Chapter 4: 04. First Mission Complete.
Evelyn watched as Elena left to have her bath, and then she shifted her gaze back to her son.
"I can't wait to see you become a great elf in the future."
"I'm certain you'll become the greatest elf ever," she said and her lips widened into a smile when she noticed that her finger, which had been held by Orion for quite some time now, was suddenly clenched in his grip while he was still asleep.
She kissed him on his forehead and continued to hum her lullaby before deciding to sleep as well.
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About three hours later, Orion opened his eyes only to see a ceiling above him and he immediately released a sigh of relief after realizing that this was his mother's room.
He was worried that everything he saw and experienced last night might have been a dream. 'But, thank goodness it wasn't a dream.' He uttered in his thoughts.
He turned to his right to see his mother, sleeping by his side, however, it was just the two of them on the bed.
'I thought I heard someone else's voice last night.'
'I wonder who that female elf was.'
'She sounded a bit annoyed last night,' Orion wondered who the female elf could have been before turning to the screen now displayed in front of him.
[Congratulations to the host for completing a Tier One Mission titled:- Feeding Frenzy.]
[You have successfully acquired your first racial skill: Omnivision.]
[Omnivision:- This skill allows you to see across various scales and distances.]
'Woah,'
'This skill looks amazing.'
'Let's see what it can do.'
Orion calmed his mind as he stared intently at the ceiling. Slowly, he was able to see beyond the ceiling and he could now see the stars in the night sky. "Huh? Is it still dark outside?'
'I guess this explains why Mother is still asleep.'
'Anyway, this skill is truly amazing."
'I wonder how far I can see from here.'
Orion wondered, but just before he could find out how far he could see with this new skill of his, he suddenly noticed a new string of words displayed on the screen.
[Tier One Of The Baby Elf System is now complete, would you like to take a look at the available Tier Two Missions?]
'Sure, why not.'
[Response acknowledged.]
[A list of three Tier Two missions is now available.]
[First Mission:- Baby Bonding,]
[Mission Details:- Recognize and respond to your mother's voice.]
[Second Mission Title:- Cute Smile,]
[Mission Details:- Surprise your mother with a cute smile in the morning.]
[Third Mission Title:- Sensory Exploration,]
[Mission Details:- Explore and discover new sights and sounds.]
'What? For real?'
'These missions are too easy,' Orion chuckled internally at the new batch of missions he had to complete.
He yawned as his eyes became too heavy to stay awake. His current body was that of a baby so he needed a lot of sleep and rest and before he knew it, he was fast asleep once again.
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The next morning, Orion opened his eyes to find himself staring at a familiar ceiling again.
It was certainly the ceiling of his mother's bedroom but when he turned around, hoping to find Evelyn sleeping beside him like last night, to his surprise, she wasn't there.
'Huh? Where could she be?' He turned to his left as well but she wasn't there either.
'Maybe she's in the bathroom,' Orion swiftly used his newly acquired skill [Omnivision] to look into the bathroom, but the results were the same.
Evelyn wasn't in the bathroom either, so he decided to check other rooms within the palace but to no avail.
In fact, after searching around the palace courtyard, palace halls, and throne room, Orion noticed that there was no one in the castle except him, and for the first time since he arrived in this world, he felt fear.
He was scared of not being able to see his mother again.
He tried to call out to her but what came out of his lips was a very loud cry, and in less than a second, a gale of wind burst into the castle from five hundred meters away, dashing straight into the queen's bedroom.
Swiftly recognizing who was heading towards the room through his enhanced vision, Orion swiftly spun himself onto his hands and feet so he could crawl towards his mother.
But Evelyn had arrived and was now kneeling at the edge of the bed, with her arms spread wide apart while urging Orion to come closer to her on his own.
"I'm so sorry baby, mama is here."
"Please, don't be offended,"
"Mama didn't mean to leave you behind all alone in the castle,"
Hearing her voice again, Orion felt a sense of calm washing over him and more tears streamed down his cheeks.
