Chapter 349: Catching Up (1/2)
Maerr-viki Continent, Tempest Cliff, Verdant Blossom Branch Alliance's ecosystem, within the Tower of Seclusion.
Seeing that their master was now awake, the six companions that Aurus had with him instantly surrounded him as they all radiated auras of joy and excitement since they knew that they would be able to adventure with him once again. Of course, noticing this, Argentum knew that it was a good time to step back for a bit and allow the two sides to catch up on stuff they've missed out on.
Fortunately, Aurus thought about it the same way, allowing them to shower him their love and concern for him as they went ahead and narrated everything that had happened in the alliance while he was unconscious for around a month.
Naturally, they did not skip the time when Argentum told them to leave him alone with Aurus and said a lengthy monologue to him. In response, Aurus looked at Argentum, who was radiating an aura of embarrassment at the moment, and asked with a light chuckle, ”To think you care about me that much?”
”I'm you in a way so how could I not care about you?” Argentum hastily replied before continuing, ”Plus you have access to my memories, shouldn't you be the first one to know if what they said was true or not?”
Hearing this, Aurus could not help but let out a peal of laughter while his companions soon followed suit. Not long after, even Argentum was letting out some laughter as he felt that it was great for Aurus to be back.
Ding!
While Charisa and the others were still in the process of narrating what had happened while he was gone, a notification sound resounded in Aurus' mind, prompting him to stop the others as he asked them to be silent for a bit. Unsurprisingly, with the connection they had, Argentum knew that Aurus had obtained a notification from the system, prompting him to come closer to Aurus and ask, ”Is it the new skills that came from your evolution?”
”Uh-huh.” Aurus nodded in response as he commanded the system to open up a notification screen, even going so far as to share the content with Argentum.
'[Nine Flux Transformation] has been upgraded to [Royal Flux Reformation], increasing the limit as to which Flux could be refined up to 99 times.'
'[Flux Equipment Fabrication] has been upgraded to [Royal Flux Equipment Fabrication], increasing the durability and the power of equipment crafted by the user.'
'You have obtained the active Class skill [Domain of Nobility].'
'You have obtained the active Class skill [Noble Awakening].'
'…'
'You have obtained the passive Class skill [Semis Regulus Seed].'
'You have obtained the title [Spiritas Half-Noble].'
Just as Aurus thought that the notifications regarding skills would be over, he soon received a few more notifications, which somewhat surprised him as he did not expect that it would still be possible to do such a thing while he was unconscious.
'Due to the [Reward Sharing] skill, you have learned the passive skill [Fire Affinity].'
'Due to the [Reward Sharing] skill, you have learned the passive skill [Water Affinity].'
'Due to the [Reward Sharing] skill, you have learned the passive skill [Wind Affinity]. Since your affinity with the Wind element has already reached a higher level thanks to another skill, [Wind Affinity] has been fused with the higher-tiered skill.'
'Due to the [Reward Sharing] skill, you have learned the passive skill [Earth Affinity].'
'Due to the four elements being imbalanced inside the user's body, the possibility of forming [Lesser Origin Affinity] has been calculated at zero.'
”Lesser Origin…” Aurus could not help but mutter as he read this term from the notifications he had received. He then looked at Argentum beside him and asked, ”Are you close to achieving Lesser Origin, Argentum?”
”To be honest, I could already learn it a week after you started your evolution process, Aurus,” Argentum said in response, prompting Aurus to ask, ”Then, why…”
Before Aurus could finish his question, Argentum went ahead and manipulated the energy surrounding his upper torso, revealing the cavity that contained the Tome of the Four Elements he had received from Verdant Breeze Town. At first, Aurus was confused as to why a book would be inside Argentum's body, only for him to recognize the symbol on the cover of the book as he rummaged through his memories.
Not long after, Aurus looked at Argentum with a hint of expectation and asked, ”So…have you become the owner of the tome yet?”
”Surprisingly, not yet,” Argentum responded before continuing, ”According to your memories, the tome would automatically be mine once I reach an Animate level of understanding on all four elements. Three of the elements are already at the True Element level of understanding while the Wind element has already gone past the Animate level. Are you sure your memories are correct?”
”Why would they be wrong? Of course my memories are correct. They're the culmination of 6 nonstop years of playing Infinite Stick Evolution, you know?” Aurus could not help but say in response, though his tone became unsure as he continued, ”Then again…there has been a few updates ever since the being that found the tome had shared his experiences…so I guess the requirement has been changed?”
”Well, I hope the requirement is reaching the True Element level on all four elements at least,” Argentum said before adding, ”If reaching the True Element level on all four elements unlocks more levels of understanding and I need to reach those levels before being able to become the owner of the tome, then I'll just give up becoming the owner of the tome as a whole.”
”Well, who knows?” Aurus said. Just as he was about to expound on his statement, he had obtained another notification from the system, which was naturally accompanied by a notification sound. At first, he was annoyed to have obtained a notification from the system since he thought it was over. But as he skimmed through the notifications, he was left at a loss for words as an aura of excitement washed over him.
Sensing this excitement, Argentum went ahead and asked, ”What is it?”
Without hesitation, Aurus went ahead and shared the notification screen to Argentum, allowing him to view the same notification screen he was seeing. Unsurprisingly, after skimming through the notifications for a bit, he looked at Aurus and asked, ”That's actually possible?”
Ding!