Chapter 8: An unexpected surprise
The game had already exceeded Adyr's expectations. The technology behind it was beyond anything he had ever seen—everything felt so real, every sensation almost indistinguishable from reality itself.
But what entertained him the most was the feeling of discovery, like a child rediscovering the world for the first time.
Collect the purple crystals. They're important, he noted, mentally pinning a new reminder in the task room of his memory palace. With that, he continued forward through the dim corridors of the cave.
It wasn't long before he encountered another skeleton along the path. This time, knowing the skeleton's senses were dull and its movements slow, Adyr didn't bother sneaking. Instead, he sprinted straight at it, spear in hand.
The skeleton noticed him, but before it could even lift its broken, rusted sword, Adyr's spear drove straight through its skull, shattering it and dropping the creature in an instant.
The increase in his [Physique] stat was immediately evident.
No system message appeared this time. Apparently, the system hadn't detected anything worthy of talent recognition, but Adyr didn't particularly care. If he needed to, he still had plenty of talents he hadn't yet revealed to the system.
Just as he had with the previous skeleton, he began searching the remains. The broken sword was in even worse condition than his spear, so he ignored it.
Finding nothing else of use, he quickly searched for the purple crystal—and found it embedded once again inside the skull.
[You have consumed an Energy Crystal (Lv.1). Your Energy has increased by 0.1.]
[Energy]: 7.1 / 11 → 7.2 / 11