Chapter 1099 Problems
"Your reward for defeating that spider is... actually something you have to decide."Diiscover new stories at novelhall.com
"Eh? I have to decide it myself?" Noel blinked his eyes a few times.
"Indeed. Whether you want to return or not, you have to make that decision." The Spirit God confirmed it with a nod.
"Then, I want to return," Noel said without hesitation. There was no need to choose. As long as he could revive, he would do it.
However, the Spirit God actually raised his hand, gesturing him to stop. "I know your excitement, but the method is rather special. So hear me out for a moment."
"I apologize." Noel looked down. Still, he was excited that he could be revived. He clenched his hands into fists, determined to go back. But the decision he had to make was rather a hard one.
"The only way for you to go back to the living world is by repairing your body and recovering your life force. I'm sure you are already aware of it."
"Yes." Noel nodded. If he didn't know, he wouldn't say that the pill from the Sword Saint wasn't enough.
"Your body can be repaired with the pill you have. In fact, that lady has done it for you."
"..." Noel looked down. He couldn't really say it was a waste, considering Anna's desperation.
"The question is, how are we going to restore your life force?"
"That's..." Noel didn't know. If he had known such a thing, he would have fought longer and planned it much better.
That was when the Spirit God gave him an unexpected answer. "Unfortunately, it's going to be impossible to replenish human's life force."
"!!!" Noel's body shook. He thought that the Spirit God would give him a solution. But it seemed that it was impossible. When he was about to feel disappointed, he suddenly noticed something in his words. "Human's... life force?"
That was why the Spirit God classified this as bad news instead of good news.
Noel could also choose to take his own life, but... could he?
Noel gulped down. After thinking for a while, he bit his lips while saying, "I understand. This world is vast... I can always travel, explore new areas and find new encounters. As long as I stay true to myself, I don't think I will go crazy."
The Spirit God smiled. "Then the second bad news is... to replenish your life force, your body has to be turned into a spirit so that you can use the spiritual energy to replenish your life force.
"But in order to turn your body into that of a spirit, I will need another spirit to do it."
"Another spirit?" Noel fell silent for a moment. There was only one spirit that came into his mind.
It was the weapon spirit that was said to be crafted by the Spirit God himself. This was the only spirit that was artificial. "Don't tell me..."
Noel's face turned pale as if he couldn't believe the price he had to pay.
"That's right. In order to turn you into a spirit, I will have to reforge your own body with Ardagan. In other words, you and Ardagan will merge. Ardagan will forever be bound to you.
"Your descendants won't be able to inherit Ardagan or the system anymore. They won't be able to turn their lives around like you do.
"You said earlier that you can go around the world. But you have to remember that from now on, once you perish, so will Ardagan."
Noel's body trembled. He wasn't prepared for the second bad news. The Spirit God was telling him that he had to pick between Anna and Ardagan. If he picked Anna, his partner and his family would suffer.
If he picked Ardagan, it meant that he couldn't go back. He had to choose between friendship and love.
When Noel was faced such a problem, his heart sank.