Chapter 123: Chapter 99 – Legs

Aarav’s final option was to stop using Consume Blorenar and save the Mana when he started Assimilating the leg. The difficulty was that he did not know when Consuming Blorenar’s +10% Assimilation chance activated. Was it instant, or did it only active once the full boost had been reached, 100 minutes after activation? It was simple enough to mitigate the issue by activating the World Talent two hours before Assimilating, so he needed enough 110 Mana for that.

 

Ultimately this last one carried the lowest amount of risk but would significantly reduce the amount of experience he gained from the process towards levelling Greater Consume. He would start without the Talent and then see what Haemish said about the Mana potion when he returned. He knew that if he wanted to Assimilate the leg, he would need to Consume all of it. Aarav likewise did not know if Assimilate would work if he Consumed the limb in multiple sittings. He had assumed that was the case but never tested the alternative. Maybe this was a chance to do so, though he wasn’t sure that something as essential as a leg was the best device for a test run.

 

Aarav reaffirmed in his mind that his regenerative abilities were what needed the most work, and then he stopped Consume Blorenar. It had not ramped up yet, so there was minimal Mana consumption. The loss of the +500% experience and +100% Greater Consumption speed galled him, but he had to make sacrifices! He would wait to see what Haemish said before committing. Less Experience, for now, was okay if it meant guaranteed success later.

 

He was at it for about an hour, making slow progress when he heard noise from outside. Then the door to his room slowly opened, and Haemish’s head poked in. “I need another Mana potion if you want this to go faster.” Aarav quickly said without preamble.

 

“Hmph, that's all I’m good for to you, Mana and Stamina potions and Health?” Haemish muttered as he retreated. When he returned, he held a Mana potion, but it was a lot duller than the ones from before. “You can have this one, but it is not very useful. I can’t spare any more of those others! As I said earlier, you are using too many, and too much of a good thing is bad for you. This one won’t have the same mesmerising effect, and it restores one thousand Mana or so, a reasonable amount. The only drawback is that it takes about four hours, which is prolonged. Then again, you are very slow; maybe you can make use of it? Regardless of what you say, it is this or nothing!”

 

Aarav looked at his status:

 

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