In the fourth week of July 2024, on a Wednesday late night, Rowan and Elira will begin a serious conversation about Rowan's aspiration to become a nobleman. Elira is curious about why Rowan wants to pursue this path despite being the heir to the Ashbourne family. She positions herself for her first question, "Rowan, please be honest: why did you apply to become a nobleman when you are already the successor of the Ashbourne family?" Elira waits eagerly for Rowan's response.
Rowan replied, "The first topic is personal, while the second relates to my Gacha Class Job, Elira. I want to discuss the event linked to my Fate's Pull Skill. I received something unexpected, and it might be useless if I don't put it to use." Elira felt a bit curious about the personal aspect, but since the second topic was his class job, she asked Rowan what he had received from that time-limited event he mentioned.
Rowan mentioned that he received an Epic-Tier "Frontier Blueprint" during the time-limited event, but that wasn't the main reason for his actions. The real reason was that as he continued to summon characters, he didn't want them to remain in the world where they were either resting or on standby. Bringing the summoned characters outside didn't cost any mana, and he wanted to experience something new with them, whether that meant their development or an evolution into something unimaginable. Elira was somewhat convinced by what Rowan told her and ultimately accepted his explanation.
After their long conversation, they headed straight to bed, finally resting after the late-night conversation. On Thursday morning, they went their separate ways to attend their respective classes. Rowan made his way to the Sector 3 building of Everglow Academy, where the "Arcane Library of Solis" was located. He intended to spend time learning about territorial management and, if he felt inclined, to further his understanding of politics.
The Arcane Library of Solis is a grand, multi-level structure that serves as the academy's heart of knowledge. It houses extensive sections for magical texts, historical archives, and modern sciences, accessible to students of all levels. Since magic only emerged in our world after the tragedy last year, we lack an established body of magical knowledge and history. To address this, our people reached out to distant realms, requesting that they share their expertise in magic and their historical archives. In exchange, our world has offered valuable resources and knowledge unique to us.
The distant realms that successfully agreed to exchange knowledge with us were the Elven Kingdom, the Dwarven Kingdom, and the Draconic Empire. The Elven Kingdom sought to learn more about our culture and societal structures, fascinated by the unique aspects of our way of life. The Dwarven Kingdom, on the other hand, was eager to acquire advancements in modern technology and techniques. As for the Draconic Empire, their interest lay purely in the pursuit of knowledge itself, driven by the remarkable intellect and curiosity that defines their people.
As part of this exchange, a treaty was also established, allowing people from these three distant realms to come to our world. This historic event took place on New Year's Day in January 2024, marking one of the biggest celebrations ever, as three unique races—Elves, Dwarves, and Dragons capable of Dragon-Human transformation—joined and began immigrating to our world. The Dragons, typically immense, adapted by taking on a more human-like form, though they retained their tails and scales, blending their majestic appearance with human proportions.
Although the treaty was established in January 2024, initially, there were no plans to integrate the three unique races into school life alongside humans. However, in March 2024, the "Elderflame Concord"—a council created to bring together Humans, Elves, Dwarves, and Dragons for meetings and assemblies—decided to allow such integration. Now, as we approach July 2024, the arrival of exchange students from these three distant realms is set for early August 2024, promising a new and unprecedented experience for our world.
As time passed, Rowan continued to his other scheduled classes. Meanwhile, his pull rewards kept accumulating, and he continued to draw from the time-limited event. In the midst of this, he received something highly unexpected and invaluable for emergencies, a reward that promised to be particularly useful in critical situations.
---[Pull Rewards]---[Epic Tier]---
1. Rune Element: A mystical symbol or glyph infused with elemental power, used to cast spells, enhance abilities, or manipulate forces like fire, water, earth, air, or other unique energies. Each Rune Element channels a specific element's essence, serving as a focal point for harnessing and controlling that element. [Epic Tier]---[Permanent Effect]---[Element: Fire, Water, Wind, and Earth]
2. Temporary Class Job Change: A limited-time transformation that allows a character to switch from their primary class job to a different one, usually for strategic purposes. During this change, the character gains access to new skills, abilities, and attributes unique to the temporary class, which may complement their original abilities or provide advantages in specific situations. [Epic Tier]---[Temporary Effect]
-> Condition: The Temporary Class Job Change adapts to the user's affinity, allowing them to shift from their original class job to an alternate one suited to their strengths. Once the time limit expires or specific conditions are met, the user reverts to their original class job, restoring their usual skill set and abilities.
3. Auto Mode (Fate's Pull): A unique feature that allows Rowan's Fate's Pull ability to operate automatically without direct input. With Auto Mode activated, Fate's Pull will periodically trigger pulls on its own, using Rowan's accumulated resources or specific criteria set by him, such as targeting certain rarity tiers or types of rewards (like characters, artifacts, or resources). [Epic Tier]---[Permanent Effect]---[Exclusive Passive Skill]
4. Milestone Guarantee (Fate's Pull): A unique feature that ensures a guaranteed Legendary Tier reward once certain pull milestones are reached, such as 1,000 or 10,000 pulls. This skill rewards perseverance and high usage by granting Rowan an exceptionally Legendary item, character, or artifact when he hits these specific pull thresholds. Milestone Guarantee serves as a safety net for dedicated users, offering an assurance that their efforts will lead to high-tier rewards. [Epic Tier]---[Permanent Effect]---[Exclusive Passive Skill]
---[End of Pull Rewards]---
Rowan was astonished by the Exclusive Passive Skill added to Fate's Pull: the Auto Mode and Milestone Guarantee. This was now his most valuable skill. Using mana sense to communicate, he directed his Epic Tier summoned characters to return to Floor 1 and continue gathering pull rewards, aiming to reach an impressive milestone of either 5,000 or even 10,000 pull rewards if possible.
It took two days to amass the rewards, finally reaching between 8,500 and 9,500 pull rewards by Saturday afternoon. With this amount collected, Rowan activated the exclusive passive skill, Auto Mode, to focus specifically on summoning characters. The Auto Mode operated at double speed, pulling as many characters as possible. After a few hours, in the late afternoon, a Legendary Tier summoned character finally appeared. By then, Rowan had amassed a substantial force—over 8,000 summoned characters at his disposal, ranging from Common Tier to Epic Tier.
However, Rowan found himself wondering what to do with such a vast number of summoned characters. Just then, something unexpected occurred. The Fate's Pull System announced, "You have unlocked the Exclusive Active Skill for Fate's Pull: Fusion Summoned!" This skill grants the user the ability to merge multiple summoned characters of the same type into a single, more powerful character with enhanced abilities and upgraded stats.
Before the Fate's Pull System notification ended, it added, "Merging summoned characters grants them a new rarity ranking system, with ranks ranging from One Star up to Five Stars. Additionally, their rarity is color-coded from lowest to highest: White, Green, Blue, Purple, Gold, Red, Neon, and Rainbow. That is all!" With this information, Rowan began strategizing how best to merge his summoned characters into even more powerful forms.
(End of Chapter 16)