[ Name : Arlan Gritt
Level : 4
[Vitality : 140
Stamina : 130
Mana : 40 > 90 (222 - 132)
Nano : 25 > 80) ]
[ Time : 18.04
Date : Friday 35th of September 1441
Season : Summer
Weather : Cloudy ]
[ In-Progress Tasks :
Enjoy my time having a meal and chatting up with my friends.
Long-Term Tasks :
1st dream exact location of either Krysk, Omron or Nurfi
Alk's whereabouts
3 Diver's whereabouts
A way out of the Dive ]
[ Equipment(s) Wheel:
1. Silver Dagger
2. Security Baton
3. Retractable Shield
4. Hand Cannon ]
[ Slot(s) Bar :
1. Aeon Googles
2. (1) Nano Stim
3.
4.
5.
6.
7. -
8. -
9. - ]
[ Skill(s) Wheel:
Keen Eyes (Doable) › 50 M for 15 min
Electrocute (Doable) › 20 N / 45 for 5 min
Siren's Howl (Doable) › 20/50 M on all front
Dynamind (Doable) › 4 N for 1 min ]
. . .
*chatters*
(Phew, glad Ishka and Qaiz doesn't get hurt too much to an extend and nothing too precious of ours is gone). My tablet is being borrowed by Qaiz in the back of the van discovering some new recipes while cooking me two new orders for saving them both.
Here i am inside the van with the others, currently eating my meals of Wooly Cow Kebab and Snow Fruit Juice, with Three-fanged Chicken Omelette and Mandrake Milk-tea on the way after this ... I know Qaiz said that the latter two is his way of thanking me but i'm not sure i can eat anymore than these. (I didn't expect the insides of the van to be so wide after entering it, is this because of magic again? I'm not even gonna bother asking for it)
When i asked for where did Qaiz got the meat for the kebab and the fruit for the juice, he told me that they're scattered around Krysk, Omron and Nurfi.
He told me that he have friends and some of his own family to bring him those ingredients whenever they're back from their adventures.
That narrows it down, but i will still have to do some more digging in the future to be sure on this.
My first visit of the city didn't go as well as i thought and i still don't get what 'Negativity Factor' is, i'll save that for later because at the very least aside from utilizing all my semi-active skills fully to follow Ishka and Qaiz's tracks and detecting nearby presence, i finally got the chance to test out my 2 main offensive powers on some random thugs, specifically :
All-front Siren's Howl (50 M) and Low-charge Electrocute (45 N). Both were used twice.
When i tested them out, some kind of heat inside my body, the veins to be exact, suddenly felt like something came in and out. (So that's how it feels like to convert my internal energies for combat purposes, huh?
It's not too pleasant but i won't lie, it feels pretty exhilarating when using them!)
I estimated the power of Siren's Howl, but i didn't expect for Low-charge Electrocute combined with Water to be so effective. (To the point that it took about 30 seconds for the shock to fade, and for the target to wake up again after 5 minutes... I think i need to 'Modify' my skills again at some point)
While those thugs back then were asleep, i took my time to take myself on some Sweet Loots~.
I stored them in my Inventory by simply thinking 'Store These [Objects]' and thankfully it worked, since i don't know their initial names before i inspect them, Keen Eyes worked only on living beings is why.
Then, one by one their information is revealed :
[ Silver Dagger : A one-edged sharp dagger made with an effect to blind targets out front within 15 meters for around 10 to 20 seconds when either internal energy of Mana or Nano are flowed within from the user.
The quantity of either or both power flowed into will determines the power and duration of the effect.
The effect is reusable after 10 minutes, which can be reduced to 3 minutes after flowing Mana or Nano equivalent to 50 points.
Durability : 25% (Repairable)
Currently : Stored
Mana : 23
Blinding effect attributes are currently installed. ]
[ Retractable Shield : Light and sturdy, this turtle-marked hand shield will be activated after putting the internal energy of either Mana or Nano into it and turn into either a tall block shape or long block shape.
It goes up to 1.3 meters tall upside down, and 1.8 meters long from left to right.
