Kael carefully took the dragon egg from the ground. As soon as Kael picked up the egg, a system notification reappeared, asking: 'Would you like to place the dragon egg in your inventory?' Kael approved, and the egg became translucent and vanished. A system notification appeared again: 'The egg has been added to your inventory. Go to your inventory to retrieve it or check its status.'
When Kael opened his inventory, the egg's status was displayed as 'Incubating and Good,' and the description of the inventory feature stated that it was a spell that provided the ability to store an unlimited number of items.
This is going to be incredibly useful for me. Storing and carrying items has always been a major problem.
The moment Kael stepped out of the room with the crystals, the energy of all the mana crystals on the cave walls began to flow into Kael, and the light of every single crystal dimmed and turned completely to dust.
With this surge, Kael's mana level rose to 35%.
I'm brimming with power! Bring on that piss-soaked owl, I'll tear through him!
Kael slowly made his way to the cave entrance. Upon reaching it, he realized it was already dark. Exhausted from his long, sleepless journey and the sudden rush of all that mana into his body, he curled up and fell asleep on a patch of soft, earthen ground inside the cave.
Kael slept until noon the next day. When he woke up, there was no trace of the previous days' fatigue, but the ache in his heart still lingered.
Kael calmly stood up and stepped outside the cave. He decided to use a nearby tree to climb to the top of the cliff and survey the surroundings.
Climbing to the highest branch, he realized he was still far from the cliff's summit. Contrary to what he thought, the cliff was not low; it towered about twenty to thirty meters higher than even the gigantic trees.
If I can get to the top of the cliff, I can see the area easily, but how am I going to do it? Trying to climb is too risky. If the cliff wall is loose and unstable, I could fall and be severely injured. Trying to go around it would just be a waste of time.
Just as Kael was preparing to climb down from the tree, a system message reappeared:
'By using mana to reinforce your body, you can surpass your physical limits.'
Reading the notification, Kael realized this was exactly what he was looking for.
This is exactly what I need, but attempting something like this without training would be quite dangerous. I wonder if it's worth the risk.
After thinking for a few seconds, Kael decided to take the risk.
First, he spread his mana throughout his body. After the mana was spread stably everywhere, he tried to gather all of it into his legs—a method that was quite difficult and required concentration. After failing a few times at this stage, he finally succeeded. He could now control the mana in his body as he wished. He directed all his strength and mana into his legs and jumped with all his might. The branch he had been standing on instantly shattered into pieces and fell below with a loud crash, while Kael succeeded in reaching the edge of the cliff on his very first attempt.