791 Ice And Fire

The Soul Stone was valuable, but so were his subordinates. If they were willing to sacrifice half a Bloodline level for the Myrtharian Nerds' sake, he had to be equally prepared to lead by example.

Either way, the Eltarians were the most important cornerstone of his faction. There were only 238 of them, but without them Jake would not be able to guarantee the mental safety of his troops.

The slaughter in the Myrmidian ranks had made him realize how important their presence was. Without them, these fierce warriors were just pawns at the mercy of enemy Spirit Mages.

"Thanks, boss." Asfrid thanked him with sincere gratitude.

Until now she didn't know if she had made the right choice in joining his faction. It was only because of her complete trust in Lucia that she had agreed to take the risk.

Now, however, she had no regrets. This Soul Stone was precisely what she and the other Eltarians needed to recover in a few weeks and even transcend their former limits.