Ding!

Not long after shouting out the name of the skill, a screen appeared in front of him wherein a question was given to him.

'What type of weapon would you like to craft?'

Aurus, being incredibly unfamiliar with the early game Equipment system, did not know how to answer this as he was clueless as to how he was going to proceed. He tried saying the word 'Staff' as an answer since he was a mage and he needed a staff to bolster his prowess, but the system did not accept it as an answer.

With that being invalid, Aurus questioned the system as to what his choices were. A few seconds later, a screen appeared in front of the screen where the question was, answering Aurus' worries.

'In creating a weapon, there are only two main choices which branch out into more larger choices later on. These choices are Physical and Magical weapons.'

'Physical weapons have a special property wherein other than the material used boosts the user's attack, it also boosts it by a certain amount after that, giving it a higher than normal attack compared to other weapons.'

'Magical weapons on the other hand rely on the material used in order for the weapon's attack, but since they're magical weapons, they can absorb more energy from the environment to supplement the user's spells, hence they have a special property of reducing Cast Time by 10%. Note that the reduction in Cast Time is not fixed.'

"To think that I have to start at something incredibly broad." Aurus could not help but think that the system was some sort of basic intelligence that needed every opinion in order to proceed. Of course, he knew that that was not the case as he knew how flexible the system was. After mulling over it a bit more, he realized that the degree of freedom for weapon creation must be greater than what he thought, stemming from the fact that he would start from an extremely broad category before getting more specific.

With him reading up on the special properties of both choices, Aurus chose to craft a Magical weapon as he knew that a faster Cast Time would let him have an edge over other beings. Although he could already cast spells in a short time, he knew that once he became an Animate, even a millisecond would be the thread dividing life and death.

With the first question answered, the question on the screen changed into another one, slightly more specific than the previous one.

'What type of Magical weapon do you want to craft?'

Although a single word was added to the question, the question now leaned towards a single category rather than all categories. Aurus had a hunch that it was now the time to designate the shape of the Magical weapon he wanted, so he answered with a single word.

"Staff."

Whoos.h.!.+

With the question on the screen being changed once more, Aurus' suspicions were proved correct. He then looked at the next question on the screen, asking him how much Flux was going to be used in creating the weapon. On the far right of the question, there was a parentheses that told him he could only use 3 Flux at most, so he chose to use 3.

Ding!

'3 Flux has been deducted from your body.'

In an instant, the faint green energy covering each and every Anima on his body slightly dimmed down, showing that part of his Flux was removed. Not long after, multiple threads of worldly energy, as well threads of SP within his body, started to envelop the Flux on his body and make it as vibrant as it previously was.

From this, Aurus now knew how Flux regenerated, which actually regenerated at a pretty fast rate. He also now had a hunch as to what levelling the creation skills would give him, which could possibly be a higher limit on the amount of Flux he could use.

With Aurus confirming that he was going to use 3 Flux on his Magical weapon, a screen appeared not long after beside the screen that held the question, revealing an extremely rough blueprint of a blunt stick, which could be manipulated with Aurus' thoughts.

"Isn't this a little too crude?" Aurus could not help but ask as he manipulated the blueprint bit by bit as he continued to zoom towards the Lesser Experience Haven.

He willed the top end of the stick to curve downwards in an upside down U shape as he willed almost of the Flux to be in the middle of this upside down U, only leaving the minimum amount necessary to create the stick. With a few more touches here and there, Aurus was satisfied with the look of his soon to be made weapon.

Whoos.h.!.+

As Aurus confirmed his choices on the design aspects of the blueprint, the question on the screen beside the blueprint changed, asking Aurus, 'Are you sure you want to craft this weapon?'

Without any shred of doubt whatsoever, Aurus answered with a firm and determined yes.

Ding!

Whoos.h.!.+ Whoos.h.!.+

A few seconds later, both screens disappeared in front of Aurus' field of vision as a slightly large ball of faint green Flux appeared in front of his vision, gradually morphing into a shape that he could not be unfamiliar with.

It was his new Magical weapon!

Bit by bit, the Flux making up the weapon started to solidify as the colors making up the weapon diversified into green, and brown, and other dazzling colors that would catch a person's eye.

Surprisingly, even though Aurus was still moving towards the Lesser Experience Haven, the currently morphing weapon maintained a fixed distance in front of Aurus. Although it seemed to only be a small tidbit that would reduce his burdens, it was nonetheless appreciated by him.

A few minutes pa.s.s by and a notification sound was heard as rays of light radiated from the weapon in front of Aurus, which was now complete from top to bottom.

'What would you like to name the weapon?'

Looking at the question that popped up within his mind through the system, Aurus looked at the staff for a bit before replying with, "Staff No. 1."

