Chapter 30 - The Conclusion of the Gathering (2/2)
Pavian turned his head to stare at the Flame Spire Lord Berenice.
“Why did she help me?”
The Earth Pagoda had helped like promised. But it wasn’t only the Earth Pagoda that had helped. The Flame Pagoda had also helped for some reason.
But Berenice hadn’t helped in the beginning. Only after Kako showed her support did Berenice also help.
Pavian had barely managed to seize the new immeasurable talent because of their help. But why did Berenice help him?
“Don’t tell me……”
Pavian always had a nagging suspicion at the back of his mind during the gathering.
“Is it that nasty habit of hers again?”
Pavian knew Berenice well. And not only Pavian. All the other Lords also knew about her strange tendency.
“A 20-year-old male……”
If it was Berenice, then it was expected that she would pay interest to any young males that stood out. And the balance was tilted due the Kako’s support of Pavian.
Even if Berenice hadn’t helped, Pavian thought that Kachu would help the Tower of Poison anyway as the Earth Pagoda had showed support. Berenice probably wanted a chance to meet this new talent by also showing her support. Of course, he couldn’t be absolutely sure.
“Let’s just ask.”
Pavian decided to ask Berenice about it later.
“What if she is interested in him?”
What would Pavian do then?
“Let’s just help her.”
Always pay enmity and kindness back. That was Pavian’s long-standing rule. He was going help get Berenice what she wants in return for her support.
“But……”
At that moment, the Light Spire Lord Konan opened his mouth.
“……What are you going to do?”
“What do you mean?”
Pavian asked as he snapped out of his thoughts and looked at Konan.
“Poison magic is special. Not everybody can use it. No matter how talented he is, if he has weak affinity with poison, then he could poison himself.”
Konan continued,
“What are you going to do if he has weak affinity?”
Poison magic required a particular talent more than any other magic. That talent was poison resistance. No matter how talented you were at poison magic, if you weren’t resistant, then you could poison yourself. What if the new talent has weak poison resistance?
“If that happens.”
Pavian replied.
“We will go along with your suggestions.”
“Can I take that as you are willing to hand him over to other towers if this is the case?”
“Yes.”
Pavian nodded.
‘If it’s poison resistance, then I can just strengthen it.’
Such things as weak poison resistance won’t happen. Pavian too had weak poison resistance at the beginning. Weak to the point that he almost couldn’t use his superior talent at poison magic at all. But the previous Poison Spire Lord had forcibly strengthened his resistance.
If the immeasurable has weak poison resistance? Then he could just strengthen it.
“Then I’ll go first.”
Pavian rose from his seat. The other Spire Lords also stood up while smiling and headed to their warp magic formations.
* * *
[Wisdom has increased by 1.]
A message appeared the moment he closed the book. Soo Hyuk rose up from his seat to return the book.
When he returned all the books, Soo Hyuk opened his skill tab.
[Immeasurable Talent]
[The talent for magic that you possess is immeasurably great. You, who possesses unlimited potential! Your talent is so outstanding that Kerza cannot answer the questions you might have. Kerza wants to meet you again in two weeks.]
[Days Left: 0 days ]
[Quest Reward: ??? ]
[In case of rejection, your relationship with Kerza will fall.]
“Let’s get going now.”
2 weeks had passed. The promised time was approaching.
“Here is your token.”
“Have a nice day.”
Soo Hyuk received his token and said goodbye to the librarian. Then he started to head towards the Central Spire.
“I don’t need a special job now.”
Soo Hyuk thought as he walked. The reason for this quest was to meet an NPC. But now, he already possessed a special job, so he couldn’t change jobs anymore.
Before he had a special job, he would’ve been excited, as there was a real possibility of gaining ‘a special job’. But now, he didn’t need it anymore.
“I can’t use a skill book as well.”
The NPC might had also given Soo Hyuk a skill book. But now that he couldn’t use skill books anymore, Soo Hyuk just wanted to get this over and done with.
“I would’ve just cancelled if it weren’t for Kerza being the one that made me a magician.”
The reason he was going anyway, instead of just cancelling, was because he couldn’t do it. More precisely, he could do it, but then his relationship would fall, and his token would get taken away. And if his token got taken away? Then Soo Hyuk wouldn’t be able to enter the library anymore. There were still many more books to read in the Matab Library, so Soo Hyuk had to read them all.
“Eheww……”
Soo Hyuk sighed deeply while he closed his skill tab.