Master Of None

Chapter 2744: 2744. Calm Mana For Runes

Watching the rune formation be carved was something very interesting. The young rune smith had changed robes before she began to work. It was an interesting choice since Walker thought that they were more focused on using every form of mana than to focus on just one rune. Yet, even the dark affinity rune carvers were only helping and not working on the main runes.

Although, when Walker began to feel the ways that the dark mana was moving, he was somewhat amazed. There was a calmness in the way that the dark masana was being attracted to the formations and each cut of the runes she made. The material aside, it was most likely the cuts that she decided to do first.

When Walker had studied some of the rune formations and even the individual runes, he had seen many different techniques. The ones that the wandering blacksmith used were always to enhance what he was making and allow for the skills or focus of the work he made to better function.

In rune formations that drew mana, it was more important that the form allowed for the mana to flow through the runes efficiently and calmly so that there was not a degradation or a larger explosive amount of mana brought in all at once. Destruction was never the key and the goal was often related to maintaining something instead.

Therefore, seeing that the dark mana around them would slowly move with every cut of the rune benign made, it made sense that the outer aspects of dark runes being carved before the central were the ones that interacted with the ambient dark mana. It was enlightening since the rune formation as a whole would have an established connection and draw on the dark mana before they were able to do anything with it.

This further meant that if there was an issues, that the rune could be adjusted to properly balance the mana being drawn in without a higher risk of failure later when the mana was flowing through at greater purity or density.

It was a great form of carving that came with a lot of experience. For someone that was so young, this young woman had managed to become more experienced and in touch with her craft than those three times her age. It all came down to talent and her own understanding on her own path.

Basically, she had put herself in to positions to learn better than what others had done for themselves. Her hard work had been the perfect place and time for her to better develop an understanding of the rune formations she was able to utilize.

”I understand that she had used the other robe to always have natural mana around her. But seeing that she is working to make the dark mana and the rune she is carving more closely bonded, I feel like it is why she wore those robes and changed them. She is trying to make sure that her own body and the methods she uses are closely bonded together at all times.” Walker could understand why she did what she did now.

This was the same way that images would try and understand elemental manas and get closer to their affinities. They would spend a lot of time meditating so that they were able to grasp deeper aspects of the mana that they had the ability to manipulate or had an affinity with. Therefore, they would be able to control more of that mana or refine their control as a whole.

”She is stronger then?” Midnight was watching carefully and could sense the changes in the mana through her bond with Walker. She was clearly beginning to feel what Walker sensed in terms of how calm the dark mana was here compared to how it would move in shadows or in caves naturally. The mana was almost tamed so to speak.

’Yes, she is very strong. And we can feel that the dark mana in these rune formations is more applicable in terms of growing plants too. Here, hold some of these seeds.” The old herbalist had just arrived and was holding seeds in a few vials. He saw Walker and Midnight talking and followed their actions to join them in holding a single seed.

”This is a seed for an herb called the poison sickle leaf, it grows oddly shaped leaves that let off a small oil that is very poisonous to touch. But the steps of the leaves have an antidote for itching and rashes that young children usually get, so it is very helpful to mothers and families.” Walker explained a little, making the old herbalist impressed.

There were always many people who he had met in his lifetime who had said they knew a lot or could do a lot with herbs. Yet, they were often overconfident or they were merchants trying to get better deals from him. That was just the way things seemed to go normally, but here, Walker was explaining aspects of the herb seed he had just given without rattling off a basic appraisal of it. This, to him, meant that Walker recognized the curved shape of the seen and knew that it was a common dark affinity herb used to help the young in a family. A very good thing to hear and see from a hero title holder.

”If you can see the mana in the seed, it is dense and needs a little coaxing to even be viable. That’s why this herb is a little harder to grow by some herbalists unless they had the affinity for dark mana necessary in the first place. But, the calmed dark mana because of her rune carving is allowing for the dark mana to encompass the seed rather than to just bounce off this harder shell or cause damage to the seed as a whole.”

This was something that Midnight had heard somewhat. She had listened to Gil’s mother explain how some seeds were always struggling to grow because they had an affinity for a specific mana, but they were too weak to properly absorb that mana and too much would actually harm them. She related this thinking to the ways that the pure manas within the elemental planes could actually cause people to become sick or dead if they absorbed it too quickly. Their bodies just couldn’t keep up with the speed at which the mana moved in to their bodies.

”Now, you should notice that the seed is actually bringing in little bit by little bit of the manas. It’s becoming a better start for it to grow and set a root down. Not every seed will work like this, but this helps those that had a lesser chance of growing in the first place already.”

As the three watched, they all understood that the rune carving was about to reach an end. Walker also saw the smaller side formation where the mana would flow to be stored elsewhere and understood that the waiting dark mages would provide a denser dark mana with their skills to start the formation as a whole.

A few sighs later, the young woman stood up and stepped away. She didn’t give a signal or speak, she was clearly tired and Walker understood why. She had used almost all of her mana on carving those rune formations. She had taken the brunt of the work because she knew she could provide a very high quality. Yet, she was younger and needed to grow more to have a bigger mana pool to make even larger rune formations. That would need time and more experience.

The dark mages acted quickly and Walker took a stance. He was focused on the flow of mana beginning to move toward the side area where he would have the eternal codex store it. While this began, he acted as the controller for how much mana was stored and what density it was stored in.

The eternal codex accrued in tandem with the runes as if it was meant to do so. This was a testament to the quality of work put in to it and the unique bond Walker had with it as well. Together, the mana was being gathered and instead of circulating back in to the rune formation all at once it was balanced and calm still. The flow was consistent making the dark mages activate the full formation.

The sudden wall of dark mana that rose up around the small greenhouse was dense, but it was not violent or scary in any way. It was peaceful like a starless night allowing dark mana to nourish what was inside without bleeding mana outward or degrading the formations as a whole.

”Now for the real test.” Walker took a deep breath before beginning to manipulate the store mana.

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