Back to the Grind

After my day off I went back to gathering mana and upgrading my core. But first I wanted to try out one of my new skills <Mana Condensing>. After gathering over 2000 mana into my core I looked at the skill description to make sure I didn't use it wrong.

<Ding...Showing skill description>

<Mana Condensing lvl 1: Can gather and condense the mana in your core into a liquid or crystal outside of body>

Checking it over just to make sure I decided to try it out. Activating the skill I felt the mana in my body begin pouring into a small ball in the middle of my hand. I felt like I could stop it at any point if I wanted to but I let it gather and condense it all. Eventually all 2000 mana wisps in the palm of my hand I noticed the ball start getting smaller and smaller till I was left with 2 little drops of liquid mana in my palm. Quickly I grabbed a bottle and stored them inside it before putting it in my inventory.

[Mihael] I wonder why the elder cultists said I couldn't condense it in my mana core till the orange realm. Maybe the mana core is too weak to contain it. Or maybe they were just wrong. Either way I will hold off on trying it for now.

Getting back to gathering mana I shut off all of my other senses and continued to gather till I heard the system activate.

<Ding...Max mana capacity reached>

<Would you like to upgrade core rank 2?>

After answering the system I got more notifications.

<Core upgrade complete>

<Max 17000 mana capacity increased to>

<Rank 3 12000 upgrade cost>

<Current 4000 mana wisps>

[Mihael] Well upgrading to rank 2 seemed to take me about 4 days it seems. But it will just keep taking longer and longer the more mana is needed. Hey system, can you set it to auto upgrade after I reached the required mana wisps gathered?

<Ding... Auto core rank upgrade turned on>

<Please select stopping limit>

[Mihael] I guess have it stop once I reach rank 10 so I can be prepared for the next stage upgrade.

<Ding... Limit selected>

<Enjoy cultivation Host>

Getting back to it I lost track of time as days kept passing I just kept gathering more and more mana. Eventually I woke up and looked at the latest system notification.

<Ding... 5 Upgrade core rank to>

<Mana 23000 capacity Increased to>

<Rank 6 15000 upgrade cost>

<Current 8000 mana wisps>

After looking at the improvement speed I was quite happy but I also noticed that about a month has passed since I began cultivating non stop. I decided to go find a snack and maybe talk to the elder cultists about their plans. I feel good being about half way to the orange core rank.

Making my way to the meeting room of the elders I knocked on the door and waited for a response. After a few minutes of waiting I heard one of the elders.

[Elder] You may enter.

After walking in the elders all bowed towards me.

[Elders] How may we help you young lord?

[Mihael] I heard a rumor that a powerful force was coming to kidnap me and I want to hear your plans for dealing with it.

The elders all looked at me in shock as they had not expected me to ask such a thing. 

[Elders] Well that is what we have been discussing recently. Since if we hide in hear we will eventually starve to death. 

[Mihael] Well I have spoken with the god and I have been given a mission from them.

[Elders] You spoke with Manos Atia directly?! What did they tell you that you need to do?

[Mihael] They said I need to travel to a continent called Giamoris. There is a magic academy there that will help me grow strong enough to go find and unseal them. 

[Elders] Of course it makes so much sense now. We will begin preparations to travel off of this continent. We should be ready in around a week or two. 

[Mihael] Thank you for all of your help. I will return to my cultivation now.

[Elders] Of course young lord. Anything to help Manos Atia be free again.

Turning around and walking back towards my room I began to prepare for leaving this place and then killing the elders.