Chapter 1009: A Cunning Mind (2/2)
Even though it wouldn't be enough to heal the old man's tough body completely, it was enough to heal most of his flesh injuries. Plus, Krune had condensed enough ice and had reduced its temperature, ensuring that the old man wouldn't naturally melt it faster.
Thanks to its density, it would remain as is for a day before starting to melt completely. If the old man wished to use it before that, all he needed to do was to use his stomach muscles to press on it, cracking it, allowing its healing effect to spill out.
It was a simple but efficient means of usage. For another layer of security, Krune gave him a second ice sphere, making him swallow it as well. To the current Krune, it was just two meals worth of energy. So, he wasn't even worried about it.
After that, all he did was focus on his training and growth. Since he was already consuming Tier 2 Essences, it would only be a waste of his development effect. With that, he was using the yellow fish meat to create the healing extract.
And once he drank it, he smacked his lips at their enhanced effect, smiling at the result.
A week later, Wrister returned jubilant, apparent that he had given him enemies a severe blow. He had also brought with him quite a number of Tier 3 Demon Cores and a couple of Tier 4 Demon Cores. As he was at the peak of Tier 4, they were useless to him.
And since he had asked, Wrister gave one each to Krune. Using their family's Essence Generator, Krune obtained a Tier 3 Essence and a Tier 4 Essence. Smiling, he swallowed the Tier 3 Essence first. Even though Wrister and Flita were confused at his actions, as he hadn't reached the peak of Tier 2 yet, they didn't question.
They knew that Krune knew what he was doing. And as they had thought, he indeed knew what he was doing. Since he now had enough energy, instead of waiting for the Demon Cores, he could simply rely on his development effect to grow stronger.
After all, his Ocean Heart was already getting accustomed to the Essences, able to grasp it better. And once he judged that it would be able to grasp the Tier 3 Essence upon a single dose, Krune did the same.
He had to wait 10 days for the effect to finish. That was enough time for his Ocean Heart to fully absorb its properties into its development effect. Since Flita had enough Tier 3 Essence to reach the peak of Tier 3, she continued to train daily.
As for Wrister, he began to stabilize and revive his family. And by that, he made all his loyal personnel return. As for those that betrayed him, he used his political rights to strip them of their respective licenses, painting them with a worse image in their respective markets.
As for his foes, it wasn't known how he did it, but Wrister caused quite a few of them to announce bankruptcy down the line. Krune realized that there was a reason the Ralk family stood strong for more than a millennium. It was because they were naturally gifted with a cunning mind.