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°•○● ELEMENTA- The Tale of Immortality - Chapter"19" -/ T
"Level Two Magician!" °•○●
The pill that passed through his throat had a sour taste. He had the feeling that there was a lot of lemon in it, and although it was dry, it could still be felt. Even the lemon flavore did no good in the mix.
In short, it was disgusting.
The moment Ren swallowed the pill, he could feel it dissipating very slowly in his stomach, turning into energy. But it was pretty low and average speed considering the engine power of Ren's dantian.
Without wasting any time, the little boy began to absorb the energy. He had learned the functions of such pills from Nuren before. He had learned that these were specially made to stay on one's stomach and that his energy could be withdrawn piece by piece as he meditated.
Ren began to breathe in cycles of twenty minutes, meditating non-stop. But when he was just starting to meditate, suddenly the pill in his stomach completely dissolved!
"What is going on!"
Although Ren was panicked at first, he wasn't afraid as he was used to constantly encountering surprising things in daily life. He remained calm. And the awkwardness did not end here.
The dissipated energy was a completely wild energy. But it stood together as if it were being controlled by something.
All the energy began to circulate in his belly at an accelerating pace. It began to spin, just like when he formed his *dantian, similar to a whirlpool. Energy that was spinning faster and faster, tens of times more than Ren could absorb in a short time, suddenly began to forcefully pour into his dantian. Ren watched the process unfold, simply freezing. He hadn't even moved a finger.
He didn't even need to interfere!
When half of the energy entered his dantian, the small piece of flesh that served as the dantian began to harden and form a crustal outer layer. And a new dantian was formed, the size of a human fingernail.
Ren saw his energy increase and the energy channels in his body and the vessels that supply blood circulation had developed somewhat. But he also felt that the energy channels in his belly were undergoing the greatest development. All blood vessels and energy channels in the lumbar region were more advantageous because they were around the "still-growing dantian.
Most importantly, Ren was now level 2! With a pleasing sense of accomplishment inside, Ren couldn't take a break right away.
Since only half of the energy from this pill was spent, Ren waited and allowed this strange phenomenon to continue. Even though the speed of the vortex forming in his stomach had slowed down, he was still entering the dantian as fast as before. As Ren still watched without mixing, he wondered if that was harmful. He didn't want to jinx it. But soon after, a bastard smile appeared on his face.
"I don't care even if it's harmful."
Although the dantian was filled with more and more energy, the new and improved second-level dantian did not rise to the third level or show any other empowerment. The swirling energy slowly faded away, leaving some behind.
Ren could now feel that the second-level dantia was a little more than half full. But he did not immediately get excited and miss the opportunity.
Even though the whirlpool was over, the energy still seemed to want to enter directly into the dantian. Ren started using the normal energy technique as well.
He took deep breaths..
In about half an hour, she finished drawing the remaining energy into her dantian. He didn't have the luxury of wasting it.
A stronger dantian that was already half full felt so good. First-level mages could normally only finish such tablets with a month's worth of meditation. But he had consumed the same tablet in about an hour.
What Ren had accomplished was unheard of.
Ren knew that the energy taken into the body piecemeal was very difficult to get into the dantiana in a processed form thanks to the energy technique. Until he became a level one mage, he had spent many hours a day getting used to this process for months. He was a little intrigued, knowing that events like the one just before were against logic and general rules.
Is my body not working properly because I am sick?
Ren didn't know the better choice to laugh or worry, so he just shook his head and laughed at his rumbling stomach.
Normally, mages do not feel hunger when they work with a lot of energy. But that doesn't mean they aren't hungry. No matter how advanced their level is, unless a mage can reach the level of Zifu, he has to eat daily because of hunger. Warriors are slightly different, but even they have the same requirement at lower levels.
Ren also took out the cherries he kept in his ring storage, especially for celebration purposes. As he ate the plump and sweet fruit, he remembered the first time he ate cherries when he was little. They bought it while visiting the market with his mother and tried it at home with his father.
My father...!
