"Do you really not need anything else, Dad?" Gannala asked as she brought out a clump of Rutham and gave it to Inala.
"I’m absolutely sure," Inala chuckled as he placed the Rutham in his Storage Lantern.
"I even have a small amount of Rirenal." Gannala said, noticing Inala’s surprise to say, "Ruvva gave it to me when I asked for it nicely."
"Sure you didn’t beat her up?" Inala eyed her calmly, without judgement.
"I did beat her up a little, but that’s beside the point." Gannala argued, "I purchased it after giving her a bunch of Nature Weapons. I also have a deal to provide the Mystic Humans with a bunch of Gold Grade Pranic Beasts."
"And what are you getting in return?" Inala asked.
"Mystic Human children," Gannala chuckled, "The price is insane, but it’s worth it. Since through every child, I can create a Pranic Beast farm."
"I’m surprised they accepted the deal." Inala said, "I thought they would be more protective of their kind, since very few of them are born."
"By sacrificing one Mystic Human child, they’ll get an army of Gold Grade Pranic Beasts, which can improve their overall strength." Gannala said, "Besides, the deals we make are supposed to last for many centuries. It’s a long-term cooperation."
"So, do you want Rirenal?" Gannala asked, "I should manage to procure a bit more from Ruvva, if necessary."
"It’s alright, Rutham is sufficient." Inala shook his head and then returned to the topic at hand, "How many Pranic Beast transformations do you have at the moment?"
"Only two," Gannala said, "Empyrean Boar and Boar King transformations. I’m still experimenting to create a transformation for the other Pranic Beasts."
She had the fuse a Nature Weapon with Empyrean Boar Transformation selectively with the Nature Weapon of another Pranic Beast through Nature Weapon Assimilation and ensure the product is a transformation of the latter Pranic Beast.
"Until now, I’ve only been getting an unstable fusion between the two." Gannala sighed, "These transformations are so bad that when I applied it on a Free Human, he died from a heart attack shortly after assuming the Pranic Beast form."
"Even with Gold Grade Prana, he couldn’t live past a couple minutes."
"Hmm..." Inala listened to her observations for a couple of hours, not saying anything as he thought about the obstacles she faced. Once the explanation was done, he was silent for a while before nodding, "I think I have the answer."
"Really?" Gannala became excited in response, "What must I do?"
"The only issue with your method is that you’re trying to hurry and reach the result. You have not considered the adjustment time." Inala said.
"Adjustment time?" Gannala frowned, "That doesn’t exist. Their Prana would try to resist and undo the changes. Over time, the value drops."
"The Free Humans you turned into Empyrean Boars remained as such, right?" Inala asked.
"Yes, only because I fused the Nature Weapon of Empyrean Boar Transformation with a Nature Weapon of Astral Weaponiser. That stabilised it and prevented any external influence, which is what manipulates the Free Humans’ Prana and keeps them in Empyrean Boar form. It makes their Prana consider the thought of reverting to Free Humans an external influence." Gannala said, "I only have two more Nature Weapons of Astral Weaponiser at present. One of them can only exist for four months while the other has around ten months left."
"I have to succeed before then. Otherwise, the two Nature Weapons will be destroyed." She expressed her helplessness at the matter, "I don’t have the time to wait."
"Haha," Inala broke into a chuckle and then began to give his opinion on the matter, "You refuse to use Astral Weaponiser until you succeed with the transformation. That’s the mistake."
"Then, what should I do?" Gannala asked.
"Fuse Astral Weaponiser with Empyrean Boar Transformation. Complete it," Inala grinned, "And once you finish it, use Dance of Recovery on it."
"It is still a Nature Weapon, right?"
"Go on," Gannala said, trying to grasp what Inala was getting at.
"That Nature Weapon, what do you think it’ll be?" Inala asked, "A Free Human? A Clansman? A Mystic Human? Or a Pranic Beast?"
"I...never considered it from that perspective." Gannala muttered, "When I used that Nature Weapon on a Free Human at the Spirit Stage, they turned into an Empyrean Boar without any Natures."
Weaponisation—Dance of Recovery!
She quickly took out the completed Nature Weapon of Empyrean Boar Transformation and watched it revert into a human. Strangely, the presence of the individual was neither a Mystic Human nor a Pranic Beast.
Instead, it exuded the presence of a Mammoth Clansman.
"How?" Gannala frowned, "The Mammoth Clan was in no way related to the entire process. So how is the result a Mammoth Clansman? This is strange,"
"In Nature Weapon form, the presence was that of a Mystic Human."
"And where do you think Mystic Humans originated from?" Inala chuckled, "The power to transform into other Pranic Beasts is the power of the Mammoth Clan. Virala was a Mammoth Clansman. And he used Weaponisation, four Dance of Annihilation, and Internal Astral Cultivator to create the Mystic Human Race."
