Chapter 3
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Volume 1 + Chapter 3: Soul Compatibility
To validate his idea, Winnie changed his route.
Instead of heading home, he went straight to a toy store, spent eight copper coins to buy a doll and some candies, and then arrived at an orphanage on the outskirts of the city.
“Who might you be?” The orphanage director, leaning on a cane, was puzzled by the unfamiliar visitor.
However, judging by the visitor’s appearance and attire, he assumed he must be a noble.
This was indeed a rare guest.
Winnie didn’t bother to explain much.
He simply handed the doll he was carrying to one of the girls at the orphanage.
“Here, this is for you, take it.” As the little girl holding the doll looked bewildered, Winnie suddenly glanced at his panel.
Just as expected!
His virtue points increased by 1.
Ha, haha!
“Hahaha! I’ve done it, hahaha!” Looking at the virtue points now showing 3, Winnie felt a surge of accomplishment and excitement, jumping up in joy.
He was so carried away that he forgot about the presence of the old director and the children watching him.
When he finally came to his senses, the orphanage was eerily quiet, with everyone, including the old director, looking at him with strange expressions.
“Sister, this big brother looks like a fool,” a boy blurted out, innocent of the impact of his words.
This little brat?!
Winnie was instantly furious, stepping closer to the boy who had insulted him, using his height to look down on him.
The boy shrank back, perhaps intimidated by Winnie’s menacing aura, and started wiping away tears.
“Stop crying, kid,” Winnie said, shoving a piece of candy into the boy’s hand.
“Learn your lesson, and don’t call me stupid again, okay?”
He casually popped a candy into his own mouth and distributed the rest to the other children.
Throughout this, he kept an eye on his virtue points.
As expected, giving out candy also increased his virtue, but giving more didn’t add additional points.
So, it’s true that similar actions don’t stack.
“Ow!” Before Winnie could ponder further, a ball hit him in the face.
He picked up the ball, glaring angrily at the mischievous boy who had thrown it.
“Kid! You dare hit me??”
“Tehehe~ Big brother, you’re so clumsy, can you even play ball?”
“Of course, I can handle such a trivial thing! Don’t underestimate me, I’ll show you what a warrior is made of!” With that, Winnie kicked the ball back fiercely.
The director shook his head, dismissing any further thoughts of inquiring about Winnie’s identity.
Watching the noble youth play with the children, he smiled.
“Thank you for bringing gifts to these unfortunate children and for playing games with them for so long,” the director said as evening fell and the children went to bed.
He shook Winnie’s hand in gratitude.
“It’s nothing, no need to thank me,” Winnie replied honestly.
His goal was merely to accumulate virtue points, and since his intentions weren’t pure, he felt undeserving of thanks.
Earlier, while playing ball with the kids, he had gained another virtue point, bringing his total to 5.
Everything was, of course, just to accumulate virtue points.
“It seems you get along well with the children. Might I know your name, esteemed sir?”
“No need, I won’t be coming often,” Winnie replied, waving his hand as he left.
Watching Winnie’s retreating figure, the old director stroked his beard.
Winnie quickly made his way back to his cold, dilapidated home, locked himself in his room, and began to fiddle with his panel.
This was the reward he had been striving for all day.
Five virtue points, still far from the thirty needed for bloodline awakening, but the Best Soul Selection Guide, which only required three points, was now within reach.
After a moment of hesitation, Winnie decided to purchase it.
Even though it sounded completely useless, it was one of only two options currently available from the system.
Winnie had no choice but to trust that the system wouldn’t make him spend three virtue points on something utterly worthless.
With a mix of anxiety and hope, Winnie chose to buy the Best Soul Selection Guide.
With a ‘ding,’ three virtue points were deducted, and the purchase option for the Soul Guide grayed out.
A line of text appeared on the panel:
[How much do you know about Soul Arts?]
“Huh?” Winnie was baffled.
What did this mean?
Was the system actually communicating with him?
“How much do I know? Once a Soul Art is bound, it’s hard to change, and the magic you can learn afterward is limited to what’s related to it. It’s kind of like choosing a ‘class’ in a game, right?” Winnie shared his understanding of Soul Arts.
[Correct. Different Soul Arts require different levels of magical aptitude. Soul Arts with low aptitude requirements have fewer spells in their repertoire. For example, one- or two-star aptitude Soul Arts have almost no spells. Conversely, Soul Arts with high aptitude requirements have a richer array of spells…]
“Listening to you is like listening to a broken record,” Winnie complained.
“Hey, are you telling me I spent three virtue points just to hear you spout nonsense like ‘this is attack, this is defense’??”
“If you keep this up, I’m going to lose it.”
[Of course not. You should be grateful you didn’t ignore the ‘Best Soul Selection Guide’ option,] the panel continued.
“Oh?”
[Let me ask you another question: Are Soul Arts with low aptitude requirements necessarily weak?]
“Isn’t that obvious? Otherwise, why would there be a hierarchy and a pecking order for magical aptitude??” As someone at the bottom of this hierarchy, Winnie had endured plenty of disdain and scorn from other noble youths.
[That’s how it appears, but in reality…]
“In reality, it’s the same,” Winnie said, his corner of mouth twitched.
“If you keep beating around the bush, I’m really going to lose it.”
[It seems your understanding of Soul Arts is quite limited.]
[Do you know about something called ‘Soul Art Compatibility’?’]The panel displayed the text, and for some reason, even though the panel had no face, Winnie felt like it was speaking to him with a smug tone.
“So what is that? Stop being cryptic and just tell me.”
[Soul Art Compatibility refers to how well an individual matches with a particular Soul Art. In simpler terms, it’s about how suitable a person is for a specific Soul Art.]
[The higher the compatibility, the greater the potential the Soul Art can unleash. Generally, if a person’s compatibility with a Soul Art exceeds 40%, they can absorb it. Over 50% is considered a good match, over 60% is excellent…]
“What about 100%?” Winnie asked.
[Once in a millennium, exceedingly rare.]
[If someone is lucky enough to absorb a Soul Art with 100% compatibility, making history would just be the beginning for them.]
“That impressive? Even if they absorbed a one-star trash Soul Art??”
[Of course.]
“Then here’s the question: Even if what you’re saying is true, how am I supposed to know which Soul Art has higher compatibility with me?”
“According to you, everyone’s compatibility with each Soul Art is different, so why doesn’t everyone just look for the Soul Art that suits them best??”
[The reason is simple: They can’t, because they can’t see their compatibility with Soul Arts. And that’s exactly why the Best Soul Selection Guide exists]
“Oh? So you’re saying you can help me find a Soul Art with high compatibility??” Winnie’s eyes lit up.
[Of course] the panel confirmed.
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