Is that a Wisp?
chapter-839

Time continued to pass when sometime later, the representatives of the Spirit Awakener Guild had arrived in Sunkan City. Krune just so happened to be working on the staff at that moment, so they headed straight to where he was. Of course, Dima also accompanied them.

"Krune, these people and demon beasts are here to see you. They came from the Spirit Awakener Guild Sector's Headquarters."

There was a total of seven members, three demon beasts in human form and four humans. The one who looked to be their leader then stepped forward and introduced himself.

"Hello. I'm Taran Loki, an elder of the headquarters and a Semi-God Stars Spirit Awakener. I believe you're already aware of why we've come here. We will stay here for the next few months so that we can watch how your method works."

Krune nodded, already expecting that as he responded.

"That's fine. I'm already working on this Staff, so you can observe as much as you want. It's just that I don't think there will be any use in doing that, but oh well."

Taran shook his head as he said in response.

"That is something for us to decide. However, can you first give an explanation as to how your method works?"

Krune then looked at Dima and asked.

"Didn't the Guild Master tell you already?"

Dima smiled as he answered.

"I did. However, they want to hear it directly from you."

Krune didn't mind, so he began to explain what he knew. Krune told them how he was targeted by the Calamity Laws, which became a barrier in his cultivation. Of course, that part was a lie. He then explained how he forced countless different conditions into the equipment and picked the ones that seemed to be linked to its future Spirit. Also, he explained that the majority of the Spirits he awakened were flawed because of this method, so he had to stop halfway through and try again. In the end, his success rate was around 1% or so. Once that was all said, he told them that it was impossible for him to concentrate on more than a single Spirit at once.

Taran and the others asked several questions, which Krune answered to the best of his ability. Only after one hour or so of continuous conversation did they finally finish.

"Very well. Now, then. Let's see these Calamity Laws of yours in action. I hope you don't mind us looking at it."

Krune nodded, saying.

"It's fine. Senior Dima and the others have already observed it in action many times, so it won't matter if you do so."

Krune soon focused his attention on the Staff after that and gathered the Calamity Laws around it. As always, his comprehension of the laws was just way too shallow, so he could barely control it. Of course, compared to what it was at first, he definitely improved a little.

Time passed as Taran and the other elder's faces began to sweat. They observed Krune's work with their Divine Sense nonstop. However, Dima wasn't lying when he told them about this thing. They could tell that the Calamity Laws were there. However, every time they tried to comprehend it, it was as if it disappeared. But then, when they retracted their comprehension, it was there once again. This state of existing and not existing was truly a first for everyone there.

"Is such a thing really possible? I can't get it at all."

"It seems like it's truly impossible to see through this issue."

"Could it be that he's doing it on purpose?"

"No, we are trying to comprehend what he's doing at our own pace. We reach the state of comprehension at different times, which is when these laws become elusive. There's no way he can time each of our moments of comprehension so perfectly. I believe even a God wouldn't be able to do so."

"What should we do, then?"

"It's too early to give up. We'll observe Krune's work on his Spirit Awakening for the next few months, so let's keep trying. Who knows, there might be a chance of seeing something."

Krune didn't mind their conversation and continued to work on the Staff. This time though, he was luckier, spending a little less than two months to give birth to a good enough Spirit for the Staff.

"Phew... 89 fails. I guess it wasn't too bad."

The elders of the headquarters then took the Staff away and examined it. Sure enough, it was a perfect Spirit, which could now be raised. After that, they passed it to an employee of the guild, who called the Staff's owners to pay for the item. Obviously, Krune got his 30% cut from it.

"It seems like it really is around a 1% success rate. Let's keep looking at his work to confirm it."

Krune then grabbed another Three Godly Fusion Stars Equipment to work on. As mentioned before, Krune could probably select a piece of equipment up to three or four Stars higher than his current level. However, Krune kept it at his own level since it helped him comprehend his Calamity Laws better.

And just like that, several months went by as Krune awakened one Spirit after another. In the end, the Spirit Awakeners from the headquarters decided to stay longer than what was initially intended. Because of that, eleven months passed in a flash. As always, he kept a 1% average rate of success, which was already heaven-defying for the Spirit Awakeners.

Krune's cultivation had also increased during this time. He broke through to the 4th Stage of the Godly Fusion Realm four months later. With the increase in God Stones that he obtained from higher-level equipment Spirits, Krune's cultivation speed had also increased. Thanks to that, he was able to break through into the 5th Stage seven months after that.

Eventually, one year had passed since the elders came to the guild. But now, they weren't the only ones observing. They contacted the headquarters to talk about Krune's progress and methods. Because of that, more Spirit Awakeners from other places came to see him. Krune's awakening sessions now seemed to look like some kind of show for the public.

Unfortunately for the other Spirit Awakeners, they simply couldn't copy Krune's method at all. Krune also said that he had no idea why the Calamity Laws targeted him. Hence, it was impossible to teach it to others. This part wasn't a lie.

Leaving the fact that none of them could understand or copy Krune's method. The fact still stood that he truly had a 1% average success rate, which was ten times better than an average Spirit Awakener. Naturally, Krune gradually became quite famous in the industry, bringing more people and demon beasts to observe his work. Of course, they were all Spirit Awakeners with some status. Otherwise, you wouldn't be able to simply enter the guild and watch Krune as you wanted.

That wasn't all. That success rate also made those who wanted to awaken their weapons and armors' Spirits come and ask for Krune to work on it. They couldn't be blamed since it was a lot cheaper to have Krune doing it. One must remember that the number of days a Spirit Awakener worked on a Spirit was also paid. Since Krune took a tenth of the time to awaken a Spirit, people and beasts could save a lot of God Stones.

Well, there was a problem, though. Krune was only one person. He took two to three months to awaken each Spirit. Because of that, there was no way he could attend to everyone's requests. That being said, the guild gave the customers an option. They could pay more to have their equipment worked on first.

However, everyone wanted to choose Krune to save on God Stones. If they had to pay more, it would be useless. Krune also felt helpless about it. In the end, the payment method reached a balance. The customers who paid for Krune's service paid only the equivalent to what they would spend on a normal Spirit Awakener's job. That being said, Krune started to receive the equivalent of ten times the worktime since he could work ten times faster.

Of course, that was totally worth it for both Krune and the customers. Krune obtained more God Stones from each awakening. As for the customers who paid for his job, they received their equipment with awakened Spirits ten times faster than usual for more or less the same price.

Once again, time flew by. It had now been two years since Krune entered the Spirit Awakener Guild. By now, Taran had already confirmed that Krune's success rate didn't go up or down. Also, even with so many Spirit Awakeners watching Krune's work, no one could get even close to copying his methods. That was a good thing for Krune, to be honest. He might be ten times faster than a normal Spirit Awakener, but he was only one person. It wouldn't affect the other Spirit Awakeners at all since there was never a lack of requests for them.

Of course, Krune's cultivation had advanced once again in this meantime. Last time, he took seven months to reach the 5th Stage. Now he used ten months to get to the 6th. That was really fast but not to the point where he would catch too much attention.

In fact, Krune was supposed to be a lot slower than that. However, with ten times as many God Stones entering his pocket as usual, he was able to pull it off.

Taran had only one thing to think about Krune now. How should he deal with Krune? His success rate was definitely a selling point, so he considered bringing Krune with him to the headquarters. There, they could focus on his cultivation to help him awaken higher-level pieces of equipment's Spirits sooner. After all, the 1% was an excellent bargain for the guild.

"I need to talk with him."