Chapter 297 Part3 (1/2)
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”Rem, what do you think?”
[It's difficult. More research must be done.]
”Well, I didn't think it'd work on the first try.”
[You can count on me.]
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo left the magic device, Huginn's Eye (which he'd stolen from the training facility), with Kratia and Rem. It was an absurd surveillance artifact, as it could sense multiple presences in a large area, and indirectly influence them as well. It was a level 8 item that was a treasure amongst treasures. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it the core of the training facility.
Of course, he wouldn't likely be able to figure out everything that's going on in the Empire with just this, but if he were to improve its performance, as well as limit its options in order to concentrate its abilities, then... Someday, he'd be able to tell the golems movements. Well, if it can synergize with Rem's abilities that is.
”With this, the connection between Rem and the artifact is complete.”
”That means...”
”Yeah. Even if Rem's far away, he can see with Huginn's Eye.”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo decided to leave Huginn's Eye at his base. Firstly, they hadn't improved Huginn's Eye enough for them to properly use it. Secondly, it wouldn't activate from his inventory and it took up too much s.p.a.ce.
Lastly, with Kratia's help, they were able to set up a communication line between Huginn's Eye and Rem. Thus, Rem was able to utilize Huginn's Eye from long range. For the time being, Kratia would study Huginn's Eye and would strive to improve it, so it should be more useful in the future.
”But is it really ok with you? It feels like I'm just keeping you here...”
”My original goal was the artifact. I'm happy that I can continue to study it.”
It seemed like Kratia was quite satisfied. Then again, ever since she'd entered the Empire, Kratia hadn't been concerned about heroes or the undead, but magic, so it seemed like the natural reaction from her...
”Plus, not only did my combat-related skills improve, but I learned a new skill related to the artifact. The more I study the artifact with that skill, the faster my magic will increase.”
”Is that that amazing?”
”...s.h.i.+n Woo, you have no idea how amazing it is to learn a new type of skill.”
Kratia's eyes sharpened for some reason, so Lee s.h.i.+n Woo apologized to her and decided to take a step back. He couldn't understand it at all, as he gained skills so easily through Bone Reinforcement.
But the more skills one had, the more stats they'd gain, so he realized that the more skills one had, the more capable they were.
”That's why the [elites] are so amazing. Normal monsters don't really have any skills, and only have their stats to back them up, so we can hunt them easily, but... On the contrary, elites possess at least two or three skills on average, so not only do they get stronger the more they use their skills, but they're able to properly exhibit their overwhelming strength (from their stats) through said skills.”
”Well, that's true...”
There was an insurmountable wall (in terms of strength) between normal monsters and elites. Once he heard the clear reason between this divide, he found himself naturally nodding his head.
If he put what she said into consideration, then wouldn't he become the strongest if he just lived a long time? The scary part was that the chances of that weren't zero.
”But first...”
Kratia seemed like she would talk about skills for a few hours, so Lee s.h.i.+n Woo pushed her towards Huginn's Eye. He gathered the last bones he'd acquired from the training facility and sighed in satisfaction.
”Let's level up first.”
”You don't have any for me, right?”
”I thought you wouldn't want them, so I used them on myself... Are you disappointed? Should I give you one?”
”It's fine. I respectfully decline.”
Before they had cleared the final training facility, Jin had absorbed an unimaginable quant.i.ty of bones and had grown tremendously. Moreover, he had also absorbed a level 7 elite's bone, so he wanted nothing to do with bones for the time being. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo decided to give him a break this time.
Above all, it was most efficient to use Bone Reinforcement prior to a level up. He had acquired four level 7 elite bones purely through luck, but it was still beneficial to him regardless; Lee s.h.i.+n Woo decided to make this level up something special.
'The Ur Leon's big toenail and sh.e.l.l, the Croc Erantu's molar, and the Emperor Boa's fang I got from Kratia.'
They weren't technically made of bone, but they were definitely considered bones.
Moreover, they were from elite monsters that had fought for dozens of years inside of an area with a high concentration of mana, so they were higher quality than any of the level 7 elite bones he'd absorbed thus far. They were almost comparable to Hansen Von Dorthe.
”Hoo.”
”Ugh.”
Would Jin be alright from absorbing the info from four bones simultaneously? Jin unnecessarily imagined himself absorbing those bones and shook, while Lee s.h.i.+n Woo extended his hand and selected the bones. Then he said.
”Bone Reinforcement.”
[Consuming all four bones to execute Bone Reinforcement. Strength has increased by 20, Agility by 25, Health by 30, and Magic by 58.]
[The Bone Reinforcement skill has become Lv10. Bones with intersecting memories are combined, allowing you to access complete memories. Verifying that all owners of these bones lived in the same environment, giving you access to their combined memories.]
”Mm.”
What a great time for Bone Reinforcement to level up. And it came with a new ability at that. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo inwardly muttered that he hadn't expected this to happen, but at that moment, a deluge of memories poured into his brain.
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo gasped. It felt like his limits were being tested whenever he used this skill!
”s.h.i.+n Woo!?”