[Establishing task]
[Time until completion: 0s]
[Task complete]
[It would be possible; however, it would use up 40 mana. This is impossible with your current reserves. However, mana can be stored outside your body; in the system and once enough mana is there, it can be used to conduct the scan]
'Hmm… Alright then, do that.' Kai said as he went back to his bed and began to think.
'I will have to wait here for at least another half an hour for enough mana to be used for the scan. But then it might be dangerous to leave with no mana. Then again, it might be dangerous to simply wait here. Oh yeah, system, how much mana can you hold?'
[Establishing task]
[Time until completion: 0s]
[Task complete]
[The system can hold 200 mana currently. This mana can only be held from the Host's body and can be reabsorbed by the host]
'Ho! Then make sure that you absorb 1% of the mana I naturally absorb from the environment, and once my body reached the max, you can absorb all the mana my body absorbs. [Establishing task]
[Time until completion: 20s]
[19]
[18]
…
[1]
[0]
[Task complete]
[Routine set-up complete: Absorb 1% of mana absorbed by the body until the body's mana has reached the maximum. Following this absorb all mana absorbed by the body until the system's Mana is full]
'Nice'
Kai smiles as he began to think about methods of self-defence. After he scanned the castle and accumulated enough mana for at least a single use of the Five Elephant Palm, Kai would head straight for the armoury. Although the swords were too heavy for him, using a dagger or other small weapon would not be too difficult for him.
…
40 minutes passed by and the system gave Kai a notification.
[Establishing task: Scan the castle]
[Time until completion: 100s]
[99]
[98]
…
[1]
[0]
[Task complete]
[The castle is devoid of human life other than the host. The castle is 50m by 60 m, with a 5m high wall on the outside, and a 9m high wall as the 'inner wall'. The highest point of the castle is 30m high.]
[The blood of humans has been detected on the ground floor in straight lines heading out of the castle walls; likely from dead or dying bodies of humans being dragged out]
[The treasure vault of the castle is empty]
[The armoury of the castle is empty]
[The stable of the castle is empty]
[Note: Unknown strands of Mana had been detected all over the castle, heading towards an underground room. This room has existed for at least 10 years. The exact age is unknown due to the high concentration of mana interfering with the scan]
'Huh…' Kai fell into thought. The situation turned out to be far worse than he had imagined. A lot of people were likely killed and then their bodies were dragged out of the castle. It was unlikely that his father was hurt since he could use the Five Elephant Palm art, however, Kai still did feel good about having some people who were so close to him being nearly killed, or killed.
What was worse was that he had no weapons, and had no way of getting more within the castle.
As of now, he only had two options; Leave the castle right now, or go and explore the underground room where mana was accumulating.
After a few minutes of thinking, Kai decided to go and see what the underground room was. If it was dangerous, he would simply leave, and if not then he would explore it fully before leaving. Who knew, perhaps he might find a few weapons inside.
Slowly getting out of bed, Kai began to follow the instructions of the system to head down, walking slowly. Despite having almost fully recovered, Kai still moved slowly, to conserve energy and allow for the best recovery of his body. Even if he was laying down, it would still take him 3 hours to fully recover, not to mention his current actions of moving continuously, which would increase this time to at least 5 hours. If he were to move faster or even run, this time would then be pushed onto at least a day or two. And if he suffered injuries, he might even take a week to fully recover from all injuries.
Naturally, this was definitely something Kai wanted to avoid, so he just walked slowly; out of his room, into the corridor, down the stairs and past the open-air garden, down another flight of stairs and then into his father's study.
That was right, not Pop's study which was on the first floor of the castle, but his Father's study which was on the ground floor. This was not a symbol of power, since Kai's father was originally the head of the castle, and was instead on the ground floor because Kai's father wanted it to be so.
Kai reached the wooden door which had been sealed shut for countless years and noticed the metal chains on the door sealing it shut.
'Sorry father' Kai said as he used the Five Elephant Palm to break the chains and walked in. He did not have too many feelings for his father, since he had not met the man. In fact, Kai did not know either of his parents, Pops being the only family he ever knew. Therefore, Kai did not feel too bad for doing this as he pushed the doors open and walked in.