Chapter 158: Get a Room!
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Chapter 158: Get a Room!
A stack of wood floated behind Priam as his Assistant had advised him to use [Kinetic Control] and [Moon Mist] at every possible moment. The surroundings were thus saturated with an invisible mist, courtesy of his routine application. It wasn't the most efficient way to level up, but it wasn't entirely futile either. Priam was edging close to level sixty, each small advancement bringing him closer to the Legendary rank.
Lvl Up : [Kinetic Control] lvl 48
VIVA +2
DEXT +3
META (FOCUS) +4
So, with the equivalent of a cubic meter of crimson wood, he passed through the portal. Entering Concepts Archipelago, Priam circled the central pond and continued for about ten meters. There, a hole had been dug - the future location of the Tribulations Chamber.
At the bottom, massive stones had been arranged and cast in a semi-rigid resin, a kind of magical concrete providing a stable foundation capable of absorbing shocks without the chamber sinking into the soft earth. Log-a-rhythm had supplied the tons of resin needed for the project.
Approaching the hole, Priam deposited the final load of planks next to the already massive pile and leaped. Below, Alain and Rose, kneeling on the resin, were inscribing thousands of runes. Dissipation, Restoration, Boundary, and Purification followed a precise plan.
It was [Priam's system] which had theorized a two-dimensional circuit based on electrical knowledge. Aether seemed capable of assuming properties of 'lower' energies, such as electricity. According to Dishnu, a runic circuit could take many forms, and Priam had the idea to draw inspiration from logical, electrical, and electronic circuits.
The aether, generated by capture runes, was redistributed linearly or divided by passing through current nodes before reaching dipolar runes. Priam had only touched the surface of the laws governing aether circulation. Still, if other similarities existed, this could mean that aether particles produced aetheric fields and could be approached by laws akin to Maxwell's equations.
For now, it was a distant future, and it was likely that the similarities were more macroscopic than microscopic.
Nevertheless, it worked, and the combination of runes formed a closed circuit where aether followed a cycle. All of this was still theoretical, and Priam relied on this experience to refine his model and correct its flaws. With his Assistant and knowledge, he knew it was only a matter of time before he unraveled the secrets of the aether.
"We have enough wood," Priam announced as his father finished a new rune. It glowed momentarily as the artisan pushed his aether onto it. Satisfied, he looked up to smile at his son.
"I hope Log-a-rhythm wasn't too impacted."
To avoid interference with the Tribulations, the chamber had been designed as a hollow ten-meter cube with walls ten centimeters thick. It represented a bit over thirty cubic meters of wood resistant to Tribulations, all provided by Log-a-rhythm.
"It produced about thirty tons of wood," Priam grimaced. It was the mass of a twenty-meter-high oak, roughly corresponding to his tree's own mass.
The announcement snapped Rose out of her trance. She looked up with a worried expression.
"That much?! Are our defenses weakened?"
"No, it emptied the reserves it kept in its internal world. I took the second level of Guardian of the Forest to speed up its regeneration."
Alain and Rose nodded, reassured, before returning to work. Each rune was small, and there was a large surface to engrave. Log-a-rhythm's status had slightly changed.
Log-a-rhythm:
Measurements :
Ceiling Height: 3 meters.
Interior Area: 37 m (+2, due to Log-a-rhythm's growth)
Status
Current POT: 52
Passive gain: 200 POT/day.
Available Themes :
Guardian of the Forest III (2300) (-100)(-100)
Root network - plant intelligence I (200) (-200)(-100) NEW
Priam observed Alain and Rose's work for a moment before furrowing his brow. His enhanced eyes detected errors in the engravings. Under his watch, his father made another mistake. His dexterity wasnt bad, but hours of repeating precise motions affected the quality of his work.
Rose seemed more in shape, her hands remaining perfectly steady. However, she lacked the measurement skills of the architect, and some segments were not long enough.
Both were undoubtedly aware of their mistakes but hadnt the time to rest or repair them.
