Chapter 297: Integrated Equipment Part 1

The Dark Staff that Adam was wielding gave him an unusual feeling, almost as though it was alive and it seemed to be refusing to use the energy that Adam was supplying it.

However, after releasing his powerful and assertive aura and dominating what he believed to be the spirit of the weapon, the energy began to flood into the black orb at the peak of the staff.

As it did so, Adam could feel an evil and menacing power coursing throughout his body and connecting with the staff as he fired the dark beam directly at the Goblin Mage's back.

The dark beam went straight through the Mage Goblin Beast and it was killed within seconds as even the green blood of the beast was consumed by the darkness released from the staff.

After a few seconds, Adam felt the life of the Mage Goblin Beast be extinguished, however as that occurred, the staff he was holding disappeared into thin air.

[What the hell happened?!] exclaimed Adam within his mind out of curiosity and annoyance.

The dark staff was extremely powerful and it would have been very useful to use in long-range attacks when he planned to take on the goblin city directly.

[I thought this was meant to be a special floor that was similar to reality and nothing would disappear, even beasts after being killed]

Ava chuckled as she heard Adam's frustrated exclamation and began answering his questions.

{The staff disappeared because it was an integrated weapon of the so-called Mage Goblin Beast, meaning that the weapon is a part of the beast and once it died, the weapon disappeared as it kind of also died} stated Ava, shocking Adam completely.

[Give me a detailed explanation of what integrated weapons are. And also tell me how that applies to me and the beasts in the dungeon and any other useful information that I need to know] instructed Adam.

{As you may have noticed, every time you summon your goblin summon it has a club with it and that is its integrated weapon. The base beast type you have integrated with your goblin summon is an ordinary goblin, and most other humanoid beasts that you come across will also have integrated weapons} stated Ava, opening Adam's eyes to a new form of equipment.

{There are also integrated equipment, like any armour that was integrated with the body and it can be summoned and withdrawn back into the body by the owner. Each body part of an individual can only be integrated with a single piece of equipment, for example, if the host integrated a spear with his right arm, the host wouldn't be able to then go on to integrate it with a dagger} continued Ava.

[That is all interesting, but how are integrated weapons formed and how can I gain one? Also, what are the pros and cons of having an integrated weapon?] asked Adam who was fascinated by the new thing that had been introduced to him.

{Well as you may have noticed, the dark staff resisted you and didn't allow you to use it and what resisted you was the spirit of the weapon. There are many different rare and special circumstances and events that can cause weapons to gain spirits or integrate weapons with a spirit or soul that will act as a spirit. A spirit is necessary for a piece of equipment to be able to integrate and bind with the soul, mind and body of an individual} stated Ava, once again bringing up the concept of the soul to Adam.

Even his master didn't know much about the soul and how it worked and only the high level ancients had access to such knowledge, so Adam didn't wonder too much about it, but he still asked Ava any questions that he had.

{I can only give you the knowledge that the program allows me to reveal to you and for now, you can think of the soul as the essence of a living being. You can think of a spirit as the essence of a being that cannot take on a physical living form and is only a living being in an ethereal state. Equipment can gain spirits by slowly gaining sentience through experiences, being used for long periods of time and there are quite a few other special circumstances needed. However, it very rarely occurs and it usually only occurs with rare divine weapons that even most ancients might not have} stated Ava.

{The Dark Staff and the Goblin Club are weak, low level integrated weapons, but one thing that is unique to the integrated equipment that the beasts have through the system is that they grow with the beast and will always have power similar to that of the beast. so that it is still useful. Integrated Equipment with growth potential are even rarer}

[Alright, but what about the pros and cons. Are there any negative side effects of having integrated equipment] asked Adam who was interested in gaining integrated equipment in the future.

{Well, the positives are that they are hidden within the body of the owner and can be summoned at any moment. They can also recover from almost any form or level of damage since they are bound and integrated with the owner, which is good, but can be very draining for the owner. In some special cases, equipment with special abilities or capabilities, when integrated with certain parts of the body and not summoned, can grant the owner special abilities. For example, if one had a shield integrated into their right arm and reached a high level of harmony and coherence with the spirit of the weapon, the user might be able to enhance their arm to be hard like the shield} answered Ava, amazing Adam.

It made him want integrated equipment even more, but he knew that with most things, there were always cons to having it and he was interested to hear what they were.