Chapter 497: Chapter D184: My Name
In the starry night sky, a beautiful turquoise meteor streaked across.
In the forest on the ground, perceptive Magic Creatures raised their heads in response to the surge of Magic Power, their eyes reflecting the meteor’s trajectory, and tilted their heads in confusion.
It wasn’t the first time it had seen a meteor; these extraterrestrial objects often carried powerful Magic Power, the strange Magic Element they emitted sometimes strongly attracted the Magic Creatures, while other times made them avoid it.
But in its memory, meteors should be stones, so why does that… look a bit like humankind?
Unaware of the confusion it brought to a Magic Creature on the ground, the Hero, who had no choice but to break through the space channel midway because of a failed summoning response, was at this moment being carried along by the Turbulence caused by space-time disturbance and Magic explosion, tracing a beautiful arc under the starry sky towards a direction away from the village.
Due to the severe depletion of Magic Power and the side effects of Sacrifice, she felt weak all over, unable even to try to stop herself. Moving at high speed, the stars in the sky turned into elongated streaks in her vision.
Until the speed of flight gradually slowed, and the body started to fall under the pull of gravity, the Hero barely opened her eyes, the momentum of the fall gradually lessening, and she didn’t bother adjusting her posture as she was about to land—
1. Roll on the ground
2. Hit a tree
3. Fall into water
4. Crash into the ground♛
5.1
6.2
7.3
8.4
9. Goblin!
10. Great Success/Great Failure
D10=d10(8)=8
With the Blessing of Steel Wind, the Hero simply curled into a ball, hugging her knees, and crashed into the ground at a speed where a normal person would instantly become a puddle, half buried in the ground amidst the splatter of dirt.
The massive collision sound quickly faded, startling a few night bats before being overtaken by the night forest’s tranquility.
After a long time, the gray-faced girl climbed out of the pit, glanced blankly at the surrounding scenery, then lowered her head reflectively, lost in thought.
“Hmm, I was too careless, forgetting to include the chant direction in the Trigger Scrolls for Grandpa and the rest. I must write it in next time.”
After seriously reflecting on her mistake, the Hero showed an insightful expression.
She stood up, patted the dirt off her clothes, but her skin remained unsoiled, reflecting a warm jade color in the moonlight filtering through the trees.
Not bothered at all by the fact that it was already late at night and this was an unfamiliar wild forest, the Hero identified the direction briefly and set off on her way.
With her Magic Power almost exhausted, she decided to walk all the way back home.
She needed to be back by morning.
Looking up at the dazzling starry sky, the Hero felt rejuvenated.
“Come on, [], next time, next time you’ll definitely succeed!”
She pumped her fist and shouted her name, then strode into the darkness.
→☆→☆→☆→✧←★←★←★←
[New Moon’s Commemoration]
[True Name Weaving II(V?.?.T?)]
[Second letter of the Hero’s surname]
D24=S
[Second letter of the Hero’s name]
D24=S
[True Name Weaving: VS.?.TS]
→☆→☆→☆→✧←★←★←★←
From the Kingdom Central, a proclamation is sent to each city, town, and village.
According to observations by the Kingdom Observatory, a meteor shower will occur in the central region of the Kingdom in the coming days, with the Twin Moons creating a Magic Tide around the same time, some meteors will be captured and fall within the Kingdom’s territory.
Citizens are urged to take notice and not approach the fallen sites, to avoid the effects of alien Magic Element.
The local churches are asked to cooperate with the Kingdom authorities, utilizing Perceptivity to monitor the meteor fall sites. If there are any signs of meteors falling near towns, prompt evacuation or protective actions should be organized.
Encrypted Content: To the Lords of the central areas, if the fallen object is not a meteor and shows signs of life, immediately use the following key to connect to the communication array and report relevant details.
[The Hero has received the Thousand Stars’ Gift]
[A meteor shower will occur in the Kingdom’s central region, determining the number of meteors]
D1000+20=d1000(874)+20=894
[Percentage of meteors falling to the surface]
D20=d20(15)=15
[The Magic Power of meteors will bring good changes, if even level+2, if odd universal attributes+2, 10 is fire spark+3]
D10=d10(2)=2
→☆→☆→☆→✧←★←★←★←
“Recently, villagers have discovered an increase in the number of snakes in the nearby forest. According to an investigation by the church’s priest, this phenomenon is harmless; the snakes near the village will not actively attack people…”
It was afternoon, and in the central square of the village, the village chief grandma was standing on a platform, speaking to the gathered villagers below.
The village did not have a formal hall, so any festivals, celebrations, or activities would take place in this square, including the reading of official decrees.
Not far from the square stood a simple small chapel, where the priest stationed in this village also stood beside the village chief grandma. Compared to the pantheon scholar from the capital, this priest appeared young and inexperienced, occasionally nodding in agreement.
In fact, he was just an ordinary priest who hadn’t even undergone Second Transformation. In a large city like the Border City, he would only count as an ordinary monk, not even qualifying as an assistant priest.
