As he didn't know what to do, Adam walked to the only staff member around, the receptionist. The Holy Temple was opened to the public as it was a public place to worship the gods. If one was lucky, they could even get a blessing from the gods as they preyed.
It was also the headquarters of all the Racial Powers, if one day something similar to the Undead Uprising were to happen, then the Holy Temple would be the last bastion. At the same time, the important decisions for the world would be held here, but it had been thousands of years since an Assembly had been held.
The Assembly would gather all the Legends belonging to the Racial Powers and they would debate on the most important issues.
Back to the receptionist, they were simply here to help out if one wanted to either see a Legend within the Holy Temple, or more simply ask for directions. The Temple was very big.
As Adam approached the receptionist, he asked "Are any of the Legends here available for a meeting with me."
The receptionist had been staring at him since he entered the temple, and obviously knew his identity. But before he could say anything, a portal appeared on Adam's left and a voice said from inside "Hop in."
Adam looked at the receptionist, who shrugged, and entered the portal.
Adam found himself in a forest, in front of a wooden house up in a tree. Adam could feel the elements of Nature were quite thick around here, and he easily recognized them thanks to passing through a similar level back in the Blood Tower, although the elements there were a little less concentrated. It was because it was only in the 30' floors.
The Concept of Nature was an Advanced Concept, and a derivation of the Sovereign Concept of Life. It was a concept, or in this case an Essence, mainly mastered by Wood Elves.
And indeed, as he entered through the wide opened door of the house, he saw a female Wood Elf sitting in front of a bow, maintaining it.
[Myrin] (Legend, Level 250)
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Myrin was a middle aged elven woman of great beauty. Elves were renown for their beauty after all. However, for her to show signs of aging, she was probably a few thousands years old…
As Adam was thinking of useless thoughts, Myrin looked at him and said with a smile "Aqua Sovereign. Why would you come here and ask for us old things?"
Adam replied "Well, I met the spirit of Ardrith, the Undead Emperor." Myrin's smile disappeared as her expression became serious. She asked "How? Did you find yourself in Hell?"
Adam shook his head and said "Of course not. I met his spirit in this realm. It tried to possess me, but I killed it and destroyed his spirit. Did I send him to Hell?"
Myrin frowned and stared at him intently, and after a moment she said "You're not lying… To think such a danger was hiding in this place all this while…"
She then said "Gaya the Great must have been the one who told you to come here, right?" Adam tilted his head, and after a moment he realized that might be the case.
He had already been told the system was created by the gods, and Gaya, or Sophia, had changed a few things for the inhabitants of Earth who would come to Epoch. Maybe she really was the one who told him he would get his rewards here.
So even though he wasn't sure, he nodded in the end.
Myrin still had her frown, but after a moment it eased as she said "You made a great contribution. There is no clear reward, so how about this. Do you need anything in particular?"
Adam saw that he received an additional 5000 AP, and as he added them in the same way as the earlier ones, he said "You might have heard of my scuffle with the dragons?"
Myrin nodded and said "You want the Temple's aid to deal with the dragons? If that's your request, you can forget it."
Adam shook his head, a bit surprised by how direct she was in the way she refused him. Was there something he didn't know about the Dragon Clan that made the Holy Temple apprehend antagonizing them?
Most probably, but he shook those thoughts out of his head as he said "I am going to make an armor from the Dragons' scales, and I would like for a capable Enchanter to enchant the set armor, to transform it into a growing armor. When forged, it should become a Level 60 Unique Set, and I want it to be able to level up to Level 100."
Myrin looked relieved as she said "That's not a problem, I happen to be a capable Enchanter. I can help you with your request. Here, take this." She took out a crystal glowing with green light and continued "When your armor is completed, crush this and I will enchant your set armor."
Adam looked at her with surprised as he asked "Doesn't the Enchanter need to work together with the Forger to add such an enchantment?"
Myrin smirked and said "I told you I was a capable Enchanter, didn't I?"
Seeing she didn't have any intention of saying any more, he said "Thank you for your hospitality then. It's time for me to go now."
Myrin nodded and said "Your contribution to the living will be noted. See you soon then." As she said that, Adam felt a force surround him and forcefully send him away.
A moment later, he appeared at the Teleportation array, with a weird face. Teleportation, just like flying, was an ability that could be activated in multiple ways.
First, if one reached the Hero Rank, they would be able to tear space open, creating a path through space itself. This wasn't really teleportation though, only a very fast way of travel.
For true teleportation, one needed to reach the Legend Rank, only then would one be able to use their Aura or Mana to force the space rules to teleport. Of course, both for Portal Traveling or Teleportation, one could also understand the Space Concept and Essence to achieve both objectives.
The point was, before Adam couldn't feel anything when he was getting forcefully teleported by Legends, but even though he was still too weak, his initial understanding of the Space Concept actually allowed him to feel the teleportation taking place. That meant that if his understanding of the Space Concept was good enough, most probably if he reached the Essence Level, then he might be able to resist from being teleported, even if it was done by a Legend.
That helped Adam realize that the Space Concept might be even more powerful and interesting than he thought. It was already recognized as one of the strongest concepts already, because of it's deadly abilities. But if it allowed him to counter Heroes and Legends even more easily, then it was going to be a great ability.
Now that he had taken care of everything he needed, it was time for Adam to go back to Yok. As he teleported in the Orcish Capital, Adam could feel his excitement bubbling as he felt his promotion was nearing. For him, being promoted would represent a massive power up, massive enough to allow him to reach the higher strata of Epoch's society.
With swift steps, Adam arrived in front of Klint's Workshop, and saw everything inside was the same as usual. Klint was in his old reclining chair, while Morbash was hammering a piece of iron.
As Adam entered the shop, Klint looked at him with a smile, and Morbash almost looked fanatical when he saw him. He asked straightaway "Did you get all the materials?"
Adam smiled at the blacksmith's glee and nodded as he said "I got all the materials. Do you need any preparation to start working?"
Morbash guffawed "Impatient to get your armor? Don't worry, I can start working on it right now! By the end of the day, you will be wearing your precious armor!"