Chapter 777 Reports

Chapter 777 Reports

[A territory for me~?] Zeroa exclaimed in Michael's mind. Her excitement was overflowing, spreading through Michael like wildfire.

It was not like Michael planned to give the Elemental Empress his territory, but he had the heart to say anything. Zeroa was not entirely wrong with her assumption. He did indeed plan to share Paradise Valley with the Elementals. Paradise Valley felt much more suitable for Elementals than the Untamed Jungle. Of course, some Elementals were a better fit for the Untamed Jungle, but it was not like they couldn't split up.

Both territories under Michael's control accepted the Elementals. He wasn't going to exile them in any way.

Instead of crushing Zeroa's excitement, Michael experimented with the Portal Attachment. He triggered the metal disk and activated the portal. The activation cost was relatively high, as expected. However, the maintenance wasn't too high.

Michael ordered Tiara to step through the portal and Hulas and the Starheaven Pharaoh to follow. They stepped through the portal and returned a minute later, each training with a fraction of the energy from the small energy battery.

Tiara's teleportation was the most expensive. Meanwhile, both Starheaven Pharaoh and Hulas' teleportation barely drained anything. Their strength was too insignificant, though the Starheaven Pharaoh managed to advance to Tier-1. He was pretty fast.

Despite that, Tiara's teleportation was the most expensive.

Michael nodded in understanding and traveled through the Summoning Gate as well, returning to the Untamed Jungle.Finnd new chapters at novelhall.com

He emerged from the Intermediate Summoning Gate and sensed how much energy it consumed.

'The stronger the individual, the higher the energy consumption. That makes sense, I guess.' He guessed, 'Maintaining the portal is not expensive. Teleporting is also not that expensive. Upgrading the Portal Attachment to allow mass teleportation should also decrease energy consumption. That leaves only the activation cost. Activating and deactivating the portal after every use would be a waste.'

Keeping the portal active at all times was undoubtedly the best choice. There wouldn't be a major issue since he had only two Summoning Gates. The only time Michael would have to deactivate the portal was for the summoning sessions since Summoning Gates couldn't multitask. Focusing only on one task at a time with Summoning Gates was possible.

But that wasn't a problem.

He shook his head and took a few deep breaths. Michael could tell that his emotions were taking over again. It had been a while since the Wicked Spear Arts intensified his feelings, but controlling them was as challenging as ever. He was still having a hard time, but that was fine. Michael knew that he would have to live with the intensified emotions. He had to adapt to them and learn to control his emotions better.

How else was he supposed to use the Wicked Spear Arts again when he was in a dire situation? Was he supposed to stay idle and die, or would it be better to give his utmost and take care of the aftermath once he survived?

The Wolf Curse might have helped Michael by devouring some of the intensity at which his emotions were amplified, but all it did was aid him adapt more smoothly to the Wicked Spear Art's aftereffects. That was great, but Michael wondered if it might have been better for him to undergo shock therapy instead. Maybe he would have an easier time being forced to adapt to his intensified emotions over a few hours rather than having his feelings forcefully drained.

At the end of the day, Michael was not sure what was better. All he knew was that he was getting somewhere. That he was improving slowly and steadily. That things were getting better. Or so he hoped, at least.

The Wolf Curse and the World Serpent were his allies and mysterious beings whose true intentions Michael had yet to discover. Fortunately, he was not in a rush. Otherwise, he would have struggled when he learned that the Wolf Curse and World Serpent had finished digesting the curse power they'd absorbed from the Undead Pharaoh.

The curse power they'd absorbed was almost enough to crack the World Serpent's 4th Serpent Seal, and it cracked all Cursed Seals. It would take a while before the Cursed Seals would break, but Michael feared that the Wolf Curse attempted to break all Cursed Seals simultaneously. That was somewhat problematic since Michael had no idea how to prevent that.

Each Cursed Seal strengthened Extraction drastically, but it also granted the Wolf Curse more access to his body and emotions.

Furthermore, Extraction was already at its limit with five Cursed Seals. Anymore active Cursed Seals and Extraction may kill Michael – so long he remained a Lesser Lifeform.

Fortunately, that wouldn't be an issue much longer. He could ascend soon. Michael felt that his ascension would be much sooner than scheduled.

He shook his head and dismissed all thoughts that impeded him. It was important to start expanding his territory into Paradise Valley. However, he needed various resources to get started. The resources had to be purchased, just like the blueprints, so he called Rebecca. She was intelligent and had incredible comprehension. Her talent in martial arts was low, for lack of a better word, but she was the perfect manager.

Michael gave her a few Soultrait Symbols, the treasures he'd procured within Paradise Valley – except the Imperial Coins and Summoning Scrolls – and told her to get started with the construction in the Sacred Desert.

Then, Michael started acting as the Untamed Jungle's Gardener. It was time to extract a few intrusive trees!