Aetherios System [Slow Build OP MC, Isekai LitRPG/Cultivation] Chapter 22: Chapter 18: Rewards

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Chapter 18: Rewards Chapter 18: Rewards Name; Alexander Pierce Experience; 1784 Core; Stage - F; Fire (0.00%) Attributes; Strength : 1 (96.9%) Agility : 3 (0.5%) Vitality : 1 (90.4%) Wisdom : 1 (96.9%) Intelligence : 1 (90.1%) Willpower : 2 (16.4%) Skills: None Abilities: None Spells/Techniques: None Alex's stats had very small increases to them since he last looked at his status screen. This was explainable by the morning workouts that he was still doing and the bit of fighting that Garret and he had done while on their journey. That wasn't what had caused Alex's shock of course. It was his experience points. What the hell happened, where did these come from? Alex was pretty certain he would have noticed such an increase. He didn't just accidentally kill a boss monster while on the way here. The only thing he killed were those lizard people. He did remember swiping away the notifications that had popped up during that fight. He didn't actually read them at all. Can I go back and look at them then? Alex began poking around his status screen again, trying to find some way to explain the mystery. It wasn't until he finally just thought the phrase "message log" that he finally got something. He was shown a large display with a collection of the messages that the system had thrown at him since he got here. Alex ignored the very few recent ones and instead scrolled down to where he last remembered reading his pop-ups. It didn't take long at all, and he quickly got to what he was looking for. You Have Slain A Kobold- ??? + 513 Experience You Have Slain A Kobold - Ghirzu + 271 Experience Alex studied the messages for a minute, trying to figure out what exactly was going on. At first, he only had more questions than answers. Such as how these two kills got him so much more experience than the badgers. Why the totals were so varied even between the two of them? Why one had question marks and one did not? Well, they were sapient enemies that time around. I have to assume that killing a stronger and smarter foe would give more experience, so that isn't too surprising. Alex thought through the possibilities rapidly. The question marks, I think is because I didn't learn the name of the first Kobold. The one Garret was fighting shouted out a name before I killed the second one. Ghirzu, it must have been that kobold's name. So if Alex’s assumption was correct, the system would not reveal specific information that he didn't already have. It was interesting given it was telling him they were kobolds, something he also didn't already know. The system also told him that the beasts he killed the first night were called forest badgers, as well. So it seemed there were some kind of rules dictating what the system showed him, and what it didn't. Which made some vague sense. The second kobold was weaker, even smaller. It could have been a younger member of the species and not as experienced. Thus the disparity between the two point totals. Alex swiped up through his message log. Even if he added the two experience drops from the kobolds together, it didn't explain all the newly attained experience points on his status screen though. There was a whole one thousand that he didn't have a source for. It took him only a few seconds for him to get the answer though. Hidden Quest Completed! Finding a Teacher: You have found someone willing to become your worldteacher. You now have a much better chance of not dying horribly in this world. Become strong Worldstrider! Reward: + 1000 Experience + Bracelet of Easy Burdens That explained the sudden jump. He somehow completed a hidden quest. Celeste becoming their teacher seemed to have completed it for him without him having to really do anything. It also hadn't brought up a system message when it happened, which was another strange puzzle that added to the enigma which was the system. Maybe the system takes the idea of a hidden quest a little too literally? Alex decided not to try uncovering this particular myst