In the morning, Rowan woke up groggily, a pile of books was scattered on his bed.
This is year 1160 of the Celestial Calendar in the world of Terra. The Nation of Traycor will fulfill its 150th year of foundation.
Rowan flipped through the books and realized the world is actually in the period of pre industrialization. It's not a medieval world, but not modern either.
' Hmm, I seem to know all these things. However, I should finish them all just to jog the memory.'
Glancing at his status window, Rowan couldn't help but feel another sense of urgency.
The exp boost of 500% for the Pioneer achievement only works for 7 days. And he already wasted 1 day.
' No, this won't do. If I have given a blessing, I should take advantage of it.'
' Not to mention, I feel this body is too frail for me.'
Josh could swear that if Rowan appears in San Antis City and walks to the wrong hood, it will barely take any time for him to get graped.
Living as one of the best henchmen for the Curtis Mob Family, Josh had to do many dangerous jobs. So, physical fitness is a must for him.
Let alone physical fitness, the most important thing is stamina. Only a person with strong stamina and endurance can go full offense, defense or escape depending on situation.
" Hoho, you woke up early today, Young Master." Spencer smiled when he saw Rowan. " Should I bring you some coffee and freshly baked cake?"
" It can wait." Rowan shook his head. " I think my body is really out of shape. Is there any place for exercise?"
*CRASH!*
The cup fell from Spencer's hand, shattering on the ground.
" Uncle Spencer, are you alright?" Rowan was alarmed when he saw Spencer's behavior.
" Ahhh, I am sorry, Young Master." Spencer wiped his eyes. " I… I was just too happy to see you improve. You have always hated our house's knight's training program."
Rowan scratched his head when he heard that. " Well, as I said yesterday, I am trying to change things now."
" Hahahah, the day couldn't have started any better." Spencer called a maid to clean up the mess.
" Please follow me, Young Master."
The outside ground was spacious, with many stages set around the field.
Many of the stages were occupied by guards doing their morning training or exercise.
There wasn't any modern gym equipment. So all the guards did was train their weapons, stamina, or postures.
" Here, your private training area, Young Master." Spencer smiled. " Even when you weren't here, Lady Elena occasionally comes here to practice fencing."
" Hmm, this would do." Rowan nodded as he looked at the weapon rack and other crude training equipment. Suddenly, his eyes fell on a strange stone.
" That orb…"
" Well, I took out the Talent Stone from the storage since you wanted to come here and train."
" Talent stone?" Rowan was confused when he heard that. Josh scrambled through Rowan's memories and he didn't find anything related to it.
" Ah, my bad. You have never used it." Spencer understood immediately. " But then, Talent Stones are very rare. Even in this city, there might not be more than five."
" Please, put your hand on this, Young Master."
Rowan nodded as he placed his hand on the talent stone. The stone emitted a blue light, as a screen projected out of it.
Name: Rowan Von Aurelius
Strength: 3
Agility: 4
Constitution: 2
Spirit: 7
With an alarmed tone, Rowan pointed at the screen. " This…This is…"
" Yes, the talent stone shows the various aspects of your body, Young Master." Spencer smiled. " Though once turned on, it will only work for an hour. And after that, it enters a cooldown period of seven days."
' Holy shit, isn't that the system window of Akshic System?' Rowan was stunned.
" Uncle Spencer? Do you know about the Akashic System?" Rowan hurriedly asked.
" Akashic System? I don't know what that is." Spencer shook his head in confusion.
" Then how does this talent stone work?" Rowan retorted. " There is no scientific reasoning behind it!"
" Ahh, if you are asking about the origin of the talent stone, it appeared around after the first Great War."
The first Great War happened 200 years ago, with various kingdoms and empires clashed against each other.
It was because ancient treasures emerged across the world, plunging the world into chaos. Some said it was the treasures of lost civilization, some said it was the blessings of divines.
However, it wasn't the end at all. 70 years ago, in the year 1110, the Second Great War happened.
' Ayee, this history sounds oddly familiar.' Rowan muttered inside. ' I wonder if a moustache painter is behind the second one?'
" After the first great war, people found gigantic stones called Divine Crystals. Each Divine Crystal was different." Spencer explained.
" Although it took decades just to understand, it helped us in various fields of study too. And one of them was the Talent Stone."
" It's crafted with a chunk of Divine Crystal crafted in a specific manner. When a person touches it, it displays their attributes.'
' But since Divine Crystals are rare, the products related to them are rare too. Some Talent Stones can only be used a few times before it gets destroyed."
" I think if you pay a hundred silver, you can use one in the Sparkling Tower. Though it will take days to get into the queue."
' Are the Divine Crystals related to the Akashic System? Well, I can't see any Karma Points or Skill attribute here.' Rowan rubbed his forehead.
' Ugh! Leave it, thinking about it more won't do anything. Let's just get done by it.'
" Uncle Spencer, what is the average attribute of normal people?" Rowan asked in a curious voice.
" Hmm, it should be around 3 to 5?" Spencer pondered and spoke. " For a strong and healthy person, Strength, Stamina, Agility, and Constitution, all four attributes should be above 5."
" Wait, Spirit?"
Spencer was stunned when he saw the fourth attribute in Rowan's window.