289 Explaining Things So A Fox Could Understand (2/2)

'Forget that word, it doesn't mean anything to you.' Jack was not about to start explaining such a broad thing as physics to a fox with what barely qualified as a medieval education level. 'This isn't going to make sense to you, but I want you to think of my previous self, the Legend of Trodar and the ancient hero, as something like an avatar… Also, an avatar is something that is controlled by someone outside it.'

'So… When you were an ancient hero, that wasn't your real body?'

'Right! Good job, Bower,' Jack praised the fox and scratched behind his ears. 'That's why I was lv. 1 when I got summoned here. I've kept all of my past knowledge, but I had no strengths of my past self.'

'Then what happened with your avatar?'

'I… I don't know… I've never really thought about it like that…' That new perspective and idea were added to Jack's running list of questions he had for Daruun. 'I'll have to ask Daruun that after we get more tutorial stones.'

'If we find your avatar, won't we also find all fo your high-leveled equipment? Wouldn't that be better than finding all these other tombs?'

'Yes and no,' explained Jack. 'If we find my avatar, I don't think I'll have any way too…'

'Jack? Jaaack??'

Thanks to Bowzer sharing his thoughts openly, Jack came to realize something. Sure, Jack didn't know what happened to his old body or his stuff, but Jack never thought that would do him much good till he was high-leveled anyway. What Jack forgot was one of his character's former titles and an item that was given to him along with that title.

'Daruun's Envoy…'

'What? Jack, speak up so I can hear you too!'

'Daruun's Envoy… One of the titles that my ancient self had earned was Daruun's Envoy. I was the first-ever person to earn that title, so I received a one-of-a-kind, legendary item. I thought it was useless and was only legend-tier for its flavor text… but maybe…'

'Maybe what?'

'That item was known as Daruun's Crest. Its flavor text said that it gave it's bearer the ability to act in Daruun's name. I used it for a few quests then stored it away… But it also…' As Jack's rambling came to an end, the hero took out a single ring and ran his fingers around its ridges.

'Jack… finish explaining things, please!' shouted Bowzer, startling Jack and breaking his concentration on the ring.

'Right! Sorry… where was I?' Jack stopped playing with the ring, only looking at it now. 'I may not know where my avatar is, but I do know where something else is. And I'm too anxious to not go there right now.'

'Wait, we're not going to the Fissured Mountains?! I ran all this way for nothing?' complained Bowzer.

'No, we're still going there and to the other tombs before we meet back up with the party. It'll be easier that way and they won't argue with me over what I find,' replied Jack. 'But where we're going now, we'll find things that even most lv. 85 heroes of the past had only wished to find.'

'Ohhh…' With his interest piqued, Bowzer couldn't stop wagging his tail. 'Then let's go right now! I don't need to sleep!'

'We will, but we'll want Tralon with us this time. Also, we're about to cheat our way up a few levels.” An excited grin appeared on Jack's face, just like Bowzer.

'Hey, Tralon. Are you free right now? Tralon?'

'What is it, Jack? I'm busy discussing the ancient causes and effects of the Godly War with Choron and Sterfen,' replied Tralon in an annoyed tone.

'Well, how about you take a break from that and come get me. I'll need your help somewhere.'

'Where's that? I hope it's important and truly utilizes my abilities, given that I'm currently in the company of gods.'

Jack laughed, 'Tralon, we're heading to the storehouse.'