novelraw Chapter 333: Sequence Reward
Chapter 333: Sequence Reward
[Please note, the tag rewards are all composed of three parts: a single massive attribute bonus, a single trait bonus, and randomized item rewards. These rewards are determined by the level of the sequence you have collected.]
[You have unlocked the Sequence Reward: Cotton Candy (Blue)]
[Constitution +10, Soul Self-Healing, Source Magic Book Fragment (Two)]
Just as that line of illusory text appeared, Fisher immediately felt colorful lights emerging before him rush into his body simultaneously. It was as if his muscles had been infused with immense vitality. This manifested as a feeling that made his muscles both ache and feel exhilarated. He immediately felt the strength of his body ascend to a higher level, stepping further away from the physical limits of a human.
He had already stepped into the tenth rank of the Life tier. Although he felt that he wasn't far from the eleventh rank, he obviously still had a long way to go to reach Erwind's fourteenth rank.
But the rewards included something else besides the constitution bonus. Fisher's gaze shifted slightly as he read the two lines of illusory text below,
[Soul Self-Healing: You have gained stronger soul recovery abilities. Consumed magic power and soul power will replenish at a faster rate, and the level of pain caused by soul damage will also decrease.]
[Contributor's Note: From the moment you began reading the Soul Completion Handbook, your soul has already broken away from the ranks of Order and headed toward inevitable Chaos.]
Fisher's gaze flickered. He stared at that line of text in silence for a second or two, and then a thin book suddenly filled his pocket, even squishing Eimhart, who was sleeping. Following that, another line of illusory text floated before Fisher's eyes,
[Source Magic Book Fragment: The taboo art of manipulating the world is the merciful compassion bestowed upon the ants by a false god rejected by the world. Although the gods have torn apart the book He personally imparted out of anger, the taboo knowledge buried within has acted like a single spark, igniting the dawn of victory in the war.][This is the second part of the torn sections by the gods, recording two 'Starlight Magics' and a little Root Magic Theory. For the book personally handed down by the deity, although it has already been processed by Him out of compassion so humans can understand its meaning, please be sure to read it carefully.]
Source Magic Book?
Fisher quickly associated it with clues he had obtained previously. The origin of the magic of all demi-human species was human, and human magic was clearly not comprehended by themselves, but bestowed by a deity. That deity was the 'Mother God' who was remembered and worshipped to this day. But why did the Demi-Human Girl Completion Handbook call Him a 'false god rejected by the world'?
Currently, Fisher only knew of two true gods: one was the 'God of a Hundred Faces', Ramastia; the other was 'The Gate', Dagon. If the angry gods mentioned in the Completion Handbook included these two, then the Mother God stood in opposition to Them...
Was it because humans obtained the magic bestowed by the Mother God that they stood tall until the very end in the war of Mythical Species?
But that made no sense at all. Demon-kin, Angel-kin, and other mythical species whose names had been completely lost to history were all mythical species. No matter how powerful human magic was, without Dual Circle Head Magic, they could at most reach the threshold of the Mythical Rank but could not advance further in any way. However, from ancient times to the present, only a few magic masters represented by his mentor Helson had tinkered with Dual Circle Head Magic, and it was impossible to deploy it in war on a large scale...
Yet humans ultimately achieved victory. Did this mean that the Mother God not only taught humans magic but even personally participated in the war?
Just as this thought emerged, a chill abruptly ran down Fisher's spine. No matter how he reasoned the purpose of the gods paying attention to him before, it was reasonable because he deeply understood that deities would absolutely never personally make an appearance.
From Jasmine, Fisher learned that the gods all had their own duties to fulfill, and the fact that the world was still turning today was closely related to them.
Ramastia created the beings that walk the earth, swim in the oceans, and soar in the skies, establishing the hierarchy of life and reproduction; Fisher still didn't quite understand Dagon's duties, but based on His name 'The Gate,' the fact that the Spirit World and the physical world were so distinct like the Jing and Wei rivers must be closely related to Him.
And if the Mother God personally participated in the war, the nature of the matter would change... No wonder the other gods were angry because of this and called Him a 'false god'?
