[Integration complete….]
[Congratulations, the talent—Ice jade constitution, has completely fused with the host.]
[Congratulations, you've earned a new trait…]
[Congratulations, you've earned a new trait…]
"....…"
I slowly opened my eyes as Esfyn's voice echoed in my mind. I could still feel the bone chilling cold, but it wasn't as bad.
My consciousness slowly became clearer and soon, I could hear my heartbeat once again.
Then, as if slowly building to a crescendo, all of my being suddenly became awake at once.
Suddenly, it all hit me, the pain. It was a bit intense and I almost blanked out once again.
"Esfyn, what's going on?"
[The process of awakening a constitution of fusing with one is a painful endeavor. More so for you who fused with one. Your very bones have been shattered, your marrows cleansed and a new essence placed within.]
'So that's how it was.'
"Huh?" I looked beneath me to see that the once hot water within the bathtub now has its surface coated in a thin layer of ice. The room was filled with a thick fog and I could tell that the wetness on the upper part of my body was due to sweat and not water from the bath.
"Esfyn, tell me about the ice jade constitution."
I took a deep breath and dipped into the pool, ignoring the coldness of the water. No, it was more like I couldn't feel the cold as much as I would have.
[The ice jade constitution is a special constitution that emphasizes balance. Contrary to its name, the ice element is a secondary boon and the primary boon is body symmetry.]
'So I have minor resistance to ice?'
I felt the water washing away the sweat in me, it was soothing in a way.
[Now that the constitution is yours, you will have minor ice resistance and your body flexibility will be pretty high.]
I rose out of the water and stepped out of the pool. I could feel that something had changed, there was a subtle strength within me, one that wasn't there before.
[That doesn't mean you won't experience a change in strength. It would just be minor compared to the other major changes.]
I walked toward the full body mirror in the bathroom. I had it placed in here a few years ago with the excuse of puberty.
[Most of all, due to the perfect body skill, your overall physique and looks will be enhanced.]
The mirror was coated in fog so I had to reach out to clean it. As I did, I could already notice that my skin was paler than usual.
I wiped the mirror and stared at my reflection, I was stunned.
I already knew I was good looking, members of House Leonis were like that and with grayish-silver hair and hazel eyes, I had looks that put me above the rest of my siblings.
The reason was simple, I was told I took more after my mother with my looks. And now, that look has been enhanced even more.
My hazel eyes are entirely silver, bordering on white even. It looked like my pupils were slowly losing their color. The change was no small matter.
My physique was borderline skinny before, but now, it was on the slender part. I had a typical swimmers build, with lean muscles that weren't previously there.
I looked taller too, which made me even more attractive.
"I'll definitely have to explain how I entered the bathroom a seven and came out a nine…"
I picked up my bathrobe and wore it.
'There's still the third eye awakening card, but I'll only use that after I've gathered enough advance cards to get an evolution card. For now,....'
"Esfyn, show me my card."
My exclusive card appeared before me and I looked at it. The person on the back had also been upgraded to look like the present me.
And that wasn't the only change,...
[Host's Exclusive Card]
Host: [Emris Leonis]
Race: [Human]
Bloodline: [None]
Potential: [One star (superior)]
Combat Strength: [None]
Trait: [Perfect body], [Mana resonance]
Skill: [None]
Talent: [Spearmanship(basic)] [Ice jade constitution (basic)]
Achievement points: [10]
Inventory: [Mission card x1, Advance card x2, Function card (third eyes awakening) x1]
"Wow, just the constitution was enough to increase my potential by three grades!"
One had to know that increasing the potential of someone with a broken core was no small feat. I shouldn't even be able to.
'But,.... Everything looks the same. Almost as if they are all in the same rank.'
I knew they weren't, the ice jade constitution was a rare talent while the Spearmanship was a common talent, the difference was quite big.
But they were both of the basic rank. And there were the traits too,....
'I wonder what traits are… do they have tanks?'
"Esfyn, do these traits and talents have cards of their own?"
[No, Lord Emris, but you can view more information by tapping on them.]
I did as Esfyn said and suddenly, the skill section was revealed in a more introspective way,
[Perfect body]
Trait rarity: [Rare]
Trait grade: [superior]
[Mana resonance]
Trait rarity: [Uncommon]
Trait grade: [intermediate]
'Oh, I automatically assumed the traits would be the same rank as the talent…'
"Esfyn, what are traits? Are they upgradable?"
