The Greatest Sinner

Chapter 232 - Gold

Upon reaching Vextin, Evan immediately bought a huge mansion. With his money, an entire estate didn't cost that much.

Evan decided to get into training and 'Creation.' He had already broken through the first "Barrier" stage, the 'One-Pointed Star,' but he still hadn't condensed a single drop of 'Void Liquid.' Moreover, he needed to raise the Awareness of his new spells to at least the first stage, and he had another important task. Evan wanted to continue creating his own spell.

He had made good progress last time. He had easily learned how to change the color of the simplest spell. But, that wasn't enough. Evan wanted to create his own spell as quickly as possible. Sure, someone could say that 'Foundation' was the first spell Evan had created, but it wasn't. He separated apart from the Magic of Invocation spells and began to use it for the 'One-Eyed Raven Beam' and other spells. 

It couldn't be called a full-fledged spell creation. Evan was only able to do it because, due to coincidences, he got the monster skill. Had it not been for that situation, there was no way he would have been able to create 'Foundation.'

Evan wanted to learn a recently acquired spell, namely the 'Death Feathers Fan.' Because of Roland's sudden arrival and subsequent robbery of the Paper Hydrangea's vault, Evan did not have time to begin training.

...

There was a large room in the mansion for "Creation" where Evan was now.

<Lately, my "Warp" cleared, this event increased the power of my spells a bit, but how much did my mana accumulation rate increase?"> Evan was sitting among the crystals filled with mana.

Evan's original Creation rate was six drops of Void Liquid a day. After he reached the 'One-Pointed Star' stage, his speed doubled. Evan was not special in this respect, the mana accumulation rate increased in all mages and by about the same value. But, Evan's 'Warp' was cleared, and he couldn't wait to see how much faster he had become.

Whoooosh.

Evan's 'Warp' spun and massive streams of mana headed toward the crimson sphere. Reykar also absorbed some of the mana. Reykar did not participate in the last battle, as Evan did not want Roland to know about it.

In order to reach the 'Two-Pointed Star stage,' Evan needed to condense 5,000 drops of 'Void Liquid.' It was a huge amount, but the biggest problem was the Barriers. They could not be breached at would or by saving up enough money to buy many mana crystals. Everything depended only on the mage himself and the talent and decisions he made.

Evan had already condensed 1.333 drops of "Void Liquid," which was the maximum for those who only broke through one "Barrier." Evan could now condense a total of 3,000 drops, after which he would have to wait until he broke his third Barrier.

...

Three days later, Evan opened his eyes. He had been "Creating" nonstop the whole time. Evan was amazed at the results.

<My speed has increased by one and a half times... That means that my mana accumulation rate is 18 drops per day in a normal situation without external factors. That's an incredible rate...>

Evan was well aware that even mages with purple 'Warp' only condensed 2 drops of Void Liquid per day. Of course, if she was in the One Pointed Star stage, the speed was doubled.

In other words, while mages with white Warp condensed one drop a day, Evan condensed 18. He was much faster than even geniuses.

<Darn, it's such a disappointment that there are these damn "Barriers." If it weren't for them, I could get powerful a lot faster. Eh, okay, maybe I want too much. If the information I have is to be believed, even my Barriers breakthroughs are much faster than most mages. But, if I stop fighting and risking my life, I'll slow down a lot. It's really a dilemma, but I guess you have to do things in order.> Evan thought to himself and continued to 'Create.'

The room he was in was filled with mana. In this place, any mage would "Create" five times faster than usual. That meant it would only take Evan two and a half weeks to condense 1.667 drops of 'Void Liquid' and hit the Barrier.

But Evan wasn't going to stop there. He wanted to unlock all the circuits on the golden Pillar next to the giant rat. Evan had already tried pouring some mana into the chains on the second "Pillar" next to the lion, but it didn't work. He wasn't strong enough to do it yet. But, the gold chains had no problem absorbing mana.

Evan supposed that if he could unlock all the chains on the first Pillar next to the black lion, he could do the same with the first gold Pillar.

Two and a half weeks later, Evan stumbled into the next "Barrier." His 'Warp' contained 3,000 drops of Void Liquid, and so far, he could make no further progress.

Then Evan began to unlock the chains on the golden "Pillar." Given his current mana accumulation rate, it would take him one day to unlock three chains. Thus, after a little over a month, Evan came close to unlocking all the chains.

Crackle.

The hundredth chain shuddered violently and flew off into the 'Library.' There was one last chain left on the golden Pillar. Last time, Evan couldn't immediately unlock the 101st chain on the black Pillar. He had to wait until he was stronger. But Evan was sure he wouldn't have to wait now.

"Here we go." Mumbled Evan and channeled a huge amount of mana into the last chain.

Unlocking the last chain was the hardest part, it required a lot more mana. But, Evan was in no hurry, he had plenty of time.

Crackle.

After three whole days, the last chain began to crackle. Evan smiled, he was already looking forward to it. Last time he'd gotten 'Lucifer's Shackles.' This spell greatly increased his physical strength, which matched the effect of the black lion.

When the huge rat appeared, Evan's vision got much better. So he thought the spell he received would have something to do with his eyes.

Evan wasn't worried that the spell he received would cause him to die again or put him in a deadly situation. Then it was because 'Lucifer's Shackles' contained both demonic and divine energy. But, even if it happened again, nothing would happen to Evan. His body could contain the two discordant energies, and his Warp was even cleared because of it.

Crackle.

After two more days, the chain gradually began to separate from the golden Pillar. It quickly transferred to Evan's "Library."

When all the chains joined together, they flashed brightly and began to disintegrate. The symbols on the chains turned into a massive, golden Magical Circle. Evan's consciousness was transported to the "Library." All these symbols headed toward his glabella.

Evan was already used to such procedures, so he felt no discomfort at all. He felt only satisfaction in the knowledge and power he had gained.

Whooosh.

The next moment Evan opened his eyes, and they glowed brightly with golden light. Gradually the color grew deeper. Evan's golden eyes were like an abyss that could consume everything in the world.

[The first Pillar of the Rat's Sigil has been activated.]

[Mammon's Gaze has been received.]

[The second Pillar of the Rat's Sigil has been obtained.]