Chapter: 289

[Yes/No?]

“Yes” Jay thought, as he watched the soul stones disappear from his inventory.

“Thank you, child. Good progress” the statue encouraged Jay.

Jay then checked the progress of his secret quest.

<[Hidden Quest – Soul Liberation]>

[Gather soul stones and bring them to Sedulus]

[Progress]

– Soul stone: 215/500

– Large Soul stone: 0/2

– Greater Soul stone: 0/3

[Rewards]

– 3 Skills: Mind, Mark, Host.

– Weapon: Sedulus’s war spear.

Jay finally had a chance to ask his question.

“Sedulus, why do the spearmen give me more experience than the swordsmen?”

“…”

It was quiet for a moment before Sedulus replied.

Clearly, Sedulus was quite old so answering such questions would take time – though after waiting patiently, she answered.

“Once men of great might and strength. They weren’t all the same level when they were in the flesh, but the vessels they turned into became similar…”

“The spearmen of Helvetia were more skilful than the swordsmen… while they are similar in strength now, they were once unmatched. Worlds apart.”

“Of course, greater quality soul stones resulted in higher levels; more skills and memories could be maintained. The spearmen weren’t afforded such stones as there were too few of them.”

Jay became quite interested in these seemingly useless soul stones.

“So… if you have a perfect soul stone, you can create a perfect statue with a permanent mind?”

Sedulus understood what Jay was asking, but knew this would only turn out to be a curse.

“Little one… these things are not for you to know… I will not let our mistakes be repeated.”