13 Special Rewards and New System Functions (1/2)

Jack hurriedly opened his hero menu and went into his achievement list. There were six new achievements and one newly completed achievement. To Jack's surprise, he selected and read the newly completed achievement.

[Get Zariff's recognition: completed]

[Gain Zariff's respect and recognition as an adventurer or hero. Reward: varies on what he recognizes you as. Would you like to claim the reward?]

He instantly claimed it and received another notification, catching him completely off guard.

[Get Zariff's recognition: claimed]

[Zariff respects and recognizes you as a brother in arms, not as an adventurer or hero. Special reward: 30 skill points, access to ”Hero's Inventory,” access to ”Hero's Map,” and new achievement available.]

It took Jack a moment to gather his thoughts and calm his heart after reading this. From his perspective, just getting thirty skill points was well above his expectations, not to mention the other stuff. Before he could imagine how to spend thirty skill points, he exited the achievement and received two notifications about ”Hero's Inventory” and ”Hero's Map.” Curiously he selected ”Hero's Inventory” first.

To his astonishment the system began to act on its own, bringing Jack back to the main menu. Jack saw that the button labeled ”Inventory” changed colors from gray to green, or from inaccessible to accessible.

The inventory was directly opened and showed a list of everything Jack had on his person. There was even a section devoted to what he had equipped, letting him see each item's description and making it easy to quickly switch equipment when needed. Just below the equipment section, there were sets of numbers displayed that read: 0 B, 24 S, 11 G, 0 P. This was all the money that Jack had with him, making it even easier for Jack to recognize this as the same inventory screen from ”A Hero's Tale.”

Jack finally let his mind start thinking and exploring different theories. He tried to mess around with the new inventory function but was again startled by his findings.

Like in the game, he could select an item on the screen and be able to access it immediately, as if it had teleported from his pockets or bag into his hands. The same could be said for putting things away, but there was no actual storage like in the game. When he put something away, it would only reappear whenever it had come from.

He tried taking an item from his bag and placing it on the floor around you. That was when the system had lost connection with the item and it no longer became accessible through the inventory.

With his discovery, Jack had mixed feelings. He liked having immediate access to his stuff but was depressed that he had no ability to store something. The only solution would be to get a special bag that could hold a vast quantity of items using magic, but he would either have to reach lv. 30 himself to make one or buy one for who knows how much gold.

Hoping it would make him feel better, Jack opened his notifications and selected the one about ”Hero's Map.” Again, the system took him back to the main menu and unlocked the ”Map” button before opening it. Jack was expecting to see an updated version of the beautifully detailed map he loved to explore so much. What he saw was a decent outline of the continent with thirty-two countries labeled crudely. It was the same map that Jezelle had given him.

”What the…” thought Jack. It wasn't too hard for him to figure out the issue. He tried to zoom in on the Reinolt Kingdom, but nothing changed; the same went for Trodar. The map would only carry information from other maps that Jack must acquire. It was easy for the system to accumulate and filter all the information into its comprehensive map, but it could only be as accurate as the information it was given.

Both new system functions would be very helpful, but Jack was sad it wasn't as broken as in all the video games he loved. Clinging to their usefulness, he disregarded them not meeting his high expectations and moved on to see the new achievement he unlocked. At first glance, the air in Jack's throat felt solid and impossible to breathe in.

[Save Zariff's life: in progress]

[Find a means to save Zariff's life. Reward: varies on how quickly and efficiently you can complete the task.]