Without a word, Priam headed towards the nearest runes. His Domain covered a hundred inscriptions simultaneously, highlighting the flaws. Priam knelt down before running his hand over a defective Dissipation rune. Its role was to distribute the forces in the material.
The idea was simple: there was the same energy in a 9mm bullet as in an average punch. The difference was that the bullet delivered its energy over a small surface, causing significant damage. The rune transformed a bullet into a punch.
As each rune was connected to another, the force would not only be distributed over the surface of one rune but over the surface of all runes. In essence, an attack would have to break the entire resin block in one blow to hope to break it. Simple, but extremely effective for strengthening the structure.
Using his Domain, Priam channeled his aether directly into the rune to activate it. It glowed slightly in his eyes. Concentrated, Priam followed the flow of aether inside the rune until it encountered an obstacle. In one spot, the engraving was not deep enough, slowing the aether.
Priam looked up to find a tool. His father and Rose each held a knife, and Priam knew they had nothing else at their disposal. He hesitated for a moment to summon Promesse before dismissing the idea. A three-meter-long spear was not what one could call a precision tool.
He had encountered this problem before while operating on his father, and Priam decided to opt for the same solution. Without waiting, he created a tiny ice scalpel and took control of it through his Domain and [Kinetic Control]. The blade approached the rune before scratching the place where the aether flow was hindered, fixing the flaw.
Once satisfied, Priam pushed some aether into the rune and smiled. The flow was now fluid, reducing energy losses and strengthening the enchantment's effect.
Priam turned to a Boundary rune a few centimeters away. Measuring ten centimeters on each side, it had the opposite problem. The knife had bitten too deeply, disrupting the aether's passage. Priam quickly sealed the hole with resin. Without waiting, he continued his path, testing and correcting the runes as he went.
Around him, thousands of runes awaited.
Lvl Up : [Kinetic Control] lvl 49,50
VIVA +4
DEXT +6
META (FOCUS) +8
Lvl Up : [Moon Mist] lvl 57,58
PERC +8
CHAR +4
META (AFFI) +6
VIVA +1Maximize the number of Tribulations at Tier 0 (consult with the Guardian).To achieve this: evolve High Human into a Tier 2 race (hint: analyze Jasmine and Myuri).Obtain Heavenly Dragon (at least one Legendary resistance required).Attain Spear Mastery. Find a Concept for which I have a natural affinity.Secure the best possible reward from the Colosseum.]
You've created a Gold-rank artifact. Your Tribulations Chamber is primitive but sturdy. Its runic circuit is well-inspired and will withstand most Tier 0 Tribulations. You should identify it.
I guess you got a room, now all you lack is the lady.
META(AFFI) +15%
META(PERC) +15%
[Identification]
[Tribulations Chamber - Gold - Tier 0] - Created by Alain Azura, Rose Williams, and Priam Azura, this chamber is recognized by the System as capable of hosting a Tribulation. As long as the user doesn't leave this room and isn't assisted by an external force, the Tribulation will be contained.
A smile lit up Priam's face as he left his world.
"The System recognizes the chamber," he announced, turning to Louis. "Your Tribulations won't impact my world."
The old man nodded. "Then let's get started."
"Now?" Priam asked, surprised. "Don't you want to wait for Mirscella?"
Louis shook his head. "If I have to die, I prefer she doesn't have pathetic goodbyes as her last memory of me. If I have to live, might as well spare her the stress of waiting. Plus, I suck at goodbyes."
Priam was both impressed by the old man's resolve and slightly worried. Nevertheless, it wasn't his place to judge.
Louis shook hands with Alain, ruffled Rose's hair, and nodded at Priam. With a straight back, he entered the portal without looking back.
"Good luck, old brother..." Alain murmured as the portal closed on his friend.
Shaking his head, he walked away slowly. Priam remained silent. His father was rational, and no words could reassure him. He needed actions and proof. It was in Louis's hands now.
