Chapter 140 : In search of a way to increase mana

Chapter 140 : In search of a way to increase mana

"Everyone already left," noted Alex as he entered the training grounds.

'I wonder why she is always meditating,' thought Alex as he approached Lilia who was sitting in a meditative position with her eyes closed.

"What did Grace want to talk about?" asked Lilia, opening her eyes when she felt Alex presence.

"Just wanted to know about the artifact," replied Alex as he sat down across from her.

"As I expected," nodded Lilia, "so, how much did you tell her?"

"Pretty much everything."

"Oh, how did she take the fact that you-"

"Pretty well, I must say. She even made jokes about it," replied Alex.

"What kind of jokes?" curiously asked Lilia.

Alex proceeded to narrate to her what happened, causing Lilia to burst into laughter.

"Why do you all think it's something to joke or laugh about? It's not!" exclaimed Alex.

"Uh-huh, if you say so," replied Lilia with a chuckle, "so, why didn't you take her on her offer? It would have been a very convenient way to obtain many soul points."

Alex became speechless hearing Lilia's words.

"Don't look at me like that, you know I'm right."

Alex sighed.

"You do realize that apart from the fact that it was obviously a joke, she is my grandmother!"Fôllôw new stories at novelhall.com

"So? Aren't you trying to get in the pants of your mother? I don't see the difference"

"...."

Anyway, from her explanation, Alex understood that the first levels were foundational, and their importance became clearer later on.

Apparently, when you breakthrough to level 5, the stronger your foundations, the more potent your strength becomes afterward. That's why Alex wanted to stay at level 4 for as long as he could, carefully amassing strength. There was no merit in rushing to reach level 5 if you were actually weaker than people at level 4 with good foundations.

"Unfortunately, I can't help you with this; the only solution actually requires you to breakthrough to level 5," explained Lilia.

"Can I know what this solution is?"

"You need to form a core, like monsters do. Unfortunately, it's not possible before achieving level 5."

"Why?"

"Mana control. When you breakthrough to level 5, your mana control takes a qualitative leap, which will help you in this endeavor."

'Each time she says such things, I really wonder where she come from and what she was doing before we met,' thought Alex.

On the Imperion continent, the continent they were on, people don't create cores when they reach level 5. In fact, they don't create cores at all. So hearing Lilia say that you can create a core was actually shocking to him, making him even more curious about her origins.

Lilia smiled wryly, imagining what her husband must be thinking.

"I'm sorry, but I can't-"

"Don't worry, I know that you can't say anything, for now."

"Mm, anyway, I don't have a solution, but when you broke through to level 4, Scarlett had said that your body, especially your heart, seemed to be able to absorb mana continuously like it didn't have a limit. Maybe you should explore in that direction; it could help you find a viable method that would allow you to increase your mana without breaking through."

"Alright, thanks for your help," said Alex.

The moment he stood up.

"Master, mistress, good evening."

He turned around with a frown, ready to reprimand Anna for still working as a maid despite him firing her from this position, but before he could speak, Anna quickly added:

"An unidentified man tried to force his way into the mansion."