BXBX NOVEL Chapter 231: Harming Ego
There were two men, 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 newcomers.
"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 become 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 something. She looked at Seth, his face was normal, but his eyes held emotions, complicated emotions as if he was in pain from being internally harmed.
\'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 some conversation about it if there was time. 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: Hammer, Anvil, Scraper, Flat Chisel
~Use: Stone, Hard Substance Sculpturing
[Requirement: 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 requirements. And if one doesn\'t fulfil it, its level will regress until they become grade 0!" She added.
"Thank you" Seth with a smile." He then glanced at Vera\'s statues but a prompt came 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 some pleasantries before Seth was dragged by Rena somewhere.
"You made me 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 time dilation and I was always exhausted during that training. However, I made the same 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 moment she spread it on a surface it became 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 assume any kind of paper I made before and also any texture I may come across. This room is made of this paper. I just infused it with the room blueprint and then produced a paper that grew to become 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 became. 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 me see it!" He collected the new Base Virgin Paper. It felt like linon when touched but when put on the surface it assumed 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 me 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\'-NovelBin.net
"What\'s wrong!" Seth was confused.
"It felt as if I was watching something far above me that could squash me!" She said.
"Yeah. It\'s an F- a replica of an amazing canvas. To obtain this replica I must copy some otherworldly paintings 100,000 times."
"Damn. No wonder you consumed papers like fire. But let me touch it again!" Rena now didn\'t feel fear but held it and caressed it before she became fascinated by it.
"This is the highest-level paper I come across. Even back in my sanctuary, only those high officials have access or might be able to produce something 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 shamelessly. 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 consumed]
"I bet I can\'t ask you for it as a payment!" 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 beamed, "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 some baskets." Seth gave her some 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 some 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 something 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 me, 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 meets 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 me!"
"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 mean, 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 time 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 consumed 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 remembered 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 mental 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 seemed 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 means 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 me. I actually can\'t see the effect that way." He quickly brought a book and began to write down her description.
"Let me 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 some minutes, she snapped her hand and a transparent book with 1000 pages appeared, and another one. That happened over 10 times 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 seemed 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 recommend 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 seemed 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 come back to the tent where the great Hourglass team were. But the moment he entered, his eyes zoomed toward someone that was looking at him. She was sitting but she stood immediately in concerned wariness.