The Elixir of Life-Interested?

Bell, with countless words clogging his heart and no idea how to express them, ultimately decided to respond to his father through action.

Bell took a pale red Gemstone from his robes, placed it on the table, and pushed it in front of his father. Then he waved a hand, intending to rise and return to his bedroom.

"Wait! What do you mean by this?"

William hurriedly stopped Bell as he was about to leave, unable to understand what Bell meant by preparing to leave without saying a word.

"Also, you were hiding a Philosopher's Stone on you? A full version, at that? Do you know how great the current shortage of Philosopher's Stones is? And you still dared to hoard one privately!"

With the Ice Cores produced on Dark Star, there was indeed now enough in the way of Magic Power cores at the level of Inferior Philosopher's Stones. However, full-version Magic Power cores were still extremely scarce. After all, there were simply far too few Ice Elements capable of growing to that level.

Moreover, unlike the neutral Magic Power within Philosopher's Stones, the Magic Power in Ice Cores came with an ice attribute, making them somewhat less versatile.

"How was I hoarding it? I only made this Philosopher's Stone a few days ago. I originally wanted to keep it for myself, but now I'm giving it to you."

Although Bell no longer lacked Magic Power after forging Frostmourne—indeed, he could squander as much as he pleased—he still needed independent sources of Magic Power when making powerful magical items.

That was right. After resting for several months, Bell's heart had begun to stir again, and he planned to make some fun little "toys."

"Hmph! That's more like it."

William picked up the Philosopher's Stone before him and happily turned