This guy has been following since just now.
She peeked out half of her face from behind the tree, her lips moving slightly, as if unsure where to place her hands and feet.
"Do you need something?" Li Ang spoke first.
"... ..."
The young girl seemed to emit a very small sound, and Li Ang couldn't be sure if it was a bug's chirp.
He tilted his head slightly, indicating he was listening to her speak.
"Uh, I..."
Her fingers grasped onto the tree so tightly it seemed she might break the bark.
"That! I still think it's not right!" She shouted loudly with her eyes closed, as if gathering all her courage to finally push out the words.
"What?"
"The, the secret base may have originally been yours, but I, I put a lot of effort into maintaining it!"
She took a few steps forward, like a kitten conserving strength after being provoked.
Li Ang scratched his head; she had a point.
If it weren't for her, Li Ang's little hut at best would be covered in moss, or at worst, already one with nature.
"Do you want the house back?"
"Yes!" Her ruby-like eyes looked directly at him.
"It's no problem; I'm just here temporarily. At most, I'll stay one or two more days before leaving."
He had come back to relax and reorganize his thoughts, and acquiring the game system had instantly dispelled the gloom in his heart, so he could soon leave.
"Oh, like that? No, no..."
Receiving Li Ang's response, the young girl seemed stuck.
She mumbled for a bit, then shook her head vigorously and placed her hand on the sword hilt at her waist.
"Du-duel! For the house!"
"Huh? Wasn't I just about to give it to you?"
Li Ang stared at her for a few seconds and suddenly realized, "Oh, you originally wanted to duel to decide the ownership of the house, but I was so agreeable that you didn't know what to do, so you decided to proceed with your original plan?"
"!"
Like a cat caught by its tail, the young girl shivered, her cheeks instantly flushed scarlet.
She wavered, stepped back two steps, and with much difficulty drew out her sword.
"Duel!"
An incoming wind ruffled the grass on the ground, and only now did Li Ang see the true form of her Treasure Weapon.
The sword blade was about forty centimeters long, wide at the front and narrow at the back, with smooth curves. The guard and hilt seemed made of some kind of green gemstone, a deep color yet extraordinary.
[Wind Breath Sword]
[A short sword surrounded by stable wind flows, capable of unleashing wild Wind Blades. Once contained storms enough to swallow the Sky Island, but after an overload release, it lost most of its power and fell into slumber.]
[Tier: 3]
[Category: Treasure Artifacts]
[Energy Source: Wind Element Spirit Core [Sleeping]]
[Equipment Skills: Wind Protection, Wind Blade]
Li Ang had never seen a Tier Three Treasure Artifacts before; most treasures were above Tier Seven's super-strength equipment. Yet, this sword still performed its duties as a treasure, providing wind elemental energy and offering protective and offensive skills.
[Name: Zoe]
[Race: Unknown]
[Profession: Swordsman, Tier 2.]
[Summoned Beast: ?]
[Energy Source: Wind Element Spirit Core [Sleeping], Tier 3]
[Equipment: Sootsteel Bracers, Tier 3. Desert Beast Leather Boots, Tier 3. Wind Breath Sword [Treasure Artifacts], Tier 3.]
[Secret Technique: Professional Secret Technique - Gale Slash]
[Skills: Swordsman [Strong Physique, Morale Boost], Treasures [Wind Protection, Wind Blade]]
[Combat Power Amplification: 16%]
Not bad.
Li Ang exclaimed.
In Nebis, combat power is determined by four factors: Professional Skills, Summoned Beast, Energy Source, and Equipment, and there are compatibility advantages and disadvantages, ultimately resulting in power amplification or reduction.
Their combat power is holistic across the body. The young girl wasn't fully armed, lowering her tier, but wielding treasures raised it.
Once the sword was drawn, the energy from the treasure imbued her, her aura escalating rapidly, and whistling gusts of wind surged from her center, causing the grass to swish and sway.
This aura showed that although she had no particularly outstanding abilities, their proper combination resulted in a 16% combat power increase.
The higher this value, the stronger she is in the same realm, which was precisely why Li Ang was impressed.
Her parents diligently left her well-suited equipment and heritage. A 16% increase was hard to reach even for many Elder Sky Knights using whatever they could find.
Li Ang currently had no equipment or energy support, and as a Caster, it was difficult to confront this gale directly.
"What a headache, this little brat."
He took out a special stone he picked up on the way.
[Solid Earth]
[Hard Solid Earth]
[Tier: 1]
[Spirituality: Contains Earth Element]
[Purpose: Alchemy, Casting Materials]
He focused slightly, channeling about Tier Three's magic power to drive the Spiritual Manipulation skill.
It was the most basic skill for a witch, more precisely a skill group, a method to control spirituality.
Everything has a spirit; the spirit within matter guides magic power, using it to influence and interfere with the material world—this is the fundamental law of this world.
Different spirits have their inclination and will on affecting the world, known as spirituality.
Complex spirituality forms wisdom, like humans and demons, performing complicated actions. Simple spirits follow regular patterns when influencing the world.
Like Solid Earth, it's the lowest-tier material, with weak spirituality, only able to concentrate a little Earth Element.
Most casters use their spirituality to guide magic power, thereby interfering with the material world to cast magic.
Witches, by channeling magic power, slightly modify the intervention of matter, targeting the spirit residing within.
Spiritual Manipulation - Extraction
Solid Earth floated in Li Ang's palm under the infusion of magic power, its surface light brown dust disintegrating and scattering as dust, exuding a heavy solid sensation.
Contrasting the nimble and quickening effects of agitated wind elements, this is the impact Earth Element has on the material world.
Spiritual Manipulation - Enhancement.
Li Ang's magic power merged with the spirit within the earth block, instantly enhancing its power.
A burst of dust erupted in his palm; most hovered with his magic power, while a small portion fell like raindrops. As they fell, the wind blowing towards Li Ang had already calmed significantly.
Spiritual Manipulation - Explosion.
The earth element's power surged uncontrollably under the magic's guidance, and Li Ang waved his hand, casting the element-laden dust into the air.
A sound akin to rolling stones thundered in their ears, overwhelming the howling wind the young girl stirred up. Meanwhile, the dust enveloped her head, the gritty taste choking her nostrils.
"Oh dear! Cough cough cough!"
Squinting, she hurriedly dispersed the dust, but as soon as the wind touched this earthy dust, it seemed to grow several times heavier, returning to calm.
When she ran out of the dust zone, she noticed that on the plain, all winds blowing towards here had instantly ceased.
"This... Ah!"
While the girl was stunned, her wrist suddenly hurt, and the short sword slipped from her grasp, embedding into the ground.
Tier One Curse - Magic Shock.
The sword edge sunk into the dirt, stirring up a brief wind stream, then vanished.
"I win."
Li Ang walked towards her.
The young girl was at a loss, blinking in panic, then turned and ran.
"What the heck, she runs really fast."
Li Ang chuckled, watching her figure fade at the horizon.
Dealing with such a child required minimal effort; anything more would be bullying.
This guy... How to put it, unpleasantly, she's unruly; nicely, she remains untamed?
The young girl, growing up on this small island's edge was considered normal.
If outside the island, challenging duels at will, drawing weapons, channeling energy, failure would incur a heavy price.
Realizing she had no ill intent and probably had no concept of the power she wielded, Li Ang didn't intend to chase after her.
However, as punishment, "I'll hold onto this sword for now."
Li Ang was indeed in need of a weapon.
He picked up the Wind Breath Sword, ready to accumulate warrior experience.