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[Status]: HP: 8/8, MP: 34/17, Condition: Mana overfill

Clothing: Upper body: [---] → Effects: [---] Additional: [---] → Effects: [---]

Lower body: [---] → Effects: [---] Additional: [---] → Effects: [---]

Additional: [---] → Effects: [---]

Skills: Magic skills:

[Dark element (beginner)] LV 1/150, [Fire element (beginner)] LV 1/100, [Water element (beginner)] LV 3/100, [Mineral control (beginner)], LV 1/100, [Wind control (beginner)] LV 1/125

Enhancement skills:

[Aim enhancement (low)] LV 1/10, [Concentration enhancement (intermediate)] LV 8/25

Extra skills:

[Dexterity (large)] LV 4/50, [Absolute Pitch]

Information gathering skills:

[Appraisal], [Status]

Resistance skills:

[Cold resistance (small)] LV 4/10, [Mental exhaustion resistance (small)] LV 3/10

Support skills:

[healing Magic] LV 1/20

Still unknown/unsure:

[Exhaust] LV 1/35, [Odor control] LV 1/10, [silent] LV 1/10, [Float] LV 1/5, [Melanin control] LV 1/10, [Water creation]

Name: Aria, Race: Kid demon harpy (1/4), Rank: E, Rarity: Ω, Age expectancy:∞,

General information: x%?w/n!Σ3=§0

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There it is!

The [mineral control] skill

I still have no idea how, but there has to be a way to make my idea work

I just need to know which minerals I need and then I can work on the process

Even if there were to be no way to create minerals, I should at least be able to control them somehow

I mean, this is literally the skill´s name

But that aside, I at first need to confirm which minerals I actually have to control before worrying how to do so

Although [Appraisal] can´t give me information out of the blue, it is able to analyze everything I physically encounter

Like all the inedible plants and Groosha tree and fruit

If I remember correctly, [Appraisal] also told me what sweat is made of, so why wouldn´t it work for water?

Water too shouldn´t be an exception

“Appraisal, can you tell me what this sweet water I drank from those bucket plants was, uhm, made off?” I ask my friend and helper vaguely while shifting my sitting position

I hope it understands my intentions…

“Analyzed water composition: Sodium 223 mg/l, Chlorine 0.01 mg/l, Sulfate 189 mg/l, Magnesium 28 mg/l and the queen´s favorite Potassium 17 mg/l. The water of the Nepenthes Innocens also contains a fusion of Nectar and MP which leads to a slightly sweet flavor: 1 MP/l and 10 mg Nectar/l. Though the amount of MP is too little to produce beneficial effects for the consumer”

I love you so much

Is what I think while the corners of my mouth turn upwards

However, I can´t even start to imagine how the chemical process would look like

Creating something like Sodium or Sulfate is just too advanced for a chemistry rookie like me

Also I don´t think I´ll have the minute control to create exactly 0.01 milligram of Chlorine

So, how am I supposed to put it into practice? Isn´t there another way?

The leaves at the treetops rustle and cover the sun which was warming my body up till now

I cross my hands behind my head and lie down on the boulder while tugging up one of my legs

“This feels quite nice…” I mutter

A few minutes pass as I let my thoughts wander.

For now, let´s try to transfer the minerals from the Nepesthis… anyways, from the bucket plant to some distilled water

If I measure how much water is inside of the plants and create the same amount I won´t have to worry about infusing too many or too little minerals

And if I somehow manage to transfer the minerals, it in turn will help developing a feel for the process

Maybe after that I´ll try and make some drinkable water from scratch?

Yeah, sounds good. I like this plan

Let´s go and search for a bucket plant then.

I get up from my lying position and hop down the rock

If I remember correctly I passed some of them on the way here, so let´s just return to my cave

As I begin walking I stretch myself and open my status again

“Kinda feels like unlocking your phone” I release some air from my nose as a reaction to my own joke

“Wait a minute, did my MP go down?”

It did

How could I´ve missed that?

I was so obsessed with only checking on [Mineral Control] that I failed to notice such an obvious change.

I slowly go through my status as to see if I missed anything else

And hell I did

My [Water Element] rose by 2 Levels and I even got a new skill

Can I please enable some kind of notifications if my status changes?

I feel uncomfortable learning about this only now

But I don´t see any options for enabling notifications or the like

That means I´ll have to check my status regularly for updates, huh?

As I think that my cave and two bucket plants enter my vision

I begin running and before I know it I´m in front of the plants.

“Ok let´s see”

I try to remove one from the ground by lifting it, but the roots are stronger than I expected

“Come. On!” I press out as I put more strength into my arms, but it´s to no use

I end the struggle and leave the plants, for now

I approach my cave where I grab my stone which I brought with me from the groosha harvest and return to the bucket plants

As it is relatively sharp, I kneel down and begin cutting the roots of one of the plants

It´s quite meticulous work as it takes about ten minutes until the last root is finally severed

But after said 10 minutes I finish cutting and pick up the plant

“Ugh, heavy”

I somehow manage to lean it against a tree before it, or I, fall over

I plump on my back and let out a long sigh

After taking a small break I drink some water from the plant and wash my face

“Now that I think about it, it would be sad to let this water go to waste”

Let´s use this opportunity and take my first shower in an eternity

I pick up the plant again while trying to keep my back straight let the water flow over my body

“COLD” my mind screams immediately

But other than that, it feels really nice

I continue washing

Each second it gets easier to shower as my body gets used to the cold water and the plant gets lighter from having less water in it

After a while I´m able to hold the plant with one hand and wash my hair with the other

“~ ~ ~” so refreshing

Suddenly: “Skill: [Cold resistance (small)] LV 4/10 → [Cold resistance (small)] LV 5/10”

…

I stop in my tracks

That was Appraisals voice just now

Why is it notifying me now? It didn´t do it before

Huh?

Did I somehow manage to turn the notifications on? Does only thinking about it suffice already?

Well apparently, as I have no other explanation

I´m happy though, Appraisal and Status get more appealing each time I use them

With new found enthusiasm I continue my preparations for the mineral transfer

The bucket plant is now completely empty and kinda sacked in so I hold my hands over it and let water I create with my skill flow inside of it

It takes quite some time, but now it´s filled up to the brim again.

“Skill: [Water Element (beginner)] LV 3/100 → [Water Element (beginner)] LV 5/100”

“Status: 34/17 MP → 14/17 MP”

“Condition: Mana Overfill → –

My water magic leveled up again!

And did it just say how much MP I have left?

Then again I asked for every change in my status to be reported, not only skill related ones

With this I´ll immediately know how much MP I´ve used and how much I have left!

That´s so convenient!

But no wonder water magic leveled up

20 is more than 100% of my MP…

Actually, will my remaining MP last for the mineral transfer now?

Maybe I should reduce the water quantity a little

…

Nah, I can´t let my hard work go to waste, it´s all or nothing!

With this thought in mind I raise my hand and think about how I want the Sodium, Sulfate, Chlorine, Magnesium and Potassium from the one plant to transfer into the distilled water.

“Skill: [Mineral control (beginner)], LV 1/100 → [Mineral control (beginner)], LV 4/100”

“Skill: [Concentration enhancement (intermediate)] LV 8/25 → [Concentration enhancement (intermediate)] LV 9/25”

“T%&L0: F!T&%)GS§”=J”

“Skill: [Mental exhaustion resistance (small)] LV 3/10 → [Mental exhaustion resistance (small)] LV 6/10”

“Status: MP 14/17 → MP 0/17”

“Condition: Exhausted (Extreme)"

By the time those messages arrive I was lying on the ground, blacked out.