Fisher didn't take the Source Magic Book out of his pocket. After all, unlike the Completion Handbook, this thing wasn't something only he could see. He merely glanced down at his pocket and noticed a few thin pages with a very ancient shape had appeared. A strange purple light was still flickering where the pages were originally bound together, allowing him to confirm at a glance that this item was extraordinary.
This made Fisher increasingly doubt what kind of existence the author of the Demi-Human Girl Completion Handbook actually was. What kind of transferred person could make the Creator's Society know absolutely nothing about him, not even knowing that there was an unrecorded handbook lost in the outside world?
And evidently, the author of the Demi-Human Girl Completion Handbook knew the Creator's Society like the back of his hand. Otherwise, he wouldn't have mischievously named this handbook a 'Completion Handbook' as well. Furthermore, in his note just now, he was perfectly clear on the fact that Fisher was reading the Soul Completion Handbook and what consequences reading them would bring.
Regarding this transmigrator with an unknown true name and only a seemingly very mischievous codename, Fisher had absolutely no clue where to look for leads. He only knew that the other party seemed to like demi-human species very much... Wait, if this guy also liked demi-human species very much and consequently wrote a Completion Handbook, this at least meant he had contact with basically all demi-human species. And among demi-humans, many were long-lived species, similar to the Whale-kin.
Was it very possible that those long-lived species had once seen humans with a special interest in demi-human species just like him?
There might be members among the Demon-kin who knew, but Eliog was a bit too lazy and stayed in the Abyss to sleep every day, so it was unlikely she knew; there was a much higher probability that Baimon, whom Eimhart feared greatly, would know; or what about Jasmine's mother, Xuan Can? She seemed to have lived for a long time too... Fisher didn't know many long-lived species so far. He could wait to confirm it when he encountered long-lived species later on.
This one minute in the corridor felt very long to Fisher. Although unlocking a brand new tag sequence had brought him extra issues to ponder, his gains were equally very bountiful, making him look forward even more to the reward after unlocking the Snow Mountain Familiars sequence.
Cotton Candy didn't seem to be a particularly high-level sequence yet. If it was a higher-quality sequence, he should be able to get even better rewards.
He had just knocked on Kexiening's room door, but after a minute, there was still no reply from inside, making him start to suspect if these three had run away again. Impatiently, he knocked on the door again. This time, a distinct "squish, squish" sound came from behind the door, which should be the sound of Slime-kin footsteps.
"Coming, coming!"
The door was opened, revealing the red-colored Keria inside. She first saw the handsome Fisher at the door, and a smile immediately formed on her face. Then, from the corner of her eye, she saw the expressionless Owl-kin Freya standing behind Fisher, and the smile that had just bloomed on her face instantly stiffened.
"Ma—Mom! We're doomed! They called the police to arrest us! It's even that same bitchy officer who caught us before!"
Keria screamed as she ran back into the room, leaving Fisher and Freya at the door with increasingly dangerous expressions. Fisher sighed, turned his head, greeted Freya, and then prepared to enter the room. Heidelin outside the door had no intention of following them; she merely glanced at Fisher before going off to handle other matters.
"No one is here to arrest you. Didn't we settle this last night? I won't introduce this person since you already know her. However, I asked her here today purely for research, not for anything else."
After walking into the room, Fisher sat on the sofa. He turned his head and glanced at the three Slimes huddled together into almost a single ball on the bed. No wonder there was no answer when he knocked earlier; it turned out they had just woken up. As for Freya behind him, perhaps out of an occupational hazard, she stared at the three on the bed with an extremely sharp gaze the moment she entered. After hesitating for a few seconds, she sat down with her arms crossed.
"If it weren't for the Turan family speaking up in advance today, you three would have already been arrested by me to continue eating prison food... To think you actually relied on your soft bodies to escape through the sewers, causing a ton of trouble for our police station."
Well, it turned out these three had actually broken out of prison...
"Alright, you three tidy yourselves up. My main focus is researching Kexiening. If you two have nothing to do, you can just wait on the side... May I research you first, Miss Freya?"