"I'll train and monitor the Tribulations. Wanna come?" Priam asked, turning to Rose.
"I..." Rose hesitated for a moment before shaking her head. "I had some ideas while building the Chamber; I need to run some tests," Rose replied, walking away bravely.
Faced with danger, some crumbled, and others fought. Rose was a fighter.
Summoning a new portal, Priam entered his world. Above him shone a blazing sun. According to his Assistant, the Phoenix had left something for him there. Priam planned to wait for the end of Louis's Tribulations before diving into the star, but nothing prevented him from analyzing it earlier.
Suddenly, the world shook.
The Tribulations had begun.
Status: (Average value for a Homo sapiens male before integration: PHY 10 / MEN 10 / META 0)
PHYSICAL:
Strength 420
Constitution 724
Agility 432
Vitality 547
Perception 652 (+10)
MENTAL:
Vivacity 359 (+7)
Dexterity 453 (+9)
Memory 185 (+3)
Willpower 706
Charisma 456 (+6)
META:
Meta-affinity 408 (+34)
Meta-focus 284 (+20)
Meta-endurance 208
Meta-perception 170 (+23)
Meta-chance 219
Meta-authority 15
Potential: 1094 (+31)
Tier 0
[He Who Eludes Death] charge: PRIMED
[Tribulation]: Five Tribulations pending.
Future Tribulations delayed until:
Time: 174 days 11 hours 54 minutes 9 seconds.
Next thresholds: 12 attributes > 400 / 6 attribute > 600 / 1 attribute > 800
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Chapter 158: Get a Room!
A stack of wood floated behind Priam as his Assistant had advised him to use [Kinetic Control] and [Moon Mist] at every possible moment. The surroundings were thus saturated with an invisible mist, courtesy of his routine application. It wasn't the most efficient way to level up, but it wasn't entirely futile either. Priam was edging close to level sixty, each small advancement bringing him closer to the Legendary rank.
Lvl Up : [Kinetic Control] lvl 48
VIVA +2
DEXT +3
META (FOCUS) +4
So, with the equivalent of a cubic meter of crimson wood, he passed through the portal. Entering Concepts Archipelago, Priam circled the central pond and continued for about ten meters. There, a hole had been dug - the future location of the Tribulations Chamber.
At the bottom, massive stones had been arranged and cast in a semi-rigid resin, a kind of magical concrete providing a stable foundation capable of absorbing shocks without the chamber sinking into the soft earth. Log-a-rhythm had supplied the tons of resin needed for the project.
Approaching the hole, Priam deposited the final load of planks next to the already massive pile and leaped. Below, Alain and Rose, kneeling on the resin, were inscribing thousands of runes. Dissipation, Restoration, Boundary, and Purification followed a precise plan.
It was [Priam's system] which had theorized a two-dimensional circuit based on electrical knowledge. Aether seemed capable of assuming properties of 'lower' energies, such as electricity. According to Dishnu, a runic circuit could take many forms, and Priam had the idea to draw inspiration from logical, electrical, and electronic circuits.
The aether, generated by capture runes, was redistributed linearly or divided by passing through current nodes before reaching dipolar runes. Priam had only touched the surface of the laws governing aether circulation. Still, if other similarities existed, this could mean that aether particles produced aetheric fields and could be approached by laws akin to Maxwell's equations.
For now, it was a distant future, and it was likely that the similarities were more macroscopic than microscopic.
Nevertheless, it worked, and the combination of runes formed a closed circuit where aether followed a cycle. All of this was still theoretical, and Priam relied on this experience to refine his model and correct its flaws. With his Assistant and knowledge, he knew it was only a matter of time before he unraveled the secrets of the aether.
"We have enough wood," Priam announced as his father finished a new rune. It glowed momentarily as the artisan pushed his aether onto it. Satisfied, he looked up to smile at his son.
"I hope Log-a-rhythm wasn't too impacted."
