Book 12: Chapter 16
“So this is a Brilliant Moon Stone,” I remarked.
I scrutinised the light blue moon stone in my hand that piqued my interest. It was comparable to marble in terms of touch. I wasn’t sure if it was the surface or inside that was emitting a blue light. The stone was slightly transparent, so I could see the shards and bubbles inside. I didn’t know how the stones were produced, but they were quite pretty. When I looked at the mine ahead, however, I realised how cheap the stones were.
The stone was the least valuable sort of jewellery in the North. Not even Ling Yue, who had the pride of a noble, would use it for jewellery despite her not having a single piece of jewellery. It was for children to play with or the only thing the poor could use as jewellery.
The mine itself wasn’t damaged. Not even the Winged Race would damage the equipment despite massacring Ling Yue’s entire tribe, for you needed to use it to earn money if you occupied the place. Nobody would hold a grudge against something that could be used to earn money. The panthers came afterwards, and they were even less likely to damage these things. Hence, the mine basically hadn’t undergone any change. It was in its original state – other than have a layer of dust due to being left there for so long.
I nodded. I had my arm around Ling Yue while she leaned against me. She looked at the mine below and softly said, “It’s basically here. I rarely came here even when my family was still around, so I don’t know how to extract it. However, I’m sure that the miners will come if I tell them that I’m still alive and want to extract it again. After all, they relied on us to feed them for so long. They’re definitely willing to have a stable job once again.”
“Great.” I nodded: “Since the equipment is all there and we have workers, there won’t be any problems. This mineral is very important to us. The revival of the North depends on this. I’d say we’re quite lucky, as the mana inside the Brilliant Moon Stones comes from somebody who provides mana. Luckily, I have Mommy Vyvyan, who’s a demi-god, with me, so I’m sure that she could start up the biggest machine.”
Although the mana of the Brilliant Moon Stones could be replenished with moonlight every night, the foundational mana of the stone depended on the mana circuit of the person who produced the stone. Since the mana in the stone derived from the person who provided it with mana, Lucia could make a mana circuit for a Brilliant Moon Stone, but the result would be very poor.
Mommy Vyvyan was in the North. If I asked her to provide mana, then there would be enough. The mana circuit I wanted to produce at the moment was the type that could be used to operate a large machine. So accordingly, adequate mana was a must. Mommy Vyvyan could provide it with sufficient mana, but I was certain she’d make me compensate her for the favour… I didn’t have a choice, though. I really needed her.
I turned around with my arm still around Ling Yue.