This chapter is giant! Almost 3,000 words!
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(Still in 3rd Person!)
After the sudden battle against the Frost Giants, the fortress wall needed to be rebuilt, many funerals were starting and a compensation to the family of the victims.
Juri was no longer a prisoner, she was now a guest and savior of the Winter Elves.
So when evening came, a party took place in the castle, which was still being repaired, but temporarily was concerted by ice.
Juri didn't say anything, it was just a formality, but she already warned that she refuses to wear a dress, because she swears she is going to kill someone!
After that no one came to hand her any clothes, Juri used her clothes, while looking at some things she gained from this battle.
1° The Passive Skill [Iron Will]!
[Iron Will, Lv.1]
Type: Passive(Permanent)
Description: A will strengthened by pain and confrontation, allowing you to remain unshakable in any situation!
Effect: +201% Willpower & +302% Pain Tolerance!
[Iron Will] came about after Juri killed Normandak's will, an amalgamation of the Skills [Strong Will] and [Pain Tolerance], giving birth to Tier 2 [Iron Will]!
Juri discovered with this Skill, the ability [Permanent], which means that if she goes back in time, she will still have this Skill.
But she's not the only one, Juri discovered that is one of the System upgrades she made in secret, [Black Heart], is also a Permanent Skill.
And the 2nd and last thing that Juri conquered, was the improvement of the [Mana Strengthening] Spell, actually it's not really an improvement, the Spell itself reached Level 100, its maximum, but it brought with it an improved version of it, that is Tier 2!
[Mana Empowerment, Lv.Max]
Type: Active & Passive
Description: Ability to magically strengthen muscles, bones and skin temporarily using Mana!
Cost: 100 MP p/minute!
Effect: +100 Strength, Agility and Constitution!
[Mana Enhancement, Lv.1]
Type: Active & Passive
Description: More refined control over how to strengthen your body with Mana, now extending to strengthening even items!
Cost: 300 MP p/minute!
Effect(Body): +102 Strength, Agility and Constitution!
Effect(Items): +0.5% Damage and +5% Durability!
Juri was quite amazed by this acquisition, but very happy, even if the cost has tripled, it's still very good!
And if he trains this Skill a lot, he can increase his Physical Attributes by +300, as well as increase the damage done by his equipment by 50%, along with a 6 times increase in durability!
Juri likes it a lot and knows that it will be a Magic that she will train a lot in the future!
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The party started and Juri was wearing her trendy clothes, a pair of dark blue jeans, along with a cute purple sweater, with a smile emoji.
Juri stood out a lot at the party, besides being dressed differently, she doesn't have the usual bluish skin of the Winter Elves, not to mention that the shortest Elf among the adults is around 1.85 tall, Juri is around her 1.75, so she is the shortest adult here.
But there are also some smaller, well-dressed children.
Juri didn't understand the presence of the children, but she didn't say anything, just accepted some drinks, refused the food, which is cold.
The alcohol itself is already quite cold, Juri is slowly taking it, but she refuses to eat, it doesn't seem very pleasant to her.
"Hello madam Juri, I am Epitacio, it is an honor to meet you!" - Said an Elf with a long white beard, smiling at Juri.
"You may call me Juri!" - Said Juri smiling and greeting, she would have preferred a handshake, but since they wanted to kiss her hand, so be it!
"I witnessed your fantastic performance in today's battle, if I may ask, how did you turn into an Ice Giant?" - Epitacio asked curiously, just like many others.
"Don't you have the hammer I used to use?" - Juri asked and Epitacio nodded.
"It's a Legendary Item I had kept for quite a while, a friend of my father created it, but he told me it wasn't complete, telling me it was missing a finishing touch, something called [Essence]!"
"Hmm, what would this [Essence] be?" - Epitácio asked curiously.
"The [Essence]... I don't really understand it myself, but as far as I understand it, it's pretty much someone's strength, their spirit and will, it's extremely rare to get, apparently I can kill 1 million people and not get any [Essence], but the chances increase a bit the stronger someone is!
And the [Essence] itself, is no big deal, but when it's put into a compatible item, wonders occur, where the bearer of the Item carrying the [Essence] being, whenever he wields it, will inherit some of its strength, but it varies on the quality of the Item!
My Hammer for example, was a Legendary Item, I discovered the compatibility with the [Essence] of the Giant Prince, which was quite powerful, so I fused it with my Hammer that was gathering dust in my Storage and voila, I get to inherit 2/3 of his strength, as well as several racial advantages that he had and trained during his life, due to him being a Giant, my hammer gained the ability of [Gigantification], which raises me to around 3 meters!" - Said Juri nonchalantly.
"Impressive!" - Said Epitacio with sparkling eyes. - "Know that I do not wish to insult you, but I wonder if I could take a look?"
