Three days had passed since the duel between Viel and the Shadow Tempest Party. A commotion happened in the Figaro Gardens, which made all the Dwarves leveling in the area abandon it completely.
The dozen Obsidian Spite Mosquitoes that had feasted on the Red-Eyed Terror Mantis had all evolved into Iron Scaled Torment Mosquitoes, which were Rank 2 Monsters.
In the Beginner's Area, the strongest monster was the Field Boss, Forest Wolf King, followed by the Alpha Monsters.
In the absence of the Alpha Monster, the current big boss of the Figaro Garden were now the Mosquitoes. No creature within it would dare to poke their noses out while these bloodsuckers were becoming more and more active in their territory.
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East Zone, Aspiration Plains…
Viel was in one of the Ant Holes while waiting for Ferto's signal.
After a few minutes, he received the mental message he was waiting for. The mosquitos have killed another Monster Pack leaving them dry, but with the Beast Cores. He informed about it to an Ant, which would send a signal reporting it and then send their scavenging parties to haul the dead bodies of the Monsters back to their colonies.
By doing this both of them will get food, materials, and Beast Cores, which were needed by both parties to get stronger.
Viel would then get thirty percent of it. It means he would get 6 to 9 Rank 1 and 2 Beast Cores a day.
…
The next day, as soon as Viel arrived near one of the entrances to the colony, he could see several Ants and Mosquitoes already fighting against each other.
Dozens of Mosquitoes led by an Iron Scaled Torment Mosquito (Rank 2 Monster), and four Obsidian Spite Mosquitoes (Rank 1 Monster) started to clash against the defenders.
The Ant Guards spat formic acid at the mosquitoes that attempted to enter their domain.
The Red-Striped Predator Mosquitoes shrieked in pain after their bodies were drenched in acid.
The Obsidian Spite Mosquitoes, on the other hand, received minor injuries, but they were still capable of battling.
Only the Iron Scaled Torment Mosquito was unaffected by the acid sprays that fell on its body.
It boldly impaled one of the defender Ants with its spear-like bloodsuckers and started to suck its blood.
Viel wouldn't let them do as they pleased as he was the Ant Prince of the colony after all. He summoned all his subordinates and equipped his weapons.
The Ants, as they saw Viel getting ready to help them, helped him get rid of the mosquitos.
It was very easy. After all, the strength of his summons was very high due to their skills and titles. The only problem was the Iron Scaled Torment Mosquito, whose body was resilient to the acid sprays that the Ants were shooting at it and was resisting Ferto's attacks. Thankfully, it ended with zero casualties thanks to Jör's Soul Venom and Ferto's Arcane Damage, which deal constant damage to their souls and weaken them and is able to ignore part of the defense of the enemies respectively.
"Thanks for your help." Vermora's voice echoed inside the Ant Colony.
—-
< Special Quest: Helper of the Colony Completed! >
< Rewards >
– 300 Leaf Village's Ant Nest Reputation
– 10 Stat Points
– 30 Skill Points
– Ant Helper
– 100 Gaming Divine Energy
– 50 Elysium Silver Coins
—-
< Ding! >
< As the title Ant Helper is a subordinate title of Ant Prince, it will be converted into Leaf Village's Ant Nest Reputation >
< Ant Helper → 1000 Leaf Village's Ant Nest Reputation >
"Well. No matter how bad a reward is, if it is free and obtained without effort, it will always be good."
…
It has been around two weeks since his partnership with the Ants started and he has collected a lot of materials from the monsters as well as a decent number of Beast Cores. Exactly 72 Rank 1 Beast Cores and 18 Rank 2 Beast Cores.
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Sorry, it seems I made a mistake as to the number of Skill and Stat Points Beast Cores give. And also in the number of Skill Points Jör and Ferto get.
I won't correct the past chapters, but from now on it's as follows:
Rank 1 = 10
Rank 2 = 20
Rank 3 = 30
Rank 4 = 40
Rank 5 = 100
Deimos = 1,000
Argonaut = 5,000
Dreadnaught = 10,000
If Alpha Monster x2
If Field Boss x 3
If World Boss x 5
Jör and Ferto will get 50% more. Like if the normal is 10 Skill Points, they will get 15; if 20, they will get 30, and so on.
