The system had been persistently urging Bowen with notifications, which he had left unread for a long time due to his busy schedule of learning magic and cooking desserts. Finally, the competition was over, and he could finally take a breather. Bowen settled comfortably in his single bedroom, adjacent to Gia's room located directly above the sweet treats shop. He took a deep breath and said, "System, show me the progress."
"Host, please try to read all your messages in time. Don't blame me if you miss any urgent missions or details," the system replied with an annoyed tone. Sometimes Bowen felt like the system was alive. Before he could respond, a series of ting sounds chimed, one after another.
#ting# Book on God of wishes - Decoded
#ting# Time for random skill Gacha
#ting# Familiar Casper status upgraded
#ting# congratulations host- side mission FOUNDER OF A NEW DESSERT completed
#ting# congratulation host -continuous mission QUEST FOR POWER (1) completed
#ting# congratulation host continuous mission QUEST FOR MONEY (1) completed
#ting# skill Five senses upgraded to level 2
#ting# Hidden mission triggered - DOOM OF RAVEN GANG
Bowen didn't expect to receive so many messages, but he decided to go through them one by one. He clicked on the book about the God of Wishes, and suddenly, a flood of information was transmitted to his mind. The foreign information made him feel dizzy. In short, the book had two parts: the birth of the God of Wishes and the summoning process.
According to the story, millions of years ago, during an ancient era, abyssal beings roamed the universe. These creatures were manifestations of negative energies and devoured planets to satisfy their hunger. Other powerful beings in the universe realized that these beings could become a great crisis in the future, so they decided to take action. Many beings joined forces and waged war against the abyssal beings. The Abyssal War lasted for thousands of years, finally eradicating every last one of the abyssal beings. However, those powerful beings overlooked the abyssal seeds that escaped through rifts in space. One such seed was the God of Wishes.
Dormant for hundreds of years, the God of Wishes started collecting enough negative energies and chose Grimesphere as its growth ground. Each seed was encrypted with unique tasks assigned to them. The God of Wishes in Grimesphere was tasked with collecting information and knowledge that would help revive the abyssal creatures in the universe. This was the essence of the birth of the God of Wishes as described in the first part of the book.
The second part of the book described the summoning of the God of Wishes in two forms: the pseudo form and the real form. The pseudo form was like a hologram where one could communicate with the god and offer it sacrifices, namely the souls of children. The summoning of the real form was more challenging and required three important materials: the seven pieces of ember, the blood of a divine being, and a branch from the World Tree. To date, no one had been able to summon the real form of the god because no one had been able to find these legendary materials.
At the end of the book, an important note was mentioned, stating that the God of Wishes was still in the early stages of growth. It was recommended to kill the god before it matured, or else the entire world of Grimesphere would become food for the abyss.
Bowen was uncertain about the authenticity of the information presented in the book. He had no idea who the author was, but he had a slight suspicion that the book had been intentionally circulated to attract individuals with malicious intentions, enticing them to summon the god of wishes and offer it young souls. Perhaps individuals like Theodore possessed the capability to summon the pseudo form. Suddenly, a notification interrupted his thoughts.
**#Ting **Hidden Mission Triggered - STOP THE WORLD DESTRUCTION
Now, host knows there is a big danger awaiting Grimesphere. you as substitute of god will have to stop the danger that grows in front of you. Stop God of wishes from destroying the world of grimesphere.
Side note: as this mission involves divine beings, thus host cannot skip this mission. You will not be teleported from world of grimesphere even when you kill all your 33 targets without completing this mission.
Rewards : 10000 DP, Epic rank divine weapon , status of immortal.
"What?" Bowen froze in place, staring at the information before him. "Are you guys kidding? First, you wanted me to kill 33 people, and now I'm supposed to save the world? And what's this about becoming immortal?" Bowen had a sinking feeling that he was being drawn into some kind of elaborate trap. He never desired any involvement with gods, the abyss, or immortals. Why was he, a simple reincarnated mortal, being forced into this situation?
"I didn't sign up for this, you bastards," he thought angrily. "Whatever, there's no use in lamenting about it now." Bowen pushed aside his concerns regarding the god of wishes and proceeded to read the next system message.
**#Ting# **Time for random skill Gacha
It has already been a month since the host drew the random skill gacha. Please draw on again.
Bowen payed 50 Dp shedding invisible tears. He pulled the handle to the magical gacha machine that appeared in front of him
***Ting***Congratulations for the host on winning skill - STATUS AWARENESS (unique)
Status awareness lv(1/5) : You are able to read the status of people one rank above you. Status awareness skill is activated by physical contact with the target. The skill improves with the upgrade in levels.
