When we arrived at the mage guild. A large crowd had formed.
"How many do you think will pass?"
"I hope I pass."
"I've being studying for 5 years now."
"Hey beauty. Can I get you number?"
"Who do you think will be the proctor?"
I turned to look at Eli's. "Any ideas what's goin on?"
"It's probably a mage or mage apprentice exam. Apprentice judging from the ages."
"Really? Eric had no clue about this." I said as I started pushing through the crowd.
"Wait we're here to meet guild master Eric?"
"Yeah."
When we managed to shove through the crowd outside and another crowd inside the lobby, we finally saw Eric at the front desk hurriedly taking in application forms and calls. When he saw me, he immediately put everything down and bowed.
He pointed at his disciple and signaled him to take care of things.
"Right this way to the VIP room master."
"Master? Who are you for him to treat you like this"
I ignored her.
"Sir here are the things you have requested." Eric said after locking the door and pouring us herbal tea.
I took the envelope from his hands.
"As master promised. Am I now your disciple? I have contacted my master and he is currently in seclusion so he can't come. However, he has left me this recording." He took out the communication disk and pressed a button. "Yes..yes! I love it! Keep on..." He immediately turned it off. He sighed with relief glad the room was soundproof.
"Was that for your contact?" I smirked.
"Yes! Yes!" He quickly said wanting to justify it.
He pushed another button. "No don't come closer. Please help. If you go further than..." this time a holographic bondage scene appeared. This time he smashed the disk apart to stop it.
*Cough* *Cough* "This was also for the contact. He as a variety of interests."
*Pfft* Elis scoffed.
"It seemed this was the wrong disk master. Let me get the right on." He swept up the pieces of the disk and ran out of the room as if more of his secrets would be revealed if he stayed any longer.
"So he's your disciple? What level are you to have him as a student. Isn't he a level 400? He has incredible talent and if it wasn't for him getting caught in bed with the King's (former) wife and forced to work here, he would probably have left a impact on the world by now."
"You don't need to know."
Even though Elis was curious, she felt safer knowing such a figure was protecting her."
Eric came back after another few minutes.
"It seems that was the correct disk. I accidentally saved it on there." He said sheepishly.
"I stand by my words. I need vocal consent from your master before accepting you as my disciple."
"I understand master. I'll get it to you ASAP even if I have to pull my old maser out of his house by his beard."
"Very well, I'll be back in 10 days. You have until then."
"Oh, is master going on a trip. To where?"
"Yes.I'll be going to Charn."
"In that case, good luck and good travels to master. I hope you leave earlier though. Yesterday my boss called me and said he would be coming to Kinds. It seems he has detected you and is trying to investigate you."
"Very well" I wasn't very worried I had hid my aura already. "Anything else?"
"Yes. The rank on the ID I gave you says you are a commoner but it doesn't state your job. So, I put you down as a apprentice mage of the lowest rank. This should give you some status, though not much more than a rouge mage of the same level.
Furthermore, we didn't put a level down but as apprentice mage of the lowest rank, it should be between 1-20. What would you like it to be?"
"What do you think Elis?"
"Get the 20. It's a decent number and not street gangs won't attack you if they see it."
"What's you level?"
She looked angry. "34."
"So low?" Eric asked. He had expected someone next to master to have a high level.
"Since young my potential was horrible. I'm supposed to be a assassin, but my speed is too low for that. I tried other jobs but I didn't have a affinity to elements like mages do, good eyesight and timing like archers, horrible strength control, etc. so I gave up on leveling. I'm only this high a level due to elixirs."
"Just how heavy a impact does potential have?" I asked.
"Well. The more potential you have, the more you can absorb. For example, if two people were to kill two identical monsters, one may increase one level while the other increases by 3 levels. The amount of EXP dropped by the monster is the same,but one can absorb 80% while another can only absorb 20%. This is just on e type of potential called absorbance. Another kind would be statical. On average a person can get 3 skill points a level. However, very rarely, someone may get more or less. The most ever recorded was 5 points! And the least was one. There's also attraction statical. That means that your body may have been made for that stat and having that stat would be beneficial to you. For example, if your body was made for speed, even if you just put one point in speed it may give you a boost greater than one point. Like 1.2 or even 2! There are also some stats that the body doesn't favor causing the body to be less affected by a point. These are just some kinds. We use potential as a vague term." Eric explained.
"Then how do you test it?"
"Well, most people would use a gathser. They send energy throughout the body and test how ones body reacts to different energy. This isn't useful for testing the though. Like how good ones potential is in blacksmithing. Sure you need strength to forge things, but if you don't understand the formula or aren't gifted in the art, it's pretty useless."
"Can we change our potential?"
"Not really. There are rumors of it happening and that there are even some magic treasure that can do it. But it has never been proven. Wait master didn't know?"
"Of course I did. I just wanted to test you." Honestly speaking, I didn't feel like going's through the memories and realized it would be faster if I just asked.
"I'll be going then." I said and stood up.
"Have a wonderful day master."
When we left the VIP room, I faintly heard Eric sobbing. "My precious collection!"
"So are we going to Charn now?" Elis asked.
"Yeah. Why not."