CH410

“So how’s it look doc?”

“Well, it looks like we were right,” Helori told him as she pulled her arms out of his chest. “You’re definitely thinking with your soul. There’s a few other differences that are pretty pronounced too, but nothing you wouldn’t expect an awakened skill holder to have to one extent or another so it’s nothing worrying. All in all, I’d say you’re fine, there’s no strain.”

“Love to hear that.”

He was getting checked just to be on the safe side, but he hadn’t been worried. He really did feel fine compared to previous months of agony, so even if there had been an issue he probably wouldn’t have cared if it wasn’t causing any obvious suffering to himself.

“Just try not to discover any more disruptive skill combinations,” She sighed. “Now that we’re aware it’s even possible, we actually need to keep an eye out for these sorts of things.”

“Ah, you went thousands of years without it being a problem until this point, I’d say it’s not a major concern, though I would be curious about what else could cause it. Maybe if a person got too many skills that buff themselves? Or the right combination of enhancement skills? Hmm, maybe if I have some spare time I’ll go through my books and see if anything seems like it would do it.”

“Please don’t,” Myriad begged. “I can already tell that you’d want to test to see if you’re right.”

“I mean, not on myself at least, but don’t worry, with all I have to do I don’t think I’ll ever actually have spare time again. Are we all set for the gate construction?”

“We’ll have everyone there tomorrow for you and an awakened skill holder will either meet you in the cities you’re building gates if there’s one there, or else some more will be sent to meet you after you’re done.”

“Sweet.”

He’d been a little surprised that things had gone so smoothly. Even if he’d expected to get his way in the end, he’d been prepared for far more pushback that never came. If his god was to be believed, it seemed that none of them up there had even argued his request.

“Lucky you, you now have an ability far too useful for any god to want to fight you in a case like this, especially since you really weren’t asking for much,” Helori said as she walked away from him before jumping up to perch herself atop of Myriad. “Of course, as a trade-off, if word gets out among the mortals then even more are going to try and recruit you. The gods won’t spill the beans about your skill, but they’ll be readying their pitches for it if it comes out naturally.”

“Mmh, I’ve already had a couple ask me about recruiting you to their nations,” Myriad sighed. “Ignoring the sacrilege, your build is becoming pretty incredible all things considered. Just the fact that you can materialize a huge range of matter is enough to pile on your value.”

“Ah shucks guys, you’re going to make me blush. And while we’re on the topic, miss goddess of magic and knowledge, any advice to give on materializing in general? The more I can cut down on the mana cost, the better off I am so I’ll take anything you can give.”

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“There’s not much to advise you on,” She shrugged. “You’ve already got the hang of it as far as I can tell, the only way you’re lowering the cost more is by learning more about the materials you want to create or by raising your skill level. Of course, being able to materialize at all is basically cheating when it comes to leveling your skills. I’m not sure how it will apply to a non-affinitied one, but it’s excellent experience considering how challenging it is, and the more you can make the better.”

“Interesting, so my path for leveling it is going to involve increasing my total knowledge on materials as a whole and putting it into practice. That’s doable then. I’m already solid for making pretty much any raw element, which means from here I need to focus on making compounds and the structural aspects of how a material is set up. This is easy, I’ll have another level out of this before you know it.”