Chapter 264: Cauldron of Identification (1/2)

”First, throw the monster core inside. Then drop your blood. After that, let it absorb your mana. Just remember that the densest mana it absorbed the better the result. There is also your luck. If you are lucky, then maybe just maybe you'll get the rarest result, and if not, then you'll probably get the lowest quality,” Rea was giving him instructions regarding the Cauldron of Identification.

He was sitting on the ground matted with a checkered cloth. The blue cauldron was placed in front of him, and beside him was the flickering bonfire. He was listening with Rea while also following her instructions.

Currently, he is in resonance with Sistela.

”Hm, okay,” then as she instructed, he threw one of the monster's inner core inside the cauldron. The mouth of the cauldron glowed faintly. Then he cut a little on his fingertip and let the blood drop inside the magical cauldron.

When the drop of blood hit inside the cauldron, the faint glow of yellowish color had turned into reddish and yellowish.

”Now your mana.”

Rea said to remind him.

”Mhm.” He stared at the cauldron and did as he was told. He placed his hands on the sides of the magical cauldron and summoned his crimson mana with a mixture of white.

”Keep going…”

She said.

He let his mana be absorbed by the cauldron. The tiny carves on the cauldron's surface had glowed with bright crimson.

While his mana was being absorbed, he heard a faint hissing coming from the cauldron. The next second, the cauldron was filled with... liquid? No. It wasn't liquid, it was magical energy that seemed like liquid pouring the cauldron. It was rotating inside, like mixing everything.

The process of letting it absorb his mana continued for a while until the pouring of magical energy subsided.

”Focus on the mana density and not the quantity.”

Rea said it clearly and he did her instruction. Well, he was a masterat mana controlling so it was easy peasy for him. Even Rea secretly admired his mana control. She never saw a person who could control his or her mana as smooth as him. She wondered if it was his reason for his strength.

In reality, Yman and the others in the HCZ7 mastered the mana controlling first, with this regard, they were good at this aspect. Unexpectedly, out of all the trainees out there, he was the first one who achieved it.

He wasn't bragging about this achievement. Besides, he had three types of mana within him. So it wasn't a surprise that he could control his mana better than the rest.

Mana was gushing out from his hand and crawled towards the magical cauldron. Just then, after a burst of brightness coming from the cauldron, together with a puffing sound-effect, Rea stopped him. ”It's fine now,” she said normally.

”Okay,” then, he stopped. ”Take it,” she said. After nodding, he dipped his right hand inside the cauldron. Then his finger touched something warm and solid.

Deliberately, he took it.

When he retreated his hand, he was already holding a small object in the form of a ring.

Yman put it on his palm and observed. He wondered how that inner core changed into this. Looks like this magical cauldron was something. Something beyond his comprehension. Ah well, it was magical, so be it.

It just, the empire had much weird magical stuff. He probably means Artefacts. The ring had a smooth surface of emerald color.

”Let me check,” She asked him. He then handed it to her. After gazing at it for a couple of seconds, she sighed. ”Nothing special. But it will increase your dexterity for a little.”

”How little?”

”Hmm….. about 1.5 percent?”

'I see, little indeed.' He thought.

Honestly, it was actually little. Although that inner core wasn't from a high-ranking beast, it could earn him quite a sum of money if he decided to sell it raw. Because the price of inner core was quite high in the market recently. Oh, speaking of it. Yman finally understood the reason for its high demand. The empire was behind it. They had many artefacts that needed the inner core, such as the 5d-Seer and this cauldron.

And no wonder, the empire was known for their artefacts.