Self-Summon [Demon Summoning/Evolution litRPG] Chapter 51: [1.51] Runes for Dummies (Part 2)

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“If you want to use Deterring Field, then you will need Runestone,” Diamen noted. “It is the only sufficient material in this world that can handle it. I can see by your dumbfounded expression that you have no idea what Runestone is. Wait here a moment.” The butler vanished and reappeared a moment later, back in a flash. He held out a large lump of crystallized stone, about half the size of the puffball’s body. “This is Runestone. Malignants are not the only thing created from ‘Mana.’ They are the impurities of stagnation, but this is what’s left when those impurities are removed. You could also call it solidified Essence. If you were to break this rock and eat or absorb the dust that remains, you would gain a significant amount of Essence. That is something I would never recommend, because a stone like this is worth far more than the Essence it would provide. Once Runestone is broken, it cannot be reformed. Only nature can create it anew. “Here, it is yours now.” Gelic found the lump thrown in her direction, which she struggled to catch because of its overbearing size. And it was surprisingly heavy. “Really, I can just have it?!” If it was as valuable as stated, wouldn’t that be something worth hanging onto and not giving away willy-nilly? “Yes, it is a lower grade,” Diamen decreed. “You can tell by the cloudiness of the stone. Higher grades are more clear. There’s nothing good I can make with that. It will only let you make Runes up to level ten or so, and maybe provide a few-level boost to a Skill you’re unattuned with. I’ve been using it as paper weight for some files that haven’t been touched in years. Because of its value, we can’t just dispose of it, but it’s also unsightly, so thank you for helping us tidy up.” “Yeah, okay, thanks! So I just carve the Rune into this and I’m good to go?” The artist in Angelica was really starting to get riled up. “Please don’t!” The Daemon was suddenly wide eyed once more. “Runestone is different. If you only scratch its surface, that will only activate that part of the stone, and at worst, if done incorrectly, it could explode violently. Please do not test it on this property. What you need to do is create the Rune inside of it, the further in the middle, the better. You do that with your MP. It is not a skill, per se, but rather an innate Demon Trait of imbuement.” “Ah, I think I get it,” she nodded. Since she had Toxic Imbuement, the concept wasn’t lost on her. So she’d just need to recreate that feeling in an artsy way. And regardless, Reprint should hopefully take care of the issue, assuming there wasn’t a level block. She’d find out later. The butler cleared his throat and tacked on, “It is also worth mentioning that you would be wise to further break down that chunk of runestone. To use it for just one Rune would be a waste. Bigger is generally better, more durable, but something that massive would last longer than your life. You should cut out a piece maybe a twentieth of the size for Deterring Field, and for more standard Skills, about the size of a standard gemstone should suffice. You will find most Runes disguised as jewelry for that reason, though they’ll usually be on the slightly larger end.” “Wow, thanks, you’ve been a bunch of help!” The now less-ignorant Imp was genuinely appreciative, she’d learned so much, gained so much. It was nice having friends—Diamen would probably scoff if she called them higher than acquaintances—who were willing to help her, even if only because they were reluctantly told to do so. Maybe she really should try to be more social, at least enough so that she had people to rely on for information that a web search wouldn’t turn up… or put her on a list for searching. “I guess I’ll head back then.” Gelic looked at the big Runestone rock and thought about how to best transport it. Whether to turn into a human or try to cram the whole thing down into Second Stomach since she could probably get her mouth around it. But then Gelic realized she was bei