"The transformation power of Mystic Humans is literally the power of the Mammoth Clan, without the Nature and resistance against external influence." Inala continued with a smile, "Also, Internal Astral Cultivator was created by the fusion of your and Harrala’s predecessors with Brangara. Going a step further,"
’There’s more?’ Gannala gawked.
"Brangara’s Cultivator came from devouring Mammoth Clan children. The Empyrean Boar King emerged when an Empyrean Boar took in the genetic traits of an Empyrean Tusk." Inala concluded, "They’re all offshoots derived from the Mammoth Clan. Hence,"
He pointed at the Mammoth Clansman who had a blank stare, "The result is this."
"I see," Gannala nodded in realisation, "I was trying to make it complicated when in reality, I could have simply derived the result from the source."
"Yes," Inala nodded, "You have Internal Derivative Refiner. So, you can create the Nature of Empyrean Boar Transformation in Mammoth Clansmen in the future."
This was the version fused with Astral Weaponiser. It wasn’t the Wean Clan’s version that unlocked the Secondary Nature of Voracious Nature upon transformation.
Gannala only had to make a Mammoth Clansman fuse with an egg of the target Pranic Beast. And once it was successful, the Mammoth Clansman would need to reach the peak of the Body Stage.
After that, Gannala only needed to use Nature Weapon Assimilation after equipping Astral Weaponiser to the Mammoth Clansman’s Secondary Nature.
Astral Weaponiser would automatically remove the Pranic Beast’s Nature as it rejected external influence. This only left the Pranic Beast transformation.
And once she uses Dance of Annihilation and turns the Mammoth Clansman into a Nature Weapon, the process was completed, "It’s...that easy?"
"It’ll seem like that only because you have all the necessary ingredients with you." Inala chuckled, "Basically, once the Mammoth Clansman reaches the peak of the Body Stage, he’ll be fully influenced by the Pranic Beast he had fused with. That is when his transformation is complete."
"In your attempts, you didn’t have enough time for the influence to take root. And since you went at it in such a roundabout manner, you didn’t know what the issue was." He concluded.
"You’re still scary, Dad." Gannala analysed his logic and spoke once she judged it would work flawlessly.
"It’s only because I scrap my ideas and think from scratch all the time." Inala advised, "Remember, the more knowledgeable we become, the more arrogance we experience. Because we can solve complicated issues, we tend to think complicated processes for simple tasks."
"You were caught exactly in that trap." Inala pointed at her, "Since you knew so much and could do so much, you used them all. When in reality, you never needed the Empyrean Boar Transformation."
"When things get complicated, I should think from scratch." Gannala muttered and nodded with greater clarity, "I’ll never forget this, Dad. Thank you."
"The Brimgan Founder repeatedly fell into this pit innumerous times. It’s wisdom he grasped after a painful lesson that wasted tens of thousands of years." Inala said. "That’s why, at times, let go of yourself and become a simple-minded individual."
"Do something mundane that forces you to not use your brain." Inala said, "To be truly smart, you must first understand what it means to be dumb."
"I’m grateful for this conversation, Dad." Gannala laughed cheerfully, "You just saved me decades’ worth of time, research, and resources."
"Now, you have Internal Derivative Refiner, right?" Inala asked.
"You know I do, you just mentioned it some time ago," Gannala replied.
"Is there any Mammoth Clansman who has Weaponisation now?" Inala paused for a moment before correcting himself, "I mean one who has the Fragment Disease."
"There are a few," Gannala nodded, "I have a few Clansmen with the Primary Nature of Empyrean Incubator. They have been focused on creating Clansmen with the Fragment Disease."
"Well, you know what to do then." Inala laughed.
"I do," Gannala nodded. If a couple with the Fragment Disease were to mate, they would birth an Empyrean Tusk. The chances of success were abysmal. But with the Empyrean Incubator, it was increased.
Even then, a lot of time was necessary to birth an Empyrean Tusk. And the result would be like Harrala, not talented enough as an Empyrean Tusk.
Gannala still went ahead with it, since she wanted to birth more of her kind before her eventual evolution.
But now, she didn’t need to go through the traditional way when instead, she could get the Fragment Disease Mammoth Clansman to read the children’s book while using Mystic Bone Art and allow them to obtain the Nature of Weaponisation.
Once they reach the Body Stage and bathe in her blood, they’ll get the power of an Empyrean Tusk. This will quickly expend her essence and age her rapidly.
Instead, Gannala could use Internal Derivative Refiner on their Nature of Weaponisation to obtain the same result as long as she uses it the moment the Mammoth Clansman enters the Body Stage. This way, their Weaponisation will turn into Internal Inertial Gravity and they’ll be able to turn into an Empyrean Tusk.
She only needed to nurture that clansman until the peak of the Body Stage, and then, with the method Inala told her, she could create a Nature Weapon of Empyrean Tusk Transformation.
"It’ll take a lot of time, but since you also have Empyrean Incubators, it’s a guaranteed process." Inala chuckled, "You can mass produce Empyrean Tusks and repopulate the Mammoth Clan by yourself."