[Host: Gut]
[Activated Attributes: Transmigrator (Gold), Independent of the World (Colorless), Otherworldly Chef God (Blue), Atheist (White)]
[Attribute Effect Details:]
[Transmigrator (Gold)]
[Your soul's structure is different from this world, and due to the transmigration, it carries some time-space attributes;]
[Effect: Your memory cannot be read or edited by any form or method; you possess extremely high resistance to Magic and Curses involving the soul level; you have extremely high talent for time and space abilities.]
[Independent of the World (Colorless)]
[As a Transmigrator, your destiny has not yet been anchored by this world]
[Effect: Before actively anchoring to this world, you cannot be chosen by any means targeting destiny (such as prophecies, destiny Curses, etc.). However, at the same time, you will also be unable to receive any gifts or blessings from destiny.]
[(Note: When you establish more shared memories or deep bonds with someone/someplace, your fate will be anchored by this world, and this attribute will disappear)]
[...]
"Independent of the World, huh..."
Gut murmured to himself, looking at the attributes on the system panel.
"If I successfully establish a master-disciple relationship with Serie, I'll probably have to say goodbye to this attribute."
"However, being able to stay by Serie, this Magic Oldie's side, is much safer than this single attribute."
Pressing down the brim of his hat again, Gut stopped beside a hotel.
The hotel's exterior looked decent, located in a corner of the [Oithaster] city area, away from the downtown, quiet enough;
Even better, the hotel was right next to the moat. As long as you chose a room with a window, you could enjoy the beautiful lake view every morning upon waking up.
For a Magic User's cultivation, maintaining a calm and relaxed state is quite important.
After all, if the mindset is relaxed, even the Magic power refined during meditation will be slightly higher than in a normal state.
Gut walked up to the hotel front desk and had a brief conversation with the owner, settling on a long-term stay price that was satisfactory to both parties.
As Gut presented a bag of copper coins and a few silver coins, and registered under the alias [Gu Qi], he finally had a temporary place to stay in the city of [Oithaster].
After receiving the key from the hotel owner, Gut found his room according to the number on the tag. Pushing open the door, he looked around the room's environment.
The furnishings inside the room were exactly as described by the hotel owner.
A space that was neither too big nor too small, with just enough furniture. Besides the soft and elastic bed and a small balcony overlooking the lake, there was nothing else particularly outstanding.
However, this was enough.
After hanging up his coat, Gut lay down on the hotel bed and conveniently summoned the system interface to browse the daily tasks.
[Task Module]
[Main Quest: None]
[Daily Quests: (1/3)]
[Lakukan satu perbuatan baik setiap hari: Completed (Reward pending collection)]
[Task Description: Help those around you to the best of your ability]
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[Become Stronger (Condense Magic Power): Not Completed (69%)]
[Task Description: Abundant mana comes from daily accumulation]
[Task Requirement: Condense Magic Power for more than one hour daily]
[Task Reward: Magic Power condensed on the day is doubled (up to 3 hours), and spiritual damage will be cleared at 24:00 on the same day]
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[Become Stronger (Physical Training): Not Completed (2.5%)]
[Task Description: A strong physique comes from day-to-day training]
[Task Requirement: Exercise for more than one hour daily]
[Task Reward: The effect of the day's training is doubled (up to three hours), and training damage will be cleared at 24:00 on the same day]
"Sigh~, what a pity."
"Today's 'Daily Quests' aren't finished yet. The beautiful dream of sleeping until dark will probably remain just a thought."
After complaining a bit in bed, Gut did a sit-up flip and rolled off the soft and comfortable large bed. He casually unbuttoned his top and started doing "strenuous exercise" in the hotel room.
Yes, proper strenuous exercise, such as sit-ups, push-ups, and the like.
Warriors in this world don't seem to have any systematic cultivation methods. Perhaps they exist, but commoner adventurers like Gut simply can't access them.
But no matter what, basic exercise movements might be less effective for body refining, but the physical foundation they lay is very solid.
"Drip..... Drip..."
As Gut's body moved up and down on the hotel floor, drops of sweat condensed from his forehead, abs, and every heated part of his body surface, dripping onto the floor into puddles.
