Chapter 34: god Blessing
Ryan sat on a mossy log, laying out the Anomaly Cores he had just gotten from Emma and Chris.
They pulsed with faint energies: Emma’s Geomancer Core had an earthy brown glow, her Pyre Hound Core a fiery orange, and Chris’s Bruiser Beetle Cores had a dull, chitinous sheen but felt surprisingly dense.
"Alright, my little power-nuggets," Ryan said to the cores, "let’s see what you’ve got for Papa Ryan."
He started with the Geomancer Core. His Ultimate Infinite Extraction System went to work, invisible tendrils of energy gently probing and deconstructing its essence. A warm, grounding feeling spread through him.
The god Interface chimed: "+1 Strength, +1 Vitality." "Not bad for a glowing rock," Ryan commented.
Next was the Pyre Hound Core. This one felt hot to the touch even before he started extracting.
As his system worked, he felt a surge of inner fire, not uncomfortable, but invigorating. "+1 Strength, +1 Spirit." Strength seemed to be a common theme with these Level 4 cores.
His Spirit also got a little boost, which he figured might help him resist any more attempts by shadowy figures to give him a headache.
Then came the two Bruiser Beetle Cores from Chris. These were tough little things. His system had to work a bit harder, like trying to crack a particularly stubborn nut.
From the first one, he pulled "+1 Strength, +1 Vitality." And from the second, another "+1 Strength, +1 Vitality." That was a lot of Strength and Vitality! He flexed his arm. He wasn’t going to win any "Mr. god Verse" competitions anytime soon, but he definitely felt more solid.
In total, that was a satisfying 8 new attribute points. His system also gave him a little notification: "Basic Essences from common Level 4 Anomalies [Geomancer, Pyre Hound, Bruiser Beetle types] are now mostly extracted.