Chapter 233 - Apologies and Wishes (2/2)

At that moment, the amount of fear and anxiety Argentum had, which he thought was already gone, was soon revived as it had reached an even greater level than before. The level of his fear and anxiety was not just far beyond what was possible, but farther beyond what was far beyond the possible. Noticing Argentum's reaction, the Undying Flame Spirit was inwardly happy as she said in the most murderous tone she could muster, ”Never badmouth me like that ever again.”

”Y-yes,” Argentum could only timidly respond to her question, feeling that the flames surrounding her body were the Lux Purity Flames he had come across in the Seven Flame Road, but its power of destruction was greatly suppressed. Fortunately, the Undying Flame Spirit did not stay in that form for too long. After making sure that she had left a long-lasting imprint on Argentum's memory to not badmouth her ever again, she reverted to her original form, which was the one made out of crimson red flames.

”Haah…even though I could use the Lux Purity Flames at full power, it still takes a lot out of me to do so,” the Undying Flame Spirit muttered to herself as she let out a sigh, focusing her sense of vision back to Argentum, who had subconsciously prostrated due to the immense fear he felt from her full power.

”I just wanted to give you a small punishment, that's all,” the Undying Flame Spirit said to Argentum as she let out a light chuckle. A few seconds later, she told him, ”If you don't stand up at this instant, then I won't grant any wish you want.”

Whoosh!

Surprisingly, even though Argentum's fear and anxiety were still at a high level thanks to what the Undying Flame Spirit had done, he unhesitatingly stood up as he knew that any wish he asked for to the master of the Flame Spirit Inheritance, who truly looked like an incredibly strong Pseudo-Animate to him, would definitely be granted in one way or another.

Taking in a few deep breaths to reduce his fear and anxiety to tolerable levels, Argentum eventually regained his calm and composure as he focused his sense of vision towards the Undying Flame Spirit, imitating the sound of an Animate clearing his throat as he asked her, ”You said that you could grant any wish I want, right?”

”Indeed,” the Undying Flame Spirit responded to his question. She then added, ”Of course, the wish should be something that I'm actually capable of doing. No wishing the revival of a being. I have no methods of doing so.”

”No wishing for immortality as well, I haven't achieved that,” she continued explaining the limitations of her wishes. ”Well…if you wish for long life, then I can help with that. Although those methods would use up a lot of my rare materials, it would definitely allow you to live for an additional 1000 years or so.”

”A thousand years?!” Hearing that she was able to extend his lifespan to a great extent, Argentum could not help but become tempted. Then again, he remembered that he still had a ton of years left in his lifespan, thinking that it would be useless for him to increase his lifespan at this moment. It would be incredibly useful if he had a foot in the grave though.

Nevertheless, the thought intrigued him, prompting him to ask her, ”Have you used such methods on yourself? If so, how old are you?”

”First question, yes; second question, a few thousand years,” the Undying Flame Spirit unhesitatingly replied. ”Of course, I won't tell how long I've been exactly alive. That's a maiden's secret~”

”Sure…” Argentum said before going ahead and pondering over the wish he wanted for the Undying Flame Spirit to fulfill. The only limitations he had in terms of the wish he wanted her to fulfill was the revival of the dead and immortality. It occurred to him not long after that he could go ahead and wish the Undying Flame Spirit to make him incredibly strong, prompting him to ask her, ”Is it possible for the wish to make me incredibly strong in an instant?”

”How strong to be exact?” the Undying Flame Spirit asked him. ”If you want to obtain a level of strength below mine, then I could do that. As for a level of strength on the same level as mine or a higher level than mine, that I cannot do.”

”Then again, there's a big downside to this, being that it would take a long time for you to adapt to your newly obtained strength. At your current level, it would probably take you over ten thousand years to eventually adapt. In other words, you'd be dead by then,” she added not long after, prompting Argentum to discard the idea in his mind.

'A wish that would allow me to obtain a great boost in the short term, as well as the long term.' This was the kind of wish Argentum wanted the Undying Flame Spirit to fulfill. Thinking about this thought even deeper, he went ahead and rummaged through Aurus's memories.

Surprisingly, thanks to Aurus's memories, Argentum was able to find the exact type of wish he wanted the Undying Flame Spirit to fulfill, though he was not sure whether she would allow it in the first place.

Attracting her attention by imitating the sound of a being clearing their throat, he went ahead and told her, ”I would like to ask if this wish is possible.”

”What kind of wish is it?” the Undying Flame Spirit asked, yawning before manifesting a chair made out of her own energy, which she sat on soon after. Feeling a bit nervous, Argentum went ahead and mustered up all of his courage to ask her, ”Is it possible for you to give me partial ownership of this inheritance?”

The ownership of an inheritance. According to Aurus's memories, once one obtained ownership of an inheritance, they would instantly obtain a decent boost to their stats, which fulfills Argentum's needs of a great boost in the short term. Not only that, but the owner of an inheritance would also gain access to the various rooms of the inheritance, like the skill room in the Tempest Cliff Inheritance Aurus owned. That fulfilled Argentum's needs for a great boost in the long term.

Of course, since the master of the Flame Spirit Inheritance was still alive, he could not go and ask her if he could become the new owner of the inheritance, that would just be rude. Instead, he opted for the second type of ownership Aurus had obtained from the Area 52 Inheritance, a partial ownership.

”Hmm…” The Undying Flame Spirit pondered over Argentum's question for quite some time, increasing the level of nervousness Argentum felt with every second. Fortunately, after a minute or so, the Undying Flame Spirit was finished pondering, focusing her sense of vision towards Argentum and saying, ”To be honest, you're the first Pseudo-Animate I've met to ask me to fulfill such a wish.”

At that point, Argentum instantly concluded that the Undying Flame Spirit would decline his wish. Then again, it made sense. This Flame Spirit Inheritance was the inheritance she had made to help out Pseudo-Animates become stronger in a short amount of time. Someone like her would definitely enjoy controlling every nook and cranny of the inheritance. By giving him partial ownership of the inheritance, that meant that she was giving up a portion of the control she had over the inheritance. But then, the Undying Flame Spirit continued to talk as she let out a light chuckle, making Argentum radiate an aura of elation in an instant.

”Then again, it's not impossible for me to do so. Sure, I'll fulfill your wish.”

”Becoming a partial owner, that is.”