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nIan went to the entrance of the Trading Center where an NPC smiled brightly and said, “Contribution

nTrading Center. How can I help you?”

nIt was a female NPC with long, pointy ears like those of an elf’s. She was beautiful. It made even Ian

nfeel happy, “Oh, I came to see the artifacts inside.”

n“I see. Can I have your name? I will check your current Contribution point.”

nIan nodded, “It’s Ian.”

n“Okay, Ian, please wait for a moment.”

nThe NPC entered something into the magic sphere floating in front of the entrance. She was surprised

nand came back to Ian.

n“Oh, you are the Pioneer!”

nThe NPC suddenly turned very friendly. Ian nodded, a little confused, “Eh… yes. How much is my

nContribution?”

n“Your Contribution is 5000, Pioneer.”

n“Aha, I see.”

nIt was just as Ian remembered.

nActually, he hadn’t done anything to get more Contribution points after he received the 5000

nContribution by reaching Lv. 50, so it was only natural.

n“Please come here, Ian. There are many artifacts and skill books you can get using your Contribution

ninside.”

n“Okay, thank you.”

nThe NPC took Ian inside the Trading Center where she smiled and lightly bowed her head, “Ian, take

nyour time to look around and tell me when you find something you want.”

n“Okay, I will.”

nThe NPC went back to her designated location while Ian started to see the items inside the Center.

nIan’s level was not high yet, so he could only see some of the items, but it was still a huge amount.

n“No user has gotten an item from here so far.”

nIt had been less than two days since the Tower was built so there couldn’t be another user who had

nany Contribution.

nClass quests took some time, even the simplest ones required more than a day.

nIan picked up items one by one to check their options.

n‘Oho, this is similar to the knuckle I just bought on auction!’

nIt was ‘Ancient Summoner’s Steel Sword’.

nIts name, level limit and options were very similar to those of Ian’s knuckle.

nIan checked the necessary Contribution point written in front of the item.

n‘Hum, 350 Contribution? This item’s value is 350 Contribution.’

nAbout 200~400 Contribution was given when doing a B rank quest given at the Tower.

nSo, 350 Contribution wasn’t that big.

nIan suddenly recalled the ‘Dragon Tamer’s Feather Accessory’ which he was wearing right now.

n‘Is there any item here that is just as good?’

nRegardless of its option, the Dragon Tamer’s Feather Accessory was a Legend rank item.

nLegend rank items were very rare. He had seen them only a few times before he reset his character

nwhile he saw them only a couple of times at the Trading Center of the Tower of Archers.

n‘I was about… Lv. 80 when I saw a Legend rank item at the Tower of Archers for the first time.’

nThe higher your level was, the more frequently you could see high-rank items at the Trading Center.

nIan thought once more that he needed to gain levels quickly.

nHe worked hard to examine the items in the Center, but they were only as good as each other.

nIt was only natural, as he was only Lv. 50.

n“Hmm… I’m done here now…”

nHe had found a few good items, but it would be better to search the auction house to buy them.

nHe thought it would be wiser to save his Contribution points and trade them for better items later.

n‘I should go to the next room.’

nThe next room was the room with the skill books.

nHe wanted to get at least one good skill book.

n‘Let’s start with an Attack skill.’

nSummoners had fewer Attack skills and Ian’s Taming Master class’ skills were mainly for Taming

nskills.

nAs a result, Ian had no Attack skill.

nFighting by using pets he had raised well was fun, but participating in battles was just as fun, too.

nSo, Ian was thinking of buying an Attack skill.

n“Veil of Fire? It sounds like a Sorcerer’s skill. Why is it here?”

nHe took it out and read about it.

nVeil of Fire

nCategory: Active Skill

nSkill Level: Lv. 0

nSkill Rank: Rare

nProficiency: 0%

nUsage: 20 Spirit Magic

nCooldown Time: 3 minutes

nTemporarily creates a Veil of Fire by summoning the fire spirit.

nWhen blocking an enemy’s attack with the Veil, it will absorb 350% of the damage according to the

nSummoning Magic and give back 200% of the Fire damage.

nRequired condition of learning: It can be learned only after learning the passive skill ‘Summoning

nSpirit of Fire’.

n…

nIan’s two eyes sparkled, “Oho, that is how Spirit Magic and Summoning Magic are used!”

nHe found out the usage of the two class stats he had gotten when he reached Lv. 50.

nSummoning Magic determined the Attack Force of Attack Magic, and Spirit Magic was used to

nactivate skills.

nIt was like Sorcerers’ mana.

n‘Let’s see. How high are my stats?’

nIan opened his statistics window to check the stats.

n‘Summoning Magic is at 500 points while Spirit Magic is 100 points… hmm, so if I use this skill now, it

nwill absorb a maximum of 1750 damages, and give back 1000 as damage. I will be using 1

/5 of the

nSpirit Magic points I have.’

nThe skill was not bad.

nHowever, considering its 3 minutes cooldown time, it wasn’t a great skill, either.

n‘Shall I see other skills as well?’

nIan checked a few more skills.

nAfter that, he soon reached a conclusion.

n‘Summoner’s Attack Magic are mostly based on summoning spirits. It would be important to decide

nwhich type of spirits to summon.’

nBefore he chose an Attack Magic, he needed to decide the element of the spirits he would summon

nby using passive skills.

n‘Fire and Ice are good too… but I find the Lightning element more appealing…’

nIan picked up the ‘Summoning Lightning Spirit’ skill and thought about it.

n‘I think I should be able to find other pets that can use the other elements’ attacks’

nIan already had an Ice type pet: Big Guy.

nAs for elements like Fire and Earth, he could think of many monsters to Tame and use, however, he

ncouldn’t think of a Lightning type monster.

