The main reason this school has the tool to build the Power Core is for their students who do not have Spirit.
They could use it for free.
All they needed to do was prepare the materials in advance.
The good thing was that when Luis found a group of Spiritless Awakeners who were already at Level E, most of them were talking about the Power Core.
They were talking about gathering materials for their Power Cores.
Luis put his ear beside them to understand more about the Power Core for Spiritless Awakeners.
He had not understood it in detail because the information provided by Alice was scanty.
She only said that he could manage his Power Core more freely.
By listening to the students in this school, Luis finally understood more.
Alice's words were true, he really could organize his Power Core more freely.
However, things were not that simple.
The hardest part was the cost even for those students who did not have to pay rent to use the tool.
Building a Power Core with that tool really did cost a lot of money.
This was the cost for the energy required by the tool which of course had to be provided by oneself.
Even for the most ordinary Power Core, it would take ten Level 5 Monster Cores or a hundred Level 4 Monster Cores.
In other words, it would cost 2 Million Dollars if you bought it and stores usually had higher prices.
That's just for the most ordinary ones.
The stronger and more materials, the more energy required.
The advantage was that he could produce a much stronger Power Core because it surpassed most Spirits in building a Power Core.
If relying on Spirits, then the materials that can be given are only limited to what the Spirit can cultivate.
Weak Spirits naturally could not process materials that were too strong.
This then makes many Awakeners with weak Spirits prefer to use tools to build their Power Cores in order to get better results.
Of course, the key was the cost.
Luis wanted to scratch his head when he thought of the cost but was unable to do so because he was in bird form.
Only, when he was puzzled about that, he suddenly heard something interesting from those students as they talked about the Lifeborn that had been stolen.
"Hmm, I'm sure it was done by the natives. They didn't want us to grow stronger after knowing Miss Isadonna would promise to help us all build our Power Cores with her Lifeborn after it was born. If only we had her help, we would no longer have to worry about the energy to build the Power Core."
"Right, I hope Miss Isadonna can find her Lifeborn."
Luis felt like dancing in the bird's form after knowing that, that the life energy of the Lifeborn could be used.
He really didn't have to worry anymore about energy costs.
What he needed to think about first right now were the materials to build the Power Core.
According to common knowledge, the Power Core was divided into three Tiers.
The most common, Tier 1 Power Core, would give their user the ability to release a domain of their element.
Most Awakeners only have this Power Core as most Spirits can also only build Tier 1 Power Cores.
Then there is the Tier 2 Power Core, said to not only have a domain, but their users can be immune to attacks with the same type of element as long as the attack's power is not at a much higher level.
As for the Tier 3 Power Core, it is similar to Tier 2, but it is affiliated with two or more elements with a maximum of five elements.
Tier 1 Power Cores mostly required materials from Level 4 monsters while Tier 2 and 3 Power Cores required materials from Level 5 monsters.
A single Power Core may need about five monsters as main materials and they must be different monsters with elements in common.
Collecting them was not the easy part, like Monster Souls, which also required a special artifact called the Monster Soul Absorber to absorb them before entering one's own body and Luis did not even have such an artifact.
The price was said to be around 50 Thousand Dollars.
Luis shook his head when he got the information about it from overhearing the talks of various students.
He then turned into a mosquito, following the students who had managed to gather all the materials and would build the Power Core.
The location of the tool was even in the basement of the school building which could only be accessed through an elevator, making Luis who went into the elevator have to think seriously about stealing it.
Of course, this didn't mean he wouldn't have an escape route.
He could turn into a mole that could move quickly within the ground.
And it would have to be a top-tier mole, such as the notorious Dark Mole that could not be caught once it entered the ground.
Even going through concrete was very easy for the Dark Mole.
The basement wasn't too far underground.
When he arrived there, Luis could only marvel at how advanced the Flying Star Empire was.
It was full of futuristic equipment, such as swords that only consisted of a hilt yet could release lasers that formed a sword.
"Student 078, have you prepared all the materials needed?"
The student who wanted to build the Power Core was greeted by a man wearing a long white coat, like a researcher.
He wore glasses and looked smart. Although not an Awakener, he seemed to have a respected status.
The 078 student nodded politely before handing the man a ring.
It was a Dimensional Artifact that could store various types of objects.
Even ordinary people can use it.
The man peered into it, making observations for a while before being surprised.
"These can all build a Tier 2 Power Core, did you collect them yourself?" he asked the student.
It seemed that what the student could do surpassed his expectations.
"No, actually I was just lucky to have won a game in the Abyss Den," the student replied, which surprised the man even more.
Of course, Luis was also surprised, wondering what place it was that could give someone the materials to build a Tier 2 Power Core.
"That's not something easily won, it seems that you have a skill intelligence that cannot be underestimated despite not having a Spirit, hahaha..." The man laughed while the student just kept a low profile.
"Alright, sit over there," he added.
He then pointed at a chair made entirely of special iron.
Luis observed the chair which had many medical hoses.
It was controlled by an artificial intelligence that had a robot-like voice.
When the student sat on the chair, all the medical hoses were attached to his body.
Each had a needle at the end so the student looked in pain for a while.
'Is this the tool?' Luis wondered, surprised that it was in the form of a chair.
Of course, the chair was not that simple.
Behind it, Luis saw a hole with a design like a lion's mouth.
When a large Monster Core was placed in front of it, it instantly turned into light which then entered the lion's mouth.
On the small screen attached to the chair, a small green dot appeared and then it increased as another Monster Core entered the lion's mouth.