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Ervas glanced at his available Job options with intrigue. ​​

[Jobs Available]

[Botanist], [Life Spirit Mage], [Spiritual Half-Demon], [Gray Wizard], [Hollow Life Specter], [Summoner], [Magic Cannoneer], [Spiritual Alchemist], [Mana Crafter], [Life Demon Druid], [Hollow Demon General], [Life Spirit Pharmacist], [Harvester of Life] (New!), [Artisan: Phantasmal Living Equipment] (New!), [Guardian of the Spiritual Forest] (New!), [Subconscious Mind Demon] (New!)

Unlike Veronica, he seemed to have gotten four new Jobs, perhaps his actions even surpassed those of Veronica in various other areas.

"Harvester of Life? That Job sounds incredibly eerie… did I even do such a thing? Oh, maybe it doesn't mean the life of people, but the harvesting of fruits, vegetables, and seeds from my plant-type monsters?" wondered Ervas.

Ervas knew that his abilities were developing at an immensely fast pace due to his large amount of Mana, which was also constantly growing in proportion every day, and even more, if he were to use it in excess constantly.

Ervas had spent these last two weeks expanding his Mana through the surrounding forest, nourishing the plants by transferring his vast mana, then taking it back, and then giving it again in an endless cycle. The plants that were enticed by his mana would turn into monsters and follow him as if he were their god, while the rest of the plants would grow healthier and stronger.

He slowly developed the ability to share his senses even with plants that he had not 'tamed' giving him an immensely large scope of vision and hearing.

"And the Artisan Job… it is related to Veronica, isn't it?"

Ervas had been crafting equipment using Veronica's clones as materials for these two weeks, it seems that he had been classified as an artisan by the system, but his specialization was rather odd.

"Am I a guardian of the forest? Well, I don't think I can refute that, I've grown attached to nature in general since I made a bond with Gaia in this life, something that I didn't develop when I was Anastacia in my previous life… could it be that only having one spirit made me specialize on it more than having every single one like before? This could also apply to Veronica, many of her Jobs are related to shadows and darkness…" thought Ervas.

Unlike Anastacia, he had that he had specialized way more into the Life Attribute in this life than in his previous life.

Despite not having a natural and innate affinity with it, with such a strong bond with Gaia, the Spirit of Life, it is as if he had one, or perhaps something even greater.

Although the quality of his spells would be inferior in comparison to having an innate affinity with the Life Attribute, with his knowledge, mana, and other abilities, this did not seem to be an obstacle to what he was capable of.

Ervas was slowly devising new spells of his own, aside from the ones naturally learned, but they would take time to perfection.

"This last Job is… most likely related to my Telekinesis skill and perhaps Mind Encroachment," thought Ervas.

Subconscious Mind Demon was a Job related to Ervas's developed 'mind' powers, which were developed by the use of No-Attribute Magic and absurd amounts of Mana.

In Kritias there wasn't such a thing as 'mind powers' neither 'mind energy' nor 'telekinesis' in the true sense of the word, but there were abilities that one could exert in exchange for Mana that could do things very similar to 'mind powers'.

However, because No-Attribute Magic Spells cost large amounts of Mana and were impractical, the development of this particular magic was still stagnant for the most part, as even the greatest of mages used their innate attributes to develop, only using No-Attribute Magic as a starting point and never developing them to the later stages.

Even the most talented of mages and those that have become S-Rank Adventurers, superhuman amongst superhumans, never developed such an immense amount of Mana such as Ervas in their entire lifespans.

Although there were many new and strong-sounding Jobs, Ervas decided to select an old one that could be leveled fast.

"I choose Botanist"

Ding!

[You changed Jobs to [Botanist]!]

[You acquired the [Vegetation Charm; Level 1] Skill!]

[The Levels of the [Botanist; Level 5], [Vegetation Charm; Level 1], and [Commanding; Level 4] Skills have increased!]

"Vegetation Charm…?"

Ervas seemed attractive to plants, acquiring a charming skill related to plants was… expected, to an extent.

Yet, it was still a bit surprising.

Ding!

[Individual 'Job' has increased from level 1 to level 100!]

"Again?"

