Gaming Sword Magician

Chapter 151: Unsealing mysterious crystal!

Soul force can pass through a solid object and it can also crash down on a solid object but the same can't be said for mana and battle energy. Mana and battle energy can't pass through solid objects. That's why only a soul master can do what Elder Zachary is thinking of doing.

"Yes, Elder, I understand all of it," Whittaker said while nodding his head.

"Good. Here's a useful offensive soul technique for you. If you are interested then give it a try. Maybe you will be able to learn it in a short amount of time," he said while passing a jade slip to him.

Whittaker gazed at it. Instantly, Noah notified him about its effect.

[Soul-piercing needles

Rank: Mysterious

Cost to learn: 2 skill development points.

Effect: Once activated, the user releases soul force from his soul seed and condenses it into a soul needle, which can be shot towards the enemy intending to pierce their mana pool, beast core, or battle core

Guidance: The strength of the soul needle increases with the amount of soul force used to create it]

"Thank you, Elder," Whittaker accepted the jade slip with a grateful smile and stored it into his rankless ring of genesis. He thought, 'Becoming an inheritor is certainly a sure path to obtaining endless riches!'

Zachary continued the lecture by releasing thousands of units of soul force from his body to create a very thin needle. Whittaker felt threatened by just looking at it.

"This is the soul-piercing needle. Its main use is to puncture mana pool, battle core of humans, and beast cores of magical beast. It packs a lot of power and can also puncture this seal!" Elder Zachary explained.

Right after, with a swoosh, the soul-piercing needle rushed into the crystal and stabbed the crystal-like seal. It was instantly punctured and energy rushed out of that hole, just like massive waves of ocean.

After some hours of working non-stop, the rune was finally sealed.

The pitch-black crystal was no longer the same.

Whittaker and Elder Zachary saw flashes of yellow, green, and purple in the black crystal.

Congratulations, this crystal is a rune called flash step Noah's monotone voice rang beside Whittaker's ears.

Flash Step rune (low-level)

Description: A rune that can be in-laid in equipment slots.

Nature: Spatial, Wind, and Light. a powerful movement ability.

Cast time: Instant

Useable: 3/3

Recharge time: 10 hours

Effect: A Flash Step will cause the Guardian to teleport a short distance. In battle, it's extremely useful. The Guardian can use this rune to suddenly appear right behind his opponent and deal a deadly blow or use it to teleport a short distance past the attack of your opponent.]

Whittaker was staring at this rune with greedy eyes while Elder Zachary inspected the rune and found out what its effect is.

"This is a powerful rune called Flash step. It can save your life in dangerous situations and can also be a game-changer in a life and death battle. Here, use it on your boots,"

Elder Zachary said and passed over the Flash Step rune to Whittaker. He gladly accepted it and instantly equipped his Azure-sky boots with this rune.

Then the lecture continued.

Elder Zachary taught him dozens more inscriptions and Whittaker easily memorized all of them.

By the time the lecture ended, the sun and moon has already changed places.

The lecture ended and Whittaker asked something important, "Elder, can you help me increase the privilege level of my student ID card?"

The elder replied, "No can do. Privilege level can only be increased by working hard to earn royal credit points, giving excellent performance in competition or test, or gaining kingdoms merits earned through service in the military. Even the sons of royals and nobles can't increase their privilege through other means."

Whittaker knows that royal credits points and kingdom merits can be earned through completing quest and mission respectively. Furthermore, if a rich person uses enough platinum then he can also increase his privilege level. But that person got to be extremely rich.

"But why is that so?" He asked.

"The world's filled with wonder and is secretive. Its wonders can't be enjoyed by anyone. Similarly, its secret can't be accessed by just anyone. The higher your privilege the more great stuff you have access to and the more secrets you will know. Moreover, not everyone wants others to share worldly treasures or wonders with others. I can't help even if I want to, you gotta earn it yourself. The fastest way will be Yeon's academy or using millions of platinum." Elder replied.

He understood that this world's mysterious and strange, and most of the things like the dreamworld can only be accessed by those with a higher level of privilege.

"There's a test in three months if I perform well enough then getting an upgrade wouldn't be much of a problem," Whittaker exclaimed.

"Ah, three months is it. I will ask Yeon to prepare a long-distance teleportation formation for you after he returns from the central region." He said.

He knew where Yeon has gone. The emperor has called for him too, after all, but he outright refused, unwilling to take part in any more mess. For now, he just wanted to hurriedly pass on everything to Whittaker before he's no longer able to.

"Thanks," Whittaker replied. A long-distance TP formation required a portal to open on both sides. He could also use GRS but it will require him to undergo complicated procedures. Plus, Zachary will have to use personal connections and ask his imperial cousin for a favor. Something he doesn't really wanna do.

"Elder, I wanted to ask when will I get key to the palace treasury?" Whittaker asked.

"Hmm," After a long hum, he continued by saying, "If I am impressed with your performance in the monster tower then I will immediately reward it to you."

He made his decision to hand the precious key to Whittaker if he impresses him.

"What will it take to impress Elder?" Whittaker asked an important question that caused the old man to rub his beard in thought.