Unlimited Power - The Arcane Path

In the end, Leon decided not to do that. It was against his principles of not attack those who helped him in some sort of way. In any case, the goblins could summon spirits, but if those were just temporary allies that obeyed Leon's will, they weren't half bad. It was much better than having the constant attention of some sort of super-intelligent sentient being monitoring him 24/7.

Regardless, Leon would have to spend a few days creating a few mithril spears, but to obtain all the power Effreet could give him, he intended to offer all his eight spears. The moment Leon showed the first mithril spear, Effreet murmured impressed.

"Mithril… if you have that, a single weapon will be more than enough to give you all the powers than I can grant you." Efreet said.

"Is that so?" Leon asked. "Then, can you tell us where we can find the earth spirit? Since a mithril spear is more than enough to receive all of your blessings?"

"Certainly, I could do that for free if you have asked sooner," Effreet said.

Darya's weapons were small, so Leon sacrificed two of his spears for them to obtain all the power that Effreet could grant them. Although Leon waited for some shady ritual to happen, only a red sphere of energy left Effreet's body and entered Leon and Darya's bodies.

Congratulations! You have learned the skill: Pyromancy.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! You have learned the skill: Summon Lesser Fire Spirit.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! You have learned the skill: Fire Blessing.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

You obtained 01 status points.

As if learning those useful skills wasn't enough, Leon's Fire Resistance leveled up until level one hundred and fifty, and he also obtained the status points of that. So, he couldn't help but show a broad smile on his face. Leon would have to find another fire monsters to create a magic weapon, but he was fine after those rewards.

"I guess with this, you don't change your mind and try to kill me," Effreet said.

"… You noticed even that…" Leon said, surprised.

"Spirits are essentially made of mana, so we can see other creatures as if they are made of mana as well," Effreet explained. "Your thoughts and feelings can be identified by the tension of mana in your body. Putting in simpler words, I can tell what you are thinking just by looking at you."

"Sorry for that, but I don't have any other choice but consider things like that," Leon scratched the back of his head. "I want to go home, I will try to keep my anger and impatience in check, but I don't know for how long I will be able to do that."

"You don't have to an apology," Effreet said. "You didn't do anything, after all."

"Thank you for your understanding," Leon slightly bowed his head.

"Really… sometimes I don't know if you are a good or a bad guy," Darya sighed.

"The concept of good and evil change from person to person…" Leon said. "Anyway, thanks for your help. Where can we find the Earth spirit?"

"Just follow the opposite direction from the purple crystal," Effreet said. "If you keep using the skills I gave you, there is a chance that you might end up finding a stronger fragment that will you grant you more skills, perhaps you may even find the original Efreet… However, to obtain power, you will have to offer some sacrifices… and the next time, they might not ask for mana."

"Got it, thanks again," Leon said.

While Leon and Darya were leaving the temple, they felt the mana inside Effreet increasing a lot. He consumed both mithril spears, and with that alone, it looked like he would be able to protect the purple crystal and its own temple by a few years.

��I thought spirits would be more… intimidating," Darya said. "I can see why even the goblins built a temple for him."

"Don't jump to conclusions. Perhaps the original Effreet is just like you imagine," Leon said. "Anyway, Fire Blessing increasing the power of fire attacks… but considering that the goblins dungeon appeared in the last twenty years, I guess your grandfather nor anyone working for him came to investigate it. They are more than satisfied with their current situation…"

"Yes… grandfather probably has a plan on how to get rid of the harvesters," Darya said. "I'm quite sure that he thinks that he has a plan that won't fail… just because he is working for that thing."

"Still… I wonder what his plan is after that," Leon rubbed his chin. "The soldiers of this world are only getting stronger by fighting against the harvesters since all the dungeons are below the city or outside the continent. Will he try to get rid of all the people living under the city and then use the dungeons again?"

"That is probably the case…" Darya said. "If he succeeds, he will need to focus everyone's attention on a new enemy, and the best target would be the people who didn't follow their rules over the course of the last seven decades."

Leon wondered if Donan was that close to obtaining the power to defeat the harvesters. If he tries to kill a single harvester at a time, then it was fine, but if he kills every single one of them at the same time, Leon would be in dire straits. The harvesters and the god of death were the only beings that could give Leon the answers he wanted, and he was pretty sure he would need more than a few years of training to defeat the god of death.