Sorry for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
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Viel decided to use half of his Rank 1 Beast Cores to create souls. Maybe he wouldn't put them in use right now, as with the Ant Army and his main summons it was more than enough. But he had a feeling that he would be able to use them soon.
He used 18 Rank 1 Beast Cores in Ferto and Aurora each. Although Viel wasn't able to use the Skill Points given by the Beast Cores on Aurora as she wasn't the product of skill, she was able to consume them as any other monster.
The rest of the Rank 2 Beast Cores were used to upgrade his Stats and Body Constitution.
—--
Name: Viel Von Kaizer
Age: 16
Race: Half-Elf
Rank: (None)
Sub Class: Blacksmith
Health: 1550 / 1550
Mana: 400 / 400
Strength: 50 (+3)
Intelligence: 41
Vitality: 31
Agility: 301 (+23)
Dexterity: 26 (+3)
〚 Luck: 9998〛
Soul: 366
Free Stat Points Available: 421(!)
Free Skill Points Available: 0
Defense: 86 (55+31)
Special Abilities: Jack-of-All-Trades [EX] Blessing of the OGU [???] [Absorb (4/5) Devour (Unused) Copy (3/4) Steal (3/3)] Blessing of the OGH [???] Gaming Energy-Ticket of Eriol [Divine] (500/5000)
Animancer Skills: Soul Creation [Ex] (43/366) Animating Touch [Ex] Soul Familiar [Ex] Soul Order
Sub Class Skills: Master of Metals [Ex] Heat Resistance [Ex]
Skills: Fury Slash Dark Arrow
Blood Tattoos(0/1): (None)
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Special Body Constitution: Crimson Canvas' Legacy (131/350)(!)
Title: Apprentice Blacksmith, Fearless, Ant Prince (!)
—--
Elysium Copper Coins: 145
Elysium Silver Coins: 272
Elysium Gold Coins: 0
—--
< Ferto >
– Rating: C+
– Progress (190/1000)
—-
< Animating Touch >
– Rating: D+
– Progress: (80/200)
—--
< Ding! >
< Congratulations! Your Body Constitution has been upgraded! >
< Choose one from among these three options as your bonus reward! >
(Option 1) – + 150 permanent points to Vitality
(Options 2) – A Blood Magic grimoire
(Options 3) – Toxic Blood: A passive skill that makes your blood toxic and makes you immune to poisons and venoms.
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Viel didn't read the other options and just selected the last one.
—--
< Skill Evolution [EX] detected the skill Toxic Blood. >
< Toxic Blood will be upgraded into Toxic Blood [Ex] once the requirements have been made. >
< Since the Skill is learned from your Body Constitution Upgrade and not from a Beast Core, evolution requirements will be waived. >
< Toxic Blood [Ex] >
Type: Passive Skill
– A passive skill that makes your blood toxic and makes you immune to poisons and venoms.
– You can increase its toxicity by consuming toxic materials.
– You can turn it off voluntarily
—--
< Crimson Canvas' Legacy >
Rating: E+
Progress: 131/350
The Crimson Canvas is not just about tattooing, but about channeling the essence of your victims into art. It is a testament to the power of the human spirit, allowing its wielder to draw upon their own life force to imbue their creations with raw magical energy.
Upgrade Rewards: +10000 Health Points, Toxic Blood [EX]
Bonus Reward: +2 Animating Touch Skill
– You will be able to infuse 4 more inanimate objects with the essence of a soul. (14 in total)
—--
'With this, I'm ready to deal with the Kobold accident.' Viel said as he took out of his Storage Ring twenty iron swords.
—--
< Mass-produced Iron Sword >
Rarity: Rare
(One-Handed Sword)
Requirement: Strength 10
– Attack: 10-15 physical damage
– Has a 20% probability of dealing a critical hit.
—--
When he was storing his swords, he heard a knock coming from the door.
"Big Brother, please help me. Colette and her party have been captured by the kobolds. I don't know if I will be able to do it alone. Please help me!" Lux said desperate.
"Ok, Lux. Calm down first and explain to me in detail what has happened." Viel replied.
After Lux explained what he already knew to Viel, they left for Randolph's Smithy.
It seems that although Viel became Randolph's disciple, the corrective effect of the world caused Lux to become his disciple as well.
But, Randolph didn't tell Lux about Bloodmoon, it so Lux would have told it to him.
'Maybe, because of my appearance he didn't deposit so much of his trust in him' Viel thought.
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