After I linked with that weak system, I asked him about its features.
"THE HOST SYSTEM HAS MANY FUNCTIONS, BUT SOME ARE LOCKED BECAUSE THE SYSTEM LACKS ENOUGH ENERGY AND LEVEL. FOR NOW, I CAN VIEW THE STATUS OF THE HOST, HIS DISCIPLES, AND CLOSELY RELATED PEOPLE. I CAN ALSO SHOW THE STATUS OF A STRANGER, BUT THAT PERSON MUST NOT BE HIGHER THAN ONE MAJOR REALM OF THE HOST'S CURRENT REALM."
I got a basic understanding of this feature, so I said, "Show me my status."
"DING, HOST STATUS VIEW."
NAME: Vik
Age: 100 years
Bloodline: mutated ice python (fire python) D+ rank
Physique: none
Affinity: fire, unknown
Realm: D rank beast (foundation establishment)
Possession: none
Artifact: none
Spiritual fire: unknown fire
Accepted disciples: none
System reward: none
System mall: locked
?????##: locked
System mission: Accept your first disciple.
I looked at my status. It wasn't anything extraordinary, but I was confused about how I could sleep for 100 years. However, it showed that I was 100 years old, so I must have been asleep for that long. In fact, it would be 128 years if I counted my previous life. Some interesting details in my status caught my attention. My affinity showed a fire affinity and an unknown affinity. Another intriguing point was my bloodline, which is an ice python but has now mutated into a fire python, ranked D+. I still didn't know what this D+ rank meant. I should ask Roman about it.
"DING, HOST, NO NEED TO ASK HIM. I CAN ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. THE BEAST BLOODLINE IS RANKED IN THIS WORLD FROM F RANK TO SS RANK."
I remembered the system again and felt grateful. Maybe having a system isn't that bad. Another unknown element was the name of the strange fire I summoned. It was listed as unknown, which was more intriguing since it was labeled as spiritual fire. "System, what is spiritual fire?"
"HOST, A SPIRITUAL FIRE IS A TYPE OF MAGICAL FIRE THAT FORMS IN THIS WORLD DUE TO NATURAL PHENOMENA. THESE FIRES ARE VERY POWERFUL AND PROVIDE A LARGE AMOUNT OF POWER TO THEIR HOLDERS. INTERESTINGLY, THEY CAN DEVELOP SPIRITUAL CONSCIOUSNESS OVER TIME, BECOMING LIVING FIRE."
That answer met my expectations. My fire was unusual, so I suspected it might have consciousness. Finally, some parts of the system interface were still locked, such as the system mall and other unclear elements. The system reward section was empty, and I had a mission to accept my first disciple.
"DING, YES HOST, YOU SHOULD COMPLETE YOUR SYSTEM MISSION. THIS WILL UNLOCK YOUR FIRST SYSTEM REWARD, AND I PROMISE YOU WILL LIKE IT."
I knew that already. I shouldn't make Lu Xiaoran kneel for too long, so I moved closer to him and said, "Boy, your determination has impressed me. Now you are my first disciple."
Hearing this, he beamed with joy, bowed again, and said, "Disciple greets master."
Now that he was my disciple, I called to the system for my reward.
"DING, CONGRATULATIONS ON RECEIVING YOUR FIRST DISCIPLE, HOST! SYSTEM MISSION COMPLETED."
"DING, DISTRIBUTING SYSTEM REWARD!"
"DING, HOST RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING REWARDS:
1. ROCK TITAN BODY REFINING TECHNIQUE,
2. NIRVANA PHOENIX QI REFINING TECHNIQUE,
3. GHOST BODY SOUL REFINING TECHNIQUE,
4. THUNDER STRIKE PALM TECHNIQUE,
5. ARCHWIZARD SPIRIT GATHERING MAGIC TECHNIQUE,
6. 10,000 MEDIUM GRADE SPIRIT STONES,
7. 1,000 SYSTEM POINTS (YOU CAN USE THESE TO BUY SYSTEM PRODUCTS AFTER UNLOCKING THE SYSTEM MALL)."
Looking at the rewards, I saw that most were techniques I didn't fully understand, but they might help me cultivate faster. They covered various aspects, from Qi cultivation to magic techniques.
I would analyze them later. For now, I told Lu Xiaoran to sit quietly under a tree and instructed the system to show me his status.