Soul Evolution System

We finished eating, what can I say? Once again it was delicious, I don't think anyone can get tired of this, without a doubt the food is at the tops of my list in the things that have improved with the change of worlds. I enjoyed every bite and from what I saw Kurisu too, she end up with everything I put on her plate with great momentum.

"How was it?"

"It’s the best I've had in my whole life, I can't believe that something can be so delicious. Besides, it was a simple roast meat ... ah, it's not that I’m complaining about it. I just want to say that, for a cooking style so simple it is incredible that it can create this flavor ... but I didn’t mean to say that your kitchen is simple ...”

I ask for courtesy since I knew the answer beforehand, but I'm surprised how she can get so nervous about something like that.

"It's delicious right? Did you had enough or do you want me to cook more?"

"I'm satisfied ... I don't usually eat that much, it was just that couldn't stop my hands"

She replied while blushing, most likely because of the way in which she practically swallowed everything. She shouldn't worry about that, not that it was unpleasant to see her eat. Besides, the happy atmosphere it created was pleasant.

"Is that so?"

I said rhetorically smiling at her causing to turn her head the other way. Hahaha ... now she is ashamed. I should let her calm herself. Well, then what will we do. I haven’t  set a clear goal, besides becoming stronger. Do we continue killing goblins or leave the forest and look for a town?

[Beep]

[Mission / Optional "Destruction of monster settlement-I"

Exterminate harmful pests for humans. It is always better to reduce the population of monsters to prevent them from getting out of control.

Objectives: Destroy Monster Settlement 0/1

Kill 100 monsters belonging to a settlement 3/100

Kill 10 elite monsters belonging to a settlement 0/10

Kill 1 Settlement’s Chief 0/1

Failure Conditions: Death of the user, Settlement’s Chief escapes.

Time Limit: 71:59:59

Rewards: 1,000x Crystals

10,000x Gold

Skill [Tame]]

[Mission / Principal "Join the World Guild-J"

The largest organization in Gaia, the place where people gather to become stronger and help each other for a better future.

Objectives: Register in the World Guild at any of its branches in Gaia.

Failure Condition: Death of the user

Rewards: 100x Crystals

1,000x Gold

Grimoire [Scroll]: Traveler of the Worlds (Unique)]

Unlocked system function: List of missions (Optional Missions)]

Again, the system appears in a timely manner. I wonder how the system does  to give me the missions. It seems that whenever I propose something, it shows me which ones I can do while following my goals. It is convenient that they appear when I need them but I don't think it's a coincidence.

[That is very close to how it is, the system judges your actions and if you meet the conditions to carry out the mission. These are divided into main and optional. The main ones are those that can only be done once in the world that you are in, unless it indicates that it is repeatable and usually its rewards are better. And the optional ones are side missions that can be completed repeatedly by selecting them in the list of missions, but their rewards are minimal, only the first time they can grant you good things, by repeating them you will only get [C] and [G]]

I see, it’s not surprising that the missions appeared in sync. But well, now I have two missions that we can accomplish. The first, as its difficulty is seen, is higher, the rank [I] being the highest that I have received so far. If I have to deal with a settlement, the nearby goblins work as a goal, but to kill 100 goblins? And I had problems with only just three ... well, it's not as if I have to face them together, if I separate them into manageable groups it would be possible to finished 100 of them.

The elite monsters will logically be a stronger version than the goblins that I kill. And the Chief of the settlement must be the one who directs the group and apparently I cannot allow him to escape, besides his power must be above the others.

It is three days for the deadline to be completed… to do so in stages would be the most viable way.

The second mission is much simpler, assuming that the guild branch is close. The only problem would be to overcome the difficulties of the trip. Which one should we go first? ... 

Aurora how far is the nearest guild branch. Do you know?

[Based on the map, about a day and a half with your current speed assuming you can move in a prolonged journey. You have to go to a town a day trip from the forest and once you arrive there carry on for half a day to reach a small city]

If that’s the case, the second mission will be postponed, only the trip back and forth without taking any rest and assuming that I will not have any setback would be 3 days, by the time we get back to the forest the only thing waiting for me would be the system notification that the time for the mission [Destruction of monster settlement] will be over.

"What's wrong Alex?"

Kurisu took me out of my thoughts with her question. Did the abbreviation of my name return? ... I honestly have a bad memory about that way of addressing me. I hope the feeling fades in the future.

