The Monarch

Chapter 293: Benefits of power

This naturally meant there was competition, whether to find a romantic partner or rise socially. Those who managed to escape this cycle were few, ridiculously few.

"You opened my eyes, thank you for that," Bianca bowed in gratitude. The others also thanked them in their own way, but there was not much sincerity; they were still shocked by the situation.

"Lucas, stay with them, I’m going out for a bit", Kayden didn’t give anyone time to say anything and disappeared into thin air. As soon as he was free, he sighed in relief. It had been a long time since he interacted so much with other people.

He had to admit that he lost any desire to do this. He had nothing against Jonathan and his friends, but he felt like he was wasting time while hanging out with them.

Once he was completely free, he just had to ask people flying for some information and find out where the information center about the event was. He had to get out of the huge tangle of buildings.

The event was something so unique and reserved for the elites of the entire elven race and their subordinates that the building related to it was an isolated construction. Kayden only needed to fly a few minutes at high speed.

He entered a sort of snow biome. In the center of a large area, there was a castle above a large mountain. This castle extended for several kilometers and ran along the length of the mountain.

Its design was based on black and red colors, both in dark tones. Torches were burning golden, illuminating the environment that seemed to always be dark. This entire region had its climate artificially altered.

It was a giant area of several tens of kilometers that was completely altered. For example, the weather here would always be dark, as if it was always night. Fauna and flora developed based on these characteristics. Plus, it was always snowing lightly.

Kayden could feel his body cooling down and throwing signs of cold at him. This would only be possible if the cold was made of mana; low temperatures, but carried out naturally by nature, would not be able to make him feel cold.

Thanks to his ring, he wasn’t stopped when entering this private zone. Quickly, he headed towards the castle. He sensed several high-level beasts in the vicinity, even some in the fourth realm. Therefore, he hid his presence to avoid any waste of time.

"Hello, Master Kayden," as soon as he got close enough, a blue-haired woman with a short stature came out to welcome him. She wore a slave collar and had a phenomenal body and beauty.

"Hello, I need guidance, it’s my first time here", Kayden remained polite even though he was a slave. Something the woman was surprised by.

"My name is Ana and I am your private slave for the next few centuries. I can manage your diplomatic schedule and organize your presentation to eleven high society in just…" Kayden cut her off before she could continue.

"I don’t care about that, I just want to know where I can find all the available lectures and resources for my level of privilege. Also, just call me Kayden, I’m only my students’ master," Kayden felt disgusted at being called other people’s master without ever teaching them anything.

Ana was quiet for a few seconds as she reasoned what Kayden said. He was different from what she expected. His speech was perfectly rehearsed and according to the presentation manual it was the ideal to be spoken, it softened the gigantic ego of people from this social class.

"Okay, Kayden..."

"Kayden."

"It’s okay, Kayden. We have an artificial intelligence called Sora that answers questions about academic events. We are currently in arrival week and we don’t have any other than the member showcase competitions. It is held to showcase new members and the development of old members," again Kayden interrupted her.

"What is the real gain from this? And what is the intangible gain?" Ana had a way with words and spoke sweetly to Kayden, but this only irritated him. The old feeling of wasting time stood out in his mind.

"Material gains have practically none, while immaterial gains you gain honor and glory", this award meant nothing in Kayden’s view.

"What rooms are there here? Just tell me the ones that help with cultivation, I’m not interested in concepts or things like that," Kayden got straight to the point again.

"We have rooms with infinite densities of mana, we have rooms with training dolls, we have accelerated learning rooms", she continued saying some more, but Kayden remained focused on infinite mana.

"How much mana is in a room with infinite mana? Is the name just symbolic?" Kayden released his doubts.

"It is just a very large amount of mana caused by a rupture in space, as you are a fifth realm mage…"

"Third kingdom," Kayden corrected him and saw the surprise on his face.

"That… I don’t know if you will be able to enter the room with this realm. The amount of mana could be toxic to your body, but we have rooms with lower densities for other realms," Kayden had thought about this hypothesis as well.

"Take me to the infinite mana room, please", Kayden asked in the same way, and for a few minutes, he found himself in front of a golden door. As soon as they opened it, she found herself in a temple with a much larger space than should have been possible.

Inside it was several hundred meters. Furthermore, small rooms were measuring a few square meters. Kayden could feel a ridiculous amount of mana in each of them.

"Hello, Mister Kayden," a human who appeared to be middle-aged greeted them. He had black hair mixed with white, and his square face with his suit made him look like a movie butler.

As soon as any member entered this room, the ring they had sent all the information that the slaves should have access to directly to them, and this made it easier to talk to the members of the elven faculties.

"Hello, I’m in the third realm, I want to know the degree of difficulty in using these rooms", Kayden expressed his situation directly and caused the slave to be surprised. He had never seen a level four member at such a low realm.

"Unfortunately, these rooms are of no use to you, sir. They are used to break the barrier of the fifth realm, something that is only possible with a ridiculous amount of mana. For lower realms, it is toxic and not worth the risk," Kayden thanked the man and left.

He just wanted to gather useful information about the rooms in this castle. After that, he went together with his private slave to the next room. The situation was very similar, and as soon as they walked through a golden door, they found themselves in a different place.

This time, they were in some kind of bar with several rooms upstairs. Each room was a few dozen square meters and represented a large expanse, very different from rooms with infinite mana.

Kayden became increasingly amazed at the ability of mana to freely unfold space however the author of the spell wanted. This castle was ridiculously larger than it appeared from the outside.

"Mister Kayden, welcome to the mana quarters. Do you have anything specific in mind?" The one who received them this time was a young girl like Ana, who was also a slave of the human race.

For every minute that passed on this planet, it became clear to Kayden that the elven race was a race with a strong inclination towards slavery. Something he didn’t care about; It was simply none of his business.

"What density levels do you have? How exactly does this place work?" Kayden liked the woman getting straight to the point and did the same.

"We have folds that increase every fifty to a thousand times. As a fourth-level privileged, you have no hours limit or any restrictions. Just ask and you will be directed to the room," Kayden was impressed 1000 times.

It was a very large number. If he had used this amount of mana since he was a child, he would probably already be a realm or two higher by now, but he didn’t think much about it. All situations in his life culminated in him arriving at his most perfect being possible.

"I want a room with a thousand times density," Kayden asked directly and the woman just smiled as Kayden’s vision changed instantly. In front of him, a golden door appeared.

He was without Ana at that moment. She was not allowed to accompany someone to that level. Without hesitation, Kayden opened the room, and... the amount of mana was so great that it was in liquid form.

Kayden had to go through some sort of barrier that prevented any mana from coming out. When he found himself inside, he was amazed at the feeling he was having. It felt like he was submerged in water, but at the same time, nothing impeded his movements.