Chapter 1977 Outside vs Inside

Chapter 1977 Outside vs Inside

"That's hard to believe," Kane frowned. "You cook up magical systems of thought in years where it would take others decades."

"That's because I dedicated my life to them," Rui replied impassively. "I'm probably better at creating them than anybody in this world, I would suspect."

"How do I get as good as you? Or at least, really good?" Kane asked.Reêad latest novels at novelhall.com

"..."

Rui considered the question for a moment. "...You could try what Ieyasu tried. He spent two years just thinking, trying to increase his affinity for thought."

"Does that actually work?"

"It did for him." Rui shrugged impassively. "His capacity for thought rose enormously in the time that he spent thinking to increase his affinity for thought. This place is a good place for that, actually."

"You mean the time acceleration?"

"Yes," Rui nodded. "It will allow you to make far more progress relative to others at your stage outside."

Kane shrugged. "I don't care about others. But I don't want to fall too behind you, though. Since you're here as well, the time acceleration doesn't really help with that."

"That's true," Rui calmly replied. "But you'll still most likely make more progress than me in this environment if we remain here for too long. That's why I would rather leave this place as soon as possible."

Kane frowned at that. "You're not going to remain here to grind one hundred and forty-four times faster?"

Rui's impassive eyes turned to the sky. "...True, he would. But he is a fundamentally different person than I am. Of course, while I would personally never subject myself to long-term training in this place, I think it could be priceless for most Martial Artists. It could be priceless for Kandria..."

Kane's eyes widened with shock as he understood Rui's intentions. "You. You're thinking of harnessing this power of this dungeon for the Kandrian Empire."

Rui shrugged. "If possible, yes. A stronger Kandria means more security for my family. Not to mention, I am indebted to."

Rui had not forgotten that he had made use of a priceless resource to manipulate time to save his father and avoid the throne while also protecting his family. The Topaz of Time was now forever gone because Rui made use of it. Thus, it was only right that he compensated the Kandrian Empire for indulging in his selfishness.

What better way to do so than to provide the Kandrian Empire with a resource that was even more precious?

His recent spikes in the understanding of the Beast Domain informed him of just how exotic and unprecedented the Mellow Manifold was. It was more than what he took, which he could wave off as interest.

"...But only if we survive."

That caveat, unfortunately, dampened their excitement. If, at this very moment, the Master-level beast leaped out and attacked them, then the two of them were dead on the spot with absolutely no chance of survival.

A simple roar from a Master-level beast had left Rui half-dead previously.

The severity of the hurdles that they had to overcome one by one was far too great, even for the potential rewards. For anybody else, not even potentially gaining a Transcendent resource was enough to ward off the threat of the Master-

level beast.

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