Arthur placed the wooden sword down and said, "Yes, although there are many kinds of weapon arts in this world, they are all artificial."
"Natural Weapon Arts are comprehended by observing and being blessed by nature. The humans worshipped different aspects of nature. Some worshipped the sun, moon, water, and other parts of nature."
Arthur looked at Zen, the flames from the skill earlier still surrounded him.
"As for us… we worship fire."
Zen thought of something and asked, "But teacher, I remember that the skill you used when you saved me was Fire Sword Art something. It seems different to the skill that you used earlier."
Arthur smiled and said, "Well, [Natural Weapon Arts] are powerful, very powerful. The skill can be used in whatever weapon is available for its practitioner. However, not everyone can learn them because of their difficulty. That is why the founders of the skill decided to make an easier to learn but less powerful skill that focuses on a specific weapon."
Zen felt that it made sense. If the so-called [Natural Weapon Arts] were very powerful, it wouldn't make sense if it was easy to learn.
However, he thought of something and asked, "Then, why not learn them using skill books?"
"Ouch!"
But this question of his only earned him a hit from his teacher.
"Idiot, do you think that it is easy to make or receive a skill book!? Skill books only have a little chance of being dropped when a creature is killed. But if one wants to make a specific skill into a skill book, they would have to make a large sacrifice."
"What sort of sacrifice?" Zen curiously asked.
"It differs. Sometimes the sacrifice needs to be lifespan, experience, stats, and other things that will cause a huge loss to the one who wants to make the skill book."
Zen remembered something and said, "But you still haven't said how I can break through our racial limit."
Arthur coughed in embarrassment. He had been carried away in telling the history of humans and forgot about Zen's situation.
"Ehem. There are two ways. The first is to receive the bloodline of other races. Other humans who broke through the racial limit received the partial bloodline of other races through various means."
"What 'means'? Can you give an example?" Zen asked with curious eyes.
Arthur thought for a moment and said, "Hmmm. Some people obtained it through ceremonies and rituals. Some obtained it through items and artifacts. However, there are those who hunted others and devoured their heart."
Zen got goosebumps as soon as he heard the latter. "Hearts!?"
"Yes. There's even an infamous person in the past who slayed dragons in order to devour their hearts and obtain their bloodline."
Zen could not help but gasp in shock.
'Damn, how powerful is that person? And if that really happened, then does it mean that the humans have antagonized the dragons?'
There was so much that Zen wanted to know about this world. He planned to read books later in order to satisfy his curiosity.
"Then teacher, what about the second way to break the racial limit?"
Arthur smiled and said, "Training."
"Training?" Zen was speechless.
Arthur was amused by Zen's reaction. He continued, "Train and train until you break through your limits. This can be done by purely training or going through a life and death situation."
Thinking of this, a bald figure that was a famous anime character in the past appeared in Zen's mind. 'Hmmm it seems that I can be just like him, huh…'
"Teacher."
"Hmm?" Arthur looked at Zen who called him with a serious expression. He was curious about what this student of his was about to say.
"Is it true that you lose hair from excessive training?" Asked Zen with a straight face.
"No…" Although Arthur was surprised when he heard his student's question, he still answered him.
'I wonder what sort of things are going through this kid's head.' Arthur thought silently. There were moments where he was surprised by Zen's genius. However, there were also moments where he was surprised by his strangeness.
'Forget it. He can think of whatever he wants. I just have to make sure that he won't go astray."
"What are your plans for now?" Arthur inquired.
Zen thought for a moment before saying, "Hmmmm, teacher do you have any way for me to break past the racial limit? I want to improve my stats further."
Arthur smiled mysteriously and said, "Don't worry about that, I prepared something that will accelerate your growth and help you become stronger. The thing I prepared will also solve the problem with your mana."
Although Zen did not know what it was, Arthur's words still excited him.
However, since he could not improve his stats for the moment…
"Then will it be possible for me to learn more skills?"
Since he had reached the current limit of his stats, Zen chose to focus on other things first. He planned to learn more skills from Arthur while studying to learn more about the world.
Arthur nodded, satisfied about Zen's decision.
'Good, he didn't become impatient. He is also not stubborn and chose his next course of action wisely.'
"Sure, however, tell me the proficiencies of your existing skills first. After all, it's not good to have many skills. It's better to improve your existing skills first before learning more."
Seeing Zen's obedient nod, Arthur was further satisfied about this student of his.