Chapter 33
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The shield was the strongest item Roy and Olivia had seen to date. It boasted incredible stats as well as four passive skills. Tank let out happy squeaks; she could sense Jason's excitement. Not only that, she desperately wanted to devour the shield, but understood that it was valuable to Jason, so she reluctantly quieted down.
Jason equipped the shield, immediately feeling more powerful. He took a look at his stats.
Name: Jason
Title: 14th Challenge Completion
Age: 28
Race: Human
Level: 61
Stat Points: 0
Health: 2,815/2,815
Health Regeneration: 19.95/s
Stamina: 2,419/2,419
Stamina Regeneration: 17.23/s
Battle Energy: 510/510
Battle Energy Regeneration: 5/s
Strength: 289
Vitality: 265
Agility: 235
Endurance: 252
Tenacity: 96
Fortitude: 99
Willpower: 32
No longer were his stats as pitiful as half a year ago. Still, even as he felt that all his hard work was worth it, he was still a shadow of his former self. The thought left him irritated. Baby steps, baby steps. As long as he continued to work hard, his diligence would be rewarded. That was one thing he loved about the tower. It always rewarded those who put in effort.
Olivia organized the loot from the Ent. As it was a field boss, it generally dropped a lot, but this time it seemed to be at least quadruple the amount of other field bosses. Olivia glanced down at her feet. "There's a lot of building materials."
Over half of the loot were building materials that were to be used on the community floors. Compared to the other monsters in the forest, the Ent was very generous. The quality was much higher as well.
Olivia spotted a sparkling badge and picked it up. Her eyes brightened before tossing the badge over to Jason. "Look, a boss token."
He caught it with a smile. "One down, four to go. We're on our way to building a guild hall."
Jason glanced at Roy, expecting him to be full of excitement, but contrary to his thoughts, he was silent. Jason asked with concern. "What's up?"
Roy was recalling the battle until he was broken from his thoughts when Jason clasped his shoulder. Roy clenched his hands as he said hesitantly. "I was just thinking about how useless I was. During the fight, I didn't know what I was supposed to focus on. Healing or damage? Previously I was always fighting up close, but this time I was unsure and stayed in the back doing absolutely nothing."
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Jason fell silent as he considered Roy's feelings. Even in the alternate future, Roy was never really a full healer. His main role was damage, and healing was secondary. Perhaps he was forcing things? Jason shook his head with a smile. "Don't worry about it. I won't force you to perform a role you're not comfortable with. It's just that your healing spells, while small in number, are very powerful. It would be a waste not to use them."
Roy only felt worse. This was why he was hesitant about telling Jason. He was endlessly grateful to Jason and wanted to live up to his expectations. Yet here he was complaining, saying he was unfit for the role. Not only was Jason not upset, he sympathized with him. Roy immediately voiced his feelings. "I didn't say I wouldn't try. I just need some practice, that's all."
"Alright." Jason chuckled and gave what little advice he could. "Just focus on dealing damage like before. Healing is secondary. Besides, once you get the life sense passive skill, things will become much easier for you."
Olivia walked over and asked a question. "Are there any other field bosses?"
Jason pulled out a copy of the map he sold to the top-tier guilds and handed it to Olivia. "There are plenty. Take a look."
Roy jumped up and hovered over Olivia's shoulder. Their eyes jumped all over the map, absorbing all its information. When they found the location of a field boss, they looked at each other with twinkling eyes. They were thinking the exact same thing, or at least they thought. Roy wanted boss tokens to build a guild hall, while Olivia wanted to fight against strong opponents. "Let's go!"
Jason reminded them of something. "We have to protect Cheslov while he recovers his soul."
"Oh, right." Roy grew solemn as he remembered Cheslov jumping in front of him like a hero.
Less than an hour later, Cheslov woke up with a groan and immediately clutched his head. "Damn, this is the worst headache I've ever had."
Roy promptly handed over some water. "Drink up."
After Cheslov devoured the water, Jason asked. "Do you remember what happened?"
Cheslov tried to recall the feeling at that moment. "When I saw Roy's situation, everything just seemed to become connected."
Olivia raised an eyebrow. "Was it slow motion?"
