Deep Meditation
•Rank: C•
•Level: 10 (Max)•
•Passive Skill•
•Can Evolve •
[Description]
Being in meditation helps with the multitasking process as well as helping the user to erase extra thoughts. With enough training, the skill can increase the user power considerably.
[Effects]
- Improved 'Meditation' status
- Increases the effects of any practice
[Evolution Condition]
• Understanding the skill
• Maximum level ✓
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Force
•Rank: C+•
•Level: 10 (Max)•
•Active Skill•
•Can Evolve•
[Description]
Indicative of magical awakening. A type of mental energy controlled by high-level warriors that can awaken magic in their bodies. Controlled by the mind alone, using the force of the mind alone.
[Effects]
In addition to better body control, Force also increases your Strength and Agility by 200% while in use.
[Evolution Condition]
• Understanding the skill
• Maximum level ✓
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Arthur's entire month was based on absorbing the red energy that was constantly pouring out of the black clump. This required a lot of concentration and a constant circulation of Mana and Force throughout the body. Thanks to that, these skills seem to have reached some sort of top level for their own Rank.
When Arthur checked these skills again, he could now see the conditions of their evolution, and both required only a deeper understanding now.
For meditation, Arthur could more or less understand what that understanding was, but he didn't know how to get there yet. As for the Force, he had no idea what to do. He used it constantly, and didn't know exactly where to go.
Circulating pure red mana throughout his body as a result of his month of insane training, the muscles, bones and skin appeared to have received adequate nutrition and became harder or more flexible.
Mana flowed smoothly, as the channels now available were clean, leaving only those that were impossible to open without the help of system cleanup. Thanks to the more aggressive and powerful nature of this mana, Arthur's cleaning of the black goo became faster and faster until he cleaned it all up with some repetitive effort.
He sent mana to go through some mana channels in his head, which now had connections with all the senses. He could use mana to intensify a specific sense through smaller circulation in the same area.
As he was self-taught, and had no external references other than the books he read, he gave categories to mana circulations.
A full circulation would be when the mana would pass through the entire body from the core to it again, making a complete wash. He did this every time from the moment he went to sleep until he woke up.
The Mana Core seemed to be constantly being fed by the mana channel connected to the clump, as the energies were now the same. Before they seemed to be at war, but now they were like old acquaintances of the same species that bonded strongly.
A greater circulation would be the one in which he made it through a region of the body, such as the trunk, head or limbs. This would speed up the regeneration of any wounds he had, and it was also faster than full circulation. At the same time, he felt that it was almost like a bath, and his body was refreshing and even smelling good.
A minor circulation referred to a specific small part of the body, such as arms, legs, specific muscle parts and also the senses. They seemed to get stronger and more sensitive by making mana focus on that region, and that was good for him.
His control over mana was now almost impeccable for his level. But he didn't have any references to know, so it was hard to tell if he was unparalleled.
This month had huge benefits for Arthur's body, and he was very happy about it. He was about to explode with power and he really wanted to be able to fight someone. He practiced every day and was in need of some real combat experience to consolidate his gains.
"Okay, enough thoughts! Let's start over..." Almost with a tear coming down, Arthur turned on the shock mechanism.
It was now a much more sophisticated piece of equipment. There were generators for electricity outside the house, next to the garden in a small hut that was built. They, along with the many solar panels Arthur asked to place, sent remotely controlled energy to the silver plate below him. This plate was thin and had a size of 4x4 meters.
An electrical current passed from the plate to Arthur's body, who quickly absorbed all that energy like mad.
***
"I'm done!" Arthur raised his hand inside the silent classroom. Everyone was currently with their heads down and concentrating on the test in front of them. As it was nearing the end of March, the teachers started taking knowledge tests before the official exam week.
"You can come deliver it." Janice spoke with an indifferent face. She already expected that from Arthur, because this boy was some kind of crazy with an impeccable memory.
After silently handing in the test, Arthur's phone started ringing in his pocket.
"Can I answer? Is important."
"You can. Enjoy it and stay outside, you don't have to go back until the break." Janice waved her hand and continued reading her book in peace. She was doing this all for Gabriel, but she even liked teaching.
