Chapter 157. [Destiny] Stat. E+ Rank Materials found.

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Chapter 157. [Destiny] Stat. E+ Rank Materials found. After arriving at Sirol City's main street, Tempestria guided the other three toward a shop area to the left of the street. The place was not too grand, as the city, which was closer to a town, didn't have much traffic. The buildings were between two to three stories tall, and their wares were also very limited. Cinderielle commented. "At first glance, I can see that the level of items here are less than in Fortuna City. Aren't they basically neighboring cities? Why the difference?" Tempestria asked with a raised eyebrow. "Do you really not understand?" Cinderielle explained. "I understand that a World Tree attracts attention and people, but they don't make items magically better with their presence." Tempestria shrugged. "Some do." Cinderielle snorted. "But not Fortuna." Verdantia interjected. "That's wrong." "Huh?" Cinderielle was surprised and asked. "She affects the items?" Verdantia shook her head. "The reason Fortuna is so acclaimed is not her strength but her passive buff. Fortuna is able to manipulate, or, better said, affect the Destiny stat." The other three tilted their heads, unable to understand how that would help with item creation. Flor asked. "What does the Destiny stat do exactly? I mean, I've noticed nothing since I was born until today." Tempestria pointed at a place, commenting. "That's the shop, by the way." Verdantia nodded at Tempestria, and then, as they walked there, she answered Flor's question with a shrugging motion. "It is a very elusive stat. Some think it affects luck, others think that it guides you to different encounters, and others think that it just shows how important a person is in the general scheme of things." Flor was puzzled. "But, my Destiny stat was minuscule when I met Liu Shu. Isn't meeting Liu Shu a very lucky encounter?" Cinderielle asked. "Is it?" Flor blinked and Cinderielle asked. "How many Rose Fairies have died because you involved yourself with Liu Shu? While many have gained levels and are now more prosperous, you are standing on top of several sacrifices. Not to mention all the challenges we've got ahead of us. I love her with all my heart, but my dear Liu Shu is as much of a source of luck as she is of misfortune." Flor couldn't refute it. Verdantia smiled and added. "Don't worry too much, Flor. From what I've read, there have been tests to try and prove it, but no one could really get factual empirical data." Tempestria was surprised. "Really, no one?" Verdantia saw that they were arriving at the shop and asked. "Do we continue the conversation or enter the shop?" Cinderielle commented. "This is getting interesting. Let's stop here for a little while." After they moved to the side to not bother anyone, Cinderielle asked, curious. "So, what have you read about the Destiny stat?" Verdantia commented. "I'll explain with an example. Imagine that someone is set to throw 100 dice throws, and they say to that person that they will receive the sum of the rolls in, I don't know... Tyn, for example. So, a one on the dice is worth 1 Tyn, a two is worth 2 Tyn, etc." Cinderielle tried to guess. "Do the experiments show those with higher Destiny stat getting higher rolls or a higher total score?" The shop was called <Woodcraft Master Canopy>, quite a typical, good-sounding name. Once they entered, a small bell sounded, alerting the shopkeepers. A voice reached them from the depths of the shop. "Welcome to our shop! Give me a second. I am storing this thing, aaand.... DONE!" Approaching steps sounded, and the shopkeeper appeared. He was a beastkin of the dog race, much closer to the beast in his bloodline, as his face was dog-like while his entire body was covered in grey fur. They could even notice faintly noticeable paw pads on his hands. Meanwhile, the dogkin, who looked somewhat old, paused when he saw the four people who had entered. He even needed to look up because all our Sylvan girls were above 185 centimeters tall. Their tall and imposing nature was somewhat intimidating. Tempestria took the lead in the conversation, and her tone was friendly. "Hello, we are here to buy materials. Do you mind looking at our list and see how many of these you have? We can even make a different deal if you can get more." The dogkin nodded a few times. "Please, Lady Sylvan, I would love to help. May I look at what materials you are searching for?" Tempestria looked at Flor, and the Rose Fairy Queen's wings buzzed as she flew forward. "Here." The dogkin looked at the list and read it aloud. "Vine Timber (E- Rank), Leafwood (E Rank), Grove Oak (E+ Rank), Rock Crust (E- Rank), Rock Spike (E Rank), Rock Core (E+ Rank), Cotton Fur (E- Rank), Cotton Stripe (E Rank), and Cotton Sheet (E+ Rank)." He was mildly stunned, but knowing how Sylvans usually were, he held back his surprise and asked formally. "Is this correct, Lady Sylvans?" Tempestria nodded, and the dogkin asked. "How many of each materials do you need?" Tempestria's eyebrow raised. "You have them all?" The dogkin nodded. "I do have them all." He looked back at the list and commented. "I even have different elemental options of the <Grove Oak> material. For example, I have a few pieces of <Flood Oak>, <Mud Oak>, and <Tempest Oak>, and I even managed to get one very remarkable segment of <Essence Oak>." Verdantia asked, surprised. "You have <Essence Oak>? How many units?" The dogkin asked carefully. "Um, how do you measure units, Lady Sylvan?" Verdantia smiled. "No need to be scared. We are not unreasonable ones. Also, we follow the standardized measurements set up by the <Azure Rose Confederation>." The dogkin smiled faintly and nodded. "I see. In that case, I have a little more than three units of <Essence Oak>." Cinderielle hummed and asked the other three. "Are those enough for anything?" Flor commented. "Each house just needs one E+ Rank material. So, yes, they are enough. Also, what element is that <Essence Oak> for? Grove is nature, Flood is water, Mud is earth, and Tempest is wind... But I don't remember what Essence was for." The dogkin answered the Rose Fairy. He had noticed that the three Sylvans treated her respectfully, so she was probably not one of those peculiar pets some Sylvans had. "It is considered one of the ternary woods, Lady Rose Fairy. <Essence Oak> enhances Phoer conductivity. Then, there is <Animus Oak> and <Nebula Oak>, respectively enhancing Anima and Aether." Flor muttered. "For the summoning thing, we need 10 E+ Rank materials. What if we use 3 of each of those and one <Grove Oak>? Wouldn't the summoning thing be much better?" Verdantia sighed. "The problem is finding Animus and Nebula oak. We found <Essence Oak> by pure luck, after all." The dogkin commented. "Um. If you are ready to listen, I might have a way for you to get seeds for them. You can then plant them yourselves wherever and have a constant supply." The Sylvans looked over with raised eyebrows. Verdantia commented. "Please, do tell. We can pay handsomely if you do."

Chapter 157. [Destiny] Stat. E+ Rank Materials found.

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