Cheslov firmly shook his head. "No, nothing of the sort. Uhm, if I were to describe it, it was like the branches were speaking to me."
"The branches were speaking to you?" Roy and Olivia couldn't understand. On the other hand, Jason did. In the alternate future, near the end, Roy had shared everything he knew about the heavenly instinct state. But even though Jason knew everything about it, entering the heavenly instinct state was a different matter entirely. It required enlightenment and couldn't be sought.
While everyone was deep in thought, Jason clapped his hands. "Ready to move on to the next field boss?"
Everyone jumped up. "Let's go!"
Jason and co immediately headed to the location of the closest field boss. Unfortunately, another guild was already fighting it. Thankfully, the next field boss was available. It was an iron rock golem. Compared to the one Jason fought on the lower floors, it was a hundred times stronger.
Now that Roy was focused on dealing damage, he was much more useful during the fight. After a fierce battle, they were victorious. One of the items the golem dropped were iron nails, much to Roy's bafflement.
The day passed quickly, and after hunting five field bosses', they teleported back to their newly built homes. The first sound they heard was hammering in the distance. When they gathered outside, Roy was jumping in place. "We finally have five boss tokens. What else do we need to make a guild hall?"
Cheslov pulled up the guild hall's information and named off the list of materials. With each one, Roy's enthusiasm dropped.
Jason commented. "It'll probably take us a month or more to gather the materials."
Roy shouted in disbelief. "Over a month? That's too long!"
The silent Olivia spoke up. "Can't we just purchase them?"
Roy turned to Olivia and gave a thumbs up. "Right! The boss tokens are bound to us, so they can't be sold, but the other materials can. Good thinking, Olivia!"
Jason rolled his eyes. "Do you know how many people want to build a guild hall right now? The materials in total would cost over a hundred thousand gold. I don't have that much. Do you?"
"A hundred thousand?" Cheslov and Olivia frowned. They only had a few thousand gold, much less than a hundred thousand.
Roy placed his hands on his hips and laughed heartily. "My parents left me a fortune. A hundred thousand? That's nothing! Come on, let's go purchase the materials right away."
Jason suddenly recalled a memory he had long forgotten about. Roy's parents were among the first to enter the tower, and they quickly became one of the strongest. Things were very chaotic back then, what with the military and government and all. It was only until several years after the tower arrived that services like exchanging gold to dollars became available. There was a rumor that Roy's parents had a hand in the creation of the bank. Considering that there was a small service fee, the owners of the bank must be very wealthy. Since Roy's parents were no longer alive, was Roy now one of the owners? If that was the case, he might be even richer than Su Long!
Jason gulped before tossing the idea aside. There was no way that was the case, right? He caught up to Roy and asked. "Do you know where to buy the materials?"
Roy froze. "Uhh."
Jason pointed to Su Long's workshop. "Let's ask Su Long. He has many contacts and knows the prices of the materials we need."
"Okay."
After a few minutes of convincing Su Long, he finally agreed to help them with purchasing the materials. "Fine, fine, stop asking. I'll do it, alright? BUT! I won't give out my contacts. I'll meet them myself, and don't bother asking why! Hmm. It'll cost about a hundred and ten thousand gold."
"Thanks, Su Long." Roy promptly handed over the gold without a change in his expression. It was like the money was nothing to him.
Even Su Long was surprised, though he quickly hid it. "Hmph. I'll get everything by tomorrow. Don't worry about a thing. Now scram! Let me get back to work."
Su Long kicked them out via telekinesis.
Everyone had a long day of fighting, so they went to their homes and fell asleep. By morning, they were raring to go. Roy in particular was shaking from excitement. As Su Long promised, he arrived with the materials, as well as a piece of shocking news. "Take a look at this notification."
Tournament of Champions
Register at the colosseums on the thirtieth floor to participate in the Tournament of Champions one month from now. Details will be announced on the day of the tournament. There are no requirements to register and the event is a safe activity.
Jason frowned. Yet another change. In the alternate future, he had never heard of the tournament of champions. Still, he had expected changes like this. Like Roy, Olivia, and Cheslov, he too was moved at the prospect of a tournament.
