It was early morning and the dawn's glow was gracing the hospital ward in it's warm embrace. Nolarn recoiled out of his fantasy with cheeks flushed red. The morning glow hid it though, making it seem he was granted a halo by mother nature.
He looked at his interface,deciding to activate [ Data scribing], the system feature that allowed the system to drill knowledge and information straight into his brain.
[Data scribing activated.]
[Creating spiritual token]
[Token successfuly created.]
A blue glow covered the system interface. When it dimmed, the folder containing foundational knowledge had vanished. In its place, a blue rectangular token hovered above Norlan's forehead.
"Woosh!"
It flew into Norlan's forehead, disintegrating into streams of light blue lights that vanished after making contact with his head. Instantly, Norlan felt the difference. It seemed like the token had a function that elevated Norlan's mind to accommodate all knowledge infused in it.
A euphoric feeling overwhelmed his entire being,fixing holes he never knew he had.
Like a sudden orgasm affecting his entire being.
Moments later, the feeling faded,and with it came the acclimation of the whole folder. It was like he had always known those things. It felt like they were part of him, instantly in his fingers without any strain to remember them.
A valid comparison would be like a baby knowing it has to swallow food. Something that comes to it naturally, without being taught or imitating others.
It was a weird feeling. A much appreciated feeling.
It was also due to this that he knew why he felt that minor orgasm earlier. It was a result of a slight elevation of his soul.
It turned out, that there was a kind of symbiotic relationship between the soul, spirit[ mind] and body. The soul was the foundation block of a living being. The body housed the soul and the spirit gifted enlightenment to living beings in order for them to interact with each other. An example was a tree. A tree had a body and a soul, but it lacked spirit, hence it could be said to be alive but non sentient since it lacked enlightenment. Humans on the other hand have all three, making them a well balanced existence.
In simple terms,an object could be said to be alive if it contains a soul and a soul could be said to be sentient when it contains a spirit. Vice versa however was not true. An object that contains a spirit not only could it not be said to be alive,but it could only be categorized as a sentient treasure. Like the system.
" No wonder it so grumpy! "
Ding!
[ I'll have you know that I do have a soul! I was once a sovereign,..retard.."]
"Sure, sure, whatever you say oh wise and powerful system. Anyway, could you enlighten me on something?"
[I already did my part, retard. All foundational knowledge you have authority to learn has been learnt. I even used a spirit token at that.]
[But, ]
[But, you can buy my services at 1000 points a question.]
Norlan could swear he felt the system blush.
"Are you trying to rip me off? I don't even have any points."
[ I can put it in your tab] It hurriedly answered.
Norlan thought it through. Knowing that he could earn points via daily missions and Quests, he endulged.
"The spirit token you gave me is used to raise one's spirituality right? Then..."
[Yes : System poins : (-1000 points) ]
"Wait, you didn't let me finish! Why did you give me (-1000 points)?"
[System answered one question for 1000 points in credit. What's wrong, didn't you need confirmation on the function of the token?]
Norlan's face turned green. What was this? Didn't this system not say it can't harm it's host! How can it be so shameless?
[ It's just business my boy, just business.]
Norlan felt a burning sensation in his chest,wishing he could vent his frustrations on something. But he couldn't even move, heightening his frustrations.
" Breathe Norlan, breathe!"
He decided to continue asking his question. This time structuring it in a way that he won't be ripped off.
" Why did my soul strength increase although I took a spiritual token? "
[Good question, good question indeed. Worth every penny if I say so myself.]
[Listen and listen well retard. The relationship between the soul, spirit and body is way more complicated than you might think.
Firstly, listen and remember my next words carefully
The body elevates the soul, the soul elevates the spirit spirit nourishes both the body and soul. The reverse is also true,the body restricts the soul, the soul restricts the spirit and the spirit harms both.
Take Cultivation techniques for example. There three main types of cultivation techniques in respect to the body, spirit and soul. Going by the elevation and restrictive nature of the three aspects, the three types of cultivation techniques also elevate and restricts each other.
If one cultivates one type among the three, that one aspect elevates the two such that it raises them to the minimum level to support that one aspect. For example, If a spirit cultivator advances a major realm and his spiritual strength doubles, doesn't that mean there is more spiritual energy to nourish both the body and soul? If a body cultivator raises his realm,won't the body nourish the soul while the soul nourish the spirit?
In the end, it's all about balance. But do not mistake this balance as perfect. It is just the minimum balance required to support one aspect. That is why, dual cultivators are stronger while expression users are usually the among strongest. ]
[ System points: -2000]
[Remarks : I should have charged you more!]
" What is an Expression?"
He asked the moment it's explanation ended.
Ding! [ 100,000 points needed. Do you wish to take credit?]
"Nevermind, am good. Find someone else to rip off!"
Norlan answered. He almost thought of cursing the system but held himself back since he was satisfied with how it answer his previous question. It was truly worth every point. He then pulled up his system stats, curious to see which stats correspond to which aspect.
SYSTEM STATUS:
Name : Territory Expansion with my Harem System.
Rank: Sovereign [ Error ] [ Functionality too low]
Functionality:[ 1.2% ]
Features :[ error ] [ functionality too low]
HOST STATUS.
Name - Norlan Aurelius Grimblade
Age - 19
Race - Human
Cultivation - Mortal
Class - N/A
Subclass - N/A
Expression - N/A
STATS
Strength - 4
Constitution - 4(+2)>6
Vitality - 1(+1)>2
Dexterity - 4
Speed - 4
Intelligence - 8(+3)> 11
Will -8 (+3)> 11
Free points - 0
System points - 0
Main Quest [ Error]
Ding! [ System functionality is too low]
Side Quest [ Start your Harem! System will inform you of Suitable Candidates]
Reward [ Opening of the class skill tree ]
Emergency Quest ! [ Absorb a system to increase functionality]
Reward [ Increase in functionality, absorb a system feature of absorbed System]
From that, he noticed that will and intelligence most likely correspond to spirit since they had the most increase. Constitution should equate to body while vitality to soul. It was just as he thought, vitality equated to soul. After all, the soul was the foundation of all living beings.
But how was his soul injured you ask? It's very simple, the body restricts the soul while the spirit restricts both the body and soul. That means, although Norlan was reduced to this state due physical and mental traumas, the soul also paid the price.
[ Ding!! I almost forgot, Criteria to learn basic spiritual skills is met.]
[ Basic skill : Omnidirectional sense > 1000 points]
[ Basic skill: Telekinesis > 5000 points ]
"What do you mean forgot!!"
Norlan's eyes glowed,putting it in thoughts that the criteria was the rise of intelligence and will. He hurriedly tried to read their discriptions.
[But skills to see discriptions]
"Do you take credit?"
[ Hell no! That was just a one time side hustle! ]
" I knew it, you were just ripping me off"
[ Ohh, don't be like that retard, I'll have you know that the authority you have over the system is directly linked to the functionality. 1.2 %. That just means,you are under the mercy of my whims. So do cooperate,won't you? "
"Your whims my ass! I haven't slept a wink, so be a good little system and give me a heads up when uninvited guests arrive"
The system responded then and there..
Ding! [ Price increase notice! >> skill: Omnidirectional sense: 5000 points.]
[ Skill: Telekinesis>> 10,000]
Remarks [ At my whims! Ha! Ha ! Ha! ]
Norlan almost fell off the hospital bed.