Chapter 171 – For Science!
Bright light blinded John as he materialised wherever Xiaolin had brought him, causing him to close his eye and stagger a moment, disoriented from the teleport. After a few moments, he managed to reorient himself and look around.
He was standing on one of Xiaolin's castle patios, though this time, instead of the mountains, they were on a long white-sand beach facing a cerulean ocean. He was not alone either, as there were dozens of people on the beach, both human and beastfolk alike. Well, catfolk anyway. He didn't see any other races of beastfolk other than different varieties of felines.
"Xiaolin? Where-" He started to ask, but then noticed he was alone on the patio, other than some furniture. On a nearby side table was a drink mixing station, along with a little note.
[Honey, make yourself a drink and head down to the fifth cabana on the left. You have some homework to do before you forget again, so I won't bother you until you finish. Oh, the people here are friendly, so feel free to chat with anyone if you wish. Welcome to Pantheria, the homeworld of the Neko races.]
John read it again, then placed it back on the table. He never thought about it before, but once she became a DEN goddess, she could easily return to any of the worlds she had completed. This must have been the one that she was a Tigerfolk in, and became their queen at one point.
She is right, though. I've been putting this off long enough. Let's go through everything to see exactly what it all does.
He looked down at the drink table and sighed. There were a lot of different options, but none of them was liquor he recognised. He ended up just sniffing a few of them, then poured something that kind of smelled like bourbon into a hollowed-out coconut mug. Armed with his drink, he made his way down to the beach.
Several of the catfolk waved to him, but none bothered him as he walked along the beach towards where he could see some cabanas. He did pause near a beach volleyball game that some of the Neko ladies were playing when their ball landed at his feet. He tossed it back to the very bubbly, white-haired woman, who thanked him sweetly and then bounced back to their court. He watched their game for a couple of minutes, purely for research purposes, but didn't linger long. He had things to do.
The cabana Xiaolin directed him to was interesting. While its outside was thatched and looked like a stereotypical tropical hut with low walls, the inside was filled with pillows, pillows of all shapes and sizes. He took his sandals off and climbed through the deceptively deep pile until he found one that looked like a beanbag chair and flopped himself down in it. He could easily overlook the beach from here, watching as people were enjoying the sun. There was something else he noticed as well, that there were very few men, only a handful on the entire beach.
I wonder what that is about? Did something happen on this planet like in Infinite Frontiers?
He put that out of his mind and took a sip of his fake-bourbon and opened his stats window and started to read through every description he could find.
[Mana]
The energy used to fuel magic. Increase your base pool by spending stat points. In worlds with innate magic, the pool is increased by your intelligence score, while your regen is based on Intelligence and Wisdom scores.
Current Regen - Wis 50 + Int 50 = 100/4 = 25 MP/h
[Strength]
Your raw physical power. Dictates how much you can lift and carry, and how easily you can handle heavy things like machine guns, large melee weapons, or moving that couch into your house by yourself.
[Reflex]
Your reaction speed and perception. This is more about responding to things than actual movement speed. The higher the number, the faster you can respond to a situation. Whether it is a fast punch, an arrow, or a muzzle flash in the distance, this stat allows you to respond faster. Or if someone drops something, you might be able to catch it before it hits the ground.
[Speed]
Speed is about how fast you can move, from swinging a weapon to your sprinting speed. Combined with strength to improve how hard you can hit in close-quarters combat.
[Endurance]
Also known as Constitution. How long you can exert yourself before becoming tired, and along with strength, is how much punishment your body can take. Endurance is also tied to hit points in worlds with systems, but don't get fooled by those. This is real life, not a video game. A gunshot to the head will kill you even if you are at full health.
[Intelligence]
Allows you to gain and retain information more easily. Increases your spells' base power, mana regen, and size of your mana pool in worlds with innate magic.
[Wisdom]
Allows you to use your body and skills with greater efficiency as you gain more in this stat. Increases resistance against hostile spells and mana regen.
[Luck]
Abstract concept. Increases your chances of winning games of chance or having random events happen around you.
[DEN Achievements]
[You Can Bring It With You]
You can bring a small amount of stats and the skills you learned with you as you travel between worlds.
[Clan Wayne]
Anyone who is bonded with you or sworn into your service receives a training bonus. 10% bonus to any training they undertake. No range penalty.
