[You have beast cores that were collected from the dungeon along with the Fire Wolf's horn.]
'Beast cores? What is that?'
[Beast cores are items located inside beasts. Beast cores help raise your overall stats, level, skill level, and class level.]
Jack rubbed his eyes and blinked to make sure the information in front of him was accurate.
'Wait! I can raise my stats! And my skills level?! This is broken! What's next, you have maps for dungeons?'
[Yes, I have maps for dungeons for free, I won't even charge you.]
'Of course you do. Why am I not surprised?
--
The days passed, and the young master's invention spread like wildfire through Sorne.
Everyone wanted to try using matches, especially the citizens of Sorne.
Jack had a nice idea for the citizens of Sorne.
"Seraphina, take some servants, and I want you to deliver a pack of matches to every citizen of Sorne for free."
"Young Master, are you sure?"
"Yes, the people of this city will thrive because of me. I will make it my mission to improve their lives!"
"It will be done, Young Master," Seraphina said with a smile as she curtsied.
As the days passed, everyone was talking about matches and how useful they were.
Servants and citizens alike were astounded.
Orphanages could start fires easily and stay warm. Not needing a fire mage every time something needed to be lit was a helpful tool.
That's when a system notice appeared in front of Jack's face.
[Update!]
[Your matches are being recognized by the people of Draconia!]
[Your matches are being recognized by the people of Sanctorium!]
[Your matches are being recognized by the people of Cordelia!]
[REWARD: 100 REPUTATION POINTS]
'Isn't that a nice surprise. Wait, all I did was introduce matches.'
[Reputation Store Unlocked]
[Certain sections of the Reputation Store are locked until your reputation reaches a certain influence.]
Jack immediately opened the store and took a look inside.
Thousands of different options appeared before him. Some were inventions, such as soap and cologne, made from natural resources on Earth.
Others were for weapons and Armour for himself. Siege weapons, statues, the list just went on and on.
Jack swallowed hard. The information before him was overwhelming.
'This is wild. I could create an empire with all these inventions and weapons. System, how many points do some of these inventions cost?'
[They ranged from 5 reputation Points to 50,000 reputation Points.]
'Well, let's start with some basic things. I need to make some serious cash if I want to be able to do things. Also, if I get Reputation Points by influencing this world, these blueprints could help.'
[Do you wish to spend 80 Reputation Points?]
[YES] or [NO]
'Yes'
[Purchase successful, please enjoy.]
'System, let's go over new skills.'
[Of course]
[Listing Utility Skill available]
[Mana Regeneration: Recovers 5 Mana Points per Minute. Passive.]
[HP Regeneration: Recovers 5 HP Points per Minute. Passive.]
[Listing Lighting Mage Skills]
[Lighting Shock: Shoots a Lightning strike from your Spear. Damage is determined by Magic Stat × 1.5]
[Thunder Clap: Clap your hands to create a loud bang. Sends an AoE field of lightning at enemies. Damage is determined by Magic Stat × 2. Range is 3 meters.]
[Thunder Stomp: Stomp your foot to send thunder through the ground towards an enemy. Releases a large thunderbolt that shocks the enemy. Damage is determined by Magic Stat × 4]
'Oh wow, that's a lot. How much does each one cost?'
[15 Skill Points per skill, except for Thunder Stomp. That would be 35 Skill Points.]
'Let's get Mana Regeneration, HP Regeneration, and Lightning Shock.'
[Confirm use of 45 Skill Points.]
'Yes'
[New skills acquired.]
[Lightning shock (level 1), Mana Regeneration (level 1), and HP Regeneration (level 1).]
'So I automatically collect Beast Cores?'
[Yes, most people would typically have to carve the cores out of the beasts. But, as long as you kill the beast, you will automatically obtain the beast cores.]
[You have 32 Pest Rank Cores, and 1 Enraged Pest Core. To level one skill from 1 to 10 will cost 30 Pest cores.]
'Sweet, take my cores, let's Max out Mana Regeneration.'
[Consuming 30 Pest Cores.]
[Mana Regeneration: Recovers 30 Mana Points per Minute. Passive.]
'Is there a way to increase that amount?'
[Yes, certain items or weapons will have an increased percentage. You will have added benefits on items or weapons of the unique Rank of higher.]
'That's good to know. I guess getting better equipment should be my next objective after I start making some new items.'
[That would be wise.]
--
After a few more days, Jack sniffed and smelled a lovely aroma of beef.
He made his way to the separate house where they made lunch. Seraphina and other handmaids and butlers waved to greet him.
"Young Master, here is your lunch, beef stew," Seraphina said.
"Mhmmm.... it smells so good."
After eating a few bites, Jack realized that he had been so busy since waking up that he hadn't had any time to enjoy the finer things in life.
In this case, food. However, the issue with this was that they lacked the ingredients to season the food. Despite this, they must have had a talented chef to produce something this good with low-quality ingredients.
"Young Master..." Seraphina said with a shy smile. "Everyone in Sorne is raving about the matches you designed, and they are craving more."
Jack had a big smile on his face. "Good, I'm glad people like it. That means people will find it useful."
After a while, the handmaids and butlers left, returning to their daily duties.
A moment later, Lady Genevieve walked in.
"There you are, Jack. I heard what you did for the whole city. It is evident on people's faces. They are enjoying their life."
Jack was in the middle of eating and just smiled as he continued to scoop up his beef stew.
"I have more good news, the trader I found has returned. Your invention received such positive feedback that the other human kingdoms are eager for more of them. A lot more."
Jack's heart would have smiled if it could. This news was exactly what Jack expected after getting the system update.