CH.355 Telling Alice and Lua about Wilma

CH.355 Telling Alice and Lua about Wilma

“Do you know why she got it?” Alice asked.

I was in my room with Alice and Lua, discussing the new System Support Holder.

“It was for coming up with a new way to synthesize a legendary grade metal.” I answered.

“... but aren’t you and your monsters the ones that came up with it?” Lua asked.

“Yeah, but that was only in the Factory. And while I did summon some monsters to help Wilma in the process, she was the one leading the forging, and apparently that counts.”

“Sounds almost like cheating.” Alice commented.

“Well, you got yours for taking down a behemoth. Which you probably couldn’t have done were it not for the prophecy power-up and maybe even the fusion, so who really is cheating?”

“... did what I do count as cheating?” Lua asked.

“... not sure. I mean, you did heal me when I was about to die. And you did it with your own skills, so... I don’t think so?”

“But I got that little System screen that instructed me to use the Summon Water Spirit skill. What was that about?”

“No clue. Maybe the Goddess, or some System Agent, didn’t want me to die and showed you a way out? Yeah. It had to have been Aulis, right? He is basically our System Stalker, I think.”

“Because of me, right?” Alice asked.

“Maybe. He did have his focus on the Alewatch area because of the prophecy.” I reminded her. “Or maybe there was a different, less known prophecy about someone healing someone else who was critically injured? But because of the lack of notoriety, all it did was show Lua a way to heal me?”

“I can see that. It did feel like someone helped me for no reason.” Lua agreed. “... but what do we do about Wilma? ... did Laura make a link with her SS yet?”

“No. Not yet.” I answered. “I did consider it, but decided we should talk about this first. If I do allow the link, she could access the Factory, and that should be useful for her. She could prototype weapons and stuff there. So in a way, I want to allow the link. But also, if we do the link, she will soon learn that the two of you also have the SS, so if you don’t want that, we have to either not link with her, or come up with a way to keep it a secret.”

“... Is it a problem if she finds out?” Alice asked.

“No. Not really. I mean, if she were to tell anyone about it, the fact that she has the SS would come out. It is just ... if you want to keep it a secret from her. I know the two of you aren’t quite as open about it as I am.”

“It is just easier to hide it and let you take care of public problems.” Lua said.

“I don’t mind dealing with them, so I could reveal it.” Alice said.

“Either way is fine with me. I mean, I think if we keep taking down SS-rank monsters, people will start to assume that Alice has the SS.” I commented. “Of course, Lua, you haven’t done any big publicity stunts that would be known to the masses. Your fame is only known in the dhampir villages.”

“... maybe the right situation just hasn’t shown itself.” She said.

“Perhaps. Or maybe you are just a hidden monarch.”

“... I guess I should speak about that as well.” Lua quickly said, as I brought up her race.

“..? About what?”

“... I got my racial skill, Monarch of Magic.” Lua revealed.

“Really?” Alice asked. “What does it do? Tell me!”

SpoilerName: LuciaRace: Dhampir Monarch !Level: 99HP: 3080 [+300]Mana: 6020 [+900]Strength: 1286 [+270]Defense: 1369 [+125]Magic: 4056 [+530] Skills: Dhampir Princess LV.3 (Unique) [+1] Monarch of Magic LV.1 (Racial) [new]True Blood Magic LV.10 (Racial)Vampiric Body Modification LV.5 (Racial) [+3] Card Summoner LV.3 (extra) [+1]Winged Flight LV.2 (extra) [new]Summon Water Spirit (extra) Water Magic LV.10 [+1]Light Magic LV.8 [+4]Mana Healing LV.7 [+4]Mana Control LV.10Magic Boost LV.9 [+1]Quick Cast LV.9 [+1]Fast Mana Recovery LV.10Knife Technique LV.2Staff Technique LV.6Blunt Weapon Technique LV.2 [new]

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“I ... I can command magic.” Lua explained her new skill.

“... that doesn’t explain anything.” Alice complained.

“... can you cast a spell? Something not dangerous, like a simple flame? Or maybe Shade?” Lua requested.

“Sure. Shade.” Alice agreed and quick casted one of her favorite spells. Though I think it is one of her favorites because it was the first spell she successfully cast.

With her spell cast, my room was engulfed by darkness. I really should install The Eye of Truth into myself for some sort of a vision enhancing skill.

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[collapse]SpoilerName: Alice Mana WatchmanRace: Magical Girl !Level: 124 [+20]

HP: 2380 [+220]Mana: 6155 [+850]Strength: 1594 [+260]Defense: 1814 [+200]Magic: 4433 [+630] Skills: Magical Girl LV.2 (unique-racial) Limit Break LV.1 (extra)Card Summoner LV.3 (extra)Magician’s Power LV.5 (extra)Erasure Magic LV.3 (extra) [+2]

Multicasting LV.5 (extra)Mana Flight LV.5 (extra)Telekinesis LV.5 (extra)Giant Slayer LV.3 (extra) Dark Magic LV.11 [+1]Fire Magic LV.7 [+3]Mana Control LV.11 [+1]Magic Boost LV.7 Quick Cast LV.8Instant Cast LV.5 [+2]Fast Mana Recovery LV.10 Magic resistance LV.5Polearm Technique LV.5 [+2]Staff Technique LV.4 One with two SoulsOne who defeated the ImpossibleStorage Access (Brian Wood)Language Comprehension (humanoid)

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“... Laura? Who is she?”

