"Do you have to treat me so badly?" Mark sighed. "Don't you have fond memories with me?"
"Fond memories? You purchased me just some time ago and never used me! What memories would I have with you? I barely have memories of being in the shop you bought me from…" Sighed Ignis. His voice was masculine unlike the gun and my shovel. "Anyways, let's cooperate for now. The god of flames has high expectations on you! It is thanks to him that I can talk now."
"I see." Mark felt pressured that a rather wrathful god had taken a liking on him, mostly just because he could wield the fire element. "I-I am honored, I guess…"
He clearly didn't seemed honored! But whatever, I know he'll be able to handle his new talking companion.
While everyone was talking, I already had our rings done. Making rings was easy because I just used the lowest quality rings in Arcadia, the F Rank [Steel Rings] that give like a tiny bit of VIT and HP once equipped as the base, and simply fused them over with compatible materials and spirits.
And of course, Potential Cubes! This time I decided to just use two Potential Cubes for each ring right away and handed more Potential Cubes to my friends to enchant their clothes so they could have two more Potential Lines each, with that, my number of Potential Cubes has plummeted, but Mark just sent me some more he bought from the market.
[Two [Potential Cube (D Rank)] have been utilized on [Enchanted Spiritual Steel Ring (F Rank)]!]
[The [Enchanted Spiritual Steel Ring (F Rank)] has evolved into a D Rank Magic Ring!]
[It has gained the Potential Abilities [AGI +8% (D)] [INT +7% (D)] [MP Recovery Speed +30% (D)] and [Spirit Magic Power +20% (D)]
[Two [Potential Cube (D Rank)] have been utilized on [Enchanted Dark Steel Magic Ring (F Rank)]!]
[The [Enchanted Dark Steel Magic Ring (F Rank)] has evolved into a D Rank Magic Ring!]
[It has gained the Potential Abilities [WIS +8% (D)] [INT +7% (D)] [Dark Magic Power +20% (D)] and [DEX +7% (D)]
[Two [Potential Cube (D Rank)] have been utilized on [Enchanted Fire Steel Ring (F Rank)]!]
[The [Enchanted Fire Steel Ring (F Rank)] has evolved into a D Rank Magic Ring!]
[It has gained the Potential Abilities [VIT +8% (D)] [HP +7% (D)] [HP Recovery Speed +30% (D)] and [Fire Magic Power +20% (D)]
I quickly wrote everything down by memory and then gave a paper with the info of each ring to my friends. Mark and Rita felt even more amazed.
"Damn now I feel like I am taking advantage of you…" Sighed Mark. "Is this really okay? This ring's awesome. How much would you sell this for?"
"Well, if you want to buy it, seeing how it is a magical ring with amazing effects and everything… In a world that has yet to offer these kind of items… Maybe it would cost like almost a million dollars." I said while thinking.
"G-Gah…!" Mark almost had a heart attack.
"Hahaha! I am joking, take it for free! You've been helping me all this time as well, you deserve it. We need as much strength as possible for what's to come." I smiled back at him, giving him a head pat.
"Yeah, I'll make sure to use this to protect the town and slay that Phantasmos." Mark nodded, totally looking like a cool manga protagonist.
"Heey, is that it?! Can't you make like more rings? One for each finger should be enough power up!" Rita said with a cocky smile.
"Don't ask anymore! I am tired, and we've ran out of proper materials, and it takes time to handle the spirits." I sighed. "One ring for each one should be more than enough."
"Eek, okay, don't get mad at me…" Rita sighed. "So anyways!" Rita grabbed the Potential Cube I gave to her and imbued it into her witch getup.
Mark and I did the same, enchanting our equipment one last time before continuing our monster hunting session.
[The [Potential Cube (D)] has improved the [Spiritual Mother's Casual Clothing Set (D Rank Magic Clothing Set)] Existing Potentials and Added the Following Potential Lines: [All Damage Taken -10% (D)] and [Spiritual Barrier (D)]!]
[The Improved Existing Potentials have become: [All Stats +10% (D)] -> [All Stats +12% (D)] [Spiritual Armor (D)] -> [Elemental Spirit Armor (D)]!]
[The [Potential Cube (D)] has improved the [Dark Fake Witch's Sexy Getup Set (D Rank Magic Clothing Set)] Existing Potentials and Added the Following Potential Lines: [Magic Damage Taken -15% (D)] and [Shadow Tentacles (D)]!]
[The Improved Existing Potentials have become: [MP & INT +12% (D)] -> [MP & INT +14% (D)] [Veil of the Night (D)] -> [Abyssal Veil of the Night (D)]
[The [Potential Cube (D)] has improved the [Handsome Military Geek Set (D Rank Magic Clothing Set)] Existing Potentials and Added the Following Potential Lines: [Physical Damage Taken -15% (D)] and [Blazing Armor (D)]!]
[The Improved Existing Potentials have become: [HP & VIT +11% (D)] -> [HP & VIT +13% (D)] [Blazing Defense (D)] -> [Blazing Fortress (D)]
FLAAASH!
Our equipment glowed brightly one last time. Everyone gained some amazingly improved abilities and stat bonuses. And just by wearing these plain-looking clothes, I was already way stronger than before.
Adding that up, I also decided to improve my Shield.
[The [Potential Cube (D)] has improved the [Roughly Made Monster Shield (D Rank Magic Shield)] Existing Potentials and Added the Following Potential Lines: [VIT +15% (D)] and [Nature's Protection (D)]!]
[The Improved Existing Potentials have become: [RES +17% (D)] -> [REST +19% (D)] [Elemental Shield (D)] -> [Elemental Spiritual Shield (D)]
"And done! Amazing, we're all set up now! Enough wasting time on this, let's proceed with our plans." I said.
"Alright, I'm all for some hunting on broad daylight." Mark said.
"Hehe, now the only thing I'm missing is a flying broom- Wait!" Rita suddenly smiled back at me. "Hey Elayne, can you give me a Potential Cube, pretty please~?"
"Don't tell me you're planning to use it on a broom?!" I sighed.