To avoid interference with the Tribulations, the chamber had been designed as a hollow ten-meter cube with walls ten centimeters thick. It represented a bit over thirty cubic meters of wood resistant to Tribulations, all provided by Log-a-rhythm.
"It produced about thirty tons of wood," Priam grimaced. It was the mass of a twenty-meter-high oak, roughly corresponding to his tree's own mass.
The announcement snapped Rose out of her trance. She looked up with a worried expression.
"That much?! Are our defenses weakened?"
"No, it emptied the reserves it kept in its internal world. I took the second level of Guardian of the Forest to speed up its regeneration."
Alain and Rose nodded, reassured, before returning to work. Each rune was small, and there was a large surface to engrave. Log-a-rhythm's status had slightly changed.
Log-a-rhythm:
Measurements :
Ceiling Height: 3 meters.
Interior Area: 37 m (+2, due to Log-a-rhythm's growth)
Status
Current POT: 52
Passive gain: 200 POT/day.
Available Themes :
Guardian of the Forest III (2300) (-100)(-100)
Root network - plant intelligence I (200) (-200)(-100) NEW
Priam observed Alain and Rose's work for a moment before furrowing his brow. His enhanced eyes detected errors in the engravings. Under his watch, his father made another mistake. His dexterity wasnt bad, but hours of repeating precise motions affected the quality of his work.
Rose seemed more in shape, her hands remaining perfectly steady. However, she lacked the measurement skills of the architect, and some segments were not long enough.
Both were undoubtedly aware of their mistakes but hadnt the time to rest or repair them.
Without a word, Priam headed towards the nearest runes. His Domain covered a hundred inscriptions simultaneously, highlighting the flaws. Priam knelt down before running his hand over a defective Dissipation rune. Its role was to distribute the forces in the material.
The idea was simple: there was the same energy in a 9mm bullet as in an average punch. The difference was that the bullet delivered its energy over a small surface, causing significant damage. The rune transformed a bullet into a punch.
As each rune was connected to another, the force would not only be distributed over the surface of one rune but over the surface of all runes. In essence, an attack would have to break the entire resin block in one blow to hope to break it. Simple, but extremely effective for strengthening the structure.
Using his Domain, Priam channeled his aether directly into the rune to activate it. It glowed slightly in his eyes. Concentrated, Priam followed the flow of aether inside the rune until it encountered an obstacle. In one spot, the engraving was not deep enough, slowing the aether.
Priam looked up to find a tool. His father and Rose each held a knife, and Priam knew they had nothing else at their disposal. He hesitated for a moment to summon Promesse before dismissing the idea. A three-meter-long spear was not what one could call a precision tool.
He had encountered this problem before while operating on his father, and Priam decided to opt for the same solution. Without waiting, he created a tiny ice scalpel and took control of it through his Domain and [Kinetic Control]. The blade approached the rune before scratching the place where the aether flow was hindered, fixing the flaw.
Once satisfied, Priam pushed some aether into the rune and smiled. The flow was now fluid, reducing energy losses and strengthening the enchantment's effect.
Priam turned to a Boundary rune a few centimeters away. Measuring ten centimeters on each side, it had the opposite problem. The knife had bitten too deeply, disrupting the aether's passage. Priam quickly sealed the hole with resin. Without waiting, he continued his path, testing and correcting the runes as he went.
Around him, thousands of runes awaited.
Lvl Up : [Kinetic Control] lvl 49,50
VIVA +4
DEXT +6
META (FOCUS) +8
Lvl Up : [Moon Mist] lvl 57,58
PERC +8
CHAR +4
META (AFFI) +6
VIVA +1Maximize the number of Tribulations at Tier 0 (consult with the Guardian).To achieve this: evolve High Human into a Tier 2 race (hint: analyze Jasmine and Myuri).Obtain Heavenly Dragon (at least one Legendary resistance required).Attain Spear Mastery. Find a Concept for which I have a natural affinity.Secure the best possible reward from the Colosseum.]
