Chapter 155: Marquis of Magical Destruction
Tempest Cliff, Tempest Branch Alliance, within one of the rooms found in the Tower of Seclusion.
“Oh god…my mind hurts…” A voice could be heard inside one room, complaining about what it was doing for quite a long ti already. When one looked at the origin of the voice, one’s vision would be able to see a wooden sculpture vibrant green in color near one corner of the room, the presence of energy being extrely prevalent around it.
“Note to self…don’t do this ever again,” the wooden sculpture said to itself, pondering as to why it did this in the first place. Soon after, it rembered that it was doing it for the sake of the mbers of the alliance it’s a part of, taking in a few deep breaths before inwardly letting out a sigh of relief. “Then again, I’ve already crafted the amount of equipnt sets needed to protect every mber in this alliance.”
This wooden sculpture was none other than Aurus, who had taken it upon himself to craft a lot of equipnt sets in order for his alliance mates to have a greater chance of surviving in the upcoming war against Chonk and his army. Due to the fact that he had been crafting equipnt sets for quite a long while, he lost track of ti after around the 10th equipnt set he crafted, his mind seemingly in an automated state.
Not only that, due to his mind being in an automated state, most of the skill experience he obtained from crafting equipnt sets went to waste, only allowing him to evolve [Ancient Modular Flux Equipnt Fabrication] to the S-grade Transcendent level instead of a higher level possible with the amount of skill experience he obtained. This was also the sa case for [Supre Spirit-Flux Chiliocosm], only reaching a grade of X-grade Transcendent level. Fortunately, the S-grade Transcendent level was enough for Aurus to be able to craft Transcendent level equipnt sets, allowing him to truly fulfill his plan.
Although he regretted the fact that he had wasted a huge amount of skill experience, he was still satisfied with the equipnt sets he had created, with each and every equipnt having the na ‘Devourer of the Living’.
“System, how much ti left until the clone is finished?” Since he was now finished crafting equipnt sets, he now decided to focus on his clone, which was one of his strongest trump cards against Chonk and his army. Not only that, by asking the ti remaining for his clone to be ford, he would also know how much ti had passed since he started crafting equipnt sets monotonously.
Ding!
‘Ti remaining: 02:11:35:21.’ This was what was written on the holographic screen in front of Aurus’ field of vision not long after. Taking only a few monts to calculate the amount of ti he took up, using the ti that was shown on the screen before and after crafting those equipnt sets, he muttered to himself, “So…I’ve taken around 12 hours or so to craft all of those equipnt sets.”
“I don’t know if taking less ti to craft a lot of sets is beneficial or detrintal.” Thinking about the ti he took a bit further, he could not help but dryly laugh at himself for quite a bit. “Since I took less ti to craft all those sets, I could go ahead and use the remaining ti to focus on more of my trump cards or even perhaps craft more equipnt sets in order for everyone to be more prepared.”
“On the other hand, since I took less ti to craft those sets, the dread of knowing that Chonk and his army would co at any mont while I’m waiting instead of being alerted fills with intense nervousness that I just can’t help but think of multiple what ifs.”
After a few seconds of silence after saying those things, he laughed yet again, this ti over his baseless worries. In the end, he thought that there’s no use worrying over the future…unless he was so sort of being great at divination, which he wasn’t.
“Anyways, ti to check on the equipnt I’ve made,” Aurus said soon after as he commanded the system to open up his weapon inventory, before adding, “I might’ve crafted Epic level equipnt instead of Legendary level equipnt while I was in the monotonous state. Since I still have a lot of ti, I could go ahead and discard those to craft so more Legendary level equipnt.”
Whoosh!
A short mont later, a rift in the space appeared in front of his field of vision, allowing him to view the vast amounts of equipnt sets he had crafted after those 12 hours, with each and every one glistening either a gold, rainbow, or a silver light. Not only that, if one looked closely on every individual set, one would notice that one set differed in appearance from another set, which was quite shocking when one knew the fact that Aurus was in his automated state.
“One…two…three…” It took a while for Aurus to count if he had made enough equipnt sets for every mber in the alliance, taking around three minutes or so to let out a sigh of relief after finding out that he did not make any Epic level equipnt, nor did he craft less equipnt sets than the specified amount.
After that, he closed his weapon inventory, pondering over the multiple things he could be doing right now while waiting for Chonk and his army to get closer to the alliance. At one point, he thought about ways to speed up the formation of his clone, since having more ti to adapt to the movents of his clone would be beneficial when fighting against the alliance’s enemies.
But before he could think any further about it, a thought surfaced in his mind all of a sudden, prompting him to put the thought of speeding up his clone’s formation at the back of his mind as he pondered over the thought that surfaced just a while ago.
‘Now that I think about it, why have I only been making equipnt that’s focused on fighting against Animates?’ Aurus pondered to himself, the thought in his mind getting gradually bigger. ‘There are only two Animates in the enemy’s army, while the majority is just Inanimates.’
‘In other words, the majority of the equipnt I’ve made should’ve been focused on fighting against Inanimates,’ Aurus got to this conclusion soon after, before another idea replaced this. It was around this ti that the thought in his mind had burst, bringing him a great amount of inspiration as he muttered, “Why not create equipnt that has an ability that is advantageous not only when fighting Inanimates, but fighting Animates as well? Who knows if the mbers finish fighting against the Inanimates earlier than expected, allowing them to help in dealing damage against the Animates.”
“That’s it, I’ve decided,” Aurus shouted inwardly, making sure to not alert Fenrir and Charisa, who were still grinding their skills as of late. “All of the equipnt sets for the normal and Executive level mbers shall be all-around equipnt sets, while Pillar level mbers would get two equipnt sets, one focused on fighting Animates and one all-around equipnt set.”
