From Player To Npc

Chapter 180: New ring and final return

The pillar was complete, and it was taller than the Lava Dragon and the Mother Earthworm. As the pillar stopped growing, Shingi started hearing noises, although it should be impossible since he wasn't really there. First, he started hearing the Sphinx murmuring, then the oyster making bubble sounds, the snore of the dragon, followed by the digging sound of the Mother Earthworm. Soon he could hear Lailah playing the harp and her singing voice.

Finally, he heard Kelvin's old voice saying the arcane words needed to raise his undead, as also the sound his staff made by hitting the floor with its butt.

Everything seemed and sounded so real, as also some adjustments had happened to their appearance, making them even closer to what the real ones were like.

He started releasing his focus as he was back in his body and had the ring on his palm, as it had completely cooled down. All the liquified material that had surrounded it had been moved in one place, making a single gem at the top of the ring. Its current color was white.

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BECAUSE OF THE OVERUSE OF SPIRIT MANA, ALL SPIRIT-BASED ABILITIES OR SPELLS HAVE BEEN RESTRICTED FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS

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BLESSING OF NYHM HAS BEEN DISABLED FOR 36 HOURS

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SPIRIT MADNESS FAILED TO AFFECT sNPC#12

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SPIRIT MADNESS CHANCE INCREASED

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This was the second time he got these notifications, but the time the disadvantage lasted had increased by half the time they were before. Also, the chance of Spirit Madness was increased once more, but he could tell that the limit he could use Spirit Element had increased as well.

He couldn't use anything Spirit Element related, not even his VISUALIZATION Skill, which wasn't fully Spirit-Based since almost anyone could learn it. But anyone could use Spirit Element, just to a minimal degree. So now he couldn't use it that much either.

Still, he didn't regret taking the risk, as the final product was more than he expected. He put on the ring, and he focused his Light Element int it. The Gem started turning yellow, and he could feel the flow of his mana in the ring becoming more natural and with no resistance.

He started pouring Fire Mana in it while trying to keep the Light Element Mana in it, which wasn't as hard as expected. The gem was orange when he pulled as much mana as he could spare at the moment. Finishing the ring almost dried him of mana by using it as Spirit Element, and this time he used it way faster than when he used it at Dark Shadow's egg. That's why he had reached and passed his limit.

He also had his Air Element currently, but he didn't use it as it would completely dry his entire Mana Pool.

He waited and noticed that the no mana leaked from the ring no matter how much he waited, and he could also feel that the mana in there had even improved and was ready to be used. So that was the reason he made the ring and what Soren, since he was the one who gifted Ameanum the design, made it for. Shingi could store in the ring mana of any Elements, and not only would it stay stored to be used later on, but it could even be improved to be easier to use.

He could even store mana for others, and the ring would also improve and adjust them for him to use them easier like they were his. The ring was bonded with him now, so he was the only one to use it unless this bond got transferred, but not just anyone could do that.

Shingi walked towards Syra and showed his latest creation as he explained what it was. He told her also about how he worked on all the Elements and about the pillar.

"You keep surprising me even after that much time we travel together. I must admit that you have done some fascinating things, but this ring is amazing even if it was half as good as you describe it to be. So since it can store Elements of others, it can also store Spirit Element?" [Syra]

"Normally not, but I think because of what I did, and from his pillar's appearance, it should be able to. Why don't you try storing some in? Just trying to pour it in." [Shingi]

Syra was curious enough, so she followed his instructions.

She pulled some of her Spirit Element mana in it, and it actually was stored. But Shingi noticed the Gem was turning back to white. Also, the Fire and Light Element mana already in it started being released into the environment. He told Syra to stop, but the leak didn't stop until only the Spirit Element mana of Syra was in it.

"Try pouring some Water Element instead into it." [Shing]

Syra once again followed what she was told to do, and they noticed the gem started turning blue. This time, the Spirit Element was released into the environment until only Syra's Water Element was stored.

Shingi called his students and had Little Phoenix pulling Earth and Dark Element while An was using Air. Mizuneko still hadn't returned, so he had to ask An to try air. Then, he started pouring some Fire and Light since he had some MP restored during that time because of his Minor Mana Regeneration.

The gem started turning to fit the color of the combination of all the colors of each element, depending on the amount of element they poured in it. No leaks this time, and he had all six based elements, just the balance was all over that place.

So it seemed the moment he would insert Spirit, it would release any Elements already in it. If he had Spirit Element in it, pouring any other Element made the Spirit Element get released. So he could either store the basic elements or spirit element, but not both. It was a restriction, but he didn't mind, as he didn't know that it could make it store Spirit Element either way before he completed the project.

Still, he couldn't store all Elements as if he split them evenly, as he would just have enough mana to cast a Base grade Spell of each Element once at tops.

He stored Dark and Water Element mana since he didn't have them in his Mana Pool. He also had Air since it was the one he had the least proficiency with.

He had stored An's Air Element mana instead of his, as after enough time passes in it, its compatibility level would increase enough to help develop his Air Element side of Air Element. Air and Spirit were the two most undeveloped, but he couldn't do anything for Spirit's side for now. He couldn't even manipulate any amount of Spirit mana to help improve his Mana Tree.

If he had stored his mana, it wouldn't change its compatibility because it was his mana, which was a safety measurement to make it more difficult to increase the power of your Mana Tree. So you had to find those high compatible sources or make them.

So he had to rest to restore his MP completely and wait for his restriction of using Spirit-based abilities to be over. But even if he couldn't use Spirit Element, he still had many things to do.

He returned to his students and checked how their training to Evolve their classes was going. Hineko had increased his Skills a bit and was ready to pass the level 90 at the needed ones with a couple of training days. Little Phoenix was close to creating her first Gravity Elemental, and Wild Tycoon's control of the Spirit increased as time passed. The last one had Syra looking over her just in case something went wrong with the spirit.

The one that surprised Shingi was An, who had already evolved her class.

She was an Arcane Blade, but now she was a War Blade. She also had her second Element of her Mana Pool, which was the Fire Element. Unfortunately, her proficiency in it seemed to be slightly lower than what Shingi's currently was, which was purely crazy since she didn't have this element for more than a day.

It reminded him of the times he taught something to Annoue, and she made progress into it in monster times too. It seemed that they shared more than a face, skills, and their class. He still wondered why they looked that similar and why she had similar skills as Annoue, but An had no idea, as she remembered nothing before he woke her up.

Maybe when he gets Annoue back, he would learn more, or maybe Nivlek would know more. He still hadn't used her box, but he had noticed at the last SCRY MODE he had seen her that there was a similar box in her cell, among other things.

He still didn't know if she could trust her, but even if she could, how did he know that his messages wouldn't reach Mikhail. It was weird of her to have the box kept hidden from him.

He rested his body while considering his next move, as he also kept giving instructions to his students to help at their task at hand.

Two days passed, and then Mizuneko logged in. Still, nobody but An had their class evolved, but they were all close in doing so.

Mizuneko seemed to find some interesting information in his search in the real world and was ready to share it with Shingi and the rest.

Shingi had asked him to find out anything about Eneria's World, the company that was the main creator of the game, and if they had any secret plans for the game. Of course, that would be impossible for Mizuneko to find out by himself, but Shingi told Ardent to help him in secrecy.