Ervas expected that this Job would level up quite fast due to his constant interaction and nourishing of plants in his surroundings, but it seemed that he already met the experience needed to max the level of the Job immediately.

"What should I choose then? Summoner? If I level up the Summoning Skill, can I summon another monster?"

[You changed Jobs to [Summoner]!]

[The Level of the [Summoner; Level 1] and [Soul Void; Level 3] Skills have increased!]

"Hm, it's not leveling at all now…well, now it is,"

Ervas's had many plant-type monsters constantly killing monsters in nearby and small dungeons with no more than three floors, so he was being given a constant amount of Experience Points without doing anything.

Well, he was subconsciously giving his Mana to every single plant, taking it back and then giving it again constantly, but this practice had become something as normal as breathing for him, so he considered it as 'doing nothing'.

"Cthulhu will get happy with a new companion… alright, summon!" said Ervas, in the middle of the tent where he was surrounded by several Squirrel Artisan women, alongside Ismene and Veronica.

"Eh?! Ervas, are you summoning in the middle of the tent?! What if a big monster shows up?!" shouted Veronica.

"Big monster?!" shouted Ismene.

"Ah, maybe I got lost in the moment-"

Flash!

A magic circle appeared in the ground as the light emanated from it engulfed Ervas and transported his subconscious somewhere else.

Ervas found himself in a completely white space, the same where he met that strange entity that gave him one of his 'children'. The first summoned monster he got, which he named 'Cthulhu'.

Cthulhu was currently hunting monsters with Jason, Aqua, Charlotte, and the other plant-type monsters.

"Ah, this place again…"

The entity that talked to Ervas through the void of this white space showed up once again.

"Hm? You are here again? That was fast. So you're ready to summon yet another otherworldly being? Well, you seem to have become a bit stronger as well" it said.

"Ah, yes. And hello,"

"Oh, where are my manners? Hello again, my friend," said the entity, whose presence was present on the other side of Ervas's soul void.

"Do I… have to do something to call a new creature to summon?" asked Ervas.

The entity released a laugh, he sounded like an old and friendly man, with a strong and serious voice, although it also sounded dry and alien.

"Well, I am but a mere bystander now, I have already given you one of my children, so another of my… err, acquittances should come… and. Oh, here it is…" said the entity.

A new and strange entity appeared.

However, instead of being friendly and oddly familiar to Ervas, this entity seemed… strange and playful, but also ominous.

"Why hello there, little lamb! How adorable! I could not help but be attracted to your presence, to your call! A summoner from another world, it seems! From another reality, perhaps? Well, well, now what do we have here? Isn't this my old friend-"

"Don't say my name, or the boy will go insane," said the familiar entity.

"Oh! Right, right! Despite having such a strange soul, this little lamb is nothing but mortal… my bad, my bad!" laughed the new entity, which Ervas addressed on his mind as the 'Trickster'.

"Hello, thanks for hearing my call," said Ervas, he was surprised by the presence of this creature, but not frightened.

The 'Trickster' seemed to realize this fact.

"Oh? Ohoho? It seems that you do not even falter before the great ones, little lamb… My friend, this one seems promising" said the Trickster.

"Yes, the boy has talent. Now, move into business, he doesn't have all day to hear your nonsense" said the familiar entity.

"How rude! My tentacles are trembling, my friend!" laughed the trickster-like entity.

Ervas smiled, he found their interaction funny.

"Anyways! What do you seek, little lamb? Power? Fortune? Women?" asked the trickster-like entity.

"No. I only seek prosperity for my people, and a peaceful life" said Ervas, nonchalantly.

"Oh… Well, what a twist. Mortals would usually choose between Power and Fortune, and sometimes Women. You want prosperity and… peace? What a strange desire. Even more when as I much as I glance and inspect your soul, you seem to not be lying…" said the trickster-like entity.

"I am not," said Ervas.

"I can see that! Anyways, there you go. My little child does not judge any person, and it changes depending on what you want it to be… I wonder what you would want it to look like, little lamb?" said the entity while releasing a small, red-colored ethereal creature that crossed through the void of Ervas's soul.

"Objbj, obbjbj, objjbj" it said, with an alien sound that made one's ears tremble.

Ervas could not clearly see its shape, but it seemed friendly.

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