Name: Able Drake STR: 9 INT: 20 Race: Homeo-sapien AGI: 5 CHA: 9 Contracts: *Erebus* *Bob* *minion* VIT: 5 LCK: 21 Hp 350/350 5/s END: 7 Skill point(s) : 0 Mp 400/400 17/s WIS: 17 Essence: 1937

Skills: Inspect E lvl 4 79%/100%.

Begginer QCQ E lvl 4 29%/100%.

- Novice Golaith style C lvl 3 4%/100%.

Drake training B+ lvl 2 37%/100%.

Inspector's record E lvl 0%/100%.

Mana weaver A+ lvl 7 35%/100.

Arcane Throwing B lvl 4 84%/100.

Arcane swordmanship B lvl 9 17%/100%.

- Gliding arcana B lvl 5 79%/100%

- Arcane smite B lvl 1 61%/100%

Arcane skining C lvl 6 37%/100%

Talented blacksmithing C lvl 1 0%/100%

Talented carpentry C lvl 1 35%/100%

Crude Mana bolt B lvl 4 49%/100%

The minion did what was ordered as a minion should, killing many of its own kind after they were disabled. It took a bit of time, while I noticed that matery and skill exp grew very little. Good to know, good to know.

It reached lvl 10 after an hour or two, it's status put a (+) next to the race, probably the way to start evolution. I didn't want something to get in the way, so I picked up the minion and ran like the wind. Towards the main base, didn't take long to, and not being tired was a perk of high STR for some reason I didn't know.

I got to the base quite quickly, when inside of the the base calmy and quietly walked to a bigger room. The base was getting bigger and bigger, I wondered if the one that made it got a skill or mastery for all of it. I sat down in the biggest room in the base, I didn't really care for the minion's fealings so after we got nice and comfy; I pressed the plus in parentheses.

Do you wish to evolve your beast?

Yes / No

I pressed yes.

Are you really sure?

Your beast may get a better evolution if you wait and let it grow more.

Yes / No

I again pressed yes.

Are you really, really sure?

Yes / No

I again pressed yes, annoyed.

The minion slumped down into a slumber, and a two new screens popped up, one with 3d image of the image I could turn with a thought or a finger, it would change into the future evolution. The other with all kinds of choices for evolutions.

Evolutions

Normal:

Torchlight dintyle: +1 WIS +2 to all stats exept INT.

Nimblelight dintyle +4 to AGI, +1 to remaining stats exept INT.

Savvylight dintyle +4 to WIS, +1 to remaining stats exept INT.

miscellaneous:

Record: Essence kost depends on choice.

That's a lot of things, I only knew I could evolve things. Things like this were never told to me, things like this are way to classified for me to get in my youth. If children learn this they might tell the commoners or peasants, the commoners might not have their first beast's evolution be trash. It's good that I got a quick test subject, Erebus wouldn't become trash because of a mistake.

I clicked on 'Record'

Record

back.

Normal:

Heftylight dintyle +3 to STR, +1 to remaining stats exept INT; 1000 essence.

Livelylight dintyle +3 to VIT, +1 to remaining stats exept INT; 1000 essence.

Solidlight dintyle +3 to END, +1 to remaining stats exept INT; 1000 essence.

Aptlight dintyle +1 to all stats except Wis; 2000 essence

common: 10000

Locked.

I could buy the other normal evolutions that weren't available in the base screen, it seems that going intelligence isn't really viable till higher ranks. And it costed way more than the others, double, I ain't buying that for a minion. I pressed back, and chose the Nimblelight dintyle. And another screen popped up

Do you want to make more specific changes?

*Not recommended*

Yes/No

I didn't care about what happened to the minion, so I pressed yes. Another screen apeared after the one before dissapeared.

Perks

Back

Basic perks:

Sharp claws I: Make the claws of the beast sharper; 1000 essence.

Durable claws I: Make the claws of the beast more durable; 1000 essence.

Regenerating chitin I: Make the chitin of the beast re-grow faster; 1000 essence.

Tough hide I: Make the hide of the beast tougher; 1000 essence.

Tough fur I: Make it the fur of the beast tougher; 1000 essence.

Regenerating hide I: Make the hide of the beast re-grow faster; 1000 essence.

Sharp teeth I: Make the teeth of the beast sharper; 1000 essence.

Durable teeth I: Make the teeth of the beast more durable; 1000 essence.

Aerodynamic body I: Make the form of the beast's more aerodynamic; 1000 essence.

.....

Common perks:

'Unravel'

There were a good amount of perks, I could expand the basic perks screen if I wanted, but I didn't care enough about the minion to look through it. I chose to make the minion a tiny bit more viable, I bought the 'aerodynamic body I' perk. I may have been a little excited about perks, and made an impulsive choice.

I could buy another one or 'aerodynamic body II' for more essence I didn't have, 'cause I haven't made a gigantic essence farm, and I haven't stolen it from the commoners yet. I pressed back, and as usual.

