Seastone Spire

The Spirit Realm Rules paused for a moment, seemingly generating the Awakening Skill quest.

"Awakening Skill quest, step III: Obtain the Crimson Oakheart in the Elf Kingdom of Xisidir; obtain the Elder Rune Armor in the Dwarf Kingdom of Torin; obtain Mother of Direwolves Harekin in the Orc Kingdom of Du Ega."

"Note: You may turn in the Awakening Skill quest after completing any one of these objectives."

"Note: If you fail to complete this Awakening Skill quest during this exploration, your ticket-matching priority for the Black Tide Plane will automatically increase by one level."

"Note: If circumstances beyond your control make the quest permanently impossible to complete, step III of the Awakening Skill quest will be regenerated after three plane explorations."

His teammates all looked baffled.

Bai Xiaowen thought for a moment, then said, "This third step is probably the final stage of the Awakening Skill quest. We only need to complete one of the three objectives to turn it in. Maybe each one represents a different direction for the skill's awakening?"

"If we complete all three, will all three directions get strengthened?" Li Shuyi asked excitedly.

Bai Xiaowen nodded. "That's possible. Strengthening the skill in several ways should be better than strengthening it in just one, but it definitely won't be the same as adding all three together. Take my Talisman Switching skill: it's stronger than any of the four separate Spell Talisman skills, but because they share a cooldown, it can't match the combined combat power of all four."

"Then... what do the last two notes mean?" Li Shuyi asked.

"Let's start with the second one," Bai Xiaowen said. "An Awakener's Spirit Realm exploration has a time limit set by the main quest. I might not finish step three on this trip. If that happens,