"No problem. But Miss Heidelin didn't mention what I needed to do when I came here. What exactly does this so-called research entail..."
Fisher shot a glance at the other party's extremely soft body, feeling like cotton candy, and immediately connected it to the comment written by the author of the Demi-Human Girl Completion Handbook before. He seemed to highly recommend the fur and feathers of these races, making Fisher also want to touch them...
He coughed lightly, pointed at the sofa behind her, and said,
"I am very interested in the traits of your two races, so this research is primarily about your bodies. But I will not do anything out of line. If you feel uncomfortable, you can tell me at any time."
"The body's... do I need to take off my clothes?"
Freya in front of him tilted her head and pointed at the cloak she was wearing. Her question left Fisher momentarily at a loss on how to answer. However, before he could open his mouth to reply, the room door was suddenly opened, revealing Valentiina outside sitting in a new wheelchair.
Her previous wheelchair was particularly heavy because it was powered by a Cardinal. Normally, as long as the Cardinal energy could be replaced, it would be very convenient. But ever since Lord Cardinal was killed by Erwind, that Cardinal wheelchair had become a burden. This morning, Valentiina seemed to have bought a new wheelchair, turning into a fully manual one.
"Valentiina, why are you here?"
"...Officer Freya was called by me. Is there a problem with me coming over to take a look?"
Valentiina this morning seemed to still carry some residual anger from last night. Hearing Fisher's words, she irritably placed her hands on her lap and spoke with an unfriendly expression.
Although she said that, Fisher couldn't shake the feeling that this girl had been eavesdropping outside, or trying to find an excuse to come in and watch his research on demi-humans. But unexpectedly, she suddenly heard Freya's easily misunderstood question, leading her to mistakenly believe he was doing something bad to this Owl-kin demi-human?
Surprisingly easy to read, Eldest Miss Valentiina.
"Of course there's no problem. Since you're here, you can help me out. The research progress will be much faster."
"Huh? Are you kidding me? I spent money to help you invite the research subject, and also spent money to hire you, yet you want me to help you work?"
"But aren't you staying at the door precisely to confirm whether I would do strange things to these demi-humans? Why not come over to confirm it yourself? This way, not only can it speed up my efficiency, but it can also dispel the suspicions of Eldest Miss Valentiina. It's simply killing two birds with one stone."
Valentiina's small face flushed slightly. Gritting her teeth, she looked at Fisher and said,
"I said, you're not allowed to call me that... So, what do you need me to help you with?"
Although the first sentence had an underlying bristling tone, the latter sentence's frank, soft-spoken agreement still couldn't hide the fact that she had originally wanted to come over and watch Fisher's research.
His initial interest in the Owl-kin was now evidently overshadowed quite a bit by the adorable Eldest Miss Valentiina standing before him. Smiling, he picked up a pen and paper, stood up, walked behind Valentiina, and pushed her into the room.
"Help me take measurements. Normally I don't use instruments, but there are some here if you need them. By the way, considering you are a Northerner, I also need your views and understanding of the Owl-kin."
"Owl-kin. Well, you're a foreigner so you don't know, but actually, you can see many Owl-kin in Mya. Finding a research subject isn't hard... They were the earliest tribe to join Myan society. Now, there are more Owl-kin living in the cities than in the wild. Moreover, their feathers are indeed very soft."
As Valentiina spoke, she reached out her hand towards Freya in front of her, wanting to touch her feathers. She watched as her soft, boneless little hand easily sank into the fluffy feathers on the other's body. Perhaps even she hadn't expected that beneath those soft feathers lay Freya's breast. Thus, without even realizing it, she touched the other party's chest on their very first meeting.
"Nngh..."
Freya instinctively let out a soft moan, causing Valentiina to retract her hand as if she had been electrocuted. Feeling somewhat embarrassed, she first turned her head to glance at Fisher beside her, only to see him looking at her with a surprised expression as well. Then he innocently spread his hands,
"Why do I feel like the research was more serious without you here?"
"You're too loud!"