Episode 91 – Mana Purification Artifact (2/2)
”Oh? Are we done calling them ”they”?” Kiel joked Previously, when Elaru hadthe power of the Aetherneal bond for ages, she had neverabout However, fro about the Arites – the uncrowned kings of Halnea
It was the Arite family that established the lands under the shi+eld, and although Halnea wasn’t a monarchy, everyone inherently understood that Arites stood on the top of the ladder
The populace called them ”the Gods’ favorite children” for Arites were inherently superior to noric ability or being the only ones capable of using pure es, people had been using their name as a premium brand – statements as ”your beauty can rival even the Arites” or ”you can stand shoulder to shoulder with Arites” were the greatest of compliments
Who would have known that the source of it all wasn’t a blessing from the Gods, but rather a power that existed within everyone?
Kiel shook his head and his gaze returned to the ring, still safely sitting inside the box in front of hier of his right hand, exactly where Elaru had placed two days before
”The enchant has been nize the true function of the ring For all intents and purposes, you can pretend like it is truly aartifact” Elaru spoke up, and then she proceeded to explain how mana purification works: ”To purify their mana, the user of the h the artifact When their et purified
As the owner of the mana, you would be able to feel which hter and is easier to control) However, other people won’t be able to tell which particles of your mana have been purified and which haven’t”
”Wait” Kiel’s eyebrows furrowed ”It’s great that they can’t tell that all of e of artifact is that simple, then wouldn’t it be easy to reveal that my artifact is a dummy? All they would have to do is channel theirisn’t purifying it”
”Ah, but, they won’t be able to channel the rinned ”Usually, le user So only the person who is recognized as the current user will be able to channel their mana into the artifact”
”How is the person recognized as the user? Is it through a trigger spell?”
Elaru shook her head ”No Divine artifacts are different froular artifacts Most divine artifacts in the shape of a ring recognize the owner to be the person who is currently wearing the ring Even if the person steals the ring, as long as they place it on their finger, they would become the next owner
Not all divine artifacts are so lax when it comes to ownershi+p The more precious the artifact, the harder it is to becoe wars, mana purification artifacts were merely mass produced items, the least precious of all divine artifacts, which is why they have sie and ownershi+p rules”
”Ok, so the realartifact would prevent theis a dummy Hoill it prevent the h it?” Kiel interrupted
Elaru s is made from platinum In the entire land of Halnea, there are less than 100 people who can cast ic on platinuh it If anyone tries channeling , they will find it near impossible And then, they would think that the reason why they can’t channel the nized as the owner of the ring”
Kiel looked at her skeptically ”I think most people would just conclude it to be because it is made from platinum, not because of ownershi+p difficulties… wait… it is made out of platinu!”
Elaru waved Kiel’s shock away like swatting a fly ”Yes, Kiel, I a Now, let’s move on”
Kiel stared at her speechlessly Why am I even surprised? Of course she can morph platinum In fact, at this point, I shouldn’t be surprised even if she told uise He shook his head and decided not to raise the issue again
Elaru continued ”This black inner ring isfor Kiel’s surprise
However, this time, Kiel showed absolutely no response His face was co about the weather Kirine? Super precious material? As expected of Elaru Wayvin…
Elaru blinked repeatedly, however, no matter how she blinked, Kiel’s face stayed as expressionless as before Uh… could it be that he doesn’t knohat kirine is?
”As you probably already knohen enough mana fills kirine, it will synchronize with the mana to accommodate it better Once kirine synchronizes with your h it” Elaru probed, carefullyKiel’s reaction However, neither his eyes nor his aura showed any surprise Uh… did I break him?
Elaru suddenly pointed her index finger towards Kiel’s head, intending to poke his cheek, half expecting hiround like a doll Kiel’s eyes narrowed, and he slapped her finger away ”What are you doing?”
”Uh… just testing…” Elaru mumbled
”What are you testing? My patience?” Kiel glared at her half-heartedly Elaru coughed aardly and then continued her explanation as if nothing happened ”The enchant This thin layer of kirine containing the enchantment has synchronized with the mana of the enchanter, so you won’t be able to channel your h it However, the rest of kirine has still not been synchronized so you can claim it as your own
This way, not only will you be able to channelfunction of the ring works, but the enchantic breaking attempts”
Elaru paused her explanation, waiting for Kiel, as rubbing his temples, to confirm that he had processed the information
”So basically, if anyone else tries to channelthey won’t be able to do so because of the high resistance of platinuh resistance of kirine? Therefore, since they can’t channelcan actually purify mana?”
”That’s right” Elaru nodded
Kiel sighed ”But is there a need to verify? Even if the ring wasn’t a ical artifact, it would still behave in the same way if it was ive out that it is a dummy?”
”No” Elaru shook her head ”Many divine artifacts areones In fact, Gods preferred using rare materials and materials that mortals can’t use to make their artifacts It was a way to flaunt their divinity Therefore, the fact that your ring is made out of platinum and kirine would only make it more likely that it is, in fact, a divine artifact”
Author Note
This episode is dedicated to Void Thank you so much for your kind words! I copied your PM and placed it on my motivational board My es and snippets that can cheer me up and motivate me when I am down Therefore, I am the one that should be thankful that you stumbled onto Aethernea