"Sniff-sniff-sniff," After a few minutes, Orion calmed down a bit and he crawled as fast as he could to his mother.
He wasn't even bothered by the fact that he wasn't even a day old yet and he could already crawl on his own.
Instead, the only thing he had on his mind right now was to be held tightly in his mother's embrace as his hands and knees moved faster toward her.
"Yes, baby, that's it."
"Come to Mama," Evelyn urged her little baby to come closer to her.
Seeing how her son desperately tried to crawl really fast to her, caused Evelyn to instinctively smile at the way her cute little baby looked even cuter than ever before.
She hugged him gently and brought his face closer to hers. "I'm so sorry Orion, I shouldn't have left the castle without telling you first, mama is so sorry. Mama promises to stay with you from now on for as long as you want," she said, smiling to Orion while rubbing her nose against his, and Orion giggled as well.
Evelyn pulled him back to take a look at his face again, but Orion stretched his arm towards his mother, trying to hug her once again with a smile on his face while he giggled again.
Tears welled up in Evelyn's eyes seeing how her son desperately wanted to hug her, so she gently hugged him in return while vowing never to make him cry again.
As a mother, Evelyn couldn't be more proud of her son with what she noticed him do this morning.
Even though she ran over five hundred meters to the castle in less than a second, she noticed how Orion was able to sense her presence the moment she stepped into the palace.
With the help of her Omnivision skill as well, Evelyn also noticed how Orion swiftly turned around on the bed to crawl towards her in less than a second.
In fact, the speed with which Orion used to move was actually faster than that of Evelyn's.
'Fufufu..... It seems my baby might actually be a genius.'
Chapter 5: 05. New Skills.
After a few minutes passed and the two of them were no longer hugging each other, Evelyn pulled Orion back a bit to look into his eyes before asking.
"So, what do you think we should do?"
Orion looked a bit confused, not knowing what his mother meant by her words.
Evelyn smiled noticing the expression he made on his face and she explained further.
"Should we have our baths first before eating breakfast?" she asked while nudging his nose with hers.
Orion giggled at her words, indicating his agreement to do this and Evelyn smiled in return. "Very well, we'll do this then."
Evelyn and Orion both walked into the showers together to have a bath.
One could wonder how Orion was able to suddenly understand his mother when just last night, he was unable to do so, and the answer to this was simple.
Orion had completed his tier two quest and had received a list of wonderful skills as rewards while he had been enjoying the warm embrace of his mother.
While he was in the bathroom with his mother, Orion gently read through his system rewards.
[Congratulations to the host for completing three Tier Two Missions.]
[First Mission:- Baby Bonding]
[Rewards:- (Attribute):- You have received +2 Emotional Intelligence.]
[You have also acquired your first basic skill:- Elf Language.]
[Second Mission Title:- Cute Smile.]
[Rewards:- (Attribute):- You have received +2 Charisma.]
[You have also acquired a new basic skill:- Inventory.]
[Third Mission Title:- Sensory Exploration.]
[Rewards:- (Attributes):- You have received +2 Intelligence.]
[You have also acquired a new basic skill:- Tracking.]
[Would you like to view the details of your new skills.]
'Yes.'
[Elf Language:-You can now understand simple elvish phrases and sentences spoken by your mother. Your vocabulary will easily improve the more you learn from her.]
[Inventory:- The host can now store items in a subspace. The subspace has an unlimited capacity with the leisure of adjusting the temperature and time flow of items. However, living creatures can't be stored in this subspace.]
[Tracking:- You can now locate any target, including, beasts, monsters, or fellow elves based on their scent and mana. Since the host can't sense mana yet, you can track anyone whose scent you are familiar with. The stronger you become, the farther you'll be able to locate your targets.]
Right after he was done reading this, the words on the screen vanished, replaced by a new string of words.