The quantity of either or both internal energy flowed into will determines the defenses of the shield.
Durability : 33% (Repairable)
Currently : Stored
Mana : 35
No attributes and/or any effects are imbued within. ]
[ Security Baton : A mechanical baton, equipped with tasers and flashlight, both is activated by two buttons on either sides of the grip which will activate them to either end.
The tasers can be launched up to 10 meters, and can be retracted by pushing the pressed button once again.
The flashlight have wide and focused mode.
In wide mode, the light spreads 5 meters horizontally and reaches up to 20 meters.
In focused mode, the light shrinks down to 1 meter like a laser and reaches far up to 50 meters (Warning, prolonged use to skin or inflammable materials nearby may cause unwanted damages).
Alternatively, the power can be amped up by a third to a half it's original power by holding down the button for both usage.
Restores the battery fully by charging it with electricity equivalent of 16000 mAH.
Manufactured by Tibron Corp.
Durability : 52% (Rechargeable) (Repairable)
Currently : Stored
Mana : 27
ID print-lock attributes are currently installed. ]
[ Hand Cannon : For a pistol, it packs quite the punch and size comparable of a .44 Magnum Revolver despite having the model similar of an HK USP 45 and it is very, Very Loud.
Able to reach up to 50 meters long and penetrates 3 solid medium concretes from that range.
Holding down the trigger will costs 2 bullets which accelerates the speed, making it a rhino-stopper.
It has an alternative mode which acts as a shotgun, and when activated after pushing the button near the lock-slide will costs either 2 or 3 bullets after holding down the trigger into scattered pellets.
Each magazine stores 12 bullets.
Manufactured by Tibron Corp.
Durability : 45% (Repairable)
Currently : Stored
Mana : 30
ID print-lock attributes are currently installed. ]
[ Aeon Googles : Installed with AeOS (Aeon's Operating System), this glasses have the advantages of being compact, easy to charge, and are imbued with some exclusive effects :
1. The shades' color will change based on the environment and the lights around the wearer.
Retinas will not hurt as much when using most kind of modern tech even after looking at the screen for 3 hours straight, this effect accumulates by about 30-50%.
2. When another person is using unknown language, texts will pop up and records what that person says. After 10 seconds or more, as long as the language is used by the masses, it will be identified and some suggestive words for answering the other person's question will be given out.
The fonts and the wearer's language can be changed in the setting.
3. Record videos, Capture images, Zoom in and out, Send messages, Watch movies, Enjoy music, and Calls out to colleagues more easily.
Battery life can last up to 9 hours.
Restores the battery fully by charging it with electricity equivalent of 6500 mAH.
Manufactured by Aeon Inc.
Durability : 33% (Rechargeable) (Repairable)
Currently : Stored
Mana : 10
ID print-lock attributes are currently installed. ]
[ Nano Stim : A stim that is filled with medium nanogel quantity.
Injects a total of 50 Nano points when used.
Recommended to shot an injection in an unfamiliar area to further stabilize the nanogel that resides with the veins.
Be advised to inject slowly or a speed shot will increase burden on the body for a duration of 15 seconds.
Manufactured by Tibron Corp.
Quantity : 1
Currently : Stored
Mana : 5
No attributes and/or any effects are imbued within. ]
(Owh? 4 out of 7 items is, locked? Of course it does.
Man why does the world always makes me living a sluggish pain and doesn't bother giving me a break? *sighs* Even Aeon Googles is print-locked, ugh, at least there's Nano Stim.
And to be honest? Most of these arsenals are not useful to me right now... Well, not just that they're print-locked, but... I'm still too weak and small to even carry a dagger so i can store them, i might as well give some of these out to either Ishka or Qaiz at some point.
That, and i don't want to garner anymore attention than it already is with the incident we had by me suddenly warping these items in a crowd.
Anyhow, wonder if i can recharge the two electronic items using my Electrocute?... Yeah, i don't want to find that out the hard way so, maybe later.
Found out a name of some defense-prioritizing company, 'cause it turns out they're also the one that manufactured Nano Stim, huh? Interesting.
