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Chapter 445 - 275: Complete Ice Spirit_3

Chapter 445: Chapter 275: Complete Ice Spirit_3

Moreover, unlike the Fire Spirit and Thunder Spirit previously encountered, this Ice Spirit had already evolved to its final form! It didn’t just have the ability to transform - it also possessed considerable combat power.

Previously, Cola’s master’s mature Fire Spirit had increased the carrier’s Fire Talent by 6 points, but according to calculations, the final form of an Ice Spirit should increase one’s Ice Talent by at least 8 points!

This meant that if he could obtain this Ice Spirit, even his pathetic water element talent could instantly be elevated to top tier!

Mu You had to admit, he was tempted.

However, capturing this Ice Spirit was no easy task. Especially on top of this snowy peak, which was like being on the Ice Spirit’s home turf. Ice elements were everywhere, and it could attack at will effortlessly.

Meanwhile, Mu You’s movement and casting speeds were significantly reduced on the mountaintop, rendering only a tenth of his ability. Most importantly, he only had a little life left. He was helpless and a single hit could send him fleeing witlessly.

Unable to think of a way out, Mu You turned to consult Vivian on the weaknesses of Ice Spirits.

"Ice Spirit, huh..."

Unexpectedly, after listening, Vivian also shook her head: "If it’s in the final form, don’t get your hopes up. All Elemental Spirits require cultivation from their infancy to fully submit to humans. A mature Ice Spirit possesses immense wisdom. Even if they are captured, they wouldn’t form a pact with a human."

Vivian paused for a moment before adding: "But because their intelligence is so high, even though they won’t bind themselves with a pact, they can be treated like a real ’person.’ If you can earn their trust, they might just lend you a hand, like teaching you spells and such. In other words, it is more of an employment relationship, rather than a master and servant one."

"I see..."

Mu You nodded but couldn’t help smiling bitterly.

In other words, to get the Ice Spirit’s help, one ought to garner enough goodwill. But he had just stolen the Iron Essence right in front of it. From its behavior, it seemed like the Ice Spirit had been raising the Iron Essence like its own child. Having ’robbed’ its ’child’ right in front of it, the Ice Spirit must hate him to the core, so accruing any goodwill would be impossible.

"What a shame..."

Mu You shook his head, not dwelling on it for too long. After all, he had already acquired the much-needed Iron Essence. As for the Ice Spirit, it would be great to have, but not having it would only mean missing out on learning one line of magic. It’s hardly a big loss.

With the matter resolved, Mu You took off to the Dwarf Blacksmith with the Cold Iron Essence, using the teleport function.

[You have arrived at the Blacksmith’s door.]

[The Dwarf Blacksmith, awakened by your knocking, reluctantly got up and opened the door for you...]

[Upon receiving the three bottles of unidentified liquor from you, the Dwarf Blacksmith’s attitude immediately changed 180 degrees, politely inviting you inside...]

This old Blacksmith was much easier to appease than the panda men. A few modern wines were enough to make him happy.

[You take out the Synthesis Furnace and the Cold Iron Essence you just acquired, hand them to the Dwarf Blacksmith, and ask him to fix the furnace for you.]

[The Blacksmith looked at the fist-sized living metal in front of him, releasing frigid cold air, and couldn’t help but feel sentimental. Back in the day, when he put the Iron Seedling atop the snowy mountain, it was only the size of a soybean. He didn’t expect that a few hundred years later, it would grow into a mature Iron Essence the size of a fist...]

Reading the Blacksmith’s sentiment in the text, Mu You felt even more guilty. That the Iron Essence grew so quickly was most likely due to the long-term nurturing of the Ice Spirit. Yet, he had just casually stolen it... no wonder the Ice Spirit was so angry.

[The Blacksmith takes the Synthesis Furnace and goes into his workshop. The furnace is lit, and with the ringing of metal against metal, he begins to work.]

[The synthesis furnace is being repaired, which is expected to be completed in about seventeen hours...]

The repair took time, so Mu You left the blacksmith’s shop for the time being.

Originally, he planned to return to the old lady’s place. However, halfway through his journey, a surprising message popped up in the game.

[News from the Spike Serpent Guard you placed on the Ghost Ship: The Ghost Ship seems to have been attacked, you should return promptly to check it out.]

"Oh?"

Mu You raised an eyebrow. The Ghost Ship was under attack - this was the first time this happened since he got his pirate ship.

However, today was Thursday, which meant the ship should be nearing the Evil Spirit Sea Area. Given the number of pirates around the Evil Spirit Sea Area, did it mean the Ghost Ship was being targeted by some pirates?

Without giving it more thought, Mu You turned on his heels, headed back to the Blacksmith’s place and teleported to the Ghost Ship.

[You appear in the captain’s cabin of the Ghost Ship.]

[You walk out of the captain’s cabin and see chaos on the deck, which is filled with the smell of gunpowder. Parts of the ship’s hull have minor damage.]

[The Forest Guardian is raising a sturdy Tree-man arm, smashing a block of Magic Stone in a certain direction.]

[A Skeleton Soldier sailor sees you, hurries over, and reports the situation: The Ghost Ship detected another ship about ten minutes ago. Following your orders, the crew did not attack it but rather took evasive action. Unexpectedly, another ship appeared behind the Ghost Ship not long after and directly attacked us from afar.]

Two ships showed up?

Mu You frowned but didn’t rush to give orders. Instead, he summoned the Battle Eagle in the game, sending it to survey the situation from the air.

The information fed back left him even more surprised.

[Through the Battle Eagle’s perspective, you can see the indistinct shadows of many ships in every direction around the Ghost Ship, lurking in the mist on the sea surface.]

[After a headcount, you realize there are a total of eight ships flying pirate flags surrounding the Ghost Ship, all arranged in the formation of an octagon.]

Eight ships!

Mu You crooked an eyebrow in confusion. This was not an attack, it was a siege...

Moreover, as it was his first appearance in the Evil Spirit Sea Area and no one knew him, if the opposing parties were just local pirates, sending eight pirate ships to surround him was somewhat excessive.

In that case, were the ships surrounding his forces a player’s doing?

Just as he was pondering this, a new prompt popped up in the game.

[Player ’Son of Heaven’ has sent you a friend request, do you accept?]