Chapter 23: System Alert: You have accessed the system library.
"Can’t wait..."
Leo thought as they hurried to the hideout. Dusk was about to fall.
System Alert: You have received a daily quest...
Quest
Daily Quest:Food
Gather something edible to satisfy your hunger.
Reward: Ten Experience Points
Penalty:Fatigue
The next morning,Leo was woken up by the system notification. The exhaustion the two had experienced yesterday had made them oversleep.
"It’s already morning..."
Leo struggled to wake,as his muscles were still sour. He left the hideout to go releive himself behind some bushes.
"This is a little bit shaming..."
Leo thought as he made a mental note,he put the pit latrine on the top five structures for his new base.
Back in the hideout,he washed his face and lit the fire.
They had found a dozen eggs on their way back,and he planned on making poached eggs accompanied by some roasted sweet potatoes and a mug of hot goat milk for breakfast. As for their lunch,he had stored yesterday’s leftovers in his inventory, keeping them hot and fresh for later consumption.
Almost an hour later, Gemini stirred.
"Good morning big brother..."
He greeted Leo, though it was more of a yawn.
"Freshen up and come for breakfast..."
Leo instructed,he had let the boy sleep in as to ease his exhaustion.
Even with their improvement in levels,the two still had the physical build of children,and yesterday’s work was too much for them.
"Big brother,what will we do with the wolf...?"
The boy asked,as the carcass of the forest dire wolf he had slain was still lying in a corner.
Leo looked over and activated loot.
System Alert: You have activated Loot.
Loot
Target: Forest Dire Wolf
Rank: Uncommon
Level: 1
Gain:
• 20 pounds of meat
• 1 Uncommon Beast Core
• 2 Dire Wolf Fangs
• 1 Thick Wolf Hide
"Sought out the meat and bring me the beast core..."
Leo instructed.
After his abilities had advanced to the common rank,he no longer had to be in contact with the carcass as to loot it. All he needed was to look at it and will it.
"Here..."
The boy handed him the beast core, which reminded him that he had previously unlocked a new feature,the library panel.
"I only have one chance..."
"What should I ask...?"
Leo thought as he served the boy some breakfast. They both sat down at the stone tables to eat.
"These stones are uncomfortable..."
Leo thought as he munched on his hot breakfast.
"Cultivation...?"
"Experience system...?"
"Population increase...?"
"Where am I...?"
"How did I get here...?"
"What is the end game...?"
"Does cultivation resources have effects on him...?"
Leo debated on what to ask.
"That’s it...!"
After a moment of contemplation,Leo had an idea.
"System library, what is cultivation and cultivation ranking and how does it differ from the experience conversion system,and how are cultivators different from system-summoned individuals who gain strength through experience points from killing beasts? "
There was a brief silence as the system processed his query.
System Alert: You have accessed the system library.
System Alert:Daily use (1/1)
System Alert: You are about to use your daily system library pass.
System Alert:Would you like to proceed...?
"Yes..."
Leo replied quickly, his voice unwavering. He needed the answers, though he could not get all today,there was still tomorrow.
[System Alert: Cultivation
Cultivation is the natural growth method used by the native inhabitants of this world.
Through cultivation, individuals absorb and refine spiritual energy from the environment to strengthen their bodies and souls.
Cultivation Ranking is determined by the amount of spiritual energy one has absorbed and refined,as well as once aptitude and talent.
Cultivation Stages range from Mortal , Earth,Heaven, Transformation and Divine stages with each stage marking an exponential increase in power and understanding.
Each stage is divided into three realms and each realm is divided into five leves,the initial level,the middle level,the high level,the late level and the peak level.
The mortal stage is all about forging the body and most do not consider it as part of cultivation.
The mortal stage realms are,the fresh forging realm,the bone forging realm and finally,the blood forging realm.
In this stage, its all about physical exercise and consistent training plus use of exilirs to boost ones build.
The earth stage is considered by most as the true beginning stage of cultivation,as its from here that one comes into contact with the spiritual essence of the heavens and earth.
The earth stage realms are,the essence sensing realm,the gathering realm and the condensation realm.
In the essence sensing realm,one has to sense the spiritual energy in the environment and attune themselves to it.
Here, breathing techniques come in handy, though one can naturally sense the spiritual essence,a breathing techniques multiplys the chances of success by folds, depending on the tier of the technique.
The breathing techniques also speed up the absorption of the spiritual essence in the gathering realm.
The higher the tier of the breathing technique,the faster ones cultivation growth would be.
As for the third realm of the earth stage,it involves condensing the spiritual essence into a liquid essence.
After breaking through into the heavens stage,a cultivator lifespan increases by a hundred years,and is considered as being one with the earth and heavens. The realms of the heaven stage are,the core formation realm,the core nurturing realm,and the core breaking realm.
In the core formation realm,one condenses the liquid essence in their body to a pear or core,at the bottom of their diaphragm.
This core is later nurtured by supplying it with more spiritual essence untill it starts cracking and finally break,from the broken core,emerges an embryo.
Once a core is fully broken,one steps into the transformation stage. In this stage,they can be considered as gods. Their lifespan increases by five hundred years and the heaven and earth are at the beck and call.
Though heaven stage cultivators can control the heavens,their power is limited.
The first realm of the transformation stage is the embryo realm,an embryo is birthed from within the broken core.
