During the next week, Eldryn spent most of his time with Andrea and Emily as they discussed the Soulforge technique. Although Andrea and Emily had doubts about how the rank 2 warrior acquired the technique and its origin, they did not doubt Eldryn, so he felt relieved.
After that, Nathan, Amelia, Andrea, and Emily began switching their cultivation technique to the Soulforge technique.
Time passed, and a month went by.
During these months of training, Eldryn had completely learned all the common rank rune patterns, thus officially becoming a 9th-rank talisman master and also started to learn other types of talismans even talisman with 27 and 36 -star patterns.
His biggest gain during this period was that he had officially stepped into the 3rd rank as a warrior in the fire affinity, and his wood affinity seed was just around 15 percent away from reaching the 3rd rank. The only issue was the lack of star stones of specific elements.
However, he had not made any breakthroughs in his battle skills, as they had not gone hunting even once during this month; as everyone was eagerly cultivating the Soulforge technique.
After finishing his cultivation session, Eldryn looked at the changes in his information on the Chaos Book.
[The Heavenly Chaos System]
Name : Eldryn Emberheart
Age: 6
Cultivation: -3 star warrior
Cultivation techniques: Chaos Resonance (64/5000) intermediate
Skills: Chaos Surge Assault (439/2000) intermediate , fingerstrike cleave (436/1000) Advanced , Faint float(356/1000) Advanced , Inferno shot (45/1000) Proficient, Inferno fist(49/1000) Proficient
Auxiliary Skills : Talisman -0(67.8)
Affinity: - Space-1(60.59) ,Time(40.54), Fire -3 (6.78), wood -2(87.35)
Other than changes related to affinity, the major change was the addition of an "Auxiliary Skills" column, which appeared after he created his first 36-pattern talisman.
After practicing talisman creation for some time, Eldryn went to the cultivation area where he had planted the 8th-rank Aqua and Oakheart petal flowers. Julia and Julian were currently cultivating near the 8th-rank plants, and Gary was cultivating from a distance. Due to a 4th-rank star power gathering array in the villa, the star power was very abundant here compared to other areas in town, so Gary would always tag along with Julia and Julian whenever they came to cultivate.
Seeing Eldryn's arrival, Gary woke from his cultivation and said, "Good day, young warrior."
Eldryn nodded and then asked, "Mr. Gary, don't take offense, but could I know how many merit points you have remaining?"
Gary had a thoughtful look on his face and, after hesitating for a moment, said, "I have around 34,000 merit points balance remaining."
Eldryn nodded in understanding. Gary had become an 8th-rank mercenary more than seven years ago. After the birth of Julia and Julian, he started saving merit points to buy resources for them so they could reach rank 3 warriors by the age of 9,So it's normal to have more than 30,000 merit point.
Eldryn then looked at Gary for a moment and said, "Mr. Gary, I have a proposal. Would you like to hear it?"
Gary glanced at Eldryn, guessing that Eldryn might be interested in his merit points. However, if the proposal was beneficial, he would certainly consider it, so he nodded in agreement.
Seeing Gary nod, Eldryn took one of the star tablets from the assassin's storage bag and said, "Mr. Gary, this star tablet contains a rank 5 cultivation technique and its insights. I can offer it to you for 30,000 merit points for the three of you to practice. However, you must swear on your soul not to share this technique with anyone."
Other than the rank 4 battle technique star tablet, there was also a 5th-rank cultivation technique on another tablet . Additionally, one tablet contained information from a rank 3 warrior about his grudges and his life, but Eldryn had completely erased this information, leaving the tablet empty.
Gary was astonished and swore on his soul. He then called Julia and Julian, who also swore not to share the technique. After that Eldryn and Gary then went to the Mercenary Hall, where Gary transferred 30,000 merit points after confirming the authenticity of the technique.
Eldryn handed the tablet to Gary and said, "Mr. Gary, you should return this tablet within a month. I also hope that after a month, you can help me with an errand in the city."
Hearing this, Gary nodded with a smile. "Young warrior, don't worry. I will definitely go to the city next month. As for returning the tablet, I will return it in three weeks, as that should be enough time for me to begin using the technique."
Eldryn nodded and said, "Then, I will have to depend on Mr. Gary again."
Gary, with a bashful smile, waved his hand and said, "It's my luck to get acquainted with the young warrior." After saying this, he looked at Eldryn, who was walking toward the reward section, and added, "Then I will take my leave. I hope you can buy the resources you want." With a smile, he walked out of the Mercenary Hall.
Meanwhile, Eldryn arrived at the reward desk, submitted his form for requesting the package, and received the package number. He then returned to his villa to begin his cultivation.
It had been four weeks since Eldryn received the 30,000 merit points from Gary. During this time, he primarily focused on enhancing his wood and time affinities using low-grade star stones, and his space affinity using the 60 space star stones from the package he purchased for 30,000 merit points. As a result, his space affinity had also reached 2nd rank .
Currently, Eldryn was cultivating in his room using a low-grade star stone when he suddenly heard a soft crackling sound from his body. He continued cultivating until the star stone turned to dust. Then, with an excited expression, he opened his eyes and muttered to himself, "Finally a rank 3 warrior."
[The Heavenly Chaos System]
Name : Eldryn Emberheart
Age: 6
Cultivation: -3 star warrior
Cultivation techniques: Chaos Resonance (73/5000) intermediate
Skills: Chaos Surge Assault (459/2000) intermediate , fingerstrike cleave (512/1000) Advanced , Faint float(416/1000) Advanced , Inferno shot (209/1000) Proficient, Inferno fist(196/1000) Proficient
Auxiliary Skills : Talisman -0(76.68)
Affinity: - Space-2(3.9) ,Time(41.74), Fire -3 (9.08), wood -3(0.04)
Afterward, he checked his information on the Chaos Book, nodded with satisfaction at the changes, But when his eyes landed on the affinity column, he sighed at the limited progress in his time affinity. After that, he closed the Chaos Book.
Eldryn then calmed his mind and, after a moment of contemplation, decided to relax a bit before attempting the legacy gate trial. He packed the talismans he had created over the past weeks into a bundle and gave them to Gary to exchange for star stones. This time, instead of the usual 18-pattern talismans, the bundle included a mix of 27- and 36-star pattern talismans, totaling over 1,000.
Gary was astonished by the quantity and quality of the talismans, as he would earn a commission from selling them. After handing the talismans to Gary, Eldryn took a stroll around the town before returning to his villa.
Surprisingly, the moment Eldryn returned to the villa, he found Nathan and Amelia engaged in an excited conversation.
Seeing this, Eldryn asked, "What are you guys discussing?"
Nathan looked at Eldryn and said, "It's nothing much. Mom told us that uncle and Father will return in a week, and we were also discussing our cultivation progress."
Eldryn nodded and asked, "What about your cultivation progress?"
Nathan continued with excitement, "We should thank that assassin for providing us with these wonderful cultivation techniques. With these techniques, I should be able to reach rank 3 in another one or two weeks. Amelia also said she will be able to become a rank 2 warrior in 2 or 3 months with the way she's progressing. What about you, Eldryn?"
Eldryn replied with a smile, "I reached rank 2 in wood elements around two weeks ago."
After a bit of light conversation and discussion about their cultivation, they returned to their rooms to begin their training.