[Congratulations to the host, your overall attributes is now similar to a three-year-old forest elf, making you the strongest baby elf ever seen. Would you like to take a look at your status?]
'Yes.'
The system acknowledged his response and his details were displayed in front of him.
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[Name:- Orion Galdur Elfrida]
[Race:- High Elf]
[Title:- World Traveler, Prince Of The Elven Kingdom]
[Strength:- 2]
[Agility:- 2]
[Charisma:- 4]
[Vitality:- 2]
[Intelligence:-4]
[Emotional Intelligence:- 4]
[Basic skill:- Elf language, Inventory, Tracking]
[Racial skill:- Omnivision]
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'Hmm, seeing as how I'm a high elf but the system compares my attributes to that of a forest elf, does this mean high elves are rarer than forest elves?' Orion wondered in his thoughts.
'But then again, the system said something about me being the strongest baby elf ever.'
'I guess it would be wise to assume that there might be other races of elves aside from forest elves and high elves.'
'Anyway, my attributes don't seem too bad either, seeing as how I'm barely even two days old.'
'But I do wonder what the difference between intelligence and emotional Intelligence is.'
Right after Orion uttered this in his thoughts, a new screen suddenly popped up beside the first one, displaying what each attribute meant.
[Strength:- This expresses your ability to move your limbs and cry.]
[Vitality:- This signifies your ability to grow and develop.]
[Agility:- This signifies your ability to squirm and move.]
[Charisma:- This denotes your ability to smile and connect with those around you.]
[Intelligence:- This deals with your ability to learn and recognize faces.]
[Emotional Intelligence:- This attribute deals with your ability to express emotions and sense others.]
'Hmm, I guess the attributes make sense based on how the system is currently called The Baby Elf System.'
'I wonder if the attributes would change into something new if I grow bigger,'
'If it doesn't change, maybe the attributes would mean something else depending on how mature I become,'
The moment Orion was done reading the words displayed in front of him, his final list of missions was now displayed in front of him.
[Tier Two Of The Baby Elf System is now complete, would you like to take a look at the new list of available Tier Three Missions?]
Orion replied in the positive and his new missions were displayed.
[A list of five Tier Three Missions is now available.]
[First Mission:- Tiny Tot Trek.]
[Mission Details:- Move your arms and legs to crawl or creep around on the floor or bed.]
[Second Mission Title:- Toy Tug,]
[Mission Details:- Play with a toy and hold it tightly.]
[Third Mission Title:- Baby Babble,]
[Mission Details:- Babble and make sounds to communicate to your mother or anyone related to you.]
[Fourth Mission Title:- Baby Talk,]
[Mission Details:- Say "mama" for the first time.]
[Fifth Mission Title:- Sleepy Time,]
[Mission Details:- Take a nap without fussing.]
Orion read the missions he had to do and smiled, knowing that these missions wouldn't be difficult for him to complete.
He was beginning to really like this system which always seemed to give him simple tasks and quests he could complete with ease.
'I wonder what type of skills I will receive once these quests are completed.'
Orion read and memorized all the missions he had to do, and since the system didn't give him a time limit to complete all of his quests, Orion decided to relax and enjoy his time with his beautiful mother.
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A few minutes later, Orion and his mother stepped out of the bathroom.
Evelyn dressed Orion up in the new clothes she went to collect from Hilda this morning.
Then she ate breakfast and fed Orion as well. Orion rested and slept for a few hours before waking up again.
Currently, he could be seen crawling on the floor in his mother's bedroom, and in front of him was a small humanoid toy made completely from vines. The toy seemed to be walking away from him as he tried to grab it.
Meanwhile, Evelyn sat on her bed, watching as her son desperately tried to grab the toy she made.
Her fingers glowed with a green hue while she smiled and twirled her fingers around in a circle to provide the toy with the movement it needed to escape from her baby's grasp.
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
200+ Power
Ranking 
39 Power
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