âHee hee. It is not! Do you want to know my secret Jules?â Jessica Sands gave JulâTaras, who was nodding vigorously, a sly look. âBut you have to promise not to tell anyone. Not your dad, and especially not my grandpa!â
âFine. I promise.â JulâTaras sighed deeply. The already long list of the things that Jessica told her which couldnât be told to anyone and âESPECIALLY not grandpaâ was about to gain another notable entry.
âI actually figured out a trick to cram more power into the Boon Capsules the Gaming Commission gave us.â Jessica Sands giggled.
âThe trick is to create a void within it which you can use to stuff more things within it. If you want, you can create another void within the void which you can use to stuff EVEN more things. If you REEEALLY want to, you can create another void within the void within the void⦠You get what I mean.â
JulâTaras frowned deeply.
âCreating a void within a void? Isnât that impossible?â JulâTaras said with a slightly troubled voice. She didnât like the implications of Jessicaâs power. If the rest of the universe ever found out about itâ¦
âIs it supposed to be impossible? Iâve always been able to do it. In fact, the boon I made for Elliot was a triple void boon. It took me two whole voids to cram the power for the Reverse Time Walk, and the final void to cram in my final gift for himâ Jessica Sands said in slight confusion.
âThatâs also another source of concern. What sort of modification did you make to the Reverse Time Walk spell for it to become so powerful?â JulâTaras asked.
âI wonât tell anyone, especially not your grandpa.â JulâTaras finished her sentence with a helpless smile.
âAlright then. Well, the trick isâ¦â Jessica Sands dropped her voice to barely above a whisper and caused both the Monkey King and JulâTaras to lean in conspiratorially.
âMagical Compression.â Jessica Sands whispered. âI squeezed in more runes into my Spell Framework and gave it more power.â
âWhat? Thatâs impossible! Spell Frameworks are not able to handle more power than those that are already prescribed in Standard Spell Books! Donât tell me..â
âYes. I modified the Spell Frameworks.â Jessica Sands whispered proudly.
âMost of the Spell Frameworks I know are now able to contain at least three to four times their usual power. I havenât got time to modify it further to contain more than four times. It gets significantly harder the more power you want to cram! In fact, it took me almost an entire week raising the power of Reverse Time Walk from a factor of three to a factor of four.â Jessica Sands whispered in a slightly disgruntled tone.
Monkey King almost fainted in shock.
First it was the ridiculously rich JulâTaras who threw THIRTY THOUSAND resource planets at Jessica Sands as though she accidentally bought a drink in the wrong flavor and gave it to her friend.
And then Jessica talked about spending a mere seven days doing the ridiculously impossible as though it was an irritating CHORE that she expected to finish in less than seven days??
The entire magical community had worked for thousands of years optimizing and perfecting the Spell Frameworks before releasing them to the public! Each Spell Framework was the epitome of magical perfection! Even increasing their power by 1% would be a feat to be celebrated by the whole universe.
âThis Jessica Sands⦠She⦠Sheâs a freak!!â Monkey King cried out in his heart. âA freak of nature! NOBODY must know about this. If anybody else finds out, not even the Void Walker Clans combined together would be able to stop the onslaught of powers that would try to kidnap herâ¦â
At that moment, Monkey King felt a chill run down his spine.
He turned to look at JulâTaras in shock. She was emitting a hardly noticeable but definitely intense killing intent at him.
âYouâve just heard critically classified information, one that could threaten Jessicaâs life. Sign a slave contract now or die.â JulâTaras said softly as a powerful contract descended upon Monkey Kingâs consciousness.
âJules!â Jessica Sands cried out in shock. âMonkey is my friend! Donât be like that!â
âThis is for your own good. You barely know him. How many days have you known him for? Three?â JulâTaras said calmly.
âJust get him to sign a contract to silence under pain of death! A slave contract is too much!â Jessica Sands urged her best friend desperately.
âYou girls are talking as though Jules can kill me so easily if I reject signing her contract.â Monkey King said in an amused voice.
âOh? You think I canât kill you?â JuâTaras turned to look at Monkey King and said with an equally amused voice.
âMonkey! Iâm trying to save your life here!â Jessica Sands said exasperatedly.
âThank you for your kind intentions. But I do not need any saving. Within the King and Emperor level, there are none that could kill me. If youâre a Hegemon, I might eventually die under your hands, but it would be after this entire Gaming Commission Estate is leveled to the ground. Tell me, Jules, what power level are you at?â Monkey Kingâs eyes glinted dangerously as he gave JulâTaras a cold smile.
âI am an Elven Mage Queen.â JulâTaras replied easily. âAnd I dare say that none within the King and Emperor level could live if I seek to claim their lives. A Hegemon might be able to live, but it would be within an inch of deathâs door. And yes, this Gaming Commission Estate would be leveled to the ground as well.â JulâTaras chuckled mirthlessly. âSo tell me, Wu Kong. What is your power level?â
âEnough, both of you.â Jessica Sands said firmly. âI trust Monkey King, and thatâll be the end of it. Monkey, if you can sign a contract to keep my secret, Iâll really appreciate it. It is, afterall, critical information that could affect my well being.â
âOf course I will sign the contract to keep your secret.â Monkey King said easily. âBut Iâll sign it AFTER a battle with Jules here.â
âWHAT?!â Jessica Sands shouted.