LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 165: The Mist Peak Group
Not just one, but a few of the group members made similar requests of Arthur. They asked the man to help their group, the group promising him a generous reward.
Surprisingly, another group arrived from the south. Three groups in different uniforms came and helped the group in red and yellow to defeat the group on the hill.
The situation was getting worse for them.
'What attracted the attacking group's attention? Do they have rare items there?' asked Arthur, curious.
"Please! We'll give you a gift, a Sky Iron sword if you want."
"Or any other item that might catch your eye. We'll give it to you."
'I'd better see what they have before I decide to help them,' the man replied.
Arthur changed his destination from the 17th Sky Sword Base to the base of the group on the hill. Arthur's arrival in the backyard of the group's base drew attention from many, Arthur's powerful purple magic fluctuations were more than enough to startle everyone.
The person who spoke to Arthur was Clara, a member of the Mist Peak group. Their group had their main HQ on the 25th floor, they had set up at least ten small branch bases, one of which was the one on the 17th floor.
The woman stepped closer to Arthur while thanking him for being willing to help. Arthur stopped what she was saying as he raised his hand, it was too early for them to thank him.
"Show me your precious items. If I find something that catches my eye, I'll help you," Arthur pleaded.
Clara nodded, she without a doubt would show Arthur the place. Yet, she asked Arthur to choose quickly, as four groups were attacking this place. Arthur sighed, choosing precious items in a rush always led to bad results.
Arthur stepped forward, one single step was enough for Arthur to arrive at the center field of the Mist Peak base.
The strength was enough to shock everyone in the place, they were curious about the level and tier of the mysterious mage in the black shirt.
He turned his head to the sky, bringing up the purple magic ball gathered in his palm. Arthur released it into the sky and let it explode, emitting a dome wall that was able to protect the place from any group's attack.
The people fighting from the Mist Peak group began to stop, they watched the durability of the purple dome wall produced by the mysterious man in the black shirt. They never thought a stranger would be willing to help in this fight.
'Who is he? Why is his magic aura so powerful?' asked a woman, dressed in a beautiful white-gray dress that revealed her smooth white legs.
From the sky, she flew down using her talent, the Wind Manipulation Talent. She arrived before Arthur and smiled, occasionally bowing her head to salute him.
"Greetings, sir. I'm Livia, I'm the leader of the 17th Mist Peak group," replied Livia, a beautiful face with fair skin, both pupils were black with long soft black hair, her thin pink lips were elegant and captivating.
"What made those four groups attack you?" asked Arthur.
"About that... I can't tell you," Livia replied, refusing to tell.
"I can kill you and defeat the four groups with ease. However, that would be troublesome enough for me."
Arthur raised the flag of authority in his right hand, surprising Livia and the others as they knew very well what it was and how powerful it was.
The woman before Arthur withdrew her words. She was going to tell Arthur what the four groups were after, but Livia wanted them to talk about it in a separate room. Arthur didn't mind.
The two walked into the base building with Livia leading the way, Arthur occasionally glancing to the right and left, they walked through a corridor with walls covered in floral decorations and paintings of their misty hillside beauty.
Walking down the stairs, Arthur's steps were halted when she stopped walking as well. In front of them, he saw an ash-colored metal door with a large circle on it. Only Livia, as the leader of the Mist Peak group, could open the place.
[Authority detected]
[Name: Livia]
[Status: 17th Mist Peak Leader]
[Authentication required]
Livia took a deep breath. She activated her magic and directed it into the circle. The spherical circle attached to the ash door glowed blue, a sign that the authentication was successful and the door would open soon.
The ash door opened gently, a strong gust of wind blowing from inside the room. Arthur responded swiftly, reaching out his hand and blocking the wind with his violet magic. It wasn't much of a threat to him.
"We keep all the valuable items in this place, from plant items, materials, slips, potions, elixirs, to weapons and relics," Livia said. Enjoy new tales from My Virtual Library Empire
She entered and turned on the light using her magic, torches lit in chains on each wall, forming an upward spiral pattern. Arthur was astonished to see how many items were stored in the room.
All the items on display in that place were not items obtained in one day or one week, but over many years.
Livia went on to explain that they also received items from HQ, most of which were high-value items that could increase members' abilities and levels.
"What are they interested in?" Arthur asked.
"All of this, sir. They want all of this," Livia replied.
"Do you think I'm a fool?"
"These items are valuable, but if they were after them, they would have attacked a long time ago," Arthur replied.
The man explained that the Mist Peak group's ability to withstand the attack of four groups was not great.
In Arthur's estimation, they would have been destroyed in a three-day battle. Livia was stunned, failing to hide the item they were after.
"Huft."
Having no other choice, Livia flew to the top of the place and arrived in a private room. Arthur followed close behind, the room filled with a number of treasured items, at least above level 7.
"Three days ago, an envoy from the main HQ sent an item addressed to me and my members. But, the four groups heard what the item was and planned to take it from us," Livia replied.
Livia picked up a small wooden chest and showed the contents, which consisted of a total of five vials of mythological race blood. The inscription on the vials stated what race the blood vials belonged to.
"Nymph, Elf, Dragon, Kitsune, and Valkyrie. Those are the mythological races that ruled this place in ancient times," Arthur replied.
"That's right. Not only that, they're also after these three things," Livia replied, picking up a sizable object and letting it float before her.
The black cloth opened, and Arthur saw a powerful spear, sword, and bow. From his eyes, Arthur could feel a powerful stream of magic flowing through the three ancient weapons. The person who forged the three weapons must be a person with high forging skills.
Still, weapons were not Arthur's style, let alone swinging a sword or flying on it. Arthur glanced at several places, trying to find a good item that might increase his or his servant's strength.
Arthur's eyes focused on a blue wooden box. He stepped closer to it and opened the contents, revealing three different colored slips, two blue and one white.
"Oh, you opened the SS-Ranked talent slip. The white slip is an additional slip of talent," Livia replied.
"Additional talent?" asked Arthur, confused.
"That's right. Mages usually only have two talents at a time, but if you have that slip and activate it, you can have an additional slot for your third talent," Livia replied.
'This is what I need. The more types of attacks I have, the more my opponent will never expect it,' Arthur explained.
"Do you have an SSS-Ranked talent slip?" Arthur asked, curious.
"No, but our president at HQ has one. If you want it, maybe I can talk to her," Livia replied.
'There's no guarantee she'll give me such a valuable talent slip, especially since I'm just a stranger,' Arthur explained.
'Be realistic and just take what's put before me.'
"Alright. I'll take these three items."