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The shield was the strongest item Roy and Olivia had seen to date. It boasted incredible stats as well as four passive skills. Tank let out happy squeaks; she could sense Jason's excitement. Not only that, she desperately wanted to devour the shield, but understood that it was valuable to Jason, so she reluctantly quieted down.
Jason equipped the shield, immediately feeling more powerful. He took a look at his stats.
Name: Jason
Title: 14th Challenge Completion
Age: 28
Race: Human
Level: 61
Stat Points: 0
Health: 2,815/2,815
Health Regeneration: 19.95/s
Stamina: 2,419/2,419
Stamina Regeneration: 17.23/s
Battle Energy: 510/510
Battle Energy Regeneration: 5/s
Strength: 289
Vitality: 265
Agility: 235
Endurance: 252
Tenacity: 96
Fortitude: 99
Willpower: 32
No longer were his stats as pitiful as half a year ago. Still, even as he felt that all his hard work was worth it, he was still a shadow of his former self. The thought left him irritated. Baby steps, baby steps. As long as he continued to work hard, his diligence would be rewarded. That was one thing he loved about the tower. It always rewarded those who put in effort.
Olivia organized the loot from the Ent. As it was a field boss, it generally dropped a lot, but this time it seemed to be at least quadruple the amount of other field bosses. Olivia glanced down at her feet. "There's a lot of building materials."
Over half of the loot were building materials that were to be used on the community floors. Compared to the other monsters in the forest, the Ent was very generous. The quality was much higher as well.
Olivia spotted a sparkling badge and picked it up. Her eyes brightened before tossing the badge over to Jason. "Look, a boss token."
He caught it with a smile. "One down, four to go. We're on our way to building a guild hall."
Jason glanced at Roy, expecting him to be full of excitement, but contrary to his thoughts, he was silent. Jason asked with concern. "What's up?"
Roy was recalling the battle until he was broken from his thoughts when Jason clasped his shoulder. Roy clenched his hands as he said hesitantly. "I was just thinking about how useless I was. During the fight, I didn't know what I was supposed to focus on. Healing or damage? Previously I was always fighting up close, but this time I was unsure and stayed in the back doing absolutely nothing."
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Jason fell silent as he considered Roy's feelings. Even in the alternate future, Roy was never really a full healer. His main role was damage, and healing was secondary. Perhaps he was forcing things? Jason shook his head with a smile. "Don't worry about it. I won't force you to perform a role you're not comfortable with. It's just that your healing spells, while small in number, are very powerful. It would be a waste not to use them."
Roy only felt worse. This was why he was hesitant about telling Jason. He was endlessly grateful to Jason and wanted to live up to his expectations. Yet here he was complaining, saying he was unfit for the role. Not only was Jason not upset, he sympathized with him. Roy immediately voiced his feelings. "I didn't say I wouldn't try. I just need some practice, that's all."
"Alright." Jason chuckled and gave what little advice he could. "Just focus on dealing damage like before. Healing is secondary. Besides, once you get the life sense passive skill, things will become much easier for you."
Olivia walked over and asked a question. "Are there any other field bosses?"
Jason pulled out a copy of the map he sold to the top-tier guilds and handed it to Olivia. "There are plenty. Take a look."
Roy jumped up and hovered over Olivia's shoulder. Their eyes jumped all over the map, absorbing all its information. When they found the location of a field boss, they looked at each other with twinkling eyes. They were thinking the exact same thing, or at least they thought. Roy wanted boss tokens to build a guild hall, while Olivia wanted to fight against strong opponents. "Let's go!"
Jason reminded them of something. "We have to protect Cheslov while he recovers his soul."
"Oh, right." Roy grew solemn as he remembered Cheslov jumping in front of him like a hero.
Less than an hour later, Cheslov woke up with a groan and immediately clutched his head. "Damn, this is the worst headache I've ever had."
Roy promptly handed over some water. "Drink up."
After Cheslov devoured the water, Jason asked. "Do you remember what happened?"
Cheslov tried to recall the feeling at that moment. "When I saw Roy's situation, everything just seemed to become connected."