And Gut, doing push-ups at an accelerated pace, also felt the feedback coming from the muscles all over his body.
"Almost time, isn't it?"
[Ding!]
[Daily Quest: Become Stronger (Physical Training): Maximum completion standard reached]
[Completion: 300%]
"Huff~, finally I can finish."
After finishing one final standard push-up, Gut got up from the hotel floor, grabbed the towel beside him, and casually wiped off the sweat from his body surface. Before his body temperature returned to normal, he walked straight to the room's balcony area shirtless, sat down cross-legged, and began meditating.
The humid evening breeze blew by, carrying away much heat from Gut's body surface.
However, Gut, sitting cross-legged, was not disturbed in the slightest by this temporary cold. Instead, he immersed his entire mind in meditation, using his vast spiritual power to gradually expand the upper limit of Magic power this body could carry.
Honestly, this method of cultivation is definitely not healthy. After prolonged exercise, the body's immunity is in a weakened state for a period. Being exposed to the wind shirtless at this time makes it extremely easy to catch a cold.
Yet Gut continued to cultivate this way despite knowing the drawbacks because he discovered through practice that in this state of being cold externally and hot internally, his meditation state could reach an extremely excellent level.
The colder it was, the more he could immerse his entire mind, and the more effective the Magic cultivation would be.
Of course, even with Gut's physique, forged according to warrior standards, he couldn't endure this cultivation every time.
Things like catching a cold or getting a fever were also common occurrences.
However, for such insignificant minor ailments, he could completely rely on [Aura] to tough it out.
He didn't even need to wait until 12 AM for the system to reset cultivation damage. Sometimes, just drinking a cup of hot water after exercising was enough to mostly recover.
.....
[Ding!]
[Daily Quest: Become Stronger (Condense Magic Power): Maximum completion standard reached]
[Completion: 300%]
After receiving the system notification sound, Gut slowly opened his eyes, and his mind, immersed in meditation, gradually cleared.
However, a Magic User's meditation was different from the scenes depicted in cultivation novels of his previous life.
After cultivating, there was no feeling of being refreshed. Instead, due to the prolonged high-intensity condensation of spiritual power, he felt exceptionally tired.
Just like after the act, he suddenly lost interest in everything and just wanted to quietly stay in a corner and rest for a while.
Fortunately, this "sage" state recovered quickly. Roughly three to five minutes, the time it takes for "a cigarette after the act," was enough to return to normal.
However, Gut didn't have the habit of smoking. After putting on a jacket, he sat on the balcony and silently gazed at the lake surface.
After his mind relaxed, Gut summoned the system interface and claimed all the rewards for the "Daily Quests" in one go.
[Ding!]
[Daily Quest: Lakukan satu perbuatan baik setiap hari completed]
[Random reward drawing in progress...]
[Drawing complete]
[One Lalcee Gold Coin has been issued to the system space]
[Daily Quests: Become Stronger (Condense Magic Power), Become Stronger (Physical Training) completed]
[Task rewards being issued...]
"It's actually a gold coin? Today's task reward is quite good."
Gut murmured softly, then extracted the Lalcee Gold Coin from the system space and fiddled with it in his hand.
Suddenly, Gut felt a warmth in his lower abdomen, knowing that the system had started issuing the other two rewards. He simply climbed onto the hotel's soft large bed, lay flat, and silently accepted the system's gentle infusion of the reward power into his body.
"Hoo—"
A moment later, Gut opened his eyes, got up from the bed, and clenched his fists a few times.
Within a few breaths, he had completely adapted to this extra surge of power.
After all, even combining the spiritual and physical rewards, it was only the result of six hours of cultivation in total. It wasn't enough to give Gut the illusion of a sudden power surge.
The formidable aspect of this cultivation multiplier lies in its accumulation over time. Only by extending the timeline will its terrifying nature be revealed.
But future matters can be discussed in the future. Looking at the gold coin rewarded by today's quests in his hand, the corners of Gut's mouth couldn't help but turn up.
Tonight, I'll treat myself to a hearty meal.