The whale stayed five days in that small world, collecting all the scarce Essentia Crystals from the place. It only took an hour, but he preferred to wait for days to avoid raising suspicions from the families. Although they could use the channel practically at no cost, it was crucial that the families didn't discover this information. With the amount of crystal available there, they could use the portal a dozen times without arousing suspicions, but soon they would have to find work in the families to continue deceiving them and buying time.
'They'll give us tedious tasks with minimal rewards. We have to push things a bit... I think it's time to pick a fight with a young master,' Bruno commented thoughtfully.
Alm snorted dryly. 'We won't have to wait long.'
He said that and fell silent, leaving Bruno intrigued. Amidst these thoughts, the spatial channel stabilized and they crossed back to the city.
