Master Of None

Gil was looking for a way to divert the sudden attention. He wanted to talk about the arrow he had created but he needed time to come up with a name for it so he could sound cool. "How about you tell me what in this world a hail fruit vine is first." The smug look on Gil's face made Remey instantly irritated. She was sure she had talked aimlessly about the vine at some point when she was telling the party what to look out for while they traveled. 

Unfortunately for her, there were so many herbs with so many different descriptions that none of them could tell her if they remembered. Walker had memorized them but he wasn't sure if he was remembering them from a book or what Remey had said. There was just too much information about herbs that Remey had shared with them at different times. 

"Ugh, fine. The hail fruit comes from a hail fruit vine. The longer the fruit grows in the winter the blogger it gets. When it finally gets too heavy it will break off the vine and fall. That's why they are known as the hail fruit. They are frozen solid like hail and fall like hail. They are a fruit that ice affinity monsters eat to strengthen their body and help develop their affinity. However, the old man is studying how to make potions that enhance affinities temporarily. It would be an ideal ingredient." 

"I didn't think that we should be looking for those kinds of herbs. I will have to be more careful and use my all around appraisal skill on herbs more." Walker was amazed that the fruit could somehow be used to make a potion that would in general increase elemental affinity, even if temporarily. 

"If they are frozen, do they need to be melted to be used in a potion?" Su was having a hard time grasping how they would be viable in a potion that would most certainly need to be heated and cooked to get a proper result. It was the norm for every single potion. 

"They would be ground in to fine crystals. They will even stay frozen during some of the hotter summer days. The best part is that if they are used to cool the potion then they could stabilize it and add their effects. It has two uses that will create a better overall position." After standing with her hands at her hips, Remey was beaming with pride. This was one of the dreams she had always had about alchemy, helping the old master alchemist with a brand new potion. 

"Congratulations, I hope it works sister Remey. Now it's brother Gil's turn to tell us why he woke me from my nap today." Onyx threw some of his won sass at Gil. Lately Onyx had been a little more outgoing and when he would say things like this Midnight would always huff or growl slightly in approval. 

"Alright, so Zephyr and I climbed the rest of the mountain to see if we could find any materials for arrows. I would have gone to make some of the water elemental arrows but she said that the wind materials around were too good. Zephyr was right." Gil pulled the plain looking arrow out. The only person that seemed to look at it with some wonder and amazement was Walker. 

The wind elemental mana that radiated from it was the same s having another wind spirit around. The feeling was much weaker than Zephyr but almost the same as a high wing elemental spirit. "We used some of the bushes that die and are constantly buffeted by wind. Rocks that are way lighter than they look. And finally, some of these leaves that are pretty much razors waiting to cut you." Gil showed a few cuts from the leaves and Walker proceeded to shake his head and heal him with a light heal spell. 

"Next time start with that when you get back so you don't have to deal with cuts like those for so long. Or maybe bring one of Remey's healing potions." Walker had become strict like a mother as he scolded Gil. " It does feel powerful though." 

"It is. It makes a small tornado that deals massive damage to a small area the size of a one room house. I want to call it a tornado arrow? A cyclone arrow? Or maybe a gale arrow? I could just go with a twister arrow?" Gil was still contemplating all the names he could choose. 

"Walker can use the all around appraisal skill. It should tell him what you decided to name it." Remey stuck her tongue out at Gil who already knew Walker was doing exactly this. It wasn't so much as seeing the future but more so him seeing the decision Gil had decided in his subconscious. 

'Brutal winds arrow

Created by the grand wind spirit Zephyr and the arcane Marksman Gil. This arrow is one of the most innovative and powerful area of effect arrows created using minimal materials. The breeze stone used as the arrow head allows for the arrow to store double the wind elemental mana compared to a crystal counterpart. The blade leaf as the fins allows precise flying and increased speed. The rolling bush branch acts as a bond between the other two materials so that they can share the wind elemental mana. This arrow is the first of its kind and has the potential to revolutionize the way arcane archers and related system users create their arrows.'

The group was silent. Each and every one of them realized that Gil had just created a major breakthrough that trumped the work he had done with the elves when it came to arrow making."I think I need to give these to the forest elf queen when she comes to the summit…" Gil's mumble just fell on silent looks before Walker stood up and patted Gil on the shoulder in congratulations. 

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