Sofia had barely started to draw her ritual on the ground but she couldnt help switching to Pareths vision considering the crazy kill notifications she got and the wild jumps in his health points. She feared for him at so points, but now that the deed was done, she was left to contemplate the slew of system notifications that had appeared before her eyes.
Bewildered, she still changed back to her own vision. The avian ghost that had teleported her wasnt one of the fighters that Pareth had killed, he had disappeared right after setting off his trap. Since he was a potential danger, she first focused on finishing the setup of her ritual.
Once it was up and running, she sat in the center and finally allowed herself to go through the ssages.
You have defeated [??? (Avian Specter Spearman) - lv. 187]
You have defeated [??? (Avian Specter Swordsman) - lv. 199]
You have defeated [??? (Avian Specter Arbalest) - lv. 230]
You have defeated [??? (Avian Specter Warrior) - lv. 249]
You have defeated [??? (Avian Specter Warrior) - lv. 210]
You have defeated [??? (Avian Specter Spearman) - lv. 199]
You have defeated [??? (Avian Specter Swordsman) - lv. 238]
You have defeated [??? (Avian Specter Mage) - lv. 232]
You have defeated [??? (Avian Specter Mage) - lv. 249]
You have defeated [??? (Avian Specter Arbalest) - lv. 202]
You gained a level! * 9
So much experience!
Compared to the Thrombber or the Shade kills, these were worth much more experience for so reason, Sofia wondered if it was because they had actual classes, or simply the intensity and novelty of the fight. Either way, she was now stuck before a filter for the second ti.
You have reached maximum experience
[Congratulations, you have reached the third filter. Your potential will be revealed.]
[You will no longer gain experience]
[Please proceed to the trial site : Ranking Spire, distance : 2579153m]
Ranking Spire? Thats the thing no ones allowed to talk about? What is it ranking? Could be many things But its most likely the obvious thing. Ranking the people. Also, I knew this was on the beastman continent but thats quite far.
Hmm, well, between the runes and the ritual I should be safe here. Id summon sothing to be on the lookout but they wouldnt see a thing because of the dark.
She returned to Pareths point of view, which was complete darkness. Hmmm. A sha I cant go there anymore. Theres no way the graveyard skeletons get so far deep underground. Im pretty sure there should be a way I can teleport to Pareth but I have no idea how to even go about that. Maybe Cardinal could help with this, Ill go to the Couvauz Vasperian embassy when I et up with Alith. If I rember that by then and don't get sidetracked...
So I won't actually go I guess.
Pareth couldnt heal himself without using up his daily activation of [Greater Heal] so he was stuck with around eighteen thousand health because he lost the bonus from his zone. That was liable to get him killed in one hit from the ghosts should he et more, so Sofia ordered him to co back if he had to fight. When his mana was full, he got up. He walked slowly in the dark until he found the wall, and using it to guide his way forward, he searched for the entrance the Avian specters had co from.
He found it on the second wall of the rectangular space, it seed like any other dark corridor. Sofia couldnt really tell what was going on so she waited. She could hear the sound of Pareth walking for a bit, then it seed he turned around. Now, if Sofia understood what was going on correctly, Pareth was on all fours around the middle of the arena, doing sothing she couldnt understand.
Until Sofia heard a sound near her real body. Panicked, she opened her eyes, only to find Pareth standing there holding sothing.
That was you! Dont scare like that Did you teleport back to show this?
The thing he held in his hands was a staff just like the ethereal ones the Avian mages held.
Wait The level 249 mage dropped this when he died! It was a real staff! I didnt even connect the dots together!
The staff no longer looked like a ghostly weapon, it was very real and the ambient mana curved and swirled around it like this weapon was its master. It was made out of a gnarly piece of black primus wood. The top of the staff featured a realistic life-sized carving of an Avians clawed hand with its fingers curled like it was about to attack soone.
Sofia [Identify]ed it.
[Avian King-magi Scepter] : The ancient and precious staff of an Avian Arch-magi. It has multiple magic-enhancing enchantnts on it.
[Identify] reached level 2
No way!
Sofia instantly pulled up [Identify]s description. It used to be a single sentence, but now there were two more.