“Since they’re Pillar level mbers, they would surely have multiple abilities to allow them to receive less damage, giving them more ti to swap between sets,” Aurus continued to talk to himself, only to end up asking himself a question.
“How about equipnt sets for and Herellia then? Should I also craft all-around sets for the both of us?”
After asking that question to himself, he pondered over it for a bit, ending up with the conclusion that there was no need for the two of them to have the sa kind of equipnt set as the other alliance mbers. The both of them had enough firepower to destroy X-grade Inanimates even without the help of an equipnt set like that.
“Then again, it would be better for the two of us to kill more Inanimates faster so that everyone can focus their firepower on the Animates,” Aurus muttered with an aura of determination around him before adding, “Which ans we need unique equipnt sets that boosts our abilities.”
And so, Aurus opened up his weapon inventory and discarded all of the Legendary level equipnt sets he had made without hesitation. Then again, on the back of his mind, he could not help but sigh since the Legendary level equipnt sets definitely took up a huge chunk of the 12 hours he used to craft those equipnt sets.
Nonetheless, he knew that this was for the better, possibly giving them greater chances of fighting against the whole army. Soon after, he opened up the equipnt fabrication screen, choosing to make an Ignition type equipnt set like usual.
After that, the system asked him to na the equipnt set like usual. This ti though, instead of going with ‘Devourer of the Living’, he was thinking up of a na that would allow the equipnt sets to give a boost not only in offense, but in defense as well.
Fortunately, it only took a few seconds before Aurus ca up with a suitable na for the equipnt set.
“I would like this equipnt set to be called ‘Blessed by the Heavens’,” Aurus said, to which the system accepted soon after. A few seconds later, the system showed new information on the holographic screen, allowing Aurus to know the effects of the na he gave. Taking a quick glance over the na’s effects, he was quite satisfied and then finished up the fabrication of the equipnt, creating the first Legendary level equipnt that bore the na of ‘Blessed by the Heavens’.
‘The na ‘Blessed by the Heavens’ has been given. Due to the na of the equipnt set, all damage dealt by the user wearing this set shall be increased by 15 percent while all damage received by the user shall be mitigated by 15 percent.’
After that, he now thought about the na of the equipnt sets he would craft for him and Herellia. Just as he was about to continue thinking up of suitable nas that would enhance their fighting prowess, a thought entered his mind all of a sudden, a thought that made him pity the person that would obtain the Legendary level equipnt set he just made.
“Ah…I haven’t upgraded [Nine Flux Transformation] to the max level yet,” Aurus said to himself before letting out a sigh. “How did that only occur in my mind right now and not before I started crafting all of those equipnt sets?”
Was he going to discard the Mythic and Transcendent level sets that he made ant for fighting against Animates? Due to the fact that he had belief in their survival ability, he decided that he would not craft it again, deciding to just have the sets he crafted now and onward to have the max level Flux.
Ding!
‘Nine Flux Transformation has been upgraded to the maximum level.’
Whoosh!
After undergoing four upgrades, the Flux that was circulating throughout Aurus’ body, which allowed him to look like a green wooden sculpture, now took own a more dark green color, akin to the color of unpolished jade. Nonetheless, although the color of the Flux beca less distracting, the power behind each point of Flux was more plentiful than before.
“Okay, let’s start thinking of nas again.” After upgrading his Flux to the max level, he went back to thinking up nas for the equipnt sets he would be crafting.
Surprisingly, this ti, it only took a few seconds for Aurus to think up of what seed to be suitable nas for him. Opening up the equipnt fabrication screen and going through the usual first step, the system asked him the na of the equipnt set he was crafting.
Taking in a deep breath, he then said with confidence, “I would like this equipnt set to be called ‘Overlord of All Things Regarding Blood Across the Myriad Universes’.”
…
An awkward silence occurred after Aurus said that na, with the system not responding for a couple of minutes.
Ding!
‘The na has been denied.’ When the system did respond to the na, it was that of disapproval, making Aurus feel embarassed that he said that.
Thankfully, he was able to regain his composure, pondering as to what the limits of naming equipnt sets were. Thinking about it for a bit more, he thought about incorporating royal ranks into the nas, adding the rank Duke to the equipnt set he was making for Herellia. Surprisingly enough, it was denied yet again, prompting him to tone down the na one more notch.
Eventually, Aurus found a na that was suitable.
“I would like to na the equipnt set ‘Marchioness of Blood’,” Aurus said…expectant to find out if this na was accepted or not.
Ding!
‘The na ‘Marchioness of Blood’ has been given to the equipnt set. Due to the na of the equipnt set, all blood-related abilities shall be enhanced by 20 percent, and the user has a guaranteed chance to lifesteal 20% of the damage dealt by the user.’ Aurus could not help but radiate an intense aura of happiness after finding out that his na had finally been accepted, continuing through the subsequent steps until he finally finished the equipnt set.
Whoosh!
“Now that I know the naming limits, I should go ahead and craft my unique equipnt set,” Aurus said to himself after obtaining a notification that the ‘Marchioness of Blood’ equipnt set has been successfully crafted. Opening up the equipnt fabrication screen one more ti, he chose Ignition for the type of equipnt set he wanted to craft before being asked the sa question, which was a question regarding the equipnt set’s na.
“Ehem.” Aurus cleared his throat before responding.
“I would like the equipnt set to be called ‘Marquis of Magical Destruction’.”
Ding!
‘The na ‘Marquis of Magical Destruction’ has been given to the equipnt set. Due to the na of the equipnt set, all abilities that use up of energy will have their damage be increased by 35 percent. In addition, the amount of energy needed to activate those abilities shall be decreased by 10 percent, while the cooldown ti shall be reduced by 20 percent. There is also a 5 percent chance to deal double damage to an enemy hit with the ability.’
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