As the joy of being a second-level mage faded away, his heartbeat quickened again. But this time, it wasn't because he was sad, but because of anger. The idea of his father not existing, he just couldn't get used to the idea.
While there was an illusion of his mother or stepmother before, it was very easy to accept his father under the influence of magic. But now that the facts came to his mind, it hurt.
His fake mother even had all the children in the clan stay away from Ren to leave him alone so that his absent father wouldn't have too much influence. A curious kid would ask him something like "what is your father doing now, or what is his job etc."
Ren was angry at himself for not realizing it earlier by swirling a few curses. But after a few minutes, his anger diminished and he returned to witchcraft.
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Today was a special day.
He had taken a step that was impossible to do when he was at the first level. Now his body had the energy to use techniques according to dantian's level!
Yes. Magical Techniques!
He was a little satisfied with the fact that the cherries he kept in the ring were still fresh. Deciding to keep the remaining half waiting, he stood up. Now that he was the second level in magic, he needed to start learning the techniques.
First, he wanted to try the blessing technique called "Breath of Isra", which Nuren called the most difficult.
He opened the book he had received from the Xarnin Clan and re-read the explanation of the technique.
*Breath of Isra-(Side ability-Passive)
: This ability grants the blessing of the god Isra, who bestows Air to living things. It allows the user to use the personal breathing technique for a longer period of time. It increases personal control and calms the mind constantly.
When Ren read how the techniques were used a page later, he realized that this technique was really difficult. Since "Breath of Isra" is a technique that can be used by someone who knows the energy channels in the body, Ren would not be able to learn it even after a hundred years with his current knowledge.
First, he had to learn the channels and acupuncture points that provide the energy circulation.
He scanned all the books he had bought in his ring, looking for something that showed the acupuncture points on the body.
Although several hours passed before he found it, he found a lot of interesting books while searching. Putting every interesting book he found on the side of the room to read later, Ren was never bored.
In fact, when he finally found the book he was looking for, he forced himself not to ignore it and read more entertaining books on other things.
Realizing that the book was a complex one, filled with long text and complex pictures, he gave up pushing himself that evening.
Since it wasn't too late yet, he thought of going out again to get something to eat. Ren especially wanted to buy sweets with the little tablets in his hand.
He collected all the books back in case there were thieves out there. But he placed the books he chose to read in an easier place. He was already thinking that he should constantly go through all the items and re-arrange them nicely. He has made up his mind to do the editing on the ring soon.
He blew out the small candle he had lit by the bed and said "open" to the door.
..?..
The door remained the same.
He said open again. But again nothing happened.
After thinking about it, Ren remembered that he had to force the door open. One of the first information that came to mind when he transferred his energy to the key of the house was that the doors of this house were a bit rebellious. Sometimes they didn't listen. The storage room inside wasn't magical, but even that one could be opened using too much force. Although it was not a heavy door, it was difficult to push.
But Ren had encountered the same situation at the main gate for the first time in two days.
He said "open" a few times with a smile. And on his fourth command, the door opened.
(One Spirit Stone is equal to 10 Energy Tablets. An energy tablet is worth 100 gold or 100 ding. Ding are gold-equivalent chips that Awei uses instead of money.
Considering that gold is overvalued under normal conditions, it is very clear why magic studies are impossible for poor people.
Since no one can bring gold from outside to school, it's pointless for Ren to bring large amounts of gold and jewelry inside. He stopped shoving gold into the Arc and not attracting attention)
Ren didn't find it necessary to be overly frugal now, as he was already getting two new tablets in a week's time. As he entered the Arc, he began to take all the food he craved. He also took a few personal cleaning supplies and threw them in the bag he prepared. Ren paid the attendant in a currency called ding.
He had to exchange one student tablet this morning, but it was worth it. Also this tablets wasn't like energy tablets that have a magical purpose. They were all about students' monthly food.
The real annoyance was that Ren didn't know what to do with the tons of gold in his ring.
He was rich. But it wasn't either.
I have a very confusing life...as always!
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