CH205 Conceptual Quality
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While Alex couldn't be called outright paranoid, he still possessed a firm and healthy sense of caution; what to share—and what to keep entirely to himself.
The Voidheart Core belonged, without question, in that second category.
With that settled in his mind, he refocused.
After taking time out to unravel the structural and operational puzzle of the Voidheart Core, Alex returned to his original purpose—the experiment he had set out to conduct.
He positioned each Mana Stone in turn close to the Core's left atrium, the part most likely responsible for absorbing and processing energy.
Almost instantly, each stone was drained dry, crumbling into nothing but fine dust. Mere moments later, faint motes of Spatial Energy drifted outward from the core's left ventricle, shimmering as they emerged.
A smile tugged at Alex's lips, "I was right."
