"Time moves differently in space" says Cephirah in my mind. "An hour inside is 15 minutes outside, but as the space grows, the space will become frozen. Eventually When you are inside time will not flow outside, meaning outside time will not affect the space where you can spend months in space, with no passing outside. This however, will not be until the very last upgrade and may take a long time to get too" .
This brings a smile to my face as I think about the benefits that could bring. If I'm ever tired, I'll be able to get as much sleep as I need. I can read and do so much more. "I can't wait to level up" I say to Cephirah.
" I'll go run on the outdoor track. I'm going to start by being physically fit. I'm excited for the new me. It's only 8 am and I feel well rested after my nap and drinking space water" I say in excitement. I grabbed a water bottle which I filled with space water and my wireless headphones which I placed on my neck, as well as my keys and phone before locking my door and heading to the track. I didn't feel as if I needed to take any pre-workout supplements as my body felt energized and refreshed. I walked for about 15 minutes until I reached the school's outdoor track where one or two people were running. I stretched my muscles a bit before I started to run, realizing that it was much easier to breathe as I ran. I was also not as tired after completing 2 laps. Although I wasn't skinny, I was not fat either, but more on the curvaceous side. I haven't really worked out before or been in shape, the few times I have tried I've always been quick to get tired and out of breath. People have often looked at my body and consider me to be in shape, but once I started to workout I was always quick to lose my breath, get dizzy or tired. I've never been able to run this many laps without stopping and am really excited for the future. I have always been jealous of people who are physically in shape, as I have never been able to be toned. I have never had confidence In myself, even though I'd occasionally hear people complimenting me on my looks, or body.
Now I feel like I'm worth it. Being an orphan my sense of existence has always been mild. As I am running, such thoughts go through my mind. As I finally stopped running, after completing 2 miles to my own amazement I heard a ding sound. I was breathing hard but felt accomplished as well. Droplets of sweat poured down my face. "Congratulations to the host for going above and beyond. Host gains +10 in physical ability and endurance". I smile as I feel myself being refreshed. It feels as if a cool wind envelopes my body and the exhaustion fades away. I also drink some water, feeling even more energized. The wind blows softly ruffling my braided hair and drying the sweat from my body. I walk back to my dorm room with a prep in my step, a smile gracing my face. I finish half a bottle of my water as I head back inside. Upon entering my room I think about the pushups and sit ups I still need to do. I remove my jacket and sit on the carpet before changing my mind and going back into space and walking towards the gazebo. When I first started school I wanted to try yoga and had bought a yoga mat but did not keep up with the yoda classes. I willed the mat from my rool, placing it on the porch ground by the space where I proceeded to start my situp and push ups. Cephira walked towards me as I started my reps, removing my headphones and using the speaker on my phone. Sit-ups have always been easy for me and I'm able to complete it in no time, doing 60 instead of the 55 as the system made another ding marking the completion. I changed position, moving face down as I attempted to start pushups.
Although it is difficult and I find myself struggling the entire time, I managed to complete 45. When I'm done I drop down to stretch as I try to catch my breath. I can also feel my arms shaking from the pushups, as well as my core feeling sore. "Ding. The host has completed a quest, quest 1 of path to strength. Awards are being issued for completion of quests in a single day. Additional awards are given for extra sets. Congratulations, the hosts have leveled up to level 2". At the mention of a level up it feels like I'm bathed in a cool refreshing breeze. The aches from working out and pushing myself seem to have disappeared. "Wow…" I said in amazement. 'This is just great' I think. Feeling refreshed I get back up, still slightly sore and walk back towards the plot of soil to try to finish my agricultural quests as well. Passing by the warehouse, I made a detour and entered the warehouse to see a pile of seeds stacked and labeled. I grabbed a bag of corn, rice, wheat and potatoes, which the system has highlighted for me to prioritize. As I was grabbing another one Cephirah started to talk.
" You don't need to actually take the bags there by hand. Once you're at the plot you can jump and think of the bags you want and it'll appear. You can also just imagine the seeds you want to plant and they will automatically be sown as you imagine then being planted. If you look at your status screen, there are a few different tabs. One tab shows a warehouse, but there were also a few more. Two of the tabs are grayed out as they are currently inaccessible at your level. By clicking on the warehouse tab you can see everything that you have in the warehouse in numerical values, next to a picture description". I followed Cephirah's explanation and really looked at my status screen. Like Cephirah mentioned, the screen had a few tabs with different names. Some tabs I couldn't see, but they surrounded my status which was right in the middle. My status view has also changed after my level up from how it originally looked.
