Albedo's room was mostly quiet.
Just the slow, steady hum of the ocean pressing against the transparent barriers of the palace… and the faint, rhythmic pulse of mana drifting through the air like a living heartbeat.
Albedo stood in the center of the room for a moment longer, golden eyes dimly reflecting the scattered rewards laid out before him.
Everything he had just received… everything he had just gained… It was absurd. Even by his standards.
"…Yeah."
A quiet breath left him as the faint glow in his eyes faded.
"That's enough for today."
After using Source Code, for once, he didn't feel the urge to push further.
That alone… said a lot. Slowly, he began putting everything away. The scrolls vanished first, slipping back into his spatial storage in neat, organized stacks.
The Illuminary Pool access scroll followed.
Then the Sea-Titan Core Heart, carefully sealed away, the Royal Spatial Ring remained on his finger, and the Soul Pearl…