Whoos.h.!.+

As if his words carried weight, an intangible yet visible stream of energy gradually enveloped the staff in front of him before disappearing altogether not long after. Simultaneously, the staff gradually got closer to Aurus before dissipating into thin air as it became strands of energy that entered Aurus' body.

Ding!

'Staff No. 1 has been created. To use the weapon, please say the phrase 'Summon Weapon'.'

'To dismantle the weapon, please say the phrase 'Dismantle Weapon'. To examine the weapon's properties, please say the phrase 'Examine Weapon'.'

Hearing these words from the system resound throughout his mind, Aurus decided to check out the properties of the weapon he just made.

"Examine Weapon."

Ding!

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Staff No. 1 (Magical)

Grade: Inanimate—Normal

Attack + 30

Damage + 1.5%

Cast Time - 10%

A staff made out of the Flux from a Spiritas, although it is made out of extremely basic and crude material, it can still get the job done, bolstering the user's magical properties by a small extent. It is also minimalistic yet elegant in design, which is due to the taste of the crafter.

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Looking at the properties of the weapon he just made, he knew that he had three things to prioritize while heading towards the Lesser Experience Haven and even after that! What are those three things? Raise [Flux Vessel], raise [Flux Weapon Creation], and upgrade Flux!

Being somewhat discontent with the properties of his newly made weapon, Aurus decided to do one of the three things that could be done in the shortest amount of time, which was to upgrade his Flux to a higher rank!

Whoos.h.!.+ Whoos.h.!.+

While following the blue line that would lead to the Lesser Experience Haven, he used his affinity for Wind to the fullest, manipulating all of the Wind energy particles within his surroundings to clump up into a ball that hovered over his body.

Within seconds, the size of the ball increased to the length of half of Aurus' body, extremely dense and filled to the brim with Wind energy particles at every nook and cranny within the ball.

He then willed a part of the Wind energy particles making up the ball to enter his body, prompting a notification screen to appear in front of his field of vision not long after.

Ding!

'3000 Wind energy particles have been acc.u.mulated. Would you like to infuse your Flux with 300 SP in order to upgrade it to Rank 2?'

"Yes!" How could he say no to this question? With his goal being to increase the rank of his Flux, it would be extremely ironic if he said no.

Whoos.h.!.+ Whoos.h.!.+ Whoos.h.!.+

Just like before, the Flux covering his body expanded to a size greater than Aurus' body as the green aspect of the Flux slightly became more vibrant than before, consuming around the same amount of time needed for Aurus to upgrade his Flux from Rank 0 to Rank 1.

Ding!

'Your Flux is now Rank 2, to upgrade it to Rank 3, you need 500 SP and 5000 Wind energy particles in order for it to happen.'

Whoos.h.!.+

He then willed another part of the Wind energy particles making up the ball to enter his body, easily fulfilling the Wind energy particle requirement needed to upgrade his Flux to Rank 3. With him infusing his Flux with 500 SP, it was not weird for it to reach Rank 3 a few minutes later.

He then repeated this process a couple more times, making the Flux covering his body taking on a shade of vibrant green which from afar made him look like a big branch that was covered with a lot of moss.

Ding!

'Your Flux is now Rank 5, to upgrade it to Rank 6, you need 2500 SP and 25000 Wind energy particles in order for it to happen.'

"I guess I'll stop here for now," Aurus said as he looked at the SP requirement needed to upgrade his Flux. With that much SP, he could already cast the [Spirit Clone] skill given to him by Kevin, which would allow him to somewhat escape the danger that would befall his body. It would only need him to raise his Anima Creation skill to its MAX level in order for that to happen to be honest. But with him focusing on Flux in the meantime, it would probably be delayed for a while.

"Identify [Nine Flux Transformation]." With his nonexistent eyes gleaming with excitement, Aurus looked at the screen that detailed the specific effects of the skill.

Ding!

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[Nine Flux Transformation] (Level 6/10)

Grade: Unknown

Flux, an energy manifested from the Animas of a Spiritas, is something that holds extreme power once one peers into its intricacies and tempers it to a great extent.

This skill allows the user to temper the Flux covering their bodies, baptizing them with the worldly energy of the environment and the Spirit Points from within, letting them evolve into a substance that becomes a myriad of colors and possibilities.

> Current Flux Rank: Nature Green (Rank 5)

- For every point of Flux used in Weapon Creation: 30 points to Attack stat & 1.5% increase in damage

- For every point of Flux used in Armor Creation: 60 points to HP & 1.5% increase in damage reduction

> Requirement to upgrade Flux Rank: 2500 SP and 25000 Wind energy particles

[Flux has long exceeded the minimum requirements for Equipment creation. When used in creating or enhancing equipment, there is a small chance for special properties to appear.]

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