<What would you say is the most difficult portion of cultivating, Bob?> I murmured to my Goblin as I played with a ritual that would almost certainly do a massive amount of damage if I got the components wrong. “For my people, it has always been surviving long enough to get any substantial amount of it done,” Bob answered calmly. “Now though, I would say the tedium of refining through meditation is what drives our people from taking advantage of it.” <Hmm. Good point. Why bother to cultivate when killing my enemies gives you a portion of their Essence?> I mused sardonically. “Just so.” He
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