Becoming a god starts with enhancing fire arrows.

Let me see what's going on.

Rhodes wiped the blood off his staff and activated the Appraisal spell.

【Name: Arcane Silver Glow】

Type: Staff

[Quality: Epic]

[Description: A staff crafted from high-quality mithril, holding it brings a sense of peace and tranquility.]

[Additional effect: Increases casting range]

[Additional effect: Increases magic power]

[Additional effect: Mana slowly regenerates when holding the staff without performing any other actions]

Not bad.

Rhodes nodded in approval as he read the description of the Appraisal Technique.

All of them are passive effects.

He brandished his silver staff and fired another flaming arrow.

I could clearly sense from my mental strength that the power of the Flame Arrow had increased considerably.

Now, with the added sharpness and piercing power of the Flame Arrow, along with the bonuses from the Fire Spirit Ring and Staff, it's possible to perform assassinations without even needing to detonate it, directly in conjunction with [Sniper].

Well, it's a pity that the casting range hasn't increased much.

Without using a sniper rifle, the improvement is only about 10 to 20 meters; with a sniper rifle, the improvement is slightly greater.

It should be based on a percentage increase.

Rhodes was quite satisfied with the staff he had acquired, and in addition to its three passive effects, it also had an extra effect that "made him feel calm and secure when he held it in his hand".

Besides helping to calm oneself down, could it also make one less susceptible to being controlled by effects like charm during combat?

Well, that's debatable.

However, when it comes to gains, this staff can only be ranked second.

[Next enhancement requires 2015/800 Life Essence]

Rhodes silently opened the panel and activated the enhancement!

Please select a skill enhancement direction.

Upgrade Flame Arrow - Sharp Penetration (Normal) to Flame Arrow - Sharp Penetration (Epic)

【Flame Arrow - Confusion Arrow (Rare): Flame Arrows have a chance to briefly confuse the enemy upon hit】

[Flame Arrow - Random Legendary Enhancement: Randomly consumes ? Life Essence, with a ?% chance to obtain a legendary enhancement]

[Next enhancement requires 1215/900 Life Essence]

An epic level of sharp penetration has arrived?

Rhodes' eyes lit up when he saw the first card enhancement.

I glanced at the second picture and skipped it.

His eyes lit up again when he saw the third card enhancement, but then a conflicted look appeared on his face.

How can this be good?

Seeing Rhodes's uncertain expression, Avira assumed he was exhausted and suggested:

"Now that we've shaken off our pursuers, should we rest for a while?"

"OK."

Rhodes immediately nodded and began to ponder the cards in front of him.

The epic-level sharpness and penetration is a real enhancement, offering high returns with no risk.

Moreover, this isn't the first time the third card has appeared; the last time its Life Essence became negative is still fresh in everyone's memory.

But that was a legendary enhancement.

Legendary level.

Looking at it from another angle, the current strengthening must be in preparation for the allied war nine days from now.

Even with epic-level sharpness, its effectiveness on the battlefield is still limited...

do not care.

What's the point of worrying about all this nonsense now?

I still have over a thousand units of life essence, what's there to be afraid of?

three!

Rhodes made up his mind.

The numbers in front of me started jumping.

[Current Life Essence: 1205]

[Current Life Essence: 1195]

......

"Paril, come here!" Rhodes called to Paril, who was dozing off.

"Aww!" Paril obediently ran over quickly.

[Current Life Essence: 1155]

[Current Life Essence: 1145]

Rhodes suddenly pressed Paril's head down and began to rub her silver hair.

It's common knowledge that this little priest has never been very bright, so the fact that he grew up to be such a gifted priest must be incredibly lucky.

Ok,

Touch Paril's head, and good luck will come your way.

"Hmm..." Paril didn't understand what Rhodes was going to do, so she just stood there and let him do as he pleased.

[Current Life Essence: 1115]

When the line of text popped up on the panel, the expected 1105 did not appear.

Instead, another line of text popped up.

[Legendary enhancement obtained]

what?

this...

Is that correct?

Rhodes stared wide-eyed at Paril.

Are you serious?

The remaining Life Essence is now 1115, which means that it only decreased by 100 points before it became a Legendary item?

Rhodes was overjoyed as he examined the legendary enhancement.

[Gravity Pull: Consumes mana to imbue a flaming arrow with a special effect. When the flaming arrow touches the ground, it forms a black sphere that pulls all nearby units toward the center of the sphere for eight seconds.]

Oh my god.

Rhodes felt his heart pounding as he read the long description.

Judging from the description alone, gravitational traction could definitely play a significant role on the battlefield.

He turned his gaze directly to Avira.

"What?!" The elf princess's tone was a little fierce.

In her view, Rhodes suddenly touched Paril's head with an excited look and then turned his gaze to her.

"My fire arrows have improved again. Do you want to test them with me?" Rhodes suppressed his inner joy.

"Oh?" Avira's attention was immediately drawn.

She knew Rhodes had the ability to improve magic, but she didn't expect that it would improve so much right after the battle.

When Avira was very young, she saw the elven magic users improve their spells. Those spells required a quiet environment for constant meditation and testing, and repeated practice to achieve their goal.

But Rhodes seemed different from them.

"Alright, let me see what new improvements you've made." Avira stood up, carrying her greatsword.

"This spell modification is more control-oriented, so there's no danger. Be prepared," Rhodes reminded him.

He decided to fire the fire arrow near Elvira, just to test how strong the spell's range and pulling power were.

"You just need to cast the spell," Avira urged impatiently.

Rhodes stopped talking and tapped his silver staff lightly, aiming at a position about ten meters to the side of Avira as he began to chant.

The chanting lasted only about two seconds, and a crimson arrow, trailing a dark glint, shot out.

At the very moment the flaming arrow was fired.

Rhodes felt as if all the energy had been drained from his body, and his spirit immediately sank.

The mana consumption is so high?

In order to deal with all kinds of potential dangers, he always tries to keep his magic power at a sufficient level.

In other words, a fire arrow with gravitational pull will consume all of its own magic power.

Fortunately, this isn't a passive enhancement; it can be used automatically, like [Sniper].

Otherwise, you'd have to drink a mana potion immediately after each Fire Arrow cast.

Avira looked at the flaming arrow with a jet-black glow flying towards the ground ten meters away from her, somewhat puzzled.

But the flaming arrow exploded suddenly after colliding with the ground.

This was not an explosion, but rather the black light within the flaming arrow began to expand, instantly forming a dark and deep black sphere.

Immediately afterwards, I felt a tremendous suction force.

Avira immediately ran in the direction where her back was to the sphere.

After running a few steps while resisting the pull, he found that the force had not diminished, so he simply slammed the greatsword into the ground and grabbed the hilt with both hands to resist the suction.

Eight seconds passed quickly.

The black sphere disappeared, and Avira looked at Rhodes with astonishment in her eyes.