Emery knows soon or later he will have to face his past, but he wants it to go under his own terms. At the moment he would just wait and see how the king would go about his rejection. Either way, he still has things to do.
Emery spent the next few days going back and forth doing his daily routine between Venta, the Forbidden forest, and occasionally the Khaos space.
For now, his main priority was perfecting the new spell he acquired and increase his stage of cultivation.
Unfortunately, although the [Spatial Gate] spell was convenient, its range only extended as far as the places he could feel with his spirit sense, which were only about between Venta and the Forbidden Forest.
After his encounter with the high priestess, Emery believed he would soon start his quest and it would involve him visiting other places away from the forbidden forest. He could only hope that by then his new spell would be ready, so he could always teleport back to continue his training.
The dragon was surprisingly helpful during his practice. Every day when Emery came to visit the Khaos space, he would bring some special meal for the dragon. The simple gesture went a long way to set a positive mood and made the dragon pay more attention to his progress.
But recently Emery did feel suspicious about the dragon's change of behavior.
The dragon was being overly excited to increase Emery's realm as soon as possible. He had no idea what the dragon was planning but he knew that the answer lies beyond the large door.
He is curious about what being the master of Khaos means. But the dragon doesn't wish to explain it, the same with how he reacts to Emery's question on the grand magus Zenoia.
Though Emery never liked being used, getting stronger was his goal and at the moment as long as both their interests intertwine, it should be fine with him.
With the help of the dragon's annoying but useful info, as well as the rich aura of the Khaos room, within a week Emery was able to get three points of increase in his spirit force. That was almost as good as being in the Origin Stone room back in the academy.
[Emery Ambrose]
[Battle Power: 49 (34)]
[Spirit Force: 211 (136)]
Considering the rate he was progressing, Emery could reach his maximum rank 7 spirit force limit within three months at most.
Seeing the number, Emery was actually satisfied with his progress, but in contrast, the dragon seemed to be unable to share the same attitude.
"Kid… If only you had a slightly better aptitude, you'd be able to reach rank 9 by staying in here for just a few months." The dragon shook his massive head in disappointment.
Emery ignored the dragon and decided to count his days in comparison to his progress. His goal was to be able to breakthrough into rank 9 before the next recall and, in order to do that, he needed a total of 500 spirit force. Considering the 1000 days he had on Earth, with the current progressing rate he was on, the goal seemed to be feasible.
But his main problem was not the spirit force, but the cultivation of his other elements: Plant, Earth and Water. They were all required to break through and attain the next rank.
Though Khaos could help him understand more about the darkness element, it was no help for the other three. To get more understanding of them, Emery would need to depend on the High Priestess' guidance.
To fulfill the requirement, Emery took some time to visit the forbidden forest and stay within the shrine to cultivate his understanding of the three remaining elements. Fortunately, the high priestess was kind enough to guide him.
At one point, Emery decided to discuss certain unique plants and biomes in the forest with the high priestess. The fact that Emery found a few tier 2 plants only inside the forest but nowhere else would mean a certain special condition of the forest. The discussion leads to the discovery of the right spot to grow the seed he had brought from the academy, The Caracas seed.
He decided to plant it in a certain cave not too far from the shrine. The place had fertile ground, almost no sunlight and it was rich with the forest spirit energy. All around him, there was no trickle of light from the sun and only glowing moss illuminated his path. It took a while for his eyes to adjust to the darkness.
This Caracas seed held all his hope on his bloodline evolution. Unfortunately, he has only one seed, therefore this was his only chance to ever succeeded in making one of the main ingredients for the serum. He really needed this to work.
Keeping that in mind, he slowly dug a small hole with his hand, placed the seed, and watered it. Emery depends on the information from his [universal flora knowledge- rank 2] and all the experience he had in tending a garden and hope it would be sufficient. He also remembered to put a small marker in order for the cave to not be disturbed. Other than that There's nothing much else to do other than to hope for the best outcome.
A week of training passed and with the help of Killgragah, Emery was able to finally find the best way to use [Spatial Gate] in a longer range. Using the ambient energy of the blue stones, Emery came up with a stone formation that allowed him to create some kind of a marking for his spell.
Emery gathered a few blue stones and set a few markers around his maximum range. Some were placed right outside his range, while others were placed a bit further out. With this marker, Emery can easily pinpoint his spirit sense to that particular spot, hence his successful result. He just wonders how far away this marker would work for him. A silly thought came to mind, is it possible for it to go all the way to the academy.
With his multiple spells trial, he felt exhaustion seeping in his bones, he opening a rift to the gates of the Quintin family estate and decided to just clean himself up and rest for the day.
The next morning, Emery heard a little bit of commotion. From the little bits and pieces he had heard from passing guards, it seemed Kastan had returned and brought news from Camelot.