"It is like a drop of ink was dropped on a glass of water. Normally, that drop of ink will slowly spread into the water. Even if it doesn't fully dissolve in the water, at least a large part of the water will be black in color"
"However, the presence of the poison-type mystic gem made it so that the drop of ink will still be a drop of ink and won't dissolve. Thereby, making it a part of the water but it hasn't fully integrated yet"
"If I were to insist on absorbing more contaminated stones for the sake of short gains that might not even be enough to make the farm reach the Senior Rank, the contaminants might very well cause the farm to be fully contaminated and die"
"The risk isn't worth it. There was after all a large chasm between the Junior and Senior Rank and I'm afraid even if I mine all the remaining mana stones, they still would be far from enough"