Chapter 36 - 36: Gambling Again

'I don't know if it's even possible for me to get exhausted from simple mana training. My Sea of Consciousness is dozens or even a hundred times larger than a human's.' Orion curiously thought. He remembered that Lumi had told him that his Sea of Consciousness was 10x the size of a True Dragon's. But he didn't know exactly how large a Dragon's Sea of Consciousness was compared to a human's. He hasn't unlocked that part of his Inheritance yet. "Ah yes, here, take these, Orion," Eldric said before taking out a bag from behind his chair. "These should help you with practicing mana control." Orion looked at it, already feeling the dense mana it held. "What are these?" "High Grade Mana Crystals, these should help you to replenish all the used mana while training," he calmly said before sipping his tea. Orion's eyes shined as he looked at dozens of High Grade Crystals inside the bag. "I will make good use of them, Grandpa." Eldric and Selene smiled, looking at his excited expression before all three of them grew silent and began sipping their tea calmly. All the chaos of before seemed to have faded in the background as they silently listened to nature's music. … "Master, are you going to the capital?" "Yes." "Will you go to the academy there?" "Yes." "Are you going to learn magic there?" "Yes." "Will you find a wife there for yourself?" "Ye- what the fuck?" Orion stopped in his track as he turned to look at Rina with a speechless look. Rina pouted and looked to the other side, "You weren't answering properly." He shook his head, "I was just thinking about what the academy or the capital city holds for me. I really want to just learn magic and go on to travel the world." "…w-will you..take us with..you?" Fiora softly asked. Rina raised an eyebrow at her but turned to look at Orion, wanting to ask the same question. "Time will tell. For now, all three of us are too weak to travel the world." He shook his head and continued walking. Rina and Fiora sighed disappointingly and followed along. … Orion returned to his room and ordered both Rina and Fiora to stand guard. He told them he wanted to take the day off from the library and came back to the room. He placed the bag on the table and rubbed his palms together, "Alright, Lumi, count all the Mana Crystals and tell me how many SP I got." [Aye aye captain!] [Ding!] [Total SP calculated. Found a total of 57 High Grade Mana Crystals.] [89 SP can be acquired.] [Proceed to extract?] "Damn! 89 SP from 57 High Grade Mana Crystals?!" Orion's eyes slightly widened. He remembered the exchange ratio was around 1:1 for High Grade Mana Crystals. [The quality of these Mana Crystals is quite high Master. You need to know there is a big difference even among the same level Mana Crystals.] "I see, I see, that's good. Looks like Grandpa gave me good quality Mana Crystals." His heart slightly ached thinking about losing all the Mana Crystals he just got. 'Hmm? Didn't I suppress my Draconic Nature?' he raised an eyebrow, feeling something amiss. [Master, you need to suppress it consciously all the time, otherwise it will keep happening. And it's not only due to your Draconic Nature. You are a little greedy yourself hehe.] "Makes sense." He closed his eyes and focused his will to suppress his draconic instincts again. "It feels weird having to do this, haa… anyways, change all the Mana Crystals into System Points." [Ding!] [Conversion Finished. Master received 89 SP.] [SP= 97] Orion's eyes started shining, looking at the amount of SP he gained all of a sudden, "Time to pull another legendary draw, if I can do even half as good as I did during my 10 draws." He nearly drooled and quickly ordered, "Redeem 9 Draws." [Nine draws coming right up!!] [Ding!] [Draw Purchased!] [Do you want to spin one or all draws at once?] Orion sat down on the bed, taking a deep breath, "Only pussies play it low. All in!" [Ding!] [Initiating 9 Consecutive Draws.] The wheel spun in front of him — the familiar colours of trash and treasure swirling like a vortex. 'Don't abandon me now gacha god.' He fixed his eyes on the screen. [Ding!] [Draw 1: Empty] His lips twitched slightly, but he maintained his composure. [Draw 2: Empty] [Draw 3: Empty] You have received: [Draw 4: Worn-Out Boots (Common Grade)] Orion's eyelid twitched slightly. "…Good start." He muttered with a dark expression. Lumi's tiny avatar popped up beside the wheel with a nervous giggle. [Hehe~ Gacha is about patience, Master! Surely the next one will be great! (≧∇≦)] "…Continue." [Ding!] [Draw 5: You have received: Beast Fur Ball (Common Grade)] [Effect: Soft.] Orion silently stared at the small tuft of fur that appeared in front of him. "Soft? That's it?" Lumi cheerfully chimed in. [You can use it as a pillow if Master sleeps outside! (*≧▽≦)] "…You want me to die poor, don't you?" He sighed towards the sky, already envisioning his poor fate. "Continue." [Ding!] [Draw 6- You have received: Torn Beast Skin (Common Grade)] [Effect: Can eat it to get poisoning.] Orion let out a slow exhale through his nose. "…Lumi." [Eh, Y-yes, Master?] "Remind me to strangle Echo if I meet him again." [Okay! ╰(°▽°)╯] [Ding!] [Draw 7- Basic Mana Breathing Technique (Common Grade)] [Effect: A beginner-friendly technique that teaches optimal mana breathing patterns to absorb and refine mana efficiently. Vital for beginners.] Orion's eyes immediately widened in excitement, "Fucking finally!!" He closed his eyes to see information filling his mind. He quickly read through some part of it. [Hehe, I told you master, you will get something useful sooner or later.(≧∀≦)] Orion exhaled a sigh of relief, "Looks like there is still hope for this. I was going to give up." [Already???(°ロ°) !] "The fuck you mean already, I wasted all of my Mana Crystals and got trash in return. Anyways, continue the draws, my luck is finally turning." Orion huffed and quickly asked her to continue. [Ding!] [Draw 8- You have received: Moonberry x10,000 (Common Grade)] [Effects: Sweet, refreshing, with a hint of floral aroma. Said to calm the mind and is loved by elves. Poison to humans.] "Haaa… did Echo throw more random stuff after I got access to his treasury? I refuse to believe he will collect such trash." He grumbled and took out a Moonberry. [Σ(ﾟДﾟ), Master, that's poison!] He ignored her and ate the whole berry in one bite. After chewing for a bit, he swallowed it whole, "Hmm, not bad. Tastes sweet and refreshing. No wonder those forest dwellers like it." [Ah, I forgot Master is not a Human. (⌒_⌒;)] "Well this is better than nothing. I can eat them when I'm bored. Continue, I still have a draw left." He stretched and said. Even if he didn't get anything now, he would be satisfied with the Mana Breathing Technique. [Ding!] S~eaʀᴄh the ηovёlFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. [Ninth Draw: You have received: Soul Imprint Spell - Slave Seal (Uncommon Grade)] [Effect: A sealing technique that allows the user to leave a binding imprint on the Sea of Consciousness of a willing target. The seal can enforce commands, protect the target, or prevent betrayal. Requires the target's full consent.] Orion's eyes widened slightly, "This…is really something else." He tapped on the screen as a scroll appeared in front of him. [Do you want to learn this spell?] [Yes/No]