Seeing Kranos vanish with the king, most of the children were stunned; as for the princes, the second prince couldn't help but frown; he didn't like the way things were progressing; he is just mortal trash; why does father still have to consider him?
Kranos father could already be considered to be his father's favorite; because of this, he had always been jealous of Kranos' father. When he saw that Kranos was a mortal, he felt extremely happy; his father would no longer care about Raphael's family, and he would proceed to be the one to take the throne.
This was what he hoped for, but now it seems everything wouldn't proceed smoothly; I will have to get rid of him.
…
Kranos appeared in a dark hall with his grandfather, the king.
As soon as he appeared, he immediately knelt down. "Grandfather, I have disappointed you!" He kowtowed.
There was no expression on his grandfather's face as he replied, "You don't need to be worried about that; just focus on your mindset; even a mortal has a chance of cultivation!"
Hearing his grandfather's reply, Kranos smiled happily while standing up; his relationship with his grandfather could be considered quite great; the two had been close since he was a little baby. Of course, this was before he was discovered to be a 'mortal'.
He thought he would be abandoned by his grandfather since he was a mortal, but it seems his grandfather wasn't as heartless as a king would be.
"Now, then, boy, go ahead and rest; I have something to give you later on. I will call you when it is time." As soon as the king finished speaking, Kranos vanished; the king had sent him to his house.
After Kranos vanished, the king smiled, "I should take this opportunity to get Raphael to owe me a favor."
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Kranos appeared in front of his house; seeing the familiar home, he smiled. He could hear the voices of the maids and servants around; it seems that the news has spread. Kranos sighed indifferently; he knew that from this moment on the way the maids and servants treated him would change, but that didn't matter much to him; if they crossed him, he would take his revenge one way or the other.
…
He didn't see his parent at home, so he just headed into his room to check out his system.
System come out…
[THE TIME SYSTEM]
[Name - Kranos.]
[Cultivation aptitude—ETERNAL-grade.]
[Elemental affinity—TIME.]
Time points - 1
Kranos was surprised. What the hell are time points? System, what are time points?
[Time points are points used to do a variety of things in the time system; they can also be used in the time shop to buy skills, artifacts, etcetera.]
Varieties of things? Kranos was confused.
[Each time point can be generated every hour; time points can be considered as something similar to mana, which awakeners use to control their abilities; only with time points can you control the time-related abilities.]
Hearing the system's voice, Kranos was stunned. To think this was how it was; this was no wonder no one could control time.
[The time system has awakened!]
[You have been rewarded with a couple of gifts.]
[The time sword, a chance to pick an elemental affinity, time shop unlocked.]
Kranos' eyes widened in shock; he went through the information displayed on the screen once again to confirm he wasn't seeing things.
Something like an inventory space screen appeared in front of him; a few seconds later, information about the inventory had appeared in his mind, so this is where all the things I get from the system are stored. Besides, I can even store things inside the inventory; it's just like the spatial rings I have read about in books.
He quickly opened the inventory and saw that there was only one piece of equipment there; it was a wooden sword. It looked to be arm's length. The sword looked ordinary, as though it was used for training before moving on to an iron sword, but Kranos could tell that the sword was far from ordinary; this was because of the information displayed about the sword.
[Time sword—a sword that grows with the user automatically, can also be grown with time points. Each cut from this sword takes away one year of time from the opponent and feeds the sword, causing it to grow. It is indestructible and has continued existing since the beginning of time.
f*ck! Although Kranos wasn't one to utter a curse word, he couldn't help it as soon as he saw the description of the sword, although he knew that the sword would be extraordinary since it was a gift rewarded by the system, but he didn't think it would be this terrifying.
It steals time from people in order to grow? It can also grow naturally; this sword is nothing short of amazing! Kranos took a deep breath in order to calm himself. Following which he turned to a slight panel at the corner of the system that was blinking with a faint blue light.
What is this? Kranos curiously clicked it, and the next moment a line of elements was displayed in front of him.
[Fire - SSS grade.]
[Wind - SSS grade.]
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[Water - SSS grade.]
[Darkness - SSS grade.]
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[Healing - SSS grade.]
[Metal - SSS grade.]
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[Space - SSS grade.]
[Shadow - SSS grade.]
…
Kranos was shocked. To think there are so many elements in this world, how is it possible that I only encountered four of them despite the number of people that awakened? Kranos could recall vividly that among the many people that awakened, they only awakened elements: wind, water, fire, and earth. Outside the four basic elements, none of them was awakened!
Kranos calmed down after pondering for some time; it seems that this is a chance for me to pick an elemental affinity, at least for free. System, is there a way I can pick two or more elemental affinities?
[No.]
The system's cold mechanical voice sounded, and although he expected it, he couldn't help but feel saddened by the answer. But the system's next words made his eyes light up in ecstasy.
[You can…]