"Well, that is the main screen. Now for the next tab." John said to himself, then took another sip of his drink. It was kind of cherry-flavoured, whatever it was. He didn't hate it, but would probably try something else next time.
[Skills]
[DEN Return (24 hr cooldown)]
Location Received - DEN
Active Skill - 24-hour cooldown
Cost - None
School - Concept Magic
This is your teleport back to DEN.
[General Magic - Adept]
Location Received - DEN
Passive Skill
Cost - None
School - All
Allows proficiencies in all schools of magic up to intermediate-level spells. 50% reduced training time for intermediate-level spells and below.
[Pilot - +Savant]
Location Received - DEN
Passive Skill
Cost - None
School - Enchantment
Allows the user to pilot any vehicle that needs to be ‘Piloted’ as if they were born to it. The skill does this by uploading any required knowledge of operating that vehicle into the user's brain and adjusting motor reflexes to make it feel natural to pilot the vehicle.
[Dig]
Location Received - DEN
Active Skill - 30 Second cooldown
Cost - None
School - Transmutation
Allows the user to turn nearly any non-magical/non-biological material into a block measuring 0.3 metres cubed. The cube is more durable than its original material, though it can still be damaged. When the blocks are placed together, they will meld at the joint and become a single object. If you return the cube to where it was dug out, it will return to its original state.
[Ambidextrous - Adept]
Location Received - DEN
Passive Skill
Cost - None
School - Enchantment
Allows the use of your offhand nearly as well as your primary hand.
[Swordsman - +Novice (TGC)]
Location Received - The Great Cleric
Passive Skill
Cost - None
School - Martial
While training under Brod, you learned how not to stab yourself and where the pointy end was supposed to go. Provides a 7.5% boost to damage and control while welding a sword.
[Animal Husbandry - Adept]
Location Received - DEN
Passive Skill
Cost - None
School - Nature
You have an innate understanding of how to care for animals and ensure their well-being. 25% bonus to livestock production in the user's care as long as their needs are being met. Counts for Monster Girl Farming as well.
[Gardening - +Novice]
Location Received - DEN
Passive Skill
Cost - None
School - Nature
You know how to grow plants without killing most of them in the process. 10% increase in seedling survival and crop production in the users' care.
[Firearms - Adept]
Location Received - Innate Skill
Passive
Cost - None
School - Martial
Years of handling firearms let you innately understand how many of them work. 20% bonus to damage, accuracy, and reloading speeds when handling firearms.
[Gunnery - Novice]
Location Received - Infinite Frontiers
Passive
Cost - None
School - Martial
Basic understanding of how to use fixed and vehicle-based weapons. 5% bonus to damage and accuracy when handling these types of weapons.
[Status Ailment Resistance - +Novice]
Location Received - The Great Cleric
Passive
Cost - None
School - Holy
Repeated use of the divine item, Substance X, has increased your body's resistance to status ailments and negative miasma effects. Currently, 10% increased resistance.
[All Magic Affinity - Novice (IF)]
Location Received - Infinite Frontiers
Passive
Cost - None
School - All
Applied due to training with spell tomes from The Great Cleric. 10% boost in spell power.
[Healing Magic Affinity - +Adept (IF)]
Location Received - Infinite Frontiers
Passive
Cost - None
School - Holy
Applied due to training with spell tomes from The Great Cleric. 25% boost in spell power of all holy attribute magic.
[Dancing - Adept]
Location Received - DEN
Passive
Cost - None
School - Martial
Easily able to pick up and retain different styles of dancing with minimal effort.
[Devotion Aura - Master (WC3)]
Location Received - Warcraft 3
Passive
Cost - None
School - Holy
Increases the toughness of nearby allies. 25% allied damage reduction. Range 30 metres.
[Singing - Novice (BT)]
Location Received - Battletech
Passive
Cost - None
School - Enchantment
You can sing without making a fool of yourself. 10% boost to retention of song lyrics and performing in front of others.
[Leadership - Novice (BT)]
Location Received - Battletech
Passive
Cost - None
School - Leadership
You can inspire those around you with your words and actions. Small bonus for any actions that require you to take charge.
[Planning - Novice (BT)]
Location Received - Battletech
Passive
Cost - None
School - Leadership
You have a basic knowledge of how to build and action plans involving multiple people. Small bonuses to any actions requiring you to actually build out a plan and not just winging it.