After opening the warehouse tab I could see everything inside the warehouse. The tab opened the warehouse in aerial view, so I could see everything within the warehouse. I could also change the view. The sections of the warehouse had a description for what is/will be placed there. The warehouse was around 1500 square feet. For the most part, the warehouse appeared to be empty. The warehouse was also organized so that all seeds were on the right side. There were also a few potted plants as well. The left side of the warehouse was completely empty aside from the shelf closest to the door which had all sorts of medical supplies. To the left of the image of the warehouse was a list of items already stored as well as the amount. After looking through the warehouse, I was able to return to the status screen which appears to work like a computer, having a homepage and tabs, as well as a back button. Wanting to look at everything else I also clicked on the other tabs.
I looked at the Professional tab confused. Cephirah saw my confusion and responded to me. The path set for you by the system is based on cultivation, as are the items in your Space, as well as the actual Space itself. All professionals are categorized under three main categories assigned. The first category is Cultivator, this includes spiritualists. This Category is mental/spiritual in nature. Everything has spirituality, and you will be able to cultivate it for your own strength. Additional information will be provided once you've officially started to cultivate. You have only awakened your body to being able to accept energy in your body through the medicated bath.
The second Category is a Magician. The Magician is able to manifest energy or supernatural forces into the natural world. This category includes elementalists. In truth, magicians and cultivators, depending on their level, may be able to easily adapt to the other and share similar traits.
The last level is Non-Powered. These are a rare few who will awaken but will be unable to cultivate or manifest magic. These few, if they survive until the time, will be able to utilize objects only. Eventually humans will be given objects that they will be able to use, such as robots, battle suits and other advanced technological equipment. These objects will not work well with the other categories due to their nature. Although there are three distinct categories, It does not mean that a person cannot awaken to another trait from the other categories. Although possible, it will be hard to do so, and extremely rare". Within each category are also similarities which you will eventually see.
As mentioned before you will have spiritual pets like myself which will allow you to tame our counterparts outside of space. Because I am awakened but not fully leveled up, you already have limited ability towards Felinae on earth. second due to your lineage you are predisposed to being a dream seer, being able to glimpse pieces of the future through your dreams, as you have already seen. For now you are unable to control your dreams and what you are able to see. As someone who has been cooking for years, the system has converted that into one of your professions. The alchemist automatic follows along with your cultivator title because you are studying botany and medicine, and because of your cook talent. The system combines certain abilities the hosts possess or will possess to determine professions".
After looking at my profession I turned to my status screen and then clicked on the skill tab. "As you continue to complete your quests, the system will award additional quests. Some quests may need to be completed at a certain time, while others may remain permanent. After The awakening, additional ways to learn skills will be available for all who have awakened. Your skills also have levels from A-F, and the strongest of which is SSS skill (s). Triple S skills are rare, however those too can be earned. Which determines how strong they are" informed Cephirah.
After looking at the skills presented I looked at the next tab. The next Tab showed spiritual pets. Upon clicking it, I was able to see Cephirah's information.
"What is the announcement tab for?" I asked Cephira.
"Upon worldwide awakening, everyone will be awakened and able to see their status screen. Any information will be provided there. As it is locked until then, it will remain gray and inaccessible. It is the same for the system tab as well. The use for the system tab will be made clearer at a later time. The store function will be available after you reach level 5, but will remain limited. As you continue to grow and level, the store will provide additional functions and more options".
I looked at the Equipment Tab to see the clothes I was wearing as well as the other equipment like the earring and bracelet. In total I was able to see that the clothes were buff as well as how it helped.
"Items equipped with mental power/ mental agility or spirituality can only be activated if you have run low or run out of mental energy. The grade of the equipment will determine how much energy will be temporarily replaced."
I then looked at the Weapons tab for the breakdown of the weapons I had and will need to learn.
After looking at the weapons the last tab showed my quests:
Looking at the quest, I was excited to continue my quests. I was able to level up my space to level two because of the first quest completion, expanding the space and wanting to continue.
I walked back towards the field which had empty plots of land.I imagined the seeds being buried under the soil and planted on the left side of the field which was planted with rice closer to the water. As soon as it was completed I felt myself breathing hard. Even so I continued to plant corn and potatoes, as well as wheat on the other plots of land, fully covering all the plots aside from the one for herbs. As soon as everything was planted I fell to my knees completly out of breath. Cephirah sits on her hind legs beside me with her paw touching my hand. "Nice work" she says. I hear the system once again ding with a quest completion. "Host has completed two quests in a day. Additional rewards are being tabulated. Mental power has increased by 50." I check at the status window that appeared before me.