Olivia raised an eyebrow. "Was it slow motion?"
Cheslov firmly shook his head. "No, nothing of the sort. Uhm, if I were to describe it, it was like the branches were speaking to me."
"The branches were speaking to you?" Roy and Olivia couldn't understand. On the other hand, Jason did. In the alternate future, near the end, Roy had shared everything he knew about the heavenly instinct state. But even though Jason knew everything about it, entering the heavenly instinct state was a different matter entirely. It required enlightenment and couldn't be sought.
While everyone was deep in thought, Jason clapped his hands. "Ready to move on to the next field boss?"
Everyone jumped up. "Let's go!"
Jason and co immediately headed to the location of the closest field boss. Unfortunately, another guild was already fighting it. Thankfully, the next field boss was available. It was an iron rock golem. Compared to the one Jason fought on the lower floors, it was a hundred times stronger.
Now that Roy was focused on dealing damage, he was much more useful during the fight. After a fierce battle, they were victorious. One of the items the golem dropped were iron nails, much to Roy's bafflement.
The day passed quickly, and after hunting five field bosses', they teleported back to their newly built homes. The first sound they heard was hammering in the distance. When they gathered outside, Roy was jumping in place. "We finally have five boss tokens. What else do we need to make a guild hall?"
Cheslov pulled up the guild hall's information and named off the list of materials. With each one, Roy's enthusiasm dropped.
Jason commented. "It'll probably take us a month or more to gather the materials."
Roy shouted in disbelief. "Over a month? That's too long!"
The silent Olivia spoke up. "Can't we just purchase them?"
Roy turned to Olivia and gave a thumbs up. "Right! The boss tokens are bound to us, so they can't be sold, but the other materials can. Good thinking, Olivia!"
Jason rolled his eyes. "Do you know how many people want to build a guild hall right now? The materials in total would cost over a hundred thousand gold. I don't have that much. Do you?"
"A hundred thousand?" Cheslov and Olivia frowned. They only had a few thousand gold, much less than a hundred thousand.
Roy placed his hands on his hips and laughed heartily. "My parents left me a fortune. A hundred thousand? That's nothing! Come on, let's go purchase the materials right away."
Jason suddenly recalled a memory he had long forgotten about. Roy's parents were among the first to enter the tower, and they quickly became one of the strongest. Things were very chaotic back then, what with the military and government and all. It was only until several years after the tower arrived that services like exchanging gold to dollars became available. There was a rumor that Roy's parents had a hand in the creation of the bank. Considering that there was a small service fee, the owners of the bank must be very wealthy. Since Roy's parents were no longer alive, was Roy now one of the owners? If that was the case, he might be even richer than Su Long!
Jason gulped before tossing the idea aside. There was no way that was the case, right? He caught up to Roy and asked. "Do you know where to buy the materials?"
Roy froze. "Uhh."
Jason pointed to Su Long's workshop. "Let's ask Su Long. He has many contacts and knows the prices of the materials we need."
"Okay."
After a few minutes of convincing Su Long, he finally agreed to help them with purchasing the materials. "Fine, fine, stop asking. I'll do it, alright? BUT! I won't give out my contacts. I'll meet them myself, and don't bother asking why! Hmm. It'll cost about a hundred and ten thousand gold."
"Thanks, Su Long." Roy promptly handed over the gold without a change in his expression. It was like the money was nothing to him.
Even Su Long was surprised, though he quickly hid it. "Hmph. I'll get everything by tomorrow. Don't worry about a thing. Now scram! Let me get back to work."
Su Long kicked them out via telekinesis.
Everyone had a long day of fighting, so they went to their homes and fell asleep. By morning, they were raring to go. Roy in particular was shaking from excitement. As Su Long promised, he arrived with the materials, as well as a piece of shocking news. "Take a look at this notification."
Tournament of Champions
Register at the colosseums on the thirtieth floor to participate in the Tournament of Champions one month from now. Details will be announced on the day of the tournament. There are no requirements to register and the event is a safe activity.
Jason frowned. Yet another change. In the alternate future, he had never heard of the tournament of champions. Still, he had expected changes like this. Like Roy, Olivia, and Cheslov, he too was moved at the prospect of a tournament.
