Bab 23: Receiving Rewards and Getting Stronger

This world may have been crazy, but Rain had better things to do right now.

"System, I'll get the reward for Astrid's main quest, right?"

[Do you think you deserve the reward even though you only partially subdued her?]

"Of course. If the goal was to subdue her personality, then I did it. And the fact that there are two of them has nothing to do with me."

Without the slightest hesitation, Rain replied.

[...your words make sense. I would have given you the reward anyway, but I was interested to hear your response.]

With that sorted out, Rain checked the main indicator of his 'hard work', namely steal points.

[SP: 29,700]

"Huh?"

Rain had done a lot of things with Astrid, so he expected to be paid generously for his labor, but he was still a little surprised at such a large number of points.

"Is it because it was her first time?"

[That also played a part, but there was another factor here.]

"Tell me about it."

[The more popular and desirable a woman is, the more points you get for her. In Astrid's case, she has traveled extensively around the world and in that time has gained a huge number of admirers among men. It won't be an exaggeration to say that half the men of this world desire her. So when you did all that with her, it counted as 'stealing' from all those potential partners.]

"It turns out I've put horns on half the men in this world… pretty good for my first day."

"Now show me all my rewards."

[Okay.]

First there were the rewards from Celestia.

[Rookie assignment: Deprave and steal one woman.]

[Notice: The more valuable your target is, the more rewards you will get!]

[1/1]

[Congratulations on completing your rookie assignment!]

[Eyes of Endless Lust(already received)]

[Due to the high value of a woman, you get extra reward.]

[Ticket of Opportunity (unique)]

Rain immediately noticed the extra reward. He couldn't tell from the name what it did, so he opened its description.

[Ticket of Opportunity (unique)]

[Shows the future happy opportunities of one target.]

After reading this, Rain was pleasantly surprised.

"If I know about a person's happy opportunities, I can use it for myself."

This world was full of terrifyingly powerful people he could activate this ticket on, but Rain had already chosen who he would use it on.

Of course it was the heroes! Although they were weak at first, the World's Will supplied them with endless random encounters, causing their power to grow explosively, transforming them from ordinary people into the most incredible geniuses.

The realization that this could all be his made a wide grin appear on Rain's face.

"It seems I won't be limited to stealing their women."

Notices of rewards popped up in front of him again, this time pertaining to Astrid.

[Quick quest]

[Explore every corner of Astrid Bladefury's body with your hands.]

[1/1]

[Reward: Random A rank Item]

Rain noticed a dark ring appear on his finger.

[Ring of Terror]

[Allows you to instill fear into a target of your choice. The weaker the target's mental strength, the stronger the effect.]

"I'll find a good use for it."

Twirling the ring on his finger, Rain shifted his gaze to the reward he was looking forward to the most.

[Main Quest]

[Subdue Astrid by fully satisfying her lust.]

[1/1]

[Since this is your first Main Quest, the reward has been increased.]

[Reward: one-time access to Equilibrium]

Ever since the system had indicated the incredible value of this mysterious one-time reward, Rain had wondered what it would be. However, even after he received it, he couldn't figure out what it was since there wasn't even a description.

"System, what does this item do?"

[Once used, it will send you to another space for a while.]

Not particularly satisfied with this short answer, Rain continued.

"Can you tell me what this space is?"

[It's where you get what you most want and need at the moment. So I suggest you use it in a dangerous moment to escape and get something that will help you make a complete difference when you return.]

The system again gave a rather vague answer, which only made Rain have more questions, but he wasn't worried about it.

Without even asking the system, Rain already knew how to check how valuable this item really was. Of course, he wouldn't foolishly use this one-time item, because he had a better solution.

Rain closed his eyes and entered the system store.

'System used to say I could buy everything with steal points, so if I know the name of the item, I can find it here.'

Indeed, when Rain thought about it he immediately found the right item in the store. However, as soon as he examined it, his eyes opened abruptly.

"What's up with that damn price?!"

[Host, that's a well-deserved price for this item.]

Ignoring the system's words, Rain took another look at it in front of him.

[One-time access to Equilibrium]

[9,999,999,999 SP]

'I'd have to fuck at least a couple goddesses to earn that many points...'

[Believe me, this is not an item that is accessible to ordinary mortals. I'll say more, even the gods don't have free entry to that space.]

Rain was eager to find out what it was about this place that even the gods couldn't enter for nothing, but still he decided not to waste it right now.

'If it gives me what I need most at the moment, I have to wait for the best opportunity to use it.'

When Rain had received all the rewards, he checked his status.

__________________________

[Name: Rain Winderline]

[Age: 18]

[Titles: Alice's licking dog, Fallen prodigy]

[Cultivation: Spiritual Adept]

[Talent: S]

[Bloodline: Eternal Sky Dragon - Level I (4%)]

[Steal Points: 29,700]

[29 days]

__________________________

Though Rain was still annoyed by one of his titles and the last line, the meaning of which he still didn't know, he decided to deal with it later and focused on preparing for tomorrow's trek to the academy.

"System, how can I get stronger as fast as possible?"

[There are two most obvious ways: the first is to increase your cultivation, and the second is to develop your bloodline. If you drastically increase your cultivation, you will need to take some time to stabilize it, so I would advise you to develop your bloodline now.]

Finding this very reasonable, Rain quickly found the item he needed in the store.

[Elixir of bloodline evolution]

[Helps to quickly increase the development of bloodline, due to high purity has no side effects.]

[1,000 SP]

He had already bought one when he made a bet with his sister Eliana, and now he had purchased a few more.

When it came into his hands, Rain drank it in a volley. The elixir began to spread slowly through his body, seeming to reach every cell of his body and causing it to grow stronger.

About an hour later, Rain opened his eyes.

[Bloodline: Eternal Sky Dragon - Level I (6%)]

Although the development of the bloodline had only increased by 2 percent and Rain didn't notice any external changes, he could feel the power surging within him.

[The changes in your body will only become apparent when you advance to level 2 of the bloodline.]

Nodding at the explanation of the system, Rain focused on his body once more. He loved that intoxicating feeling of receiving power, so he continued to absorb the elixirs throughout the rest of the day.

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