Master Of None

Interference?

The world and the will of existence had interfered with the chain quest and completed it already?

This didn’t make any sense. How could the world and existence interfere with a quest that their wills had generated for him in the first place? Now, why would they?

Walker was understandably frozen in place while he tried to understand and process this oddity.

There was also an influx of knowledge. He was being given insight about resistance training for both those without any resistance to certain elemental mana same also those who need to gain higher resistance to certain elemental manas.

Some would need to consume exceedingly small amounts of delicate herbs and foods to be able to slowly gain a very weak resistance to a mana. This would be the best way for them to begin to be able to survive within the world and potentially even travel to other elemental planes. Not that it was possible for some who lived within a single elemental plane their entire lives, but now there was a chance to achieve it.

Then on top of this, Walker found himself recalling herbs he had never seen before. Herbs that came from different elemental planes that could be used to make resistance potions.

Not potions that would help resist mana but potions that helped train natural resistance. It was more like knowing herbs that could be made in to poisons. If the poisons were specifically catered to make potent mana potions that would overwhelm someone without resistance to that affinity mana.

He could also see their uses to make potions that would help resist other manas but that was not the focus of this newfound knowledge. Everything was to be able to teach and grow resistances that naturally grew and occurred within various races’ bodies.

That way they would be able to venture in to the world safely for a time if not for a lifetime. There would be some races that needed years and generations to pass down the proper resistances, but that was fine. So some races that was acceptable as they would live long lives no matter the situation. To others it was an otherwise impossible opportunity.

Midnight and Onyx had both seen Walker stop then begin to write furiously while just standing there. It was clear this was another common event for Walker but they didn’t hesitate to look over his shoulder. Both read as he wrote in amazement at what he must have just gained from a quest reward.

He’d recorded quite a few good things throughout their time together, this was just another good thing. They saw how it was beneficial though. It was exactly what some races needed to be able to have a chance at entering the world. A chance at building a bond with Genesis.

This also made Genesis the source of more knowledge related to unity. The ability to train and teach the growth of elemental resistance to races that shouldn’t, in theory, be able to even gain a resistance to a mana that was opposite to their own nature.

”Sorry, I had to write it down so others can make copies of what I just learned. The will of the world and existence seems to be louder lately.” Walker wasn’t joking either.

Once upon a time he would not have received such tailored intimation that he and Genesis needed as a whole. Most likely this was a sign of Walker’s strength growing. More likely his understanding of the manas that made up all things and how the natural flow existed even outside the world.

His focus on the balance of mana and the races learning how to coexist was the exact flow the will of the world and will of existence seemed to pursue. If Walker were to admit it, he might actually be becoming a true saying the world as some had already joked or even called him lately.

”My chain quest changed because we prepared groups to travel to the elemental planes. They might not need as much training as everyone may have imagined either.” He knew that Onyx and Midnight had seen everything he wrote down in a rush. They would understand that the additions to the resistance training with what they had already planned would lead to a better team overall to venture in to the elemental planes.

He was still pretty surprised and kept thinking about what it meant that they had surpassed the link on a chain quest. It almost felt like he had cheated. But it all came about due to everyone’s hard work. Walker may have the quest himself but he had so very many people who could help him in these efforts.

Even if he didn’t ask or order others, they would be pursuing the same goals.

”I’ll bring those to the archivists who can make copies for those in need.” Onyx had come partially because he wanted to help Walker but also because he had been the first to guide the dark wing race. Now, he wanted to help a little but also speak with the radiant light elves and also the dark wing race. He felt he could learn a lot from them regarding natural light and dark mana absorption at higher densities.

This left Midnight and Walker sitting for a moment while Midnight wondered what would be next. It would be some time before the groups were able to go in to the elemental planes. The new visitors including the Anon shard would be learning and speaking with various races. They didn’t need Walker to watch over them.

Even Midnight was in a situation where she did not need to keep tabs on the hatchlings she had guided lately. They were all paired with mentors. Any other young dragons to come were too young to leave their nests or still not hatched yet. Even more so that the dragons did not have children very often in the first place.

”Why don’t you and I take a bit of a walk? There is a new testing field used for the lighting board recently discovered and brought to be used as farm animals for food. I have a feeling the tamers have also set up a very well developed plan for keeping them.”

The reason Walker wanted to look at the lightning board was simply because they were a unique species due to the fact that they had appeared in an area where the forest met the lava fields. The dense fire mana and clashing humidity from the forest, almost a jungle, caused many monsters to have multiple affinities.

These lightning boars were a shock to recent hunters since the area never had monsters with such an advanced affinity before. They would find steam boars or similar elemental affinity monsters. That was normal for the area with how volatile the change in ecosystems were.

But since a lightning affinity monster developed, it was clear that the change in the world had made that possible.

Where things were the most interesting was the usefulness in having a boar like this.

The bones, tusks, and hide were valuable for crafting. Not just to make lightning affinity items but also to make lightning resistant materials. Perfect for creating lightning rods and other items that would protect homes from lightning. Some of Genesis’s buildings were very tall, including the magic tower and smaller magic towers.

The meat was incredibly valuable, not because it had some lingering lightning mana, that was valuable for those who had learned to mix manas to make lightnings but it was the larger amount of meat that was valuable to be used to feed the masses.

Otherwise, as long as the caretakers of the lightning boars were careful and well educated they could easily manage them. They were surprisingly peaceful and social for lobsters with such a dangerous affinity. Yet, it made some sense. They had developed it due to their environment to run away faster not to hunt or fight.

As Midnight and Walker walked the streets they soon came to the larger area set aside for experimental farming and animal raising. The area was highly guarded for safety since this was a place where some people may or may not be injured due to the oddity in the fields.

While the atmosphere was fairly loud due to various monsters being kept for food or some of the tamers testing whether or not a monster could be taken as a partner at all, it was peaceful. The hardworking people here made it clear that there was determination and care in every action.

”That static feeling in the air is the ambient mode manas making lightning mana. I can sense it from here but feeling it means we might need better tune formation to protect the area the lightning boards are kept.”

Walker was already beginning his theories. The reason the lightning boars grew so large must be to handle the manas inside their bodies. But it was the way the farmers were dressed that caught him and Midnight off guard. They even laughed a little.

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