Capítulo 10: 10. Dinner With Mom And Aunt.
[Update complete.]
[Congratulations to the host for unlocking a new stage of The Elf System.]
[The Second Stage of the Elf System is now activated.]
[Unlocking The Sprout Elf System.]
[This system allows the host to easily explore his surroundings, and to interact easily with your family, thereby increasing your curiosity, creativity, and empathy towards those you care about.]
[With the host evolving from a baby into a young elf, your attributes have been adjusted to suit your needs.]
[Would you like to take a look at what each of your current attributes denotes?]
'Yes.'
The system acknowledged his response and a new screen appeared in front of him, displaying what each of his attributes meant.]
[Strength:- This attribute increases the host strength, enabling you to easily perform simple activities like running, playing, and lifting small objects other forest elves your age simply can't lift.]
[Vitality:- This allows the host to withstand illnesses and injuries.]
[Agility:- This attribute makes it easier for the host to climb, jump, and run.]
[Charisma:- This attribute denotes your ability to make friends and communicate with them effectively.]
[Intelligence:- This deals with your ability to learn basic skills like reading and writing.]
[Emotional Intelligence:- This attribute allows you to understand, manage emotions, and empathize with those close to you.]
Orion read through what his attributes had improved into since he had grown from a baby into a young elf.
The moment he finished reading it, the words on the screen vanished and a new string of words appeared before him.
[Just like the baby elf system, the host will also be presented with missions divided into three tiers.]
[Would you like to check out your first mission tier?]
'Yes,' Orion replied, and his new set of missions were displayed before him.
[Response acknowledged.]
[A list of three Tier-one Mission is now available.]
[First Mission:- The World]
[Obtain a basic knowledge of the world from your mother or aunt.]
[Second Mission:- History.]
[Learn a bit about the world's history from your mother or aunt.]
[Third Mission:- Understand A Bit About Your Race.]
[It's scary, isn't it?!! You suddenly developed the ability to speak fluently overnight. Now, ask your mother how this is even possible before you lose your mind.]
Orion read through the missions he had to do, and once again, he felt more than happy to carry out all the quests listed on the screen, knowing that he would not only be able to complete the quest easily but that he would also be gifted some really good skills and attributes.
'Let's get started, I can't wait to know more about myself and how this system works as well,' Orion uttered excitedly in his thoughts.
"Mama, can we eat now, I can't wait to learn more about who we are," He instantly tugged at his mother and pulled her towards the dining room even though he didn't know exactly where the dining room was.
"Fufufu, Okay baby," Evelyn quickly carried Orion into her arms and in less than a second, they both arrived at the large majestic dining table which had only the food Orion, Evelyn, and Elena would eat.
The whole castle was as silent as a graveyard, but Orion was surprised to see that someone; either his aunt or mother, had taken the initiative to prepare breakfast without any maids in the castle.
'I think Auntie should be the one who prepared breakfast.'
'She was the only one who wasn't in Mama's bedroom while Mama and I were talking this morning.'
'And I doubt mama would want to leave me alone in her room again after what happened yesterday.'
'Anyway, the food smells really good, I can't believe Auntie is really a good cook.'
Orion sat beside his mother with his breakfast in front of him.
Looking at the myriad of delicacies in front of him, Orion understood why his mother and Aunt, who were elves, liked eating fruits and food related to vegetables, but he hadn't expected his mother and Aunt to be interested in eating meat as well.
'Based on the books about elves I've read in the past, most elves do not eat meat.'
'I guess those stories were just based on the author's ideology.'
Orion decided not to ponder about this but to ask his mother directly.
"Hmm? Meat? Well, sweetie, since we high elves and forest elves live within the forest, we can't depend on fruits and nuts alone forever, you know," Evelyn began to explain when Orion asked if every other elf could also eat meat.
"This was why we extended our diet towards hunting and eating meat as well. Of course, whenever we hunt a forest beast or magical beast, we always give thanks to nature for providing us with the food we ate yesterday, the food we are eating today, and the food we'll eat tomorrow as well. This has been in our culture for centuries now."
Orion nodded his head in understanding before looking at the porridge in front of him.
Since he was still a young elf, there was a limit to the kind of food his current body could absorb.
Orion grabbed his spoon to take a scoop of his porridge in front of him but his eyes widened in surprise when the porridge slid down his throat and his taste buds screamed with delight while his pointed ears twitched excitedly.
"It's tasty, right?" Evelyn asked after noticing the excited look on Orion's face.
"Yes, mama, it's really good."
"Really?"
"Yes, Auntie, It tastes delicious," Not only did Elena prepare some porridge for Orion, but he also noticed that the porridge had a bit of herbs with rejuvenating effects mixed into the porridge.
He also tasted a bit of mashed nuts and seeds in the porridge, with each of them having an effect on his body that made him feel more healthy.
"I'm glad you liked it sweetie, and there's extra if you want more as well," Elena smiled gratefully, thankful that her little nephew loved the porridge.
She pointed to the other foods she arranged for Orion to eat which included a fruit salad in one bowl with elven bread and milk in a separate bowl.
The elven milk was a special milk substitute made mainly from the nectar of a special flower.
The milk was extremely good and it was a good milk substitute for baby elves who had just stopped breastfeeding.
Orion, Elena, and Evelyn ate till they were all satisfied and the moment they were done eating, Evelyn turned to Orion to ask.
"So, baby, are you ready to know about why you suddenly grew so fast overnight?"
Capítulo 11: 11. Learning From Mother.
