector Lv. 1: Collect similar soul fragments, create a soul stone. Slots 1/2]
[Soul Contract Lv. 1: Make a contract with any soul and share one of their unique traits. Slots 0/2]
Logan felt exceptional when he picked up the SSS Class he had. Thanks to his status composition, Logan got 3 skills at once in the early stages.
"I have a class that allows me to collect the souls of monsters I kill, then if there are enough, I can convert them into a Monster Soul Stone."
Logan explained with a big, proud smile at Alice's cheerful and contented face.
"Isn't that really special? I didn't expect the class you have to be that special. This way, you will quickly become very strong, right?"
Alice's wait was finally answered after harboring curiosity about Logan's new ability for a long time.
'Give it to me, Master! I want it!'
'Shut Up!'
Logan put the stone in his hand on the dagger, which was absorbed into its surface, swallowed by the snake living inside.
"Does that mean brother can easily get Monster Soul Stones than anyone else?"
"That's the first common thing that my special class can show me."
Logan stood up, stretching his stiff muscles.
"Another skill that my special class possesses is to form a contract with anyone."
Logan explained it simply, having no intention of giving Alice any further details. It's not that he doesn't want to. It's just that he's not interested yet. The details about the skill are quite complex. He was lazy enough to explain just this for now.
Logan gave a very brief description of his skill, even though there was actually a lot more to it.
Soul Contract is a skill that allows Logan to make contracts with anyone. The person who agreed with him would never betray him, and they would share the unique abilities they possessed with him. Although there was a heavy price, he had to pay for that. He thought little about it for a while.
There are still many more benefits that Logan will get at a higher level, which takes time for him to unlock the following skills.
Soul Contract has 2 slots, which will increase with each level up to 10 slots at level 5.
Small indeed, but if Logan could correctly choose who he would contract with, the potential would be enormous and unpredictable.
Logan, who was in relatively high spirits, proposed to Alice to walk for a while before returning home.
'I like it, Master. Pssshhh'
'How many do you need to rank up? Don't be useless, stupid gluttony.'
"Many Masters!"
'Then you are useless!'
'I'll never disappoint you, Master. Pssshhh'
Logan spent the next few hours doing some more hunting until it was pretty late, and then finally headed home.
Logan carried Alice on his back, fearing the monsters would attack again in the dark of night.
Logan held a fire beetle that shone enough to light up the path in front of him.
"With the class you have, will you be easily able to get rich?"
"Not only rich but also strong!"
Logan collected 2 Monster Soul Stones from the mushroom and insect monsters he encountered in the forest.
'Give it to me, Master.'
The snake soul in the dagger continued to scream with lust when he saw Logan holding two other soul stones.
"I really like it. You can be that lucky."
Logan nodded his head while also thinking that the one Logan felt lucky was Alice herself, with her Luck status.
It took them a few minutes to get closer to the city gates. Logan knocked on the door, after which a square window opened, and a face that Logan recognized earlier peeked out from there.
The door opened, and Logan rushed in without saying a word to anyone there.
"Hi, Alice."
"Hi, Eliza."
"Are you cool there?"
"I'm very cool."
Alice returned Eliza's smile when all she was doing was watching Logan walking away from her.
Eliza swallowed and licked her lips, "I want him!", then smiled widely with seductive eyes.
Logan intends to pay for the weapon he borrowed from Fokil, but he doesn't have enough time to get enough soul stones to pay the price for the weapon.
Logan needed to fight higher-tier monsters to get more significant rewards, too.
Logan knocked on the home door, but there was no answer. After that, he entered because the door was unlocked. He reached for a chair in the middle of the room and sat there. While Alice ran to the kitchen to get a drink.
Logan felt an irresistible passion after handling all the abilities he just had. If only he had more stamina, maybe he would continue the hunt tonight. Considering Stalker is a class that will show its potential more at night.
As for the Dungeon, one had to register in the Adventurer's Guild first to get a license and the right to form a party and register for a dungeon expedition.
Ah, Logan felt there were too many administrative things for him to do. He had to find the right party members of at least 5 people and get approval to go into a dungeon.
The more people who take part, of course, the progress he will get is also slower, while he has a class that has the potential to even fight alone.
"With my abilities, maybe I can still easily clear a tier 3 dungeon myself?"
Alice looked at her dreamy-looking brother, who spoke to himself.
Logan realized that there was no one else in the house except for the two. He fell silent because he didn't have enough information about his parents' habits.
"Alice, where do you think mom and dad have gone?"
Alice shook her head.
"Do they usually go out this late?"
"Dad's used to doing duties both day and night, but Mom should be home at this hour."
Logan felt there was no need to worry about them. Nothing has happened to this place in quite a while. He could live a quiet life, rank up as fast as possible with no one bothering him.
According to Ka Hyun-Su's story, a defense force leader should have a reasonably close relationship with the elves who used to carry out expeditions in this kingdom.
If Logan hadn't guessed wrong, his father must have accompanied them often, including perhaps attending them into the Dungeon.
If the possibility exists, Logan hopes to join his father as well.
"Alice, tell me when the elves should come back here."
Alice tilted her head, hearing Logan's question, which seemed odd. Not because of the question, but because he should be the one who understands more about it. Because Logan was used to being their guide in this small town.