Chapter 326: Testing Ones Wits (1/2)

Swoosh! ;

Walking through the doorway that had appeared after the end of the first trial, Argentum was finally back to the hall he was previously in, sitting on one of the sofas once more as he soon hastily called for the disembodied voice, ”Are you there, guide?” ;

”What is it, inheritor?” Surprisingly, the disembodied voice did not take long to respond to his question. Hearing the disembodied voice respond to him, Argentum went ahead and clarified what he had heard from a while ago, asking, ”If I remember correctly, you told me that I could obtain any skill or item from the inheritance, as long as it's on or under the Prodigy grade, right?” ;

”Well, due to the feat you've done in the first trial, I've increased your grade to Chaos Prodigy, if you could recall. Other than that, the inheritor is correct. The inheritor has a chance to obtain any skill or item from the inheritance, as long as it's on or under your current grade,” the disembodied voice replied. ;

Now that he had clarified his doubts, Argentum went ahead and used his thoughts to summon the screen made of earth from before, allowing him to look at the list of skills the inheritance had once more. Of course, this time, he added the message that he only wanted to look at skills at the Chaos Prodigy grade, which the screen hastily processed. ;

Whoosh! ;

It did not take long for the screen made of earth to show the outcome of Argentum's thoughts, only showing about three or so rectangles on the screen, unlike before where the number of rectangles could be counted on two hands. Since he recalled that the disembodied voice said that the Chaos Prodigy grade was one grade higher than the Prodigy grade, he was somewhat eager to see the effects of the skills he could obtain at his new grade. Unfortunately for him, compared to the skill he had obtained from the inheritance before engaging in the first trial, the current selection of skills in front of him were only around 10% better at most. ;

Of course, to others, they would not pass up the chance of obtaining a better skill even if the improvement is only by a few percent, but to Argentum who had access to skill fusion, it wasn't much. With that in mind, he sent out a thought to dispel the screen made of earth as he shifted his focus back to the disembodied voice. Getting the feeling that the disembodied voice was always listening to him, he then asked, ”So, what items can I obtain from the inheritance?” ;

”As stated earlier, the inheritor can obtain any item it wished to from the inheritance, as long as it is inside the inheritance,” the disembodied voice said in response, to which Argentum could not help but let out a light chuckle as he asked, ”In other words, it's possible for me to obtain you?” ;

Surprisingly, the disembodied voice responded to him in a serious manner as it said, ”Indeed, you can. Unfortunately, you would need the highest grade to do so.” ;

Naturally, what Argentum said was a joke, so he was left at a loss for words after hearing the disembodied voice's reply. Lightly coughing to remove the awkward air surrounding him, he then asked, ”What items are in the inheritance?” ;

”Many things,” the disembodied voice answered. ”Resources that help speed up the growth of power, weapons, special items, etc, I'm definitely sure we have it inside the inheritance.” ;

”Is that the case?” Argentum said, a thought instantly surfacing on his mind as he listened to the disembodied voice. Although it would be fine if the inheritance didn't have it, he would feel like he had shaved off quite some time if what he had in mind was available for him to obtain. With such a thought in mind, he then asked, ”Hmm…do you have any items that increases one's affinity to the Earth element?” ;

Fortunately for Argentum, the disembodied voice replied, ”Indeed, we do. As the inheritor is someone at the Chaos Prodigy grade, the rarest item you can obtain from the inheritance that increases one's affinity with the Earth element is the ;Canatir Quintessence Crystal. Would you like me to obtain it for you?” ;

”Canatir Quintessence Crystal?!” Argentum could not help but shout in surprise as he skimmed through Aurus' memories, instantly recalling the purpose and power of what the disembodied voice said. In Aurus' memories, the Canatir Quintessence Crystal was a crystal that would allow a piece of armor to increase its defense by a few times at the very least while giving one the ability to do some basic manipulation of the earth surrounding them. ;

Though it wasn't really that rare in ISE, the Canatir Quintessence Crystal was still an item highly sought after by Rank 4 and 5 Animate players. As for those who specialized in the Earth element, the Canatir Quintessence Crystal offered a large boost to their elemental affinity. With that in mind, he hastily replied ”Yes,” not wanting to miss the chance to obtain it. ;

Oblivious to what was going inside Argentum's mind, the disembodied voice went ahead and obtained the Canatir Quintessence Crystal for him, teleporting it in front of his field of vision as a large mass of Earth energy particles started to coalesce in front of him. Soon after, a dark crystal that beautifully glistened under the light of the candlelit chandelier appeared in front of Argentum, to which he grabbed with both of his hands with care. ;

At the very instant he touched this dark crystal, he instantly felt like he was more connected with the Earth element than ever before. Not only that, but he felt like he now had a greater understanding of the Earth element and how it worked. Unfortunately, this feeling only lasted for a fleeting moment before disappearing. Nevertheless, Argentum could not help but look at the crystal he held with wonder as he muttered, ”Wow.” ;

”The inheritor has now obtained their reward from the first trial, the Canatir Quintessence Crystal,” the disembodied voice said in a solemn tone coincidentally just as Argentum uttered out a sound of awe. Soon after, it then said, ”The second trial's doors are now open, though the inheritor may wish to start the second trial at any time.” ;

In response, Argentum lightly nodded as he conjured a large amount of tendrils on his hands to connect to the crystal he was holding. Since the disembodied voice told him that he could start the second trial at any time, he was going to follow the disembodied voice's words and start the second trial once he was finished absorbing the Canatir Quintessence Crystal. ;

Swoosh…swoosh… ;

Within a matter of seconds, multiple Earth energy particles started to surround Argentum as some of them were gradually absorbed by his body. With such a monotonous thing being done, it wasn't surprising for quite a long time to pass. Unexpectedly, by the time about two hours or so had passed, only the dredges of the dark crystal he was previously holding had remained connected to the tendrils he conjured, signaling to Argentum that he was now finished absorbing the Canatir Quintessence Crystal. ;