Though the church forces were vast, dispersing them throughout the kingdom left them stretched thin, and it was impossible to equip each village with a formal priest.
Therefore, in ordinary villages like the hero’s hometown, monks aspiring to advance further in the inner court would often be sent to guard these places, allowing them to practice and train in daily life, such as using low-level healing magic to help the villagers, employing excellent perceptivity to coordinate with the militia for regular patrols around the village to determine if there were any threats present.
Usually, these monks would choose to join a faction within the church before being dispatched to various churches, practicing the faction’s principles during their training. When they successfully level up to meet the Second Transformation requirements, they can be transferred to a higher-level church. However, some may adhere to different principles, choosing to stay locally or embark on a journey like a cruising bishop.
This information was common knowledge for most church professionals, but it was obviously different for a girl in the audience with a tired face, as she wondered why even random people from the border church were stronger than the village priest, while simultaneously stifling a yawn as she lowered her head.
“Next, I will mention news from the Kingdom Observatory regarding the meteor shower…” The village chief grandma looked at the document in her hand and raised her eyebrows.
The hero, who had been launched into the sky by spatial turbulence last night and fell countless li away before landing, rushed through an unfamiliar forest, barely managing to reunite with the gleaming scale serpent before dawn, sneaking back to bed only to sleep for a few hours.
“And a few over there, don’t think I don’t know you’re planning to sneak off to find meteorite iron. While it’s true it would fetch a good price, you better consider if you have the life to take it!”
After reading the decree, the village chief grandma turned from her kindly demeanor in front of the hero, and with sternness in her voice and countenance, looked sharply at a few young villagers below who appeared excited.
Every village has those wishing to go to the big city or become adventurers; the fallen objects from the sky are a considerable temptation.
But the drowsy hero didn’t have much in mind, except being startled by the village chief grandma’s sudden increase in volume.
As the village chief grandma’s speech concluded, she shook her head, refreshed herself, and headed home to tell her grandfather and the fourteenth princess about what she had heard.
The chocobo cart ran along the road through the forest, the dirt road wide, albeit not very smooth, but maintained by the regular patrols of the city troops, there wasn’t excessive bumpiness either.
“Meteor showers, huh? I hope we can see them tonight.”
The fourteenth princess was seated in a carriage engraved with magic runes. Even though the road was uneven, there was no sense of vibration inside.
Recalling what the hero had told them before departing, she looked with some expectation out the carriage window to the blue sky.
“We probably can see it; otherwise, they wouldn’t have specially reminded everyone. Maybe it might even fall nearby.”
The hero sitting opposite replied, his tone also filled with anticipation.
They had now left the village, heading together to the city where the hero’s parents lived.
After saying goodbye to her grandfather, the hero felt a mixture of reluctance and anticipation for new life in the capital, along with some unease about meeting her parents.
After all, her grandfather was still in good health, and the hero not only left behind a precious elf gem, but also set up a summoning array before departing, leaving a trigger scroll with instructions hidden on her grandfather’s desk.
The same scroll was given to the Slime King who had moved near the cabin in the woods, even though the hero had not conducted a second summoning experiment yet. Given that the feasibility had been successfully verified, as long as she is cautious next time, there shouldn’t be any issues.
Also, this place wasn’t the perilous border, which hadn’t seen warfare or an Arcane Surge for years; even though the kingdom’s transport situation was concerning, the count’s daughter from the capital could still hurry back to the border to celebrate her father’s birthday.
If it wasn’t for the sudden Magic Cloud Undercurrent, the hero might not have left a summoning array behind.
For ordinary people, the world outside the city is indeed dangerous, and many may never step outside or leave the village in their lifetime. But for professionals with decent strength, at least within the kingdom, most areas are readily accessible.
In order to change the situation of isolated locations where humankind could only retreat behind the city walls, the kingdom promoted the Professional Guild system, hoping for the emergence of more powerful individuals, rather than waiting for a hero with deep hatred, growing stronger through endless battles to burst through the Arcane Surge among refugees with broken families.
With no awareness that she was that type of hero, the dark-haired girl chatted with the fourteenth princess, thought about various things while keeping an eye out for goblins’ presence on the road, ready to smash their heads at any moment.
Marked with the royal insignia, the convoy traveled through the forest towards the next destination, until sunset when stars fell across the night sky.
[Stars fell like rain, due to the Thousand Stars’ blessing, hero’s experience +130693]
[Hero’s level increased]
[Hero upgraded to LV54]
[Hero acquired 16 attribute points]
[Hero’s Strength +5, Agility +6, Intelligence +1, Charm +4]
[Hero LV54]
Strength: 50
Agility: 100
Constitution: 127
Intelligence: 120
Perception: 107
Charm: 105
[Meteor Shower (Determines the nature of nearby fallen stars, the higher the rarer (100+ with life aura))]
D134=d134(66)=66
[Hero’s Luck (Affects the location of the fall)]
D10=d10(9)=9