Damon Oswyn, the frost mage

Chapter 4: Over Powered?

“Almighty Lord, as in the one who created us?”

[Hmm, I don’t think he created you or, for that matter, no one from this entire galaxy either.]

 “Then why did you call him Almighty Lord?”

[Hahaha, did you think to compare the Almighty Lord with the mere creators of a few lower worlds? He stands above them. He once was a creator of High planets and galaxies, but now he…wait, sorry, I can’t divulge any more on that matter.]

“Fine, can you tell me about the system, its functions, etc.?”

[Ofcourse, I’ll answer anything pertaining to that as long as such information is restricted for you to know.]

“I understood most of the system, but I don’t understand a few of them. First, there is the shop tab which is showing as locked. How to unlock it and how to buy anything from the shop?”

[It’s so simple; all you have to do is to become a Level-1 magician. Once that happens, the shop will be opened for you. You can buy items from the shop using Shop Points.]

“Shop Points, Seriously? Can’t you have named it something like Divine points or Heavenly points?”

[Hmm, I never thought that?]

I think they call him Mighty Rod because he simply doesn’t use the brain. I shouldn’t waste time since I only got till midnight.

“Forget about it...”

I was about to ask more when the teacher’s voice reverberated in my ears, “Congratulations to everyone, the elder from Association will now impart you some wisdom. So pay attention.”

The Old man moved to the front and spoke, “I would like to congratulate every one of you. You all have a magic affinity; though some of your magic is of low grade, you may get a chance to improve your grade.”

The students started mumbling. Some of them looked at me in disdain.

“Yes, there are treasures to improve the grade of magic. Some appear out there in the wild; they have the greatest impact on grades.

There are some potions like these treasures made by alchemists who are of rank no less than that of a Grandmaster. These potions don’t have as much effect as natural treasures. They are only suitable for magicians with a Yellow grade and below.

As the grade of magic increases, its effects decrease.

 There is one disadvantage to it. In a lifetime, any magician can use it only once. You don’t need to worry about it. All I wanted to convey is that work hard, and every one of you has a chance to reach the top.”

With that being said, the old man left the room. The assistant followed him after picking up the awakening stones from the table.

The homeroom teacher spoke, “Now that you all have awakened, you should concentrate on your meditation to form orbit. Without orbit, you can never use magic. So you have a month to do that, or you can forget to apply for magic academies. Now you can leave.”

After the class adjourned, everyone started to leave. When I left, I felt those eyes of disgust and envy on me except for one. It was the same every day; I could feel her eyes on me, Claire, not with hostility like others but something else.

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I returned home, where I was welcomed by the old butler, Thomas, and the maid, Mary. They have been with me since my birth. Once my parents got married, they employed them to look after the household as hunting sometimes takes weeks, if not months.

I hated everyone else in this city, but I loved these two. Even after those nasty rumors spread about my parents, these two stood behind me.

I quickly explained what happened to them, omitting about the golden goose. Then I went to my room and locked it as its evening and Rod will be gone by midnight.

So I called him “Rod.”

[Yes, warrior.]

I continued the conversation, and we paused, “How do I earn shop points?”

[You have to complete Missions issued by the system.]

“I don’t see any Missions tab here.”

[The tab opens once you reach Level-2. You see a tab named LOCKED. Before that, there was the shop tab, but it was locked. Once it gets unlocked, a new tab name will be shown, but it will be locked until the requirements are met.]

“Wait, if I get shop points after I reach Level-2, what good is the shop unlocking at Level-1. Isn’t it a waste?”

[Oh, that’s my bad. Shop points can also be earned by earning Achievements, completing hidden missions, and you can convert your Mana to points in 1:1 conversion.]

“That’s good to know.”

As long as I get some shop points, I can buy items from the shop. If the novels I read could be believed, these shops have heaven-defying items for one to purchase. I wonder if I can sell any items here and earn some shop points.

“Rod, can I sell items in the shop?”

[You can, as long as those items are listed in the codex.]

“Codex, what is that?”

[Once the shop opens, you will have BUY, SELL, and CODEX options. Codex has a list of items verified to exist. If you create a new item, you can apply it through the codex option, which checks the item. If it passes the quality check, a new name will appear. Not only that, if anyone creates that recipe and sells it in the shop, you get 10% of the price.]

Wow, it’s an excellent way to earn shop points passively, but once the recipe leaks, its value diminishes.

“Good to know. Now I wanted to ask you most about my Status tab.”

[Proceed.]

Seriously, do I need his permission now?

“I observed there are + and – signs on my status page. Why?”

[Finally, you ask about the primary function of your system. You can alter levels of everything using those signs, but some things can’t be altered so easily.]

“Wait, I can alter the levels?”

[Yes, you can upgrade or downgrade levels of anything.]

“Nice, but what’s the use of downgrade?”

[You can downgrade adverse effects or positive effects of your enemies.]

“Wow, I can do that. That’s such an OP.”

[Curb your enthusiasm warrior; you can see on your page that your magic level can’t be altered for now. Like that, there are some limitations. You can adjust the levels of enemies whose levels are the same as you or below you.]

Damn. I just thought I’m now an OP. AM I NOT OP?