Chapter 246 - The Big Reveal (2/2)
”Then again, I won't fully focus on the Water element anyway,” Argentum said to himself, agreeing with the thought he had in mind. He then added, ”I'll just have to grind the skills I've obtained as much as possible. Of course, I'll focus on a few of those skills even more.”
”But I still have 60 points left,” Argentum muttered to himself. ”What should I buy with these points?”
And so, Argentum went ahead and scrolled through the shop screen, wanting to find a skill or two that would leave him with no points left. Surprisingly, Argentum found a skill that fit the bill, which also helped increase his fighting power for the next trial even further. While looking at it, he muttered, ”An ultimate skill…huh.”
Ding!
'You have obtained the ultimate skill [Azure Wave Art].'
After buying this last skill, Argentum then went ahead and focus all of his attention on grinding all of the skills he had bought from the shop screen.
…
In a deeper portion of the Grand Blue Inheritance.
The Grand Blue Master was sitting on a chair made out of his energy, seriously looking at the screen in front of him. On this screen was none other than Argentum, who was currently assiduously grinding all of his skills. While looking at him, he could not help but mutter to himself, ”What made Eleanor choose this Pseudo-Animate as her student?”
”I guess I'll find it out from the source,” the Grand Blue Master said after contemplating over it for a while. A few seconds later, he then conjured a large ball of his energy, which was then sent towards a certain direction outside the inheritance. After a minute or so, a large ball of energy, which was familiar to the Grand Blue Master, was sent inside the inheritance, prompting him to use his energy to penetrate through it.
At that instant, the Grand Blue Master felt a connection with a certain being as its voice resounded in his mind.
”So what made the great Grand Blue Master call me, the triumphant Undying Flame Spirit?” this feminine voice resounded in his mind before being followed up with a chuckle. In response, the Grand Blue Master took in a deep breath before telling her in a serious tone, ”Eleanor, I want to ask you a question.”
”Well this is a rare occurrence,” the feminine voice, who was actually Eleanor, said in response to his words before snickering. ”Anyways, as long as it doesn't involve money, feel free to ask.”
”Did you take in a Pseudo-Animate named Argentum as your student?” the Grand Blue Master soon asked her, to which she responded, ”Indeed, I have. What's the problem?”
”What's the reason behind taking that Pseudo-Animate as your student?” he continued to ask before adding, ”Also, why did he enter my inheritance?”
”Let me answer your second question first,” Eleanor said in response to his question. ”The reason why he entered your inheritance was that he was on a journey to learn the skills regarding the four foundational elements. Then again, I might not be right on this one since he did not disclose the reason as to why with me. He just told me that he was going to your inheritance. My answer is just pure inference.”
”Anyways, how is he doing in your inheritance? Is he doing great?” she followed up with this question, to which the Grand Blue Master said, ”He's doing something I haven't seen from a Normal-grade Pseudo-Animate before. The first trial he underwent was a test of comprehension speed, to which he showed me a monstrous level of comprehension speed. And then, the second trial he underwent was a test of strength, to which he showed a level of strength that's already a few notches lower than ours.”
”Eh? That much?” Eleanor could not believe what she was hearing. Although she told Argentum to use the facade of him being her student to cover the reason for knowing the code word, she did not expect that Argentum truly had heaven-defying talent. Just as she was about to inquire more regarding his abilities, the Grand Blue Master went back to his previous train of thought as he asked, ”Wait a second, I just asked you the reason as to why you took Argentum in as your student. You haven't answered it yet.”
At first, Eleanor became fl.u.s.tered since she did not know what to say. But then, she remembered what the Grand Blue Master told him, letting out a light chuckle as she replied in a confident tone, ”I've taken him for the same reason why you're shocked. His insane comprehension speed, as well as his high combat power. If not for that, I wouldn't have even taken him in the first place.”
”I see,” the Grand Blue Master said to Eleanor, as if he finally understood. He then told her, ”Alright, then. I guess I'll have to increase the difficulty of the third trial far higher than I thought. Thanks, Eleanor!”
”No problem!” Eleanor said in response, only to realize what the Grand Blue Master told her.
”…huh?”