The process of applying Water Luminary Sword imprints to the Sea-Pattern Shells went remarkably smoothly, taking only a short while to complete.
Once he had finished imprinting the Water Luminary Sword spell and removed the pearls they had been cultivating, replacing them with new nuclei, they immediately scurried away.
They moved incredibly fast, burrowing straight into the little holes below as though afraid someone might compete with them.
There was even some shoving and blocking along the way.
"..."
Kroya stared blankly for a second before realizing what was going on-the little holes were areas where mana gathered, and they were claiming territory!
Areas like these, where elemental mana accumulated, improved the quality of the pearls they cultivated.
Previously, the one Sea-Pattern Shell had occupied the best spot. With Kroya backing it, the others hadn't dared do anything.
But now they could cultivate these pearls too, so naturally, whoever got there first claimed the spot.
Why should you get all the good things?
"So this is how you give your children a head start?"
He couldn't help laughing, then got up and left.
Go ahead, fight over it. Compete all you like.
He wanted to see which of them would ultimately cultivate the best pearls.
He left the seabed.
Since he planned to make a different kind of magical artifact, he made a special trip to the meadow at the bottom of the lake.
There was sacred white iron there, along with prayer light fireflies.
Plenty of sacred white iron remained. The Baron had left all three thousand jin behind earlier, worried that failed attempts would cost him materials.
Generally, making a magical artifact required preparing three or more sets of materials. After all, no one could guarantee success on the first attempt.
Who could have guessed Kroya would