Temporal Pearls

Despite the rest and all, there was an invisible draining on Seth. His Exertion Points were still intact but he was tired to a degree.

This tiredness also does not allow him to summon Lord Cushion with ease to recover using it.

At first, Seth expected it was just mental fatigue but he later noticed his aura at those moments was very low.

Seth was now forced to sleep in his room. A long sleep that took him 9 hours.

[You are at optimum condition]

Seth was delighted to hear that as he can feel that too. The first thing that he checked was Existence Might.

[Existence Might]

[An ultra-rare Might that cumulates all facets of experience from battle to normal activities into the reality of Life]Nôv(el)B\\jnn

~Existence Presence (Active)

~Existence Perception (Passive)

[Note: Do not confuse it with First Might]

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<Phantom Battle Might>

Grade: 4 (Max)

Effect 1: Enhance Battle Perception

Effect 2: Enhance Battle Instinct

Effect 3: Enhance Battle Coordination

Effect 4: Enhance Battle Arms

[Note: Digest the Phantom Battle Experience to unlock more battle potential]

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Seth was thoughtful before he went ahead and checked the notification that he didn't get because Existence Might was destroyed.

[Serial Quest]

~Defeat 100 powerful individuals alone with no help

~Caunter: 10,000,000/100

[Reward]

~Enhance Battle Instinct

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"Damn!" Seth was shocked to see 10 million on the counter.

Then he frowned because to get to Grade 4 he used 300 counts.

The question was where is his remaining 9,999,700 counts.

He went through other notifications searching for his rightful claims but he didn't find any.

"Hey, this system is rigged!" Seth shouted out with slight anger. "Where is my 9 million+"

For the first time, Seth went searching in his status window, a place where he could report a complaint, but there was none.

He checked the Existence Might again, hoping to see something new, but there was none.

After some thought, he used Existence Might and got 100,000 Exertion Points; he was hoping to see if they had increased, but they didn't.

He slumped back; Seth, for the first time, thought the game wasn't fair.

But then he also remembered that, after fighting that abomination Monster, he had fought against Navy Soldiers and defeated them numerous times.

After them, he fought Medos and defeated it, too.

As far as he sees it, [Serial Quest] regarding Battle Might is still working but it seems to have been hooked on the Abominable Monster he killed.

Seth sighed, and the happiness of getting Existence Might dissipated. He had planned to just talk to Lady White Marble since he saw her message but now he will just continue with his training.

"Phantom Battle Might should have evolved to something, right?"

Seth complained one last time before he went out and opened the book and continued scrutiny of the dots of light.

He can see the mastery of the Red Stream moving up slowly but he didn't stop because he hasn't reached a milestone.

Seth spent three more days, and he confirmed even with an increment of Exertion Points, he still got that non-physical tiredness.

At least, he reached a milestone.

He looked at the Red Stream; it was [F-], but now it has become [F+], which was something significant to him.

The main reason was that the Stream was described as something akin to Arf but vastly inferior. The fact it was akin to that, means that its value is indescribable to Seth. For that reason, Seth valued it greatly and was very patient in training with it.

Not to mention the description of Red Stream was as vague as it could ever be. Nonetheless, after Seth checked what the dots of lights were, he was more confused than ever.

He sat on the Mansion Lord Chair behind the Mansion Table, brought the Scribe, and began to read through it.

There were numbers from 1 to 99,999. The book was almost full. In front of each number was a small drawing with paint moving, depicting the movement of water.

These were the dots of light descriptions and also images.

What confused Seth was that the whole thing was divided into 14 different movement forms.

1 Still Water

2 Splashing Water

3 Drowning Water

4 Floating Water

5 Waving Back Water

6 Waving Forward Water

7 Twisting Water

8 Distortion Water

9 Barrier Water

10 Flooding Water

11 Rising Wall Water

12 Sinkhole Water

13 Downpour Water

14 Great Mist

As per Seth's observations, the 99,999 dots of light have either of the 14 variations. But there was something different about them that he wasn't able to fully grasp.

