28: Energy Cap

Since Hyesi refused to throw the necklace into the fire, Ning tried to come up with a solution.

"Alright, then do this. Go find a large boulder somewhere and bring it back to the fire." Ning decided to use another method. Hyesi complied, running along the beach to look for a boulder.

"Does this work, Smart Inikaka?" he asked, holding a stone twice the size of his palm. Ning looked at the childish palm holding the seemingly ordinary stone.

"Try to find a bigger one. The bigger, the better." Since he was forced to find a new rock, he decided to use the rock with the largest surface area so that it could gather the most heat.

Hyesi searched for a few more minutes before finding a stone that satisfied Ning. "What do I do now, Smart Inikaka?" "Bring it back to where the fire started," Ning said. Hyesi almost ran, reaching the fire pit in less than a minute. "We're here, Inikaka. What do I do now?"

Ning thought for a moment and said, "Let me bless that stone and bestow my power upon it. Touch the stone with your necklace."

Hyesi complied with her instruction, bringing the stone to her chest and slowly touching her necklace with it.

"System, grant me full authority to use Body Switching," Ning commanded, waiting for the system's confirmation.

<You have always had this ability>

"What? Then why did you make me ask every time?" Ning was unusually annoyed.

<The system never said you had to ask>

<This is something you did yourself>

"Whatever. Then how do I use it? Is it like Candlelight?" he asked.

<Yes>

"Alright then. Imagine yourself jumping into that stone." He began to imagine, and in an instant, he felt his consciousness shift.

"I succeeded!" he cheered internally. He also wanted to cheer out loud, but ultimately decided against it.

"Alright, now put this stone into the fire pit," he commanded, waiting for Hyesi's response.

Hyesi did as requested, putting the stone into the fire.

"Ah... yes. Finally. Finally, I can get energy whenever I want. Hey System, tell me the energy value per second."

<Confirmed>

<You gained 150 energy>

<You gained 150 energy>

<You gained 150 energy>

<You gained 150 energy>

"Stop," Ning said, as energy continued to flow in.

"System, what's going on? Why am I absorbing so little energy?" he asked.

<There is only a small area of flame around the rock>

<Most of the flame dissipates with the hot air.>

"What? This is nonsense. How long will this take?" He started calculating numbers in his mind.

At 150 energy per second, he could get 9000 energy per minute, which was not bad. If he could keep it up, he could get 560,000 energy in an hour.

"Hmm, I guess this isn't too bad. 'Hyesi, take care of the fire, and when it starts to burn, add more dry leaves, alright?'" As soon as Hyesi heard this, he immediately became alert. "I understand, Smart Inikaka." He immediately began to work. Every time the fire weakened, he would add more dry leaves and coconut shells from the pile.

Ning, however, saw nothing. "System, wake me up when the fire here stops, alright?"

<Confirmed>

Ning lost consciousness, and when he woke up again, he didn't know how much time had passed.

"Could the system be playing tricks on me again, making me sleep for several months straight?" he thought. "Impossible."

Status

[Status

Name: Ning Ruogong

Energy: 3,000,000

Skills: Synchronized Thinking, Basic Mapping, Novice Klavis Language, Candlelight

]

"Hmm? More than I expected, but I still feel a bit disappointed," Ning said, looking at the status.

"At this rate, I... uh... will need six days to gather 22 million energy." Thinking about having to do this every day for the next six days, Ning couldn't help but sigh.

"System, how long was I unconscious this time?" he asked.

<You were unconscious for 3 hours and 34 minutes>

"This... is the first time you've said this, System, this is a very normal amount. But, wait a minute. How did I get 2.5 million energy in three and a half hours? Shouldn't it be five hours?" he asked.

<You gained 2.5 million energy in 2 hours and 12 minutes>

"Huh? Not that long? What's going on?" Ning asked, confused.

<You have discovered the daily limit>

<A maximum of 2.5 million energy can be gained every 24 hours>

<After reaching the limit, you must wait 24 hours to gain more energy>

"What? Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Ning asked, understandably frustrated.

<You have never received this much energy in one day>

"So it's always been there?" he asked.

<Yes>

<It was not known until the first day that more than 2.5 million was collected within 24 hours>

<You can increase the limit through the shop>

"Alright, damn it. I guess I don't have much to do today." He looked around and saw Hyesi standing there, looking at the extinguished fire.

"Child, put your necklace on this stone." He needed to put the necklace back on. Hyesi did as requested, taking off his necklace and placing it on the very hot stone. Apparently, he didn't care much about the heat.

Ning switched bodies himself, without needing the system's help; he was already used to it.

"Alright, you did well today. If you keep this up for a week, I can make you stronger." Ning felt a little embarrassed, making the boy wait another week before helping him.

"Now go do what you need to do."