"I got another quest!" Heracles said upon seeing the notification that suddenly appeared in front of him. "Another main quest?" Prince Lucas asked with a curious expression. "No, it's a special quest. It said that I have to impress my master!" said Heracles with a smile.
"You already received a special quest from your system? That's new to me. Normally, systems only issue special quests when there is a special situation. It seems like your Sword Vulcan system is pretty lax about this. Well, you will get wonderful rewards in a special quest, so do your best!" said Prince Lucas at the next moment.
"Really? If that's the case, I will try to finish it! I will try to practice before Master arrives!" said Heracles. "You can start practicing tomorrow! It's already late, so go to sleep to replenish your energy!" said Princess Lara in a stern manner.
"Oh yeah! Okay, I will sleep now, Mom! I think I can still practice a few times tomorrow because Master will arrive in the afternoon, after all!" said Heracles with a smile.
After conversing with each other, Heracles walked alongside his parents to go toward his room. After saying good night to each other, Heracles immediately went to bed to get up as early as he could. As soon as he laid down, Heracles was able to sleep right away because of the great fatigue he accumulated throughout his practice.
Before he knew it, he woke in the middle part of the morning. "The sun is already up!" he could only say as he was readying himself. After eating his fill, Heracles headed immediately toward his forge room to practice without resting first.
After reaching his forge room, Heracles thought to himself, 'I need to do something to speed up my practice! In that way, I would be able to master the process more before my master arrives! Oh yeah! Pounding the metal is the hardest thing to do! I know what to do!'
With that in his mind, Heracles shouted, "System! Add all my free skill points to my strength stats at once!"
[Name: Heracles von Alcatraz
Class: Prince
Sub-class: Sword Vulcan
Title: Prince Of Alcatraz Domain
Level: 2
Experience: 100/200
Health: 120
Mana: 3
Strength: 17
Dexterity: 5
Intelligence: 3
Wisdom: 2
Charisma: 2
Free Stat: 0
Luck: {Reach LVL 50 to unlock}
Skills: Fiery Flame]
'That's probably enough to double my speed!' Heracles thought to himself. At the next moment, the demeanor of the little prince suddenly changed into that of a very serious one. After reaching the peak of his focus, Heracles shouted at the top of his lungs, "FIERY FLAME!"
At that very moment, a blazing fire suddenly came out of his hands. Although he could point it toward the forge, Heracles was a little shocked after seeing the firepower of his skill. He couldn't help but be pushed back after experiencing the heat of his Rare-tier skill for the first time.
'So this is the power of a Rare-tier skill! I wonder how strong an Epic-tier one is!' He could only think to himself. At the next moment, Heracles decided to enter his focus mode once again so that he could continue his practice.
Despite the raging fire in front of him, he began practicing without any hesitations in his eyes. Before he knew it, Heiden and Shirley arrived at their doorstep. He was too focused on his work that he was unable to welcome them upon their arrival.
When Heiden entered his student's forge room, he could not see anything because the entire room was filled with steam, like when Heracles first met him. As the steam dissipates from the room, Heiden couldn't believe what he was currently seeing.
"Oh, you're already here, master? Forgive me for not being able to welcome you myself!" said Heracles as he held an incomplete sword in his hand.
To his surprise, a notification from his system suddenly appeared.
[Congratulations! You have finished your special quest!
You have been rewarded a hundred experience points!
In addition, you also received an Epic-tier skill from the system!
Since you finished this special quest in just a short time, you also received an additional reward of 20 free skill points!]
[You have gained a new level!]
"I finished my special quest just like that!?" Heracles could only say in shock after reading the notifications from his system.
The shocked Heiden became even more shocked than before. "You already finished these many swords!? Also, you got a special quest, and you just finished it now!? HOW IN THE WORLD DID YOU DO THAT, MY STUDENT!?" Heiden said with a shocked expression.
When the steam cleared away, Heiden and Shirley saw all the swords that Heracles had made throughout his practice in the day. The room was filled with them, so Heiden couldn't help but be shocked by his student's capability.
'What an amazing kid!' he could only think to himself at that very moment.
"I just practiced and practiced until you came, master. I also received a special quest to gain your recognition when I finished my main quest last night," said Heracles with a smile.
"Really? You must've gained a wonderful skill from that special quest! Open your status board at once to look! I want to know about your skill right away!" said Heiden while trembling with excitement.
Upon hearing his master, Heracles immediately shouted, "System, show me my status once again!"
[Name: Heracles von Alcatraz
Class: Prince
Sub-class: Sword Vulcan
Title: Prince Of Alcatraz Domain
Level: 2
Experience: 200/400
Health: 140
Mana: 4
Strength: 20
Dexterity: 7
Intelligence: 5
Wisdom: 3
Charisma: 3
Free Stats: 20
Luck: {Reach LVL 50 to unlock}
Skills: Fiery Flame, Inferno Blaze]
"My stats increased again after I gained a level! Also, I gained a skill called Inferno Blaze!" Heracles said with a smile.
"You already have an Epic-tier skill when you are just level three!? The Sword Vulcan system is really fantastic! At this rate, you will be able to surpass me in just a matter of a year!" said Heiden as he trembled with excitement.
"Don't be like that, master! I still have a lot to learn from your rich experiences as a blacksmith!"