Chapter 361: Meeting of Two Spiriveritae (1/2)

While Argentum was still in Verdant Breeze Town talking with Felix and the others regarding the plans to improve the town as a whole, something else was happening near Eleanor's Flame Spirit Inheritance.

Inside it, one would find a corridor where a being that seemed to be made out of green jade could be seen at the very end of it. On its head was an exquisitely crafted crown while its facial features were on the more handsome side of the spectrum. Taking into consideration the massive amount of blood red particles circling around this being, this being was none other than Aurus.

At this moment, he was continuing to grind out [Purification of Noble Blood], thinking that having this skill maxed out at the start would be beneficial to him in the long run. In fact, after grinding out the skill for quite some time, he had already a bit of the benefits that came along with the skill as his perception regarding the various elements had improved.

Nevertheless, from the 11,000 points he had a few days ago just after Argentum had achieved the True Element level of understanding of the Wind element, his progress in the skill had only increased to around 35,000 points. Surprisingly, Aurus wasn't really bothered by that as he noticed that he had already reached the limit of his progression speed for the skill. All he had to do next was just to patiently grind the skill until it had reached the maximum possible level.

Though, in the midst of him purifying his bloodline, a voice unfamiliar to him resounded in his mind out of nowhere. At first, he could not help but inwardly frown as he wondered which being would dare disturb him while he was giving his all into purifying his bloodline. But, as he listened to the unfamiliar voice's words, his expression and attitude had taken a 180 degree turn.

'Verdante, come out.'

Although the unfamiliar voice just said three words, that was more than enough for Aurus to make a move as he stood up before heading to where Eleanor was. Of course, although she was still in the middle of having a talk with Argentum and the others, Eleanor noticed that Aurus had gone out of his room, prompting her to ask him, ”Are you going somewhere?”

In response, Aurus nodded as he replied, ”I'm just going outside for a while to test some of my skills. Is that fine?”

Eleanor nodded as she placed his request at the back of his head. She then sent a bit of energy to Aurus' body as she told him, ”I've infused you with a bit of my energy so you can use it to enter and leave the inheritance whenever you want. If it were any other time, I wouldn't have minded manually doing it, but I'm currently busy.”

”No need to apologize, uh…Miss Eleanor,” Aurus scratched his head as he pondered over how he should respond to her words, taking on a slightly formal tone. After that, he used the energy Eleanor infused into him to leave the Flame Spirit Inheritance, appearing not long after a few meters away from the charred building that served as the inheritance's entrance.

He then looked around to see where that unfamiliar voice came from, only to hear that voice resound in his mind one more time as it said, ”Head outside of the Inferno Plains.”

”Well, sure,” Aurus muttered in response as he shrugged his shoulders before using [Omnipresent Movement] to teleport to a place that was near the borders of the Inferno Plains.

Whoosh!

Not long after, he appeared a few meters away from the barrier that housed the atmosphere of the Inferno Plains, taking in the sight of the vibrant wilderness as he muttered to himself, ”It's been a while since I've been this far out.”

He then let out an awkward chuckle as he thought to himself, 'Then again, I've only been to Tempest Cliff and the Inferno Plains as of late.'

While Aurus was in the middle of basking in the beauty of the wilderness, a human that seemed to be made out of gray bark manifested right behind him as it said to him in an indifferent tone, ”I guess this is the first time we're meeting each other, Verdante.”

In an instant, Argentum turned around to face the origin of that sound as he was trying to make sure that he didn't look like he was shocked on the outside. Of course, who wouldn't be shocked to find out that someone was behind you all this time without feeling their presence at all.

Inwardly taking in a deep breath, he looked at the humanoid in front of him as he thought to himself, 'This guy looks like me…if it wasn't for the bark that made up its body. Is this a unique trait of the Spiriveritas or something?'

Unsurprisingly, the reason why Aurus heeded the unfamiliar voice's words was due to it knowing his codename as a Spiriveritas. Although he heard from Horell and Argentum how he was designated as the thirteenth Spiriveritas back in the Verdant Blossom Branch Alliance, he still wasn't sure that he was actually part of that organization even if he had obtained skills related to it. But now that he was called by someone that seemed to be part of that organization, his doubts had now disappeared.

Recalling what the humanoid said to him, Aurus then responded in a somewhat formal tone, ”Indeed. This is the first time we're meeting each other…uh…”

”My codename is Erudis,” the bark-like man replied.

”Ah. A pleasure to meet you, Erudis,” Aurus hastily fixed his previous greeting as he responded with a smile.

In response to Aurus's greeting, Erudis lightly nodded before looking at Aurus from head to toe with a pondering expression. Not long after, he told Aurus, ”Your appearance is…quite unique.”

Unlike Erudis's current appearance, whose skin took on a bark-like quality while being ash gray in color, Aurus's appearance was definitely a far cry from it, having smooth green skin that showed some of the qualities of a polished gem.

Scratching his head as he listened to Erudis's words, Aurus could not help but let out an awkward chuckle as he said, ”Thanks, I guess?”

”Well, formalities aside, let me re-introduce myself,” Erudis said not long after Aurus was done talking, not caring whether or not this statement felt abrupt to the latter.

”My codename is Erudis, I am the progenitor of the Spiriveritae, as well as the one considered as the first Spiriveritas of Erudinia. I am the wielder of the Epiphany of Omniscience,” he continued talking, making Aurus feel slightly surprised as he never thought the first Spiriveritas would be the one meeting him.

”If you have any questions you would like to ask me regarding the Spiriveritas or any other topic, I'll answer it to the best of my abilities,” Erudis said after that before adding, ”If you have time after that, I'll introduce you to the two Spiriveritae that are situated in the same continent as you.”

”Can we postpone the latter for later?” Aurus instantly asked in response before saying, ”I don't really want to meet the others yet in my current state.”