The Founder's POV

Chapter 48: Immersion

What I need to do now is theoretically simple, but it will take a long time to accomplish in practice.

Additionally, it will be hell for me, the pain won't be trivial at all, the process is difficult, but I have to do it.

The reason why I'll feel pain this time, whereas I don't feel anything when I consume the fruit normally, is quite simple.

First, I want to destroy my muscles to the utmost extent, so I am on the verge of complete bodily paralysis. After I finish doing that, I will start the process of healing my body, which may take longer than usual.

I sighed, the process may be more difficult than I imagined...

I first need to extract the parts of the sacred fruit and separate the destructive part from the healing part. I have to do this for about 40 fruits, concentrating them into two doses.

The first will destroy my body, and the second will heal it. The duration it will take ranges between two to three weeks; I will have already reached the city by that time.

Under normal circumstances, this process wouldn't take all this time, but I clearly lack advanced equipment. I have to do it with what I currently have.

If I had Jin's ability... it's unfortunate that I can't transfer my knowledge and scientific expertise to him... otherwise, everything would be easy....

Wait a moment...

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I left my room after a bit of sleep, feeling a bit numb. I had stayed awake for several days conducting experiments, and it's only natural that I would reach my limit eventually, even if I possess the Commandment of Sloth.

'I shouldn't repeat this often... it's damaging my brain.' Even after sleeping, I felt a bit of a headache.

I drank some water and ate; I still have the supplies I got from Loana when I first went to the Mountain of Fog.

Thinking about it... I've been through a lot since I came to this world initially...

I remembered my days of depression and laziness; my depression was due to knowing that something like this would happen eventually...

It's really impressive how this world managed to surprise me, even though I know most things about it. And even more impressive is that I did this to myself, what did I do in my life to deserve this?

With deep thoughts, I headed towards the front of the carriage, where Jin was resting with Elara, exchanging a few words. Jin would stop for about three hours a day, wanting to rest and restore his mana reserve to 100%.

Driving this carriage is not only extremely costly but also requires astonishing concentration, and Jin's ability to do this increased my belief in my next step.

Elara looked at me strangely when he saw me; I didn't know how to respond to his gaze.

He is a very complex man, and the worst part is that I don't know much about him, even though I wrote his character.

All I know is that he cares about those around him to some extent, his mentality is mature but heavily biased by his emotions. If I told everyone that the puppet Society still exist, he would be the first to decide to return, without even thinking.

"Hey!" I tried to be polite at least, so I greeted him before looking at Jin, wanting to borrow one of his skills for a bit.

I asked for his help. "Can you help me with something quickly? It won't take much of your time."