n‘Let’s buy a Lightning type Attack Magic now.’

nIt wasn’t like he couldn’t learn the other elements’ Spirit Summoning because he learned the Lightning

nSpirit Summoning. Ian quickly made up his mind.

n‘Hmm, I need to spend 500 Contribution points.’

nIan picked up the ‘Summoning Lightning Spirit’ skill book and started to go through it.

nHe soon also found a good Attack Skill.

nLightning Spheres

nCategory: Active Skill

nSkill Level: Lv. 0

nSkill Rank: Hero

nProficiency: 0%

nUsage: 15 Spirit Magic

nCooldown Time: 1 minute

nCreates spheres of lightning in both hands by summoning the Lightning Spirit.

nThrow the spheres at the enemy and they will inflict 250% of the used Summoning Magic. Then, they

nwill divide into four and start bouncing in different directions. If the sphere then his something, like an

nenemy or something nearby it will start bouncing again and will disappear after 5 seconds.

nThe enemy who is hit by the spheres will be on ‘Paralyzed’ mode for 20 seconds with a 15% of

nprobability.

nRequired condition of learning: It can be learned only after learning the passive skill ‘Summoning

nLightning Spirit’.

nRequired activation condition: It can be activated after the Lightning Spirit has been summoned.

nWhen ‘Paralyzed’ mode is activated, the skill’s cooldown time is reset.

n…

nThe skill’s Attack Force itself was lower than other Hero rank Attack skills’, however, Ian liked the

nLightning Spheres the most.

n‘Its Attack Force isn’t enough, but it isn’t my style to fight by mainly relying on Attack Force, so…’

nHe thought the skill would be very useful because it could inflict damage to multiple enemies and set

nthem on ‘Paralyzed’ mode.

nAdditionally, if he got lucky and the ‘Paralyzed’ mode, which had a 15% probability of activating, was

nrepeatedly activated, the skill’s cooldown time would be reset. He then could use the skill many times.

n‘If I hit many enemies simultaneously, would I be able to keep using the skill?’

nIf he hit many enemies, at least one of them should activate the ‘Paralyzed’ effect.

nIf he got lucky and ‘Paralyzed’ mode was repeatedly activated, he would be able to use the skill 6

ntimes in a row.

nHe couldn’t be sure, because he didn’t use that yet, but it definitely looked like a great skill.

n‘It’s worth the Contribution points.’

nThe skill was worth 1200 Contribution points.

nHowever, Ian picked it up without hesitating.

nIan went out with the two skill books. The NPC at the entrance came to him, smiling, “Oh, have you

nfinished, Ian?”

n“Yes. I want these two.”

nIan gave her the skill books. The NPC looked at them for a while and said, “Hmm, let’s see. They are

nworth 1700 Contribution points in total.”

nIan nodded, “Okay, I will use that.”

n“You have chosen really good skills. Is there anything you want more?”

nIan wanted to save the 3300 Contribution he had left, so he had no more business there, “No, I will

ncome back later.”

n“Okay. Please come back!”

nIan traded the 1700 Contribution points for two skill books and left the Tower of Summoners.

nThen he immediately used the books to learn both skills.

nWith those two messages, a little spark formed in front of Ian’s eyes.

n“Uh? What’s this?”

nIan looked with interest while a yellow spark gathered.

nThe spark became bigger and bigger until it formed a shape.

nAnd…

nIan stared at the Lightning Spirit.

nIt was very cute. It looked a lot like a little sparrow.

n“Umm… your name is…”

nIan tried to think of a name, but the summoned Spirit started to fly around and sing.

nChirp- Chirp-

nAt that moment, its name was decided.

n“Chirpy, I should name you Chirpy.”

nIan liked names that were simple and easy to say.

nTherefore, he named the Spirit after the sound it made.

nIan was satisfied with his own naming sense. He then called Chirpy.

n“Chirpy, come here.”

nHe stretched out his hand. The yellow, small bird that had been flying around aimlessly quickly came

nand sat on Ian’s hand.

nChirp- Chirp-

nChirpy made sounds that were different from ordinary baby birds’, probably because of its sparks.

n‘Is it saying zip- zip? Is it really a Lightning Spirit?’

nChirpy made a sound that was between a bird’s singing and lightning sparking. Ian smiled, “He

ndoesn’t require the Leadership stat.'”

nThat was what he liked the most.

nChirpy looked up at him with its twinkling eyes. Ian checked its information.

nChirpy (Lightning Spirit)

nSpirit Power: 0

/1000

nElement: Lightning

nRank: Low

nDuration Time when summoned: 375 minutes (cooldown time to re-summoning: 500 minutes)

nIt will evolve into a high rank Spirit when its Spirit Power reaches Max.

n(Spirit Power increases when using Summoning Magic of Lightning element.)

nThe higher the Summoner’s Summoning Magic is, the longer the Duration Time of the Spirit becomes.

n…

nThe information was quite simple.

nIan smiled sourly, ‘Then, he is no good in battles…’

nChirpy seemed to be useless in battles.

nHe hadn’t expected much because Chirpy was so small and cute. Still, he felt a little bitter.

n‘No wonder he doesn’t require the Leadership stat… then Chirpy is just needed to use the

nSummoning Magic of Lightning element.’

nIt was disappointing, but it was also promising.

nChirpy would evolve into a high rank Spirit when its Spirit Power reaches Max, so no one knew what

nkind of abilities it would get in the future.

n‘Starting with a strong one is all good, but the true fun lies in raising a weak one.’

nIan thought positively like that and moved, “Now, shall I go to meet the Emperor?”

nIan’s feet were light as he left the Square to meet the Emperor.

nThe Imperial Palace wasn’t far from Flinor Square.

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