The world was crazy about the training method.
And even though there were multiple news and government bodies warning against using something untested properly. People rushed to learn it and some talented ones among them had already initiated into it.
But Adam was none of those people. He was a lazy guy who only reached his current white star rank due to the talent he was given at birth. There was no hard work involved in it.
Even the reason he came out for jogging early this morning was to google female students that pass by him and nothing more.
As for working hard again?
Why should he?
His family had a good business and he was talented as well. If he wished to, he can enter a hero agency that goes for looks more than ability, an aspect that is covered properly due to his genes.
Though this changed when he saw a waste like Lady Fingers working hard.
"Seriously man? Bullying at this age?"
Though what Adam didn't expect was the guy that responded to him was the fat bastard that was huffing for breath not long ago.
And for some reason, this fat bastard looked somewhat… threatening.
'What is up with those scars.'
"What do you mean Luvi… didn't you know? Adam here is still young at heart as well as mind." And for some reason, Andy also chimed in soon after the words of his friend were over.
With a mocking smile of his own.
A face he hadn't seen before on Andy, nor had Andy ever had the gall to talk back like this to him before.
"Seems like you have forgotten your beating from last time." Adam didn't like Andy nor his friend.
"Oh yeah? Those seem like big words for a small man like you." Luvi said as he pointed at Adam for his short height. Though the odd one was Luvi here, as he looked too huge for his age. "Why don't we go elsewhere so that I can teach a small man like you what it means to be a big boy?
Luvi laughed as he mocked Adam, showing his fist in anger and threatening him. Andy on his side also laughed for a bit then looked at his friend if he was crazy.
Adam can't do shit if they were in public. But if they followed up on his suggestion, they might just beat them up.
"Hey Lady Fingers, your friend seems more stupid than he looks. Well, I will take up on your offer." Adam agreed directly, not everyday fools would follow them to a corner to get beat up.
Hearing this, Andy just cursed at his friend. "Oye Andy, let's just focus on our exercise. No need to waste time here." Andy knew how strong Adam was, he had been beaten up by him multiple times in the past.
Adam used to say that he only helped Andy in training his body and gave him some practical experience when he got confronted by some teachers after news reached them. Which usually saved him from the trouble, even though most people understood what the truth was.
But what can they do? Andy was a wasted student with no future among the heroes or hunters. Him staying in the school was a miracle in itself. And most of the faculty won't act against a talented student for someone as useless as him.
It was why after a while being influenced by his neighbor in the dormitory, he started to talk shit to Adam whenever he beat him up. Though it didn't mean he would let his own friend also suffer from the same fate.
It was why he suggested Luvi to just focus on exercise. But one sentence from Adam solidified his fate.
"Ah, the chicken is clucking guys."
"You me, that corner, right now." Luvi threatened with confidence. Ignoring the gazes of those around him.
Because of the perspective of those around them who had some interest in this small confrontation, Luvi and Andy looked more dangerous than Adam and his friends.
Luvi due to his giant size and scars on his face, while they treated Andy the same because he was too pumped up muscles. Making both of them look like bullies instead of victims.
Though it's also not their fault. Luvi never acted like a Victim and Andy was too used to it so that he got bored.
"Sure why not? Let's see how good Lady Finger's friend, pork-u-pine really is."
And so the group of five went to a private place for a match.
Though unknown to the majority of them, Luvi had long completed the initial state of foundational training. He had gotten stronger.
So the result was expected.
"Oof."
Both Luvi and Andy remained broken on the ground.
"Now stay down." Adam said as he spit on Andy's face.
But Andy didn't move, the only word from his mouth was. "Disgusting." Before he started to break harder again.
"Let's go Adam, enough, let's not waste anymore time here."
"Yeah, I got tired after beating that fat bastard."
Seeing the trio leave after having their fill, Andy who had been sleeping on the ground while holding his stomach in pain cursed at Luv. "Man you should know not to follow bad people into corners."
To which, Andy replied. "And who was it that attracted those bad people? Now those cunts have me in their target."
"Not like you leave your room anyways."
After the small fight, the two came back to their room after their beating and took a shower.
Though there was something else in Luvi's mind beside the paid his body was experiencing. "Andy never spoke much about his school life. Guess he has it hard as well." Luvi pitied Andy.
Andy was not as smart as him in studies and hence was forced to attend classes, unlike him. Who knows how much he gets beaten up due to his habits?
But Luvi knew that not much can be done about it. Though no one said it, there was truly a class divide between awakened people. At least the unawakened were under protection from the government.
The same protection didn't apply to awakened individuals though.People with stronger awakening will always be treated highly in any places they go, they can even abuse their power if they wished to. Because that was their god given right after awakening.
But no one would speak of this special treatment, everyone chooses to accept it as reality of their world.
A reality that can be completely ruined with the knowledge that Luvi has in hand.
'I should learn combat arts and auxiliary arts first and foremost. But before learning them, I need to spread them to the world so I don't stand out.'
The power system of mages and knights differed in a lot of things. Their basic technique was just a method to accumulate energy while strengthening their body, while their spells or combat arts were what actually utilized that energy as well as body.
Among Knight techniques, they were further divided into combat arts, escaping arts, auxiliary arts, ultimate moves and the mutant abilities.
One even has a chance to obtain unique abilities when one advances a rank.
Though a lot of things might stand out if Luvi started to use them all at random. Because at the end of the day, his ability was growing teeth. He can't suddenly use his fist to use magical arts that rivals someone awakened with close combat ability.
So he started to search up the list in his mind to pick and choose some abilities for both mages and knights.
The auxiliary, ultimate and mutant abilities were out of the equation, that was for sure.
They were too high level and required an individual to at least be a blue star or peak of qi condensation immortal.
So most might not even be able to use it.
White in mages case the requirement of mana was most important. And for early levels, basic spells like insight, illumination, and trace were very important.
Though Luvi still plans to add a bunch of very basic attack spells of each major element into the mix.
This was to keep things equal so that none of the side overpowers others.
'Generally people consider the mages stronger due to their flashy abilities. But that is not the case for reality.'
Luvi knew the future and understood why the Knight and Mages mentioned in the gift were so different from the ones known in the current world.
"Seven combat arts and two escape arts for Knights."
"Nine destruction spells and fifteen tricks for the mages."
"Though for me, I should practice Fist art."
Because no way in hell Luvi is going to get a sword, spears or other melee weapons unless he wants to be kicked out of college.
There was another reason why he chose Fist arts.
"Imma fist that asshole Adam."
He wanted to make a pun while he took his revenge.