Frontier Summoner: A Slice of Life Fantasy Adventure by Jack Bryce

Author:Jack Bryce [Bryce, Jack]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-09-26T16:00:00+00:00

After our leisurely lunch, I was eager to experiment with summoning some minor spirits to aid in the gardening work, just as I’d discussed with Diane the previous day. I still had a decent reserve of mana, so conditions were ideal for testing my emerging skills.

I smiled at Diane. “I’m going to try summoning a minor woodland spirit now to help us out. Let’s head over to the plot.”

Diane nodded eagerly. “Wonderful, I can’t wait to see them in action again!” She gave my hand an encouraging squeeze as we made our way to the empty pasture area.

At the plot, I focused my will and extended my palm, channeling the necessary mana. The now-familiar swirling orb of elemental energy formed before me. It swiftly expanded, colors shifting. As I channeled the mana, my interface appeared, prompting me to select the spirit’s elemental affinity. I chose Woodland.

The now-familiar swirling orb of energy formed before me and expanded into a spindly, leaf-headed spirit. It regarded me attentively, awaiting instruction.

Mentally, I directed it: “Nurture the plants in this garden. Increase their vitality and growth.”

The spirit bowed and scurried over to the rows of freshly planted alchemy seeds. It began meticulously tending each one, its slender wooden fingers working the soil around the roots.

As it nurtured them, the seeds seemed to positively respond to its presence. Before our eyes, the first tiny shoots and leaves began to unfurl and grow at an accelerated pace. It was as if we were watching a timelapse video on fast forward.

“Incredible!” Diane gasped. “Look how quickly they’re sprouting and maturing.”

Indeed, what should have taken hours or even days was happening in mere minutes thanks to the spirit’s influence. I noticed a faint glow building within its body as it worked. I was unsure of the mechanics behind it all, but the little guy had energy to do the entire plot, potatoes included.

When its power was spent, the summoned spirit dissolved away in a swirl of light. I saw that this special growth stimulation had depleted much of its mana reserves.

I also knew — on an instinctive level that seemed to come with the territory — that such a power could only affect a plant once a day. Unfortunately, I would not be able to summon multiple woodland spirits in rapid succession on a single day to let them grow my entire harvest in hours.

Still, this was awesome.

“Amazing!” I said. “If I understand correctly, those little spirits can do this once per day.”

Diane nodded, clearly impressed. “If we summon these spirits regularly, we could accelerate the alchemy garden substantially! And the potatoes as well!”

I agreed. With cautious use of the woodland spirits’ nurturing abilities, we could soon have a thriving crop of spell reagents. I made a mental note to continue experimenting with practical applications of my magic. I also wanted to try out the Earth spirit, but I had already used my Identify Plant skill three times and my Summon Minor Spirit skill once, so I had only 3 mana left — not enough for another Summon Minor Spirit.

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