Chapter 432 Third Talent Tree? (1/2)

Returning to his room in the inn, Rhode placed the box on the table and began to examine the pair of daggers carefully. As his hand hovered above them, the cards of Celia and Celestina emerged on his palm. The cards spun non-stop, glistening with hallucinatory aura, as though reacting to the surroundings. At this moment, similar white radiance glowed from the daggers, shining in symphony with the two cards, responding to their calling.

I see.

Rhode could confirm that these two daggers were indeed part of the Holy Sword Card Deck. However, Rhode was dubious because previously, these two cards only appeared after awakening their Soul of Existence. But since these two daggers are present and don't require awakening, what should I do?

A Spirit Swordsman had the ability to seal living creatures into cards. However, the creature must be alive. As long as the living creatures agreed, the Spirit Swordsman could seal them into cards while they were alive. However, those living creatures had self-consciousness. From the start, the Holy Sword Card Deck were lifeless cards and only when Rhode awakened them forcefully would they have the ability to transform into human figures.

However, Rhode was at his wit's end facing these two lifeless daggers. Since he couldn't possibly ask them if they would like to be his summon spirits, what should he do?

Rhode sighed and clenched his fist. Two floating cards shattered in his palms and Celia and Celestina emerged.

Celia lowered her head as soon as she appeared, bowing respectfully. ”I'm sorry, Master. We weren't able to offer you help when you needed us the most…”

”You don't have to apologize, Celia.” It wasn't Rhode who said that, but Celestina. The demon young lady leaned against the wall, gazing at Rhode in disdain. Although her expression didn't reveal her true thoughts, her eyes betrayed how she regarded Rhode. ”It wasn't your fault. It was just because our Master was too weak, draining all his energy dealing with a few maggots. Ha, what a joke. It's just our luck to have him as our Master.”

Rhode frowned and ignored Celestina's utterance. This demonic young lady was indeed too troublesome for him to handle. She was basically standoffish to his commands and often sarcastic in her words. However, even though her statements kind of made sense, Rhode didn't feel respected. As long as Celestina didn't go against his orders and create trouble for him during battle, he wouldn't argue with her.

Rhode neglected her words as he pointed to the daggers that laid quietly in the box. ”What do you two think of them?”

The sisters shifted their attention to the daggers and their expressions changed slightly. ”That's the… No wonder I felt a familiar aura around me…”

Celestina walked towards the daggers and gently caressed them as she spoke. However, she paused halfway and swept a glance at Rhode vigilantly. It was as though Rhode wasn't her master, but her enemy instead. The demonic young lady retracted her hand and turned around.

”Let's go, Celia. If our master can't even resolve this problem by himself, then he doesn't have the right to obtain the Holy Sword.” A black mist emerged and shrouded Celestina before she eventually returned to the state of a card, disappearing into thin air. Meanwhile, Celia wore a difficult expression as she puckered her brows slightly, gazing at Rhode helplessly. She was about to comment, but let out a sigh instead.

”I'm very sorry, Master. Although I want to say something, Sister is right. This is the experience that you as a Holy Sword Holder should go through and not seek our help for. You have to rely on your own strength to awaken them.” Celia bowed solemnly and transformed into a card, disappearing too.

Got to say, the sisters' reactions astonished Rhode as he didn't expect them to refuse to offer any help or even give a tip. Although it wasn't rare for Celestina to behave this way, to have Celia disobeying himself seemed like he definitely needed to resolve this all by himself.

Rhode sunk into deep thought, picking up the two daggers.

These two daggers were weighed equally and reasonably light, with a suitable touch and great balance overall. It was obvious that these two daggers were made for dual-wielding and they gave Rhode an entirely different feel compared to every other weapon that he had. The Star Mark, Succubus, or Crimson Blade were all one-handed swords and although it was fine to wield them with both hands, the difference in length and balance were difficult to grasp. However, these two daggers were perfect in terms of length and balance, which showed that they were used as a set.

Rhode closed his eyes and felt the two mysterious weapons in his hands. Soon, lines of system prompt emerged before him.

[Madaras — Runes Dagger. Born under the glory of magic, inheriting a mysterious honor. Magical Immunity 15%. Reconciliation 30%. Speed Increase 30%]

[Gracier — Dawn Destroyer. All beings surrender to it. Physical Immunity 15%. Blade Sharpness 30%. Balance 30%]