1057 Thunder Dragon Blaster Part 1 (1/2)

Ancient warriors that were controlled by Eternal Control Shards were the most powerful, as they were several times stronger than figures and Iron Blood warriors. However, any damage they happened to suffer was completely irreparable.

If the damages were severe enough, the ancient warriors were as good as dead. The figures, on the other hand, could be repaired as long as their souls were intact, which would then allow Saleen to return the damaged ones to full combat capacity by using his Star Gathering Needle.

This was similar to the difference between scrolls and magic books. While scrolls were cheap, they could only be used once, whereas magic books could be used repeatedly. As for high level magic books, they were so powerful that they were basically indestructible!

”Sir, thank you,” Saleen thanked Gaine solemnly.

The fact that he used the word ”sir” was a special honor, as it was only one rank below the rank and title of ”teacher.” The reason why Saleen used this term was to make Gaine understand that Saleen could never become a pure astrologer, as well as to show Saleen's respect for Gaine.

”Since you'll still be here for another month, it's best that you learn some astrology while you're you're here. At least go and learn about the meanings of the star charts. Otherwise, you won't be of much help to me,” Gaine said, while showing no emotion.

Gaine was calm, as he was able to tell from Saleen's fate that the young man's achievement could be higher than his, as long as the young man was capable of reaching his current age.

The crossing of two fates happened right inside the Imperial City of the Abyss. If Gaine were to acquire his freedom in the future, he planned to immediately break through the crystal wall and head to the higher worlds. He thought… If Saleen reached level 18, he would still need at least tens of thousands of years, even if his fate is a very good one, right?

Saleen was able to sense Gaine's intentions, and he felt it all to be a pity as well. After all, Gaine was the most powerful person he had ever seen. Yet, even someone who was so powerful could be trapped within a figure and held within the astrology tower.

”It's okay, Saleen. There's nothing to be sad about.” Gaine paused, then continued, ”You should be feeling rather irritated after spending nine months talking to me. But, we had a deal that you'd be here for ten months and I'd craft you a magic staff during the last month. You need to advance the defense spell that you're most versed in to level ten. It's imperative that you store three level ten defense spells within the staff.”

”Indeed,” Saleen agreed.

He then sat down, beginning to plan how to upgrade his Water Shield.

His temperament was one the common one among pure mages. They were able to put everything aside to make way for their training.

He might have obtained the Figure of Fate, but that was reserved for keeping him alive if he was to run into the strongest of enemies. As such, he had only relied on the level seven Water Shield for his defense in most other cases.

The level seven Water Shield was capable of defending himself against level nine magic due to its having a sliver of power of rules, and thus far, Saleen had been content with it. However, from the looks of things at the moment, it was now far from adequate.

But, since he had the Thunder Dragon Blaster, it made sense that his enemy would have similar equipment as well, and if he was to run into enemies that possessed such powerful equipment, he would certainly be in grave danger.

Gaine finished crafting a magic staff for Saleen as he was still deep in thought about advancing his spells. There was no magic staff within the Starline Armament, as even the original Devil Armament did not have one.

Saleen had many magic staffs, all of which were given to him by Joey. From Saleen's perspective, the staffs were but scrolls, which were capable of repeated use and as such, but were hardly precious.

The magic staff that Gaine crafted for Saleen was much more heavy. The staff was one head taller than Saleen, and it was crafted from a material that was shining with silver starlight throughout.

Gaine had only used astrological arts to conceal the starlight when he was about to finish crafting it, thus making it look a dull green. The tip of the staff was hollow, and it had six holes in it.

Something of unknown translucent material that was shining with thin blue light was embedded at the center. It looked like water or some sort of gel, like the liquids that belonged to some kind of magic beast.

Saleen went into his training state and paid no heed to Gaine, not even listening to a word that the old man was saying. Gaine felt rather bored and went to look at the Winged Skull, who had been silent for the past nine months.

”What's your name?” Gaine asked.

”Bing,” he replied.

”What weapon are you using?” Gaine asked.

The Winged Skull took out his battleaxe and flail. Gaine took a look at them, but felt rather indifferent about them. Although the weapons had good thoughts put into their crafting processes and their materials were decent, they were not really powerful.

”Hand it over. I'll craft two things for you that will last you a lifetime,” Gaine said, while still feeling bored. Still, he had to admit that the Winged Skull had made a pretty good choice, given that Saleen was unavailable for the moment.

”My lifetime will be a very long one.” The Winged Skull was telling the truth. As a king of spirits, he would be able to live tens of thousands of years.

”How about this?” Gaine asked as took out a huge scythe.

The scythe was almost entirely black, with only its blade having a tinge of dark silver on it. The silver flames that were used for disguise within the Winged Skull's eyes were snuffed out the very moment the scythe was presented, thus exposing the human-like pupils in his sockets.

”That belonged to a god of the underworld!” the Winged Skull gasped and exclaimed.

”Indeed. When I was young, I happened to slay a god of the underworld, then took his weapon. As this isn't something an ordinary human can use, I never give it away,” Gaine explained.

”This is not an equal exchange.” The Winged Skull hesitated.

Attributes aside, the axe's quality of material was far inferior to the scythe's. Also, a god of the underworld's weapon usually disappeared when they perished, yet the huge scythe had survived. Thus, it would probably be very difficult to find an item comparable to it's value, regardless of which plane one went to.

”You're not a mage, and there are still 20 days or so for you left here. So, just stay and chat,” Gaine said.