Chapter 236 - Heading to the Azure Shores (2/2)
”As for the number of trials the inheritance has, at the time I took it, it had a total of 5 trials,” she continued explaining the mechanics of the inheritance before adding, ”Oh, right. Unlike what I did for you in my inheritance, the master of this inheritance is more or less impartial, giving every inheritor the same type of trials.”
”Shouldn't it be like that in the first place?” Argentum could not help but ask her, to which Eleanor responded, ”Want me to turn you into a pile of ashes?”
In response to that, Argentum went silent as she continued to explain what she knew regarding the Grand Blue Inheritance, only for her to be interrupted by Argentum as a thought regarding the previous statement she said popped up in his mind, prompting him to ask her, ”So…you're telling me that the master of the Grand Blue Inheritance is alive as well?”
”Indeed, he's still alive.” Eleanor nodded in response to his question before adding, ”And that's what you'll be relying on to make the clearing process easier.”
”Hm?” Hearing that the fact that the master was still alive would help him out, he could not help but become confused as to how that would happen. Fortunately, it did not take long for Eleanor to explain the reasoning behind it, telling him, ”To be honest, the master of the Grand Blue Inheritance and I have been friends for a long time already.”
”I see…” Argentum said in response to Eleanor's words, only for him to realize what Eleanor was trying to imply. Though he was unsure as to whether or not his train of thought was correct, he went ahead and asked her, ”In other words, you want me to inform the master of the Grand Blue Inheritance beforehand that I'm related to you?”
”Well yes, but not in a straightforward manner. That would just make him more suspicious of you,” she succinctly replied to his question as she added, ”The two of us have a code word that we've decided to come up with in the off chance that we ever have students we want to make stronger.”
”Oh?” At this moment, Argentum's interest was piqued. He then asked her, ”Could you tell me the code word, Eleanor?”
”Well, that's what I plan to do in the first place,” Eleanor said in response to Argentum's words, letting out a light chuckle as she went closer to him, using her energy to scan for any beings near them. After making sure that there were no beings near them, she then cupped her hands around her mouth as she whispered near Argentum's sense of hearing, informing him of the code word…or rather, code phrase.
Hearing it for the first time, Argentum could not believe that this was the code phrase the two have agreed upon. It took Eleanor a few repeats in order for Argentum to commit the code phrase into his memory, slightly feeling embarrassed for Eleanor as he asked her, ”Are you seriously sure that that's the code word?”
”That's what we've agreed upon, trust me on this one,” Eleanor responded with an aura of confidence surrounding her. She then added, ”As long as you say the code word before you start the inheritance, you would have a 50% chance of clearing the whole trial while the quality of the rewards you get will be enhanced as well.”
”Eh? Are you serious?” Argentum could not believe that a code phrase like that would increase not only his survival rate, but the quality of his rewards as well. At this point, he made sure to never forget the code word Eleanor told him again and again since it seemed that he would rely on this quite a lot.
”Yeah, I'm not lying to you on this one,” Eleanor responded with the same aura of confidence surrounding her. Scratching his head, he then said, ”Alright then, if you say so. I guess I'll go ahead and head to the Azure Shores then.”
”Don't die, okay?” Eleanor responded to his words with words of concern. She then added, ”If you die, then I'll become weaker.”
”You can just teleport to me at any time though,” Argentum said in response to his words before letting out a light chuckle. He then added, ”I'll try my best to not need your help.”
And with that, Argentum went ahead and opened up a map through the system, marking the path he would have to take in order to get to the Azure Shores as fast as possible. Just as he was about to set off for his departure from the Inferno Plains, Eleanor could not help but tell him, ”I'd suggest you use [Flame Companion] right now. I'm definitely sure that you'll come across some native beings in these plains along the way.”
She then added, ”Use your powers to get them to near death and let your companion deal the final blow. You might not know this, but it gains twice as much experience as long as the enemy it has defeated is of the same element.”
In response to this, Argentum went silent for a bit as he stayed in place, pondering about her words for a bit. It took around a minute or so of pondering for Argentum to respond to her words, saying, ”I'll keep that in mind.”
”I'll be leaving then,” he said not long after as he raised his arm, waving it left to right to say goodbye to Eleanor.
And so, under the dim rays of the moonlight far away from the peak, Argentum had officially done all he needed to do in the Inferno Plains, now off to head towards the Azure Shores, armed with the newfound powers he had obtained from the Flame Spirit Inheritance.
As for Eleanor, she looked at his fleeting silhouette for a while before muttering to herself with intense concern, ”You better stay safe, Argentum. Don't die on me, okay?”
Whoosh!
After that, she turned around and hastily went back to the abandoned building, heading inside the Flame Spirit Inheritance. And just like that, it was as if nothing had happened in the inner area of the Inferno Plains in the first place.