Alaric emerged from the system's space at the 36th hour mark, looking tired and famished. He immediately withdrew the puppet from the tower space and took its place in the middle of the book tower.
The past thirty-six days in the tower space have been hectic and tiresome for him. He was so concentrated on his research that he barely had a wink of sleep every day. All he ate and drank were portions he had made while doing his research.
He was not only reading the books to find the perfect solution for the tasks; he had also been practicing several means and techniques of alchemy that could be used to remove the gem without damaging the core.
Every technique he studied led to one result, which was the core getting shattered or dissolved alongside the gem.
Just when he had wanted to give
