Chapter 40: To Yearn for the Stars (1/2)
After eating their meal at Old Wang's, Rakna asked for directions from Alexa and she led them to the closest hotel. It was one of the more imposing buildings in the city.
When they went through the entrance, they were welcomed by a clerk who after asking for their IDs, offered them each a free room because they were new to the System.
After taking an elevator that Rakna was sure had somehow moved them across a distance that was considerably higher than the building's height he saw from the outside, the four of them found their rooms at the very end of the corridor.
”Well, I guess we'll split up for the night,” Rakna commented as he opened the door to his room with a card they had been given. When the door opened, Pronos instantly dashed inside, curious to see how it looked.
”At what time should we gather tomorrow?” Nyx asked.
”It's almost midnight right now… To get a good rest, let's say we get out at 9,” Rakna said. ”Also, here,” he added and waved his hand at them.
Several sets of clothes came out of his ring and appeared in his friends' arms. He hadn't been the only one to buy clothes and since he was conveniently able to store anything in his ring, he had been the one to 'carry' them.
”All right, see you in the morning,” Allan said and entered his room. ”Good night, peeps.”
”Good night,” Nyx followed up and closed her door after entering.
”Good night, Rakna,” Flavia said softly and did the same as the two others.
Rakna was the last one to close his door which was followed by a loud shattering noise coming from inside the room. He distanced himself from the entrance and found himself looking at a queen-sized bed placed in a room that had one entire wall made of glass so that you could look at the night city.
Now, the second thing that he noticed was Pronos frozen still on top of a nightstand. His mouth was wide open and, on the floor, laid a broken vase spilling water over the carpet.
Rakna sent a blank look at him and the little snake turned away and quite literally tried to whistle his way out of it. Rakna sighed and walked to a certain door which he believed was some sort of bathroom.
When he opened the door, the lights turned on automatically and his assumptions were proven right. He inspected the shower, the toilet, and the sink before looking through the small shelves.
He grabbed one of the many towels there were and used it to get rid of the water while Pronos watched awkwardly. Then, after throwing away the ceramic shards along with the plant and the dirt it was planted in, Rakna lied down on the bed.
He stared at the ceiling for a while, before sitting up. He looked at Pronos who was continuously sending feelings of shame and guilt through their connection. ”Don't worry, little guy. I'm not mad. I just hope you don't knock over a vase someday where our life might depend on it, okay?”
Pronos nodded frantically and Rakna snorted before focusing on one certain System window that he mentally made reappear. It was the prompt that told him of the unlocked features. He planned to follow Gray's advice.
”Alexa, you're there?”
[Of course.]
”Then let's start. The Pavilion is something I'd like to ask about, but we'll probably learn tomorrow so let's skip it. Explain what the 'Macro Translation' is.”
[Macro Translation is something necessary for a Host's life inside the System. It allows for people to be able to converse even if they speak different languages. To put matters simply, this feature of the System makes it so that everyone in the System speaks a common language. However, this doesn't include written forms.]
”I see. Good to know. What about the Ranking?”
[Ranking is exactly as Gray Whisles told you earlier. The higher your rank is, the more influence you have in the System, over both fellow Hosts, Locals, and the System itself.]
”How do you increase it?” Rakna continued his questioning as he leaned against the bedstand and Pronos did the same on a pillow, quietly listening.
[To be promoted, one needs to fulfill a few conditions. One of the most common conditions would be how high your level is. I believe it would better if you see for yourself, Rakna,] Alexa stated and a System window opened in front of him.
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Rank I
Promotion Conditions:
- Level 10
- Attribute Cap Greater Than 40
- Ten Completed Quests: 1/10