An hour An hour was a long time for a country
There is no point in getting angry Caution is practical Balance is desirable Temerity is dangerous in this new world Like all others I am flawed and can be mistaken
Since she was nearby Xia examined the final Throne given to them by Donnyton her eyes tracing the curving jade
The Jade Throne to be Coveted and Never Held Lvl 65 A throne made by combining elemental energy with jade shaped by a master craftsman This Throne will never have an owner although all may covet it Those that view it will be able to partake in its strange and wondrous energies The more individuals who view it the more the effect received is diminished When viewing individuals can receive +1000 in Health Stamina and Mana regeneration Bones of the Earth III Object of Desire II Secrets of the Ancients VI
Bones of the Earth III This Throne cannot be ever seized but it will provide some defensive bonuses to those who grasp at it +35 Endurance In addition it is easier to gain Skill Levels in earth related Skills
Object of Desire II All who view it for a prolonged period of time will come to covet this Throne
Secrets of the Ancients VI Hidden within the elemental energies of the throne there lies a powerful secret After sufficient study a viewer will unlock Paths that will lead themselves closer to power
The most confusing and most dangerous of the Thrones LeÆs throne certainly had some very strange functions Besides opening up Paths for her it would allow her to train almost constantly Who wouldnÆt desire such a totem when the Regeneration boosts were so ridiculous
ItÆs dangerous Le finally said with a sigh tracing the lines of the throne with her soft fingers This will be a hard cross to bear
So Xia prompted The attack
After a brief hesitation Le shook her head IÆm against it We need more information We should open an embassy both in the Peerless Capital and in Donnyton Use that to find out how this sort of construction is possible
If its a tie I vote no attack Ann commented
Xia sighed Fine Then letÆs establish the embassy But I get to pick the personnel We canÆt have any mistakes
The other two women nodded Each one of them was consumed by their Throne and the possibilities it opened for them
Xia hoped they wouldnÆt regret this
Chapter 908
Before Randidly started his image training in earnest he had something he needed to do that he had waited quite a while to get to spending his PP He hadnÆt earned enough PP to unlock the next batch of PP he siphoned off from the denizens of his Soulskill but he had certainly earned quite a bit
Again most of his growth was due to the fact he simply had so many Skills that were slowly increasing in proficiency Although chunks of it came from things like Spriggit Tinkering Visualization and Riders of the Baleful Wood which grew over five Skill Levels each much of it came from his already high Level Skill that increased by one to three Levels
There were a few notable exceptions however
Aether Detection had grown by 10 Skill Levels which wasnÆt insignificant considering how it had already broken through level 100 Likely it was due to the constant searches Randidly did to find Roy Plus his high speed scans of the interference that a Fate had on his senses probably helped
The biggest growth by far was Ignition of the Emerald Essence which grew by 20 Skill Levels putting it at Level 99 His image and power with it were growing at the rate that it was becoming one of his most versatile weapons to use against distant foes
Plus it grew along with his relatively diverse group of Skills related to using it Reach of the Jade Slag Ignition Bolt Verdant Nova and Eruption of the Blazing Leyline Because it touched all of those Skills it was easy for it to grow quickly and increase all of their individual power by raising the quality of the flames
The Crown of Upheaval and Gloom was another Skill that gained ten Skill Levels His usage during his time in the Frogpeople world was almost constant It would be surprising if he hadnÆt grown it by a fair margin
And of course much to RandidlyÆs chagrin another large gain was in Child of Rain which had grown by 12 Skill Levels Although the pitter patter in the world of the Frogpeople had ended up being exceedingly obnoxious it honestly constant experience Randidly couldnÆt complain too much
Overall Randidly ended with 312 PP Which was more than enough to finish up his Ashen Aura I Path
Congratulations As your way forward becomes clouded with sulfur and ash you have not faltered You walk forward passing through the deep darkness of the air to emerge on a higher plane Yet as you continue a fraction of that chaos you have walked through clings to your figure Around you Ash will always follow Willpower and Resistance +10 Control +20 You have learned the Skill Aura of Ash
Congratulations Aura of Ash has been absorbed into the previously held Skill All is Ash New functionality added For a small cost conjure an aura of Ash around yourself This Ash can be formed and shaped Effect increases with Skill Level
The stats were nice but Randidly would need to test how much the added functionality was worth Because he hadnÆt gained any sort of Stats during the Path itself the reward was surprisingly low
To the point of being disappointing
But havenÆt you been thinking about the limits of Stats lately Randidly thought sardonically But then he shrugged That didnÆt mean they still werenÆt useful So instead Randidly turned to the choices for his next Path
Heretic XXIX 0/ Nexus Traveler Cohort 5 0/50 Experimenter I 0/50 System Transgressor 0/1 Friend to Humanity 0/100 Mantle of the Patron 0/500 Metallurgist 0/300 Advanced Mana Engraving 0/400 Aether Convergence II Perfect Soul Bond 0/1000 the Bell of Doom Tolls 0/600 Growth of Yggdrasil III 0/2000 Fiery Sharpshooter 0/350 The Ashes of Ulaat Patron of Ash 0/1000 Order Ducis Font of Guidance HumanityÆs Torch 0/500 Bearing of a Teacher Puppet Master 0/100 Mana Lich 0/500 Ashen Aura II 0/
Of the choices a few held his attention Metallurgist Advanced Mana Engraving Aether Convergence II Perfect Soul Bond Growth of Yggdrasil III and The Ashes of Ulaat Patron of Ash
Metallurgist and Advanced Mana Engraving appealed to Randidly because they would give him an edge within the two fields of production that Randidly was going to focus forging metals and Engraving Both were probably Paths that Randidly would take eventually assuming that he had almost infinite PP coming his way from his Soulskill
Which Randidly was trying not to get overexcited about but his anticipation was already growing
Aether Convergence and Perfect Soulbound were also related by motivation Randidly wished to increase his understanding and talent with Aether which meant strengthening his connection with Neveah who seemed born into it Especially after seeing the tightly knit constructs of Aether that were used by the System to create Patrons Randidly was intrigued
The final two options were much more significant PP commitments The Ashes of Ulaat Patron of Ash would give Randidly some insight on the journey that Ulaat took In addition it might give him further insight into the Second Calamity Finally it would also give him an extra boost to his image of Ash
Compared to the other images Randidly had much less experience shaping his image of Ash If anything it was him that had been forcibly shaped by that image after it had been dumped into his core Therefore it was difficult for Randidly to know how to proceed with Ash Some guidance would do a lot to advance his power
And of them all Growth of Yggdrasil was the Path that Randidly wanted to pursue the most Somehow Randidly knew that following that Path would let him be able to break through the limits of rarity that he was pressing up against currently Although he didnÆt know what was waiting beyond that limit breaking through would help Earth
But like a challenge the finishing cost of 2000 hung heavy over him Bearing his teeth Randidly considered that number 2000 isnÆt a short amount of time Perhaps IÆll get a big chunk of that from my Soulskill but if I donÆt