I stopped laughing, though I couldn't wipe the grin off my face.
My eyes stayed locked on the core as it continued its work, quietly, steadily, generating that strange, violet Essence. The whole thing was mesmerizing, like watching a living engine hidden inside my chest.
I had no idea how it worked under the surface, what kind of mechanisms or energy systems were running behind the scenes. But I didn't care. Whatever it was, it was incredible.
It didn't take long before I noticed the number slowly ticking up. Bit by bit, the Essence level rose.
About thirty minutes later, the storage was full.
It might've filled even faster if I hadn't spent some time experimenting with the absorption rate.
But it was worth it, I learned something important.
I could actually control the speed.
It all came down to my Psynapse and the channels I had carved through my body.
