Chapter 513: Power Comes With Stupid Ideas
About an hour passed as he endured the excruciating pain in his head.
"Finally... it’s over."
He pushed himself up, his body unsteady and trembling, and staggered toward the bed.
His legs nearly gave out before he managed to reach it. With a heavy drop, he collapsed onto the mattress, breathing hard.
[Congratulations, host. The Divine Knowledge has been fused into your mind.]
Garion weakly waved a hand as if to brush the voice away. "Yeah... yeah..."
His eyes stayed shut. He didn’t even have the strength to open them.
"Thanks... now shut up. My head still hurts... even after it’s done. Just... let me sleep."
The pounding in his skull hadn’t fully faded, but the worst of it was gone. His body finally gave in.
Within seconds, after enduring an hour of relentless pain, Garion passed out
---
Garion woke from his sleep and immediately felt the difference.
His body was light, his mind clear, more refreshed than he could ever remember.
An hour of mental torture before sleeping had somehow helped.
It had been exhausting, but now his thoughts felt sharper, steadier.
He exhaled slowly and sat up, rubbing his forehead. "That was worse than any training... but worth it."
Rolling his neck once, he let out a small breath. "Alright. Let’s see what I got."
He closed his eyes and focused inward, searching through the knowledge he had gained. But the moment he touched it...
He froze.
"What the hell...?"
His brow tightened as the information poured in. It wasn’t just a lot. It felt endless, like an ocean with no shore.
"This is too much..."
The knowledge stretched far beyond anything he had known, both from his past life and this world combined.
It pressed against his mind, vast and overwhelming.
"This is bigger than everything I’ve ever learned."
[Of course it is. It’s divine knowledge, after all.]
Garion clicked his tongue, shaking his head slightly. "Yeah, no kidding. This is going to take time."
[Then don’t try to take it all at once. Focus only on what you need first.]
He paused, then nodded slowly. "Right... step by step."
Leaning forward slightly, he rested his elbows on his knees. "First, I need to turn my mana into divine mana. That’s the starting point."
He closed his eyes again and began filtering through the massive flow of information, pushing aside what he didn’t need.
It took a moment, long enough for his breathing to steady, before something clicked.
"...Found it."
His eyes opened slightly, a faint frown forming. "The method to turn my gravity mana into divine mana..."
He trailed off, reading through it again to be sure.
His brows drew together.
"This is simple... too simple."
He let out a quiet breath, then shook his head. "No... it only looks simple."
The method itself was straightforward.
To turn mana into divine mana, one had to let their mana experience true divine energy or force it to evolve by enduring something extreme.
But in Garion’s case, it was different.
His gravity mana was already one of the strongest types. That made things harder, not easier.
To evolve it into divine mana, he would need to experience true divine gravity mana... or endure an overwhelming gravitational force.
There was one more option.
He could push his gravity mana to evolve into a higher form.
Garion frowned slightly. "But what’s higher than gravity?"
[Black Hole Mana.]
His eye twitched. "Of course it is."
He rubbed his face with both hands, dragging them down slowly.
"The whole point of getting this method was to avoid going to space... but now..."
He sighed, shoulders dropping. "No matter how I look at it, I still need to go to space to turn this into divine mana."
[Actually, there is another option. One that doesn’t require going to space.]
Garion paused, then turned his attention to the system, raising an eyebrow. "Oh? And what would that be?"
[Gravity is just a pulling force. You don’t need actual gravity; you just need to endure extreme weight.]
Garion let out a tired breath. "I already thought of that. But nothing here is enough. Even the maximum weight in a God Gym wouldn’t come close."
[Then think bigger. Think outside.]
Garion frowned. "What do you mean by that?"
[Just look outside.]
He frowned deeper. "Outside...?"
Still confused, Garion turned his head and looked out.
All he could see at first was the ocean, stretching endlessly under the sky.
Then something clicked.
His eyes widened slightly.
[Hehe... you get it now, right? The pressure deep in the ocean is immense.]
Garion’s expression sharpened. "So that’s it... that’s the only other way to experience extreme gravity without actually leaving the planet."
[Of course. It’s the only option available in this world if you don’t want to go to space.]
Garion exhaled slowly, his gaze still fixed on the distant sea.
For a moment, he said nothing.
The idea was clear. The path was right in front of him.
But the question remained... Was he really going to do it?
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The door opened, and Rachel walked in. When she saw Garion, she smiled lightly. "Did you sleep well?"
Garion turned and looked at her. Giselle rested quietly in Rachel’s arms.
He rubbed the back of his neck, still a little groggy. "Of course. I feel... refreshed."
Rachel laughed, a soft, knowing sound. She shifted Giselle slightly on her hip. "Of course you do. You slept for three days."
Garion froze. "What? Three days?"
Rachel nodded.
Garion blinked several times, trying to process it. "That’s... I didn’t think I’d be asleep that long."
Rachel watched him for a moment, her expression turning more serious.
"So..." she said, tilting her head slightly, "was it worth it? Did you find the method?"
Garion exhaled slowly, then gave a small smile.
"Yeah. I have an idea of what to do now. But it won’t be easy." He hesitated, then added, "I’ll need to leave for a while."
Rachel didn’t respond right away. She adjusted Giselle again, gently brushing a strand of hair from the child’s face.
Then she nodded. "Alright. You can go."
Garion blinked, caught off guard. "...That’s it?"
Rachel raised an eyebrow. "...What do you mean?"
He frowned slightly. "You’re just going to say it like that?"
Rachel sighed, shifting her weight. "Garion, don’t think of me like other women. I’m Rachel, the Divine Trainer of God Gym."
Garion let out a quiet sigh, then smiled. "Alright. Fair enough."
Rachel smiled back, softer this time. "Don’t worry about me and Giselle. Just go."