Thank God the incident ended pretty quickly because my Nano barely lasts by the end of it just then, so i'm glad Rex is there for backup.
Now here we are with Qaiz joining in for the meal, and this might be the time to ask Ishka about the matter...after i finish my plate)
"(Rex)... Then, after taunting those bad guys around us, he screamed at them and told me to cast water magic and spray it to them all and after of which he uses some kind of power to spread out electricity. And that's how we found out the code for the basement from them, right, Arl?" As you'd expect of an energetic boy, he sure rambles a lot.
I can hardly answer him with my stuffed mouth. "Yu khan shay dat. *gulps* "
And unfortunately her sister, Ishka asks a question i'd like to hide for as long as i could. "(I) Say, how'd you even picked up after our trails in the warehouse?"
Unprepared on answering her question, i naturally alarmed myself and got the swallowed food i chewed to get stuck on my throat. "Gehek! *chokes* Water, please!"
Thankfully, she warped in a bottle of water a second later. "(Ishka) *warps out bottle* Here ya go, Hero"
" *picks the bottle* Thanks! *drinks* "
With a smug attitude, she joked on my reaction just now. "(Ishka) *giggles* Ya know, it's funny how for our 'oh deary saviour' to face bigger hurdles in his breaktime~.
If ya got bothered with Qaiz here, i can just knock 'im outta here and have us some time ourselves"
Qaiz, not even knowing what's happening here with him cooking my two other meals in the back can only questions her comment just now. "(Qaiz) (in the back) Oy, why're you pushing the blame on me? *walks to the front*
I am curious, yes but like i said back then, it won't be easy budging out stuff from our kind even with some truth serum or illusion magic.
*puts down orders* I'm from red dragon blood, 'member?" Giving me my plate and drink while saying that facing Ishka, he sure is experienced in the business.
Meanwhile me here are returning the bottle Ishka gave me while trying to end the little battle they're having and moved my meals a little further from them and closer to Rex on my left." Thanks, miss but uh, can you two please-"
She shortly takes and warps in the bottle and continued further. "(Ishka) *warps in bottle* So what?
Ya saying your kind's the alpha 'round here?
Say that again after facing a Fiery Salamander out in the wild"
"Guys, i want you to-"
"(Qaiz) Our scales are superior compared to most dragon, and don't even try to compare us with those lizard chumps". Unable to find a gap between their words, i can only wait for it to end by eating my last meal in silence. "(Qaiz) That's an insult as it already is for my people whenever there's a mention of it in these peaceful times, and you're not going to win over a dragonkin like me that easily... except in class.
Okay, back on track. How did you managed to find us in the warehouse, little fella?"
When it ended, i answered his question boorishly. "... *sighs* A Bloodline magic skill, Keen Eyes"
"(Q) Cool, yet another new unregistered skill! So how is the description for it?" Despite my answer, he only got more curious by the minute.
And because we only met today and i don't know his family, i evaded his question by another answer. "You're prying too much, Qaiz, and i've said enough.
If you really want to know of it and my other abilities, just wait until i acquire my first 'job', yeah?"
Being disappointed in the first second, he tries to look on my other abilities. "(Q) Owh, what a shame... Speaking of your other abilities, i heard Rex said you took stuffs from the thugs and the police are still searching for it so...Where'd you kept it?"
Instinctively, i turned my head facing the energetic little boy and asks him with a grimly voice. "REX?"
"(R) Ugh, my fault for saying that" Rex said, with a lowered voice like a dog pup being viciously eyed on by a big wolf.
And there's Qaiz just adding more oil to the flame that is my patience. "(Q) Oh, aside from them being too large for you, he also said that those equipment are ID print-locked too, aren't they?
If you tell us, we might be able to unlock it so we can try to search for clues on who did this to us"
"And what part will you have at this?" I asked with an unsure tone.
Smirkily, he tested me and my identifying ability. "(Q) Mate, thought you have a skill for identifying that?"
