Chapter 8 - Who Is Foel? (2/2)
Of course, this isn't the best Law there is, but beggars can't be choosers as she found this law first or else she needs to restart her Golden Core back to its empty state and redo all of those time consuming cultivation processes.
Things seemed steady as she got the support from one of the high mages who endorsed her after meeting face to face to see the kindle of resolution within the Tanomobi.
Until a peculiar man that got the recommendation from Mendur Association, joined the qualifications as the next future high mage. At first, Foel thought that this man could be her ally of justice until her round rodent ears catched the monologue of that man.
”So I need 1,027 experience left to open a feature where I can enhance my Golden Orb to Supreme Conqueror Law.”
It was at night in the lobby where the man had already placed a soundproof formation, but because of Foel's Golden Orb's nature, the formation was nulled in her ears. 'Experience? Who is he talking to? Supreme Conqueror Law is one of the hardest Law there is, needing one's body to grasp the 'Beginning Of Creation' with matching attributes to a minimum of ten elements, not mentioning the amount of mana needed to nurture the realm to grow a Yggdrasil for the Hollow Orb.'
”So 5 Usurpers left to go.”
The sudden declaration had struck Foel with goosebumps. 'What does he mean!? Experience, five left to go, why do I feel like he is not from this world?'
Foel didn't want to let her curiosity be the end of her. So she left the scene unnoticed. After some intense competition to usurp as a high mage, the result was announced.
From the 20 candidates with a high degree in education, only one was chosen to be the high mage. Donning the armored robe, the man with white hair and striking glare was being enshrined with praises and applause.
The tanomobi only sighed. ”Guess I need to wait for another 300 years for the next trial.”
That man had the same voice from the one she snooped. Curious, she tried to appraise and prematurely infiltrate his Athenaeum aka mana sea, due to her law of cultivation, she was able to open a gap and sneak into this the next prodigy's miniature realm for mana cultivation without being detected.
Usually, a Usurper need to be in Peak Alcazar Foundation stage to be able to infiltrate others' miniature realm, but the energy that Foel cultivated allowed her to do it in lower phase despite not being able to affect anything or interact to any of the metaphysical matters inside.
The inside of his mana sea as rich and full of soil and life, there are even mystical beasts running around, and at the center of it all, surrounded by the liquid mana was the tall tree, cradling the massive spiraling orb that exudes elemental essence non stop like a gushing waterfall.
'He has made the Yggdrasil…'
Looking at his mana sea, he was only 30 years old.
'How? Does fate always choose the limitations and achievements that a person can do? Why does my destiny seem to be forsaken by those who caress the seam? All effort and no answer, just why?'
Jealousy and self-loathing permeate her very core. She craved to be the declarator of justice, she always wanted to, just like what she dreamed from since she was a child, she worked really, really, hard for it.
Maybe infiltrating the man's mana sea was a mistake for her after all. To somber her disappointment, she drank until the morning came. After writing a letter to her parents, she decided to step off from Kratos Citadel and venture as an Excavator, following her father's path despite not working in the same branch.
By exploring the world, she saw mother nature and her creation's truest color. Everywhere she goes, she always finds someone who is better than her. Still not giving up, she decided to use all means to collect as many mana crystals needed for her abnormal mana sea, gathering resources, materials, possible life-changing artifacts—slowly and surely, her justice faded away, only the hunger for strength was left behind. It was worse due to the fact that she hid all of this from her family.
This regardless, doesn't sate her craving either. The more she forced her broken cultivation, the more she fell into the abyss of depression from non-existent progress despite numerous efforts she gave.
That is, however, before she was chased by a feline, and proposed in a messed up way. Now she was that former-feline's wife, holding the bag of tokens her 'husband' made after winning 20 times in Gaia Citadel's infamous casino.
”You sir, are an absolute buffoon for raising with that hand. Bam! That's an ace and a ten! Now where are my dimes?”