You've created a Gold-rank artifact. Your Tribulations Chamber is primitive but sturdy. Its runic circuit is well-inspired and will withstand most Tier 0 Tribulations. You should identify it.
I guess you got a room, now all you lack is the lady.
META(AFFI) +15%
META(PERC) +15%
[Identification]
[Tribulations Chamber - Gold - Tier 0] - Created by Alain Azura, Rose Williams, and Priam Azura, this chamber is recognized by the System as capable of hosting a Tribulation. As long as the user doesn't leave this room and isn't assisted by an external force, the Tribulation will be contained.
A smile lit up Priam's face as he left his world.
"The System recognizes the chamber," he announced, turning to Louis. "Your Tribulations won't impact my world."
The old man nodded. "Then let's get started."
"Now?" Priam asked, surprised. "Don't you want to wait for Mirscella?"
Louis shook his head. "If I have to die, I prefer she doesn't have pathetic goodbyes as her last memory of me. If I have to live, might as well spare her the stress of waiting. Plus, I suck at goodbyes."
Priam was both impressed by the old man's resolve and slightly worried. Nevertheless, it wasn't his place to judge.
Louis shook hands with Alain, ruffled Rose's hair, and nodded at Priam. With a straight back, he entered the portal without looking back.
"Good luck, old brother..." Alain murmured as the portal closed on his friend.
Shaking his head, he walked away slowly. Priam remained silent. His father was rational, and no words could reassure him. He needed actions and proof. It was in Louis's hands now.
"I'll train and monitor the Tribulations. Wanna come?" Priam asked, turning to Rose.
"I..." Rose hesitated for a moment before shaking her head. "I had some ideas while building the Chamber; I need to run some tests," Rose replied, walking away bravely.
Faced with danger, some crumbled, and others fought. Rose was a fighter.
Summoning a new portal, Priam entered his world. Above him shone a blazing sun. According to his Assistant, the Phoenix had left something for him there. Priam planned to wait for the end of Louis's Tribulations before diving into the star, but nothing prevented him from analyzing it earlier.
Suddenly, the world shook.
The Tribulations had begun.
Status: (Average value for a Homo sapiens male before integration: PHY 10 / MEN 10 / META 0)
PHYSICAL:
Strength 420
Constitution 724
Agility 432
Vitality 547
Perception 652 (+10)
MENTAL:
Vivacity 359 (+7)
Dexterity 453 (+9)
Memory 185 (+3)
Willpower 706
Charisma 456 (+6)
META:
Meta-affinity 408 (+34)
Meta-focus 284 (+20)
Meta-endurance 208
Meta-perception 170 (+23)
Meta-chance 219
Meta-authority 15
Potential: 1094 (+31)
Tier 0
[He Who Eludes Death] charge: PRIMED
[Tribulation]: Five Tribulations pending.
Future Tribulations delayed until:
Time: 174 days 11 hours 54 minutes 9 seconds.
