"You are really something else, son! Fine! We are going to stroll a bit later!" said Prince Lucas after seeing his son's expression.
Heracles's expression suddenly changed upon hearing his father. He could not jump in joy, so he just said to his father, "Thank you, Dad! I promise I will behave during that time!"
After traveling inside the central part of the capital city, the two princes managed to reach their destination. "We have arrived at the entrance of the Grand Cathedral, Suns of the Domain!" said the captain of the soldiers protecting the carriage.
Upon hearing the captain, the little prince's eyes shone with great excitement. "Let us go at once, son. Let's greet the Grand Priestess!" said Prince Lucas. Like an obedient son, Prince Heracles followed after his father's lead. After walking through the cathedral, they managed to reach the main podium.
In there, they found the Grand Priestess as if she was waiting for their arrival. "Greetings, Your Holiness!" said Prince Lucas as soon as he arrived in front of her. Heracles immediately stated the same greetings after seeing his father.
Grand Priestess Lily smiled after hearing the greetings of the princes. She said to them, "If it isn't Little Lucas? It's been a while ever since I saw you! You have grown a lot ever since that time! Is he your kid?"
"It's been a long time, Grand Priestess! Yes, this is my son! It's been 13 years ever since I last saw you at my wedding! Now, my son is ready to receive his own system!" said Prince Lucas with a smile on his face.
"Oh ho. It's time for him to get his system, huh? Very well, follow me, little boy! Let us see what kind of system you will get from our great God, Ratsel!" said Grand Priestess Lily.
Despite her old age, the grand priestess led the way for Prince Heracles. "Go follow her, son! She will teach you the way on how you will get your system!" said Prince Lucas.
"Okay, I got it, Dad! Please wait for me here!" Heracles said with a smile.
As Prince Heracles followed the Grand Priestess, Prince Lucas could only think to himself, 'Great god in the highest, please give my son a great battle system! In that way, he would be able to get a place in our cruel family!'
After following Grand Priestess Lily toward the main shrine, Heracles was filled with wonders as he saw the statues of the rulers of the domain. Only the Grand Cathedral has statues of the previous rulers of the Alcatraz Domain. Even Samuel Palace has no place where they are displayed.
"Fascinating, isn't it? I've served all the rulers of the Domain even before it was considered as an empire! I even fought alongside the first emperor and the first empress on the same battlefield!" said Grand Priestess Lily as she walked alongside Heracles.
Heracles's eyes suddenly sparkled with excitement after hearing the story of the old leader of the church. He asked excitingly, "Really!? What does it feel like fighting alongside the first emperor!? Isn't he a great warrior that managed to conquer almost all the territories of the northern continent when he was reigning!?"
The grand priestess smiled upon seeing his curiosity. She said to him at the next moment, "It's a great honor fighting with him! We just started as a small kingdom! With the greatness of your great-great-grandfather, he led a small kingdom into a great empire that rivals the Ackalheim Empire, which is the strongest and only empire at that time!"
Heracles's expression became even more exciting upon hearing the old stories of the grand priestess. He asked her with deep curiosity, "How did my great-great-grandfather conquer the northern continent?"
Before she could answer, the two of them managed to reach the main shrine. At the next moment, she said to her with a smile, "I will tell you next time, little boy. We have arrived at the shrine of our great god. Now, come in front of the main shrine and present yourself with our great god. Ask him to bestow you a system with a prayer!"
Heracles's excitement suddenly faded a little after he didn't manage to satisfy his curiosity. Still, he decided to follow the grand priestess's command to finish his primary goal of coming to the Grand Cathedral.
As soon as he reached the main shrine, Prince Heracles kneeled in front of it. He said as he prayed, "Great God of our Alcatraz Domain, please grant this lowly mortal a system!"
At the next moment, a notification from his newly acquired system suddenly appeared in front of him.
[Congratulations! The god, Ratsel, has granted you a Sword Vulcan system!]
'I got a Sword Vulcan system!? Isn't that the highest level of blacksmith systems!?' Prince Heracles wondered to himself upon seeing the notification from his system.
"Congratulations on getting your system, Lesser Sun of the Domain! Now, you can finally start serving your empire! You can now see your status board by shouting, 'System, show my status board!'"
Upon hearing the Grand Priestess, Prince Heracles shouted at the top of his lungs, "System, show me my system!"
[Name: Heracles von Alcatraz
Class: Prince
Sub-class: Sword Vulcan
Title: Prince Of Alcatraz Domain
Level: 1
Experience: 0/100
Health: 100
Mana: 2
Strength: 4
Dexterity: 3
Intelligence: 2
Wisdom: 1
Charisma: 1
Free Stats: 0
Luck: {Reach LVL 50 to unlock}
Skills: Do not have one yet.]
Upon seeing his status board, Heracles thought to himself, 'So this is what it is like getting a system! I am still weak despite getting a system! I must become stronger!'
Before he could say something to the old Grand Priestess, another notification from his system suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
[Your Sword Vulcan system has given you a new main quest!]
After seeing his expression, Grand Priestess Lily said to Heracles, "You have probably received your first main quest by now. Try commanding your system to see it! You need to finish that quest within a time frame, after all!"
"System, show me my main quest!"