[Identify] : Gives so information on target objects or people.
You can now identify objects currently being worn or used by people.
You can now pay additional mana (once per target) to perform a deeper analysis of a magic object and get more details on its functionalities.
Thats about what I expected considering Tyrene was able to get information on the sand pendant when I was wearing it. And the rchant who sold the Anchor bracelet also tried to [Identify] my ring while I had it on.
Of course, the new function costs mana. And of course, it appears now when my mana is limited and I have an object to use it on How much is it for this thing?
[Avian King-magi Scepter] : Advanced analysis = 55555 Mana.
Holy hell thats expensive Oh whatever, I need to heal Pareth too. Sofia felt safer with Pareth around, she asked him to stick a hand out of the window so she could heal him. She also discarded her immortality runes to start to get mana back, and after a lot of waiting, she perford the advanced [Identify].
She could clearly see the mana departing from her body to surround the Scepter and surround it, poking at it, washing all over it. Whatever was happening Sofia had no control over it. The rest of her system was frozen when she tried to access it, so it had to be the Scribe who was taking care of this. Little by little, the mana she had sent disappeared as it made its way in and around the Scepter. Once no mana was left, it still took so ti for the new prompt to appear.
[Avian King-magi Scepter] : The ancient and precious staff of an Avian Arch-magi. It has multiple magic-enhancing enchantnts on it. This Black Primus Scepter features an enchanted Dragon horn core and has been lded with orichalcum to ensure maximum durability. Despite the ravages of ti, it remains pristine in form and function.
Must be prid to unlock advanced functions (0/ 1 000 000 000 mana).
Basic functions (Fueled by ambient mana or the users if lack thereof)
Absorbs the backlash of forcefully canceled channeling.Cannot be damaged by the users magic.Cannot be forcefully un-equipped.Attracts and absorbs weak magical projectiles aid at the user.
Advanced functions (Requires Priming)
Halves channeling tiHalves the mana cost per second of sustained magic
The hand at the top has been designed to be able to either hold catalysts or be used as a lee weapon depending on the users preference.
This weapon has been tainted by the eternal shadow, it has a mind of its own.
Make it yours!
And I thought the level 200 skill points 1 million points price was a pain to pay! Even with the Sun ritual, it would take years to Pri this staff, whatever that ans
I have to say, the effects are worth it though. Five seconds for an Angel bolt? One and a half for the Spine? Three for the Graveyard? The runes would be down to five minutes too!
The mana cost per second works for the spine, the graveyard, and the heal, dropping them all to fifty mana per second from 100.
This thing is HUGE. It has a fucking Dragon Horn inside!
This I need to get this Soul-Bound. At all costs. Avians are credited for the creation and popularization of rituals? Yeah, I get why! Enchantnts are rituals too!
Well, its not prid yet though, and nowhere near it. The other effects arent anything exceptional, especially since the magical protection thing is only for weak projectiles. Better than nothing though. The second to last line is more than a bit ominous
Sofia stopped being bewildered at the description and grabbed the black scepter. If there was anyone she found trustworthy, it was her scribe.
It was quite hefty even for her level 199 body and was about as long as Alith was tall. She instantly felt a connection between her mana and the scepter and understood what the Cannot be forcefully un-equiped ant. It was for all intent and purposes the item version of [Way of the Fool]s no-falling effect. She was convinced not even Kuli could rip that out of her hands if she tried.
Or she could. She could just rip my whole arm off and that would work
The legendary Midenicite catalyst appeared in the palm of Sofias hand.
[Midenicite catalyst] : A masterfully crafted spell catalyst made of Gold and Midenicite. Enhances the speed of mana projectiles by up to 50%.
Item level : 150. Grade : Legendary.
If I can cast the bolts through the scepter and the catalyst
Sofia looked at the catalyst and the scepters avian hand part, the catalyst was too big to fit in there. Still, she brought the blue crystal ball near the scepter. The hand, which was solid wood, actually opened to accommodate the catalyst. The fingers closed around the artifact, the Avian hand changing, morphing into sothing new. A skeletal hand.
The description of the scepter was still open on the side of Sofias vision. Letter by letter, the na changed.
[Sofias Shadow Scepter]
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