Christian, having thought things through and made his decision, finally willed his Idle System to absorb all the idle accumulated progress while also replacing the fourth Idle subject.
After digesting the change from the Idle accumulation, Christian glanced at the notification that appeared casually, then turned his attention to the program hacking.
[You have received 565 Experience]
[You have received 1250 Experience]
[You have received 685 Experience]
[You have received 505 Experience]
[The skill Intermediate AI Creation has become Lv.8 (1%)]
[The skill Advanced Program Hacking has become Lv.4 (90%)]
[The skill Intermediate Hand-to-Hand Combat has become Lv.2 (90%)]
[The skill Intermediate Human Biology has become Lv.7 (90%)]
[The Idle Practice in the fourth slot, Breath of the Shadow Blade, has started.]
[The skill Breath of the Shadow Blade has been created.]
[Currently, the skill Breath of the Shadow Blade is Lv.0 (0%)]
After digesting the changes from the Idle accumulation, Christian glanced casually at the notifications, confirming that the essence technique's name remained unchanged without any prefix being added, just as he had thought. Then, he finally shifted his attention to the Program Hacking skill.
He felt that its level had improved quite a bit, after all, and he hadn't faced any issues with any of the hacking he had done today, as everything had gone smoothly and felt surprisingly easy.
Still, he didn't assign Breath of the Shadow Blade to the second slot because he had other plans in mind.
Christian wanted to create some security programs and many things more, especially monitoring programs and similar tools.
He felt like he couldn't wait any longer for Iris's growth, and as she was now, she was far from enough.
So, after taking a moment to think things through once again, he reaffirmed his decision and finally assigned General Programming to the second slot.
[The Idle Practice at the second slot, General Programming has started]
[The skill Intermediate Programming has been created.]
[Currently, the skill Intermediate Programming is Lv.3(10%)]
Though he hadn't been reminded of it much due to his busy time since the surprise attack, with all the happenings and the sleepless night, but, now the moment he saw the description of this new skill, he felt something changed.
It was as if the weight of his worry, concern, anxiety, and fear had finally been acknowledged, and more importantly, could now actually be alleviated. With the Danger Awareness skill, he felt a wave of reassurance wash over him. He realized that, with it, he could rest more easy.
Christian felt a surge of excitement, realizing that the Idle System had really solved part of his problem, even if it wouldn't completely change a desperate situation into a favorable one, and it was more than enough for him, as he have also other skills.
Still, as his excitement subsided, he remembered that his sister was still waiting for him. So, taking a moment to calm himself, he double-checked that he hadn't forgotten anything important, then stood up, intending to finally have that honest talk with her.
It was finally time.
But, with everything he had obtained now, Christian felt more confident than ever. His unease for having this conversation with his sister, had lessened considerably, and the constant weight of worry that had lingered in the back of his mind was finally starting to fade.
But with everything he had obtained now, Christian felt more confident than ever. His unease about having this conversation with his sister had also lessened considerably, and the constant weight of worry that had lingered in the back of his mind was finally starting to fade.
With the essence technique, the Danger Awareness skill, his other skills, and Iris, Christian truly felt that things were about to change. Even the invisible enemy was now under his constant monitoring, after all.
So, when he stood up and suddenly yawned, it didn't surprise him. He simply thought that perhaps, now that he had realized the changes, all the tension had melted away. It's just that with his body relaxed, a wave of drowsiness and exhaustion washed over him.
Still, knowing he couldn't let his sister wait too long, he stretched, glanced at the time, and, confirming that only a few hours had passed with what he had done, he breathed a sigh of relief. Then, he finally made his way toward her room.
Of course, Christian felt that even if he were much later, she would have waited anyway, especially after everything that had happened, maybe even coming to remind him. But there was no need to test her patience.
So, now standing in front of the door, Christian finally started knocking, and almost instantly, his sister, who seemed to have been waiting right behind it, opened the door, not even letting him finish his second knock. She then hurriedly invited him inside, leaving him to wonder if she had really been staring at the door and waiting for him.
In the end, he simply entered without voicing his thoughts, then, with his sister sitting in front of him, they found themselves just staring at each other in silence.
He was the one to break the silence this time though, going directly to the important subject, as he sensed it was also his sister's desire.
"From where should I start?"
Christian asked, though it was more to himself than to his sister, as he began gathering his thoughts. His sister also seemed to notice this, and just remained silent, leaving him to collect himself.
"I'll start by saying something about our surroundings, about the world, because many things won't make sense if I don't mention them."
In the end, he decided to explain everything in a more understandable order.
"Everything around us is not what it appears to be."
"First, there are people who have special abilities that are far from normal, able to do things you've only heard about in stories and movies."
"Then, there are also people who have far more strength than normal, doing things you would never think possible."