"It's nothing, it's just that the system give me 2 missions that I can complete and was analyzing them"

"This time they are missions? This becomes more and more like a game"

"Hahaha ... it's true, but it's good to have an immediate goal to aim for. Besides, I can get rewards for fulfilling them and these should be very helpful, don't you think?"

"If you say so. Then what will we have to do?"

"I was given two missions, but in reality we only have one option. One has a time limit of 3 days and if we exceed the time limit it will fail. Therefore, we will first do that"

"So what is the mission?"

"We will have to eliminate a settlement of goblins that is near by"

"Eliminate a goblin settlement?"

Although it did not specifically say goblins, but they were the closest and I didn’t want to go into the forest to look for another one. In addition, I bet the deeper into the forest we go the stronger the monsters will become

Then I told Kurisu the things she should know about the goblins and the mission requirements to fulfill it.

"H-how can I help? ... I-I'm not good at fighting, but you can be sure that will do my best to help ... or at least not get in the way."

"Do not worry, it is not like I will give you a knife and throw you to fight against them in a Spartan way. I know you have no experience in fighting and probably you do not have the talent to fight closely with the enemy, but do you think that can you handle a long-range weapon, something like a bow? "

"E-ehmmm I don't know if I'm skilled enough to hit the target ... or how much strength is needed to pull it, but I'll try my best"

"Well, then I will give you a weapon that you just need to hold and aim, that will be easier for you. What do you think of firearms? Do you think you can handle them?"

"Eeh, are there guns in this world?"

""I don't know for sure if this world has, but from what I hear, there must be. Although I doubt they would be the same as those of your original world. I honestly wish that the people here were not so developed in that sense, since they would be very problematic in a world practically without laws”

[You don't have to worry so much about that Alexander. Yes, there are guns in this world, but they are not as profitable as in your world or Kurisu's. The norm in Gaia is the development of the individual, so in most "Areas" they do not have much focus on electrical or mechanical technological development.

Whit few work force and without having machinery the process to make a firearm is not simple, the necessary requirement for the creation of these are that blacksmiths or alchemists have skills of a level 1 peak soul, of which their services will not be cheap for others in the same level. And people who can do them or afford to pay the price usually aim to migrate to level 2 areas to continue developing, and in those "Areas" although they can be fatal to a level 2 soul is  not too much.

On the other hand, in the "Areas" that would count as exceptions and have a development similar to their worlds, weapons being the means by which they defend their kingdoms, dictatorships, clans or any other group of people, they establish very strict protocols or laws on the dissemination of these technologies.]

That is a relief. So let's focus on what kind of weapon should buy for Kurisu. But seeing me distracted by Aurora's explanation, she asks.

"The system again?"

"Not precisely, I think I didn’t explain it well. The system is like a machine, it gives me missions or it helps me with a map, a store and other functions that are unlocked with missions rewards, but it does not have intelligence, it is only there to aid me.

On the other hand, there is an assistant who gives explanations and make the interaction with the system easier, this is Aurora. As I said occasionally gives me information obtained from the system and advice when I have doubts. "

"Mmm… like an artificial intelligence?"

[You can think that way, or rather, that’s what I should have been. But your ability [Will of the Worlds] affected me. By not possessing a physical body, I am now rather an ethereal entity that dwells within you]

E-eeh, really? Does my ability [Will of the Worlds] affect you? ... I-is that good or bad? Besides, because you hadn't told me Aurora ...

[... I think it's good or at least that's how I feel it, if I put it in words ... you could say it used to exist only for a purpose, but now I have a purpose to live]

E-emmmm ... I, like Kurisu, thought you were an artificial intelligence without emotions, and that you were only programmed to show the characteristics I chose at first, but listening to you ... it sounds that you were practically created to serve me. Does that sound good to you?

[Fufufu, you don't have to worry about that Alexander, my mentality or the way I was programmed if you want to say it like that, hasn't changed in that way. Yes, at first that was an instruction given to me, but now it is by my will to carry out that. In addition, I want to know what the future holds for us ...]

"E-emm ..."

Damn, I leave Kurisu aside. It is difficult to interact with someone in my head and at the same time with someone else in the world ... it would be nice to have Kurisu's ability [Parallel thinking] ... it would make things easier.

"I'm sorry Kurisu, Aurora says that more than an artificial intelligence she  is an ethereal entity"

"Aurora? Is that her name?"

"Yes"

"Eeeeh, so she's a woman ... well, nice to meet you Aurora"

[It is my pleasure Kurisu]

"She says it's nice to meet you too"

For a few seconds the place remained silent, beginning to form a strange atmosphere, so I remembered that Kurisu can't hear Aurora so I had to intervene to prevent Kurisu from being embarrassed because her words remained in the air since she had little resistance in awkward situations. Then I continue explaining.

