Chapter 25: Chapter 25: New Skills

Mila

Mila finally mastered her last skill, Artifact Activation (Rare), and Nana Xara raised her hand, causing the robots to stop attacking.

Then, just as Aalam upgraded the third of his four new Law Eggs to middle grade, really benefiting from that maxed out Attunement stat, she started her skill merge.

 

Attempting to merge Weapon Enhancement (Epic), Artifact Activation (Rare), and Material Strengthening (Rare) to Artifact Enhancement (Legendary).

Requirements met: Core Container Large or bigger, at least one Mana Well Large or bigger, Mental Forge Large or bigger

 

Congratulations!

You have merged three skills into Artifact Enhancement (Legendary)

 

“Well done.” Nana Xara made a gesture and the robots faded out of existence. “Now you should learn your new skill.”

Mila walked over to one of the room’s corners, not the one Aalam had taken, and opened up the small case there. Both she and Aalam had left their new skill orbs in the Dream Palace, so she’d had one of the amphitheater’s puppets head there and bring them over.

The skill orb for Devil’s Contract (Legendary) was clear and filled with a dark mist while the other skill orb was alternating between silver and gold, looking somewhat divine.

Curious, she decided to see the description of Aalam’s choice of skill first.

 

Runescriber (G-Legendary) Magic, Runic, Crafting

Inscribe in any type of medium. Flexibility is king.

Effects: Learn the skill Runescriber (G-Legendary)

Requirements: Free skill slot, Magic +108, Perception +72, Spirit +72, able to learn runic magic crafting skills

 

The description didn’t actually tell her much, but she could surmise the gist of what it did. If her suspicions were correct, it was a general crafting skill for writing runes into artifacts, like those present on pretty much every artifact she’d seen other than Legacy of the Weaponsmaster, but it also likely had combat usage of some kind as well, given what she knew of Aalam’s preferences. Most likely it would allow him to inscribe runes into the very air for one-time-use effects, but it was also possible he’d just have to carry around a lot of talismans he made himself.

She decided to ask later.

Picking up her own skill orb, its status appeared in front of her again.

 

Devil’s Contract (G-Legendary) Soul, Diabolical, Contract

The devil’s in the details. The details are in the contract. And, sometimes, the devil is hidden.

Effects: Learn the skill Devil’s Contract (G-Legendary)

Requirements: Free skill slot, Soul +36, able to learn diabolical soul contract skills, must have spent 6 of the last 12 years lying to those closest to you every day

 

Mila then used the skill orb and, upon learning the skill, she understood it better, learning a bit more than had been in the description when she’d originally chosen it. Devil’s Contract was a skill for making soul-binding deals between two or more parties. It allowed those soul-binding deals to have hidden clauses so long as those entering into the deal were clearly told hidden clauses existed, but, while they had to be told explicitly, they did not have to be told in a way they’d understand. For example, she could tell someone about the hidden clauses in a completely different language than any they understood, even those which weren’t verbal, so long as at least several million individuals in the universe would be able to understand.

Finally, the soul-binding nature of the contracts enforced through Devil’s Contract were only able to compel G and F rank individuals normally, but her Fairy Law ability would boost the power of the contracts so they could compel E ranks as well.

Mila walked back over to Nana Xara. “We’re waiting for Aalam now, right?”

Nana Xara nodded, but she was looking over at Aalam. “He should be done in a few hours. Why don’t you spend this time getting rid of some of the miscellaneous tasks you have left?

“With your Legendary free building coupon, I would recommend getting the library. And, while you are there, you can also check out a book called ‘A Devil’s Guide to Nefarious Deals’. It should be extremely helpful for you.

“You should also put every single artifact you and Aalam own up for auction, other than Legacy of the Weaponsmaster, Aalam’s legacy artifact, the Shield of Twelve Elements, and the resources Aalam has collected. You’ll only be able to take one artifact out of the tutorial with you, so you should sell everything else for trial points.”

Mila acknowledged the wisdom of that but, before she left, she followed Nana Xara’s gaze. “He’s about to do something insane again, isn’t he?”

“He’ll soon be merging his skills into a skill called Multi-Mind, which should give him extra Mental Forges, effectively allowing him to have three minds at once.” Nana Xara looked back to her, an excited look on her face. “It’s never been done at G rank in recorded history and this will be the second unique achievement from your boyfriend during this tutorial.”

Mila felt something shift inside her, something to do with Laws, and she was pretty sure Nana Xara felt it as well. Both she and Nana Xara knew she’d just taken another step forward with her Law Egg of Obfuscation, not enough to raise the grade of the Law Egg, but a large step nonetheless.

Without saying a word, and without looking at her teacher, who she knew would be about to laugh again, she quickly ran away.

