Chapter 101: Whirlpool of Four Streams
Percy dropped the marble in the jar with the others, before pausing for a second to catch his breath.
Then, he pushed the soul mana he’d just recovered through the ethereal cord, sending it to his wasp clone to do whatever he wanted with it. As for the pure mana, he gathered some between his palms, forming another sphere in preparation for the next crystal.
‘Just one more before cleansing time.’
This was his routine now. Percy started his days by drinking two doses of Aurora Dew – one for each core, before spending all morning condensing crystals. He could even keep Synchronization active for about half the time already!
Twenty minutes later, Percy added another marble to the pile, before deactivating Circulation, relieving his body of the excess mana. Sealing the jar, he carefully placed it inside a leather pouch along with the rest of his alchemy tools. Only then did he dare open the curtain.
‘Finally! Sunlight!’
Opening the window too, he stood in front of it for a minute, inhaling as much fresh air as he could, basking in the warmth. If it was up to him, he’d stay there longer. Unfortunately, he had other things to do. For one, it was already a couple hours past noon, and he was positively famished. Walking to the kitchen, he scanned the interior of his preservation box, ultimately settling on an apple. He was about to close it, though he hesitated. In the end, he grabbed a banana too.
After devouring his snacks quickly – every second mattered – he begrudgingly closed the window and curtain again, picking two more vials of Aurora Dew from a cupboard. It was time for the second set of elixirs already.
‘Man, why does everything I do have to involve some big secret?!’