In his vision, he saw, ‘Startup procedures initializing. Please, stand by. Estimated time to finish, fourteen minutes.’ Matt took Aster to eat at the dining hall and, after setting out her food, ate his own. The new food was even more expensive than her kit food, as it was made of Tier 4 and 5 monsters. The expense drained his already tight budget, but he wasn't going to skimp on his companion. The startup process finished, and a heads-up display overlaid his vision. ‘New host detected. Start scanning? Yes. No.’ Matt selected yes, and the pull on his mana grew stronger. This AI is absurd. It pulled almost seven mana a second. Any normal mage at this Tier would be empty of mana in just a few minutes. It explained why they had been working on this model for so long. It was nearly unusab

