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Chapter 176: Training at Hideout part 3

It wouldn't take long for the rest of his students to return, except for Mizuneko, who would be out for a few more days. Or at least that's what Hineko told him.

For Hineko to become a Trickster, he had to learn a few moves that were a combination of MARTIAL ARTS and ACROBATIC and to reach her SLEIGHT OF HAND and STEALTH over level 90. To pass level 90 for any skill wasn't easy, but Shingi was familiar with them and how to pass the limit of level 90.

Combining Skills was sometimes challenging, especially for Skills like MARTIAL ARTS and ACROBATIC, even if they had some similarities and some major differences. One had to know those similarities and differences to learn how to combine them.

Shingi could help him by casting HASTE to pass his limits and fulfill the requirements to pass level 90. Those skills were AGI-based, and Hineko had increased to 14 through some special training that Shing gave him and some special Quests. The Quests were available only on Blessed Ones; that's why Shingi didn't try to get them.

If Hineko reached 15 would have an easier time passing the limit of 90 for those Skills, and if he reached 16, it would be a certain thing. But increasing it by 2 points wasn't that easy, but Shingi was confident of increasing it by 1 at least.

Shingi didn't use HASTE just once but actually three times at Hineko. As a result, the effects didn't stack completely as one had a lesser effect than the next. However, it still made Hineko reaching the speed that Shingi had normally with one HASTE cast on himself.

Shingi was sparing with Hineko, although Hineko worked mostly on defending and avoiding the attacks instead of doing any attacks himself. Unfortunately, Shingi couldn't cast another HASTE, and that was with boosting his INT. Without the boost, he could keep two active, but still, with his experience in fighting, he could cover the difference in speed he needed.

Close to the end of the hour of Shingi's blessing's effect to boost his INT, Hineko's AGI increased by 1. After that, using the same training wouldn't increase his AGI anymore. There was a chance of getting 2 points from it at once, but as his AGI was that high, that chance was pretty low.

Shingi stopped focusing on his HASTE Spells, but not altogether, but one after the other, so that the side effects did not affect Hineko too much. Finally, Hineko took a break to let the side-effects pass.

In the meantime, Shingi decided to take a look at Hineko's daggers and see if he could make and update its enchantments using the mana gems. He wanted to work with Little Phoenix to make Rune designs for them instead of the Enchantment designs.

He had no time to ask Zhen about looking at them as he had to take care of many others, and he didn't want to trust everything on him. But soon, Little Phoenix would reach his proficiency and even pass him.

Shingi wrote a few notes he thought would be the Runes to be used, but he could only design ones without using the System since he didn't have the necessary skill to design one just to appraise them.

Shingi told Hineko to work on some potions, as the side effects would affect his potion-making. Other than the HP, SP, and MP regeneration ones, he could finally make some special ones that Shingi had bought recipes for as they had gathered the materials and some they had bought beforehand.

There were two potions he would work on. Actually, one wasn't a potion, but actually an oil, and was to be used to their weapons. It would help surpass the natural or magical resistance in a weapon that some creatures had, to an even bigger degree, since they all had Enchanted weapons.

The second was a drinking potion that was allowing them to breathe underwater. They had bought a few before, and Hineko had made a few in the past, but they weren't as effective as those bought or could make now. On the other hand, Hineko's potion-making skills were increased, as every time they took a break, he kept making new regeneration potions.

Their supplies for materials on regenerations potions were getting low, but they will replenish some soon in the next floors to come. The enemies would become more dangerous, especially starting after floor 40, but also the resources there would be more valuable.

But if all of them evolved their class, their speed going up would increase. And they could pass a few without fighting the Boss. Unfortunately, Shingi hadn't reached level 60 to evolve his Class, but he would have reached that level before reaching the next Ruin City. But still, he could improve a lot of things before that.

A few hours passed before Shingi's next student logged in. Wild Tycoon was a Spirit Barbarian, and there were a few choices for Evolutions for this class. Each one would increase her proficiency in using a Spirit naturally, giving her the ability to use another one.

She had learned to use different Spirit Beasts, but she had to choose wisely since some non-beast options of Spirits would become available to summon and use depending on her choice.

Fortunately, Shingi was aware of the viable options and benefits, and he had informed Wild Tycoon, who had decided already. So she was between choosing to be an Eagle Spirit Barbarian or a Bear Spirit Barbarian.

To evolve her Class, she had to summon a Spirit Beast and stay on her special vest; she would have it stay on her. This was dangerous, as the spirit would affect her, maybe even take control over her. But Shingi was certain that she could help her with his Spirit Element manipulation.

She had to take full control of it, even under the effect of RAGE, but with the help of Shingi and Syra's expertise, they had enough safety measurements. Moreover, Syra could see the spirits since she should have something to do with using them when Mikhail monitored them.

Shingi noticed Mikhail seemed to monitor them once per day at the same time. But Shingi still told Syra to keep an eye in case he monitored them some other time. He needed to find a way for himself to detect them by himself. It would be useful to have more people having this ability as also he couldn't know if the people with Annoue would find a way to bring her back or take Syra back.

He still wanted to get Annoue the sooner possible, as he had thought of trying rebuilding the door he had noticed, as it seemed to be what used to connect the two. But making something like that was out of his expertise, and also, he had just taken a few looks on it. He could ask Soren if he had any ideas about how it would work, but he preferred to let him focus on Lucy's situation.

He hadn't tried using SCRY MODE these days, as he knew he could improve his Spirit Element proficiency more and see how much difference it would make there.

Wild Tycoon started summoning the Spirit and slowly letting it merge with her while Syra and Shingi were paying attention to anything weird happening. Sometimes, they had to stop and Wild Tycoon to get the Spirit out and summon another one after a few minutes.

The Spirits seemed to be more aggressive in the Tower than outside, so it would harder to pass this challenge, but not impossible. But, of course, it would be if Shingi or Syra weren't around, and most likely, Shingi by himself was going to be useless.

Little Phoenix had also appeared after a few hours, but Shingi told her to work on her Rune Training, as he wanted to finish Wild Tycoon's training. As for Hineko's training, he just had to cast HASTE on him to improve his chances even more but only once this time.

The HASTE could last at most an hour, but after 30 minutes, the effects started weakening. After the HASTE was over or weakened enough, Hineko worked on potion-making. He couldn't make many oils and potions, but it would take him a couple of days to use all the materials they had.

Shingi wanted to let Little Phoenix last since she would be the most complicating case, but with her special Gravity Element, there should be at least some possible Evolutions. Shingi wasn't certain as he had heard about Gravity Element but was one of the few he hadn't studied or known as much as others. Even he couldn't know about every single class as the list was pretty much unlimited.

Wild Tycoon kept trying and failing, which started making her angry. Finally, Shingi had to calm her down, as she needed a clearer mind than usual, even more than what RAGE offered her.

But in the end, Wild Tycoon got a Spirit to merge with her and started working on keeping it using its effect at the same level as if it was in the vest and even surpassing that level.

This could take some time, but they had all the time they needed. So finally, he could help Little Phoenix evolve her class since Mizuneko wouldn't be back for some time.

As for An, she said she had it covered by herself, but he gave her some tips. She seemed though, like she knew what she was doing.