The shield was the strongest item Roy and Olivia had seen to date. It boasted incredible stats as well as four passive skills. Tank let out happy squeaks; she could sense Jason's excitement. Not only that, she desperately wanted to devour the shield, but understood that it was valuable to Jason, so she reluctantly quieted down.Jason equipped the shield, immediately feeling more powerful. He took a look at his stats.Name: JasonTitle: 14th Challenge CompletionAge: 28Race: HumanLevel: 61Stat Points: 0Health: 2,815/2,815Health Regeneration: 19.95/sStamina: 2,419/2,419Stamina Regeneration: 17.23/sBattle Energy: 510/510Battle Energy Regeneration: 5/sStrength: 289Vitality: 265Agility: 235Endurance: 252Tenacity: 96Fortitude: 99Willpower: 32No longer were his stats as pitiful as half a year ago. Still, even as he felt that all his hard work was worth it, he was still a shadow of his former self. The thought left him irritated. Baby steps, baby steps. As long as he continued to work hard, his diligence would be rewarded. That was one thing he loved about the tower. It always rewarded those who put in effort.Olivia organized the loot from the Ent. As it was a field boss, it generally dropped a lot, but this time it seemed to be at least quadruple the amount of other field bosses. Olivia glanced down at her feet. "There's a lot of building materials."Over half of the loot were building materials that were to be used on the community floors. Compared to the other monsters in the forest, the Ent was very generous. The quality was much higher as well.Olivia spotted a sparkling badge and picked it up. Her eyes brightened before tossing the badge over to Jason. "Look, a boss token."He caught it with a smile. "One down, four to go. We're on our way to building a guild hall."Jason glanced at Roy, expecting him to be full of excitement, but contrary to his thoughts, he was silent. Jason asked with concern. "What's up?"Roy was recalling the battle until he was broken from his thoughts when Jason clasped his shoulder. Roy clenched his hands as he said hesitantly. "I was just thinking about how useless I was. During the fight, I didn't know what I was supposed to focus on. Healing or damage? Previously I was always fighting up close, but this time I was unsure and stayed in the back doing absolutely nothing."Find authorized novels in Webnovelfaster updates, better experiencePlease click for visiting. Jason fell silent as he considered Roy's feelings. Even in the alternate future, Roy was never really a full healer. His main role was damage, and healing was secondary. Perhaps he was forcing things? Jason shook his head with a smile. "Don't worry about it. I won't force you to perform a role you're not comfortable with. It's just that your healing spells, while small in number, are very powerful. It would be a waste not to use them."Roy only felt worse. This was why he was hesitant about telling Jason. He was endlessly grateful to Jason and wanted to live up to his expectations. Yet here he was complaining, saying he was unfit for the role. Not only was Jason not upset, he sympathized with him. Roy immediately voiced his feelings. "I didn't say I wouldn't try. I just need some practice, that's all.""Alright." Jason chuckled and gave what little advice he could. "Just focus on dealing damage like before. Healing is secondary. Besides, once you get the life sense passive skill, things will become much easier for you."Olivia walked over and asked a question. "Are there any other field bosses?"Jason pulled out a copy of the map he sold to the top-tier guilds and handed it to Olivia. "There are plenty. Take a look."Roy jumped up and hovered over Olivia's shoulder. Their eyes jumped all over the map, absorbing all its information. When they found the location of a field boss, they looked at each other with twinkling eyes. They were thinking the exact same thing, or at least they thought. Roy wanted boss tokens to build a guild hall, while Olivia wanted to fight against strong opponents. "Let's go!"Jason reminded them of something. "We have to protect Cheslov while he recovers his soul.""Oh, right." Roy grew solemn as he remembered Cheslov jumping in front of him like a hero.Less than an hour later, Cheslov woke up with a groan and immediately clutched his head. "Damn, this is the worst headache I've ever had."Roy promptly handed over some water. "Drink up."After Cheslov devoured the water, Jason asked. "Do you remember what happened?"Cheslov tried to recall the feeling at that moment. "When I saw Roy's situation, everything just seemed to become connected."Olivia raised an eyebrow. "Was it slow motion?"Cheslov firmly shook his head. "No, nothing of the sort. Uhm, if