Solitude

In addition to being a magical fungus he began to ripen his medicinal properties together with his sister and had characteristics similar to those of the cactus people, by releasing different fragrances with different medicinal or toxic properties. Being fungal emperors, both could simulate within their spongy organs the creation of fluids created by different types of mushrooms.

From medicinal scents of healing and mental tranquilizers to poisons and paralyzing or necrotizing toxins. With this ability, the brothers helped Nicola to produce pills with different types of effects, as a chemist in the past life, the alchemy of this world was still something that intrigued Nicola.

As his recent research had other directions, Nicola did not invest much in the study of alchemy, but he knew that his line of development could be different from other alchemists.

To put it better, in this world, alchemist cultivators depended heavily on the element of fire to burn medicinal herbs and produce desired effects. Back on Earth, chemical reactions could occur with the most diverse types of causative agents that were not limited only to combustion.

He remembered that electrical inductions could cause the electrolysis of water and separate hydrogen from oxygen. Just as water could be a solvent for molecules that were impure with others, or even the darkness and light that could not be manipulated on earth, but here they could destroy the impurities present in the medicinal ingredients while the light kept the parts usable, alive and intact.

He had even forged a special furnace for himself that was in the alchemy section. The furnace was large, the size of a dining table, the design was simple and clean, just a dark metal and resistant to the elements, around it were seen seven holes with lids through which elemental sources were introduced to cause alchemical reactions. However, now that Nicola had no more need to complete missions, he would have more time to dedicate himself to alchemy.

His studies on forging were stagnant because of his level, which remained unchanged for some time. He had learned from master Cassius the forging technique he used, but he readily transformed it into a fighting technique. So he also needed to dedicate himself to that. The same principle applied to the blacksmithing profession, they relied heavily on the fire element, while the other elements were neglected, the coldness of water was just as important as fire for the metal to be forged correctly.

The spatial artefact underwent few changes, among them, in addition to the tower in the center, there was yet another building, a small house, which Tuatha used as his laboratory and deposit of interesting things that he found to study. Nicola had provided him with some simple equipment like spatial rings and offered monthly payments for him to perform tasks for him, such as inspecting the spatial artifact environments and keeping everything running.

Thuata sometimes trained next to Kin or was in the magical herb gardens next to Gin. But at that moment he preferred to be alone reading a book that Nicola gave him, Manual of war was the equivalent of the book called The art of war back to earth. The book featured group battle strategies, command and supply management.

Tyris, in turn, wasinside the tower, she could move within the space artifact almost freely, except for a few floors for Nicola's exclusive use she could move on the training grounds and within the biomes. Specifically, the desert biome was the one she liked the most, because it had a lot of sand and rocks, she felt almost at home.

His mission, ordered by Nicola, was to hatch the five snake eggs he obtained after killing the black snake in that swamp, another humanoid species of reptile could certainly hatch them more easily than himself. It was strange for Tyris to shock the offspring of another snake, but his master's orders could not be challenged. "I will stay with them until they hatch master, maybe I should move them to one of the biomes, the heat and mana concentration maintained by the tower are great, but they are magical beasts and must have contact with nature since birth." She said as she held the five black eggs in her arms and curled in her snake hair as she moved out of the tower.

And so Nicola was alone again, as in the beginning of everything. Solitude was something he got used to over time, he never had friends or companions before, always despised and humiliated wherever he went, he decided to close himself off trying to have friends. Even now having a large group of five people, they were all troubled individuals who would be looked at wherever they went.

Sometimes being alone gave you freedom to do what you wanted, but the presence of the twins could not be considered a bad thing, on the contrary, they gave him something to fight for. Nicola looked out the window at the top of the tower, both were there, in front of him, as was he eagerly devouring the knowledge that this world had to give, learning and developing new techniques for themselves.