After activating it I feel lethargic again and I also am bombarded with a ton of information.
"shit it hurts!"
This headache is not as great from my last encounter but still it hurts.
After resting for a few minutes I re-organized all that I learned. from the looks of it i barely activated the spell. If only I could control it to lessen its required consumption rate, I heard this from one of my teachers. That once a person has a high mastery of their skills or spells, they can waste less mana to activate that skill or spell.
That's also the reason why I can't control the consumption. Anyway from what i learned it only covered around two meter radius around me.So I guess that's good if any further Iight pass out.
After resting for hours to organize my thoughts my head doesn't hurt that much anymore. And from what I learned this turtle practically has no mana or more like its shell or these rocks shells. When I scanned my surroundings it was detected but there was no mana, it was only an object with no sign of life or anything.
This is amazing. I wonder what it's like to be undetected. If I can find a way to utilize this rock I can get out of here.
Feeling relieved, I look at my lucky star, his ticket to getting out of here but before that I need to squeeze many things from this family as much as I can.
Then when i looked at him he was running around with a wide mouth oh yeah i used a lot of mana maybe his eating mana residues. As I was observing him he suddenly stopped and after a few minutes he walked away and got back in his shell.
And when I looked back to where he was, I saw his very first feces, I was surprised. Because it was shining like crystals. How did I know it was its feces? Well, let's just say it was shaped like one.
I got close and poked it with a pen and it really is like feces but why is it shining? Is it some kind of crystal? But as i got next to me I was able to absorb it
Yuck eww gross what just happened. I Didn't do anything other than sniff it. So why is it gone inside me? Though it didn't smell, it's still weird to accidently absorb something unknown.
But all that question was blown off when I felt it running to my power root leading me to understand what it was. It was not just any mana but a refined one at that, similar to magic potion but only gooey and a poop.
What I did afterwards was hide leftovers in a jar and cover it with a lot of Titan's pebbles inside a box full of titans' pebbles, a perfect hiding spot from mana sense. So when Kiara comes in she won't notice a thing.
And after i'm done Kiara arrived with my lunch
Knock knock
"Come in"
She came in and gave me my food and left.
And from the looks of it she didn't notice me using any magic. After all, mana sense can be used unconsciously by a veteran warrior.
Well let's just hope I'm right
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~~~~A few weeks later~~~~
After numerous attempts, I was able to generalize Titan's power and some of his unique characteristics.
But first on the agenda are the pebbles and that there are traits from a single one. It is divided into two: the outer and inner area.
The outer area is the part that negates mana from outside interferences, while the inner area are the ones that sticks the outer shell and titans skin with the help of mana. So the only way for it to shed its pebbles is if he grows a new one cutting the inner parts supply of mana.
But this where it gets crazier because when I took it out and had a look at it I supplied it with mana. But instead of sticking on to me it hardened while the outer ones gave a different effect it glowed. It was so awesome and it got me to realize that it has a hidden property other than negating mana.
And after a long week of experiment I finally found out what it does and it also revealed mana elemental affinity. The inner layer is very squishy like flesh but when given mana it hardens and makes the outer layer glow like a switch or wire. And the color depends on the affinity of a person from that it shows that my previous affinity changed.
Like bloodline ability it is also hereditary to have the same affinity as one's own parents. My previous affinity was blue flame now since my power root regrown instead staying the same affinity it's source might have mutated changing it to something new.
Sp right now I am looking at my new elemental affinity affinity as I cast a spell
Bakin bakin
My elemental affinity became lightning. And the effect it gave to the rock shell has stunning properties.
Though it only works if mana is forcefully injected then it would instantly vanishes after the effect is released. But why it doesn't work on him maybe because he is non-element or he didn't supply it with more mana. But it could also be that it is only unique to him when he is not shedding.
As for the feces it releases pure non-attribute mana in which all can absorb and it can be used in many ways. Like inhaling or through skin contact, but one thing I didn't try is oral intake, like heck I'll do something like that.
And he has been looking at me with a weird look since the last two weeks because I've been experimenting with his waste.
It's so embarrassing that I want to unsummon him but he keeps on eating my mana every chance he gets not to mention my lightning spells that I am currently casting. If only my mana cores weren't so precious I wouldn't have to face this awkward situation damn it.
Though I did try it when he was asleep but the dude is like Pik*ch* it doesn't work. And from speculation it is because of the stone shells or because he just doesn't want to.
Anyway from what I understand and gathered from my research he was born with a mana core and it is a specially made one at that. So his race might be a special one like my previous summon beast.
This just proved that my talent didn't change much from before. Now his abilities are unknown aside from his wastes that basically gives him the vibe of a walking treasure.
And strange enough I think I understand why he is eating and sleeping most of the time. Eating because he wants to absorb many resources to refine his mana core. As for sleeping he grinds what he absorbs like meditation when we humans are forming our own cores as well.
And as he meditates he grows, which is the reason why he is shedding his rock shells meaning the new ones might be stronger than the last ones. And for the feces it is an excess mana that he released and because he is mostly covered by anti-mana stones it took the form of feces.
All I can say is that Titan is amazing and he would definitely be able to help in many ways. I don't care about his feces but his rock shells are something I would need.
But still his feces needs to be collected."Hhhmm?" What should I do? Still thinking of what I would do to the pure mana waste I collected them and got out after experimenting with it.
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"Hey Kiara this place is usually used as a research facility for researchers and guests of the same field right?"
"Yes, your highness, this place has many facilities to Accommodate a researcher's certain needs."
Taking a rest after doing my daily activities, I asked Kiara something about this place. I have been living here for almost a year if I include my coma period.
So I want to know more about it and would also like to find a place to do my research and the research materials I got from Titan.
"So does that mean there is a laboratory here right?"
"Yes there is, although we are close from the research tower there is still some distance from here after all."
"I can see that, though magic researchers are still magicians they still have lower physical ability than warriors so having a close one is good."
"May ask what you need it for"
"Yeah, well I was dabbling in a bit of alchemy and blacksmithing since I was intrigued since people that are rootless can also do simple basics of that field."
"Hmm alright then i'll make a request to His Majesty for a tutor."
"NO!"
"Huh?..."
"Ah, no, I-I mean, I don't want to trouble them for something so tedious I'll only do harmless work that is not even a rare materials at that."
"But still your highness even if it is so accidents can still happen inside those places so-"
"Enough… I'll go back to my room."
So I got up and returned to my room.
"Haaa."
I know she's right. I'm still a child after all and even if I grow up I still need supervision from professionals.
But I really can't face them.
So instead of getting permission I will just sneak in the facilities or whatever they have here.
Getting up I draw a model on what I want to make with titans materials.
So this needs to be light, durable and easy to use and can be bought anywhere. After doing a few hours of burning the midnight oil I finished my blueprint.
Hmm the only thing I need now is do a little experiment and viola I'm done. Now Let's sneak into those facilities.