Collect the World (A LitRPG Adventure, Book 1) by Cameron Milan

Author:Cameron Milan [Milan, Cameron]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-06-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 39

The following lunch turned out to be the most delicious meal Keith had ever eaten. Each bite of chicken exploded with tantalizing juices, the seasoned corn popped with flavor, while the mixed salad contained the freshest fruits and vegetables. Even Keith’s drink, a simple lemonade, had an addictive sweet taste. While eating, Keith was astonished to find he gained several points in strength, vitality, and endurance.

When Yara saw Keith, Annallee, and Elora’s expressions, she was pleased to say, “Arya, one of the butlers, is a grandmaster chef, so you should expect this meal to be the standard while living here.”

“Amazing!” Keith had to give it to his grandma. How many could say they had a personal grandmaster chef to cook all their meals?

Lunch lasted over two hours, with Yara spending most of that time getting to know Keith, Annallee, and Elora. Markus and Mariane mostly kept quiet. Only after asking a gazillion questions did Yara look at the time and say, “Ah, unfortunately, I’m required elsewhere. Keith, Annallee, Elora, it was great talking with you. Let’s plan for dinner tonight, okay?”

Yara quickly left without waiting for a response. Markus coughed. “She always does that. Don’t mind it.”

Taking Yara’s lead, Keith, Mariane, Annallee, and Elora stood up to leave to check out their new home when Markus suddenly called out, “Keith, can I speak with you privately for a moment?”

Keith froze and sat back down. Once everyone left, Markus looked at a ring on Keith’s finger and sighed. “I heard you’ve been using a Mana Reactor?”

“Uh, yes?” Keith nodded. “Zeidrick whipped up a cool weapon for me that uses it.”

Markus scratched his cheek while gazing at Keith. “I know that your grandma gave permission for you to use it, yet are you aware of how valuable they are?”

Keith recalled what Zeidrick said. “Sorta. There’s only ten, right?”

“Correct.” Markus folded his arms. “Think about it this way—there are about 2,000 Rifts in our Innate Dimension, and we’ve been harvesting resources from them for five hundred years. Although most of the materials are used up, the military has still steadily accrued a significant stockpile. After millions of hours of labor, we filled hundreds of warehouses full of ore, herbs, and monster parts. And to create those ten Mana Reactors, we consumed ninety-five percent of everything we saved up.”

Markus paused and gave Keith a deep look. “Those Mana Reactors are things of miracles. They are the bedrock of our military: secret weapons capable of mass destruction or impenetrable defense. Do you understand?”

Keith listened to everything silently as he gazed at the Pocket Dimension ring he’d worn for several months. From these few hours since meeting Markus, Keith felt like he was starting to understand his dad’s personality, so he knew what Markus was implying: letting Keith use the Mana Reactor for his personal use was a massive waste and a disrespect to all the people who contributed to its creation.

When Keith first got the Mana Reactor, he didn’t think much of it, though after hearing how much effort went into making them, Keith suddenly felt deeply ashamed of himself.

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