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Aalam

Aalam opened his eyes and quickly looked at his status.

 

Name: Aalam Alvaro

Level: 0

Race: Human Soulform (G-Common)

Bloodline: NA

Abilities

Nascent Energy Converter (Legendary)

Amber Soul (Epic) [Upgradable]

 

Class: Citizen (G-Common)

Skills

Multi-Mind (G-Legendary) 0% mastered

 

Laws

Law Eggs:

Molecular Acceleration - Middle

Plasma - Middle

Rage - Middle

Molecular Deceleration - Middle

Liquid - Middle

Calm - Middle

Inertia - Middle

Solid - Middle

Gravity - Middle

Gust - Middle

Gas - Middle

Kinetic Energy - Middle

Ionization - Middle

Fission - Middle

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Fusion - Middle

Ionic Conductivity - Middle

Matter - Middle

Antimatter - Middle

Ultraviolet - Middle

Infrared - Middle

Energy Transfer - Middle

Ultraviolet Absorption - Middle

Infrared Absorption - Middle

Energy Storage - Middle

Bacteria - Middle

Order - Middle

Asphyxiation - Middle

Entropy - Middle

Vacuum - Middle

3 Dimensional Geometry - Middle

Multi-Dimensional Geometry - Middle

Soulform Temporal Acceleration - Middle

Temporal Relativity - Middle

Pause - Middle

 

Stats

Strength: 144

Agility: 144

Endurance: 144

Toughness: 144

Vitality: 144

Perception: 144

Magic: 144

Spirit: 144

Soul: 144

Aura: 144

Attunement: 144

Luck: 144

 

Free Stats: 342

 

Soulstructures:

Lower Dantian: 1 Large Core Container

Middle Dantian: 12 Small + 1 Medium Mana Wells

Upper Dantian: 1 Huge + 2 Small Mental Forges

 

Uniqueness:

Id

 

There had been two upgrade options for Amber Soul for a while now, but they weren’t as good as the option which would become available with one more middle grade Law Egg from each of the life and death elements, so he hadn’t even looked at them.

What made him truly excited about his status was not his Laws or his stats, however, it was the Multi-Mind skill and the two extra Mental Forges which came with it. They were Small for now, but he could already feel the two new instances of him starting to awaken, and, while they would be incredibly stupid for a while, when he mastered the skill, the Mental Forges would be the same size as his natural Mental Forge, and he would truly have three active thought processes.

Aalam then looked around the room. Mila was in another corner, reading an evil-looking tome which reminded him of the Darkhold from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and she was wearing just a plain white dress, none of her artifacts visible other than Legacy of the Weaponsmaster in sword form next to her.

The Yin Yang Sage, on the other hand, was standing right in front of him, both hands on her wooden cane as she looked down at him. She then held her hand out to another corner of the room and the skill orb for Runescriber flew from a case and onto her palm, which she held out to him. “Here you go, Mr. Alvaro.”

Aalam immediately learned the skill and the Yin Yang Sage smiled.

“Congratulations. Here is the reward from your quest.” The Yin Yang Sage reached out her hand again and a skill orb appeared on top of it, one which glowed with a deep purple light.

 

Lord (G-Legendary) Soul, Noble, Contract

You’re the lord. They’re the slaves. Your word is law.

Effects: Learn the skill Lord (G-Legendary)

Requirements: Free skill slot, Soul +144, able to learn noble soul contract skills, Soul stat effectiveness 112.5% or higher, Land owner

 

Aalam took the skill orb and felt himself smiling, as he could guess what the other skill reward from the quest would be.

“And here’s what I’ll be giving to Mila.” The Yin Yang Sage handed him another skill orb, this one glowing bronze.

 

Exemplary Servitor (G-Legendary) Soul, Humble, Contract

You are not just anyone under your lord. You serve with style.

Effects: Learn the skill Exemplary Servitor (G-Legendary)

Requirements: Free skill slot, Soul +36, able to learn humble soul contract skills, in an active servant or slave relationship with a Lord

 

Aalam stood up and hugged the woman. Then he threw the second skill orb at Mila, who unconsciously caught it and looked over at him, an angry frown quickly forming on her face. “Your teacher is awesome, Mila.” The purple skill orb in his hand faded as he learned the Lord skill. “This opens up so many possibilities. Let’s quickly form a contract so you can learn that.”

Aalam had an optimum build in mind, but there were several problems with it at the lower ranks, mostly the feeding difficulty. He had several ideas on how to get around these issues, but a Lord and Servitor relationship, especially with someone who could strengthen contracts, was ideal.

There was just one problem he hadn’t expected. Mila seemed truly pissed off.

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