William felt much more comfortable approaching the poisonous miasma now. The X-Rank Poison Resistance Talent was even better than his Heat Resistance now, and William even felt like he could drink poisons and be perfectly fine.
I wonder if I can bathe in the poisonous miasma now? It wouldn't hurt to become immune to it, right? he thought as the group traveled at slow pace.
They had already reached an area filled green smoke that became more and more translucent as it billowed into the sky, but somehow the bottom area was constantly refilled with smoke. Maybe the source of the miasma was hidden below the earth.
"Mister Grotnet, what is your Cultivation if you don't mind? I can't see it." Gunther asked. He had been wondering this for a while.
"I'm in the Nascent Soul Realm, it's natural you can't see." Grotnet replied simply.
"Nascent Soul? How come you're a Miasma Navigator? In Azures, you could be an Elder of the Sect! Why waste time doing a job like this for just a few thousand Gold Coins?"
"Don't misunderstand. Cultivation is a bit faster here than other places because of the Mana of the higher Realms, I thought you'd already know this since you want to visit the Revista Faction so badly. After all, their Cultivation Site is one of the best in the entire Continent."
William became curious at this point, "What is the Cultivation Site?"
"Isn't that what you're here for? The only reason the Velos Continent ever gets visitors is when people want to poach our Magical Beasts, loot our rare Alchemy ingredients, or request to use the Factions' Cultivation Sites."
They all shook their heads while William replied, "We're here to find a few people."
Grotnet didn't ask further, "In that case, I'd still recommend requesting access; it can be good for your growth. You're all quite young, but compared to the geniuses of our continent, you probably wouldn't stand a chance."
"Do they allow anyone to go into the Cultivation Site?" Tia asked.
-It's Poison from a higher Realm, what did you expect? For it to be as trash-tier as the toxins you've come across so far? That's the Poison Grove's Soul-Sapping Necrotoxin, not something you can compare to.
How am I going to bathe for ten hours inside this? William wondered. Just dipping his finger inside wouldn't count, since it had to be his entire body. That being said, the Recovery Talent would be affected even more, though the Life Element might be helpful.
-You won't gain any bonuses if you can't stay inside for more than an hour at a time, either. So don't even think of trying to go in and out one minute at a time.
Damn it. Why do you have to be so unreasonable. If you gave me the Talent, just let me use the effects my way. William cursed at the System's foresight.
-You have to prove yourself worthy. Besides, this is how the Talent was created, and that is how things must be done. Even I cannot change that.
Yeah, yeah. Worthy this. Worthy that. You can't bend the rules of your own Talents?
The System didn't respond.
William focused reliving the effects of the poisonous miasma on his body. The System labeled it as a necrotoxin, which explained why there was so much skin damage. Rather than poison, it might be more relatable to venom.
I have the Soul Talent still, I should see if that helps with the miasma. If it does, I can upgrade both that and the Life Element to X-Rank and try again. Not to mention my Poison Element is still S-Rank. I can go for all three!
The smoke was so thick that no one noticed William's unique condition, while Grotnet continued using special smoke bombs to clear the poisonous miasma. At the eighth hour-mark, the group breached the wall of miasma and broke through to the other side.
"Welcome to the Revista Faction's territory. We will have to go through one more wall of miasma in a few days, how are you all feeling? Is anyone injured?" Grotnet asked.
He looked at William, "You... where is your medallion?"