Kyle was a bit disappointed when he couldn't combine the Minor Elements into an overarching Law. He felt like he had been cheated out of a reward. Comprehending all of the Elements was an impressive thing, but completing the entire set didn't have any kind of reward.
It was almost like the God of this Cosmos didn't want people to understand all of the Elements.
'No matter,' he thought. 'If I break down my Infused Laws and reuse all of the Essences, I now have eight Level One, eight Level Two, eight Level Three, and three Level Four Essences. I also have a boatload of Fragments of the Space, Time, and Gravity Laws that I can fuse. If I take all of these Fragments and Laws, combine them, and infuse them into a Level Five Law of Aspects, I can create a set of powerful Infused Laws.'
'At that point, my Law of Black Hole will be my weakest Law.'
Kyle felt himself getting a bit excited as he thought about his future power.
'Condensing the Complex Laws will take a lot of time, though. Mixing the Essences will not be hard since they're all at such a low level, but infusing them will take time.'
'I don't have time to focus on the Level Four Laws of the Elements, and even if I did, I wouldn't even know if I would get the permission to look at them. There's only one Law Well for every Level Four Element on this side of Ayuvar.'
'At most, I can get the Level Five Law of Spacetime Metal before I have nothing left to comprehend. However, I'm not entirely sure if I can comprehend the Law of Spacetime Metal in time. I only have 16,300 years left, and I probably need about 3,000 years for every Infused Law. That leaves 4,300 years to comprehend the Law of Spacetime Metal. It's a Level Five Law, and it probably takes a long time to comprehend.'
'Well, I should try anyway. At worst, I will just stop after 4,300 years. It's not like all the time will be wasted if I fail. I also need to push my Law of Hammer a bit more. I will just do that in the time that remains.'
'Anyway, my next goal is the Law of Spacetime Metal.'
Kyle searched for Star Genesis with his Energy Sense and found her experimenting in an isolated room. "I'm done with the Laws of Minor Elements," he transmitted to her.
"Good," she answered. "I'm still busy with some experiments. It's harder than I had thought, and I fear I'm running out of Spacetime Metals. If it doesn't interfere with your comprehension, could you give me another five cubic centimeters of them? I promise you that it will be worth the investment if I succeed."
"You don't need to promise me anything," Kyle answered as he prepared himself to leave the Sect Branch so that he could cut off more chunks of his Spacetime Metals. "We are a team, and I trust you. I know that you're not someone who takes advantage of your companions."
Star Genesis smiled a bit. Even one cubic centimeter of one Spacetime Metal was worth a tremendous number of Merits. What Kyle had given her was worth more Merits than she had made in her life by a factor of over a thousand.
"Thank you," she transmitted.
Kyle just grinned, nodded, and flew out of the Sect Branch.
Some time later, he came back and handed the small cubes to Star Genesis.
"Anyway, I'm going to go somewhere else for my comprehension. I need peace and quiet," he transmitted
"You should check in with the others," she transmitted. "We've talked about some things."
"Yeah, sure, I'll do that," Kyle transmitted. "Anyway, hear you later."
Then, Kyle flew out of the Sect Branch before he started teleporting several times.
While doing so, Kyle sent a couple of wisps to the other people, but his actual messages were sent via the relay.
Apparently, all of them were available.
"I'm done with the Minor Elemental Laws," Kyle transmitted. "I'm going to focus on the Law of Spacetime Metal next. Did anything happen recently?"
"We're currently on standby," Manny transmitted. "All eyes are on your gamble, and we don't want to commit to anything until that's finished. Almost everyone is done with their Refinements. For now, we're preparing"
"Yeah," Sebastian joined, "I don't want to send my Elemental anywhere without knowing what all of these Formation Arrays do. For now, I'm basically just gathering Merits by doing some excursions into the Abyss. Can't even comprehend any Laws since there's no Major Lightning on this side of Ayuvar. You could say I'm mostly just dicking around."
"I'm experimenting on something," Star Genesis transmitted. "I'll still need several millennia before I'm done."
"Currently mentally preparing," Fierce Breaker transmitted. "I tried the Seventh Refinement and failed, but I don't want to give up. I'm sure that I can succeed. I could've pushed myself further the last time, but I wanted to be careful. As preparation and training, I've decided to condense a True Sin Aura. That also makes it easier to earn Merits."
"Wait a second," Kyle transmitted. "You condensed a True Sin Aura?"
"Yes, the pain is strong, but I've already learned to deal with it," Fierce Breaker transmitted. "I'm currently working as a Fighting Magnet. When my shift ends, I will make another attempt."
"Don't push yourself too hard," Kyle transmitted. "Many Unique Sages died to the Seventh Refinement."
"I know what I can do, Kyle," Fierce Breaker transmitted. "I will not die this easily."
"Well, if you say so," Kyle transmitted.
"Fierce Breaker is the only one who still wishes to go through a Refinement," Manny transmitted. "Swamp Dragon, Sebastian, you, and I are Legendary Sages. When Fierce Breaker succeeds, we will have five Legendary Sages in our group."
'Crazy,' Kyle thought. 'Five Legendary Sages in a single group. This team is pretty good. Honestly, if we can't fix this world, no group will succeed. Also, Swamp Dragon managed to become a Legendary Sage. I guess his resistance to pain is pretty good as well. Although the primary reason for his success is probably his conviction.'
"Kyle," Swamp Dragon transmitted. "I need to see you. Give me your location."
Kyle wanted to raise an eyebrow, but he remembered that he was probably being watched, and Swamp Dragon's sentence didn't come from the wisp.
"Sure, wait a second," Kyle transmitted via the relay.
Several wisps appeared in front of Kyle before he sent a couple of wisps back. One of the wisps was addressed to Swamp Dragon, and it contained his location.
The group kept talking while Swamp Dragon made his way to Kyle.
After some weeks, Swamp Dragon arrived in front of Kyle.
When Kyle saw Swamp Dragon, he was a bit surprised.
Swamp Dragon's aura...
Hadn't changed a single bit.
They hadn't seen each other for over 20,000 years, but Swamp Dragon was still the same.
The only things that had changed were his clothing and his Battle-Strength. Swamp Dragon wore the red of Humanity, and his Battle-Strength was above-average for a Lieutenant General, which was quite impressive. After all, he still had around 17,000 years of longevity left to become stronger.
Swamp Dragon's expression was neutral as he looked at Kyle.
For just a moment, Kyle saw a Karmic Line connecting them. Its color was brown, an unfamiliar color when talking about Karmic Luck.
"Your gamble needs to succeed," Swamp Dragon transmitted to Kyle. "I got this for you. I don't want any thanks. I just want you to succeed."
In the next moment, several small objects appeared in front of Swamp Dragon, and when Kyle saw them, his eyes widened.
"We'll stay in contact," Swamp Dragon said before he left, leaving Kyle alone.
Kyle took a deep breath as he looked at the small objects in front of him.
'They're really going all-in on me,' Kyle thought. 'Even Swamp Dragon used his wish for me.'
'Only Sebastian has focused on himself'
Swamp Dragon had given Kyle something that was just as valuable as what Manny had given him.
Space Comprehension Fruits,
Time Comprehension Fruits.
Gravity Comprehension Fruits.
50 of each.
The author's patreon. If he gets more than 1000 per month, he will increase the number of words in the chapter.
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