Juri thought, nodded and asked for a little space, then he conjured the hammer with a powerful and dominant aura.
Juri then set it down lightly on the ground, Epitacio approached and looked on with admiration, many others as well.
"You can touch it if you want, it won't cause you anything and don't worry about receiving the power, only I can, since I created a connection with the item, so in the hands of others, it's just a heavy hammer!" - Juri said nonchalantly.
Epitacio nodded and touched the hammer, his eyes shining and he said. - "Very impressive, just touching it I feel an improvement in my Ice Element Affinity, my congratulations Juri, you possess an impressive treasure!"
Juri smiles and other nobles also came over to talk.
In the process Luria arrived, wearing a dress, already healed, surely she has taken some potion.
"Look at that, it's the psycho!" - Said Juri smiling and waving to Luria, who only snorted at her.
"Know psycho, you are only alive because I am in uncharted territory and I am more angry at my sister than at you, because if it was anyone else who had done what you did to me, be sure you would not have a proper burial!" - Juri said coldly.
Luria stopped and looked at her fiercely, only for Lalarins to appear and push her away with a glance.
At that moment Aphelia arrived, looking at the hammer, then Juri, who only waved his hand.
Aphelia touched the hammer briefly, then said. - "Really impressive and enviable, if you hadn't made the contract, I would be willing to give you 5 National Treasures in exchange for this treasure!"
"And I would refuse, not that I despise your treasures, it's just that I hardly find anything useful for me!" - Said Juri sighing sadly.
"What do you mean? This is a very powerful item, I am confident in saying that there are less than 10 like it in the entire continent!" - Said Aphelia frowning.
"Yes, it is very powerful, but did you notice my size? Did you notice that my main armor is a set of golden bandages? I may be very good at Magic, but I'm not a Maga!" - Juri said sighing.
"Wait... you mean..."
"I didn't even want that hammer, I like to fight using my body, punch and kick, the bandages is also a legendary item, with its biggest effect being the ability to close the gap my unarmed blows have compared to swords, spears, axes and etc!" - Said Juri sighing sadly.
"I didn't expect that, I've heard of Warriors using their bodies as weapons, but I heard that they use a strange energy, is it that dark thing you used before?" - Aphelia asked curiously.
"That dark thing? That's something else, when you confront certain special evil creatures, you end up being corrupted a bit and exposed to their energy, the more of them you kill, the more exposed you get, which gives you the ability and empowerment to kill more of them!" - Said Juri calmly and continued.
"As for this strange energy you speak of, I know it, it is called [Chi] or [Ki], they have various names, I have not acquired it yet, but I am training to get it, unfortunately I don't have a master of the field to teach me, since the discoverers of this energy are selfish bastards!" - Juri shows disgust as he says this.
"You know quite a bit, could you tell me more about this energy? I've heard that it allows Warriors immense physical power!" - Aphelia asked curiously.
"Look, I don't know much, since the discoverers of this Energy are a bunch of recluses, all I know is the name of it and its effects, since I've seen some cases in the past.
But as far as I know, [Chi] is a transformation of Mana as a whole, where through a systematic and complex training, which connects some specific points of the body and strengthens various areas, one will feel something called "Flow", where Mana begins to flow through the body in an orderly manner, greatly strengthening its muscles and vitality, while slowly clearing some specific pathways and focal points, which once done, the body will naturally generate the new energy known as [Chi]!
To acquire [Chi], I have read that it takes several decades and great talent to develop it on your own, but if you have the support of a Master [Chi] user, he or she will send this energy into your body and unclog the points and pathways within your body, thus gaining a lot of time and getting stronger very quickly!
Unfortunately I haven't had the privilege of being a Chi Master, so I'm going for the old, basic, hard work! I think it will take 1 or 2 years before I get the [Chi]!" - Said Juri scratching his thin chin and Aphelia listened with great attention.
"Now about the capabilities of [Chi] itself, I know it can improve health and give more longevity, increase life expectancy a bit and of course provide impressive physical abilities as well as mental and Element manipulation!
Chi] if trained properly, can make the body harder than diamond, strong enough for a punch or kick to cause earthquakes, run at impressive speeds, comparable to lightning, even being able to break certain rules and walk on water, wall and ceiling as if it were nothing!
And also if one doesn't want to focus on his body, one can practice what they call [Martial Arts] and deepen his proficiency in the area, just like a Soldier who trains fencing, gets stronger and with his skills can earn the title of Knight!
A [Martial Artist] trains with weapons just like a Knight, but only at deeper levels and the [Chi] allows one to exert much more strength and mastery, I read in books that Martial Artists of the highest Level, are able to split mountains with a sword strike!" - Said Juri, words that impressed everyone.
