Elite Mages' Academy Chapter 358: Silverlight Joins

Chapter 358: Silverlight Joins

A silver glow could be seen on the surface of the starmetal, especially under the sunlight. It looked as vibrant as a star, so the origin of the name was obvious. Xiao Lin was a little disappointed though. He did not know what he could do with so little starmetal.
“Red Beard’s accumulated wealth yielded all this. Later on, I helped him turn the starmetal into powder, dispersing it into the lake for storage.”
“This is highly refined starmetal.” Lilith’s eyes were sharper than Xiao Lin’s. She immediately saw that the ore may not have been big, but it was definitely extremely valuable. She then gave Xiao Lin an explanation.
Starmetal was impossible to use right after extracting it. It needed to go through repeated refining to ensure the purity. As purity increased, useless materials were discarded as well, so the ore would continuously shrink.
In terms of starmetal, purity was not usually too emphasized. Thanks to the limited amount of starmetal that existed, most academies would save up where they could. That was because the minimum requirement of purity for resurrection towers was 70%, so there was no real meaning in going beyond that. As for using it in equipment, the purity requirements were even lower.
However, with the size of the starmetal in front of them, the purity had to be way higher.
“80%? Or 90%.” Lilith looked at it with a curious gaze.
“100%.” Silverlight gave a shocking answer without any change in her expression.
“That’s impossible!”
Before Xiao Lin could even express his shock, Lilith immediately interrupted, “Based on what I know, starmetal can only reach 99.9999% purity. It’s impossible to reach 100%.”
Silverlight did not seem to have any intention of explaining. Her cold face seemed to be mocking them for not being able to appreciate the goods. No matter what, Xiao Lin believed that Red Beard would definitely not be able to get to this point with just his mercenaries. He definitely needed Silverlight’s help. However, Xiao Lin really did not know what the difference between true 100% purity and being so infinitesimally close to 100% was.
Their trip to Silverlight Lake basically concluded on the second day. Xiao Lin privately chatted with Lilith, saying that their total rewards from this trip were: Spirit woman +1, trash sword +1 and shard +1.
With that in mind, they actually did not get much that they could use. The only thing that could be useful was the starmetal, but they were now faced with an awkward question, which was who would get the starmetal. The mysterious woman threw that question to them. Xiao Lin and Lilith had faced death together twice, so they would not fight over that, but they eventually decided on avoiding the topic for now. They agreed to make a decision when they reached their destination.
They did not feel like explaining anything to the villagers, so they decided to leave before the villagers woke up. As for what the villagers would think about Silverlight Lake drying up, that had nothing to do with the two of them. Xiao Lin even joked that it could be the birth of a new legend, passed down for centuries or millennia. This time, the few of them would get to be the main characters.
Talking about legends led to Ibeiya’s intense interest. After all, she was the one who brought up Silverlight Lake’s legend, and also the one who guessed the identity of the undead woman. However, Silverlight did not like the topic, and after a few fruitless attempts, Ibeiya smartly decided to shut her mouth.
As a spirit, Silverlight would usually be under a lot of restrictions in the day, especially on a sunny day like that one, but SIlverlight was not affected at all. However, she still did not like to be under the sun. Most of the time she chose to stay in the Holy Soul Sword.
Yes, Xiao Lin’s Holy Soul Sword. The sword had always been made of material that could house undead spirits. It had plenty of space for Silverlight. Silverlight would only come out when evening fell. She sat on the side of her road, her hands folded as she stared at the sunset.
“This world is very similar to Earth.” Since they left Silverlight Lake, it was the first time Silverlight struck up a conversation with Xiao Lin by herself.
“That’s right, but the scenery looks much better than Earth. Earth is way too polluted,” Xiao Lin said. Feeling Lilith’s gaze on him, he felt his head hurt. “If possible, you could actually learn our language. I can’t always be the one translating.”
The only language Silverlight had in common with them was Ancient Normese, so Xiao Lin had to play the role of the unpaid translator. It was fine for the moment, but he did not want it to be a long-term job. He actually suspected that the reason Silverlight decided to go with them for the moment was because Xiao Lin was the only one who could communicate with her.
Xiao Lin asked how she had communicated with Red Beard back then, but Silverlight just said that they did not communicate at all. That tone of hers led Xiao Lin to relax; it at least meant that Red Beard and her were definitely not allies or friends.
“I know what they say.” Silverlight said coolly.
“Oh? How do you know?”
“Because I want to know, so I know.”
“Can you explain it to me in words that I can understand?”
“Oh, it’s just like how your mouth can speak. The logic is the same.”
Xiao Lin moved his mouth and finally understood. Silverlight meant that it was an innate ability of hers, just like how his mouth can speak. If he were to try to explain how his mouth could speak, he would struggle to do so.
“I’m actually quite curious; how could they not understand me? That’s why I still can’t be certain you’re the same race as I am,” SIlverlight said calmly.
The entire way, Xiao Lin tried to ask about Atlantis. The beautiful country that only existed in legends definitely roused his interest. Unfortunately, SIlverlight maintained her silence, it seemed like she had yet to acknowledge them as fellow citizens of Earth.
“Ahem, well you should still try to learn our language. Surely you can’t have me be your translator forever. Oh, that’s right, what language did Atlantis use?”
“@#!*...&”
“What?” Xiao Lin rubbed his ears. Those words were not Ancient Normese.
“That’s my old language.”
“I see. The language did not survive at all.” Xiao Lin sighed. Atlantis was an extremely advanced civilization based on the legends, but nothing about them had survived after sinking.
Xiao Lin had way too much he wanted to know. Based on his speculation, Silverlight might be someone who survived the sinking of Atlantis, and with a stroke of fate, or maybe thanks to that black dragon Onyxia, she was brought to Planet Norma. With that, the ancient languages that looked like hieroglyphs in this world had a logical reason to appear.
Even if Silverlight did not reveal anything, Xiao Lin took the initiative to introduce Earth’s developments to her. It was much easier than explaining the advances on Planet Norma. Xiao Lin used to be a liberal arts student, so that bit came to him naturally.