"I have to pay kingdom mana?" Jack asked.
"Of course, do you think it consumes no energy to establish a connection from so far away?" Peniel returned.
"The 10,000 mana is only for the initial payment," John added. "Every hour afterward if you don't end the connection, it will consume 5,000 mana."
"Ouch…," Jack uttered. All this time, he only worried about gold coin income. That didn't mean that mana was not a concern, it was just that he didn't find an urgent need for it. Now, he did.
"Don't worry. Once we have a mobile fortress, I have organized for settlements around the country to construct more mana-generating buildings," John said. "Of course, you still can't abuse it by having this remote monarch system operational all the time. Only use it with a clear objective of what you want to do, so you don't waste time operating it."
Jack gave John an accusing look that said, 'Isn't it you who like to use the monarch system all the time?'