Next thresholds: 12 attributes > 400 / 6 attribute > 600 / 1 attribute > 800
Chapter 158: Get a Room!A stack of wood floated behind Priam as his Assistant had advised him to use Kinetic Control and Moon Mist at every possible moment. The surroundings were thus saturated with an invisible mist, courtesy of his routine application. It wasn't the most efficient way to level up, but it wasn't entirely futile either. Priam was edging close to level sixty, each small advancement bringing him closer to the Legendary rank.Lvl Up : Kinetic Control lvl 48VIVA +2DEXT +3META FOCUS +4So, with the equivalent of a cubic meter of crimson wood, he passed through the portal. Entering Concepts Archipelago, Priam circled the central pond and continued for about ten meters. There, a hole had been dug - the future location of the Tribulations Chamber.At the bottom, massive stones had been arranged and cast in a semi-rigid resin, a kind of magical concrete providing a stable foundation capable of absorbing shocks without the chamber sinking into the soft earth. Log-a-rhythm had supplied the tons of resin needed for the project.Approaching the hole, Priam deposited the final load of planks next to the already massive pile and leaped. Below, Alain and Rose, kneeling on the resin, were inscribing thousands of runes. Dissipation, Restoration, Boundary, and Purification followed a precise plan.It was Priam's system which had theorized a two-dimensional circuit based on electrical knowledge. Aether seemed capable of assuming properties of 'lower' energies, such as electricity. According to Dishnu, a runic circuit could take many forms, and Priam had the idea to draw inspiration from logical, electrical, and electronic circuits.The aether, generated by capture runes, was redistributed linearly or divided by passing through current nodes before reaching dipolar runes. Priam had only touched the surface of the laws governing aether circulation. Still, if other similarities existed, this could mean that aether particles produced aetheric fields and could be approached by laws akin to Maxwell's equations. For now, it was a distant future, and it was likely that the similarities were more macroscopic than microscopic.Nevertheless, it worked, and the combination of runes formed a closed circuit where aether followed a cycle. All of this was still theoretical, and Priam relied on this experience to refine his model and correct its flaws. With his Assistant and knowledge, he knew it was only a matter of time before he unraveled the secrets of the aether."We have enough wood," Priam announced as his father finished a new rune. It glowed momentarily as the artisan pushed his aether onto it. Satisfied, he looked up to smile at his son."I hope Log-a-rhythm wasn't too impacted." To avoid interference with the Tribulations, the chamber had been designed as a hollow ten-meter cube with walls ten centimeters thick. It represented a bit over thirty cubic meters of wood resistant to Tribulations, all provided by Log-a-rhythm."It produced about thirty tons of wood," Priam grimaced. It was the mass of a twenty-meter-high oak, roughly corresponding to his tree's own mass.The announcement snapped Rose out of her trance. She looked up with a worried expression."That much?! Are our defenses weakened?""No, it emptied the reserves it kept in its internal world. I took the second level of Guardian of the Forest to speed up its regeneration."Alain and Rose nodded, reassured, before returning to work. Each rune was small, and there was a large surface to engrave. Log-a-rhythm's status had slightly changed.Log-a-rhythm: Measurements :Ceiling Height: 3 meters. Interior Area: 37 m +2, due to Log-a-rhythm's growthStatusCurrent POT: 52Passive gain: 200 POT/day.Available Themes :Guardian of the Forest III 2300 -100-100Root network - plant intelligence I 200 -200-100 NEWPriam observed Alain and Rose's work for a moment before furrowing his brow. His enhanced eyes detected errors in the engravings. Under his watch, his father made another mistake. His dexterity wasnt bad, but hours of repeating precise motions affected the quality of his work.Rose seemed more in shape, her hands remaining perfectly steady. However, she lacked the measurement skills of the architect, and some segments were not long enough.Both were undoubtedly aware of their mistakes but hadnt the time to rest or repair them. Without a word, Priam headed towards the nearest runes. His Domain covered a hundred inscriptions simultaneously, highlighting the flaws. Priam knelt down before running his hand over a defective Dissipation rune. Its role was to distribute the forces in the material.The idea was simple: there was the same energy in a 9mm bullet as in an average punch. The difference was that the bullet delivered its energy over a small surface, causing significant damage. The rune transformed a bullet into a punch.As each rune was connected to another, the force would not