Are you done with customizing your beast's evolution?

Yes/No

The 3d rotateable screen of the outcome of the evolution moved above it, The form of the beast would bevome more focused on being quadrupedal and its body hade more curves to make the body more aerodynamic. I was happy enough with it, I pressed yes. All the screens closed, and the minion on the floor started twitching and changing. I wasn't really that fast, but it happened.

I examined the evolving creature, calmly finding out what evolution. I didn't find anything about it in the 10 minutes it took to evolve, but I don't have any modern equipment to research it. The experience was fun, but I didn't want the beast taking up space.

I walked over to Hemdal "Hey! You want a free rank two, perk holding, agility focused, light element?" I offered the minion to the lacky.

"The perk is?" The lacky asked.

"Aerodynamic body rank 1." I said easily.

"Really free?" the lacky asked.

"Yes." I said.

"I'll take it." The lacky said.

I called the minion, went through the menu, and quickly undid the contract "It's yours." And left them to their devices.

I went back to the monster's room, I would really like a business suit for this. I walked in with a straight back, calmy "Have you made your choice?" I said condescendingly. The monster nodded regretfully, I smiled a bit "good, now let's go into the details of our partnership." The monster seemed confused "What? did you think I was going to abuse you, the threats are only there so you actually accept the offer. Of course they aren't false, But I'll still treat you well enough. If I were ever in a rough spot and I abused you completely, you would throw me even further into the gutter." To abuse someone without reprecussion, you need to trick them into thinking that your treating them well.

"You've chosen to work with me, what I expect you to do is;" I again cleared my throat "Becoming stronger, which includes evolving, skill growth, ect. And becoming well known, the way you do it is your own choice, destroy villages, cure plagues. And that's pretty much it, nothing too complicated for you to understand." I said "I don't find it unreasonable, and what we'll give you is; your life, a high amount of freedom, a place full of capitalism and business, and a big upgrade in the technoligy way above everyone else in the world. Is this a good deal in your eyes?" the monster nodded, I signal for a handshake, and they gave one. Good to know, good to know "Pleasure to be doing business with you."

I walked back to the biggest room, sat down and considered what to do with my time. I found out essence is very valuable, and I'm in a dungeon, a place to fight, and capture beasts. I should exploit it like any good capitalist would, it is my duty.

I quickly ran outside to the caves, killing all beasts in my wake. I as usual killed them with my sword, for that sweet exp. It didn't take long to get to lvl 10 in 'Arcane swordmanship', but the evolution is taking so long. It was so annoying, I was thinking of a way to get exp faster, and you get more exp for more difficult. The safest idea I came up with was; dual wield swords, the other was lure a bunch of dintyles together and fight them, with bunch I mean over twenty or fight the evolved ones.

But I don't have two swords, reality really is harsh. I could just kill more, but that's boring and mainly, slow. Basically, not my thing. but I had nothing better to do, the pain I get from having too little to do.

I didn't really have anything better to do though, so I just walked around and killed what I saw. I started wondering what to do if the revolver I commissioned wasn't creatable, maybe I could start trying out casting. Casting wasn't used on icarus, I don't know why, but it wasn't used. Casting was the process of making a mold through various means, and pouring a molten metal inside of it, then letting it solidify. Or I could try making electricity, but I don't have a lot of knowledge on the topic, I only know how to make those basic ones that were made a long time ago 'cause they were intresting.

With electricity I could make a railgun, I knew this because it intrested me, and they weren't even that complicated! Just use an electric current to create a magnetic field that shoots projectiles made from conductive materials, easy right? And that's not all, it could fire projectiles far faster than any common gun. But I perfectly understood that I wouldn't be able to make it with medieval tools, but I was going to try for those skills anyways.

after some time I crossed an abnormally large group of dyntiles, like in 60-70 range, I didn't count them. Among them a bigger one stood, ordering others around. Like any good warrior, I ran aw-, no strategically retreated while saying nope constantly. all the back to home base, panting a bit at the end.

There was a big group of dintyles, I couldn't survive fighting it alone, but that didn't mean the lackeys couldn't {Minions! get the fuck over here right now!" and told Erebus privately {oh, and You too.} They came, all of them. I debriefed them {I have found a big group of dintyles, also known as an opportune chance to get stronger. So follow me!" And I fastwalked towards the big group, they are so fucked.

After sometime, we arived where the horde of dintyles was. There were very faint tracks on the stone floor, I told Erebus {Find them with your tracking mastery.} Erebus quickly responded with a [Sure.] Then walked around inspecting the floor and walls, smelling the floor for scent, using its claws to get rid of dust, and other things I didn't care enough about to pay attention to. But it felt off for some reason, I didn't know why, so I decided to keep watching.

After some time Erebus pointed with his in a direction, after that we all went that way and Erebus started to partake in an ancient tradition; bragging [What do you think of that, huh?] It said to Bob, Bob said meakly [good?] Erebus beamed with arrogance, walking forward proudly.