My Emperor's Sword

Chapter 10: Registration

Coming out of the training center, Shesmu looked around to see that most of the shadows were still practicing their skills. He then just continued walking forward until he reached the reception counter.

The receptionist at his sight was surprised. He then sat up from his seat and greeted Shesmu with a small bow.

"Your grace, this lowly one is honored to meet you. What do you require of humble me, oh gracious duke?"

At this grandiose greeting, Shesmu was confused.

Oh, Is it because of the eyes?

In his past life, Shesmu didn't know of the ability to become a noble just by changing your hair and eye color, so he didn't do it. He knew that noble players received special treatment, but for their status to be this high, Shesmu didn't expect it.

But, if this was the common treatment nobles get, then why did Leonard have such a carefree attitude. There was also that killing intent he displayed at first, maybe-

Shesmu's trail of thoughts was interrupted by the receptionist in front of him.

"Your grace, my name is Thomas. If your grace desires, we could start the process of registering you as a high noble for you to receive the skills that are yours by birthright."

Nodding to his words, Shesmu just gestured for him to continue.

Understanding Shesmu's gesture, Thomas continued.

"Have your grace ever heard about the Inspect skill?"

Shesmu nodded, faking interest in the upcoming question.

"The skill is given to us by the Goddess of Light Aida, it helps us identify basic information about the object on which we use the skill on. This information depends on what type of object you use the skill on. If it's a living being, it will display its level, Tier, basic stats, and name. If it's not a living being, it will show its durability, rarity, and possibly spec conditions. Of course, in special circumstances, the skill might not work, due to the high level of the object you used it on, or due to a disturbance from another skill."

Of course, Shesmu knew all of this. However, he didn't feel it right to cut the poor receptionist mid-explanation when he was only doing his job. Plus with Shesmu's new identity, if he shows his displeasure, the receptionist might be stressed for days on end because of job security. Shesmu had felt that wasting 20 seconds of his time was not a terrible price to pay for Thomas's peace of mind.

Thomas kept explaining the drawbacks and potential use of the skill for another 20 seconds before a notification appeared at the upper left of Shesmu's vision. As expected, the system notified him of his acquisition of a new skill.

New Skill AcquiredInspectNameInspectTier1(Max)Level1Cost0 EnergyDescriptionShows basic information of the object inspected.

"Now that your grace acquired the Inspect skill, let's start the registration process." As he finished speaking, Thomas went back to his desk to search for something. After a few seconds, he came back with a yellow paper in his hand.

"This is paper of light, but we usually call it Holy paper around here. It is used to document important information that is related to the country as a whole. Anything that is written on these papers has a backup that is automatically copied at the level of the royal palace. It is much different from the silver paper used to record information about newborns, and newly registered people of the golden generation. Those have a backup at the level of the city lord's palace of their respective city. But my humble person won't bore you with such details, your grace, let us start with the registration process."