Chapter 213: Pods’ Explode - The Hidden Gaze!
Kai and Selene spent the next 30 minutes devouring the food, their stomachs rumbling with each swallow.
When the plate was empty, he leaned back onto the pod's wall, and Selene slithered up to his lap.
As he ran his hands across her length, feeling her smooth scales, Kai pondered over which Items to take with him.
The sheer mention of Inventory's inaccessibility meant that the Systems didn't think it was helpful for Contestants to travel heavily.
Kai wasn't unfamiliar with jungle survival, either. Most of his previous life had gone into learning about the mutated beasts and their habitats. No matter how dangerous the forest was on the island, it could never be as heinous as the carnivorous flora and fauna on his home planet, he knew.
-Swords are a must,- Kai reasoned. -HP capsules, Pokedex, the Book... Hmm, these should do. I can't rely on my Glitch, either. The entire Stage is being broadcast to the Primordial Tower. This is a risk I can't afford. I must rely on my Items and Abilities.-
-What about Magic, master?- Selene hissed broodingly, coiling herself in a bundle in his arms. -Now you have Elementary Magical Aptitude, right?-
Kai took a deep breath and shook his head. -Darcie's Mana is like an ocean,- he told her. -As she grows up, she will be able to access it to its full potential. This is called Magical development. After her accident, the Mana that she can access has increased too much in too little time. That's why she is having a problem with Control for puny spells.
-For us Contestants, though, we carry our Mana in a water bottle with us. Yes, this water bottle can become a bucket, a tank, a pool, and even a lake with Contestant's growth. But it would never reach the same potential as a main storyline Character. Of course, I can't say the same about the Contestants above the 12th floor. There is only so much I can infer from Meg's experiences. So even if Darcie can do mind-boggling Magic, I can't. What I can do are little things like this...-
Kai focused, repeating the same three words in his mind that he had countless times since his reincarnation in Darcie's body.
Then he snapped his fingers, and sparks followed the sound like little fireworks igniting out of thin air.