Chapter 18: Mana Extraction
Half a month later, in Rena’s cellar, Rena stood before an altar-styled surgical experiment table and placed a basin of ruby-like, vividly translucent liquid onto the altar.
Earlier, in the workshop inside the labyrinth, Leon had assisted Rena in slaughtering the Head-Hunting Rabbits and Slimes, carefully extracting the Head-Hunting Rabbits’ brains and hearts intact, along with the Slimes’ cores.
After washing them with limewater, they were added to a medicinal solution prepared by Rena, ground and extracted, then filtered.
New reagents were added, and the mixture was heated to react, producing these red liquids.
Up to this point, Leon could still help a little.
He could even strictly follow the steps and complete the process independently without relying on Rena, even if he did not fully understand the principles behind it.
But what came next was something only Rena could do—she was going to extract Mana here.
Rena placed the basin securely on the gray tabletop engraved with magic arrays, then covered it with a specially made arched glass lid.
A long blowpipe extended from the side of the lid, its end connected to a tadpole-shaped glass container.