The ghost system

17 Red Files

Rhys slapped the back cover of the book closed and dropped the three hundred and nineteen-page thing onto the dusty floor with a groan. His head ached slightly but the sense of satisfaction and accomplishment overshadowed that small inconvenience. He smiled, astonished at what he had just done.

He had just finished four books, all ranging from two hundred pages to four hundred pages, in about 15 hours, in one sitting. Rhys had always been a fast reader but never before had he accomplished a feat anywhere near this one. Although finishing four books in fifteen hours was quite possible for a lot of people, doing it in one sitting required superhuman level concentration. Rhys knew about a few brain enhancer cores that could strengthen comprehension abilities to this level, which made him even more impressed with the system.

He remembered it all too. He could still visualise the diagrams of yoga postures and breathing techniques from the pages of the first book, as well as recall all the names of the different Japanese spirits from the second book. His ability to comprehend and memorise had increased significantly and it was all thanks to his intelligence stat. Being smart made life significantly easier, so going forward he would definitely invest in that.

[Spirituality +1]

[User has gained useful knowledge through reading a total of four books]
[+ 60 Exp]

[User has come to understand that absorption is not just a skill but a way of life]
[+10 Exp]

<Skills>

[A skill has level led up!]
[Energy Absorption Lv 2 —> Lv3:
The complexity of the life force that you are able to absorb has increased. The user is now able to absorb small to medium sized plants as well as a few plant variants.]

Rhys grinned as he shakily got up from the armchair. The pain that shot through his stiff legs and back after not moving for so long was rough but kind of enjoyable. It was like the soreness he felt in his muscles after running home at full speed when he was chased by gangsters.

[Quest completed!]
[Reward: none]

Although there technically were not any rewards for this this quest, Rhys still felt pretty satisfied with the outcome. He had gained a good amount of experience and had finally levelled up his absorption skill, even if he was still only able to absorb plants.

[Name: Rhys Anson]

[Race: Enlightened Human]

[Level 3]

[Exp: 259/300]

[HP: 15/30]

"Enlightened Human?" Rhys frowned as he scanned over his stats and spotted the changes.

['After your reading of those books, the system has decided that this is the best English term to describe your stage of the transition.']

Rhys squinted as something caught his attention on the far side of the basement wall. "How many stages are there exactly?"

Rhys channelled his spiritual body skill in his legs because he was feeling too lazy to climb over all the discarded boxes and old furniture. Instead, he walked through the dusty objects with his hands in his cargo pant pockets.

['You don't need to know yet']

Rhys snickered annoyed at the familiar answer from the system.

"The whole point of me reading these books was so that you could explain everything to me, yet you're still hiding shit from me."

['If I hide shit from you, its because you aren't ready to know shit'] The teacher scoffed.