"Hey, Stonely, we need more Mushi and you should go back to your work!" An angry man shouted as he ca closer. There was zero respect for her as he was full of contempt and dissatisfaction.
Seth felt sothing stabbed him in his heart, and anger from nowhere bubbled up but he turned around wondering what was happening. The pain in his heart was real though, even though he can infer it wasn't physical.
There were two n, one wearing Brown Attire and the other in casual clothes, like an NPC but he was a player.
"I'm sorry!" Chief Stonely said but looked at Seth for permission. Subtly Seth nodded, imperceptible to the two newcors.
"You are a guest, so you must not distract our people at work!" The one that spoke was the man with casual clothes, "If you do that again, you will be considered violating the rules!"
[You have Zero Nobility Points]
[Your 70 Exp Orb have been used]
This was a new thing and he didn't know what but he felt his heart ease up as if a spike was removed from his heart but there was a remnant pain.
'Nobles have pride and ego, disrespecting them is like actual harm to them!' Seth concluded. He did feel weakened and felt his mind beco fuzzy. Soon he recovered back to normal by then the people had left.
Chief Stonely gave them a bunch of Mushi and she ordered one of her people to fetch her sothing. She looked at Seth, his face was normal, but his eyes held emotions, complicated emotions as if he was in pain from being internally hard.
'He is a chief or equivalent of a chief. He also took us as his people!' Seth surmised. She inherited her position from the original chief and knew it hurt one's heart to be invaded and controlled by others.
'Stay patient, you need to achieve that attribute, only with it will one balance their authority.' She thought and then decided they would have so conversation about it if there was ti. She has been in that pain too and was still in it but seeing him made her happy and that alleviated her pain.
Coming back to normal Seth decided to go see Zambia and the team but was stopped by Chief Stonely.
"We decided to give you this and please do not mind their attitude. They brought more boon to us!" She said. Seth nodded and collected the box.
[Stone Sculpture Kit]
~Type: Art Toolkit
~Grade 0, Level 0
~Items: Hamr, Anvil, Scraper, Flat Chisel
~Use: Stone, Hard Substance Sculpturing
[Requirent: Sculpt 100 different items within a Week]
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"It's a good tool but we can't use it due to increasing requirents. And if one doesn't fulfil it, its level will regress until they beco grade 0!" She added.
"Thank you" Seth with a smile." He then glanced at Vera's statues but a prompt ca on.
[Statue Grade too high to use the Kit!]
'I need to level it up for better usage!" Seth understood, and then he went to find the Hourglass team.
"You finally appeared, you are like a ghost of Gawee!" Rena said glad he was here. Seth exchanged so pleasantries before Seth was dragged by Rena sowhere.
"You made realize my mistakes regarding my talent, attributes and skill!" Rena began to explain.
"I have been training from the beginning I found myself in Gawee. I think I have made more than 20 million papers just as training. This was credited to a place that has ti dilation and I was always exhausted during that training. However, I made the sa kind of paper with no difference until now!" She said happily. They reached a room made of paper.
"Check this. It's my latest. It's an upgrade to the previous junks I have been making!" She held a transparent flat substance.
But the mont she spread it on a surface it beca brown in colour and the appearance of paper showed.
"It's called Base Virgin Paper. It's unique in a way that it has zero attributes and can be used in many things. For example, I can make it assu any kind of paper I made before and also any texture I may co across. This room is made of this paper. I just infused it with the room blueprint and then produced a paper that grew to beco the room!" She explained elatedly.
"The more you used the paper I gave you, the more my ability was trained, and the more options and versatility I beca. My paper production is linked to its accurate and standardized usage. That's how I grow."
Seth nodded in understanding, "Hehe, looks like we are in a symbiotic relationship. Let see it!" He collected the new Base Virgin Paper. It felt like linon when touched but when put on the surface it assud relatively the texture of the surface.
"Great, can you make it this size!" Seth brought out the First Painting Canvas Replica. Rena trembled as she stared at it as if she was seeing a monster.
"What?" Seth asked
"Let touch it, please!" And when she held it, she yelped back and threw it away. "How did you get that, who gave it to you!" She screeched. Your next journey awaits at m v|l-e'-
"What's wrong!" Seth was confused.
"It felt as if I was watching sothing far above that could squash !" She said.
"Yeah. It's an F- a replica of an amazing canvas. To obtain this replica I must copy so otherworldly paintings 100,000 tis."
"Damn. No wonder you consud papers like fire. But let touch it again!" Rena now didn't feel fear but held it and caressed it before she beca fascinated by it.
"This is the highest-level paper I co across. Even back in my sanctuary, only those high officials have access or might be able to produce sothing to this calibre!" She explained. Seth sensed she might want to ask him to give it to her. He coughed and softly took it back and stored it away.