"Maybe I can connect the dots that are alike to create a stronger skill?" Seth said, but he knew that was true, but there was more to it than that.

He sighed and thought whether to taste them now for real one by one or should he do something else.

He closed the book to do something else before he shook his head.

Red Stream was his Arf, there was no way he would not study it more. But for the sake of courtesy, he shall check Lady White Marble's Message.

Shabbar pulled out an envelope that mysteriously appeared on his table and opened it.

Ding!

[Special Quest]

[Living Roots has been feared and admired throughout the ages. Scholars from all over the world hope to watch, observe and study the type of fruits and plants growing there]

~Provide Different samples of the forest plants to a Forester.

[Reward]

XXXX

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Immediately, his Iron Compass heated up and Seth checked and saw the direction of the Forester.

"Great. But I'm not leaving now!" Seth said and ran out with his book at hand.

The training continued with vigour now as he documented everything.

He was on the third dot of light when one of his arms came out and floated around while activating with force and rotating its engine.

[Circleclar Device]

Category: Detection Tool

Use: Circlic Water. Sacred Water Detector

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He obtained this from Raindrop Leader, it was meant to help him gain an understanding of the properties of water.

Seth has wanted to know more about water because he found Aura does not dissipate in water.

The water inside the device continued to rotate at high speed the more Seth tested more of the dots of light.

Unfortunately, the moment he tested about 20 dots of light he became tired and sat down panting.

He checked and found that the Exertion Point had reduced to 800. He smirked and understood the problem.

After resting, he used Existence Might and gained an additional 100,000 Exertion Points, his training became smooth as he went through dots of light with ease while also documenting everything.

***

Seth Enoch, Noble Of Amma, Lord and Chief of Roots Village, walked in the barren land of Gawee. It was dry with crevices that spewed dark brown smoke.

He was alone, his face with a mask on it. His steps were firm and his cape flapped with less wind.

His attire was finesse, one look it was of great quality.

His destination was near as he stared at a distant mountain. As it was night, his journey was fast, and it was easy since no baby dragon would dare face him.

Abhorrent Monster, Gawee Monster and Gawee Beasts seem to know him and stirred away from him.

He had traversed the land numerous times and they had seen what befell those who bare their teeth at him.

He reached the mountain, and with ease, he found the cave using his Compass and entered with confidence.

The cave was deep, winding, and filled with traps and monsters. He avoided all the traps due to his Aura Sight and Preeminence Gaze.

He also scared most of the monster due to his inherent Grade advantage he was exuding.

Seth wished to finish fast and hunt the damn dragon he had been told about.

Yesterday he used the contract Spell he made and signed an agreement with the three dragons.

The agreements were simple and straightforward.

He shall set the dragons free with no strings attached.

He shall not hunt the dragons again or make people know about them being his captives.

The dragons shall not hunt, hold a grudge or send anyone to harm or do anything to him.

The dragons shall guide him to obtain a stronger physique.

There were other agreements, but these were the most important.

He reached a small opening where there were a lot of garden plants in square containers. A man with a sprinkler was standing by one of them.

"Greetings. I came bearing a message from the House of White Marble!"

The middle-aged man turned his head toward Seth with a smile and said, "You must be Red Canvas!"

"Yes. That's me!" Seth said but he found his heart pounding hard. Anxiety filled him as he, for reasons unknown, became on his best behaviour.

"Welcome to my humble abode. Here is your payment!"

Seth was confused as he was handed a small square box filled with sand by the man.

[Special Quest]

[Living Roots has been feared and admired throughout the ages. Scholars from all over the world hope to watch, observe and study the type of fruits and plants growing there]

~Provide Different Samples of the forest plant to a Forester.

[Reward]

Miniature Field Garden Box

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Seth immediately understood and hurriedly said, "Oh, thank you. Here are the seeds!"