Since oil was out of the question, Aegon decided to go for electricity or something similar that would be cheaper, affordable, recyclable, and long-lasting.
There were too many things he wanted to do with that energy aside from just providing it to the common populace. This became one more reason he attended the Academy, to get the answers he sought.
'Oii, system, I know I'm being demanding, but can't you give me some batteries or something? I can try to understand them and replicate something similar to store mana.'
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'Of course, I do.'
Then, Aegon ignored both the system and Cali, who was trying to get a reaction out of him. His eyes remained fixed on the lantern's mana stone, as if he was trying to unveil its secrets.
'How does this even hold mana without any leakage?'
He knew the answer already...pressure. The intense pressure of the deep underground made it possible to store the mana that was normally impossible to contain.
