Versatile: Alternate World

Chapter 274 - The Jeweled Insect Egg

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So basically, the Versatile, Jack of All Trades is an upgrade to the normal Versatile. Not only does it can learn skills from all the classes before the class up, all class up routes a certain class has, but I can also access all of them without changing in a class. For example, a Swordsman has four classes they can choose from which is the Hero, Dark Knight, Sword King, and Blademaster. As a Versatile, I can use all the exclusive class trees of all 4 classes of swordsman without the need to change my classes.

"Lina, what about you?" I asked Lina.

Lina is still checking the new changes in her status for a bit. A few seconds later, she shared her status board with me.

Name: Lina

Class: Versatile Battle Maid

Level: 100

STR: Very Good

AGI: Very Good

DEX: Very Good

END: Very Good

INT: Excellent

[Equipment]

Head: Battle Maid's Elite Headress

Upper Body: Battle Maid's Elite Blouse

Lower Body: Battle Maid's Elite Skirt

Shoes: Battle Maid's Elite Combat Boots

Gloves: Battle Maid's Elite Gauntlet

Necklace: None

Left Arm: Battle Maid's Bracelet Watch

Right Arm: Battle Maid's Bangle

Ring: None

Weapon: Mystic Morning Star

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I didn't expect her to have a rating of Very Good in her stats. Her INT stat is the highest since it managed to reach the Excellent status. Her normal stats are already high since her equipment is still the same Battle Maid Elite Set which is only a good set while you are on level 60 below so her stats that she can benefit from it is very minuscule.

"I can now learn other skills from other Battle Maids. I don't need to choose which Battle Maid type I wanted to be, I can now choose my own playstyle just like how you do, Master!" Lina happily said.

"Heh, save the celebration for later, you rascals. Now that the task is done, then go home already. I am tired and I don't want to be disturbed for a few days. I won't send you guys out so leave on your own."

The Entity of the Shrine of Ascension said as she fades and disappeared in the air and the shrine went quiet again.

"...She is a peculiar entity, isn't she?" Lina was a bit speechless.

I only shook my head. She is indeed peculiar but it's pretty normal since she can't keep on mingling with humans. After all, she is already akin to a deity already if she has decided to ascend to divinity. The problem with why she didn't is because she is too lazy to do such a thing.

We went out of the shrine when Lucia alerted me.

"Master..."

"Lucia? What's wrong?"

"Master, the egg in your inventory is moving wildly!"

Lucia is very sensitive to the movements of the Jeweled Insect Egg. So when it started to act wildly, that means I might have fulfilled one of its hidden conditions.

I didn't waste time anymore and pulled a Teleport Scroll out of my inventory and returned back to the mansion alongside Lina. Also, I think I needed to make a new set of scrolls too. I didn't realize it but I am running out of them already.

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Inside the room where the temperature is neither hot nor cold, I placed the egg on the table and everyone was curious about the egg.

"Do you think some sort of magical creature will pop out of this egg, Master?" Goro asked.

"You also don't know what will hatch in this egg too?" I was surprised since goblins are one of the few creatures in Alternate Wolrd capable of identifying items due to their innate ability, [Item Appraisal]. I thought he would be able to identify the egg's contents but I guess he can't.

"Unfortunately, Master, that is beyond my ability, this egg is quite unique and even if I try to peer on it, it will not be possible for me. I can only do this if it is an item that is not alive."

I am not disappointed. I guess it is normal since even Atlas can't detect the movement of the egg, only Lucia managed to notice the little thing moving. Perhaps they have some connection or Lucia is just sensitive to this thing due to her bloodline as a pureblooded demon.

[The Jeweled Insect Egg] is hatching. Please stay away from the egg around 4 meters of distance to avoid injury.]

What? I never heard of an egg hatching like that. However, the system itself is never wrong so I ordered everyone to back off a little bit. To be safe, I deployed a shield and for everyone to hide behind it in case it is dangerous enough.

The egg keeps on shaking so hard that after a few seconds, a small explosion occurred in three meter radius. The egg shells flew in all directions. Thankfully, we listened to the system's warning. The explosion was not something I have seen in egg hatching. Even the time when Leona hatched isn't this explosive.

After the explosion subsided, everyone peek out their heads and look at the site of explosion. There is a bit of smoke after the explosion that anyone who didn't know might think it was a bomb that exploded and not an egg hatching.

"Did the egg just hatched or it exploded and got yeeted out of the universe?" Atlas tried his best to look at the smoke.

"Hey, Atlas, stop pushing a bit! You are heavy! I am also trying to peek too!"

Everyone tried to peek on what came out of the egg but no one is willing to approach the table. I sighed and transformed my Versatile Weapon back to a sword and sheathed it before going to the location of the egg.

"You guys are strong people but you guys are afraid to even approach on the egg, aren't you guys ashamed?"

Lucia who didn't like being looked down stood up.

"Master? Who said I am afraid? Hmph, I will be the one who will see what it was that hatched. You will see that I lived to the reputation of a pureblooded demon."

Lucia took the lead and slowly tread from the egg shells scattered on the floor. I shook my head and went to the table following Lucia, slowly approaching it in case it is a sensitive thing. The smoke cleared and a small white colored ball is currently on the table. My eyebrows creased when I saw the little thing curled up and I tried to squint my eyes to determine what hatched in the egg.

I was expecting a spider would be hatched since I got it on the Spider Queen that blocked my way while training for the stamina passive. But this isn't how a spider should be born.

Lucia slowly scooped the little thing from the table. She was surprised at how light it was and she looked at the thing with curiosity.

"Master, I think it is a caterpillar."

"A caterpillar?" I frowned and looked at the curled up white ball.

Not long after that, the white ball retracted from its curl and I finally saw that it is indeed a caterpillar. It doesn't look like the caterpillar in the real world. In fact, I can say that it is pretty cute and you would mistake it as a plushie. The face of the caterpillar looks identical to the P*kem*n named S*waddle.(I censored it just in case) but missing the leaf on its body. This one looks like a fluffy white cotton cloud.

Lucia carefully rock the caterpillar like a human baby.

"You know how to take care of a baby caterpillar, Lucia?"

"No master, but for some unknown reason, my instincts kicked in and my motherly side seems to have awakened even though I never even given birth before. I felt a strong connection with this little thing."

The panel that should have appeared after the egg hatched appeared late and I checked the message.

[Due to the unfulfilled condition, the original name of the creature is not determined. Since you hatched the egg, it is immediately registered as your Summon. Please name your summon.]

"Huh? Summon? Not a pet but a summon?" I was surprised since animals and creatures like Leona are called Pets. However, this little guy is clearly a pet and yet it was registered as a Summon like Atlas that was considered as a summon since my contract with him said so.

However, since that is how the system perceive this little guy that I still don't know the origin, I didn't think much. I looked at Lucia and since she is the one holding the little guy, I got an idea.

"Lucia, you name the little guy."

"Huh? I will name this?"

"Yeah, I will have to register its name for finalization."

Lucia was a bit hesitant but she then decided on a name.

"I will call this little guy, Cotton."