After breakfast, Elena stood up to clear the table and took everyone's plate to the kitchen while Orion sat on Evelyn's lap.
Seeing that Orion had sat down comfortably, Evelyn asked. "So baby, are you ready to know why you suddenly grew up so fast overnight?"
"Yes, mama," Orion replied, nodding his head in response, and Evelyn gently bobbed his nose.
"Okay, baby. If you want to know that, then you first have to know that we are high elves, one of the many elf races in the elven kingdom, and as high elves, we're a bit different from other elves."
"What do you mean, Mama?"
"For example, we high elves are a lot taller than other elves in the forest and we can easily be identified by our blonde hair which is completely different from the usual platinum-colored hair of all the other elven races in the kingdom, but the most important thing that set us aside from the other elves was the fact that we were born from magic itself."
"From magic?"
"Yes, sweetie. Mama and Auntie were born from magic itself, just like my cute little pumpkin," Evelyn playfully nibbled on Orion's little ear as she said this, causing him to giggle as he felt her tickling him as well.
"Hehe..... Mama stop... Hehe..."
"Nope, my baby is too cute for me to stop doing this."
"Hehe... Mama, I'm serious...hehe..... stop, mama, that tickles."
"Okay baby, so do you understand everything we've discussed so far?"
Still trying to catch his breath, Orion nodded his head in response before inquiring, "But does it mean Mama and Auntie grew up very fast just like me?"
"That's right honey, but it seems my cute little baby is growing a lot faster than both Auntie and I did."
"Really?"
"Yes, sweetie."
"But Mama, Is that bad?" Orion asked, staring at his beautiful mother with a worried look on his face.
"No baby, the reason you're growing a lot faster is because you're special," Orion became even more confused with his mother's words.
He was confident that he hadn't revealed the truth about having a system to his mother, so he doubted if that was what she was talking about. So he couldn't understand why his mother would suddenly say he was special unless she had a tangible reason for her words.
Evelyn smiled at the puzzled look on her cute little baby.
"Listen, baby, let's use three toys to make things easier for you to understand."
"Three toys?"
"Yes, let's say we have three babies, a human, a forest elf, and a high elf baby," Evelyn waved her hand and three vines sprouted from the ground, morphing into three humanoid babies with one representing a human while the remaining two represented both a forest elf and a high elf.
"Is the baby high elf, me?" Orion asked with stars sparkling in his eyes.
Evelyn giggled at how cute her baby was. "Fufufu....yes, the high elf will be used to represent you."
"If all three babies were to be born on the same day, they would instantly begin to absorb the impure magical energies surrounding them, the same would occur for other races across the world."
"The rate at which their bodies absorb the mana around them determines the speed at which their bodies reach maturity."
"All three bodies will continue to accumulate the impure mana around them into their navel until it reaches a threshold, but this usually takes years," Evelyn waved her hand again and the humanoid vine toys slowly began to grow with each of them growing at a different speed."
"It takes the human babies eighteen years for their body to reach a threshold of impure mana while it takes forest elves five years to reach such threshold."
"How long does it take a high elf to reach a threshold of accumulated impure mana?"
"It takes us weeks to do this."
"Weeks?"
"Yes baby, it took Mama and Auntie about four to five weeks to accumulate mana into our body until it reached a threshold."
"Will it be the same for me as well?"
"No baby."
"It won't? Then how long do I have before my body reaches a threshold?"
"It has about twenty-four hours left before it reaches its threshold."
"Huh?! Twenty-four hours?!"
"Yes, baby, this means that by tomorrow, your body should reach a threshold as well."
"But, what will happen to my body when it reaches a threshold?"
"Once it does, you'll have to condense all the impure mana in your body to form a mana core."
"Will anything happen if the impure mana isn't condensed to form a mana core?"
"Yes, if none of these babies can form a mana core after reaching a threshold, then this will happen," Evelyn waved her hand once again and the three humanoid vine toys began to slowly expand until every one of them exploded into tiny particles.
Orion's eyes widened in surprise when he saw this and he instinctively swallowed his saliva.
'I take that back, I don't want this baby vine to represent me anymore,' Orion uttered in his thoughts.
Evelyn noticed the worried look on his face and she kissed his forehead and hugged him gently. "Nothing and no one can ever replace you my baby," Evelyn assured him.
She stroked his blonde hair and asked. "So, baby, do you understand the difference between us high elves and other races now? From birth, every one of us absorbs the impure mana around us but the rate at which each of us does this extremely differs from the other.
High elves tend to possess a body that's highly receptive to mana, allowing us to absorb the impure mana around us faster than others and at a vast amount as well.
As a result of this, we experience rapid growth and development, allowing us to skip over several stages of human and elven development."
Orion nodded his head in understanding as he finally understood what his mother was trying to say to him.
Based on his mother's explanation, it was easy to conclude that with the bodies of high elves being highly receptive to mana, Orion's body would experience a rapid growth spurt, enabling him to develop physically and mentally at an incredible pace, allowing him to achieve a mental maturity that was equivalent to an adult elf.
However, with this at the back of his mind, Orion wondered if his body would continue to grow and mature at an alarming rate since his body was highly receptive to mana.
"Mama?"
"Yes, dear?"
"Even after having a mana core, will my body still be absorbing vast amounts of mana?"
"Yes."
"Huh?" Orion's eyes widened in fear because he couldn't see anything good coming out of his body aging fast while absorbing vast amounts of mana.
'At this rate, doesn't it mean I'll be approaching old age in the next couple of months and I might never be able to live for centuries like the other elves in the kingdom?'
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