I were to describe it, it was like the branches were speaking to me.""The branches were speaking to you?" Roy and Olivia couldn't understand. On the other hand, Jason did. In the alternate future, near the end, Roy had shared everything he knew about the heavenly instinct state. But even though Jason knew everything about it, entering the heavenly instinct state was a different matter entirely. It required enlightenment and couldn't be sought.While everyone was deep in thought, Jason clapped his hands. "Ready to move on to the next field boss?"Everyone jumped up. "Let's go!"Jason and co immediately headed to the location of the closest field boss. Unfortunately, another guild was already fighting it. Thankfully, the next field boss was available. It was an iron rock golem. Compared to the one Jason fought on the lower floors, it was a hundred times stronger.Now that Roy was focused on dealing damage, he was much more useful during the fight. After a fierce battle, they were victorious. One of the items the golem dropped were iron nails, much to Roy's bafflement.The day passed quickly, and after hunting five field bosses', they teleported back to their newly built homes. The first sound they heard was hammering in the distance. When they gathered outside, Roy was jumping in place. "We finally have five boss tokens. What else do we need to make a guild hall?"Cheslov pulled up the guild hall's information and named off the list of materials. With each one, Roy's enthusiasm dropped.Jason commented. "It'll probably take us a month or more to gather the materials."Roy shouted in disbelief. "Over a month? That's too long!"The silent Olivia spoke up. "Can't we just purchase them?"Roy turned to Olivia and gave a thumbs up. "Right! The boss tokens are bound to us, so they can't be sold, but the other materials can. Good thinking, Olivia!"Jason rolled his eyes. "Do you know how many people want to build a guild hall right now? The materials in total would cost over a hundred thousand gold. I don't have that much. Do you?""A hundred thousand?" Cheslov and Olivia frowned. They only had a few thousand gold, much less than a hundred thousand.Roy placed his hands on his hips and laughed heartily. "My parents left me a fortune. A hundred thousand? That's nothing! Come on, let's go purchase the materials right away."Jason suddenly recalled a memory he had long forgotten about. Roy's parents were among the first to enter the tower, and they quickly became one of the strongest. Things were very chaotic back then, what with the military and government and all. It was only until several years after the tower arrived that services like exchanging gold to dollars became available. There was a rumor that Roy's parents had a hand in the creation of the bank. Considering that there was a small service fee, the owners of the bank must be very wealthy. Since Roy's parents were no longer alive, was Roy now one of the owners? If that was the case, he might be even richer than Su Long!Jason gulped before tossing the idea aside. There was no way that was the case, right? He caught up to Roy and asked. "Do you know where to buy the materials?"Roy froze. "Uhh."Jason pointed to Su Long's workshop. "Let's ask Su Long. He has many contacts and knows the prices of the materials we need.""Okay."After a few minutes of convincing Su Long, he finally agreed to help them with purchasing the materials. "Fine, fine, stop asking. I'll do it, alright? BUT! I won't give out my contacts. I'll meet them myself, and don't bother asking why! Hmm. It'll cost about a hundred and ten thousand gold.""Thanks, Su Long." Roy promptly handed over the gold without a change in his expression. It was like the money was nothing to him.Even Su Long was surprised, though he quickly hid it. "Hmph. I'll get everything by tomorrow. Don't worry about a thing. Now scram! Let me get back to work."Su Long kicked them out via telekinesis.Everyone had a long day of fighting, so they went to their homes and fell asleep. By morning, they were raring to go. Roy in particular was shaking from excitement. As Su Long promised, he arrived with the materials, as well as a piece of shocking news. "Take a look at this notification."Tournament of ChampionsRegister at the colosseums on the thirtieth floor to participate in the Tournament of Champions one month from now. Details will be announced on the day of the tournament. There are no requirements to register and the event is a safe activity.Jason frowned. Yet another change. In the alternate future, he had never heard of the tournament of champions. Still, he had expected changes like this. Like Roy, Olivia, and Cheslov, he too was moved at the prospect of a tournament.