Taking it head on, i accepted his challenge in a low spirit. "*sighs* In a matter of sec. (monotone) Keen Eyes"
[Name : Qaiz
Age : 16
Occupation : Inspector, Ranger Academy's Student
Status : Single
Likes : Stories of his red dragonkin ancestors, Sharpening his techniques in quiet places, Cooking new discovered recipes
Dislikes : People with the profession of Dragon-slayer, Dark Elves and their spirits, His tutorer at the academy ]
Knowing what his basic stats is, i am rather intrigued by another thing he might have. "Okay, your stats already saved in my head and i can say you might do have a part in this as a 'Inspector', by the way what's this other 'job' of yours?"
After some confirmation of his own, he answered my question. "(Q) Aah, so that means it can only show one 'job' i was the most fond of? Interesting.
'Marksman' is my 2nd job, and try not to spread it around, yeah? You're welcome to guess why i chose this 'Inspector' job"
"Why? Hmm... maybe it's for inspecting the ingredients for your cooking and for hunting them? Pretty convenient, and i guess having the job of 'Inspector' might grant the skill of 'Appraisal'?
"(Q) Bingo!"
With a bit of thinking, i chose to leave his fate about this matter to Ishka. "... Welp, i guess you can do something about the print-locked items... if Miss Ishka wills it"
Like a candy being given to a baby, she is talking with a rather sadistic expression. "(I) Hehe, with my wills, eh~?"
Realizing what kind of intent she will have at him, Qaiz naturally tries to complain. "(Q) Wha? Oh~ heck nah, little fella, i can't be-
Not caring about their matters, i interrupted him after finishing my last meal. "Pwaah!
Thank you for making me my belly full, Qaiz but you can talk about them later because for now, let me show you the things i took from them thugs, so don't get too excited about it"
(Take [Silver Dagger], [Security Baton], [Retractable Shield] and [Hand Cannon] )
"*warps in 4 items* There you go, have fun inspecting them"
"(Q) Ooh! You don't even need to have a Storage Item?!" He said with an excited voice.
I explained on Inventory's basic pros and cons, some example and it's rules. "Alright, inventory is pretty useful as the number of items it can store is not finite but it is not without its downsides. For each item stored, my Mana will be consumed and the numbers varies a lot. Just storing these 4 costs about 115 Mana points, by the way.
Except if the item is equipped or is taken, like say... My Clothes, it doesn't spend any Mana but it will be once it is stored inside Inventory"
"(Q) Why'd you store pen and pencil of all things? Anyways, that's cool man, that's cool... Oy, pretty sure there's a lot more than just some weapons, isn't it?" Of all things he can do is to further pry on again.
"Why do you think that?" He glanced at Rex and i followed suit.
Rex like the pup he is can only defend himself with words, again. "(R) Ugh, he keep pressuring me, Arl! Please don't get mad at me!"
A stoic expression is instilled on my face which i give out to Qaiz. " ...I can see why you got along with Miss Ishka so well, scaly"
"(I) The feeling's mutual, kiddo"
With an annoyed voice, Qaiz replied to us two with dissatisfaction. "(Q) Sca-?! Ey, if you're not gonna call me Big Brother Qaiz, then quickly show us the rest of the stuff!"
"...You really are a bothersome existence, scaly. Wait for a moment"
(Take [Aeon Googles], [Nano Stim].
I wanted to hide the latter of the two so i can use it first but, oh well, it's for the sake of our investigation)
" *warps in 2 items* That's it, really. Aside from my pen, pencil and my clothes i'm currently wearing there's nothing more in my Inventory, honestly.
I'm the most interested in these 2 i just warped so if you can, please don't do anything too rash to break them, yeah?
Also, how do these guys even got the guards equipment in the first place? Don't they have some kind of attributes installed for preventing misuses?"
Qaiz later explained his suspicions on what these are. "(Q) ... Aah, that. I can tell they're snatched from some guards in the lower district of the city and was overriden in some way or another.
They all have the same characteristics like the patrols on the gates and there's Loads of these stuff"
"(R) I don't get it, what is it like, sis?"
