Chapter 18, A Dud

[Quest Completed]

[Time left: Half a year]

[Please check your reward]

As I was excited to check the unknown reward because it had been four years since I have gotten this mission from the system.

'Receive reward' I chanted in my head.

[Order Accepted]

[Error...]

[Reward sealed]

'Huh'

"What is that? Why is the reward sealed?" I asked with confusion written all over my face.

"Hey, System what the hell is going on?" I was furious as if waiting for four years in suspense wasn't enough then when the mission is completed the reward got sealed, what does it mean with sealed anyway.

[Host, the reward is too dangerous for you to receive now so the system sealed it until you get a breakthrough to Core Formation Realm]

'What do you mean dangerous? Then why did you place it as a system reward?' I asked in my mind with an irritated expression on my face.

[You will need it in your breakthrough to be placed in your second core that will be in your heart]

'Why would I accept anything in my heart when I don't know anything about it?'

[Because without it the manual you cultivate will lose a lot of its efficiency]

That is something new to me and I couldn't help but question the system about that,

'Why would the manual lose its efficiency?'.

[Host, the martial skills in the manual require a special type of essence to work properly]

After hearing the system say this, I searched through the first level of the manual and examined the part that is available for me to use for now.

After looking through all the memories I have inherited and looking through the manual, I finally found what he is talking about.

Apparently, when one advances more in realms, the second core should be producing some kind of new energy but it will take a while as the body won't be able to withstand at my level right now so only small amounts of it will exit my second core that will help to temper my body slowly to accommodate this new energy, this new energy will upgrade my meridians, fuse with my bloodline, and strengthen my organs, as it will probably affect the road I will take in the future.

'Hey, System I didn't bother to ask before but why is the energy name is blurred from my mind, it seems like I can't grasp its name and it keeps slipping from my mind,' I asked with a confused look on my face since I didn't bother at the start since it didn't really matter but now this energy is going to fuse in my body.

[You will get your answers Host when you break through and accept the sealed vial]

'Haaa, Did I tell you before that you are annoying?'

[All the time Host, you never stop complaining and whining]

'Fuck it, let's start cultivating, it will take about a year to gather the energy needed so better start now' I said while talking to myself

[Nice decision Host] replied the system with the usual emotionless tone even though I felt it was snickering at me for accepting at the end as it already knew that it was inevitable.

....

In Clover Planet, The Crimson Galaxy.

As Creatures of the night, the vampire loves the moon and don't like the sun, that's why most of their planets are covered in darkness as it is more comfortable for them, of course covering their planets with darkness didn't affect their business much as there are lights everywhere in the main cities, of course unlike the stories the vampires here can walk under the sun normally and there is no shining under the sun like gems or burning to ashes from the temperature but as one of the creatures of the night, they are more comfortable in the darkness.

In one of the main cities on Clover Planet by the name Karthmere city, there is a huge Palace in the middle of the city where the royal family of vampires live.

In Noctis Palace, a young girl with a slim body, long white hair, pale smooth skin, and red eyes is sitting on a bed in a room decorated in all pink, she was humming softly under her breath. She is Emilia, The Vampire Princess.

She is the same age as Kevin, so she is slightly above 11 years old, as it had been a whole year since Kevin locked himself in his cultivation room from going anywhere before reaching Core Formation Realm.

As Emilia was sitting in her bedroom, she was complaining under her breath whenever she remembers that Kevin didn't contact her the last year and have been cultivating.

"He is only 11 like me why is he spending all his time cultivating and didn't bother to come and visit me?" said Emilia to herself with a pout on her adorable face.

One year to old cultivators are but a blink of an eye but for people, as young as Emilia and Kevin it should be a very long period as they are still young, and Emilia still hasn't gone out to adventure and experienced the long battles outside or the long meditations that take from a short interval of a few days to maybe few thousands years to those who have reached near the peak of the universe, or maybe reached the peak that their potential allowed them, so they spent the rest of their lifespan meditating behind closed doors to either make it through and extend their lifespans or simply stay put in their places to reduce the usage of their strength as to not consume their vitality faster and only come outside when their lineage or clan face any problems that might exterminate them.

As Emilia was still complaining under her breath someone knocked on her door

KNOCK~KNOCK

"Come in"

A silver-haired woman with silver eyes and smooth white skin was wearing a maid outfit with the vampire royal crest on her chest, entered the room after hearing the confirmation from the princess.

"What brings you here from mother's side aunt Lucia?" asked Emilia with a smile on her face as Lucia can be considered the closest person to her after her parents and her big sister in the palace.

"Her Majesty got a message from Queen Rebekah saying that Kevin finished his closed-door cultivation after breaking through and asked to tell you since you contacted Her Majesty earlier this year about this," replied Lucia with an impassive face.

"AHH, really Kevin finally finished what he is doing? Then let's go to the dragon realm to spend some time there," said Emilia with happiness evident in her tone as Kevin is considered her closest friend and maybe her only friend since she didn't like to visit any social meetings with her mother or father.

And just like that the young princess prepared herself and left the Crimson Galaxy with Lucia to go visit Kevin.