Hunter Academy: Revenge of the Weakest novel Chapter 231

Chapter 231 Chapter 52.1 - 'Reaping what you sow'

"Kindness does always return back, huh?"

I mumbled as I walked back from the training room. After all, the thing that I was holding in my hands was something that I wouldn't even dream of getting.

'Starbloom Essence, huh?'

It was a specific item that was very hard to get. It wasn't even an easter egg but an item for those pay-to-win players.

After all, what could be a better game for such players to become interested in? Not many people were talented enough to play the game Legacy of Shadows: The Hunter's Destiny. Therefore, there were many players who decided to take the overpowered path and finished the game with overwhelming stats.

To satisfy such players, there were many items that boosted the growth rate of the player, and Starbloom Essence was almost at the peak of one of those.

'To think Senior Maya would possess this item….'

Of course, I already knew what my weakness was. So, I have been searching for ways to increase my physical aspects and my physical talent limit.

My low endurance alone is already making things difficult for me; thus, I need something to cover it up.

However, this world doesn't work just like the game, and neither do I, the main character. I don't possess Ethan's background; therefore, I can't easily acquire such materials.

Especially considering even the lowest ranked ones cost around 100.000 Valer each.

'And they are not even that effective.'

Players could convert their real money to in-game currencies, so those prices in the game didn't matter that much for players.

But when that game becomes your reality, it suddenly becomes detrimental, and I have been suffering from that.

'Even though I had made quite a lot of money already, this is still not enough.'

In any case, the money problem would soon be solved, as the time for me to sell the stocks of Emily's guild is approaching.

'In any case, I should return back and consume the Starbloom Essence first.'

I thought. Senior Maya was incredibly generous with what she gave to me. Even now, if the students around me knew I possessed this herb, they would all attack me without hesitation and may even kill me.

After all, this herb cost around 10.000.000 Valer alone.

'I wonder what her background is.'

Since she didn't have an exceptional role in the game aside from being a nice senior and a good mentor with a tragic ending, she didn't have much of a role.

Thus, her background was actually not explained very well, and I also had no knowledge about it.

But from how she had easily handed me a Feywild Dreamplum and now Starbloom Essence, it was evident that her background was also far from being normal.

'Evergreen, huh? Why did I never hear about that name?'

It was weird. If such a huge family did exist, it was bound to create a name for themselves, but that didn't seem to be the case.

'I should message Horde for that.'

Things considering such general knowledge was Horde's job, but I also knew that trusting such people was not optimal. Especially considering the amount of information they would hold concerning me.

In any case, with those thoughts in my head, I reached my first location—the Arcadia Academy Store.

It was the place where I had bought the scrolls last time to hunt the MistWraith down. Normally, I disliked buying from this place as the prices here were too high compared to the Black Market, but I didn't want to wait right now.

"How can I help you?"

"I will buy some herbs."

"You may go to the right section of the store. On the fifth row, you will see Alchemy products."

"Thank you."

After entering the Arcadia Academy Store, I quickly made my way through the aisles, glancing at various items on display. The shelves were neatly organized, showcasing a variety of magical herbs, potions, and other mystical items.

Spotting the herb section, I selected two additional herbs that were ranked lower but were affordable – Whispering Willow Bark and Emberleaf Petals. I wanted to complement the effects of the Starbloom Essence, addressing both my low endurance and the need for enhanced mana absorption. These lower-ranked herbs would serve as catalysts in the preparation process.

Exiting the store with my purchases, I headed back to my room. The anticipation of using the Starbloom Essence was building up, and I was eager to implement my own method to maximize its effects.

Upon reaching my room, I meticulously prepared the herbs, crushing them to extract their essence.

"This method is still unknown to the world."

Normally, one would directly consume such herbs without even crushing them or boiling them. After all, any external effect could possibly cause a mismatch in the product, making it defective. This was especially true of mana herbs with high ranking, as their sensitivity and evolution would make them more specific.

The more one evolves, the more specific they become, which means they are also more prone to changes in the environment.

In any case, the method I was about to use was different from the general consumption method right now.

Rather than eating it directly and then meditating in a lotus position to absorb the effects, I was going to use a different approach.

The two herbs that I had bought from the store would perform now.

The Whispering Willow Bark would serve to open my mana pores, while the Emberleaf Petals would be crucial in closing them later. The combination of these herbs with the Starbloom Essence was my own concoction, a method that was known to make the enhancement process more effective.

The main idea was to make the Starbloom Essence directly anchored to your own body from the inside while using a specific bath heated to a specific temperature. When those specific conditions are met, the Starbloom Essence fragments to its most basic particles, and then it disintegrates into the water of the bath.

After that, if the person who consumed the Whispering Willow Bark entered the bath, those small particles disintegrated in the water would enter the body from the open pores.

However, there was a catch here. Since the Starbloom Essence was basically something that came out of the world and wasn't something that the body was accustomed to, it would be refused.

And the key part lay there. One needed to make sure that they were able to keep all the Essence entered in their pores while absorbing the remaining ones utilizing their mana to the maximum.

That was the catch.

Once you finished absorbing everything into your body, you would consume the Emberleaf Petals to close your pores, trapping the Essence into your own body to integrate it directly into yourself.

"Now, let's start," I muttered to myself.