During the transition from the Harvest Month to the Month of War, Rei spent quite so ti studying Death Spells.
Every Death Spell required souls to cast.
However, the requirents for souls differed depending on the spell.
The soul consumption condition for Death Substitute was:
Consu a soul equal to or stronger than one’s own spiritual essence.
The soul consumption condition for Soul Burst was:
Consu any soul, but the power varied according to the soul’s strength.
The soul consumption conditions for Wretched Soul Curse and Malicious Binding Curse were:
Souls of low spiritual quality.
Rei had no idea exactly what level qualified as "low spiritual quality."
All he knew was that among the monster souls he currently possessed, unless the Noble Soul condition was triggered, nearly all of them were classified as Trivial Spirituality.
Well... whatever.
For Rei, these casting conditions all essentially boiled down to consuming any soul.
During this period of contemplating the Origin, Rei also managed to create a new Death Spell.
[Frozen Bone Preservation (First-Tier Death Spell) (LV:201)]
Cost:1 dead soul of the sa tier as the corpse0.05 mana
Effect:Perfectly preserves a corpse, maintaining it exactly in the state it was at the mont of death, unaffected by the passage of ti.
This spell was created by Rei through associating Death Magic with Ice Magic.
Although the effect was simple, it represented a small step forward in creating spells that combined the abilities of two professions.
Unlike the other spells he had created through sudden flashes of inspiration...
This Death Spell had taken Rei an entire night of thought, even with Iz’s hints guiding him.
When the spell was finally born, Rei had a clear feeling—
He had taken another step closer to the Origin.
And after realizing what this spell could do, the person who beca the most excited was Kumironi.
Because the spell was special.
It didn’t rely preserve the corpse’s physical condition.
More importantly—
It sealed the mont of death itself.
That ant it could work together with her Life Resurrection magic.
If soone died and couldn’t be revived imdiately, their body could be preserved first.
Then, whether the next day—or even much later—there would still be a chance to bring them back to life.
They would be able to save more people.
Seeing Kumironi’s happiness, Rei couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.
Power itself wasn’t frightening.
As long as it was used in the right place, even a Death Priest could be a good person.
When the Harvest Month passed, the legendary Yakaticto, who was rumored to sotis descend during that month, never appeared.
As expected—
Gods weren’t that easy to et.
Perhaps that was a good thing.
Who knew what would happen if a god actually descended?
Would they co with goodwill... or malice?
Things beyond Rei’s ability to control were not sothing he wanted to interact with lightly.
Early in the morning, the sky was dyed a dim crimson.
Across the heavens, countless streams of fire dragged long flaming tails as they streaked through the sky like a burning tapestry.
[Month of War and Fire — Lunar Sign: Bani]
[Celestial Phenonon: Falling Fire]
During the Month of War and Fire, warfare yielded greater rewards.
At the sa ti, all matter beca far more flammable.
Everything grew dry.
Fire-elent magic, enchantnts, and combat techniques received a significant boost in power.
Correspondingly:
All water-based abilities were weakened to varying degrees.
Lakes beca more prone to drying up.
Temperatures rose to so extent.
For nations already suffering from water shortages, this month was extrely unpleasant.
However—
If a city or nation was actively engaged in war, conditions would instead beco favorable for survival.
Cities and nations that initiated war would beco less flammable, and their water resources would not be significantly affected.
At the sa ti, they would receive additional bonuses related to fire-based abilities.
In short—
It was a month that strongly encouraged warfare.
For smaller cities or nations, sotis launching symbolic wars during this month could actually be beneficial for both sides.
Of course...
War was sothing for cities and nations.
For Rei...
Those matters were still far too distant.
Well...
Perhaps.
That morning, when Rei woke up in the forest, aside from the crimson sky—
He also saw that raging flas had completely surrounded him.
Fortunately, because Obardes had established a protective periter around their campsite, the flas couldn’t reach them.
The temperature hadn’t changed at all either.
Still—
Seeing a ring of fire completely encircling him was sowhat terrifying.
Rei shook Iz awake.
"Iz... the forest is on fire."
"We’re about to beco roasted skewers."
After waking up, Iz yawned and stretched lazily.
Then he casually released a water spell.
A massive wall of water—about ten stories high—surged forward like a crushing wave.
It looked like a Fourth-Tier spell.
Tsunami.
Just like that, the forest fire was extinguished.
As expected...
A Level 6 Archmage was truly powerful.
Rei had heard that Level 6 Archmages possessed terrifying strength—enough to exert imnse deterrence across the entire continent.
Many kingdoms could be wiped out effortlessly by soone at that level.
Akasei also woke up, scratching his head.
Looking at the blackened forest around them, he muttered,
"This month is really troubleso. Fires start everywhere if you’re not careful."
Obardes nodded in agreent.
Everyone seed completely used to sudden fires like this.
Only Rei still felt shocked by the flas from earlier.
The influence of different months on the world was truly enormous.
Fortunately, there wasn’t much distance left before they would exit the forest.
Half a day later, they finally erged from the great woods.
[The City of the Inner Circle]
Rei had heard that this was one of the five great cities of the Kingdom of Loren, aside from the capital.
It was also said to be the city with the strongest passion for combat.
This was Rei’s first ti visiting a major city in this world.
The city walls were far thicker and sturdier than those of Rain Town.
They were massive and imposing.
Visually estimating, they stood at roughly fifty ters high.
The walls were smooth and bright white—clearly built from high-grade stone, not ordinary bricks.
Compared to Rain Town’s thin ten-ter walls, this place looked far more magnificent.
Rows of soldiers stood guard atop the walls.
At the city gates, more troops were stationed.
A line of travelers stretched out ahead of them.
Clearly, this was not a city one could simply walk into freely.
Iz and the others joined the line.
But before it was even their turn, a soldier dressed like a commanding officer hurried over.
"My apologies! Lord Iz! I didn’t recognize you imdiately!"
"There’s no need for you to queue. Please enter the city with us!"
"Lady Kumironi, Lord Akasei, Lord Obardes as well."
Oh~
The na Iz Parut really did carry weight.
Though among those nas...
There was clearly no Lord Rei.
Of course, Rei didn’t mind.
After all, he had only participated in the battle at Rain Town. Most people probably didn’t even know what he looked like.
Just like how Rei himself didn’t recognize most of the other famous figures besides Iz.
Rei followed behind Iz and the others as they entered.
After walking a short distance, the city defense officer finally noticed him.
"Lord Iz... and this young one is...?"
"Iz’s illegitimate son," Akasei answered instantly.
In an instant, the atmosphere beca extrely awkward.
Iz threw a fireball straight at Akasei’s face.
Then he sighed and explained,
"No. He’s simply a child we happened to encounter."
"His holand seems to have been destroyed by monsters..."
The officer snapped out of the awkwardness and nodded in understanding.
"Oh... I see."
Then he quickly put on a smile and said,
"As expected, Lord Iz is just as kind as the rumors say."
But then sothing seed to occur to him.
"Could he be...?"
Iz nodded.
"Yes. This is Rei."
"He has exceptional talent in magic."
Oh~
So his na had already spread this far.
With soone guiding them, entering the city posed no further obstacles.
Once inside the gates, the first thing Rei saw was a massive tower rising into the clouds in the distance.
Iz said,
"The enchanter we’re looking for lives in this city."
"He can craft the Void Spirit Starwood into the magic staff you want."
"My staff was also made by him."
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