"Your mana realm has finished evolving?!" Both Silvia and Nan Tian widened their eyes since this meant that not only will Shiro not need to bother with potions anymore, she would also be stronger than ever.
After all, it was unprecedented for the mana realm to evolve and it was literally unheard of. It can get enhancements that improve it little by little but never a full-on evolution. To put it in simpler terms, it's like whacking an engine on a skateboard.
Sure it goes fast and it's enhanced but it's still a skateboard whereas the evolved mana realm could possibly be a supercar that dwarfs the skateboard.
"Yeah. I can feel the energy flowing through my body again. My passive skill is regenerating all of my mana back. My divine energy might need so- wait… no, my divine energy is also replenishing." Shiro muttered in surprise.
Divine Energy was different compared to mana. She could only get a set amount every day but right now, it was regenerating slowly.
While it might not be fast enough to help her in combat, it was enough for her to cast one or two more divine spells per day.
"Are you able to access your mana realm?" Nan Tian asked but Shiro shook her head.
"Not yet. But I think it is similar to breaking open an egg. Once it's fully broken out of its shell, I'll be able to access it once more." Shiro nodded her head.
While the three of them were talking about her mana realm, the others were surprised since it was the first time they had ever heard of a person's mana realm evolving.
Some of them had the curiosity to examine Shiro but they didn't dare ask. After all, if Silvia wasn't taking the initiative, there was no room for them to ask.
"Well regardless, let's head back first. I think this is a good enough time to let everyone else in Asharia know." Silvia suggested as Shiro nodded her head.
Turning around, she was about to prepare herself to activate the portal when the spell circle immediately formed on her wrist and the portal was opened in an instant.
Blinking her eyes in surprise, Shiro didn't expect her casting time to be so short and neither did anyone else.
A single blink was all it took for her to cast. There was little to no chance for any sort of interference.
"Did… did you just cast that instantly?" Silvia asked as Shiro nodded her head.
"I think so. The mana is flowing through my body much faster than before so casting a spell is essentially on two time's speed I think." Shiro replied as she had the urge to test this out some more but now wasn't the time.
Gesturing for everyone to go through the portal, Shiro continued to make little trinkets to see how fast she could cast and when combined with her casting speed using nanobots, there was little to no delay.
With the speed at which her brain can come up with these blueprints, it seemed as though the weapon would just appear in an instant without construction.
There were plenty of things that she might not know about her mana realm just yet but the main ones that she noticed were faster mana regen, mana flow, casting time along with casting efficiency.
For a spell that should take 10% of her mana, the needles, they were actually taking around 6 to 8% of her mana instead thanks to her regeneration.
Waving her fingers, five needles appeared in between her fingers in an instant.
"When did you become a person who uses needles instead of a gun or a sword?" Nan Tian asked as Shiro shrugged her shoulder.
"When I realised that it's easier to affect people with runes carved on a needle than it is with a sword. Of course, there are still benefits to a sword and a gun but for people, needles are pretty handy." Shiro explained.
"True. Against a large monster, a needle might have a hard time. Of course, I'm not saying that your needles are weak since you can probably throw them at the same speed of one of your bullets." Nan Tian shrugged.
"Indeed. I'll need to work on my needle techniques though. Trying to incorporate this during a fight might be a little annoying." Shiro sighed.
Flicking her wrist, the five needles shot out of her hand as they pierced a nanotech target that Shiro had created. Two of the needles hit the bullseye side by side but the other three bounced off each other and landed on the floor.
"Tch." Clicking her tongue, Shiro flexed her finger slightly as all of her needles returned to her hand since they are all under her control. However, just in case there was someone that could stop that, there were also thin barely noticeable wires connecting the needles to her fingertips so that she could retract them at will.
Once everyone had entered the portal, Shiro walked through as she was the last one here.
Glancing back at the crystal, she narrowed her eyes before mouthing the following words.
'Thanks for your help.'
Closing the portal behind her, she didn't notice the crystals flicker for a moment before falling back to silence once more.
Standing in the plaza, Shiro did a quick headcount before clapping her hands for their attention.
"As you know, you cannot share this information with anyone else but you are able to discuss amongst yourselves to get a better understanding. I would like to appoint Silvia as the leader for now as she still has her duties as the leader of the healers guild. I hope that all of you can use the information you have gained to improve the medical practices in Asharia. Nathan, we will send you a message once we are ready to see if we can treat your brother." Shiro smiled as Nathan nodded his head.
"Now, if there is nothing else, you may all return to your homes. Since you have done well this trip, all of you should have a form on your account that asks you for a desired reward as the winners of the small event we held. Once you have answered that, we'll try to grant you your wish as soon as we can. If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask them."
Hearing this, a woman fidgeted with her jacket before raising her hand.
"Will we be able to read a document about your evolving mana realm?" She asked as Shiro shook her head.
"Unfortunately no. We don't know the details of this happening and it is a rather unique case. As much as I want to research this, we don't have much we could say due to the lack of understanding."
Answering a few other minor questions, Shiro watched as everyone made their way back to their homes. Sighing in relief, Shiro walked back to the tower while Nan Tian followed her in his wheelchair, still releasing rainbow glitter that would disappear since it was nanobots.
Realising something, Shiro moved behind the wheelchair and pushed while grabbing onto Nan Tian's jacket by the shoulder.
Cough…
"Don't mind me." Shiro said as it was rather awkward to hold his jacket while pushing the wheelchair.
"I won't. So what's the plan now?" Nan Tian asked with a smile.
"Hmm… We'll inform our party members about my recovery and see if any of them want to partake in any experiments to figure out what benefits this evolution has brought. There's a few days left so I want to find out as much as I can. Plus, I'm curious if my current mana realm can sustain the creation of a tier 8 magic circle. If it can, I'll be able to try out the new runes more often." Shiro replied with a smile.
"Well considering the fact that you were close to succeeding before, you should have a higher chance now. While we're on the topic of runes, how was the library? Was it helpful?" Nan Tian asked curiously since he wasn't able to enter.
"Yup. I was able to learn a lot from the library. I still need to fully digest the information and decipher a lot of it but right now I have gathered pretty much all the pieces I need." Shiro smiled.
"I think if I studied hard for the last few days before the event, I should have the time stop ready by then."
Hearing this, Nan Tian glanced up in surprise.
"You already know space magic and now you're studying time magic. Next thing we know, you'll be studying pure creation." Nan Tian chuckled.
"Well that is part of the process needed to become the creation goddess. I did promise my big sis after all. Even with everything that's happened, I won't forget." Shiro smiled, It was just unfortunate that she hasn't put much focus on her Frozen Hell Series recently. If she was to combine it with her runes, the power will definitely increase. Bringing Nan Tian to her room again, she sent out a message to the other party members before closing her eyes.
She wanted to enter her mana realm and see Attie, Nimue and Iziuel once more.