Chapter 207: Quinn(2) (1/2)

As Quinn broke through to the peak of the continent, his mind became clearer as he registered what had happened to him.

'The gift of enlightenment,' Quinn whispered.

He looked at the owner of the purple energy that pushed him to a breakthrough.

His mouth opened but he couldn't find the right words to say. Nothing could represent how he felt right now. No words could express his gratitude.

He stood up and bowed deeply at Jake, ”I'm forever in your debts. I--”

He was instantly cut off by Jake's cold words, ”Don't bother. It's not for free. We are only paying half!”

He had already calculated everything beforehand.

The gift of enlightenment was a skill that only [Realm-3] warriors and above possessed

It followed the theory of energy signature.

Hidden in a unit of energy was a massive amount of information that couldn't be tapped.

It just stayed there in its micro-world, living in a world that couldn't be perceived by even cultivators.

A world that is full of wonders and mysteries.

It recorded all the details of its host. In this case, it was Jake.

As a [Realm-3] warrior, he had the ability to grant enlightenment to a lower-level warrior using the information in his energy.

When a lower-level warrior was buried under his energy, Jake would will his energy to release 'itself', exposing how he got to [Realm-3].

It would sing to the warrior's head, whispering on how to achieve the higher realm.

This was exactly how it played out to Quinn.

However, it was not as simple as it sounded to Jake.

For Jake to grant enlightenment, he had to waste his energy, bringing him closer to the [state of deficit].

This was why it wasn't wrong for Jake to demand a price since he had gotten closer to death just for Quinn.

Looking at the cold look in Jake's eyes, Quinn sighed, 'It was a trap all along.'

”I understand,” he half-smiled.

Quinn ignored his new power realm and continued his work.

He brought out a blank sheet of paper and a pen.

Instantly, he was back to his normal self, ”Hohoho, now that we are done with the armor. We will proceed to the weapon section.”

He managed to deceive himself that everything was okay, ”Have you looked through the handout I gave you?”

Jake and Kaleyx nodded in response.

They weren't petty enough to intimidate the man further.

Grabbing the handout from Kaleyx, Jake pointed at some of the weapons displayed on it.

He spoke out his mind, ”I use swords, both longsword, and shortsword. However, it has a limited attack range. It prohibits me in battle.”

Jake had analyzed all his battles and realized that long-range combat was his weakness.

The duo's fight with Kieran was probably the one that firmed his mind.

Kieran had displayed all sorts of attacks that kept Jake at bay. It checkmated any surprise attack from Jake

However, in the case of Jake bypassing his long-range attacks, Kiera's tough body was there to protect him.

Yet, he was proficient in hand-to-hand combat. An all-rounder!

This made Jake realize that if he could somehow get a hybrid range weapon, he would also be versatile in range combats.

Facing Jake's question, Quinn creased his brows, ”I don't understand. Aren't you a swordsman? Aren't swordsmen supposed to be dedicated to their swords?”

As a weapon maker, he had met many swordsmen who had become fanatics of their weapons.

He had seen some of them offer their bones to upgrade their swords. In fact, some of them offered their one and only spine for the creation of their weapon.

In their mind, it wasn't anything stranger. After all, they were swordsmen!

Swordsmen…...warriors whose main path was the [Sword Path]. They were always loyal to the weapon called a sword. They boasted of having a sharp will capable of cutting anything they sight their eyes on.

”A swordsman, huh?” sighed Jake

He could be considered a swordsman and he could also not be considered a swordsman.

It all depended on the mentality…...his mentality.

Jake had read all about the [Sword Path] in his [Sword Drawing Book]. He had been told all about the heroics of the so-called swordsmen.

To them, it was a title that represented their oath to their swords.

If they were ever to abandon their weapons, they would be deemed as a failure.