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Chapter 127 Confused And Lonely
Chapter 127 Confused And Lonely
[Don't!] Belieth hurriedly said. [I told you not to mess with him. Until I can sense his Mage Rank, don't make him wary of us. Once I'm confident of defeating him, I'll turn him into our slave. Then, we'll have our answers. For now, act normal and enjoy his dishes.]
Before Garm could reply to Belieth, a familiar voice came from nearby, "Your two servings of Sous Vide Filet Mignon will be ready in an hour and forty minutes. You three can continue sitting here if you'd like, or you can return later. If you choose the latter, you will have to pay now."
Hearing his voice, Albert placed his knife and spoon on his plate and looked at Lucian, who had spoken. "Do you think my Master can't pay a measly fifty Low-Grade Mana Stones?" Albert squinted his eyes dangerously and threw 110 Low-Grade Mana Stones and 500 Gold Coins at Lucian.
Seeing this, Lucian did not have a change in his expression, and before the Mana Stones and Gold Coins could hit his face, they disappeared into his Inventory.
<{336 Low-Grade Mana Stones --> 446 Low-Grade Mana Stones.}>
<{995 Gold Coins --> 1495 Gold Coins.}>
<{Congratulations! 980 customers left until the Quest is completed.}>
"Thank you for the payment." Lucian indifferently said and stood up. "Remember to arrive here before the dishes are ready. Food should be eaten fresh."
[Let's go see Maximillian's son, Lily.] Lucian said to Lily, who immediately stood up with an empty glass in hand.
"I'll be leaving, Senior," James said and left the restaurant. He would return tomorrow to taste Lucian's new creations. For now, he wanted to see if he could uncover information about Lucian from Garrett and his friends.
Not too long after James left, Albert created a portal and left with his master back to their tent.
With them gone, Lucian, with Lily's help placed the dishes and tableware into the dishwasher.
"Are you ready?" Lucian asked Lily after he locked the entrance.
"Un, Lily is ready!" Lily nodded her head excitedly, causing Lucian to smile. Her adorable action coupled with her beautiful appearance, was quite deadly.
[Teleport us into the Spatial Farm.] Lucian said to the System. Immediately after, he and Lily felt the familiar sensation of their Souls being pulled from their bodies.
The restaurant around them faded, and suddenly they found themselves lying on soft, green grass.
<{Welcome to the Spatial Farm, Host.}>
Looking up, they saw a beautiful blue sky with a few fluffy clouds and a small radiant sun.
From an initial estimate, the Spatial Farm was only 3,500 square meters in area. It was so small, that they did not even have to use their Mana Sense. Beyond the 3,500 square meters of grass was only pitch-black darkness.
"It smells wonderful!" Lily exclaimed as she took in deep breaths of the fresh air before her eyes suddenly widened. "Why is the Mana here so abundant? The Mana is almost twice as much as outside."
Intrigued by Lily's words, Lucian took a deep breath of the air and activated his Mana Sense. Instantly, he realized why the air smelled so fresh and why the Mana seemed so abundant.
"The Mana is not twice as abundant." Lucian shook his head, then explained, "The Mana in the Spatial Farm is pure without a speck of Impurity contained within it. Simply put, if Mana had a numerical value, then outside, each time you absorb Mana, you absorb half Mana and half impurities. Here, in the Spatial Farm, you will absorb a full piece of Mana.
The speed of absorption won't increase in the Spatial Farm, it will be the same as the outside world but you will be two times stronger than other Mages."
"Isn't this a treasure for Mages!?" Lily's eyes lit up as she exclaimed and looked at her Big Brother Lucian admiringly. For Mages, pure Mana was simply a fairy tale told to little children during bedtime. Lily even remembered that one time her mother had told her a similar story when she was young.
"Mn." Lucian nodded indifferently. To him, pure Mana was useless, since he could only absorb Celestial Mana. However, he was not disappointed because if it was leaked he could absorb Celestial Mana even the Gods would be jealous of him.
Lucian then turned his attention away from the beautiful scenery and glanced at the System Notification in his mind.
He waited, expecting something more, but became disappointed when he did not receive another System Notification.
[How lame.] Lucian said to the System.
[I expected more from this Soul Artifact after your grandiose pitch.]
[Host, the Spatial Farm has only reached Level 1. If you want to obtain more benefits, you will have to upgrade the Artifact's level.] The System solemnly explained.
Lucian sighed. There was always a catch, but it just meant he had more to look forward to. Hopefully, he would not be disappointed.
Lucian then navigated to the Magical Beast Habitat Feature on his Status Screen.
<{Magical Beasts Habitat}>
<{Current Magical Beasts: One}>
<{Titan Drunken Blood Monkey}>
<{Bloodline: ???}>
<{Mage Rank: First Layer Human Immortal}> Read latest stories on empire
<{Emotional State: Confused and Lonely}>
<{Health: 100%}>
<{Skills: Drunken Fist, Blood Rage, and Portal Step}>
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<{Drunken Fist}>
<{Rank: Mortal}>
<{Mastery: Level 0}>
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<{Blood Rage}>
<{Rank: One Star Immortal}>
<{Mastery: Level 0}>
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<{Portal Step}>
<{Rank: Three Star Immortal}>
<{Mastery: Level 0}>
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Lucian raised an eyebrow at the information. He did not expect the monkey to possess a Spatial Skill.
'Did he learn it when he was being pulled into Space?' Lucian wondered before his attention shifted to his Emotional State.
Normally, he would not have cared for the monkey's state of mind but he had promised Maximillian he would take care of his son, and most importantly, Lily seemed quite attached to the monkey.
After a moment, Lucian rose to his feet and extended his hand to Lily, who was sulking for some reason.
"It's not ladylike to be sitting like that," Lucian said with a teasing smile.