[Logistics - Novice (BT)]
Location Received - Battletech
Passive
Cost - None
School - Logistics
You understand the basics of dealing with multiple moving parts within an operation. Small bonuses to actions requiring you to deal with supply chain issues.
[Ejaculation Control - +Novice]
Location Received - DEN
Active - Automatic
Cost - None
School - Enchantment
Allows users greater control of when they release during sex while maintaining pleasure. Can be shut off at the user's discretion.
[Tonal Connection - Adept]
Location Received - DEN
Passive
Cost - None
School - Enchantment
The user is able to connect with others at a deeper level than their relationship warrants. Strong emotions, such as anger, can negate its effects.
[Scouter - +Novice]
Location Received - DEN
Active
Cost - None
School - Enchantment
Read the surface-level thoughts and emotions of a single target. Range 10 metres.
[Refractory Period - +Novice]
Location Received - DEN
Passive
Cost - None
School - Enchantment
You can remain hard for longer and recover faster after ejaculation. Current - 2 cums before going soft. 10 min recovery for 3+
[Fortified Sperm]
Location Received - DEN
Passive
Cost - None
School - Nature
Your sperm can live up to two weeks inside a woman's womb while waiting for ovulation.
[Egg Splitter]
Location Received - DEN
Passive
Cost - None
School - Nature
Increase the odds of having multiple children even when neither of you is predisposed to it. 50% chance of twins, 10% chance of triplets, 2% chance of quintuplets.
[Flavoured Semen Selector]
Location Received - DEN
Active
Cost - None
School - Transmutation
Blocks off the testicles from firing sperm. Adds a flavour shot into the seminal vessels of the user's choice.
Note: This is not a contraceptive. Will not function during vaginal sex. Pull out or wrap it up if you don't want children.
[Healing Touch]
Location Received - DEN
Active
Cost - 1 mana/10 min
School - Enchantment
When activated, your hands have a magical quality when touching someone, making them feel good.
"Holy crap... I.,, I probably need to warn a few people that we have a high probability of having twins. And two weeks? That seems like a lot." He mused. He might need to have some conversations with his women before he ever came in them again. He was almost certain that almost anyone he came inside of was going to become pregnant with that skill.
He read through the list again, then shook his head at one entry. "What in the hell is Monster Girl Farming? Do I even want to know?"
[Known Magics]
[Holy Magic]
[Heal]
Location Received - The Great Cleric
Active
Cost - 5 MP
School - Holy
Basic healing spell. Good for minor wounds and sprains. Range 2 metres. More effective the closer you are to the target.
[Cure]
Location Received - The Great Cleric
Active
Cost - 5 MP
School - Holy
Basic status recovery spell. Good for curing basic poisons, toxins, and minor ailments like the common cold. Range 2 metres. More effective the closer you are to the target.
[Detoxify Poison]
Location Received - The Great Cleric
Active
Cost - 15 MP
School - Holy
Focused status recovery spell. Good for curing non-magical poisons and all but the highest levels of magical ones. Range 2 metres. More effective the closer you are to the target.
[Paralysis Recovery]
Location Received - The Great Cleric
Active
Cost - 15 MP
School - Holy
Focused status recovery spell. Good for curing magical paralysis. It can also reinforce the nervous system against electrical paralysis. Cannot repair severed nerves. Range 2 metres. More effective the closer you are to the target.
[Sleep Recovery]
Location Received - The Great Cleric
Active
Cost - 15 MP
School - Holy
Focused status recovery spell. Good for curing magical sleep spells. Range 2 metres. More effective the closer you are to the target.
[Middle Heal]
Location Received - The Great Cleric
Active
Cost - 25 MP
School - Holy
Mid-Tier healing magic. Good for serious wounds, burns, and broken bones. Can reduce the severity of some chronic illnesses. Range 2 metres. More effective the closer you are to the target.
[Barrier (Basic)]
Location Received - Infinite Frontiers
Active
Cost - 15 MP
School - Holy
Basic self ward. Reduces incoming damage by 25%.
[Holy Light (WC3) Lvl 2]
Location Received - Warcraft 3
Active - Instant - 5-second cooldown
Cost - 65 MP
School - Holy
Heals a target that is seriously injured from range. Range 25 metres.
