Morena sat in silence, staring at the 3% progress displayed before her. It was a lot more than she expected—it was proof that her training was effective. She would keep that up in the future.
But there was another thing that crossed her mind as she looked at it—the number itself. It was quantifiable. A measurable improvement.
That changed things. She had never thought to ask, but if the AI was able to measure such things, what else could it quantify for her?
Her mind turned to the AI's capabilities. If it could calculate something as abstract as energy efficiency, maybe it could do that to everything else. No, it absolutely could.
She leaned forward, her fingers tapping against the armrest of her chair.
"AI."
[Listening.]
"Scan my entire body. Assess my physical condition, my skill levels, and my warrior progression. Use the standard of an average human in this world as a baseline, with 10 being the norm for an adult male."
[Command Acknowledged. Beginning Full Body Scan...]
A strange sensation spread through her—like a thousand invisible threads mapping every inch of her being, crawling under her flesh. It was not painful, but it left her feeling exposed, as though the AI were stripping her apart layer by layer.
Her muscles tensed instinctively, but even that was picked up by the scan.
It lasted no more than a minute before the AI rang out once more.
[Scan Complete.]
[Generating Status Interface...]
[Status Screen: Morena Ravenscroft]
[Race: Human (?)]
[Bloodline Composition: 70% Human, 30% Unknown]
[Age: 18]
[Rank: Unranked Warrior (Damaged Core)]
[Physical Attributes]
Strength: 7.5 / 10
Endurance: 6.0 / 10
Agility: 9.0 / 10
Vitality: 5.5 / 10
Mental: 12.5 / 10
Elemental Sensitivity: 0.8 / 10
[Mastery]
Swordsmanship: Level 0 (68% Mastery)
Hand-to-Hand Combat: Level 0 (89% Mastery)
Tactics & Strategy: Level 1 (92% Mastery)
Archery: Rank 1 (6% Mastery)
[Warrior Progression]
Core Status: Damaged
Energy Level: 3/25 (Unranked)
Elemental Affinity: Unknown
Morena's eyes narrowed as she studied the information very carefully.
The AI had done a great job at breaking down everything in a way that was easily understandable. The ranking system was clear, dividing her abilities by skill level and progress percentage.
It was a structured method of measurement that was in line with her knowledge of this world and her past.
She wasn't weak, at least not in terms of her combat training. But the damage to her core had set her at a severe disadvantage in actual power scaling.
Looking at her physical capabilities alone, she was just somewhat below the capabilities of the average human male. This wasn't bad—she was only an eighteen-year-old female, one that hadn't done much proper physical training until recently.
Not to mention her mental stat was quite high because of the fusion of two minds. The only thing that caused her to frown was her elemental sensitivity stat, being a mere 0.8 due to her broken core.
The next thing that interested her was her skills. The AI had quantified her understanding of them based on books and various data collected, along with her memory of seeing others use them.
Thanks to this, she understood that Level 0 was considered untrained. The average person was around this level. Be it cooking, fighting, or drawing, being Level 0 in it meant you were as good as anyone else at it. Of course, mastery could change that. Level 1, on the other hand, meant you were quite skilled—trained at it, at least.
She had a few skills due to her training as a noble, but very few of those were actually classified as trained.
However, while all of that was interesting, it wasn't what caught her attention.
Her breath stilled as she looked at her race and bloodline.
[Bloodline Composition: 70% Human, 30% Unknown]
Unknown?
Her brows raised as she grew curious about what that meant. She had no recollection of this world having other races, at least not in her memories.
"What does that mean?"
[Insufficient Data. Unknown bloodline detected within genetic structure, but no records exist for comparison.]
She frowned.
"Is it affecting my abilities?"
[Unknown. No direct interference detected, but the anomaly exists within core functionality.]
Her heartbeat quickened.
Was this related to why her core was fractured?
If she wasn't entirely human, then what was the other 30%?
Her mind raced through possibilities, but nothing came to mind—she lacked the information needed to come to any conclusions. She had always assumed her mother was human, but... had she been wrong?
Or was this something else entirely? It couldn't be her father—he was alive, he was normal. It would be difficult for him to hide as another race all this time.
She exhaled slowly, resuming her calmness as she pushed the thoughts away until she had more information.
The AI didn't have answers yet, but that didn't mean she wouldn't find them.
This was simply another mystery she needed to uncover.
For now, she had more pressing matters.
She closed the status screen with a thought.
"Alright. This is useful."
She now had a baseline—a real way to track her growth. She had always believed in efficiency, and this?
This was the perfect tool to ensure she never stagnated.
She would continue her training for as long as she could undisturbed, and in her free time, try to gather more information.