284 Market 2 (2/2)

‘Are you empowering the nearby creature?’

”Yes.”

The blue back lizard became restless immediately, and started to pace around in its cage, as if it was trying to avoid the red light shining on its body, but to no avail.

The crystal ball slowly changed the colour of its light to a silver hue, as the silver light began to envelop the giant lizard. The lizard seemed as if it was paralysed when it stopped moving suddenly, and remained in its original position.

Tch!

A ray of silver light shot out of the crystal ball and landed on the giant lizard’s head.

Exactly five seconds later, the silver light disappeared quickly, and the crystal ball became red once again.

”Empowerment completed. The creature’s appearance is being recorded. The main body is being linked and transferred… Please do not move,” announced the crystal ball suddenly as it shot a ray of red light towards Garen.

Just as before, a warm, pleasant feeling could be felt on the areas that were illuminated by the red light.

A 3D icon of the new totem also appeared in the skill pane in the bottom of his field of vision.

‘Blue back lizard: First form living totem, can be upgraded. Evolution success rate: 66% (The smaller the size, the higher the success rate). Potential points consumption: 300%.

Abilities: Venom, drilling.’

”Three points, huh… This thing apparently consumes three points…” said Garen as he furrowed his brows.

He let the giant lizard out of its cage and repeated the earlier process. He brought all of the cages into his house and used the Derivator to empower every one of them.

Three blue back lizards, three grey feathered hawks, one short-tailed croc, as well as the howling wererabbit. A total of eight Silver Totems.

Garen stood on the walkway at the back of his house and lifted his arms, looking at the endless blue, grey, and black Totem Lights that covered his hands.

The three colours finally merged together into a blue-black colour.

He held the crystal ball Derivator and looked at the message that was displayed there.

‘Your Excellency Garen, your current Totem Light ranking is: Form 2 normal. Your Totem Light consists of eight different types of Silver Totems that have been overlaid with one another.

”I’ve achieved Form 2 Totem Light already?” Garen’s heart was overjoyed. Although he had yet to learn the ways of a Form 2 totem user, and did not have the multitude of special abilities of an average Form 2 totem user, but the fact that his defence level had reached Form 2 was reason enough for him to celebrate.

The pets that he selected, other than the howling wererabbit, were all creatures that excelled at defence. The blue back lizard had skin that was highly resistant to corrosion, and the grey-feathered hawk had feathers that would naturally take the blow when it was bitten or attacked. Meanwhile, the short-tailed croc had a full body of armor, and was unusually strong. All these aspects were factors that Garen had already thought about earlier.

He clenched and unclenched his fists, feeling the Totem Light cover his entire body. It felt like he had put on a thick layer of clothes that was still unexpectedly airy and not restrictive at all.

He looked at the skill pane at the bottom of his field of vision, observing the two different types of icons that had automatically appeared there.

The evolution success rate of the grey-feathered hawk was also about sixty percent, and its abilities were flight and eagle-vision.

The short-tail croc’s evolution success rate was slightly lower at only fifty-something percent, and its abilities were biting and camouflage.

On the newly bought sofa on the first floor, Garen sat there with a grey-feathered hawk on his head and one on each shoulder, while a short-tailed croc crawled near his feet. There were also three blue back lizards on the couch next to him, constantly sticking their red tongues out.

He felt like a lion tamer in the circus.

Wordlessly, Garen let the Silver Totems leave his side, as he contemplated what to do with the new powers in his hands.

Silver Totems and regular totems were different, because they could not be kept inside storage tools. The ones that could be brought around were only limited to the three grey feathered hawks. The short-tailed croc required water and constant care, while the giant lizard’s hunting abilities were only sub-par, making them redundant when taken outside. Only the grey feathered hawk, a type of predatory bird, could be carried around easily, as well as participate in the hunt.

”Now I’ll just have to wait for the White Dragonhawk to become mine. In the meantime, I’ll just go collect some potential points for now.”

A grey-feathered hawk was perched on Garen’s shoulders, while the other two stood on each arm. He walked straight out of his house, and past the fence that was now darkened by the night sky. In the dimness of the night, he walked towards the city.

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War Guild

Garen held a glass of foamy alcohol but did not drink it. He merely sat in his usual spot and furrowed his brows at the quest scrolls in his hands.

The receptionist, a plump woman took a large bite of the chicken thigh in her hand while placing some quest scrolls on Garen’s table with her other hand.

”You can choose any of the quests here, they’re all form one. Your quest completion rate is not bad, keep up the good work,” she said before she turned around to face the other customers.

Garen scanned his eyes across the quest list before him. All of them were form one quests, and their hunting targets were all form one totem users, with the majority being from Phantom Light.

These totem users who believed in the survival of the fittest were merely scum who killed others without batting an eye. They were extremely harsh with themselves, and possessed adept fighting skills. They could not be compared to the Seraph Light totem users of the past.

Garen had asked to look at so many form one quests because he was looking to find the most suitable one. He took a quest list and noticed that it said: Kill Therese Angel. This totem user is psychologically twisted, and fled from the north to Iron Tank City. Although she is only form one, she already possesses four different totems, and is very difficult to provoke.

”This is the one.”

Garen decided on his quest, and stood up before walking towards the counter in the hall.

This opponent would be able to test his current strength properly, to finally decide whether Silver Totems or original totems were stronger.