The revelation about the Law of Reality was a heavy one, but Elias didn't treat it like a brick wall. Instead, he saw it as a signpost pointing to a mountain he couldn't yet climb. He hadn't failed in synthesizing Luminite; he simply lacked a fundamental understanding of existence itself. For Elias, this wasn't a universe-shattering defeat, but a puzzle of unprecedented scale. He knew that to conquer it, he first needed to master the tools he already had.
"So, eighty percent comprehension of the Law of Reality, huh?" Kaelen mused, still holding a small, shimmering piece of Luminite. Her expression was thoughtful, not awestruck. "That sounds like a monumental task, even for you. It's like trying to rebuild an entire universe from scratch with only half the blueprints."
