Chapter 438: Ice Phoenix Healing

Upon his arrival, he found himself being welcomed by Freya right away. If he didn’t know any better, he would have suspected that she had been keeping a close eye on him. However, even if she had been, he quickly forgave her because she had come bearing gifts.

Wrapped in some familiar parchment paper came a savory smell that tickled his nose. He could already feel his saliva dripping out of his mouth.

“Is that what I think it is?” He asked her with sparkling eyes.

“Of course, I got it specifically for you. No pickles,” Freya said with a proud smile on her face as she watched Julius snatch it from her hands.

He tore through the sandwich with gusto. While the food at the village wasn’t bad, it wasn’t even close to as good as the food in Auraulos. He groaned in pleasure as the juices spilled over his tongue and down his throat.

“I told you that I wouldn’t be longer than a week,” he said with his mouth full.

“If you had, I would have gone and retrieved you myself,” she said, taking out another sandwich for herself.

They found a little bench to sit on as they enjoyed their food together. She asked him some questions about his trip, and he answered them as truthfully as possible. When he mentioned that he had fought a Tier 5, she wasn’t happy. He knew that, because despite how delicious the food was, she put it down to glare at him.

“I thought I told you to be careful,” she scolded him.

“I was!” He argued before realizing what he said and amended his statement. “I mean, I tried to.”

She pinched her nose in exasperation and wiped some of the juices from her lips. “Well, at least you are safe. I hope that the trip was worth it.”

“Definitely, I managed to get a really nice new skill and got the option to evolve [Kinetic Energy Control]. Oh yeah! And can you make sure to remind me that I need to ask Cain about what skill I should choose?”

“You shouldn’t need anyone to remind you,” she said flatly.

“I forget sometimes,” he shot back brightly, unashamed of his forgetfulness.

She sighed but picked up her sandwich and resumed eating alongside him. A few moments went by with just the sound of chewing when she eventually spoke again.

“I’m guessing that the other new skill was the one that you have been trying to create these past couple of weeks?”

He grunted through a full mouth of food.

“What kind of skill is it?” She asked.

He swallowed his food. “You remember my movement skill, right?”

She nodded. “Of course. It’s still a shock that someone your age has developed such a skill. Wait… are you saying you got an offensive void skill?”

Instead of answering right away, he polished off the last bit of his sandwich and wiped the crumbs from his clothes before standing up. He focused on the skill, letting it activate to cover his hand, then extended it outward so she could see for herself.

Her eyes sparkled curiously as she bent forward to analyze the skill.

“Interesting,” she murmured.

“What? Is something odd about it?” He asked.

“Yeah, it’s odd that someone at Tier 3 has a skill this volatile and dangerous,” she scoffed.

“But nothing else?”

She took another moment to look at it and leaned back, shaking her head. “It’s a very powerful skill. I suspect that you are only able to use it because of the combined functions of all of your other skills and techniques. Your perception skill gives you the ability to sense the unique spatial properties of such a skill. Your focus skill gives you enough mental capacity to handle such a complex technique. Your mastery over mana and aura enables you to wield such a volatile energy without it going out of control. And finally, your willpower allows you to keep it all together.”

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He smiled. “That’s a good thing, right?”

She chuckled. “Yes, it is very good.”

He preened under her praise and smiled widely.

However, before he could start getting too big a head, she gestured at him. “Now come on, Cain wanted to see you when you got back as well. He should just be finishing up some things.”