While countless Islanders were cursing the Fog, Elias was having a feast and was even impatient as time refused to move fast so that he could merge more Islands.
Merging with Antecedent Island took him 6 days. And from that 6 days, the Island has to spend another 30 days recovering before it can merge with another one.
Elias grumbled and complained but there was nothing he could do. But the notification from the Wand cleared his mind and made him smile.
[Perfect Foundation is being attained]
That means that the Island foundation has reached an all-time high and he did not have to worry about his Island breaking so easily.
But then Elias noticed something, the stream of the pond had stopped and the pond had decreased slightly.
Asking his Wand, he learned that more Islands will undo other foundations to stabilize themselves. And...that can't be helped.
Time passed while Elias made sure to put on more weight because his intuition has been screaming at him to go on with it. And the more he became obese the more he felt at ease.
Tonight marked the 30th day and was long enough for Elias to understand in and out of himself and what he had attained. On the last day of the cooling time, Elias finished meditation and stood with a smile.
He pulled out his Wand from the Sumo Pants he was wearing and pointed at the levitating Slime and a Corrosive liquid was dumped on it. With his Telekinesis, he kept it afloat so that it would not feed on his grass.
It has reached grade three and it was able to move toward anything alive to consume it. That was why after numerous tries, Elias was able to keep it permanently up in the air.
Over the days, Elias comprehended three things. One was about the Island. Driving the Island, Transporting items from conquered Islands to his using a Wand, all were supported by Mental Fortitude! Which he had guessed before but now he has a clear understanding of it.
The use of the Wand hasn't changed but has improved to be faster than before. All its activities were also supported by Mental Fortitude.
Having Mental Fatigue will make the Option of Mental Recovery in the Wand Shop appear. A way to make Islander up and running, but not a satisfactory option.
The entire idea of Telekinesis was also based on the Mental Fortitude he has. If it was lower than what it was now he will never get the ability.
The Omniscience-view also followed the same rule.
The last thing he was able to comprehend was the little Blob of Infinity.
The Wand didn't have a complete explanation of it. But considering he obtained it after an Ordeal that he can't remember in the Chest Of Infinity, Elias knew it was something promising!
Nevertheless, he spent the last 20 days thinking about Chest of Infinity and he came to realize if, on a whim, he thought about his experience below the Abyss, his mind viewed it as a one-second Ordeal.
However, through meditation, as he focused on the thought, he came to know that within his Subconsciousness there was a very small Blob Of Light. The more he thought about it, the more the light expanded until it invaded his mind and everything became Endless Darkness that threatens to consume him.
[Blot Of Infinity Stabilisation]
This thing will pop up every time that happens. He learned from the Wand that if the Blot Of Infinity hadn't been stabilized through his reward, it would have consumed him in days or weeks!
Blot Of Infinity Stabilization continues to stabilize it to save his mind.
All in all, he comprehends that the Blot of Infinity was a trapped memory about his descent to the Abyss. What value it provides, Elias was yet to find out.
As the light increases, the surrounding Island becomes visible. And on its own, Elias Island initiated another merging. Before everything started Elias jumped on the next selected Island to discover its forte.
[Clay Formation Forte]
[Provide all type of clay that suits the nature of the Island]
"Well, this one looked underwhelming!" But he can't judge it by that alone. Maybe there will be a synergy between this and his Island that he didn't know.
Clay Island has a dried cracked clay surface landscape. It looks as if the sea bed of clay had dried for centuries. By looking at it, Elias knew that this Island would further dry his pond. More reason not to like it.
As he watched the Island merge, to his sadness his lush green grasses began to die. And then his sand mixed and formed what seemed like loamy soil. The pond also lowered and made the whole 50 diameter Island wet.
Elias frowned, seeing the new cocktail, and then after a minute, patches of grass began to germinate.
[Your Island Vegetation Capability have improved]
[Your Island Water Holding Capability have improved]
[Dormant Seed are beginning to germinate]
[It will take three days for the Island to fully stabilize and synchronize with each other]
"I do hope that among these Islands to have water…."
Elias was complaining like a second-generation rich bastard. As they were given everything but still complain if they lack something little.
After one day, the whole merging process came to an end. And then after three days, another merge was initiated.
The Islands were the ones that arranged themselves and came in the order of priority.
[Metal Ore Formation Forte]
[Generates Metal Ore and Minerals]
"Another underwhelming Island which may end up turning out to be great. Hopefully!" He grumbled. Elias prepared the food for the day and also documented what he had done in the First Trial.
He was preparing for the Bonus Mission that will provide him with more points to do more things.
After eating his food, Elias grabbed the dagger he was making and gradually grind it and smooth it further on a bugger boulder.
After half a day, he removed Corrosive liquid from his Chain Chest before he went to check out the crocodile that had been hibernating.
[Prime Crocodile]
~Status: Pseudo-Islander
~Grade 3, level 10.
~Race: Crocodile
~Health: Stabilizing
~Gender: Nil
~Mental Fortitude: Satisfactory.
~Traits: Constant Evolution, Gene Extraction, Adaptation.
[Consuming Royal Genes allowed it to stabilize but assimilating them is hard]
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After asking for more information, he realized that the crocodile was using the already stored energy to support the assimilation of the Genes but it was taking too long. As for the Wolf Genes it had already assimilated them.
Later that night after Elias was satisfied with the dagger he was making, he called up the Wand Shop.
[Wand Shop]
~Tangible Items
~Intangible Items
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[Tangible Items]
~Stew 1
~Stew 2
~Stew 3
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~Water
~Stones
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"Make more daggers"
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[Generating Daggers]
[100%]
[Rock Dagger has been added to the Tangible Items]
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[-10]
Then a random stone vanished from Elias's Island and appeared in front of the Wand in the form of a Dagger.