Chapter 254 - Second Attempt? (2/2)

Surprisingly, a moment of silence arose from the question, prompting Eleanor to repeat the last word of her question.

”…right?”

After a few more seconds, the Grand Blue Master decided to break the silence as he said, ”You know, we could always ask Argentum about it. I have a method to communicate with him at any time and any place. Want me to use it?”

”Hoh?” Eleanor's sense of hearing perked up after hearing what Felix said, asking him, ”You have a method to communicate with him? I wonder how that came about?”

To Eleanor, who knew a bit of Argentum's mindset, it seemed that Argentum became a partial owner of the Grand Blue Inheritance, forcing Felix to form a contract with him. Of course, how could she not be familiar with it since she made one with Argentum as well?

In response, the Grand Blue Master let out an awkward chuckle as he said, ”It's a long story. Anyways, want me to use it?”

”No need,” Eleanor hastily declined as she added, ”I have a method to communicate with him as well. Just before you ask how I have such a method, how could a teacher not worry about her student?”

And just like that, before the Grand Blue Master could dissuade Eleanor from contacting Argentum, Eleanor hastily used her methods to contact Argentum. Of course, that method was none other than the Spirit Contract.

…

In an area close to the boundary of the Azure Shores.

Two Pseudo-Animates, one Fire-based and one Wind-based, were currently fighting against some of the natives. Well, to be more exact, the Fire-based Pseudo-Animate was the one fighting against the natives, using its body to withstand their attacks before retaliating with its own. On the other hand, the Wind-based Pseudo-Animate was looking at the Fire-based Pseudo-Animate, sensing the aura its companion released to get a feel as to how much its companion had improved.

Of course, these two Pseudo-Animates were none other than Blob and Argentum. After exiting the Grand Blue Inheritance, the first thought that entered Argentum's mind was to enhance Blob's resistance to the Water element to a satisfactory level. So far, after ten minutes or so of withstanding attacks, Blob's resistance was approaching a level where Argentum would be satisfied.

While he was continuing to look at Blob, a familiar voice resounded throughout his mind, telling him, ”Hey, Argentum. I want to ask you something.”

Feeling the immensely strong connection to the person that contacted him, Argentum instantly thought that Eleanor was contacting him, which her voice resounding throughout his mind served as further evidence. Without delay, he responded in his mind, ”What's up?”

”Are you trying to learn the Lesser Origin element?” Eleanor asked, her tone filled with both confidence and uncertainty. As for Argentum, he was briefly left at a loss for words as he did not expect Eleanor to find out what he was doing. Fortunately, he hastily calmed himself down as he responded, ”Yeah. Who did you hear it from?”

”Eh? You're actually aiming for the Lesser Origin?” Eleanor could not help but say, only to add, ”And uh…from the Grand Blue Master. I heard it from him.”

”I see,” Argentum said in response to her reply. After looking at Blob for a bit, he then asked her, ”Do you have any other questions you wanted to ask me?”

”Hmm…I think I'm good,” Eleanor replied in an instant. ”Thanks, Argentum. Make sure to contact me from time to time, okay?”

”Yeah, I will,” Argentum said before bidding farewell to Eleanor as the conversation between them had finished. At this point in time, the aura radiating from Blob had reached a level wherein Argentum could consider it as barely satisfactory to his tastes. Without hesitation, he shouted to Blob, who was slightly far away from him, ”Hey, Blob! You can stop now!”

”Alright!” Blob shouted in response to Argentum's yell, hastily taking out the natives that were still attacking him even though he was elementally disadvantaged. Fortunately, the disparity in their strength was large enough for Blob to kill them in one hit. After making sure that the natives that were eyeing him a while ago had fled, Blob then headed to where Argentum was before asking, ”So…what are we going to do next?”

”We're going to head somewhere,” Argentum replied with a slightly excited tone, commanding the system to open up a map of the surrounding areas before plotting out a route that would take the shortest time for him…well, Blob, to arrive at the destination he had in mind. After making sure that Blob was not going to pass through any treacherous terrain, he then condensed this route into a strand of energy, which he then sent to Blob without hesitation.

”That's the route you're going to take,” Argentum said as he sent the strand of energy. ”You're free to increase your strength along the path while I increase mine. We're actually going far faster than I expected.”

Whoosh!

Not long after, Argentum morphed into a speck of red sand, which made itself comfortable on Blob's shoulder a few seconds later. After that, he told Blob that they were now ready to depart, to which Blob replied only after a couple of minutes as it took him quite a while to digest the route they were heading to.

Swoosh!

And with that, the two were now heading towards the boundary of the Azure Shores, finally on a journey that was headed to the last place Argentum had in mind, Verdant Breeze Town.

'Hmm…should I attempt a Power Baptism along the way?' While he was pondering on what skills he was going to grind throughout this journey, this question popped up in Argentum's mind.

Surprisingly, the answer to that question came only a split-second later as he remembered what he told himself back in the Grand Blue Inheritance.

'Nah.'