"Thanks!" Arthur waved at her and left the classroom. Before leaving, he cast a glance at Beatrice, who was also looking at him, before walking away with a smile.
'That bastard said he'd wait for me! He'll pay later!'
***
"Give the good ones!" Arthur answered the phone. It was a call from David. It had been a long time since he had been released and was acquitted by the judge. There was some bribery, but throwing it under the hood for an innocent person didn't hurt anyone.
He was walking through the aisles towards the square bench. Gabriel was also there reading a book, as his classroom was also being tested.
"Tomorrow, 9:00 pm. You cannot miss. I restructured this entire beauty the way you told me and it turned out flawless, man! Not to mention all that money!" David spoke in a very happy voice on the other end, almost laughing.
In the last month Arthur discovered that David was actually head of the MadDog nightclub, which has now become Dionisius. David's original idea, so he didn't even try to convince otherwise.
Anyway, Arthur asked Amanda to finish the project for this nightclub as well, and provided David with the necessary resources. With that, the reopening of an excellent nightclub and party house would be Saturday and the marketing on top of that was being heavy around the city. Of course, it couldn't be an open-air marketing, but a more discreet one for the really party-goers inside the city.
"I know, man. It's already the fifth time you've called me this week. Stop pissing me off! Is that all you have to say?" Arthur huffed in rage as he kicked a rock along the way that went at incredible speed towards Gabriel's head.
"They will be there. If you miss, I'll make sure to tell her where you study so she can strangle you!"
"Go to shit!" Arthur disconnected the call and caught a rock that was coming towards his head at high speed. Gabriel had picked up the stone and thrown it back at him.
"The cars will be delivered this afternoon at the dealership. Are you going to pick them up or do you want us to leave them on your doorstep?" Gabriel greeted Arthur and spoke while still reading his book.
"I'll get them myself, don't worry." Arthur turned the book in Gabriel's hand to read the cover. "What a corny couple, you're even reading the same book. All you need to do is say that you left a love letter or a romantic phrase marked in the book..."
Gabriel said nothing and continued reading the book. It looked like he was embarrassed to say something to counter and left it alone.
Putting on his earphones, Arthur lay down on the stone bench on the far side. There were about 5 of these, and he was on one opposite Gabriel.
Not long after, a tinnitus sounded in his ear, and it intensified with time. He thought it was the normal tinnitus that everyone hears when the ear hurts, so he ignored it. But this irritating thing went on longer than necessary.
He sat on the bench and took off his earphones. Starting to scratch his ear and the inside of his ear, Arthur was looking quite annoyed. He even tried to send mana into the area, but that seems to have intensified the tinnitus.
"What happened?" Gabriel looked at the situation and found it quite strange.
"It's an irritating thing here... Do you happen to have any sound amplifiers plugged in there?" Clearly irritated by the noise, Arthur started to get stressed.
"No, I don't." Gabriel replied curiously.
"What happened to you?" Beatrice came out of nowhere in the middle of their conversation.
The buzzing immediately stopped in that very instant, as if she had arrived with the cure.
Arthur looked at her strangely, but threw it to the back of his mind. Just as the system alerted him when he almost died from the defilements, it should happen again if it was a problem with him.
"It's because the music guy said they had to lick his lollipop, so I'm trying to clean my ear to make sure I heard it right..." Arthur put the earphones back on and spoke bluntly.
Laughing at his joke, Beatrice sat down on the same stone bench as him. They were almost touching, despite the space, and she didn't even seem to notice it.
The day passed normally and finally Friday was over for the students. Almost all the classes were tested during that week, and the hardest exam week would come later.
***
"You really are pretty exaggerated in these cars, not to mention the specs you asked for. It was a little over my budget, but I can cover that for you. Do you want car insurance?" Gabriel was walking beside Arthur to a side room of the dealership. That's where the cars were.
"Not worth. Open that gate!" Almost shaking with emotion, Arthur ate a chocolate with one hand and shook the other slightly at times.
"The guy is really excited, eh... Look, all the ones you asked for!" Gabriel almost smiled when he saw Arthur looking like an excited child. He pressed a button on a key and the door began to open upwards.
Soon, the vision of 12 cars appeared in a pure white hall.