This Beast-Tamer is a Little Strange

Chapter 217 Upgrading Equipment (2)

With that plan in mind, Kain decided to select the star-attribute as the basis of his armour. It is an attribute that is resistant against most other attributes, and will therefore provide great defense even without any defensive sigils being used. Additionally, it's a flexible attribute that won't reject being engraved by sigils of other attributes if Kain wishes to do so.

Additionally, while Kain had heard briefly about other cultivation techniques used by other nations in lectures and casual conversations with others, the cultivation technique used by those in the Celestial Empire happens to be one that uses star-attribute energy.

Therefore, sigils geared towards boosting spiritual power, restoring spiritual power, or increasing the proficiency of his usage of spiritual power would likely be more effective using a material of the star-attribute.

Additionally, Kain chose to create a light armor so as to maintain flexibility and also to allow him to wear it comfortably at all times.

Kain then went to the next window that allowed him to select his sigils. There were 3 sigils that Kain could select for free due to it being a 3-star enchanted armor, or he could purchase the right to choose a fourth sigil for 500 GP.

Despite feeling the pinch, Kain knew that it was important to invest into his own strength so that he could more easily complete missions and perform well at the upcoming competition.

Kain scrolled through the different sigil options and finally settled on the first 3 which were all related to spiritual power.

The first one had the effect of doubling the rate at which his spiritual power is restored passively and tripling the restoration rate if he is actively trying to restore his spiritual power. Meaning that even in battle, Kain would be able to restore much of his spiritual power if it drags on long enough.

It typically takes Kain an hour to passively restore his spiritual power fully. This sigil will allow him to be fully restored in only half that time. Or he could have half of his spiritual power restored passively in only 15 minutes. Considering that many evenly matched battles can drag on for over half an hour, Kain was pleased with this timeframe.

The second one acts as a kind of backup battery that Kain can immediately use to restore his own spiritual power once he has completely run out. Therefore, with the sigil, Kain's spiritual power has essentially doubled.

The third one, Kain was contemplating about for the longest period among the three since there were other sigils that had similar but slightly different effects, but eventually decided to select it. The effect of the third sigil was that it would increase the ease with which Kain could manipulate the spiritual power as it leaves his body.

Therefore, it would have no effect on the ease with which Kain could manipulate the spiritual power within his own body for certain skills, such as boosting his senses like he learned at the beginning of the school year.

However, Kain's most important spiritual skill required him to efficiently transmit spiritual power from himself to his contract via their bond and so he chose this sigil after contemplating.

For the fourth sigil, Kain was going back and forth between the various sigils that provide greater defense against physical attacks or attacks of specific attributes, however since Kain also had the option the voucher for a custom weapon, he decided to select a sigil that would allow for resonance between his weapon and armour to provide a boost to all of the effects of both.

Kain wasn't extremely familiar with the effects of such sigils, but he did know that Soren's armor and sword seemed to be a pairing with this effect.

After clicking the button to generate the armour, it appeared in all of its glory before him only a few moments.

Kain's new armour was blend of elegance and practicality.

The inner layer was a lightweight fabric that shimmered faintly with a spectrum colours that changed with his movements—deep blues, silvers, and soft whites that reminded him of the night sky.

Additionally, the comfortability of the armor was an improvement over anything he had previously. The material felt almost like silk against the skin, allowing for exceptional flexibility and comfort, while providing him with protection.

The armor was tailored to fit snugly, accentuating Kain's form without restricting his movements.

The chest piece was reinforced with overlapping plates that resembled clusters of stars and was engraved with intricate sigils that pulsed softly with a bluish light when Kain put the armor on his body. Particularly, the first sigil glowed the brightest, signifying that its passive effects were being triggered.

Happy with the first product, Kain immediately triggered the voucher for a custom 3-star weapon.

By this point, Kain was already the most familiar with using a spear and appreciated the reach that it provided. Especially since most of his opponents would be spiritual creatures more physically powerful than him.

He contemplated adding some offensive sigils as well, but since Kain rarely fought with opponents himself, he decided to instead make a matching a spear for the armor that would further improve Kain's spiritual power and selected the star-attribute material for the base with the same 4 sigils.

Meaning that separately both the armor and the spear doubled Kain's ability to passively restore his spiritual power and could provide one instance of a full instantaneous refill—the increase in his efficiency in using the spiritual skill though would need to be tested to see the effect.

However, when equipped together with the resonance effect between them, in total Kain's passive restoration of his spiritual power was now 5 times faster, meaning Kain could have his spiritual power completely restored in under 12 minutes.

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Additionally, the capacity of each sigil used to store the spiritual power that would instantly refill Kain has slightly increased, meaning that it is now more similar to 2 and a half instant refills.

Although Kain still doesn't have Serena's seemingly endless spiritual power, as long as the battle did not extend for more too long, he should be able to exert a similar effect momentarily.