Chapter 672: The Opening She Expected
Ji gave him three days to rest before calling him to a practice chamber.
"Report first," she said. "Then show me."
"Fourteen subjective weeks in all. Six preparing the supply, two testing the feed, and six cultivating. I corrected the developing layer twice before it stabilised."
"And the stored energy?"
"Clean throughout. I disconnected the extraction line before beginning. The array only fed what I'd already prepared."
"Good." Ji moved to the centre of the chamber. "What did you notice during testing?"
"Heat in the Earth branch when I raised the feed and changed affinity quickly. It settled when I slowed down. I recorded the setting and the transition."
"Then we'll look at that as well."
Leon left his outer robe on the bench. There was no audience, no elder waiting to judge his performance, and no rival with something to prove. Somehow, that made him more conscious of wanting to do well.
Ji stood with her hands loose at her sides.
