And lastly,
"There are about five days left till the Mana Explosion reaches Earth."
"I have to prepare before that, since everything will descend into chaos soon." Graham thought to himself.
Intelligent species aren't the only ones to benefit from the mana explosion.
Beasts also instinctively learn to use mana when they are included in the Universal System.
So newly integrated worlds always have a problem contending with evolved beasts before either side wins or a stalemate occurs.
And when these beasts become strong enough, they can also take humanoid forms and access their status screens.
Aside from the beasts, Worlds Cores also evolve and form some kind of rudimentary consciousness.
The result of which is the formation of dungeons that helps in training the world's denizens. Reason being, Only with strong denizens can the world protect itself from external threats.
***
"First things first, I need a Weapon." Graham muttered to himself.
Since he couldn't craft his favourite weapon - a Great Swordstaff with the weak materials available on Earth ( that'll soon become obsolete once mana descends), he turned to the system.
"Hey Lisa..."
"Are there any other benefits to getting an upgraded system aside from an annoying AI that mocks its master?"
[…]
[ 😮💨 Yes, there are. ]
[ You will understand how awesome I am when you see them. ]
"Yeah,Yeah... Go ahead."
[ Opening System Privileges:
1. Skill Station - You can create any skill by sacrificing your levels. Stats obtained by those levels will reset, if you sacrifice the levels . The more powerful the skill, the more you need to sacrifice.
2. Crafting Station - You can create / upgrade or modify any weapon / artifact / or other inorganic constructs as long as you provide the necessary materials.
{ Note:
Both skill station and artifact station need Origin Mana for functioning.
In case of Artifact station, if the materials aren't available, they can be replaced with enough origin mana. }
3. Alchemy Station - You can create Potions with all kind of effects
( From a Simple Mana portion - that restores mana, to an Incomparable Elixir - that can even bring someone back from the jaws of death ), using System Points and Origin Mana.
{ Note : System Points (SP) can be earned through system issued quests. } ]
"Wow Lisa..."
"You weren't lying when you said how awesome you are...👍🏻"
[ Yes ! Praise me more... ]
"Great System... Greatest System...", he humored the system since he was in such a good mood.
[ Ehehehe... ]
While sacrificing a few levels is a downside, he can recover those levels pretty quickly with his 5x level up boost.
And a proper skill might even enhance his strength more than his loss.
"Alright Lisa, Show me the price for crafting a soul weapon", said Graham, reminiscing about his previous soul weapon that was detroyed when he detonated his soul.
[ Opening Crafting Station... ]
[ Calculating the price of creating a soul weapon... ]
[ 500 units of Origin Mana
(or)
Soul Forging Stone + 200 units of Origin Mana ]
After seeing the system's prompt, Graham's jaw fell to the floor.
According to his estimate, he will need to reach at least reach level 40 to have the required 500 units of Origin Mana.
Not to mention, the soul forging stone that was so rare that to craft his previous soul weapon, he roamed he universe for almost 200,000 years before finally finding one.
"Lisa...You are kidding right?", Graham asked with a nervous chukle.
[ No Master. ]
"My dear Lisa, can't you reduce the requirements for you poor master?"
[ No can do Master. It is what it is. ]
"Haaaa..."
Graham felt like he was sighing a lot these days.
***
Dear readers...🤗
Thank you for your patience...🫂
We'll get in on the action soon...😁
Though I don't know which kind 🤤
( author wipes his drool shamelessly )