Chapter 7：Back Home (1/2)
There was a new row listing his Stats Points. It seemed he can use that to increase one of his stats. It was the first time Arthur heard of such a Legacy that allowed you to raise your strength, agility, stamina, etc. He wanted to increase his mana right away as it was the most useful of them all to him currently. He then examined the new rune he got. To his surprised, it wasn't a basic tier rune.
[Absorb: A Legacy rune that can use the life energy of the enemies you have slain to strengthen yourself.]
Arthur was confused at first. Then he looked at the fallen horned snake and used the rune on it. As the rune glowed, it didn't need any mana and it turned into a white glow that entered his body. Then another row appeared.
[Agility has been increased by 1.]
”So that's how it is! Hahaha!” Arthur laughed with excitement at his new rune. It seemed his Legacy was far more powerful than he imagined. However, his thrill was short-lived as he remembered what he needs to do.
”How am I supposed to fight the whole world?”
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If there were hunting grounds, then there's a mercenary tavern. These people who gathered here were those who earned just enough money to live by selling beasts' parts. They would stay at the tavern that also served as a place for the mercenaries who would stay the night. Most of them were neo-rank awakeners who couldn't advance and wanted to live a simple life as they earned enough to send home. Elise's Eyes pub was one such place as it established itself as the oasis of mountain range Rovero.
”Any new ones lately?” A bearded-man asked the bartender with a gruff voice. He meant the mercenaries residing in the tavern. The bartender, a young man nearing his thirties with a receding hairline, sighed and shook his head.
”This place is too low-tired for anyone to take permanent residency here.” The bartender habitably wiped the cups as he said. He opened this tavern in the hope to live a stable life with his wife, Elise, but things weren't the best lately.
As the two were talking, the tavern door opened and someone came in. They turned around and saw a young man who just left his teenage years walk with bloodstains all over him. His eyes darted from one place to the other scrutinizing the place. As he stared at the duo, they couldn't help but be dazed by his wisdom-filled eyes. He broke the silence and headed toward the bartender.
”Hello Sir,” Arthur respectfully greeted before he asked what bugged him the most, ”May I know where we are?” The two men glanced at each other as they heard his question.
Not long afterward, Arthur learned he was just south of the city he lived in, Kera. It was a mountain range called Rovaro that Arthur learned about when he attended school. The bartender said that it took one day of walking east of here to get to the train station. However, Arthur didn't have the money to buy a ticket.
”We can buy any beast materials. If you have any, I can even take you there on my mount. It would take an hour at most.” The bartender offered. Arthur searched his pockets and retrieved a small mana core he got from the horned snake he killed on his way here. As the bartender examined it, he nodded his head and said it should be enough for the ride and the ticket. He even offered a bath and a meal to Arthur free of charge.
After he washed, Arthur had to wait for the bartender to ready his mount, so he opened the laptop the bartender offered. It had an internet connection so Arthur started reading some online articles about legacies.
After an hour of browsing through articles, theories, and some official documents by the Union, Arthur learned a lot about Legacies. Although they were widely treated as legends by the common folks due to their rarity, they still existed. Some famous people were said to have legacies that allowed them to rise above the common masses. One of them was the White Fairy, someone Arthur met not long ago. He made a mental note to check on Yuran later on.