Vaile opened his eyes to a bright light and a sharp pain in his head. He groaned and tried to sit up, but his body felt heavy, and his muscles were weak. It was as if he had been asleep for a long time, and his body had lost all its strength.
He looked around and realized he was in a different place, unlike any he had seen before. He was in a room with stone walls and a concrete floor. There were no windows, and the only light came from a torch on the wall and under the door.
As he tried to get up, he felt something strange. It was as if he had a different body. He looked down and saw that his arms were skinny and frail, and his legs were scarred with burns.
He tried to move his limbs, but they felt strange, as if they were not his own.
“What happened to me?” Vaile felt a pang of fear and confusion.
As he looked around the room, he noticed a strange symbol on one of the clothes hanging. It was a symbol he had never seen before, but he felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity with it.
Suddenly, a sound echoed in his head.
[Ding!]
[System Initializing…]
[Scanning Host…DNA…Soul…]
[Ding! System Activated!]
“Who’s there!?” Vaile shouted as he looked around him and finds nothing. Suddenly, a strange window-like interface had popped up in his field of vision, displaying various stats and information about his body.
[Host: Vaile D. Magna
Age: 18
Auric Meridians: ----
Health: 0.3/0.5 (recovering)
Strength: 0.3/0.5 (recovering)
Stamina: 0.3/0.5 (recovering)
Agility: 0.5
Dexterity: 0.5
(5 is the average of normal healthy person)
Skills:
Herbalism: 35/100
Proficiency Points: 0
SP: 0
Show more…………………]
It seemed to be some sort of game-like system, which he had read about in other novels. He can see various stats displayed in it. Health, strength, stamina, agility, dexterity are all listed, along with other information he doesn’t understand.
“Am I dreaming right now?” Vaile thought but he quickly shook his head in denial as he tried to pinch his shriveled thigh.
“Ugh, it’s real… Wha- what is going on?” Panic starts to set in, as Vaile tries to move again with no success. After some few minutes of failure, Vaile started to calm down and took a rest.
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“I’m exhausted to do anything right now. What should I do? Hmm, I should probably learn more about this interface.” Vaile thought as he tried to do some experiments.
After a couple of minutes of exploring the system, Vaile discovered few things.
“If I try to focus on the window, it becomes clearer and more detailed. The system window is semi-transparent and can be moved around or minimized. I can also customize the interface to some degree allowing me to change the color scheme, font size, and layout. Ugh, that is not helpful at all. Let it be blue as of now.” Vaile was disappointed as he listed it on a notebook near him. But his disappointment quickly disappeared as he viewed his inventory.
“No way! Does the inventory has the same function as it has in games?!” Vaile excitedly shouted as he tried to put the notebook in the inventory but failed.
“Hmm? How does this work? If I remember correctly in some games the character says something right? Like store.” Suddenly, the notebook disappeared and is now in his inventory. Vaile was shocked but then a sound echoed in his head.
[Ding!]
[Finished scanning the Soul of the Host]
[Would you like to accept the memories of the body?]
[Yes] [No]
“Memories of this body? Yes.” Suddenly, Vaile felt intense suffocation within him and quickly turned unconscious. Time passed by quickly and soon Vaile regained his consciousness.
“I really did reincarnate into another world. Not only that, this is the planet Inera, a world filled with danger and unknowns. A place where knights roam the land, ancient magus rule the sky and witches rule the darkness” Vaile wryly said as he adjusted his body in a comfortable position.
“But what should I do now? I was born without any auric meridians to absorb mana nor have a gifted physique of the knights. How am I supposed to survive in this world?!” His panic quickly turned to despair as he realized that he is completely crippled. He had no magical ability nor strength to defend himself in this new world. He was helpless.
[Ding!]
[The Daily Wheel can now be spin!]
[Host has 0 spin ticket]
[As a starter gift, Host will be given 3 free spin]
[Will Host spin it now?]
[Yes] [No]
Vaile was surprised and elated with the sudden ‘ping’ of the system and immediately chose yes.
[Ding!]
[Congratulations Host! You have received “Alchemy” Skill]
[Congratulations Host! You have received “100 shop points”]
[Congratulations Host! You have received “Bread x10”]
[Found that Host have Herbalism compatible with Alchemy combining will cost 100 SP points]
[Will Host combine the tw- Error…Error…]
[A foreign force is invading the System!]
[Activating Self-defense Mechanism!]
[Error… Error… Error…]
[Emergency shutdown in 3… 2… 1…]
[System successfully shutdown]
[Will activate in 3… 2… 1…]
“What’s happening?!” Vaile panicked but soon released a sigh of relief as he sees the system interface popped up again in his field of view. But he quickly turned confused with his new data.
[Host: Vaile D. Magna
Age: 18
Physique: Cursed Mutagenic Body
Auric Meridians: ----
Health: 0.5/0.5 (recovering)
Strength: 0.5/0.5 (recovering)
Stamina: 0.5/0.5 (recovering)
Agility: 0.5
Dexterity: 0.5
(5 is the average of normal healthy person)
Skills:
Herbalism: 35/100
Alchemy: 0/1000
Proficiency Points: 0
SP: 100
Show more…………………]
“Hmm? A physique row was added. What is this cursed mutagenic body?” Vaile worriedly thought to this new changes.
“Enough worrying about that, I should also check the three rewards. Hmm… alchemy skill, 10 bread, and 100 shop points? This is quite useful.” Vaile grin while looking at his new skill.
“Oh yeah, I remember that alchemy and herbalism can be combined at the cost of 100 sp? Might as well combine the two. System, combine alchemy and herbalism skill!” Vaile said out loud.
[Combine Alchemy and Herbalism Skill will cost 100sp]
[Are you sure Host?]
“Yes!” Vaile nodded excitedly and the shop points vanished from his account. He felt a surge of excitement as he imagine the possibilities these new skill would bring.
[Ding!]
[Alchemic Herbalism Acquired!]
[Alchemic Herbalism: 0/5000
A foundational skill that combines herbalism and alchemy to create unique and potent potions and pills. With this skill, the user can manipulate the properties of herbs with alchemical precision, enhancing their healing properties, increasing their potency, or even imbuing them with magical properties.]
“Wow, this is amazing!” Vaile grinned as he read through the description of the skill. He couldn't wait to experiment with this powerful skill. Albeit it not being an offensive and defensive skill, he still realized the potential benefits of Alchemic Herbalism.
“This is it! This is my key to change my life! My one and only hope.” Vaile muttered as he is determined to master this skill a soon as possible. With a renewed sense of purpose, he gathered all his strength to stand up and walked forward to open the door to the outside world.
