Unlimited Power - The Arcane Path

As if knowing how to use summoning magic wasn't enough, the goblins also had magic weapons made of stone. However, it wasn't like weapons made of stone that Leon could make. It was much harder and heavier... Leon could also feel a lot of mana coming from them, and it wasn't because it was a magic weapon.

"It looks like those monsters are far more intelligent than we imagined..." Leon rubbed his chin.

"You noticed that only now?" Darya frowned. "That became obvious to me when I saw this village."

Leon sighed, in the end, to make things easier for him, he decided to treat monsters like soulless creatures that lived only to cause death and destruction. However, it was evident that it couldn't be applied to every single monster.

Enriched Stone Axe VII (Earth)

It grants you Strength + 30, Endurance + 30, Mentality + 30.

Enriched Stone Staff VII (Fire)

It grants you Intelligence + 30, Endurance + 30, Mentality + 30.

"Those are better than the weapons the warriors living down here have," Leon picked and used Appraisal on the weapons of the goblins. "But they didn't try to challenge the goblins because they had bigger numbers and some powerful skills."

"It doesn't surprise me. Challenging those creatures without some ranged attacks would be suicide," Darya said. "It wouldn't surprise me if goblins even have some tactical knowledge since they can build built villages like this."

Now that Darya mentioned that, Leon noticed that the villages were pretty well organized. The shapes and sizes of the houses were pretty much the same, and those were made of wood... it looked like the goblins brought a lot of wood from their world.

"They really came to this side with the intention to build new homes..." Leon frowned. "But why?"

"Why are you asking?" Darya asked. "It is obvious that you are going to check their world."

"I'm curious, but it is not certain that I'm going..." Leon said.

Leon had to confirm something first. So, he used Seal, on a goblins shaman and passed his spirit to the mithril staff he created... Leon sighed after using Analyze on his new weapon. Even after his luck increased, he was still an unlucky guy...

Mithril Staff of the Goblins.

It grants you the skills: Meditation Lv 90. Intelligence + 90, Recovery + 90.

After trying that in some steel weapons, Leon confirmed his theory, the goblins obtained powers by making pacts with spirits. Although they were smart, there was no way that they could have discovered summoning magic on their own.

"It looks like we are going to the world of the goblins," Leon declared. "I'm pretty sure we will be able to find some spirits that can grant us special abilities."

"Spirits, huh." Darya rubbed her chin. "I heard that some worlds have them, but grandfather wasn't interested in them."

"I wonder why... maybe it is because they didn't grant especially powerful skills," Leon said. "Or perhaps the spirits can't grant skills to people who don't belong to that specific world."

"What are you going to do if that is the case?" Darya asked.

"I need a magic weapon that increases the power of my fire and earth spells," Leon answered. "It is a pity, but if the spirit didn't grant me at least some skills, I will defeat it and create a magic weapon out of it. I'm pretty sure I can create something awesome."

"As crazy as ever..." Darya murmured.

After picking all the magic items of that village and creating a few new ones, Leon and Darya headed in a straight line toward the dungeon. Although they had no interest in any fights since they couldn't make many types of useful magic items, Leon and Darya were forced to kill all the goblins along the way.

Mithril Staff of the Goblins. (+4)

It grants you the skills: Meditation Lv 136. Intelligence + 136, Recovery + 136.

Mithril Shield of the Goblins. (+4)

It grants you the skill: Stone Skin Lv 210. Endurance + 94, Mentality + 94.

Although those wouldn't be that useful to Leon's current goals, they could be useful later. Regardless, Stone Skin was a skill that increased endurance according to the level of the skill. It was excellent to use against melee fighters, but it cost twenty mana points per second. To make matters worse, Leon had no idea how to replicate that skill.

"If spirits can grant skills, then probably those skills can't be learned by common ways… It is like the skills to absorb spells…"

It was more efficient to Seal the spirits in Mithril weapons, but since Leon and Darya didn't create many, they ended up sealing the spirits of the goblins in steel weapons. They could sell those later or even use to recover some of their mana, after all.

"Don't drop your guard," Leon said before they entered the dungeon. "We don't know what the boss is or what the creature can do."

"We never know what the enemies can do..." Darya said. "What is the plan after that? Do you have any idea how we will find the spirits in the first place?"

"No, but it shouldn't be that hard since all the goblins found," Leon answered.

"You are awfully optimistic considering that you usually are so careful and always imagine the worst possible outcome," Darya said.

"Haha, I'm just a bit excited." Leon smiled. "If we succeed, we will end up obtaining some powerful skills and even some pets."

"Pets?" Darya frowned. "Do you think the elemental spirits will be your pets?"

"Well... something like that," Leon said.

Darya's mouth stayed wide open after hearing such nonsense. It looked like Leon knew nothing about the elemental spirits... he had no idea that they were creatures that existed since the birth of the universe.