Artificial Fantasy

Chapter 92: Tempest

The world that the [Book of Presence] has sent me is a bit weird. It has been able to send me to any habitat I want to go to as long as I've found the page related to it. But not only are the monsters different from the ones I knew from places such as <Tested Wild>, but I can't seem to locate the said habitat on my map. Still, this is a handy book for the duration of my [Hidden Quest]. However, the problem I'm running into right now is...

[x10 Bluster Feathers]

[A feather plucked from a [Bluster Hawk]. While not the sharpest, it is the sturdiest compared to other feathers.]

[x5 Gale Feathers]

[Feathers plucked from a [Gale Eagle]. It retains strange mana that gives keen accuracy and sharp blades when thrown like a knife.]

I knew it. This is not very easy to farm. If I want to craft a pen that will help me create a special personalized rune that might consume a lot of my [MP], I need the right feather as a base that won't break. But so far, most of the feathers I've found are familiar to me but too weak for my pen and others are too useless to make one. What's worse is that I've found some powerful bird monsters, but getting their feathers is a very rare occurrence compared to the previous feathers I got from others. If finding the right feather is a bit difficult, then I'm worried about what Yuri is dealing with right now.

Regardless, I can't lose hope. Since I've cleared out most of the monsters in this area, it gives me a chance to take another look at the [Book of Presence] again. As Sentio said, this book gives me information about the monsters living in this habitat. A bit cheat-ish, sure. But they did provide us with this book for a reason. They want us to be creative and creating a pen strong enough to create a [Sign] isn't my only objective. And this time, I have to rely on myself rather than turn to Wind, Yuri, or anyone else for suggestions. I flip through the pages of a chapter related to this jungle habitat until I found a page on a certain monster.

[Tempest Frigate]

[A frigatebird monster that possesses both [Wind] and [Thunder] mana. Due to its large size, it can create a typhoon that can flood a forest or a village. Subjugating it may sometimes grant them two different kinds of feathers based on its dual mana.]

"Two different kinds of feathers"?! If I can get them at the same time, I might be able to make the greatest pen in my arsenal! Although, the problem lies with the elements this monster possesses. [Wind] and [Thunder] are two of my main offensive [Masteries] and right now, my [Earth Mastery] is currently at Level 8 from all of the farming I did. So far, I only have a few attacking spells in that [Mastery] and while one of them can change its element into a single one, there is a chance the monster might be a boss monster, meaning it might resist it. Still, it might be a good risk to take and while the monster is rare, I do have a few chances to find it.

With a deep breath, I make my decision.

"Alright, I think I can find it at the clearing right nearby. I'll stop by at the altar to restore my [HP] and [MP] and head off to face off that [Tempest Frigate]."

I do all of that afterward and mentally prepare myself for the worst.

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Once I restore my health, I hike through the jungle habitat while following the map from the book where the monster is supposed to be. Since this monster might gain an advantage if I use any [Wind] and [Thunder] spells, I decided to use my [Prototype Crystal Staff] for this incoming battle. While I have few attacking [Earth] spells along with my [Arcana], I might be able to make it up for that with its [Imbued Fire Element] effect just in case the [Tempest Frigate] does anything funny in a not-good kind of way.