Ishka with some regretful tone explained. "(I) Well, ya know of the chain we were hanged up with? Those were the same, and the fact that they can get such troublesome restraining magic and print-locked equipment concerns me a lot.
I'm sorry for this, all you, Really.
And if you're okay with it, as our benefactor you can ask me for a favor, Arl?"
While i do want to ask a thing or two on why they came for her father's schematics, i wanted to take in a shot of Nano Stim after my last meal are finished. "A favor? I can think of one but if it's not a problem with you all, i will be taking Nano Stim and use it here. Is that alright?"
Aside from Qaiz confirming his own thoughts, all of them quickly agreed on this request of mine. "(Q) Ho? So you actually got some Nanogels within you?
I got respect for you, little fella, so do as you please~"
"(I) No problem, though be careful 'cause it stings a little"
"(R) Same here.
I wanna see what's gonna happen when you use it!" With an innocent voice, he might not be prepared on what's to come.
Not knowing how it would feel, i can only hold anticipation for the pain like it did on my right hand." *sighs* Okay, then, hope it goes well. Here i go. Guess it'll be my turn for my left hand!"
*injects slowly*
(! Ngh, my body starts to feel hot like i was bathing with heated water in Summer just now and the bar is still halfway. I can do this, yeah, i need to do this)
"(R) Uwaah~, does it hurt, Arl?"
"Yes, yes it does!"
*injects further*
(!! Kgh, never thought it'd feel like hundreds of biting fire ants scattered within my body!
Almost there now, it's now or never!)
"(I) Hey uh, you don't have to force yourself all the way down, ya know? You can just-"
"It's alright. There's always a first time for everything!"
"(R) Just, please stop if it's pretty bad for you!"
*injection stops*
(Oh... There, it's done. Now all i gotta do is just drink some water and sit dow- Why is my body feeling so heavy right now?!)
Unable to hold my body steadily, i lost my right grip on the stim. "Whoa! *bumps table* "
"(R) Arl! Is he okay?!"
"(Q) ... He didn't just passed out, did he not?"
"(I) Mmm, we didn't have a shot when we're 4, do we?"
"(Q) Ugh, let's just wait it out a bit"
(Wait it out? Really? That's the best you all can do? Not like, putting me to a bed or something? Man, these guys will totally suck as supports. Oh well, at least there's a good thing from this)
[ Name : Arlan Gritt
Level : 5
[Vitality : 140
Stamina : 130
Mana : 90 (222 - 132)
Nano : 78 (130) ]
(Phew, and would you look at that, my Nano does increases by 50 just now.
I'm a little exhausted from this, though i at least can try to straighten my body a bit)
"... *breaths in and out slowly* Haah, sure is some sting for my first shot.
Am i gonna be feeling that again every time i want to increase my Nanogels?"
"(I) *giggles* Yikes, ya gave us quite the scare, kiddo.
And about the shots, just get used to it" She answered it as sarcastic as ever.
In a monotone voice, i answered her then shortly turned to Qaiz. "Gee, thanks, G.
So, have you inspected them long enough, Qaiz?"
"(Q) Yep, sure did and these sure are the proper security equipment of the city's police.
*sighs* They sure do have quite the talent for being able to override these things, i can't figure out anything with my current Appraisal level"
"Hmm, i won't ask what's the level and from your tone just now, that means you two can not try to override it?"
With a downed voice, Ishka answered my question. "(I) Nay, i may be a Tinkerer but we're no techno geek for this kind of stuff and we don't know anyone who can do such thing. Sorry"
Picking up the little things like her 2nd job, i tried to think of a way to solve this problem at hand. "So your 2nd job is Tinkerer and even you can't do a thing about these?
Hmm, what a shame, if only i know of a person who knows modern technology ..."
(... Wait, Modern technology... A person who has experience on developing one... Mother?)
A few seconds of silence, i talk my thoughts out loud. "... Actually, i think i might just know that very someone who might just be able to do something with the print-locked items"
"(Q) Oh? Would you care to tell us?" The same as ever, with a curious expression he said that.
