Chapter 134 - Mass-Energy Relation
Angor did not want to give up and leave. To find the Elder of Books, he had spent 700 merit points on teleportation. Leaving now would cause him to waste a lot of money.
Considering how the elder did not notice him at all, Angor moved closer.
The old man did not intend to chase Angor away. Rather, the elder was totally submerged inside his own thoughts without paying any attention to the outside world.
Angor moved to his side and looked at his writing.
Along with some strange pictures, he also saw several rows of disordered formulas on the paper. He did not know what the elder was trying to figure out.
“This is… independent from energy? It can’t be. The Sanmina mana equation worked fine. Or was Sanmina wrong? Or is the equation itself flawed?”
The Elder of Books had been muttering over his work. Now that Angor was close enough, the boy could hear what the old man was saying.
Angor realized the old man’s expression was turning colder, so he quickly added, “I know people have different ways to express their spirit power, and that this power is always inside their minds, and they will find it sooner or later in the long run. But I have an urgent task on me, and I need to do this faster. I’ve spent a long time trying to sense my spirit power now, so I came to you to find if there’s something I can do to speed it up.”
The Elder of Books relaxed a little upon hearing Angor’s words. Wanting to become an apprentice faster because of an urgent matter was an acceptable excuse. The old man did not intend to ask why. Maybe the kid was bullied by another apprentice or wanted to get revenge on someone?
The old man answered after considering for a while, “There are faster methods to track down your spirit power.”
He added, “I know a direct and quick approach. You can buy and drink a potion which improves your spirit power. When the potion works on you, you’ll naturally feel that power. But the potion is usually costly…”
“Potion of Austere Night?” Angor asked.
“You have it?” asked the old man. He felt a bit uneasy. He had just said the potion was expensive, and the kid declared that he had it right away.
Angor nodded as he explained, “My professor gave it to me.”
The Elder of Books remained silent and thought to himself.
Since when did Sunders become so generous? Why did he give this priceless potion to someone so easily?
In the end, he said, “Ahem. Since you have the Potion of Austere Night, just drink it down to sense your spirit power.”
Angor was happy about getting a viable answer. However, when he thought about how Sunders told him that the potion had side effects, he hesitated.
“So I can feel spirit power when it increases?” Angor asked.
“Yes. But that’s not all. Even a decrease in your spirit power or even a small fluctuation of the power which didn’t affect the ultimate result will help you to locate your spirit power faster.”