Chapter 330: Perks of Prominence (1/2)

Whoosh!

Arriving at the room he was previously in, Argentum went towards one of the sofas and sat down on it once more, wondering what he could obtain from the inheritance now that his grade has now improved to the highest level, the Prominence grade. Although he was somewhat excited to know what kind of skills and items he could obtain at the highest grade, he could not help but think about the increased difficulty of the trials after obtaining the things he needed.

Well, he couldn't feel the increase in difficulty for now though. Nevertheless, he made sure to stay vigilant in every trial in the off chance that the trials he would undergo become harder. Placing the thought of the difficulty of the subsequent trials at the back of his mind, he then went ahead and sent out a thought, asking for a screen that contains all of the skills that could be redeemed at the Prominence grade.

Unsurprisingly, a screen made out of earth appeared in front of his field of vision, just like the previous times he called for the system. Taking a quick glance through the various skills he could obtain, he let out a sigh at the very end, thinking that they didn't offer anything substantial even though they were skills only obtainable at the highest grade.

”Sure, these skills might be great for other people, but to me, I just don't see a point in obtaining them,” Argentum muttered to himself, only to continue soon after, ”Is it because I already experienced the feeling of having an elemental affinity at the True Element level? Is it because I know that putting in effort into these skills will become useless once I achieve True Earth Affinity?”

”Well, I guess that's definitely the case,” he said to himself soon after as he ordered the screen in front of him to disappear. Soon after, he focused his attention towards the disembodied voice and asked, ”What items can I obtain now that my grade has increased to the highest level? To be more specific, items that increase one's affinity to the Earth element?”

”There's only one item one grade higher than the Canatir Quintessence Crystal in this inheritance that does just that,” the disembodied voice replied. ”I'm not certain if you've heard of it, but the name of the item is the Condensed Terra World Shard.”

”The Condensed Terra World Shard? Seriously? This inheritance actually has that?” Argentum's reaction this time was more subdued since he knew that this inheritance had the Canatir Quintessence Crystal. Nevertheless, he was still surprised that the inheritance could procure an item that was normally sought after by Rank 6 Animates in ISE.

Suppressing the excitement that he was feeling since he knew that even a single Condensed Terra World Shard would have enough energy in it to let him achieve the True Element level of affinity with the Earth element, he imitated the sound of one clearing their throat as he calmed his composure. After making sure that he had returned to his usual calm, he then asked the disembodied voice, ”Is it possible to use both of my chances to obtain two Condensed Terra World Shards?”

”Normally, that would be the case,” the disembodied voice said in response to Argentum's words, making Argentum become slightly disappointed since it seemed that he wouldn't be able to obtain a Condensed Terra World Shards. Though, after listening to the voice's next words, this disappointment was replaced with excitement once more as the disembodied voice said.

”Unfortunately, the inheritance doesn't have two Condensed Terra World Shards to give you as it has given one away to a previous inheritor. Is it fine if your one chance would be used to obtaining a Condensed Terra World Shards while your other chance would be instead used to obtain 5 Canatir Quintessence Crystals as replacement?”

”I'd be glad to,” Argentum said in response to the disembodied voice's words. Although he was not sure what he was going to do with the Canatir Quintessence Crystals he would get, he thought that it would be a good backup in the case that the energy contained inside the Condensed Terra World Shard wouldn't be enough for him to achieve True Element level.

It did not take long for the disembodied voice to comply with his requests as a large mass of Earth energy particles coalesced in front of him. Soon after, these Earth energy particles congregated in six places, with the first five revealed dark crystals that radiated the pure aura of earth. As for the sixth place, it revealed a shard that looked like broken glass. Though, if one looked closely, a small world could be seen inside the shard, giving off not only the aura of earth, but the aura of life and death as well.

Without hesitation, Argentum grabbed the 5 crystals and the shard, instantly feeling a few waves of Earth energy particles course throughout his body as he touched them. He then placed the 5 crystals inside the hole in his upper torso where the Tome of the Four Elements was. After that, he pondered over something for a bit, only to fixate his sense of vision towards the Condensed Terra World Shard he was holding as he said, ”If I try to absorb all of them at once, I might explode from the energy.”

”The inheritor has obtained the rewards from the second trial, a Condensed Terra World Shard and 5 Canatir Quintessence Crystals.” Just as Argentum was about to start absorbing the energy from the shard to increase his affinity, the disembodied voice resounded throughout the room he was in, making him radiate an aura of slight annoyance, though he knew that the inheritance was just doing its thing. ”The third trial's doors are now open, though the inheritor may opt to start it at any time.”

Giving a perfunctory nod to the disembodied voice's words, Argentum then closed his sense of vision once more as he attuned himself to the Earth energy particles in the surroundings. While doing so, he connected a lot of energy tendrils to the shard he was holding, allowing the energy contained inside the shard to course through his body. Naturally, the energy from the shard was energy that was inclined to the Earth element, so he redirected this energy towards understanding the Earth element to a deeper crystal.

And with that, quite a considerable amount of time has passed. When compared to the amount of time it took Argentum to absorb the Canatir Quintessence Crystal he obtained from clearing the first trial, it was around three times longer, taking him five hours. Since he entered the inheritance late at night, it was no surprise that the sun was now peeking out of the horizon.

By the time he had taken a little bit over five hours to absorb the energy from the Condensed Terra World Shard, a wave of energy soon radiated from his body, covering the room with the feeling that it was all made out of earth for a few seconds. Fortunately, this feeling disappeared not long after, returning the room back to its previous state as the Condensed Terra World Shard was nowhere to be seen on the tendrils Argentum made.

With an aura of immense excitement and joy, Argentum opened his sense of vision as he retracted all of the tendrils that were connected to the Condensed Terra World Shard. Standing up and doing a light stretch as he had been sitting all this time, he then muttered to himself with glee, ”I finally achieved the True Element level for the Earth element. Kinda ironic if I think about it.”

Ding!