Chapter 169

"Are you ready, Ryan?"

"Yup. Let's do this."

"I must warn you, though. When you arrive there, Gaia will try to assess you. It is a system that makes sure I don't bring something dangerous that can destroy the world. However, I know that it will let you and even happy you arrive when it is done examining you."

"Right. Are you sure about that? As much as I am confident in my power, I don't think I can fight the embodiment of the entire planet on my own."

"I will guarantee that you will not be attacked."

"That's good."

Zelretch waves his hand, and a second later, a portal appears in front of us. The two of us step through the portal, and just like he said earlier, I feel something wash over my entire body and soul. It did not last long before a massive weight slammed into my entire body.

I grit my teeth and quickly sit on the ground, ignoring the people looking at me in shock. I can feel the hatred of the world and the thick taint that I need to purify.

'You are even worse than the planet back home.'

I enter Sage Mode immediately and start purifying all the Natural Energy the world gives me. If the Natural Energy back home looks like tainted water, this one looks and feels like a black sludge. There are too many taints, and it feels like there is nothing but taint in the natural energy of this world.

"Haaaa"

I release a breath and continue to circulate the natural energy inside my body. I make sure my body does not absorb any impurities from the taint. However, even after entering Sage Mode, the amount of taint entering my body is too much.

I need help.

"BOOST"

I activate the power of Ddraig and boost my ability to purify the natural energy. However, even with the boost, it is not enough.

"BOOST"

Another boost, and now I can feel the purification get easier. With a new power, I get the purification process even faster than before. I don't know how long it will take, but I want this to be over as soon as possible.

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|3rd POV|

Ryan does not know it, but the others can feel what he is doing. Each time he releases the clean natural energy back into the world, the mana quality around him improves. At first, only a powerful magus will notice it, but after the first five minutes, even a third-rate magus can feel it.

Their shock increases when Ryan uses the power of Boosted Gear. The output of his purification doubles up, and the mana around Clock Tower increases in quantity and quality. By the time Ryan uses his second boost, the purity of the mana around Clock Tower reaches the level of the first year of the End of the Age of Gods.

It has not yet reached the level of the Age of Gods, but it is getting there.

The people who watch Ryan start to think of the possibility he can do for them and their families. If he can heal the world, he might be able to increase their magecraft capabilities. Some family head is already thinking of making his daughter bear Ryan's child.

However, because of the increase in mana quality, some of the magus who are not from an old family need to leave because their Magic Circuit starts to get hot, and the longer they stay, the hotter their magic circuit becomes.

Their bodies are already adapted to the lack of mana and cannot handle this amount in the air.

As for the people who can handle this amount and quality of mana, they are more than happy to use this for their research.

"How long until he is done, Zelretch?"

Lorelei looks at Zelretch with a frown on her face.

"I don't know. Depends on Gaia and him. If he can continue to heal the planet for a month non-stop, Gaia is more than happy to let him do it."

"Will this result in the summoning of Counter Guardian?"

"The chance is high, yes. However, it is not for the reason you are thinking."

"What do you mean?"

"Instead of killing him, I have a feeling Alaya will send its attack dog to protect him."

"Hmph. This will be the first time Alaya has sent its attack dog as a guardian dog."

Lorelei shakes her head and says.

"Just make sure to tell him not to do whatever he is doing too much in Clock Tower. We don't want the Clock Tower to be a place that others cannot visit. Even I feel my Magic Circuit acting up from this amount of mana."

"Then you need to prepare a place for him to stay and do his job properly."

Lorelei looks at Zelretch with a deadpan expression.

"What? Don't look at me like that. You know that all the land I own is not in this universe, and the land I own on this Earth is one of the most unstable places in the world. One wrong move and KABOOM!"

Lorelei rubs the bridge of her nose. She cannot say anything because what he says is correct. Zelretch does not own more than two lands on this earth; all of them are places where a single accident will cause catastrophic damage to Earth.

"Fine. I will provide him with a place somewhere far away and secluded for him to do whatever he is doing."

"Don't make it sound like you and your family don't profit from this arrangement, girl. That place will be the best mana generator place in the entire world and that is without any Leyline. After he is done, another leyline will be born; this time, it is the biggest one ever recorded. Your family will own a mana generator that is capable of producing mana equal to the time of the Age of Gods. So don't make it sound like this is a burden for you."

Instead of answering, Lorelei only grunts and walks away. She doesn't know that the Lords of Clock Tower hear this conversation, and they start to move their political power to get the chance for their lands to be turned into mana generators. They will not let the Barthomeloi family get all the profit.

Among those people is Rin Tohsaka, the Second Owner of Fuyuki City. Like the others, she wants to pluck the sacred fruit to get the benefit. She doesn't know that she already have a golden ticket to get that sacred fruit.