Bowen was highly satisfied with this skill. It could be said that he had always anticipated acquiring such an ability to easily gauge the powers of his enemies. The only downside was the skill's activation condition requiring physical touch. Nevertheless, Bowen happily proceeded to the next message.
**#Ting#** Familiar Casper status upgraded
Status of familiar named Casper is as follows
Name - Casper
species -stylus (male, normal beast)
status- Healthy
strength- 3 ~8
agility-10~16
Vitality-1.5 ~6
intelligence-4~10
innate skills- Quick Dash lv (2/10), vision share
acquired skills- Five senses
character: lively, cautious, friendly demeanor
Loyalty: 20%~75%
Bowen noticed that Casper's status had changed from being weak by birth to being healthy. Additionally, Casper had acquired the Five Senses skill from Bowen, possibly due to extensive use of his senses during spying. By art of felinor, both master and familiar can share their skills. when Bowen can learn all skills of his familiar, Casper can only learn one or two from Bowen depending on its need.
Now, Casper could see from a long distance and had heightened hearing and smell, which would be beneficial for evading enemies. Bowen also observed that Casper's Quick Dash had been upgraded to level 2. He decided to provide more intense training for Casper. Above all, the loyalty percentage had increased, demonstrating the strong bond between Bowen and Casper during their time together. Next, Bowen reviewed the rewards for completed missions.
#Ting# congratulations host- side mission FOUNDER OF A NEW DESSERT completed
Reward -10Dp
#Ting# congratulation host -continuous mission QUEST FOR POWER (1) completed
You have made friendship with a Royalty instead of noble - Third prince of starfall. You will have additional reward of 2 Dp
Reward 5 Dp +2Dp + 3strength
#Ting# congratulation host continuous mission QUEST FOR MONEY (1) completed
Host has Earned your first gold coin in Grimesphere without the help of system.
Reward 5 Dp + 2 vitality
Bowen earned 2 gold coins from trading white powder with the police department of Aswalt through Xander. Additionally, the Knight Department requested more white powder to create ignition balloons, which meant Bowen would make good money from this trade.
#Ting# skill Five senses upgraded to level 2
Now, the host can see, hear, and smell clearly within a distance of 5 kilometers. The sense of taste and touch has also been heightened by one level.
[Ah! Good one. This will really help me in combat. Moreover, I can feel elemental mana more clearly if my sense of touch is heightened,] thought Bowen, acknowledging the advantages of his upgraded senses.
#Ting# Hidden mission triggered - DOOM OF RAVEN GANG
Eliminate 80% of the members of the Raven gang and incapacitate their operations in Aswalt.
Reward : One Normal grade divine artifact
Bowen felt as if he had hit the jackpot with this mission. In any case, he had to kill the baroness as his second target, so eliminating all the members of the Raven gang before that would serve as insurance. However, the challenge lay in the difference in strength. All the members of the Raven gang were said to be (E-)0r E or (E+)rankers, whereas Bowen had not even reached (E-)rank yet. He wouldn't be able to activate his Reaper mode for at least four months. Moreover, he was unaware of the strength of the baroness and the leader of the Raven gang (possibly Deborah, who had been conversing with the baroness).
[Time's short; I will have to hurry up,] thought Bowen.
"System, show my updated status "
Current status of host is as follows.
Current name: Bowen
Status: Awakened – (Celestial mana vessel)
Magician F+ rank
Warrior G+ rank
Attributes:
Physical strength – 14~38
Agility – 13~34
Vitality – 10~35
Intelligence – 27
DP – 95~67
Titles: Naughty rascal, Little thief, filial son, founder of new dessert
Possession: Spirit God Pavilion, Nova's Breathing Technique, T-Compass
Skills: Photographic memory(lv1/5), five senses(lv2/5), Art of Felinor(lv1/5), quick dash(lv1/5), scarlet palmblaze(lv1/3) Elemental aegis(lv1/3) Status awareness(lv1/5)
Slaves acquired: Solarith Ophelious-(incomplete contract)
Disciples acquired: Renault
There was a "+" mark behind bowen's magic and warrior rank indicating peak of the current rank. Similarly "-" sign indicates beginner in that current rank.
Title founder of new dessert effect- 50% chance for any dessert host makes to be a success.
Bowen was very much satisfied with his skills especially the stats increase for strength, agility and vitality. He must think other ways to increase his intelligence stat.
Bowen had finished reading all the system messages, and now it was time to extend some hospitality to his guest. He shook his space bracelet, and from it emerged the Baron's butler, gasping for breath and looking disheveled.