Chapter 351 Growing Stronger

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Apparently, Material-type Monsters exists in this world, somewhere. I would guess they're like a type of Cursed Item that fight on their own, maybe they could be classified as Undead as a soul inhabits them, but they're classified as "Material" anyways. I wonder what other Material-type Spirits could be acquired… Perhaps a Golem, maybe? How about a Living Armor? Hm, the possibilities are certainly endless, and they're strong too.

The only weakness Ax possess is that it cannot move on its own. It lacks Telekinesis to lift itself up, so when it is summoned, it usually just falls over the floor. Also, it has an HP which is the durability, so when it receives enough hits, it disappears. Making it frailer than normal weapons, perhaps.

However, such weaknesses are compensated by the amazing benefits that comes by being able to summon weapons as much as I want, or well, it is limited by the amount of slots I can make, but still… And also, it has three Different Skills, so anybody that wields them will be able to unleash three powerful attacks without any MP cost right off the bat. I suppose that's more than enough compensation.

"Eleanora, are you good with Axes?" I wondered.

"Err… Well, I can try." She said, quickly lifting a tentacle made of shadows, and holding Ax with it.

"Hm, that's good enough, I envy your great use of shadows, I lack that on my own without having to waste so much MP." I sighed. "Nonetheless, I guess I can use Gluttony with one arm or- Oh, well, I could just summon a bunch of Ax and launch them at a foe, perhaps."

"Oh, that sounds specially devilish." Eleanora said.

"Well, we might go hunt Goblins soon, if I can get a Goblin Familiar, we'll acquire humanoid familiars so they can use weapons better… Unless you can use a weapon, boy?" I wondered, looking at the fluffy Blood resting over our bed. He had acquired the [Size Manipulation] Skill yesterday when leveling up, and can now shapeshift his size, something Fenrir can't.

"Arf?" Blood tilted his head in confusion.

"Don't worry about it, Blood!" Said Eleanora, petting the wolf. "You're good as you are! You're slowly growing, no need to rush it."

"Arf! Woof!" Blood began barking while wagging his tail, he loved to be spoiled by Eleanora.

We had introduced him to my family some time ago, they were not that against him because they had gotten used to have Fenrir around. But unlike Fenrir, Blood is not odorless, so we have to give him a bath weekly to not make the house stink, it was one of the rules my mother imposed on me if I wanted to take care of a tamed wolf.

Monster taming is fairly common in this world, from people with spirits that let them easily enslave creatures, to others with [Tamer] Talents or its variations, people using the help of monsters is not uncommon, and with spirits added into the mix, having monster or monster-like companions have become something of everyday.

Usually, tamed monsters get a special collar, which was what Blood was wearing right now. It is something that can be purchased in the adventurer guild after registering him as a tamed monster for one small silver coin, the price was worth it, this way, people don't look at Blood weird, or don't try to attack him in the middle of the streets either.

As Eleanora woke up and began playing with Blood, I looked into my status once more.

[You have reached [Peak Stage] of the [Rank 1 Spiritual Orb Realm]

[Your Stats have increased]

[You learned the [Spirit And Master Connection: Lv1] Skill]

"Oh, so that happened…"

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Name: Blake Hunter Goathorn.

Race: Human

Spirit Orb Realm: Rank 1 (Upper Stage) -> (Peak Stage)

Physique: Vampiric Blood Emperor Physique (Tier 2: Rank 4)

Job Class: [Invoker: ★]

Subclass: [Alchemist: ★]

,m Level: 7/30

EXP: 1500/70000

< Health Points: 466/466 -> 493/493 >

< Mana Points: 913/913 -> 945/945>

< Strength: 485 -> 512 >

< Agility: 355 -> 372 >

< Vitality: 366 -> 382 >

< Intelligence: 595 -> 627 >

< Dexterity: 383 -> 412 >

Spirits (1/1): [Half-Vampire: Eleanora (Rank 1 Peak Stage)]

Physique Abilities: [Tier 1: Body Strengthening (+Demonic Arm)] [Tier 1: Enhanced Senses] [Tier 2: Vampiric Eyes (+Demon Eyes of Paralysis)]

Link Skills:

[Link (Eleanora): [Shadow Sneak: 3]

Passive Skills: [Acrobatics: Lv4] [Robust Body: Lv4] [Hard Worker: Lv2] [Hawk Eye: 4] [Gifted Magic Apprentice: Lv4] [Heavy Drinker: Lv2], [Intimidation: Lv2]

Active Skills: [Throwing Technique: Lv4] [Spearmanship: Lv3] [Butcher: Lv3] [Alchemy: Lv2] [Brewing: Lv1] [Synthetize: Lv1] [First Aid: Lv4], [Command: Lv2], [Cooking: Lv2] [Agriculture: Lv1]

Magic Skills: [Blood Edge: Lv2] [Create/Delete Familiar: Lv2] [Summon/Unsummon Familiar: Lv2] [Familiar Storage Expansion: Lv2] [Familiar Synthesis: Lv1] [Apprentice Alchemist Recipe Book: Lv1] [Spirit And Master Connection: Lv1]

Title Skills: [Beast Slayer: Lv2] [Demon Slayer: Lv2] [Savior: Lv2] [Slaughter King: Lv1] [Dragon Slayer: Lv1] [Kin Slayer: Lv1]

Available Stat Points: 0

Available Skill Points: 10

Can gain 10 Stat Points and Skill Points with each Level.

Curses:

EXP required to level up x100

Proficiency required to learn techniques and skills x100

Mana/Qi/Aether Recovery speed decreased by -50%

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After having absorbed a Peak Stage Spirit Orb from that guy that had a bounty, I naturally finally broke through Upper Stage. Now I am at Peak Stage, the last Stage before reaching the next Realm, Spirit Orb Rank 2. With that, I'll be able to finally acquire a Second Spirit. I have tried inspecting my Soul to grab the souls of my allies outside before, but it has been futile.

Now that I am so close to reach Rank 2, I feel like it is rather pointless to continue trying. It would be better to not waste time putting my soul in danger and simply try to get to Rank 2 as fast as possible, even though I am sure it will take me months… But it is now a rather realistic goal.

"Well, let's go eat breakfast and then go met Frederica, we need to be there when her father comes back." I said.

"Oh right, the noble girl…" Eleanora said. She didn't seemed to have taken a liking on her.

And quite honestly, me neither. But a noble is a noble, and nobles mean money, so we might as well go.

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