[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-strongest-existence-becomes-teacher":3,"chapter-strongest-existence-becomes-teacher-strongest-existence-becomes-teacher-chapter-179":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Strongest Existence Becomes Teacher",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1723441,2200,"Chapter 179: Grom’s Invention","strongest-existence-becomes-teacher-chapter-179",179,"\u003Cp>Dren strode down the metal hallway finishing his class, boots clanking against the rune-lit floor. His face twisted with irritation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dren slammed the door to his private laboratory shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His breath was uneven—half excitement, half spite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tch... that old man, that bitch Mira, and that new bastard Zane whenever I think of them it makes me angry ...\" he muttered while pacing. \"Let’s see where they are now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He crossed the dim workshop, filled with rusted cages, shattered runic plates, and a faint metallic smell of blood that never really left the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the center sat a black globe, faintly pulsing with purple veins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dren placed his hand over it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At once—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world inside the sphere lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His lips curled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the globe, he saw exactly what Grom was seeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to the parasite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, only his superior—the one who granted him the Abyssal metal—could use this surveillance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But last night, one of that superior’s subordinates came suddenly and \"rewarded\" Dren with shared access.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he could observe Everything Grom sees...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>everything Grom say...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How convenient,\" Dren whispered as his eyes sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s hear what the old fool is babbling about.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned close, adjusting the runic dial to sharpen the audio.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the sphere, Grom sat in his office across from Zane and Mira.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their voices became clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"... Heart of the Deep Forge...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dren’s pupils shrank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sharpened his senses, letting the parasite’s connection enhance his hearing. Inside the globe, Grom’s voice echoed-deep, steady, explaining something important to Mira and Zane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside Grom’s Office\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grom leaned back, exhaling slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What you sensed earlier, Zane,\" he said, \"was one of my greatest creations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The artifact I call—Heart of the Deep Forge.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane’s eyes narrowed with faint interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira’s widened with immediate excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dren’s widened too — for a different reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grom continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Years ago, I began researching the structure of our world—how mana forms, how the planet generates it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached into a drawer and pulled out a small metal device — a palm-sized, hexagonal plate covered with thin runic grooves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"\"I invented this device called the Vibrational Wave Emitter. A strange little device. It emits a unique type of vibration the paryicular thing about it that the waves pass through solids and gasses... but not through liquids.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane listened silently, eyes unreadable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I used the emitter to study the planet’s structure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grom raised a finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\" My initial theory was simple — if the planet was entirely solid, the vibrations would pass cleanly through and back. But...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It didn’t and then you did the one of the greatest discovery ,\" Mira whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" Grom said, eyes gleaming with old pride. \"It stopped. Something inside blocked the signal. And after years of refinement, measurements, and testing... I found the answer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane listened silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira held her breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At the core of our planet is an enormous ocean of liquid mana. A mana-core too dense to remain solid and too volatile to form gas. Constantly swirling, generating infinite mana.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira gasped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Liquid mana... a planetary core...I read about your discovery..\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grom continued, unaware he was being watched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once I realized that... I spent years studying the phenomenon. And eventually— I had a revelation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That discovery inspired me. .\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He placed a hand over his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I decided to replicate the planet’s process. To create an artifact that could produce mana endlessly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira blinked rapidly. \"A... device that generates infinite mana...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes but in the end....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you failed?\" she asked softly, almost fearing the answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I succeeded.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira’s breath stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane’s eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Dren—watching through the globe—felt a cold thrill crawl up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The result of decades of research.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An artificial core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A miniature heart of mana.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Heart of the Deep Forge.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dren’s fingers trembled around the viewing globe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he leaned closer to the sphere, listening harder than ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira’s brows knit together, confusion and hurt overlapping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Grom... how come I never heard about this? You never mentioned anything like this when you taught me. If you created something so groundbreaking, something that could change the world... then people should’ve known. I would’ve definitely heard about an artifact capable of generating infinite mana.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grom exhaled deeply, shoulders sinking as if a weight he kept buried for years finally resurfaced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That,\" he said slowly, \"is the part I was about to reach.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira leaned closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grom continued, voice heavy:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When I completed the prototype—using the finest material I had ever crafted, Truestone Alloy—I believed I had succeeded flawlessly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hands curled into fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But my calculations... went off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane’s quiet voice cut in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The material couldn’t handle it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grom nodded sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly. Even Truestone Alloy couldn’t bear the pressure of infinite mana generation. The structure began destabilizing almost immediately. The thing that was supposed to be the world’s greatest invention quickly became... a disaster waiting to happen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira’s face paled. \"Unstable mana... inside an artifact?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grom let out a bitter laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once perfect. Now an unpredictable, volatile core. A ticking calamity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Heart of the Deep Forge,\" Zane murmured. \"That’s why it’s sealed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Correct,\" Grom said. \"I had no choice but to seal it deep underground, in a reinforced chamber. Hidden from everyone. Not because I wanted to keep it secret... but because revealing it would put the entire kingdom in danger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira whispered, \"Why didn’t you destroy it then...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grom turned toward her—expression grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Think, Mira. If I could destroy it safely... I would have.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He let the weight of his words sink in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But an unstable infinite mana core doesn’t simply vanish when broken.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze shifted to the floor, voice dropping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I tried to destroy it outright, the resulting mana detonation wouldn’t just wipe out the academy...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It could annihilate the entire Gravundar Kingdom. Possibly more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air felt heavier—almost suffocating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grom exhaled slowly, leaning back in his chair as though the memories weighed on his bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And as for you, Mira... the reason you never heard about any of this is simple.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes softened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I sealed the Heart of the Deep Forge before you ever became my student. Before you stepped foot in this academy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But... then... does Dren know about it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane’s eyelids lowered slightly, a faint smile curling at his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah... here it comes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grom hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shadow crossed his expression—regret, guilt, something darker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Yes,\" he admitted. \"He does.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira’s eyes widened in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grom continued, voice low:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hid it from him at first. I truly did. But Dren... that boy always had a sharp mind. Too sharp. He eventually discovered traces of my experiment, followed the clues, and confronted me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fists tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He wanted to help. Wanted to ’perfect’ it. Said that together, we could find a way to stabilize the core... that it would bring glory to Gravundar.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira held her breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I refused,\" Grom said firmly. \"I knew the risks. I knew one mistake could doom the entire kingdom. So I reinforced the seals even further and forbade him from ever touching it again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane watched quietly, eyes half-lidded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after that... you thought he \"understood,\" didn’t you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grom gave a weary sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At the time... I believed he accepted my decision. He stopped asking questions. He returned to his studies. He even apologized.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira whispered, \"So... he let it go?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grom nodded slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, the room fell quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane leaned back slightly, eyes half-closed, a faint smirk tugging at the edge of his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I know a way to make this even more interesting...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Much more interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>",1272,"2026-06-06T15:36:01.016Z",1,"novelbin.me","cc19cb4e1e9dd4ea4222679ac3c3c836194d2d008cd9e3a0ce010a43222bb64c","strongest-existence-becomes-teacher-chapter-180","strongest-existence-becomes-teacher-chapter-178",275,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstrongest-existence-becomes-teacher-cover.jpg"]