"It's... a personal matter"
Even Rex is curious about this. "(R) Eeh~? Why not?"
All i can do is to hold their question for the time being. "Just do please have some trust in me!
Now, if no one objects, i will be storing these again in my Inventory"
Again, they all agreed on my request pretty quickly. "(Q) Do as you want"
"(R) Do it again!"
"(I) Same~"
"Alright, then"
(Store [Silver Dagger, [Retractable Shield], [Security Baton], [Hand Cannon], and [Aeon Googles] )
*warps in all items*
Not wanting to leave without another question answered, Qaiz tried to pry me off. Again. "(Q) So... About the favor.
I wanna hear what kind of, Favor you'll be asking for our 'friend' Ishka here"
"(R) Oh yeah! Tell us what is it, Arl!" Rex is infected by Qaiz curiosity, i need to discipline him in a kidly manners.
"... You already know what it is, didn't you Miss?"
(What they're searching for is her family's schematics, specifically Carmine's.
I don't know what it contains and how it works, but i don't think this is a simple gig from some street thugs because of these high tech equipment and the hired 'trained bodyguards' in the warehouse before the lower basement in it.
And what i want to know right now is, why are they looking for it?)
After some thinking, she replied me and not without another question. "(I) Hmm... Fine, i'll tell you about it but what about scaly here and my brother?"
Instantly i answered by using some satisfied expression. "Have Rex included but for Qaiz, since you two are 'friends', i'll let you decide about it and honestly? I'd say we let him out of it~"
"(I) Done. You won't be there with us, scaly!" Both of us have quite the same thought.
Qaiz, scowled at us with a defeated expression and can only try to agitate Ishka, in which case he later succeeded. "(Q) Bleh! Stingy girl won't be picked up by men, you know~ Here's the tablet, catch!"
She catches the tablet while being baffled of what Qaiz just said."(I) Wha?! *catches tablet* Qaiz, ya just the some too, you kno-"
Qaiz saved himself from the mocking by pushing us three near the door. "(Q) Hehe. Alright then, i'll be closing my business for today and you all should be going to wherever you're going tonight!"
"(I) Haah... Whatever! *warps in tablet*
*opens door* Come, let us continue the ride for tonight! I had enough of this place, i'm quite tired" She said that as we walked through the solemn and lonely night, straight to the bike which is parked nearby on the right side of the van.
"Agreed, hope your parents aren't mad we're a 'little' late"
Rex tries to cheer me up with some unintentional concerning reply."(R) Ahaha, hopefully not!"
Being worried about his words just now, i tried to reply to him back. "... What do you mean, hopefully no-"
"(I) C'mon, now! Bike's just there waiting for us to go home" Interrupted Ishka as she hands us our 2 pairs of helmet.
(Ugh, i'm stuffed. The flavor of Snow Fruit Juice is definitely the one i knew from back then, so much so i ended up with the glass empty. And Wooly Cow Kebab is kind of fluffy on the insides but it is also warm after a few seconds of chewing them, tastes kind of funny.
Three-fanged Chicken Omelette? Pretty delicate, the insides of the eggs is so saucy i mistook it for a mayonnaise filling.
And Mandrake Milk-tea heats up my body, could be fitting for some body-warming activities in the morning.
I can see why they're so familiar with this place, Qaiz really is skillful at this kind of stuff... Even though he's not a 'Cook'. So maybe, i don't have to be a Taskmaster yet to be able to learn higher tier magic? I know it'll be tougher without the job but it's better than no magic of the basic 4 elemental magic that is just too useful to pass up for my daily life uses)
"(R) *yawns* Okay, sis. I'm getting sleepy, anyways"
"(I) Please don't sleep until ya got home, i'm begging ya"
"(R) *groans* I'll do my best"
She started up the engine and with us already on our own seat. "(I) Buckle up, buckaroos!"
"(R) Ngh *click*"
" *click* Slow down a little for us please, miss? I'm also a little sleepy after getting full just now"
"(I) *bike starts up* Ehe, No Promises!"
*zooms*
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