"The ice phoenix is a type of divine beast that only appears in myths and legends, and it's completely incomparable with the far more common and mundane fire phoenix. After living for around 100 years, it will come close to reaching the end of its lifespan, at which point it will settle on a hundred-year-old frostsky chinaberry tree as its final resting place. Prior to its demise, it will concentrate all of its essence into the form of a stone, which is the Everlife Stone embedded onto this staff," Count Onen said.

Erwin was rather stunned to hear this. As far as he was concerned, fire phoenixes certainly couldn't be considered to be common and mundane. In fact, he had only seen them on a handful of occasions back at Teedus Academy. With that in mind, he couldn't help but think of his own late father. Both he and Count Onen were counts, yet Count Onen was clearly far wealthier than Count Friar had ever been.

However, at the same time, he was also feeling a little perplexed. Why does it have to seek out a hundred-year-old frostsky chinaberry tree as its final resting place? What happens if it can't find one?

Onean could see the hint of befuddlement in Erwin's eyes, and she smiled as she explained, "If this Everlife Stone were to leave this piece of hundred-year-old frostsky chinaberry wood, then it would immediately disintegrate into powdered ice."

Erwin was immediately enlightened upon hearing this. So this Everlife Stone, which contains the essence...