"System. What's this Mana enhancement?" Max asked, trying to calm down the surges of excitement in his heart.
[Since the host has already reached the peak of the two-star realm, the host should know one of the most important and time-consuming parts when trying to break through to the three-star realm, right?] System's voice was almost human-like as it counter-questioned.
Max was surprised but was too excited to bother about it and nodded. "Yes, it's to condense and purify it enough so that one particle of Mana in the Mana core is a hundred times stronger."
[Host is right. However, this process of purifying and condensing is too long. On average, it takes at least six months to one year of rigorous cultivation if the person has outstanding talent. If not, this can easily take a couple of years before reaching the next step.
However, using the system's Mana enhancement function, the host can use your Lust Points to shorten this process. If the host has enough points, this whole process can be done in just a day, depending on the host's constitution and the condition of Mana core.] System explained, its voice contained a hint of pride.
Max's heart thumped. He was so excited because he had guessed this based on its name. However, he wanted to confirm it before celebrating.
He suppressed his excitement and asked, "How many LPs do I need to enhance my current Mana to the level of a three-star mage?"
[One unit of current Mana can be enhanced to the next level by using 100 Lust Points.] The system replied.
"H-Hundred…?" Max almost choked. If he calculated by this rate, he needed one million LPs to enhance all the Mana.
He then glanced at his status window and saw one hundred and fifty thousand LPs. 'I only have fifteen percent of the required amount.' He sighed.
"Tell me, can this function be used on others?" He asked. Given his progress thanks to the system, he would need countless times more LPs, but his women, Belen, and others won't be able to break through to the three-star realm anytime soon.
This meant he had to find other stronger women to have sex with and gain the LPs he needed.
However, if he did that, not only Belen and others would be left behind, he would have others to worry about, which he didn't want. After all, all women won't be like Jasmine, who would be okay with being a sex partner.
The system was silent as if thinking about it. Then it said,
[Yes, it is feasible. However, that would take double the Lust Points.]
Max could almost hear the gloating in the system's tone and felt that he was going to faint. He needed a couple of million LPs if he wanted to help his women.
[Host, I can tell that your current women aren't capable of providing you with enough Lust Points, I suggest you find some strong ones or use a method to extract more from your current ones.] The system suggested.
As Max heard the first part, he shook his head; it was true, and he felt helpless about it. However, the next part made him pause.
"What do you mean by 'extract'?" He asked, his eyebrows raised.
[There is a method in the shop that you can use to forcibly extract more Lust Points from the women you have sex with.] The system replied.
"What's the catch?" asked Max.
[The woman the host use this method on will be weakened for some time, and some of their life force would be lost too.] The system said.
"Fuck. Was the creator some demon or what? How can he have such a method?" Max instantly rejected the thought of using any method like that. Although he wanted to become strong, he won't do anything that might harm his loved ones for the sake of power.
"…"
The system didn't speak anything after he said this.
Max shook his head and tapped on the 'Mana enhancement.'
Instantly another window opened, asking how many units of Mana he wanted to enhance.
"Fifteen hundred." He smiled and put the amount, and clicked on agree.
Weng~~~
Just as he clicked on the agree button, his Mana core buzzed, and a surge of energy entered it, which then started merging with his Mana.
"Argh...!" As the merging process started, he felt a slight pain in his core, which gradually worsened, and cold sweat appeared on his forehead.
"Fuck!" He gritted his teeth and endured since he didn't want to faint. If he did, he might not wake up again because he knew that the beasts in the forest and people chasing him should be coming here after noticing the commotion he caused.
After a dozen or so minutes, the energy stopped pouring, and the pain subsided.
Hu~~
He took a deep breath and inspected his Mana core.
"Amazing!" He exclaimed as an excited expression appeared on his exhausted and sweaty face.
One-seventh of his total Mana in his core had turned a faint shade of orange and wasn't in misty form anymore had become liquid, and he could feel that if he used this Mana to cast his spell, it would be countless times stronger.
"Now, I can easily kill those flies and complete the mission. Keke." He laughed wickedly.
'Hmm?' Noticing this, his eyebrows furrowed. He could feel that he was a bit excited about killing, which he shouldn't.
Rustle!
Just as he was thinking about what could be the cause of this change, he suddenly heard some bushes behind him rustle, and a cat-like beast jumped toward him.
"Tch, only a one-star beast." He identified its rank and casually threw a fist-sized fireball at it. However, it wasn't a simple fireball since he used his enhanced Mana to cast it.
Boom!
The fireball collided with it and exploded. After the fire died down, there was no sign of the beast, and even its bones seemed to have evaporated.
'Strong!' He exclaimed in his heart. Previously, a fireball of this size could only injure a one-star beast slightly. He could only wonder what would happen if he used [Calidus Brachium] with all fifteen hundred units of the enhanced Mana.
Whoosh!
He then ran in the direction of the sun feather city.
