Askos is still taking to this exercise incredibly well, he just needs a little bit more mana and he will be able to keep all of the bodies alive, if not in one piece. Junior, on the other hand, is still spending more mana than she absolutely has to on every single body, keeping her from achieving the same despite the fact that she is the better healer.

The actual work I did today was more of what I am already used to, refining things until they are perfected. I’m able to keep a plant from sinking for a full minute now, as opposed to the two or three seconds I was getting previously, simply from increasing the speed at which I am able to spin the water. Hopefully, progress will continue like that until I get what I want.

The people digging caverns have come across something interesting today, a massive natural cave full of hot water. There are even some living creatures in the cave, mostly different varieties of small aquatic beasts, though I did see a small draconic creature in there that was hunting the beasts. How they got down there I have no idea, the mana in the area isn’t exactly thick, mana doesn’t move through solid rock very fast, and there aren’t any obvious holes to the surface. Maybe this is the remains of an ancient dungeon that died before the first sentient? Who knows?

The creatures inside of the cave were pretty unique compared to other creatures I have studied, one of the beasts in particular had ears good enough to hear and track the heartbeats of every other creature in the cave. It was interesting to study them and I am curious to see how they will change with a massive influx of mana. Regardless, I will try to avoid interacting with them as simply me being close can cause some changes, like easier evolutions.

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My Paladins are doing well, they are quickly becoming some of our best soldiers. With all of them being able to take advantage of the skills of the others, as I have said before they all know everything everyone else has said.

The news about them isn’t all good though, one of the forty died in an accident. Ended up falling to death inside of a dungeon after some explosions opened a hole in the floor, and several floors below it. I mean, it’s annoying, but it was bound the happen eventually so I’m not too worked up about it. But something interesting happened when he died, or rather something interesting didn’t happen. Based on what I know, when he died everything he knew should have dropped out of their hivemind, but everyone is still able to access what he knew without issues. All of them claim that he is still somehow there, just sleeping. It’s weird, and probably has something to do with the soul so I’m hesitant to touch it, but it is still reassuring to know that death isn’t a total loss.

It doesn’t happen with the greater hivemind though, I wonder which difference it is that causes that to happen.

Other than that I spent my downtime hanging out with my dad and listening to him tell stories. It is amazing that he still has stories to tell after so many years of never telling to same one twice. I guess there is a good reason for him to be so famous.

Anyway, Good NIght Diary.