Chapter 549: Composition of Elements (1/2)

Contrary to what one might believe, Ferris didn't immediately understand another Law as soon as he arrived here. He probably also didn't have much experience with plants, which was why he was also taking a long time to understand any Laws related to them.

Gravis looked at all the plants surrounding him and observed them based on their position, not their kind. Gravis wanted to understand a lot of Laws anyway. Concentrating on only a single kind might actually be harder than looking at all of them. By now, Gravis knew very well that a lot of knowledge about one topic might cross into another. Trying to understand the whole thing would be better than understanding only a part of it.

Due to that, Gravis started the long track of understanding Laws.

Two years passed.

”Hey, Gravis! I managed to understand a Law!” Ferris said as he arrived besides Gravis.

Instead of lamenting his own progress, Gravis only smirked. He knew that he wouldn't understand any new Laws for quite a few years since he wasn't concentrating on anything in particular, but that would change in the future. This situation could best be described with the proverb: Sharpening one's axe didn't take away time from cutting wood. Gravis was preparing himself.

”That's great, Ferris,” Gravis said with a smile. ”What did you understand?”

Ferris looked incredibly excited with his tail wagging crazily. ”I think I managed to comprehend one of the Laws that you want to understand,” Ferris said.

Gravis lifted an eyebrow. ”Oh? What is it?”

”It's the Composition of Wood,” Ferris said. ”I haven't nearly seen as much wood as I have seen other elements in my life, but I have seen the bulwark fight a couple of times. Additionally, with my fire, I have seen how wood breaks down.”

Gravis scratched his chin in thought. Ferris had just managed to comprehend the Composition Law of another element. Had any beast ever even tried to do this in this world?

”That's indeed one of the Laws I'm interested in,” Gravis commented. ”Hey, Ferris. Could you show me what you can do with that Law?”

Gravis wasn't entirely sure if these Composition Laws had any kind of benefit towards one's Battle-Strength when they came from a different element. By understanding the Composition Law of one's own Element, one would be able to summon their element with less Energy cost. Yet, if one wasn't able to use the element, that advantage would become useless.

”Sure thing, Gravis!” Ferris shouted with excitement. Then, he touched a tree with one of his claws.

SSSHHHH!

The wood on the tree quickly turned into dust, which was blown away by the wind. Only the leaves, roots, and water canals inside the tree remained behind.

BANG!

The remainder of the tree hit the ground as it collapsed without the support of the wood. Gravis watched this happen in interest.

”Hey, Meadow. Could you summon a tree more powerful than Ferris so he can try the same thing on that one?” Gravis asked. The tree had been far weaker than Ferris, and Gravis doubted that the same thing would work with a more powerful tree.

”Whooptie-fucken-do, the furry boy is now a full-fledged gardener. Sadly, he doesn't know that he's supposed to nurture plants and not turn them into dust,” Meadow said with sarcasm. ”Truly, a great loss to the plant community.”

”But a great gain to the beast community,” Gravis said with a smirk.

CRR!

A new tree appeared at the spot of the old one, but this one was way more powerful.

”What about world-peace, you cold, unfeeling brute!? Where has your love for all things living gone?” Meadow asked in mock-anger.

The banter between Meadow and Gravis continued for a bit, and when they were done, Gravis told Ferris that he should try the same thing again.

Ferris touched the tree, and it shook a bit. Yet, it was still in one piece. Gravis looked at it while scratching his chin in thought. ”What were you able to do, Ferris?” Gravis asked.

”The tree is at the level of a level four Emperor,” Ferris said. ”That's far beyond my power, but I managed to weaken the wood. Right now, the tree should only be as hard as a level three Emperor.”

Gravis nodded. ”If you ever fight a plant or a beast using wood as a weapon or shield, this will be incredibly useful. Yet, against any other opponent, this Law won't make any difference.”

Ferris scratched his ear. ”I guess so,” he said.