Sierra was thanking her lucky stars because apparently every newly summoned slave has to be stabilized in the resource pool within a few hours.
Otherwise who knows when this father and son duo would finish their boasting and showing off session.
Unlike these two, Sierra was actually anxious and nervous. She was still not sure if this was a life or death event.
Soon they approached the exterior of the mage tower.
It looked like an ancient and archaic structure, made of black crystal square stones, with energy rippling out at regular intervals.
The three tower guardians lazily yawned and greeted father Zhang.
Though they looked like they were clumsily and sloppily positioned, relaxed and chatty, they were always alert and ready to step into battle at any given instant.
Every city's last resort and hidden trump cards were guarded in the mage tower and these provided the ultimate security to any city under attack.
Watching the father and the son pass by, with the naked corpse, the tower guardians couldn't help but get wide eyed and dumbstruck.
"What in the name of hell ? How did that fatso manage to do this ?"
"Meh. Doesn't really surprise me. If you throw enough money at it, even a pig can eventually do it. Why can't Mr. Money bags here achieve this ?"
"Let's first see if it is a stable summon. Other than that monster in the town, no one else has ever achieved even remote success. I am sure that bitch is going to crumble in the resource pool."
"Man, but that fatty sure is lucky to get that corpse body. That is one sexy looking piece of ass."
"He he. Shut up Morty. Your weird fetishes are peeping out."
Well, they didn't have to wait much longer to see the results. Summon stabilization was a quick and smooth process. You get your answer right then and there, ripped fast like a band aid.
The mage tower wasn't really crowded. City library, encompassing vast collection of skill books and spell tomes occupied the lower levels, while the tower vaults, encompassing the city's secret defense and other valuables occupied the upper levels.
And the resource pool was maintained in the fifth floor of the mage tower. Not many people were present, since only the epic grade or higher artifacts needed to be doused in the resource pool.
The only exception were summoners, who needed to douse their summoned spectre in resource pool to stabilize the summon itself and the master-slave bond.
Entering the inner chambers, father Zhang sucked in a huge breath and paid the 100 gold coins needed to access the resource pool.
This was a huge sum of money, but it was not like he complained. He had already wasted 1000s of gold on this spoilt son of his. Since he had already gotten this far, the only thing left for him to do is commit fully and hold strong.
With a face full of smile and expectation, fatty wiggled forward and reached the inner sanctum, only to immediately retreat back a couple of steps. The magical waters of the resource pool let out a faint eerie sound, sending chills down the fatty's spine.
These waters contained invaluable crystal orbs, which are energy resources. Pure mana (magical energy) is stored inside these orbs and contained in the waters.
This provided a way for the common people and the craftsman to access higher energy levels, without having to personally enter dangerous territory.
Holding his father's hand and gnashing his teeth, he inched forward and painfully yelled at Sierra, "Get the fuck in".
Sighing in her mind, Sierra bit her lips and stepped inside the gooey blue liquid. Here it goes. A roll of dice.. Wonder what her fate will become now ..
A blinding light flashed and in an instant, Sierra's body was enveloped in a blue gaseous substance. The blue color slowly turned darker and darker, until it reached a thick dark pitch black color.
Excitement and happiness flashed across the duo's face and they were both shivering. Black meant the highest grade of summon. This was a miracle !!!! Their family had truly been blessed. His son was going to be a summoner and the highest grade summoner at that.
Which family can stand toe to toe with them now ? They can build armies equivalent to the royal army ! His son was going to do great things.
But, before he could even finished his day dreaming, the pitch black color suddenly changed to a dull grey and completely dispersed, dashing all their hopes and dreams to the ground.
Containing his disappointment, father Zhang patted fatty in the back. "Congratulations boy ! We have a summoner in the family now. Don't worry about the low grade summon. You have made me proud."
Fatty was a bit indignant and cursed his bad luck. "Fuck it all. I deserved that celestial grade summon. This fatty's talent has no limit. I will prove it to everyone soon." Sneaking a few glances at his father, he noticed that approving nod and only then stopped cursing.
Meh. Who cared about what grade ?! This hero here is already awesome for being able to summon something. Puffing his chest out, he didn't forget to holler at Sierra, "Get the fuck out of there bitch. Let's go home. He he he. We have a long day ahead of us."
Watching his son commanding his slave, father Zhang proudly followed him behind, exiting the inner sanctum.