“Oh. The name of my System Support. You should name yours at some point as well.”

“Yes. I will do that.”

We waited a bit while Laura worked her magic. Well, not magic if we are to be truthful. The System is more of a God level system, so ... I don’t really know what to call it. God magic? Let’s just call it System bullshit. That is the best way to describe it.

After a moment, the link was done and I heard the voice of Wilma’s System Support in my head.

(It is a pleasure to speak to you all. I am Lady Wilhelmina’s System Support.) An older male voice said in my head. He sounded very calm and reassuring and reminded me a bit of Aulis’ voice. No, it isn’t the same, but a bit similar. There was just the ‘grandfather quality’ seeping from his voice.

“... I have to say, I didn’t expect that sort of voice from him.” I admitted. “Laura, Mia, Kekri, why don’t you three introduce yourselves to Wilma.”

After I said that, I could almost see question marks floating around Wilma’s head, until the three System Supports began introducing themselves.

(Hello, Miss Wilhelmina. My name is Laura, and I am Brian’s System Support.) Laura went first.

(I’m Maria, but feel free to call me Mia. I am Lady Lucia’s System Support.)

(And I’m Kekri. Lady Alice’s System Support.)

As the three introduced themselves, Wilma’s eyes went wide with surprise. She then looked at us and muttered:

“... all three of you?”

“Yes. All of us have the System Support.” I confirmed.

“... that... I didn’t think that could be possible.”

After letting Wilma adjust to the shocking truth, it was time for us to head to the Factory. She won’t get access to the Control Platform or anything yet, but at least I’ll show her around.

I had Alice and Lua head to the Factory first, while I instructed Wilma in the ‘real world’ on how to go there. And after she got it, I jumped there after her.

All four of us met next to the round table that was right at the bottom of the stairs that lead to the control platform, and from there, we could go on a tour. But first.

“I think Laura, Mia and Kekri should show themselves to Wilma.” I quickly said, and as soon as I did, the three of them appeared.

This was another small shock to Wilma, but she got over it quickly.

“... can mine do that?” Wilma asked.

“No. Not yet. Well, he kind of could, but not while you are here.” I answered.

“... why?”

“Because he is still at basic level System Support. He has to be upgraded to standard level before he can appear here at the same time as you.”

“How do I do that?”

“Time. You just have to be patient.”

Then it was time for the tour. I didn’t show Wilma everything, as the Factory has just gotten too big for me to show it in a reasonable amount of time. Even with the time dilation between the real world and the factory being 3.2x nowadays, it would still take forever to show the entire Factory for Wilma. ... And to be honest, I didn’t want to show some of the places, like the Goblin Bank, to her.

The main places I made sure she knew were the Vampire Smithy, the regular Smithy, the places where my Spellcasters like to hang out, as well as any other places that I felt would help Wilma with her main job of making weapons. The Spellcaster areas were so that they could help her with enchanting, by the way, but I think I’ll make a dedicated workshop area for Wilma, where she’ll be able to call monsters to help her with her experiments. I’ll also make her a Dungeon Founder item developer terminal that isn’t directly linked with my skill like the one that is on the Control Platform is. I’ll just limit it so that it will only store what Wilma designs inside Tahlia’s memory banks, not my skill. Just in case. It will also prevent Wilma from accessing any of my designs until I trust her enough. Not that I don’t at the moment, but ... I just think it needs more time until I’m willing to trust her with my skills to the same extent as I trust Alice and Lua.

I of course also introduced Wilma to both Tahlia and Fantasia. And I think now is as good of a time as any to mention that since my DDF has leveled up, Fantasia has grown a bit older. When she first appeared, she was five, maybe six years old. Now she was more like 10. She has grown up about a year each time DDF has gotten a level, so I suppose her starting at 5 and now being 10 when I have LV.6 DDF does check out.

I think the most impressive part for Wilma was the unlimited access to legendary metals she would have in the Factory. I mean, everything in the Factory isn’t real. Well, in a way it is, but since nothing has physical mass, I can make anything and an unlimited amount of that anything in here. It just can’t be brought to the real world. But still, having access to unlimited resources does allow for easy prototyping, which is what I often use the Factory for.

For Wilma, she couldn’t just think about something and make it appear like I could, but that is why she has her own little laptop computer that she can use to play around with my item developer and then make the item she has designed appear so that she can hold it in her hand. I’ll make her one of those Iron Man hologram tables when I have the time as well. It should help.

By the time I’d shown Wilma the important things and shown her how to use the item developer, it had gotten late enough that it was time for us to return to the real world and head for lunch.

Food is important, right? Can’t stay in a mental landscape for long without it. Laura taught me that.