After a few more moments with Madeleine, Jack set about making whatever other preparations he could make. That meant a trip to the Terminal.It took him a bit of effort to get away from the encampment without drawing any obvious attention or being tracked by the outlying guards, but when he was finally sure he was alone, Jack put the small golden whistle the Terminal had given him between his lips and blew.
As soon as the whistle sounded, Jack felt himself being pulled and folded inside out in what could easily be labeled as the most bizarre and unpleasant feeling he"d ever experienced. Then, seemingly instantly, he popped into the air a few feet above the polished marble floor in the Repository, not far from the Terminal"s outstretched hand.
Looking around, everything seemed as he remembered it, although there was a distinct lack of Frumpkin. While he logically knew Frumpkin wouldn"t always be surrounding him due to his other duties as a deity, the s.p.a.ce did feel oddly empty without him there.
Jack walked to the Terminal and activated it, receiving the now familiar greeting from it before it displayed his notifications screen.
Right at the top a flashing notification read "1 unread message".
With a command, the Terminal opened it, and Jack read:
"New user function available- [Inventory Management]
Within the Inventory Management function, a user can store items and currency in the Repository for safe-keeping, and withdraw them at any time via Terminal access.
While within Inventory Management, a User can also see all pertinent information about items, their magical or alchemical properties (if any), and their relative base value in the world.
For convenience, Users may also sell items stored in the Repository directly into the Terminal"s shop database for 65% of their given real-world value in currency, or transfer items to other individuals with access to the Terminal directly."
It seemed odd to him that the Terminal hadn"t offered this option from the get-go, since it"d offered him all other aspects of the shop service. Maybe it was designed to only give him access to things at a specific time, or when specific circ.u.mstances occurred. That"s the only thing that could make it make sense in his head.
And what was this about sending items to other people with access to the Terminal? Who else had access to it, besides Frumpkin? Were there other users of it in the world with him that he wasn"t aware of? It was puzzling, and made him uneasy. He"d have to come back and dig into that later when he wasn"t pressed for time.
Opening the Inventory Management function for the first time, Jack was greeted by a familiar menu setup that reminded him a lot of old RPGs like Ultima. The paper doll version of himself from the Injury Treatment function was there on the left, and on the right were a bunch of pixel art boxes, each of which contained something that he owned. There was his armor, his personal items, his broken axe, his new sword, the amulet around his neck, and some other odds and ends. There at the end he saw a small black shape he didn"t recognize. When he had the Terminal enlarge the image, it showed the small black figurine of a knight he"d gotten from Madeleine. He"d completely forgotten he even had that. Selecting the item in the inventory brought up a small display window of the item"s various properties:
"[Figurine of Power (Black Knight)]
Rarity: [Uncommon]
Aura: [Strong Trans.m.u.tation]
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Base Value: [3000 gold]
Command Word: [Kilcoin]
Function: [Containing the spiritual essence of a knight, this Figurine of Power, when activated by the Command Word, will summon the avatar of a knight renowned for his bravery in battle. In all respects and abilities, this avatar is equivalent to a 2nd-level Human Fighter, and when summoned is equipped with a longsword, half-plate mail, and a heavy wooden shield, with which he is proficient. As with all Figurines of Power, the summoned avatar views the possessor of the Figurine as their oathsworn master, and will follow any instructions give to them to the best of their understanding and ability, so long as the command does not actively opposed the avatar"s alignment. A summoned avatar will persist for 24 hours or until it has taken damage sufficient to dispel it. Once it has run out of time or been dispelled, the Figurine will be rendered inactive for a period of one week before it will become usable again.]"