only be distributed over the surface of one rune but over the surface of all runes. In essence, an attack would have to break the entire resin block in one blow to hope to break it. Simple, but extremely effective for strengthening the structure.Using his Domain, Priam channeled his aether directly into the rune to activate it. It glowed slightly in his eyes. Concentrated, Priam followed the flow of aether inside the rune until it encountered an obstacle. In one spot, the engraving was not deep enough, slowing the aether.Priam looked up to find a tool. His father and Rose each held a knife, and Priam knew they had nothing else at their disposal. He hesitated for a moment to summon Promesse before dismissing the idea. A three-meter-long spear was not what one could call a precision tool.He had encountered this problem before while operating on his father, and Priam decided to opt for the same solution. Without waiting, he created a tiny ice scalpel and took control of it through his Domain and Kinetic Control. The blade approached the rune before scratching the place where the aether flow was hindered, fixing the flaw. Once satisfied, Priam pushed some aether into the rune and smiled. The flow was now fluid, reducing energy losses and strengthening the enchantment's effect.Priam turned to a Boundary rune a few centimeters away. Measuring ten centimeters on each side, it had the opposite problem. The knife had bitten too deeply, disrupting the aether's passage. Priam quickly sealed the hole with resin. Without waiting, he continued his path, testing and correcting the runes as he went.Around him, thousands of runes awaited.Lvl Up : Kinetic Control lvl 49,50VIVA +4DEXT +6META FOCUS +8Lvl Up : Moon Mist lvl 57,58PERC +8CHAR +4META AFFI +6VIVA +1Maximize the number of Tribulations at Tier 0 consult with the Guardian.To achieve this: evolve High Human into a Tier 2 race hint: analyze Jasmine and Myuri.Obtain Heavenly Dragon at least one Legendary resistance required.Attain Spear Mastery. Find a Concept for which I have a natural affinity.Secure the best possible reward from the Colosseum.You've created a Gold-rank artifact. Your Tribulations Chamber is primitive but sturdy. Its runic circuit is well-inspired and will withstand most Tier 0 Tribulations. You should identify it.I guess you got a room, now all you lack is the lady. METAAFFI +15%METAPERC +15%IdentificationTribulations Chamber - Gold - Tier 0 - Created by Alain Azura, Rose Williams, and Priam Azura, this chamber is recognized by the System as capable of hosting a Tribulation. As long as the user doesn't leave this room and isn't assisted by an external force, the Tribulation will be contained.A smile lit up Priam's face as he left his world. "The System recognizes the chamber," he announced, turning to Louis. "Your Tribulations won't impact my world."The old man nodded. "Then let's get started.""Now?" Priam asked, surprised. "Don't you want to wait for Mirscella?"Louis shook his head. "If I have to die, I prefer she doesn't have pathetic goodbyes as her last memory of me. If I have to live, might as well spare her the stress of waiting. Plus, I suck at goodbyes."Priam was both impressed by the old man's resolve and slightly worried. Nevertheless, it wasn't his place to judge.Louis shook hands with Alain, ruffled Rose's hair, and nodded at Priam. With a straight back, he entered the portal without looking back."Good luck, old brother..." Alain murmured as the portal closed on his friend.Shaking his head, he walked away slowly. Priam remained silent. His father was rational, and no words could reassure him. He needed actions and proof. It was in Louis's hands now."I'll train and monitor the Tribulations. Wanna come?" Priam asked, turning to Rose."I..." Rose hesitated for a moment before shaking her head. "I had some ideas while building the Chamber; I need to run some tests," Rose replied, walking away bravely.Faced with danger, some crumbled, and others fought. Rose was a fighter.Summoning a new portal, Priam entered his world. Above him shone a blazing sun. According to his Assistant, the Phoenix had left something for him there. Priam planned to wait for the end of Louis's Tribulations before diving into the star, but nothing prevented him from analyzing it earlier.Suddenly, the world shook.The Tribulations had begun.Status: Average value for a Homo sapiens male before integration: PHY 10 / MEN 10 / META 0PHYSICAL:Strength 420 Constitution 724Agility 432 Vitality 547Perception 652 +10 MENTAL:Vivacity 359 +7Dexterity 453 +9 Memory 185 +3Willpower 706Charisma 456 +6 META:Meta-affinity 408 +34 Meta-focus 284 +20Meta-endurance 208 Meta-perception 170 +23 Meta-chance 219Meta-authority 15Potential: 1094 +31Tier 0He Who Eludes Death charge: PRIMEDTribulation: Five Tribulations pending.Future Tribulations delayed until:Time: 174 days 11 hours 54 minutes 9 seconds.Next thresholds: 12 attributes 400 / 6 attribute 600 / 1 attribute 800