"It seems that only I can hear her"

"...I see"

"Well, then continuing with what we were doing, for the now I will buy you the necessary equipment to carry out the mission"

The fact that Aurora changed should not be bad, from what I understand of what she said, is more an existential change than one of mentality. I don't have to worry about things changing and I think I should be happy for her.

With that in mind I browse the system looking for the equipment for her. The first will be a weapon since that will be her means of attack and the way to defend herslef. I think the best would be an assault rifle , I went to the weapons option, firearms, long weapons, assault rifle and in a moment had a list: [Sturmgewe HR 44], [AK-47], [M16], [L85A2], [FA-MAS] ... some I had heard them and others were unknown to me ... but they all had one thing in common aside than being assault rifles, they were expensive. The cheapest one a costs 600 crystals ... if I buy it then I can’t  get other things.

So without options I had to lower my standards, I select the next option after assault rifles, combat rifles. Appearing [FN-FAL], [M-14], [Heckler & Koch G3] ... in the end I chose the [M-14] for a price of 300 crystals.

[M-14 -I]

8-cartridge rifle with excellent range, 7.62mm caliber, 800m effective range. Predecessor of the M16 assault rifle.

It came with a box of 50 cartridges, I also bought a box of ammunition of 100 bullets per 1,000 [G]. Seriously, what whit that price? 1 crystal per bullet… incidentally, I also had the option to buy the gun for Gold, but the cost is 10 times higher.

As a secondary weapon for Kurisu I went to the option of short arms and then guns. Which from a great variety, I choose the [Beretta 92], when I was going to pay it was given the option of choosing the Ticket I had obtained earlier, avoiding its cost of 200 crystals. It was light, simple, effective and best of all it was free.

[Beretta 92-I]

Semi-automatic pistol, yield 15,000 shots without fail, caliber 9mm. With a capacity of 15 cartridges per magazine and an effective range of 50m.

Finally ending with the purchase of firearms, I take for myself the gun [Colt-M1911] for the price of 220 crystals. It was very similar to the previous one, just a little heavier and bigger.

[Colt-M1911-J]

Single-acting pistol, with a 9mm caliber and with a capacity of 7 cartridges per magazine. Its effective range is 50m.

Well, I didn't have the option of being leave without one, right? As much as the system tells me not to depend on firearms, as a person raised on earth I cannot avoid my common sense that a gun is better than a sword as a weapon ... with how easy they are to use and their lethality could very well save my life.

In the end the whole arsenal consisted of a [M-14] with 150 bullets, [Beretta 92] with 100 bullets and two magazines that it had included in the purchase of this one, and finally my [Colt-M1911] with 3 magazines and 100 bullets also attached. With 200 cartridges 9mm in total, I didn't saw the need to buy more at the moment.

Kurisu had round eyes seeing all the weapons that came out of nowhere. At the beginning I planned to consult with her about what type of weapon she preferred, but in the end I decided not to. This probably is out of her area of knowledge and experience, and seeing her shake a little when witnessing them I think it was the right thing to do.

"First we will practice with the guns and then go with the rifle"

"Y-yes"

Well, at least it seems she has the courage to use them, I took the colt and the Beretta in my hands and proceeded to weigh them, they are not heavy in my opinion so Kurisu should not have a problem to carry it.

"Do you know how to load it and shoot?"

Kurisu shook her head sharply, the truth is that it is also the first time that I see and carry a firearm... I’ve seen how they are used in movies and animations, but will it be the same? I don't want to lose her confidence and make a fool of myself...

[Buy the manual for the weapons you have, you can take it from the inventory and take a look]

"I'm sorry"

While I was thinking and Aurora solving my problem Kurisu said with her head down. Ah, she must have thought I was disappointed or angry because she didn't know and I kept quiet.

"No, you don't have to apologize. The truth is also the first time I take a gun, and now Aurora is buying the necessary information to use the weapons correctly in the system. Don't worry."

"I get it"

She responded relieved. Then I took out the Beretta manual keeping all other weapons in the inventory. Seeing that it had the safety mechanism on, I remove the magazine and pull the slide to verify that the chamber of the barrel was empty as indicated in the manual. And with everything in order I proceeded to explain to Kurisu how to use the weapon as I read and then delivered the weapon to her.

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Written by:

Drack

Edited by:

XArezzX