Much to my relief, Paeris seed much more amicable to my requests to go hunting. I wasted no ti in requesting an outing to replenish my much-needed sli reserves and slowly grind away at my experience requirents.
Vee was being a little lazy and even tried opting to stay lazing about our ho, but I convinced her to co along, as without her being there, I wouldn't be able to work on the [Companion Growth] skill.
I did note that Paeris seed oddly pleased and even encouraged Vee's lazy attitude, which I found downright strange. Was he trying to butter her up for their spider recruitnt plans, or was he trying to hinder her growth?
Or do they think that she's going to go crazy? Can't be, right? I explained the whole [Experint] thing while under the whole truth spell thingy.
I had hoped to find so interesting monsters to snack on, but besides a large snake monster to fight, they were mostly wolves. I questioned Paeris about it and was inford that suitable monsters are often taken away for potential companions and that the forest was currently in a "lupine cycle."
The giant snake monster wasn't much to talk about, as the most interesting thing it attempted was to swallow whole by unhinging its jaw. It had no magic resistance, so I could barrage it with [Wind Cutter] spells while occasionally dodging its giant gullet.
After stocking up on food, we began our walk back, to which Paeris once again offered harvesting services to . Again, I rejected the offer and realized I hadn't shown my results yet. I proudly displayed my perfect [Dissection] results from our first hunt.
"I see you weren't exaggerating your skills, excellent job, Lady Sylthaeryn," he praised in a lodic tone.
I held back on rolling my eyes at his attitude and looked over my recent-ish gains.
[Derived Elent (Magma) LV 5]
[Derived Elent (Steam) LV 5]
[Derived Elent (Nature) LV 5]
[Companion Training LV 7]
[Companion Growth LV 5]
[Spatial Sense LV 4]
I was pretty happy with my progress, considering the ease with which I went about it. It was only one race level, but I was gaining them from relatively weak monsters, showing the benefit of having my experience distribution readjusted. I was slowly recovering my expended trait points, assuming I didn't do another spending spree.
Despite not using them at all, my interdiate derived elents were leveling passively thanks to my Mana purity, albeit slower than I had experienced with Air, which had shot up stupidly quickly.
Part of was a little upset at neglecting three new forms of magic, but I was trying to keep myself focused as I still wanted to achieve my first goal of [Basic Elental Magic]. Of course, that was taking the backseat to [Dinsion Magic] when I was behind closed doors.
I still have [Light Magic] too… but honestly, that's so low on my priority list. I can't use it while pretending to be Sylthaeryn, which ans I can only do it at the cost of [Dinsion Magic]. Nothing those unicorns did is even a fraction of the potential behind this advanced magic!
When we got back, the surprises didn't end there. Llewel personally delivered so more books and scrolls about the information we requested. There was a large book on spider monsters for Vee and a bunch of what appeared to be scribblings and postulations transcribed onto scrolls.
Llewel apologized for the lack of information about Riftmancers but hinted that I might be able to retrieve so more myself once I'm officially running for my branch position.
Similarly, Paeris suggested that if Vee's information was lacking, I flaunt my companion to the Carren branch of elves and see if they give up any aid or information.
"The Carren branch adores arachnids, and it is one of their specialties. Seeing such a well-taken care of spider companion might lead to them willingly cooperating with you," he explained.
"Will they not try to take Vee from ?" I questioned.
"Gods no! That would be practically the ultimate form of taboo!" Paeris cried out, shocking both Vee and at the raw emotion.
"So if the Carren branch specializes in spiders, what do the Feirelle elves have?" Vee asked, breaking the awkward silence after his outburst.
"Felids," Paeris answered.
"Big cats," Llewel said at the sa ti.
"Well damn, I wish I was born a cat instead of a spider," Vee chuckled.
"Maybe in the next life," I joked back. "Although I reckon you should pick sli."
"Yeah, then I get all the cheat powers."
"I hate to interrupt your… banter, but we have so additional training to undergo," Paeris said.
"And that's my cue to leave. I hope those notes help you. Let know if you want to brainstorm so magic ideas," Llewel said while practically sprinting for the door.
"I thought we were done with the etiquette training?" I whined.
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"The discussion around branches has reminded that we should give you a crash course on each branch so that you can interact suitably with them. You won't need to know their history, but at least being able to recognize them by their attire and their specialties is a bare minimum."
"Recognize them by their clothes?" I questioned.
"What, do they all wear specific outfits?" Vee added.
"Specific clothes, no, but during formal events, each branch tends to wear specific colors to match their faction," Paeris explained. "The Feirelle branch, for example, favors light greens with gold trimmings."
"That explains all the green dresses," I mumbled. My closet was now absolutely full of them, although I was still opting to wear my armor until absolutely required.
"Glad to know the gala won't just be a sea of green," Vee said happily. "Anyway, good luck with your training!"
And then Vee abandoned to the clutches of Paeris.
"Let's get started, shall we?" he said with a bemused smirk.
***
The new training was relatively easy, all things considered, as I just needed to morize key information. My mory was remarkably good as a sli, likely due to my powerful core and [Sub-Cores], even though my frequent distractions would have you believe otherwise. Paeris was impressed and left early, aning I could finally chow down and read through my notes.
I started with the snake, eager to see if there was anything new to gain. I had expected a new poison type to unlock, but surprisingly, the snake wasn't venomous when I browsed through its profile. One trait caught my eye, and I couldn't help but grin while I read it.
"Hey Vee, I think I got a new trait for you!" I said.
"Oh?" Vee replied curiously.
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