6 Deciding on a Path (1/2)

Tristan spent the next month busy with school work. The incident had earlier led him to perform poorly at school, and he decided to renew his focus and study hard. Having absorbed the gratitude of the remnant spirit had made his mind much more clearer and he felt like he had become more intelligent, which surprised him.

A month later, he went to Twilling street. He had been introduced in the chat group, and hence was familiar with the sellers now. His aim was to look at the wares the stall owners had and see if his system identified anything interesting.

His visit seemed to have been disappointing as he visited several stalls and didn't really find anything interesting that caught the system's eye. Eventually, ended up at a gem stone seller. The gem stone seller displayed an array of stones saying they had mild healing or energy properties, but these weren't too useful to Tristan.

”These don't seem to be useful to me.” Tristan admitted to the seller. ”Forget it. I need to go back and prepare for my exams.”

The gem seller's eyes lit up. ”Oh silly me. Right, I have a few gems that raise the mental state a little bit if you hold it. They are a bit more expensive though.”

The gem seller brought out a tray of five stones and Tristan gently touched each one of them. He didn't show any expression.

”Oh, these stones do seem to have a slight chilling effect on my scalp when I am touching them.” Tristan said. ”Will this really help with studying?”

The gem seller nodded. ”Yes, they should help. I won't try to cheat you, I'll charge you 10,000 dollars for one stone.”

Tristan raised his eye. ”Lady... I am a student, you really expect me to spend 10,000 dollars on a stone? It certainly seems cooling, but I can use an air conditioner to get a similar effect.”

The gem seller coughed. ”Well... 8,000 then? Okay.. forget it 7000, final offer!” She changed her tune when she saw Tristan frowning.

Tristan struggled for a bit, before taking out 7000 dollars out to pay for one of the stones which he picked up and put into his pocket. He had received a million dollars as compensation from the government, so 7000 wasn't really a whole lot for him.

Returning home, Tristan finally let go of his blank look and excitement shone on his face. He really managed to find a treasure. Holding the stone in his hand again, a text appeared within his vision.

[Spirit Amber]

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[Absorb? Y/N]

Without hesitating, Tristan yelled in his mind. ”Absorb!”

Soon the stone melted and merged with his hand and from his hand a terrifying chilling liquid spread within his body, circulating through his blood and entering his cells. Tristan felt rejuvenated and his mind felt like it had opened up. His eyesight became keener and his other senses became a little sharper as well. He felt refreshed. Once the effect subsided, he pulled up his status.

[Race: Human]

[Evolution: None]

[Progress: 24%]

The Spirit Amber gave him 14% progress which was more than the silky bead. Tristan could feel the difference in his body. With this he had confirmed his path of growth. He needed to find objects that the system identified, treasures, to absorb and increase his progress.

Tristan decided to take up one more mission before the high school finals from the Vast Expanse. He thought of purchasing some treasure the guild to potentially absorb. For that he needed credits.