Heavy breathing filled the air as the dust settled. Theron, visibly exhausted and wounded, leaned against the wall for support. The intense mana exertion had taken its toll on him, and the previous injuries he sustained in the battle made it difficult for him to stand. Eventually, he succumbed to fatigue and collapsed to the ground
Pulling out his phone, Theron checked the timed message he had set to send to his grandfather in case of an emergency. Seeing that he was able to handle the situation for now, he deleted the message.
He wouldn't need help as he just needed some rest and he would be fine. The injuries weren't too bad and he would be able to deal with them as he took out a pill from his space ring and put it in his mouth and swallowed it.
He sighed as he looked at the sunny sky and fell asleep after getting to a safe location below a tree, dragging his body.
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After a few hours, Theron felt like he was in his bed as he slept on his soft pillow.
The reason why he was able to figure out that Malina was a fake was because of many things. Before back when he was sent back to retrieve the items, he was slumped by three things,
First is when he used his insight skill on her, the information was incomplete.
[Name: Malina ????
Rank: Silver Attainment 5th realm
Species: ???]
There was also info for the martial bone and mana core but what interested him more was these three. Insight was a skill which allowed him to look into the information of people based on his knowledge and based on rank it would depend whether it would work or not and because Malina allowed him, he was able to look into it fully but these were not something he never knew or related to before so it came in as ? for him.
[Skill: Insight]
[Level: 1]
[Experience: 256/1000]
[Description: Using all the info the user had learned before, and figuring out what the user wants to know based on the time frame, using the time to research
Can also be used to analyze how strong the opponent or the person who the user wants to use the skill upon is.]
[Current time frame: 1 week]
In words, it was rather a skill which was based on his brain. If he was smart enough to figure out the info he wants in the time frame it was given, the info would be given. Of course most of the info went into his head as if it was a brick of knowledge if he were to use it but it would be too much so he just focuses on what he wants to know about the person and it would just work fine if it was working.
And it could also be used as an analyzing skill for analyzing how strong the opponent or the person Theron wanted to use on was which was just the same as the assessment which most people used.
Of course as the name insight, it was to receive a breakthrough in knowledge, in other words figuring out stuff, Theron thought the first time he gotten the skill. His brain would also hurt if he were to use the skill too many times in a singular day.
Of course if he were to get smarter somehow he would have gotten the knowledge or was it dependent on luck as if it ran a simulation of a week time and whether he could get lucky and figure it out or it was just a definite chance of what he could figure out within that time frame. It was something he wanted to know but it was for testing later on when he gets the chance to. The second is when Theron read the information which was a pile of ??????. Just that read the entire page except for a few words he somehow could understood. The words were
"Venomthorn Blossom" It felt like the name of a flower and Theron tried to find out after getting back to the city and buying all the ingredients from the auction house and those which he needed to get though it was easy for him to get, it wouldn't be so easy for normal people as he had a black gold credit card which was given to him by his grandfather. The flower which he read of course was not part of the items which he needed to get. The items which he needed to get were listed in the list which Malina gave him and after getting all of it.
The third was assuming his step-mother of poisoning, though could be possible. It was of a very very low percentage for him for this to happen.
As back to the flower which he read during the recipe. He tried to find out where it came from, its origin, what it did. What could it do. The inclusion of "venom" in its name hinted at sinister purposes. If he tried to figure it out if he were in a one week timer and simulation and he was able to find out this word out of all the words there was, it should have been the main ingredient. But what was the language was the barrier he needed to cross as he started to analyze it with every language on this planet available to him. Of course he was familiar with many languages but he still couldn't recognize the language.
"What would have I done if I were in that simulation" Theron started to think outside the box after that and started to calculate his possibilities and the thoughts that everything was not the same and each possibility and then reached the thought.
"Other worlds" He was thinking if Theron whom he reincarnated into was a normal child in the memories he had of the story he knew, how could it have been possible to make such a child to become unavailable to use both of his martial bone and mana core. There were not many things that would have been available in the world he was living. But if it were in relation to other worlds, things would be different.
If it was like that, Theron would be dealing with a very dangerous situation. He thought about calling his grandfather and dealing it with him but considering his mother's life was at stake, he was hesitant.
There were seven worlds or rather realms including the world he was living in which was in his memories though the specifics were not too clear.
He browsed through the system shop and bought the alchemy ingredients books for each world which costed 3000 for each one and he was able to buy them though barely due to him getting more AP after his last check. But it seemed that it was worth it as after spending many hours reading the books which were in his main language after being bought from the system shop, he had found the flower.
[Venomthorn Blossom]
[Description: The Venomthorn Blossom is a sinister and alluring flower native to the demon's realm. Its petals are an enchanting shade of deep violet, with subtle, ethereal patterns that seem to writhe and pulse when observed closely. The blossom emits a faint, intoxicating fragrance that can easily deceive unsuspecting passersby, drawing them in with its deceptive beauty.
However, beneath its captivating exterior lies a deadly secret. The thorns that adorn the stem are saturated with a potent venom that proves fatal to beings outside the demon species. A mere brush against these thorns can introduce a deadly toxin into the bloodstream, causing paralysis and eventual demise.
The Venomthorn Blossom is often used by demons as both a protective barrier around their territories and a potent weapon against intruders. The flower's allure serves as a macabre trap, luring victims into its deadly embrace before revealing its true, malevolent nature. Its cultivation requires a unique set of conditions found only in the demon's realm, making it a rare and formidable botanical weapon. It could also be used in alchemy as Venomthorn Extract which can be found in section-3B, page 1023]