[Traits are perks that are gained from talents. Their grades are predetermined and they cannot be directly upgraded or evolved.]
"Directly? Then how can they be upgraded?"
[By upgrading or evolving the talent they are attached to.]
'I see…. Those two traits are from the Ice jade constitution, if I evolve the constitution, they should increase too.'
Just these traits alone were amazing, I couldn't help but want to check out the others. I tapped on the talents and the same thing happened.
[Spearmanship]
Talent rarity: [Uncommon]
Talent grade: [Basic]
[Ice jade constitution]
Skill rarity: [Rare]
Skill grade: [Basic]
'Well, this is useful. So my Spearmanship talent is uncommon?... I thought it was common.'
"Esfyn, you stated that I could use achievement points to purchase various cards."
[Yes, lord Emris.]
"How many achievement points are needed to purchase an advance card? And now many advance cards are needed to take the Spearmanship talent to superior grade."
[An advance card can be purchased with x10 achievement points.]
I turned away from the mirror and headed for the bathroom door.
[To upgrade any card from basic to intermediate grade, x1 achievement point is needed. To upgrade to the next rank after that, double the achievement points are needed.]
"Purchase one more advance card using my achievement points and upgrade the Spearmanship talent to the advanced grade."
I said to Esfyn as I opened the door of the bathroom.
I felt a warm feeling course through my veins, I couldn't tell what changed but I knew something did.
[Spearmanship has been successfully upgraded to advanced grade]
Outside, Reid and Jenna stood, the former waiting for me with a towel while the latter waited to clean up the bathroom.
Their gaze locked on me as I walked out of the bathroom. Unlike Reid, Jenna wasn't as expressionless. Her brows furrowed and her lips pursed.
She also had a slight blush.
I looked behind me, the fog that had accumulated within the bathroom was slowly seeping out.
'I guess that was enough to tell that something happened.'
I glanced at Reid, his eyes were also slightly larger than normal. For someone as expressionless as him, that was a lot of expression.
"I awakened a constitution." I said nonchalantly as I received the towel from Reid.
He knew I was talking to him and not Jenna.
"You can inform father, if he is contactable, that is."
I dried my hair, now that I was touching it, I felt it was silkier than it was. And as I let it down, I could tell it was also longer.
'I don't want to cut it,...'
I began to walk back to my room when I suddenly paused,
"For the next one week, both of you will be working overtime." I turned around and addressed Reid and Jenna.
"Starting from now, Jenna, I'll need you to run another bath in the next hour or two."
"Noted, young master." Jenna replied with a bow.
"You'll be preparing three baths for me henceforth, two warm baths in the morning and evening, and one cold one in the night before bed."
I turned to face Reid,
"Get changed, you'll be sparring with me for the next week."
"Yes, young master." Reid replied with a bow.
I turned around and headed back to my room. I took off the bathrobe and donned a simple pair of training pants— they looked like sweatpants, except baggier —before heading for the training room.
A few minutes later, Reid walked into the training room. He was wearing a complete set of training gear.
"I've sent a message to the main manor, young master."
I nodded my head as I began to stretch. Reid followed suit. When it came to combat, although he was as stoic as usual, he was way more proactive than normal.
"I'll be training the Leonis martial arts scripture from the beginning once again." I started as I completed my stretches.
"May I ask why, young master?"
This was the first time Reid asked a question. Although he was usually proactive, he always made sure to not question me.
"Apparently,... I've been training all wrong."
I did a few jumps, I could feel the difference between my body earlier today and now, I was way more energetic and I feel like I better utilize my muscles.
"Today's goal is simple," I began. Reid looked at me, his expression one of full focus.
"We'll be playing a game of tag."
"Tag?" Reid asked. His expression was the same even though I could hear the confusion in his voice.
"Yes, tag. You have one simple goal,..."
I crouched, I could feel my body tensing, my joints relaxing as I prepared to lung. Reid's eyes narrowed, although he was just standing there, I could tell he was ready to move at any time.
'So this is the level of a Tier 1 Knight…. Tier 3 is even more amazing than I thought…'
"Make sure I don't catch you."