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Chapter 28 - Rapid growth

It's been more than two months since Jonathan and Andrew returned to Seastone Town.

Currently, Eldryn, Nathan, Amelia, Jonathan, Andrea, Emily, and Andrew are staying in a cave in Starfire Forest, which is one of the second most dangerous forests in the Silvercrest Kingdom .

The Starfire Forest is known for its dangers and is said to have a star beast above rank 9 residing in its core area, where star beasts of ranks 6 to 9 also dwell. They are currently traveling through the inner area, where mostly 4th to 6th rank beasts reside, while the outer area is inhabited by 3rd rank and below star beasts.

There are around seven cities bordering the Starfire Forest, and Willowmist City, their destination, is one of them.

They have been traveling for a week in the Starfire Forest while training. At their current speed, they should be able to reach the city within two more days.

Inside the cave, Eldryn, Nathan, and Amelia were cultivating after a grueling battle with a group of 4th rank beasts.

During these two months, the three of them have made tremendous progress in their cultivation and battle skills.

After Nathan decided not to join the Five Academy, he has been cultivating very diligently. His fire affinity has broken through to the 2nd rank, and his Fingerstrike Cleave and Faint Float 7th rank skill, have also reached the expert level during this period.

Amelia reached the 2nd rank warrior a month ago. However, among them, the one who has made the most remarkable progress is undoubtedly Eldryn.

During these two months, using the Timeworn Apple Fruit and Time Essence Liquid, Eldryn has reached the 5th rank warrior level, elevating his Time Affinity Seed to the 5th rank. His newly awakened Earth Affinity has also reached the 1st rank.

Other than that, he has also awakened a Water Affinity Seed, which has reached the 1st rank, and his talisman rank in the Chaos Book has changed to Red Common Rank Talisman Master.

While the three of them were cultivating, Jonathan, Andrea, Emily, and Andrew were roasting a beast in front of the cave and chatting.

After a while, a mouthwatering aroma filled the cave, and Andrew called to the three inside, "Come fill your stomach first before continuing your cultivation."

Hearing Andrew's voice, Eldryn stopped his cultivation, stretched his body, and then checked his information in the Chaos Book.

[The Heavenly Chaos System]

Name : Eldryn Emberheart

Age: 6

Cultivation: -5 star warrior

Cultivation techniques: Chaos Resonance (107/5000) intermediate

Skills: Chaos Surge Assault (507/2000) intermediate , fingerstrike cleave (376/2000) Proficient , Faint float(87/2000) Proficient , Inferno shot (47/1000) Expert, Inferno fist(4/1000) Expert

Auxiliary Skills : Talisman -red(common)(0.8)

Affinity: - Space-2(6.6) ,Time-5(8.87), Fire -3 (14.68), Wood -3(6.27), Earth -1(34.60), Water-1(2.34)

Looking at his affinity column, Eldryn decided to inquire with his parents about the number of affinities one can awaken. He has already awakened 6 elements and is just 6 years old.

So, he wanted to know the maximum number of affinities that one could awaken, whether in Eclipta or other fairy tales.

"Here, take this leg piece," Jonathan said, tearing off a portion of the roasted beast and handing it to Eldryn.

"Thanks, Dad," Eldryn replied as he began to munch on it.

"Dad, what is the maximum number of affinity seeds one can awaken, and is there anyone in the cultivation history of Eclipta who has awakened more affinities?" Eldryn asked.

Hearing Eldryn's question, Nathan and Amelia also looked at Jonathan with anticipation.

"Yes, Uncle, I also want to know more about this," Nathan and Amelia joined in.

Hearing this, Jonathan smiled and said, "To answer Eldryn's question about the maximum number of affinities one can awaken, it's possible to awaken any number of affinities. Awakening just 2 affinities is possible, and awakening 10 or more is also within reach. As for the second question, there is a rumor in Eclipta's history about an elf who awakened 9 affinity seeds, which is the highest reported number."

