2022-09-20 22:41:32"Today will be self study. If you have questions about your skills or techniques, today is the day that I will devote to helping you with them.
This was great news to Matthew as he was going to push to complete the enhanced memory skill. He quickly got to work on concentrating mana on the needle point sized sphere he had already created.
About and hour in he got an update from his system that startled him and broke his concentration.
*Ding* *System Updated*
*Mana gathering (minor) -> Mana gathering (experienced)*
This would be a great help to him since he was actively trying to gather mana. He was surprised that he was able to raise the grade of this skill without being able to gather mana into his core.
He smiled as he started to gather mana again that quickly changed the flow of mana around him. The other students couldn't help but notice this change as they all looked in his direction with determined expressions on their faces.
'It appears that he is making very quick progress and the other students have noticed as well. This will definitely light a fire in their belly to make them do their utmost to improve.' Mr. Falls thought as he smiled in Matthew's direction.
The sphere that Matthew was concentrating on was quickly growing now. It had reached the size of a marble and was still expanding. Little by little and bit by bit he was determined to finish this technique before the school day was over.
An hour before class was over, it finally happened. The sphere reached a critical mass of sorts and began to spread out to fill every corner of his brain before being absorbed.
*Ding* *System updated*
*Enhanced Memory (initial) gained*
Skills that were passive had only two grades. They were initial and complete and in order for Mathew to complete the skill he would have to do the same process as before at least five more times. Each time using more mana since his brain would require more and more each time.
Finally class came to end as Matthew and the rest of the students made their way home. Meanwhile, Mr. Falls made his way to the counselors office.
"I see you are back again today. Is it about that kid with the cracked core again?" Mrs. Howard asked with a smile on her face.
Mr. Falls nodded before taking a seat. "I believe he is using the old man's technique to try and repair his mana core." Was all he said.
"I see. If he actually succeeds then maybe we can ask the old man to allow others to use it. Though I'm sure we will get the same response as before. He is quite troublesome to deal with if you push him. He is one of the strongest men on the planet after all." Mrs. Howard said with a thoughtful expression on her face.
Matthew was oblivious of the conversation that had happened since he had already left the school. Though, now he was facing trouble of his own in the form of his bullies having managed to corner him in an alleyway.
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*Ding**System updating*Matthew Hart Level - 2 Titles - InitiateConstitution - Stone body Skills - Mana sense (minor), Mana gathering (major), Enhanced memory, Enhanced sight, Mana Control (minor), Minor regeneration (experienced), Roar Health - 260 Mana - 80 -> 100Strength - 18 Endurance - 19 Agility - 14 Intelligence - 12 -> 14Wisdom - 8 Mana core - Normal core Matthew could hear the system notifications, but was too busy focusing on the tiny spark in the middle of his mana core. The spark's light did not waver from dim to bright like was usually described in books. It held a constant soft glow like a star in the night sky. The next thing that happened was that he began to notice small tendrils of mana that were spreading outward from his mana core to the rest of his body. He realized fairly quickly that they were spreading out to incorpor
A light in the darkness
The fourth day in the training room came as Matthew continued to focus his mana to the center of the spiral in his mana core. By this time, the spiral was half the size it was originally, and mana it was made of was thick and slow moving. He had begun to sweat from the intense struggle he was having by forcing his mana to condense. Slowly, his mana was condensing to become like thick clouds instead of thin and wispy like fog. This was the prerequisite to ignite his spark, as the mana had to be dense enough to sustain it long enough to stay lit. Once the spark came into existence, it would have to be continuously supplied with mana so that it wouldn't go out. It wasn't until the level of mage that it would stay lit without a constant supply of mana. If the spark went out, he would have to start over from scratch.Slowly, the spiral began to stagnate its movement under its own weight. For a long moment, nothing happened. Just when it seeme
The stage is set
Matthew was drawing large currents of mana into his core to saturate it to the point of there not being anymore space inside it. It didn't take him long due to the amount of mana that he already had stored. If someone looked inside his core at the moment, what they would find was a swirling mass of purple mana that looked vaguely like a small hurricane. The next step he had to take was to push the walls of his mana core to the point that it expanded to the normal grade. This was the hardest part as his reinforced core was very sturdy and might develop cracks if he expanded it too fast. Cracking his core at this point would take him days to fix even with his enhanced recovery and the amount of mana he would have to use to do so would equal the amount he needed to expand his core by several fold. It took him a little over a full day in the training room to reach the threshold of the normal grade core. All he need was a small push with a little more mana that he had to
Something Wicked
A ways away from the town, in a desolate part of the wilderness that featured no life, something stirred. It was a large humanoid creature with random pieces of armor attached to it. This creature was once human that had died and become one of the monsters that it once sought to destroy. The undead were not that uncommon in the world since the vast number of humans that hadn't been able to adapt to mana had died. Some became unholy creatures of the dark even to include vampires. Generally speaking, vampires and the werefolk were much more rare than the standard undead and usually want to live in peace versus seeking out humans to devour. This particular undead was on the move and was headed in a particular direction. It was a peak pawn grade existence that was only a step away from the knight grade. If it advanced, it would become an unstoppable force of nature for most. Soon, it would reach its destination and wreak havoc. * * * Matthew stood
Refining Again
Matthew decided to start his training anew with refining again. Since it was the weekend, he would be able to do this and take on a few missions to restore his funds that he had spent. He didn't want to work on mana skills just yet seeing as his core was still stabilizing. Starting from scratch, he focused his own mana to his marrow. His mana was now entirely converted with the gravity affinity, making it feel heavy inside his bones. His mana spread out and joined the mana already present causing it to be converted as well. He felt virtually no pain this time as his marrow was already quite tough and resistant to pain. He went a full hour before he had depleted the mana in his core. He could already feel the difference as he felt that he was slightly sluggish due to the increased weight of his marrow. Now that he was finished, he made sure to gather and convert some more mana. The difference was however that his mana value had increased since
Prize
The finals had concluded and Matthew was ready to head home. However, he wouldn't get his wish right away as it was time for the prize ceremony. Third place received a medal and two days in a meditation chamber. These chambers allowed someone to advance rapidly since they enhanced the strength of a mana core and the absorption rate of mana would be increased due to the concentration of mana. Second place received a medal, four days in a meditation chamber, and personal training from the head instructor. This was rather good since the head instructor was at the peak of the mage level and could give many pointers. Matthew received the first place medal, a week in the meditation chamber, personal training from the head instructor, and a manual of his choosing. If he had known this he would have waited to buy the gravity manual. At least he could aquire more advance mana techniques that would allow him to rapidly increase his strength and make him more ver
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