Mage Manual
Chapter 483 - 398: Golden Level Time Faction_2

Chapter 483: Chapter 398: Golden Level Time Faction_2

"Heehee," Diya scratched her head awkwardly and said, "It’s not that amazing..."

"This time the witch really did a great job," Ash also wanted to pat the witch to praise her but Diya dodged it, "Compared to Sword Maiden, you..."

"Are we still going to be in the Spider Tower area tomorrow?"

Ash opened the Void Realm Map and checked, "White Bull will still be in the Spider Tower area for half the time tomorrow night, but the ’mandatory three-hour stay’ only applies once when ’Heavenly Carriage Bull enters the Spider Tower area,’ and won’t be effective again until White Bull reenters the Spider Tower area, which means that even if we don’t come to the Void Realm tomorrow, it’ll be fine."

"The carriage is not damaged, right? The newly made Alchemy King’s throne won’t become ineffective, will it?"

"It should be fine..."

"Oh right, oh right, witch, did you know? You sounded extremely arrogant just now, I’ll imitate you..."

...

...

Sword Maiden managed to deflect the situation.

Ash returned to reality, feeling somewhat gloomy.

Sword Maiden’s action of rescuing people in the Flowing Gold River was too foolish. Ash originally wanted to find a chance to scold her properly, and it had to be in front of the witch, to prove that he was a fair Extreme Dungeon team leader that applied strict demands on every operator and would not shield any incompetent team members.

However, Sword Maiden managed to exhibit her impressive social skills, making it tough for Ash to find a chance to butt in. It wasn’t really that he couldn’t find one, but each time Ash tried to speak, he would be interrupted by Sword Maiden’s pitiful gaze, which forced him to continue mulling over his words.

By the time Ash had a whole set of stern yet gentle words prepared in his mind, three hours had unconsciously ticked by in the Void Realm, and Sword Maiden immediately clocked out, not giving Ash any chance to hold a meeting.

But Ash also knew that, actually, he didn’t want to blame Sword Maiden.

After all, he was a Cult Leader, not a saint in the flesh. The fact that Sword Maiden dared to turn back and save him in that situation, even if it was a mistake and of no help, Ash would be lying if he said he wasn’t grateful.

But Ash had to consider the team.

In this encounter with the Empress’ Soul, the cracks in their team’s relationships had been starkly revealed. It was okay during regular times, but at a real critical moment, the witch would subconsciously not trust the two of them. If it came down to a situation where sacrifices had to be made, the witch would consider herself the first expendable member to be abandoned.

In fact, the witch’s feelings were correct.

It’s precisely because of favoritism that closeness and distance can be differentiated. Ash was human and not a Divine Lord; how could he possibly achieve ’fairness and justice’ without the slightest bit of emotion?

Even the Extreme Master of Blood Moon favored Blood Saint Moon Shadow.

But although that’s what he thought, obviously he couldn’t act that way; Ash had to find a way to make his stance clear, or else the team would eventually fall apart.

It was time to show his real human resource management skills!

But managing was already this troublesome with just three people; how was he supposed to lead when the team grew bigger...

Ash let out a sigh, and just as the thought crossed his mind, he suddenly felt someone in his arms.

He looked down to see yet another pair of tiny feet.

They were Liss’s; she was sleeping next to Ash, with her little feet resting on his belly, clutching a teddy bear and drooling in her sleep. Ash remembered that Liss had said she wanted to sleep with him last night, and thinking that he was going to the Void Realm anyway, he let her be.

Why does everyone like to use me as a foot pillow...

The sky was still dim, and Ash lay back down, summoned the Gospel Book, opened the "Aurora’s Mage’s Handbook," and immediately pop-up information appeared.

"Death Mad Sword Maiden’s Growth Report 5.17~5.23"

"Sword Technique Faction: Gold -> Gold"

"Light Magic Faction: Silver -> Silver"

"Water Magic Faction: Silver -> Silver"

"Time Faction: Silver -> Gold"

"Magic Power: Gold one feather -> Gold two feathers"

"Training Evaluation: A!"

"Due to receiving an A rating, Death Mad Sword Maiden received a profession enhancement from the Mage’s Handbook: A Genocide Mage -> Remnant Soldier!"

"Remnant Soldier · Professional Characteristics: Deals an extra 20% damage to Heroic Soul Commanders, and each strike can break through one layer of soldier armor."

...

"Black and White Witch’s Growth Report 5.17~5.23"

"Bonds Level: 1 -> 2 (40% experience shared)"

"Spirit Faction: Silver -> Silver"

"Fist Claw Faction: Gold -> Gold"

"Time Faction: Silver -> Gold"

"Water Magic Faction: Silver -> Silver"

"Magic Power: Gold two feathers -> Gold three feathers"

"Training Evaluation: A!"

"Due to receiving an A rating, Death Mad Sword Maiden received a profession enhancement from the Mage’s Handbook: A Genocide Follower -> Death Knight!"

"Death Knight: Deals an extra 20% damage to Heroic Soul Commanders, and each strike can cause a brief pause in Heroic Soul Commanders."

Ash immediately noticed something was amiss—how did both Sword Maiden and the witch advance to Gold in the Time Faction!?

The witch advancing to Gold was fine, given her innate talent for time, but Sword Maiden’s advancement in the Time Faction came from the Amnesia Cabin, and she hadn’t done any cultivation at all!

The Cult Leader realized something and opened his operator interface to find that his own Time Faction had also achieved Gold Level!

His Sword Technique Faction was still at the Silver Level!

What was this? Were the rewards of hard efforts not equal to an overnight fortune?

Using his toenails, Ash could guess the reason for their sudden surge in the Time Faction—it was the Flowing Gold River!

The Void Realm was the fairest; you get what you put in. Although Ash and the other two had faced near-death in the Flowing Gold River, they also faced the essence of time firsthand, gaining a massive amount of Time Faction experience, directly boosting their faction realm to Gold Level!