Today was the last day that Matthew would have to improve before going back to school.  Going through the constant cycle of exhausting his mental strength had made it so that he got exhausted less.  To reach the major grade for his mana perception he would have expand is senses past the six foot mark.  He had already reach the five foot mark meaning that it wouldn't take much more to push through.

     His base stats had improved slightly thanks to all of the training he had been doing.  He was determined to reach the major mastery today so he got up early as he had been and began training right away.  Even without expanding his senses now he could sense mana at two feet away.  Gradually pushing out from there, he reached five feet and began to push outward.

     Step by step he slowly advanced until he hit the wall that was the six foot mark.  This was the closest he had come so far to reaching the major grade.  This step was a little different though in that he had to solidify his sense at this range.  He held his sense here for a full three minutes before finally having to relax.

     This is where he noticed the difference though.  He was able to consistently feel the mana within a foot of his body.  This was major progress since he no longer had to push his senses past this point.

*Ding*  * Updating Stats*

Matthew Hart

Level - 1

Titles - None

Skills - Mana Perception (experienced)  Mana Gathering (minor)

Health - 100

Mana - 0

Strength - 4

Endurance - 4

Agility - 4

Intelligence - 5 -> 6

Wisdom - 4

Mana core - Tiny cracked core (broken)

    This change in stats and the new skill had come as a bit of surprise.  The intelligence increase was nice since it would help him pass through to the major grade.  He didn't really know what do with the mana gathering skill since his core was cracked and couldn't hold mana.

    He decided to consult the book to see if there was something he could with his new skill.  After skimming through the book for a moment he came across and interesting skill he could learn thanks to the gathering skill.  The skill was called mana reinforcement.  It allowed him to gather mana into his body to gradually strengthen it.  The reinforcement would be painful since it would first strengthen his bone marrow and bones. Over time this would provide one of his greatest mana enhancements.

    Done with his brief research, he decided to do his physical training and then attempt the new refinement method.  The same basic exercises and then a slightly longer jog latter he was seated back on his bed to being his very first body refinement.