"But no one knows if it's true or just a rumor," Jonathan added.

After saying this, Jonathan's voice grew serious. "With the Soulforge technique, it's possible to awaken 9 affinity seeds, so you should always be cautious about revealing your cultivation techniques. Once you have awakened 3 or 4 affinity seeds, try to keepany one of it hidden."

He then dropped his seriousness and smiled. "As for other things, you can try to learn them yourself, or we'll tell you once you reach the 6th or 7th rank warrior."

"But, as we've mentioned before, the best place to learn about these things is the Five Academy." Hearing the mention of the Five Academy, Nathan's face showed reluctance and hesitation.

Noticing this, Jonathan changed the subject. "You guys can rest for now. Tomorrow, there won't be any training. We plan to travel faster and reach the city by tomorrow evening."

"Uncle, why are we canceling the training?" Amelia asked, as they had planned to end their training the next day.

Before Jonathan could reply, Andrew chimed in, "Amelia, there will be an auction at the Heavenly Quest Chamber of Commerce branch in Willowmist City the day after tomorrow. We've decided to attend the auction with you all."

"It will also be a fun outing for you during your first visit to the city. The auction at the Heavenly Quest Chamber of Commerce will be very interesting, much more engaging than the Silver Trade auction."

Amelia nodded with a smile upon hearing this.

"Father, I've saved around 50 low-grade star stones. Will I be able to place a bid at the auction?" Amelia asked with an excited smile. During the past 4 months, she had been given 15 low-grade star stones per month for cultivation, and with the mercenary merit points she had earned, saving 50 low-grade star stones was not a surprise.

Andrew shook his head. "Even the lowest bid will start at 100 low-grade star stones, and that will be just for the items auctioned at the start."

"Then only brother Eldryn can buy the auction items among three of us," Amelia said.

Saying this, Amelia turned to Eldryn and asked, "Right, brother Eldryn, how many low-grade star stones do you have?"

Hearing this, Eldryn, after pondering for a moment, said, "I have around 2,000 low-grade star stones."

Nathan and Amelia's eyes shone with envy upon hearing this.

Seeing their reaction, Eldryn shook his head, thinking about how they would react if they knew he had over 3,000 low-grade star stones and 24 space star stones.

Although they knew Eldryn had earned more than 2,000 low-grade star stones, they didn't know the exact number and assumed he had used most of them for cultivation. Thus, they simply nodded in response. What they didn't know was that Eldryn had never used low-grade star stones for cultivation.

Apart from selling the talismans he had created, he had also exchanged an 8th rank petal flower plant with Gary for 1,000 low-grade star stones.

Initially, Eldryn thought he could get more than 2,000 low-grade star stones from Gary after transplanting all the 8th rank petal flower plants. However, once the plants were in Gary's backyard, the star power they produced diminished compared to when they were in his villa. As a result, Eldryn settled for exchanging 1,000 low-grade star stones for transplanting all five types of petal flowers in Gary's backyard.

After dinner, they rested inside the cave. Eldryn, however, fell into deep thought, pondering how he should cultivate all his affinities and which one he should focus on more.

Affinity: - Space-2(6.6) ,Time-5(8.87), Fire -3 (14.68), Wood -3(6.27), Earth -1(34.60), Water-1(2.34)

After reviewing his affinity information, Eldryn thought to himself, "My Time Affinity can't advance without time-related resources, so I don't need to focus on it and I can also not use it openly,if used it should be sure kill. I also can't use Space Affinity openly, so I'll try to cultivate it up to rank 3."

After pondering for a moment Eldryn thought'It's better to break through Earth and Water Affinities to rank 3 before focusing on Space Affinity.'

A smile appeared on Eldryn's face as he continued, 'Then, within 2 months, I should convert all the low-grade star stones to advance my Earth and Water Affinities to the 3rd rank.'