In Broad Daylight?

‘Huh…This is definitely more straightforward than before, and these new quests can even set precise rules, such as disabling a portion of one of my abilities, and even afflict me with something like increased libido…’

Anoteros was immediately intrigued by the potential of the upgraded quest feature. The concept was also more upfront with the sort of rewards he could gain, which he supposed was to be expected considering that he needed to choose only one of those quests to complete, and once that was done, he would be presented with three new ones.

The first quest offered was the one with the least attractive reward. Edrick was not only already incredibly fertile, but he also often received rewards that increased his fertility anyway, so he decided to focus on the other two.

The second quest had an interesting reward that could definitely come in handy, but it required him to not just bed an Immunubil, but to Viot one and plant his noble seed within the one he picked. It was a rather demanding quest, and Edrick would rather be careful for now, so Immunubils were off the table.

This only left the third quest…

Pleasure yourself to completion one thousand times

Reward = Masterful Stroke (Innate Ability)

The reward was an innate ability, which was always interesting, as innate abilities had the potential to be very strong, but the quest itself was also the simplest. He just needed to give himself a good stroke one thousand times.

It would take a while to complete, but it was something he could do basically anywhere. He would have to see if finishing on someone’s face or body counted or not, but without further hesitation, he selected this quest.

What do you think of the renovated quest function?

‘It is certainly more interesting than before, and since I can only do one quest at a time, it's pretty much impossible to forget about it, and I won’t have to check every once in a while to see if something new has been added’

‘It is also pleasant to know exactly what the reward will be. Very good job on this one, Actwin’

What can I say? I am just an elite system

‘Speaking of which, what’s the difference exactly between you and Fenglin’s system?’

Heh, Servin is only a recent system. He was obviously only created a little while before being attached to Fenglin. When it comes to special systems like him and me, it is often that our manifestation is based on a host supposed to have a specific kind of special system

Due to the presence of scripts in this world, systems are often created nearly on the spot to accommodate the nature of these scripts, as the protagonists often have systems with special functions

I am more experienced than that, of course. I’ve had other hosts in the past that I was assigned to, and my purpose was to corrupt them to the bone with lust and depravity. Long story short, during my time as the system of someone else, I got entangled with Irandelle, which has allowed her to call upon me, and she attached me to you

Of course, while we are compatible, it is true that my main function was rendered useless, forcing me to adapt since there is no point in trying to corrupt you when you are already more lustful and depraved than I could ever hope to be

Actwin marked a short pause.

Well, all that to say that Servin and I aren’t that different. We just have different functions, and I have way more experience and power, but that’s only due to me having been around for way longer. He can probably get better as time goes on and as his host grows stronger

‘Mmh… So, you’re telling me that there are systems just like you just waiting to be assigned to a host? Who assigns them?’

The will of Mother System, of course! Mother System is the system that is present in all that exists. Most people consider it mostly useless, but that is her influence, and she is very important beyond just system functions and whatnot–She has more power than Irandelle!

‘I see’

Edrick had been wondering if it would be possible to grab these ownerless systems and perhaps distribute them around to some of his main crest-bearing servants, but if some entity beyond even Irandelle was in charge of that, then it wasn’t worth bothering, at least for now.

‘Is it possible for a system to manifest as a physical being?’

It is, but it is rather unusual. Why do you ask?

‘I was just thinking that if it were possible, you should do so and help me double-team some whore’

I am deeply touched by the sentiment, but I lack this ability

‘Well, future system upgrade then, perhaps?’

Perhaps

Edrick leaned back in the carriage, looking down at his lower body.

He was about to pull his cock out and start working on completing the quest right now, but just as he grabbed his belt, he felt danger, and his hand shot out, grabbing an arrow that pierced right through the reinforced frame of the carriage and whose trajectory would have brought its pointy bit right into his right ear canal.

The tip was also covered in an oily substance.

‘A toxin, huh?’

He swiftly stepped out of the carriage with the arrow still intact in his hand. His gaze fell on the direction where the projectiles had come from with frightening accuracy, and although he spotted no archer with his eyes, he sensed the ambusher by using his control over ambient energy.

A figure without a single bit of skin visible rose out immediately from under a false carpet of grass on the nearby hill.

“An archer strong enough to pierce the wood of a common Elt carriage, and sensitive enough to instantly realise he’s been spotted? I must have ruffled some feathers… The venom is too weak, but an arrow through the head? That’s another story”

Edrick casually licked the toxic substances from the arrow–Ting Zhenniao would have been proud.

The archer rapidly fired five more arrows. They lacked the punch of the first one, but their trajectories were abnormal. They could move through the air like snakes.

Edrick snapped them all by casually swinging his hand at them. By then, the assassin was already running away speedily.

“And smart as well! Come back and let me make you a job offer!”

Edrick snapped his fingers to let the two beasts pulling his carriage know that they should stay put, and took off after the archer.

Catching up shouldn’t take too long…