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Chapter 430 Parting Gifts (1)
While William and his friends ate, he mentioned many of the things he learned about the World in the last few months.
About how Efretta was actually a World created to seal a powerful Cultivator with the same name. About how the Magical Beast Tides were all caused by his attempt to free Efretta, and how he was actually from another World that was created by Efretta.
The only thing that William didn't mention was the appearance of the System and how it was the reason for both his and Efretta's strength. While he trusted his friends, both he and the System felt that it was unnecessary and dangerous to reveal its existence.
For most of his friends, hearing that William was from another World wasn't too eye opening, and Fria already knew everything. Charlotte, however, was different.
She knew the previous William quite well, and he acted almost the same way as the current William. They even had almost the exact same mannerisms, as if they were parallel to each other. The only difference was that the other William wasn't nearly as talented as William was now.
"How long have you been like this?" she asked.
"Since the day you visited me at my house. I think the other William died... I'm sorry."
Charlotte nodded, having expected this. That was the same time that William started acting slightly differently too, but she had previously blamed it on the side effects of Mana Sickness.
She didn't hate William for not telling her, but knowing that he had been a different person this whole time made her feel distant.
To suddenly find himself in a new World surrounded by new people, it must have been difficult for him to keep that secret. Even if he had said something, would she have believed him, or would she have thought it was just another side effect of the Mana Sickness?
But he could have told me in the Five Elements Sect, or even when we went to this Continent for the first time... why did he have to wait until now? she wondered.
"I know that's a lot to accept, but this is the truth about me." William finished his explanation.
"But you were always the same person at the Sect, right?" Carl asked.
William nodded.
"Then there's no problem! We've been friends the entire time, and that won't change. So what if you're from another World, we'll all be the same when we Ascend, right?" Carl smiled.
"That's right! You're already a monster, so what's the difference between a monster from here and from somewhere else?" Yuming added.
William laughed, "Speaking of Ascension, I'm going to do it soon. That's why I came to visit you guys."
Tia looked at William with a hint of surprise, "But weren't we going to build a city together? It was going to be the six of us; seven if we could convince Filipe to join. With your strength and the resources we've been gathering, constructing a city of our own would be simple!"
The others, who were also slightly concerned about William's sudden action, burst out in laughter when they heard Gunther scream. Carl started wheezing, almost losing control of his Earth Spell in the process.
Bits of dust and dirt fell from above, showering everyone inside and dirtying their clothes. Everyone except William, of course.
-Blessings of Magic Power, Mana Efficiency, Mana Control, and Mana Regeneration applied.
-All aforementioned effects will be enhanced by forty percent.
-Effect duration: Fifteen years.
Hmm, I planned for it to last twenty years at least, but I guess this is good enough for the first set. William thought as he started gathering Blessing Mana once more.
Noticing that he wasn't injured, and even feeling a little stronger than before, Gunther dusted himself off and glared at his friends for laughing at him, then waited silently for William to finish casting his next Spell.
-Blessings of Cultivation Speed, Cultivation Intuition, and Enlightenment applied.
-All aforementioned effects will be enhanced by forty percent.
-Effect duration: Fifteen years.
Two more. William gathered his Mana for a third time.
-Blessings of Strength, Speed, Visual Awareness, Reaction Time, and Battle Consciousness applied.
-All aforementioned effects will be enhanced by forty percent.
-Effect duration: Fifteen years.
Last one.
-Blessing of Ice Boost applied.
-Effect will be enhanced by forty percent.
-Effect duration: Fifteen years.
By the end of William's blessings, almost a million Mana was spent while Gunther received an all-round forty percent boost to both his best and worst abilities. If he were to compete with Tia with his physical body, he would now have a slight fighting chance!