School had ended so Matthew hurried home so that he could complete the experienced grade and break through in to the major grade.

     Grabbing a quick bite to eat on his way to his room he finished his food and quickly got to work.  It only took roughly five minutes before he was able to reach the six foot mark and had the position completely solidified.

     One second he was holding at the six foot mark, and the next he was already at the seven foot mark.

*Ding* *System updated*

Matthew Hart

Level - 1

Titles - none

Skills - Mana perception (major), Mana gathering (minor)

Health - 110

Mana - 1

Strength - 4

Endurance - 5

Agility - 4

Intelligence - 6 -> 7

Wisdom - 4

Mana core - Tiny cracked core (broken)

     He had finally done it. He had reached the major grade. Having gained a stat point in intelligence made him feel refreshed so he could keep pushing toward the greater grade.  Now that he had passed into the major grade, his senses could passively feel the mana up to seven feet from his body. Now he had to reach the twenty feet mark and solidify his senses there.

     He was able to push his senses to the ten foot mark before having to relax. This still resulted in an increase of half a foot to his perception.

     Now it was time for body refining.  Although it was very painful now it would eventually get easier and would become slightly passive once he finished his bones and marrow.

     Slowly gathering mana and pushing it into his bones and marrow had the same sensation as before.  He immediately began to sweat as he was able to complete two full cycles this time before passing out from the pain.

     He woke up and repeated the same process as last time. Getting up and taking a shower then going through a series of stretches.  With that done, it was time to try and learn one of the skills in his text book.

     His goal was to learn the enhanced memory skill first. This would allow him to learn future skills more easily.

     The skill didn't really require mana of his own even though it would be easier that way.  With that said, it did require him to use his mana gathering and isolate it on his brain.  In a sense, this was similar to body refinement in that it refined his brain.

     'Time to get to work.' Is what he thought before starting the technique.