At the moment the two energies met, they briefly pulsed with five kinds of radiance before the mass of energy rapidly exploded, dissipated, and vanished.
They couldn't fuse?
Was the time not right yet?
He Ao pondered for a moment, but did not continue trying. Instead, he ate while circulating the energy according to the pathways on the third page.
Although Regit's foundation had already laid the groundwork, the area covered by the third page was far larger than that of the first and second pages, so it took more time.
It took He Ao nearly eight hours to feed his torso and legs until they were "half full."
Of course, those eight hours had been stretched out by work matters such as helping people find books, assigning tasks to volunteers, and handling various issues. He Ao estimated that if he focused solely on cultivation, it would only take six hours.
By then, his Physical Fitness had changed from 16 (40) to 16 (50).
At this point, continuing his cultivation made it difficult for his Physical Fitness to improve any further.
Fifty was a bottleneck. Breaking through it meant reaching Rank E; failing to do so meant being stuck at Rank F.
By then, it was already time to get off work. He Ao watched the volunteers who had come to help organize the books leave one by one, then gave the library a quick cleaning.
At around nine in the evening, he returned to the Front Desk.
Then he looked at the copy of "Fearless Hope" on the Front Desk. After some thought, he found a plastic bag, put the book inside, carried it in one hand, and picked up his cane.
He left the library.
The two Youths watching the library entrance outside quickly got up and followed