[Divine Shield (WC3) Lvl 2]
Location Received - Warcraft 3
Active - Instant - 50 sec cooldown
Cost - 25 MP
School - Holy
User becomes invulnerable to damage for 30 seconds.
Arcane Magic
[Firebolt]
Location Received - The Great Cleric
Active
Cost - 10 MP
School - Evocation
A small bolt of fire. Can be thrown or tethered. Will burn out quickly without more fuel. Range 30 metres
[Water Ball]
Location Received - Infinite Frontiers
Active
Cost - 10 MP
School - Evocation
A small ball of water. Can be thrown, poured or tethered. Range 30 metres
[Wind Blade]
Location Received - Infinite Frontiers
Active
Cost - 10 MP
School - Evocation
A compressed blade of air. Can cut unarmoured targets. Range 30 metres
[Mud]
Location Received - Infinite Frontiers
Active
Cost - 10 MP
School - Nature
Turns the ground centred around the target into a 2 metre wide puddle of mud. Does not work on metal or stone surfaces. Range 20 metres.
[Darkness]
Location Received - Infinite Frontiers
Active
Cost - 10 MP
School - Illusion, Shadow
Creates a sphere of darkness in the target area. Can be tethered. Current sphere 1 metre in diameter. Range 15 metres.
[Bolt]
Location Received - Infinite Frontiers
Active
Cost - 10 MP
School - Evocation
Lightning Bolt that can both damage and stun a target. Range 30 m. 25% chance to stun for 10 seconds.
"Whew! That was a lot of stuff." He said to himself and finished off his drink. He set the coconut on the ledge behind him and continued flipping through his menu. The quest window was pretty straightforward, with just his NoFap challenge in there. There was an Inventory window showing all the items he owned from the Gatcha and where they were currently located. He couldn't access them from here, but he could read their descriptions.
[Weapons]
[Mithril Katana]
Item Type - Mid-Tier Sword
Location - High School of the Dead - Saeko
A durable weapon that has Holy magic affinities.
50% more effective vs Undead and Demonic enemies.
[The Sword of Truth]
Item Type - High-Tier Sword
Location - DEN Stage
A magical weapon created with Concept Magic that will cut anything that the bearer deems the enemy. Delve into the secrets of this weapon over time and become the true master of this blade.
Unlock 1 - Additive Magic - Feed the sword your anger to amplify your own powers. 50-1000% boost depending on your rage. Can destroy most non-magical targets when raging and all but the strongest warded magical targets. Cannot hurt anything you perceive as innocent. Will receive magical feedback if you try to strike something perceived as innocent.
Unlock 2 - Subtractive Magic - ****
Unlock 3 - Spirits Within The Blade - ****
[Taulmaril, the Heartseeker/Quiver of Anariel]
Item Type - High-Tier Bow and Quiver
Location - DEN Stage
This powerful and highly accurate bow fires silver arrows imbued with lightning. Fret not about running out of ammunition, as this quiver will never run out of arrows.
Bow - A magical weapon that ignores armour due to the high velocity of the arrows that it fires. The weapon is enchanted so that it will not break or scratch, and imbues its arrows with Holy Lightning. 400% damage to armoured targets, 500% damage to undead or demonic targets.
Quiver - 20 silver arrows that return to the quiver after being fired. 50% increased accuracy. Increased effectiveness against creatures weak to silver.
[Armour]
[Wyvern Hide Set]
Item Type - Mid-Tier Medium Armour
Location - The Great Cleric - Nanaella's Tent
Made from the scales of a Blue Wyvern, this lightweight armour is resistant to most slashing and piercing-type attacks and provides protection from lightning and electrical-based attacks.
50% reduction in damage vs slashing, piercing and electrical attacks. The wearer will not become stunned by electrical-based attacks.
[Saber's Armour]
Item Type - High-Tier Heavy Armour
Location - Infinite Frontiers - Captain's Quarters
This armour is a true replica of the set used by the heroine Blue Saber, Artoria Pendragon, with high defensive stats across the board.
Damage immunity from non-magical sources.
75% Damage reduction from all magical sources unless it is anti-draconic weapons.
