SWNOVELXO Chapter 216: Rolling That Gacha Luck (3)
"Yeah, yeah, I get the pattern anyway; since my Flume is 2-Stars, I can currently do 2, 40-node Multi-Summons in one sitting, so with two multi-summons, I can dump off 80 of my nodes." Reaching forward and grazing his fingers across the multitude of stones, a sudden thought popped into Aoni's mind as he reread the messages a second, then a third time.
'Hold on, what do you mean by Nodes of the specified type in a singular activation? Like, does that mean Nodes of Summoning in particular or just the Foliage ones?'
| The guidelines behind Node Multi-Summoning aren't limited to just typing, but the general description states, "a specified type." this is a generalized term meaning two different classifications |
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Stopping mid-message, the Attribute Notice seemed to realize that Aoni had entered his braindead state yet again, so it did what he always asked and "Dumbed" its description down.
| Specified Type refers to the grade and what the node summons. With the Host's flume, it is possible to summon up to a maximum of forty different Foliage through a multi-summon |
'Ah, okay, okay, I see. So, basically, if I had more Nodes of Summoning: Foliage, but 1-star ones, I could do another 2 Multis, correct?'
| Indeed |
'Thanks, that's all I needed to know.' Nodding his head and swatting away the chat box, Aoni carefully counted out Forty stones, piled them into his hand, and prepared to crush them, only for his AN to reappear.
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| It is not recommended that the Host attempts a full 40 Multi-Summon at this time |
"Bah, what could go wrong? Now, how do I crush all these at the same time…" Not even giving the AN a chance to warn him, Aoni stared at the pile of small rocks in his hand and tried to figure out a way to smash them all simultaneously.
{'Um, brother, I don't mean to interrupt your thinking time, but isn't that going to cost a lot of Energia?'} Noticing that her lord was up to something reckless again, Nyria inched closer to Aoni and nudged his shoulder, causing the lad to give her a strange look.
"Huh? Why would that be an issue?" Looking toward her birb with metaphorical question marks in his eyes, Aoni tilted his head slightly to the side and then caught sight of the flashing chat box floating near her head.
| Gradeless Node Stones Require 10 E to activate |
| Warning: the Host is contemplating an attempted expenditure of 400 E Warning; this is not advised as the Host's current EC only contains 78/557 Energia |
"Oh…huh," smacking his lips and looking from the chat box down to his sweet and thoughtful birb, Aoni blinked several times before carefully placing the stones back onto the table and opening his inventory.
"Good looking out there, Nyria; probably woulda been a bad time for me had I gone through with that idea,"
{'You're welcome, Big Brother,'} doing a little shimmy, Nyria seemed happy to have helped out and even earned a snack in the form of a piece of jerky, much to the dismay of a certain fluffy glutton.
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Five minutes of gulping down random fruits and juices later, and a quick peek at his TD was all it took for Aoni to be back in tip-top shape.
However, since it'd been some time since he last looked at the Traveler's display, he was a bit surprised to see that his stats had undergone some changes, as indicated by the numbers.
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Aoni Thurston
Age: 16
Potential: Three Star/E+ Rank
Rank: E+
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Attribute Grade: ★✫
Attribute: Progression
Progress Points: 38,289
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Statistics
Attack: E+ (228)
Defense: E+ (266)
Speed: E+ (218)
Energia: D- (557)
Elementalized Energia: 18 % Ice
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Passives
Pain Resistance: E+
Heat Resistance: E (►)
Swordsmanship: E+
Dual Swordsmanship: E-
Ice Manipulation: F+
Energia Manipulation: E+
Pocket Dimension (Inventory): F-
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'Woah woah woah, what the hell happened to my Cold Resistance!' Ignoring the astronomical amount of Progress Points he'd acquired since returning to Genovia, Aoni focused in on something or rather the lack of something in particular missing from his Passive List.
| The Host sacrificed it when bringing up the Barrier weeks ago |
'I did…oh, I guess I did; HOLD, doesn't that mean that me jumping into the water was a literal suicide mission? How didn't I die from the temperatures? Oh, and upgrade my Heat Resistance while I'm thinking of it.'
| Passive: Heat Resistance has been upgraded from E to E+ |
| Progress Points have been Deducted |
| As for how the Host didn't die when subjected to the cold lake waters, the answer is the Host almost did, Numerous times; however, by constantly breathing in Energia Rich warm air from what they label "Air Boxes," the Host's core body temperature was able to stay somewhat regulated until entering the "Main Current" |
| Several times during the time the Host was submerged, they entered a state of Hypothermia and even suffered several moments of hallucination along with oxygen deprivation; however, the influx of Energia Rich Oxygen was enough to keep the Host Stable |
In a rare moment of intelligence, Aoni nodded in understanding as a serious expression covered his face.
'I see, so yes, it was dangerous; however, the Air boxes acted almost like a warm medication to keep me going long enough that I didn't die, or at least until I began swimming in warmer waters.'
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| The Host understood that but couldn't understand the previous explanation about hot and cold water… |
'Uh…yeah, hey man, there's a difference between something pertaining to my SURVIVING and a passing fancy,' rolling his eyes and swiping at the air to clear the mysterious floating chat box, Aoni felt a drop of sweat rolling down the back of his neck making him feel as if he'd been caught in the act and was secretly a bit smart.
'Anyway, I assume my having numerical values by my stats is because I received them through my exam results…right?' swiftly changing the topic before the AN started going back into thermodynamics again, Aoni asked with a tad bit of annoyance in his mental voice.
| At least in the case of Energia Content, it is easier to use numerical value for the Host's reference |
| Also, it has been annotated that the Host seems to appreciate watching their stats rise, indicated by an increase in dopamine levels; thus, they are now reflected in the Traveler's Display |
'Nice, anyway, onto smashing rocks. Should I do it all at once, or is there a different method?'
| Multi-Node-Summoning is dictated by intention, so long as the Host activates the Nodes within a few seconds of each other, there will be no problem doing them one at a time |
'Cool, here we go then,' in a very "Glacia-like" fashion, Aoni charged his hand with Energia and began hammer-fisting Node stones one after another while counting them out for his summons.
"One, two, three, four…"
"Ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen,"
"Twenty, Twenty-One, Twenty-Two,"
"Thirty, thirty-one,"
"AND FORTY!"
"GAOOO,"
{'Bortty'} joining him partway, Glacia cutely screamed her version of forty right as the last stone's light entered the flume, and it began churning out light orbs.