System Change

Chapter 460: 245

Watching Silvi as they continued to run the avian dungeon was a treat. Derek’s little murder bunny companion was basically in heaven, as she seriously selected the best birds for cooking during each entry. He had heard the phrase over and over back on Earth, but Silvi truly was like a kid in a candy store.

Now, the avian dungeon was much simpler to complete and restart than the golem dungeon before. Since the golem dungeon had time limits on each wave, there was a minimum amount of time that they had to stay in the dungeon each time they entered. The avian dungeon, however, did not have any of those limits, so completing it was all based on ability, and Alanah’s ability to clear such a dungeon was second to none. Derek was sure that not even he could clear a whole dungeon as fast as Alanah could clear this one.

All of that meant that the whole group was rapidly completing the dungeon in minutes each time. And since each person who could gain the rewards had some version of the Repetitive Dungeoneer Achievement, it meant that the flow of extra ingredients for cooking almost never stopped. Silvi’s already liked the siren, but the bunny’s affection for the siren increased with every reward, as all the ingredients were given directly to her.

However, all good things had to come to an end. Alanah was putting everyone else before herself, so when the time came that Silvi killed a bird and their level jumped to level 245, Derek had to be the bad guy and call it. They had completed the dungeon more than enough times. Luckily, the combination of Alanah and her Deathsworn had greatly increased the speed of completion, so by the time Silvi hit her limits, they hadn’t yet stayed in the dungeon for as long as Alanah had planned.

Derek was even beginning to feel bad—like he was taking advantage of the siren. It seemed like most of the dungeons the woman had picked out were all to help Derek or his people. She could say that she picked them because they were interesting, which they may have actually been, but they still all had the underlying effect of helping Derek.

“Okay, Silvi,” Derek said with a clap of his hands after they exited the dungeon for what he planned to be the last time. “You hit level 245. That was your last dungeon run.”

“But what about all the chickens?” the bunny whined. “Just think of the meals I can cook.”

“Look,” Derek continued. “Your skill has already hit level 6 in this short amount of time. And your Void Lightning Bolt is only one level away from 20. Not to mention that your storage ring is already bursting at the seems with birds and other cooking ingredients. Alanah has been very kind and generous to us. It is time for us to do the same. Do you understand?”

The little bunny pouted, but eventually nodded her head.

“Besides,” Derek started. “You have all those new ingredients, and all those juicy birds that you killed with your skill. Isn’t it time that you go use some and see exactly what the skill does for you? I certainly wouldn’t turn down any fried chicken if you were to go cook up some.”

“You’re right!” Silvi’s eyes brightened and all traces of sadness left her cute little face. “I’m going to go do that now! And I’m going to talk to the beautiful, delicious cookie stealer about getting a portable kitchen.” She nodded seriously.

“That’s a good idea,” Derek said. “Definitely something you should do.”

Derek instantly felt the dread that came from opening a portal with their Void Travel skill and realized that Silvi wasn’t taking her time at all. Soon, the portal appeared behind her and Silvi conjured a pot with a lid out of her Void Creation skill. She tossed all her storage items in the pot and slightly lowered her body to prepare to hop inside.

“Wait!” Derek half-shouted before the bunny jumped in.

“What?” Silvi turned and looked at Derek.

“Well, we just made it to level 245. You know what that means?” There was another reason that Derek gave Silvi that particular level cap.

“What does that mean?” the bunny asked.

“It means that we just received 105 free stat points to use,” Derek answered.

Silvi’s eyes went blank, and she stared in the distance—seemingly not looking at anything—for a moment. “Oh,” she finally said when her eyes refocused. “You want to increase strength before I start cooking.” She nodded seriously a few times. “Good idea. Don’t want to interfere in my fried chicken.”

“No... well... yes,” Derek replied. “But it’s more than just that.” His gazed moved over to Alanah, and since he had stopped keeping secrets from the woman, he continued, “This will put all of our stats over the 1,500 point cap, and I’m not sure what will happen.”

“I see,” Alanah said as she lowered her head in thought. “Well, it is something that you and you alone control, so if you are unsure, you could always wait to do so. Though, I have to admit, I am beyond curious as to what will happen myself.”

“Me too,” Derek replied.

Congratulations

You have brought your strength to the maximum system allotment. You are at the top of users in ‘The Great System’ in strength. Be proud of yourself as few users ever reach such heights.

The first notification was the normal spiel that he had received and ignored pretty much every time that he brought one of his stats to the 1,500 point cap. Again, he ignored the general notification and dismissed it. The next notification was different, and it brought with it more meaning.

...

Congratulations!

New Title unlocked!

User cannot currently receive Titles.

...

That was a notification he had seen before, back when he evolved. He had other Titles waiting for him for whenever he advanced—at least, if that was how it worked. The notification also showed him that, even though the Origin System seemed to have gone, it was still somehow watching Derek, even if it wasn’t completely focused on him anymore. Surprisingly, the next notification was from the Origin System, as well, and actually answered one of his questions.

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Advance to receive unlocked Titles.

One out of two requirements met for advancement!

Meet more requirements for advancement.

Congratulations on all your current accomplishments!

We eagerly await your future achievements!

...

Derek breathed a breath of disappointment. He just knew that getting all of his stats to 1,500 points was going to do it.

“Well?” Alanah eagerly asked again.

“No advancement,” Derek said, dejected.

“It was a long shot anyway,” Alanah said. “Did you receive anything at all?”

Derek moved his eyes to the final notification he hadn’t opened yet. With a thought, he opened it—it was an Achievement. As Dave had said, some Achievements and Titles were universal, and it appeared that he had just unlocked another one.