"Haha, you... I.. Haha!" She burst into laughter, it was funny how he just frowned and took it away shalessly. But her laughter felt like a grating saw in his heart but he held on.
[You have Zero Nobility Points]
[Your 50 exp orb is consud]
"I bet I can't ask you for it as a paynt!" She teased, Seth wanted to say yes but felt his heart might explode if he did that. 'Damn. Nobility!' Seth cursed his class. To combat that, he pulled out Oval Moon X and handed it to her.
Her smile collapsed before she bead, "Thank you;"
Seth's heart relaxed and pain abetted, "I'm glad you like it. I will be very generous but let us establish a trade. For every…" Seth intended to say 100,000 Base Virgin Paper he will give her one Oval Moon X but he felt his heart clenched, the value of the paper was higher and as a noble, he shall be fair. He can force it but at the cause of pain.
"Do you like fruits? Here are so baskets." Seth gave her so bunch, and she was happy, then he also said, "If you have a water container I can give you Soothing water that makes fatigue and injury heal faster. And…" he added that he will give her so seeds and Soothing powder.
It's after all that he managed to say, "For every 100,000 BVP I will give you 3 Oval Moon X. Or sothing equivalent!" Seth felt a wave of satisfaction.
"Yes. I agreed with you, my symbiote partner!" She said elated. "But…" he added and her whole attention fell on him. "What scared you exactly?" He asked.
"You know humans have grades right? To , I felt its grade was higher than mine. Just like how most Grade 1 will feel toward Grade 3"
"Hmm. So you are basically a paper that ets a superior paper!" Seth concluded but he found her with a forced smile. That was exactly what she was, a human paper.
Seth dragged the conversation elsewhere, "So, I really want more of them. Please stock more for !"
"Okay!" She forced out, it hit her that Seth was able to recognise one of her true features.
"By the way, what does this thing do? I an, I can't use it!" Seth asked about the oval moon.
"Many things. Food, energy to power everything. It can be used on everything with less or zero side effects. It can regulate bloodlines, aid in bloodline fusion, and remove adverse effects of bloodlines. Improved skills, give new attributes. A clear mind helps resist adverse conditions.
That ti you gave Fist that Crystal, he was able to improve his bloodline just by holding it and also healed his hidden injury. It also helps purify his aura. And…" she whispered, " I'm more human now that I held it. I believe if I consud more of it I might remove my adverse effects or even control it! Hopefully!"
Seth stared at her, he did know that it was versatile but he never saw it that way because he didn't have this kind of detail. He just rembered the people he guided to Living Roots, imagining if each one had eaten it before they were entangled by the vines. But then he made a ntal note to go around forcing it under their throat.
"Amazing. No wonder dragons fought and almost killed themselves for it!"
"True. But, Oval Moon X is better. It seed refined and made for consumption or charm. Now by holding it, my strength is 5, my Intelligence is 5, and my health was standard at Good moved to Great. And there is a prompt: as long as I use it under the moon, it will never be used off.
That ans I can just stash it away when the sun is up and bring it out when the sun is down to have the bonus indefinitely!"
Seth was flabbergasted, he quickly gave her another Oval Moon X and said, "Thank you for explaining that to . I actually can't see the effect that way." He quickly brought a book and began to write down her description.
"Let make you a book with Bvp!"
"Okay,"
All she had to do was touch the book and then make a paper fold like a book. After so minutes, she snapped her hand and a transparent book with 1000 pages appeared, and another one. That happened over 10 tis before she appeared very tired.
"You know I'm a scribe, keep making books like this too, please. Let's tally with the other 100,000 papers we agreed upon!"
"Yes, partner!" She said tiredly, "It was because of the oval moon that seed to improve my stamina and now I'm recovering faster!"
"Damn. This is gold. Gather more information please, so that I know their actual price." Serh said.
"I don't recomnd selling them at Gold value. Use other valuable materials as a wager!"
Saying that Seth felt serene in his heart and the two ovals glow a bit that only Seth understands. He also understood the moon. Based on that old lady, the one with the people he guides to Living Roots, Moon was the pillar that helps suppress the remnants of will and spirit of the powerhouses that died during the war thousand years ago. So, its crystal was refreshing and good for living.
'The moon has Ego too, it doesn't want its gift to be counted in gold!'
"Hmm. Thank you for the advice!" Seth said sincerely. His Noble class seed to have a lot of perks that he can't understand.
Rena has never looked at him with trust and gladness like this. She also spoke the truth toward him. This was unlike how others see him, they seem to be always guarded and wary of each other and especially him due to the stigma they have with him because of confusing Red Valley incidents.
The duo co back to the tent where the great Hourglass team were. But the mont he entered, his eyes zood toward soone that was looking at him. She was sitting but she stood imdiately in concerned wariness.
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