– Phew. It feels like everything went well, – came Long Meiling's voice over the compad.
– I'll hang up for now; I need to recover from a small issue I encountered. Congratulations on your breakthrough, Ryker! –
With that said, the call disconnected, while Bestie and Mini C gave him some pats on the metaphorical back.
{Ryker, you did it! I wasn't worried one bit!}
[I was. Luckily, we had Bai Xiyi to help stabilize things, as well as release the restriction on the oasis.]
'What, I was totally in control, there!'
Ryker cracked his neck, turning his spiritual sense inward to check out his new Golden Core. The perfectly round sphere floated lazily in his dantian, carrying a tinge of verdant green where it wasn't etched by bright red mana lines.
"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist," Bai Xiyi said, bowing his head low in what might have counted as a salute, for a lizard.
