2022-05-15 12:00:38"So I only progressed this much? It isn't that disappointing. I still have more time to come. The more energy I get, the more immersed I am in it." Raymond mumbled while in his meditation.
After a while, Raymond decided to stop meditating for a few hours and went to the living room of their house. He then met his younger sister, Lilia, there.
"Big Brother! Can you help me with this, please? I accidentally pulled the curtain earlier." Lilia asked, with the teary eyes of a child.
Raymond snickered, then nodded. He approached his sister and helped her with the fixing of the curtain. After that, his sister thanked him.
"No problem," Raymond said, then left her.
Apart from preparing for his MP, Raymond had to think about his physical strength. With constant practice, strength rises. So, he might be thinking of exercising. However, of course, he should not exert himself too much on it.
He was still 12 years old, and his bones were still weak at that age. He still needs more improvement, but that didn't mean that it could be considered a hindrance to him.
Raymond thought of a light exercise to do. Perhaps a light workout, to be precise.
There were some small buckets outside their house. He was fetching water and having an idea of how to help his body, he got two buckets and filled them with water at a nearby river.
He lifted the two buckets slowly. And because his body wasn't used to the weight, he struggled with the first few lifts, but after that, his body adjusted, though it was still heavy in some ways.
This was only a warm-up, and as his body was still not that strong, he did this every day.
He would volunteer for his mother to fetch water, and after a few weeks, he got used to the feeling of lifting weights.
But of course, even though he got to lift the buckets, there was still the tiredness he could feel after lifting the buckets. It was normal that he would sometimes pant from the tiredness he could accumulate from lifting.
This wasn't enough for him. This was only for strengthening his muscles and forming them, but it was indeed not enough for him. So, every day, he runs a few hundred meters to raise his stamina.
Even at a young age, young bodies could raise their stamina through running. There were some athletes back on Earth who became athletes because of their activities when they were still kids. And one of them was running.
Just like that, Raymond would also get people's attention for the activities he did every day. Even after they played with their friends, Raymond would get himself busy working out.
In secret, inside his room, he had some huge rocks to lift for leisure time. These were working as his weights, and after a few months, Raymond formed some small visible muscles on his arm.
He knew this was promising. And accompanied by his good breathing, his meditation also yielded good results.
He raised his MP to three, and it was surprising since not everyone could get 3 MP at a young age without awakening.
Raymond could not keep his smile away from his face. It was as if he had a smug face every time he recalled the memories he had, and he could only scoff.
These days, progress was indeed okay for him. He could now lift heavy things, which kids his age could not do.
Raymond focused on doing everything after a year of training. He trained his body in every part, even his abdomen, which was now well-formed.
He was still young, but this form was already surprising. However, he was not revealing it to everyone. It would be confusing, and some eyes would fall on him. Even so, officials would try to invite him under them.
But he didn't like this. He at least needed some preparations and would only reveal his intelligence after awakening. At least in this way, if he rejected some offer, they wouldn't be offended.
Rejecting offers could be offensive. His family was just a small thing to the officials, and if he played like an important person, they would not like it.
It was normal for people to be childish and stupid with arrogance. It was for those who were drowned by greed and power. That was what Raymond was avoiding.
And in that year of training, he also didn't forget to improve his reflexes. He would stretch his body and increase his agility to allow his reflexes to work more.
Raymond practiced a few forms of martial arts from his memory. But of course, they weren't that commendable since they were only the basics, but useful in some ways.
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Name: Raymond (Commoner)
Lv: Unawakened (Commoner)
Stats: Locked (Commoner)
Talent: Unawakened (Commoner)
Skill: Unwakened (Commoner)
Hidden Stats:
HP: Undetermined
MP: 5/5 (Primary)
STR: 11
SPD: 8
INT: Null (Connected with MP)
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"Speed, agility, and strength shouldn't be quantified since it is a complex topic. But what would I expect from this world? Their laws aren't that complex, and they have standards for everything. But this "null" in my intelligence..."
Raymond had been bothered by the "null" result in his intelligence stat. It might be connected to his memories. But if people see this, he won't have great options to explain it to them.
Explaining intelligence was easy, but putting the result in the profile wasn't, since people would think that it was damaged, damaged to the point that Lucas may not be able to perform magic. At least for Raymond, since he didn't show everyone that he had some abilities in performing magic.
"At least I am able to perform simple fire magic. Even though it is still lifestyle magic, it could be useful to prove that I am a talented kid. Now, I should slowly reveal some of my cards."
Raymond is now 13 years old. He should be able to surprise everyone when he shows his intelligence to people. But Lucas had an idea. At least a small one, but later on, he should hone it to his advantage.
Apart from lifestyle magic, "Ignition", Raymond had already learned how to create a small water ball. People should have Talent for performing magic since people have to awaken to open their profile.
Profiles are the blessings of the gods, and therein lie the status and talents that people can attain from being blessed. And since Raymond was unaffected by these limits, this gave him the cards to win some games.
Raymond let out a sigh, then stood up from his bed. He went out of his room and heard the news from his father, who had given him the news out of nowhere.
"Hey kiddo, we were going to practice hunting."
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