Special
Can be retracted to a simple dress to boost magical power by 400%
[Black Templar]
Item Type - High-Tier Heavy Armour
Location - DEN Stage
Armour made of both orichalcum and mithril, providing excellent protection against both physical and magical attacks. The armour also provides bonuses to both holy and shadow-based spells.
75% Damage reduction to all incoming damage.
50% Bonus to power and duration of Holy and Shadow Magic. (A/N - Changed from Darkness magic)
Special
Stored in an extradimensional space attached to a belt buckle. Feed mana into the buckle to activate and deactivate the armour.
[Equipment]
[Travel Backpack]
Item Type - Low-Tier Equipment
Location - Infinite Frontiers - Captain's Quarters on the Phoenix Hawk
This item is a small bag for carrying things as you travel between worlds.
[Substance X]
Created from medicinal herbs, dragon's heart, and spirit water, these pills are effective at enhancing the effectiveness of training. Substance X improves energy, the outcome of training, and also gives a small boost to mana when depleted. It also protects the body from various maladies and facilitates cell growth and recovery.
100% Bonus to the efficacy of training.
Slowly builds up multiple resistances - 0.027% per dose.
Side effects
Inability to level up
The energy of one of the user's primal urges is amplified and converted into energy that enhances their physical ability, thus obliterating that primal urge. (Sleep)
Do not take more than three pills a day.
[Clothing]
[Leather on Leather]
Item Type - Mid-Tier Clothing
Location - DEN Stage
These clothes were worn by 'The King' himself, providing you with bonuses while singing or whenever you are trying to be charming with the opposite sex!
50% Bonus to the wearer's singing ability and the crowd's enthusiasm while wearing these clothes. 25% Increase in Lust and Love when flirting with members of the opposite sex.
[Vehicle]
[1979 Ford Falcon XB GT - Pursuit Special Mad Maxx edition]
Item Type - Mid-Tier Vehicle (Ground)
Location - Infinite Frontiers - Captain's Quarters
A heavily modified muscle car. Can run on almost any fuel, is bullet-resistant, and can operate on dirt as well as asphalt.
25% reduced damage from projectiles. Fuel tanks: 1000-kilometre range, 100 Gatcha to fill.
[UNSC D77 Pelican Dropship]
Item Type - High-Tier Vehicle (Space/Air)
Location - DEN Stage
A troop/cargo dropship from the HALO universe, capable of carrying 70 tons of cargo and 14 Spartan-IIs in Mjolnir Armour. This variant sacrifices some of its cargo capacity for a Slipspace drive with limited faster-than-light capabilities for operations within a solar system. Not suited for transit between star systems. Gatcha can be used to refuel/rearm/upgrade the Pelican.
Armament - M370 Autocannon, 2 x Anvil-II pods on wings,
Mods - 1 x ST/Medusa Anti-Air Missile system on dorsal side of hull, 2 x Dual heavy lift magnetic cranes.
Status - 64 people are currently stuck inside. When activated, those people will be released into whatever world you are in.
[1991 Harley Davidson Fat Boy]
Item Type - Mid-Tier Vehicle (Ground)
Location - DEN Stage
Used by the Terminator in the movie Terminator 2: Judgement Day, this bike is big, heavy, and can be used on and off-road.
25% reduced damage from projectiles. Tires are highly puncture-resistant. Gatcha can be used to refuel.
[Housing]
[The Playboy Mansion]
Replica of the Playboy mansion. 29-room, 5-bedroom, 6-bathroom, 2 1/2 bath home. Many other bedrooms had been converted to offices or entertainment spaces and can be returned to their original function. Includes a grotto, hot tubs, roller rink, banquet area, and an in-home theatre, among other amenities.
Note - This one is in much better shape than the original and is clean. Gatcha can be used to make further improvements to the property.
John needed to take a break after reading all that, but he did it. He now knew the extent of all his abilities and equipment, though he still had one menu he couldn't check out yet.
The Party Menu.
He stood up, grabbed his coconut mug and made his way back to the patio. The volleyball game was over, and the ladies had all moved to the water, so he didn't stop to conduct further scientific research. He was wondering where his date had gotten off to when suddenly she materialised beside him, with two coconut mugs in her hands.
"Hello, hansom. Did you finish already?" She asked, making his mug disappear and handing him a new one. He gratefully accepted the drink.
