198 Adolescent Bowzer (2/2)

Most of the time the party members kept to themselves, each person pondering about the god that Sterfen had recommended for them.

Jack spent a lot of time inspecting his skill list, perplexed at what he should do next and still taking in the fact that he suddenly gained five hundred skill points at once.

Looking closely, the words ”unique reward” caught his eye. He had no clue that there was something above special rewards, but it made him question his approach to achievements. Eventually, Jack came to a conclusion about special and unique goals after a day of reading over past achievements.

Special rewards were given whenever Jack went above and beyond what the achievement had asked for.

Unique rewards, Jack speculated, came from completing achievements in a way that had never been done before.

Jack was very eager to test this theory, but he would have to wait a bit longer. Once the egg hatched, he would have to help it reach lv. 30 and then he would be able to leave with everyone.

It was already the end of the second day. That was when Bowzer climbed up the stairs to find Jack on the couch, but it was hard for Jack to recognize him.

True, it wasn't too difficult when Jack realized he was the only fox nearby, but Bowzer looked completely different now.

He was almost as big as Jack if he stood on two feet. And his fur was a passionate red, much brighter than his mother's dark brown fur. Bowzer was still his playful self, but he resembled a puppy that had grown up and still thought he was a lap dog.

The moment Bowzer saw Jack on the couch, he leaped into the air and tried to land on his shoulders.

Jack saw Bowzer, but he was too late to avoid the leaping fox.

As Bowzer hit his mark, landing on Jack's upper body, Jack was thrown backward off the couch, tumbling to the polished stone floor. Yet, Bowzer didn't seem to notice and continued to lick Jack's face clean.

Hearing Jack's tumble, everyone came rushing into the great room, startled by the scene in front of them.

While Maynard and Rydel laughed at Jack, the girls all crowded Bowzer and started petting his new fur coat.

Still on top of Jack, Bowzer stopped licking Jack and gave the girls his attention. He let them pet him all over, proud of his colorful fur that was even softer and more protective than before.

”Bowzer, get off me!”

Realizing that he had Jack pinned, Bowzer nodded. 'Okay!'

Jack scrambled to his feet and wiped the slobber from his face. ”Bowzer, you're still a cute fox, but I don't think you'll be able to rest on my shoulders anymore.”

'Huh?! Why not? Jack no let Bowzer rest on shoulder?' begged the fox, showing everyone his big, puppy dog eyes.

”Aaaaah!” captivated by Bowzer's cuteness, the girls proceeded to hug Bowzer tenderly.

'One second, Bowzer. You can play with the girls until I'm done' Jack ordered mentally with an annoyed look on his face.

Since Bowzer was no longer interrupting him, Jack returned to his skill list and purchased a few things. One hundred skill points went to Pocket Dimension because he felt it was absolutely necessary. Another two hundred and forty skill points upgraded mana capacity and mana regeneration to lv. 5. Sixty skill points also went to upgrade health regeneration to lv. 4. Finally, Jack spent one hundred skill points on Blood Thrust and Blood Cross, leaving him with ten skill points.

It took him a few days to decide his spending strategy. In the end, he decided to play it safe and spend his points to strengthen his passive skills and low mana abilities rather than blow it all on a single, high-cost spell. Plus, now everyone had more mana to work with, meaning he would be better suited for when he finally bought peak tier spells.

Satisfied, Jack looked at saw Bowzer rolling around with the four women rubbing his belly.

For a moment, Jack felt a tinge of jealousy but said and did nothing.

Instead, he went downstairs. Sterfen had already told them that the egg could hatch anytime now. And since it was a once in a lifetime experience, Jack wanted to see the hydra hatch from its egg.

”Come down guys, or do you want to miss the show?”

Maynard and Rydel hurried behind Jack while the women slowly followed along. Soon, they were back in the giant room, watching Lunara in her hydra form pouring bottomless water type energy into the egg.