Chapter 5: System (1/2)
Alex slept very well the previous day, perhaps from the fatigue he had accumulated or the immense comfort of the bed, probably both.
He woke up due to the sharp rays of the sun signaling the beginning of a new day.
He stood up reluctantly and looked back at the bed, teary-eyed at the thought of leaving it behind and frustrated that he'd have to maintain a healthy biological clock even after transmigrating and becoming a god.
The whole deal about him becoming a deity still felt surreal to Alex and he was convinced that he'd wake up back in his room, only to go back to that mundane life anyways.
'Whatever' Alex thought to himself, full of conviction to go about his first day as a god of Olympus.
Alex remembered that before falling asleep, he discovered a function to the necklace Athena had given him and he'd made a note to check it out thoroughly once he woke up. He grabbed the necklace from the cabinet on his bedside, exactly where he had left it the previous day, and put it on.
He was suddenly exposed to a barrage of words on his retina;
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(God System)
Functions:
(Attributes)
(Item appraisal)
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'It's quite concise and straightforward.' Thought Alex, as he pressed on the (Attributes) tab.
New words appeared on his retina accordingly, though there wasn't much to look at.
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Name: Alex State of Existence: Immortal God Specialty: None
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There really wasn't much to look at, although they at least spelled his name properly. Alex shrugged and questioned how he should proceed to acquire specialties.
'I guess that will have to wait' Alex mused to himself, the second tab (Item appraisal) wasn't interactive but he figured out he should touch an object to appraise it.
Alex hence put his hand on the bed and as expected, new words popped up on his retina.
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3 Objects detected...Appraisal in process...
Appraisal success!
(Hermes' Bed)
State: Great
Quality: Excellent
Notes: A high-quality bed that makes you feel rested upon sleeping in it. Cleans itself autonomously.
(Elven Mattress)
State: Great
Quality: Excellent
Notes: Woven through the delicate hands of the elves and made of cloud cotton, a rare variety of cotton is touted for its softness and low density.
(Sturdy Bed Frame)
State: Great
Quality: Excellent
Notes: A sturdy bed frame made of two-fold evaporated tungsten, a variety of the metal that is brought to gaseous state twice to achieve near-perfect purity and enhance the properties of the metal.
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The information provided was comprehensive and coherent. Alex thanked the system internally.
As far as systems go, this one was rather plain, offering qualitative data on him.
However, the item appraisal function will probably make itself very useful.
It then happened to Alex that he caught a peculiar object in his peripheral vision, a wooden case that wasn't quite there when he went to sleep.
He went in quiet steps and took the case, trying to appraise it.
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