"Mmm... this is good." He said after tasting it. It was white and tasted like some sort of margarita. "Yeah, pretty much. I seemed to have accumulated a lot of skills and abilities in the few months I have been here at DEN."
"Yes. You are not the same man that arrived here, that's for sure." She replied, taking his arm and walking back towards the cabana.
"The only thing left is the party menu. How do I use it?"
"Oh, just look at me and think 'Invite Xiaolin to the Party' and it will send me an invite. Whoever you send one to has to accept, but when they do, you will get access to their menu, and the bonuses will be applied."
"Easy enough," He said, then said the words in his mind.
Invite Xiaolin to the Party
After a moment, the party screen showed up in front of him, giving him a list of her stats.
[Name - Xiaolin]
[Race - DEN Being (Human/Tigerfolk)]
[Age - 1820]
[Sex - Female]
[Level - ∞]
[Experience - ∞ (100% Boost From Party)]
[Stat Points - ∞ (100% Boost From Party)]
[Condition - Healthy]
[Current Horniness - 90/100]
<Open For More Detailed Stats>
"Oh, that is interesting. Why... why does it say how horny you are?" He asked, already knowing the answer.
"Let's you gauge the needs of your lovers, of course." She said, then pouted a bit at his frown. "Don't give me that look. I didn't make the system; I just had to use it like you. Now, open up the details."
[Stats]
[Strength - ∞]
[Reflex - ∞]
[Speed - ∞]
[Endurance - ∞]
[Intelligence - ∞]
[Wisdom - ∞]
[Luck - 21]
[Relationship Stats]
[Love - 75/100 (Cherished]
[Love is their deep, unselfish commitment to your well-being.]
[Lust - 85/100 (Passionate)]
[Lust is their strong, often urgent sexual or romantic desire directed towards you.]
[Loyalty - 75/100 (Committed)]
[Loyalty is their strong feelings of support or allegiance towards you.]
[Skills]
[All - Omni]
[Magic]
[Concept Magic - Omni]
"That is incredible... and kind of invasive, isn't it?"
Kind of? That is an understatement. And holy crap, infinity symbols galore.
"A bit, but you can choose not to use it if you don't want to. However, the bonuses for anyone who cherishes you are quite useful. That party menu upgrade you received a while ago is really effective when you are training. If I needed it, anything I trained in would be doubly effective."
"What... oh yeah, I forgot about that," John said, remembering his previous DEN trip and getting something in the Eroge that boosted the party menu.
"Take a look at your own, you get a bonus as well."
He opened his own stat window and scrolled down a bit to see.
[Status - John Suzy Wayne]
[Age - 84 ]
[Mana - 100/100% - +]
[Stats - Human Average 20]
[Free Points - 0]
[STRENGTH - 36]
[REFLEX - 48 -> -10 (Right side) = 38 (Missing Eye)]
[SPEED - 27]
[ENDURANCE - 64]
[INTELLIGENCE - 50 -> 8 (Early stages of Alzheimer's. DEN System Maintaining Reincarnator at minimal setting. Exhaustion degrades condition significantly)]
[WISDOM - 50 -> 8 (Early stages of Alzheimer's. DEN System Maintaining Reincarnator at minimal setting. Exhaustion degrades condition significantly)]
[LUCK - 42]
[DEN Achievements - You Can Bring It With You, Clan Wayne]
[Current Gatcha Tokens - 39645]
[Party Boost - 50% Experience/Stat Boost from (1/10) Party members within 100 metres of you.]
"For everyone in your party who has a love or loyalty score of 70 or higher, you get an additional 50% boost. It stacks up quite nicely in adventurer parties, or even just a bunch of people working out at the gym together. Hell, when I was studying magic, I was good friends with ten other people, which gave me a 500% boost to how easily I could retain information. " Xiaolin explained, then added when he raised his eyebrow at that. "You don't need to be making love to people to have them love or be loyal to you. Sheesh, John, get your head out of the gutter."
"I didn't say anything." He replied, closing the screen and wrapping his arm around the tigerfolk woman. He had had enough of that bullshit for one day; if he needed to look at it again, it was only going to be in small doses.
The pair of them entered the cabana, all thoughts of his system being left behind. That was DEN business, and he was on vacation right now.
On vacation with a very horny tigerfolk woman.
Heh, I'm in danger.