"Of course, all I say now are stories and some very old accounts from my homeland about Martial Artists, I don't know here, since the information I have is few!" - Said Juri, which relieved many of them.
"I understand, tell me, what is your homeland like?" - Aphelia asked curiously.
Juri thought about how to tell, whether to lie or tell the truth.
Soon she decided to tell the truth with some lies, then she started talking.
Juri said that her world has little Magic, as less than 1% of the population is capable of exercising Magic or impressive physical abilities.
So over 99% of the world's population, was destined to be civilians for the rest of their lives!
This surprised everyone, where Aphelia said. - "So the Magic bearers, would be the great nobility of your world?"
"In the beginning it was like that, since my world faced various dangers and who we called [Specialists], fought against powerful Beasts and evil beings from other dimensions, naturally the [Specialists] were seen as Gods.
It was like this for a long time in history, but in the end, the [Specialists] were the minority of the world, they were very strong, the weakest being equal to the strength of 5 grown men when trained a little, the strongest able to annihilate armies!
For a long time there was inequality, many groups of [Experts] thinking they were true Gods and ruled with an iron hand over the Civilians, no matter what race they were, Human, Elf, Dwarf, Orc and so on, it was always the same, in the end giving too much power and authority corrupts people's minds.
But then geniuses among the common people, the civilians, began to think outside the box, they wanted more for their lives, not to be slaves to the powerful, so they began to use their intelligence and developed many areas of study and research.
So the civilians of my world, using intelligence, were able to make weapons and armor, able to beat the [Experts] head on, killing many of the most powerful 'Gods' and dethroned them from the world!" - Juri stopped talking for a moment, taking a sip of his drink and looked at everyone's reaction.
"And then a colossal war broke out, in my world being called the [Liberation War], where the Civilians with their powerful weapons, killed the [Experts], greatly diminishing their numbers.
As the centuries passed, the [Specialists] were practically obliterated, anyone born capable of carrying Mana, were seen as atrocities and killed, it was like this for about 3 centuries, until a group of [Specialists] emerged.
This group wished for equality and they saved many, changing public opinion, ending the Monarchy and the prejudice against the [Specialists].
The battle itself lasted about 50 years, known as the [Cold War], a war that itself had no large, direct conflicts, only small conflicts, until it ended the powerful civilians known as Nobles, Monarchs, Kings and Emperors!"
"After that, new methods of government, where it was no longer decided by something like lineage, but ability to rule, where the people would vote and decide their leaders every 5 Years!
The [Specialists], renamed from [Awakened] in the last century, being a supporting force, helping to advance technology, protect the peaceful lives of civilians, while living luxurious lives because they have strength!"
When Juri said this, everyone was quite amazed, so she finished by saying something that might even be an insult.
"So you can say that I am quite surprised that I am here, since as far as I can see, you are a Princess and Nobles, meaning that in my world, this Era is ruled by a Monarchical regime, where we call it a Medieval or Primitive Era.
Note that I am not insulting you, I am only reporting a fact from the point of view of the people of my world, since we are technologically advanced, the weapons and explosions I used to kill the Prince and some of the Giants, are that technology I spoke of." - Said Juri hoping not to make anyone angry.
And at that moment Aphelia started laughing, many looking at her in surprise.
"I didn't expect you to come from such a world, where you consider ours as... primitive!" - Aphelia laughed awkwardly.
"Look, you are not primitive, we would just say you are backward, so to speak, sooner or later this world can catch up with the technological progress of my world, even surpass it if enough geniuses are born, not to mention that compared to my world, yours has dozens of times more magical energy!
So this world may have several times more history than mine, but they could not advance in technology, because they focus more on Magic, Alchemy, Forging, etc., which greatly limits creativity for something that goes beyond the box, something that would not be so necessary, since the technology itself will not be powerful from the beginning.
The Civilians of my world, took decades to create the first prototypes of Firearms, which would be useless, so they needed many decades or even more than 1 century, before they developed something capable of killing the strongest [Experts] of the time!
Then with the peace time, we had even more time to perfect the technology, being able to kill more and more powerful [Experts]!
As for your world, many can use Magic and have the ability to go beyond its limits without problems, as long as they have the willpower and the opportunities!
In other words, your world has no need for technological advancement, as the greatest minds in your world should be focusing on the study of Magic and strength!" - Juri said her thoughts.
She put together a lot of things from books, manga and anime she has read, a lot of things even, as well as a bit of reality.
'I have to tone down my lies, I will think of better things in the future, for now we'll stick with that!' - Thought Juri a little disappointed in herself, since she can't stop lying!
Aphelia and many others nodded and in the end the party was more of a conversation, many listening to Juri talk about her world covered in lies.