Chapter 128: Chapter 128: Sneaky Ploy

In this swanky, grandiose room.

Elias was sprawled out in a chair, casually thumbing through a hefty tome. 

He was killing time, waiting for Olivia to wrap up her shower. 

The soft sound of water trickling from the far-off bathroom hinted she was up to something for quite a while today.

Elias had hoped to join her in the shower, but no dice. 

Olivia booted him out, peeved at his clumsy, distracting antics. 

So, there he was, diving into a book named "Gould's Grimoire: Fundamentals of Crystal Magic and Ring Spells."

 The title nailed it – it was a deep dive into magic basics, particularly about how magic crystals hoard this enigmatic energy called 'magic.' 

It also laid out how Master Gould turned raw magic stone mines into these nifty, energy-steady, reusable, and handily-sized magic crystals.