System vs Rebirth

Chapter 67 Using Each Other

”Other rewards? Then, why did you agree that weʼll split the money?” Noel narrowed his eyes. ”If you already knew about this, you should have talked about this.”

”Why? I had no reasons to give any explanation? In fact, if you didnʼt ask, I would have just allowed you to absorb the Demon Crystal. Wonʼt it be good for me if you die?” Anna shrugged. ”Donʼt forget that weʼre at odds, Noel. I have no obligation to tell you unless you ask it yourself. And even if I tell you, I know that youʼre not going to believe me that easily. So, why should I take extra effort to tell you?”

Noel couldnʼt refute her. As she said, he was still trying to kill him. So, there was no way Anna would help him easily. Even though she didnʼt want him to die for the time being, she didnʼt want to stop him from courting death because they were enemies.

Noel pinched the bridge of his nose and said, ”Alright. Your suggestion is quite good. By exchanging for another reward, I can get something good at my current level. At least, theyʼll be beneficial for my current state.”

”Thatʼs right. Do you think what are the most important things someone like us need? Powerful weapons? Durable armors? No! Itʼs Spirit Technique… precisely Ancient Spirit Technique.

”If you learn about history, your mind will be blown away when you realize that every single person in the world was born with Spirit. There is no need for awakening!

”And Spirit Techniques… the current Spirit Techniques are the result of the optimization that suits the current situation. Their power has been toned down to match our body. On the other hand, the Ancient Spirit Technique is an extremely powerful technique! They can release a far more powerful strength compared to the current Spirit Technique.

”Most people canʼt use Ancient Spirit Techniques right now because they donʼt have what it takes. But itʼll be different for us… or me? My conversion rate is close to one hundred percent like the people in the past. I have enough qualifications to learn the Ancient Spirit Techniques.

”Iʼm planning to use the reward to exchange the Ancient Spirit Techniques to strengthen myself. Thatʼs what Iʼll suggest to you as well. Instead of courting death, why donʼt you take a bit of the tree to make an armor for you? Though, itʼll be hard to process it. You might need a skilled craftsman and they might not be humans.

”Either way, this is my explanation and suggestion. Whether you want to believe in my word or not, itʼs entirely up to you.”

Noel paused for a moment. What Anna said made sense. He couldnʼt question the logic at all. Although his knowledge about Spirit was low, he had read a few books regarding this topic, so he could still make judgment whether what she said was good or bad.

As Anna said, he realized that it was better to trade the reward. However, he still said, ”But we have agreed that Iʼll have the demon crystal and you get whatever that covers it. Iʼm not going to take what is not mine.”

”Youʼre so uptight, eh. For better or worse…” Anna chuckled. ”In that case, how about I propose you a deal?”

”A deal?”

”Yeah. In exchange for a part of my possession, I want you to follow me to a certain place. At least, find a group mission that is around that area, so that we can visit a place together.”

”What are you plotting?” Noelʼs eyebrows twitched.

”Who knows?”

”I need to hear the deal first to know whether I should agree or not.”

”Sure. Eight months from now, I want us to go to the border between this kingdom and Vrueniel Kingdom. In that place, there is a ruin I want to enter. Itʼs said that the ruin comes from a thousand years ago. Many explorations have been done, but none of them could find anything. I want both of us to go there.”

”It seems that you know something.” Noel narrowed his eyes.

”What do you think?” Anna ignored his statement. ”I mean, this will benefit both of us since whatever is inside can increase our strength tremendously.”

Noel thought for a moment. However, his fate was sealed when Ardagan started speaking like he knew every single information, even the future.

[Mission: Explore the Sword Saint Ruin]

[Description: A Soul of the Sword Saint Enzelgal has been buried under this ruin. Meet him and pass his test.]

[Reward: ???]

ʼSword Saint Ruin? Sword Saint Enzelgal? How does Ardagan know everything? Now that I think about it, a thousand years ago… Isnʼt it the time when my ancestor started making a name for himself? Does that mean my ancestor lived in the same era as this guy?ʼ Noel narrowed his eyes.

ʼStill, there is no penalty when I fail to do it like this Ancient Demon Tree mission. It seems that the penalty is simply a way for Ardagan to test me whether Iʼm qualified to wield him or not. If I can prove that Iʼm qualified, there is no need for penalty because heʼs going to fully support me. If thatʼs the case, Iʼm truly grateful. There is no reason for me to reject this offer.ʼ

After contemplating for a few minutes, Noel nodded his head. ”Fine. I agree.”

”Great.” Anna smirked while thinking inwardly, ʼHehe, youʼve fallen into my traps, Noel. In the previous life, Noel entered this ruin alone and received everything inside. This time, Iʼm going with him so that I can leech off him.

ʼWell, Noel was the only one that could open this ruin in the past. There were two theories back then. First, Noel was actually related to the person inside the ruin. Second, Noel had talent that piqued the ghost inside the ruin. It seemed to be the latter, so it might be related to his conversion rate… It seems that Noelʼs Conversion Rate is above me… He might even have a perfect conversion… Either way, Iʼm going to leech off his opportunity. Iʼm so awful but I need it so that Noel doesnʼt get too strong that fast and I donʼt get left behind.ʼ

Just like Anna, Noel had also his own thought.

ʼThe mission only benefited me, so thereʼs no reason for me to reject. Thanks to her, I can discover something this good.ʼ

Noel and Anna looked at each other smiling as if they had come to an agreement. However, they both had an opposite thought.

ʼIʼm going to use her knowledge to discover more missions.ʼ

ʼIʼm going to leech off his opportunities.ʼ