Joel left the room and headed for the training room on the other side of the castle. His mind could not settle, not when he knew that he was under the threat of death.
System, can I use the fusion feature? He asked, ready to grow his strength.
YES, HOST CAN USE THE FUSION SYSTEM AS LONG AS ENOUGH CREDITS ARE TRADED.
Okay then, fuse water and fire, he said, to test it.
FUSION OF WATER AND FIRE SUCCESSFUL, HOST HAS GAINED PLASMA AFFINITY, DEDUCTED 1000 CREDITS.
[affinity: plasma(water + fire)]
[effect: vapour control: attacks, releases steam that burns and cools at the same time.]
Fusion of two elements is more than just increasing its power by 2x, it is even comparable to 4x, Joel thought as he looked at the effects of the affinity.
fuse water and air, water and earth, fire and air, fire and earth.
HOST HAS GAINED ICE, CRYSTAL, LIGHTNING, AND METAL AFFINITIES. DEDUCTED 4000 CREDITS.
[affinity: ice (water + air)]
[effect: control over temperature]
[affinity: crystal (water + earth)]
[effect: reflective]
[affinity: lightning (air + fire)]
[effect: explosive and speed enhancement]
[affinity: metal(fire + earth)]
[effect: weaponisable and sharp]
Seeing the long list of affinities, he could not wait to start his training, but he persisted and fused the final two he planned to fuse.
system, fuse time and space affinity.
FUSION SUCCESSFUL, DEDUCTED 100,000 CREDITS. HOST HAS GAINED TWO BRANCHES FOR FUSION.
ETERNAL LANDSCAPE: CREATE A ZONE WHERE YOU CONTROL TIME FREELY
YGGDRASIL THE WORLD TREE(ARTEFACT): THE WORLD TREE CONNECTS THE SOUL TO VARIOUS WORLDS.
Joel was not surprised by the price, since he expected something like that from two affinities as rare as those.
Uh, two branches, Joel looked at the notification in surprise. System, why are you suddenly giving two branches for the fusion? He asked. And one of them is not even an affinity, but an artefact.
THE LAWS YOU FUSED HAVE A COMPATIBILITY OF 150%, WHICH TRIGGERED DIFFERENT BRANCHES.
Oh, I see. Can I choose the two of them? he asked greedily.
THE HOST CAN CHOOSE BOTH OF THEM IF HE PAYS 500 MILLION CREDITS, OR STORES IT WITH 15000 CREDITS.
500 million, I could not even get that amount even after hunting throughout the day, the spirits only gained 250,000 credits, he thought. Store the eternal landscape for me, Joel had a premonition that the artefact was going to help him in his pursuit of power.
Now that all the training preparations are done, I should boost the power of the case before I leave, he thought as he walked towards the parlour, while calling the spirits mentally.
Soon, he reached there and saw them kneeling on one knee towards the massive throne in the centre.
He sat on the throne and started talking. I'm calling you all because I'm going on a training trip, and I'm not sure how long I'll be away. Stay here till I return, and protect the castle.
system, summon 10 spirits, he said. Soon, 10 figures materialised out of thin air.
human(common)
angel(epic)
demon(common)
demon(unique)
demon(unique)
vampire(common)
kitsune(common)
beastfolk: hawk(epic)
beastfolk: fox(epic)
elf(unique).
They all knelt on one knee to Joel. Joel calmly nodded and explained everything to them. He suddenly took something out from the system storage, then handed it to the human to place it on the castle ground. Then he headed for the training room, and locked himself up, ready to test the effects of yggdrasil.