Chapter 61 Star Impact (3)

"I have received the requested items. Please wait as we declare the request's accomplishment and calculate your earnings."

"Oh! Before that, here are some of the monsters that I hunted."

I then took out some of the monsters I had hunted down, which also included the troll that I had killed.

"Of course, please place it at the counter over there."

Following her instructions, I placed the monster's carcasses at the counter, and afterwards I waited for them to be approved.

"Sir Bolt its done."

Once it was done, the receptionist called out for me, and then I complied.

"Here are the rewards for this quest: Please insert your card here to gain approval."

After putting in my card, things went smoothly, and I was done.

"I'll be going then, thank you."

Thank you for your hard work as well. Please come back.

I then left the guild and went to my store.

I arrived at my store and since it was night it is now closed. I got in and greeted everyone.

"Hello everyone."

"Good evening, owner."

"Good evening to you as well, owner."

"Is everyone here?"

"No, not everyone is here."

Where are they, then?

"Some are still at the workshop. While some had gone grocery shopping."

"I see. I guess I'll wait then."

"May I ask? Is there a reason you are waiting for them?"

"Nothing much, really. I just passed our exam, and I just want to celebrate, you know."

"I see, then I'll get the others ready."

When I said that, Claire became attentive and made sure everyone was ready for the celebration.

And after waiting for almost half an hour, everyone was here.

"Now that everyone is here, let's head out to eat."

"""Okay.""" Everyone complied as they followed me out.

It wasn't much; really, I've already made a reservation since yesterday, after all.

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The weekend is done, and now we are back to school. Now I'm in class listening to a lecture about religion in a history class.

"The world was once a blank space, and the existence of the origin god Root created everything. How,you ask?"

Currently, we are being lectured about creation. Which is different from my world's description.

"It is because of the very existence of our god Root that cracks were created in that blank space, and in turn, eight primordial gods came into being and created the eight laws of the world—ten if you include the god Root—that represent the beginning and the end of all."

"Why is he lecturing us on this? We already know of this."

As the lecture was ongoing, a few of my classmates were rhetorically talking about the teacher's topic of discussion.

"Yeah, like it was already made into a book for parents to read to their children."

"Right. That's so true." Then another one agreed.

"Stop talking. If it is so easy, why didn't you guys pass the first test?"

They then turned quiet since they did get a failing grade. And this subject is one of the many that announces everyone's test scores. 

"Yeah, you guys, it's not like all of us read the Holy Scriptures."

Another guy also chastised them as he looked at me. Yeah, he wasn't trying to criticize them, he just wanted to roast me.

"Oh, you're where my manners are; sorry about that."

As they continued to speak badly of me, I just ignored them. 

"Ehem-ehem, can I continue?" The teacher then gathered everyone's attention.

And seeing everyone's reaction, he smiled and said.

"Alright then. As I was saying, the Nine gods created the world to be inhabited by living beings, which were also created by the existence of the primordial gods."

"Teacher, I have a question." As the lecture was ongoing, one of my classmates raised a hand.

"Yes, what is it?"

"You said their very existence created living beings; obviously, we are not one of them, but are there any explanations on how those living beings came to be?"

"That question of yours is very intriguing, and it has also been questioned before."

"So is there a reason for their existence?"

"The answer to that is yes and no."

"Why?"

"Because there is only a theory for it, many are debating what is real, and there is one that many say is true."

"Is that so?"

"Yes."

"What is it?"

"Have any of you heard of Pure Element theory?"

Hearing that all of us made a sour face, after all, this is all about the pure elements' experimentation.

An experiment that tried to create pure element users by extracting all elements other than one from a child.

But instead of creating a breakthrough, they murdered many children.

"I know all of you don't want to hear this, but the theory that I talked about was a basis for proving that one element can exist by itself. And believe it or not, this theory also helped save those children from the torture of that experiment."

Hearing that everyone relaxed, as did I.

"Now let me continue. The Pure Element Theory is a pun that makes fun of the Pure Creation Elementals. It goes like this. There are believed to be two planes. Think of it as a coin."

He then showed us a copper coin.

"Sorry about the example; I'm really poor. Anyway, let's name one of them as Darkness and the other as Light. And remember. It does not represent any of the gods. Understand."

He then reminded us not to base it on the god of light and darkness.

"So what happens is that a little something is created in the middle of all this."

He said this as he made a hole in the middle of the coin.

"And that is the god Root. His existence is a tunnel that connects two plains. Once that happens, imbalance will be created and cracks will form, which we based on the god' root name. This follows the birth of a new world, which is where we are now."

TIRirirring! Tiririring!

The bell then rang, telling us the class had ended.

"So yeah, those two plains are pure elements, and our world is created from that mixture, creating life. That's all. Class dismissed."

He then dismissed us, leaving us with a fast conclusion.

As the class ended, we left the room and headed for the next class. But one of my classmates started to make a comment about the topic again.

"What a load of b**lsh*t! If pure elements can't exist, what about the gods? Aren't they pure element user too?"

"That's where you're wrong again, the god's don't have one element; they have also been said to have used other elements."

"Then why are they called the gods of certain elements?"

We all looked at him with confusion.

He also looked at us, clearly confused.

"You've read the stories about the gods in the holy scriptures. Then you must have heard of the creation of the towers and the bestowment of gifts."

"Yeah, I think I heard that it has to do with their own tastes and characteristics. That once a person has proven how awesome they are, they will receive something amazing?"

"No, it goes like this: Once it is proven that they have learned of gods purpose, they shall succeed, and a bountiful reward shall be received for those who understand well."

"Yeah, it's the same."

"Well, anyway, it can be interpreted in many ways, plus languages change over the years, so I guess he is somewhat right."

"Like heck, he is." Then the green-haired girl named Florence said it to them annoyingly. And explained further.

"Anyway, whether they have pure elements or not, it was said that the gods had to create something out of nothing to create those towers. But not entirely since they also sacrificed their flesh and blood like the god Root created us."

"Meaning?"

"Haaa."

"Why are there attributes we are good at and others we are not?"

"Ooohhh. I see. I'm sorry about that, so that's why. What about spirits, then?"

"""Ugh.""" 

"I'm leaving," said Florence.

Everyone then felt hopeless, but as for me, When our teacher said mixture, it gave me an insight into my Star Impact technique.

So it's all about the mixture of elements, so what if I use electricity and fire together instead of just focusing on one element? In that way, it would be easy for me to create a magnetic field for the second stage of the start-impact gravity impact. Still, I have a problem: everything would still come down to my resistance to the side effects of the attack. And if I just got used to it, then it would take longer. 'What to do?'

"Look here; think of the spirits as a concept you know about the spirit realm, right?"

"Yeah, contract beasts also live there."

"Yes, and they coexist by letting their own power residue be absorbed. Think of it as we breathe air: the plant releases it, we breathe it, and vice versa."

"Oh yeah, something about producing different types of air that are mutually beneficial to each other."

"Yes."

'Yeah, they have that concept here, although they believe it to be a different type of air. And not metal, so the concept of oxygen and carbon dioxide is not yet established. Only the theory.'

"So even if the place is rich with certain elements, it still needs other elements to exist."

"So they are coexisting?"

"Yes."

"No wonder pure elements are impossible to create."

"Yes, especially for us human beings."

As they were talking. It hit me. 'That's, right to coexist.' I need to find out what element coexists with the main elements I need to use.