Heres the thing about traumas.
Even with all the treatnt, words of affirmation, and support in the world, they still cant be fully removed. They definitely can be minimized to the point of irrelevance, but they are still there buried underneath.
My healing subverts that. At least a little.
And as I grow as a cultivator, the simulations and deeper ntal healing needed that still allows for personal growth will erge in the new techniques Im able to wield.
For now, though, I emulate the effects of those with my current techniques, ti, and other thods.
I remind myself of this, as I hold and am held by the three won around . It only takes a few more minutes before Ai quiets down. Having re-centered herself and now feeling better.
After a little more ti, she looks up at and speaks a loud enough so all three of us can hear.
Are you guys okay if we try again tomorrow?
We all look at each other and give a supportive nod. This will take ti, but its a journey were all willing to make. And though no one has explicitly ntioned it, I know that each of them is working through their own issues.
Theyll co up eventually, but for now, well take it a day at a ti.
Still hugging each other, we slowly make our way back to the bed.
Now calm again, Ai leaps from our grasp to land in the bed, rolling in the covers like a ferret. Her cheeks are red as she looks at us and giggles to herself.
I cant help but smile at the sudden change, as its her playful way of showing us shes alright now. With all of us in a good mood, we hop in the bed again, returning to the cuddling position that we were in before.
Things fall silent again as we get comfortable. Of course, Im keeping an eye out with my awareness ability. There is no need for worry, as we are safe in this heavily fortified tower.
The night remains quiet, as we have all achieved a state of relaxation. In fact, one by one in the morning, they get up to roam around the tower. It seems while I was gone, they didnt check out more of my tower, but after tonight, they are going all in. Getting themselves comfortable and scoping out potential areas for them to stay in.
Shi is the last one to leave, getting up from my side and after looking around, cupping a hand on my cheek, before moving to the other floors.
Once she leaves, I finally get up out of the bed.
We have a lot to handle before we depart. But this was a great break.
I head right back up to the cultivation floor at the top of the tower.
To promptly start pumping out stones again.
For others, they might need to concentrate completely on it to condense the stones, but luckily for , I have the scan. Attempting to automate my scan and body hadn't worked too well in so things, like dodging the attentions of a person.
However, this situation should be perfect for it as I will only have it carry out one specific thing in the background, while I focus on other activities.
or thats how it should go. Whether I can do this right, will be determined now.
Similar to before, I gather qi towards my location in the tower. With the setup here, it is trivial to do so. As it moves in a whirlwind toward , I hold this feeling and each of the actions that go into this practice in my mind.
And let the scan take over the rest. Letting it ti the condensing with my healing and refilling process. Within 15 seconds, two stones condense before . Right after, the process starts again.
Its a success.
Well, its no parallel thinking, but its good enough to let work on other things simultaneously.
As more stones pile up and my qi fluctuating, I look toward the other materials Ive brought into the room.
Ink, paper, scrolls, and empty blueprint papers.
With money and stones no longer being a problem, now I just have to use them correctly. Both in how I distribute them and direct those around to use them.
Fortress security, Trauma Team equipnt, funds for allies, and several other things all can be bolstered by this.
But my first priority should always be the safety and security of this fortress.
After all, if your foundation falls while you are away, what have you been working for? Even more so, when this will be the place that I will store so of our treasures.
While I believe it could survive a barrage of attacks from the outside for a while, theres the obvious secondary elent to watch for at this stage.
Surveillance.
Several surveillance devices have already been added to the fortress during its construction by external actors. So are from the sect, others from prominent families. So individuals, even from demonic fringe groups, actively seek weaknesses or information about the sect.
I dont have to worry about my people causing any issues, because of the contract. But, they can only do so much to stem the flow of information, as other people in the sect deliver items and information all the ti. Even just this provides several chances for experts to work their skills to get tools into place.
And like I had noticed earlier when I first ca into this world, so level of surveillance is both accepted and allowed. Both as a tool to feed others false or openly information and to manipulate that flow.
Especially, since theres no one who can catch all the tools or is willing to spend money to cover enormous areas in the formations that could do so.
Except for , of course.
Adding to that, there is a lack of tools to assist with internal attacks, if soone recognized as safe got past the entrance and beca very not safe.
This implies that it is now the opportune ti to finally create sothing I've been eager to make after seeing it several tis.
Golems.
Ive seen the book golems, stone golems, and other varieties, but I think I may be able to make a new kind.
Specifically, robots with guns.
The only question that cos up is the ramification of such a choice.
Guns arent new to this world. So countries a bit of a distance away have them and use them to fight against cultivators. They arent at the Gatling gun level yet, but still have success against low realm cultivators, like qi condensation.
However, the more technologically advanced countries that are even farther away are utilizing a variety of tools, so this could always be perceived as additional knowledge that I have insight into.
Either way, it will transform this society.
Ti to show them the Arican way.
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