Instructor Luna nodded. "Correct. Mana art is the most important thing. But if we talk from the perspective of increasing your strength only, then nothing is more important than spirit skills."
This new name confused all of them. Even students from well-known families had clueless expressions on their faces.
One dwarf asked, "Mam, what are spirit skills?"
"Spirit skills are the most powerful skills in a spirit wielder's arsenal. You get one spirit skill every time you're able to evolve your spirit. There is a saying that has been passed down from generations of spirit wielders: 'A strong spirit wielder is one with stronger spirit skills.' Always remember, your goal is not to learn strong mana art but to acquire strong spirit skills."
The strong emphasis from Miss Luna made everyone realize how important these spirit skills were.
Drake asked Kane,
[Yeah, as a spirit wielder, there's nothing more important than spirit skills. But to get a super strong spirit skill, you need everything else.]
Now, this confused him.
Miss Luna explained to them, "Now, the big question is, how can we evolve our spirit?"
A buzz started among the students when Elie said, "Mam, I think by absorbing element resources related to our affinity."
Miss Luna shook her head, "Nope."
Chris, sitting at the front, said, "Mam, I think we just need to provide a large amount of pure mana-rich resources, as you explained to us that spirits absorb pure mana."
"Well, providing mana is one thing, but mana is all around us, so it's only a matter of time for the spirit to get sufficient mana. Think a little. If evolving a spirit is really that simple, then don't you think we would have that many high-level spirit wielders?"
At that explanation, Chris realized how inadequate his answer was, and his face turned a little red.
Others in the class took their guesses one after another, but none gave the correct answer.
Miss Luna explained to them, "At this moment, all of you are at spirit level 0. That's the egg stage. To reach level 1, you just have to wait for your spirit egg to hatch. It can take from 2 days to a week, and nothing else. The moment your spirit hatches, you will become an official spirit wielder. But increasing the spirit level to 2 is not that simple."
Miss Luna paused to give them time to digest the new information.
"So the newly born level 1 spirits are like small babies. You need to teach them how to use mana, and the way to do it is by learning mana art. Mana art surely gives us mysterious power, but the main thing about mana art is that learning mana art is the same as teaching it to our spirit."
Everyone in the class had their mouths wide open. The more they learned about the spirit wielder way, the more intriguing it got.
A girl from the right side asked, "Mam, to teach our spirit, do we need to learn as many mana arts as possible?"
"Nope, there are 3 subjects that you get to learn at the pre-academy. There are two on mana arts, and in those classes, you will understand everything about the mana arts. The 3rd class will be on spirits and spirit skills. This class will focus on how learning different mana arts affects the kind of spirit skill you get."
They realized the spirit evolution was not as simple as they thought.
Miss Luna said, "Back to the topic. So once you reach level 1, all of you will get a special spirit skill. Why is this special? Because this spirit skill you get will be completely dependent on your spirit, without your involvement. Most of the time, this special spirit skill will decide what kind of mana art path is suitable for you guys."
With the corner of their eyes, everyone glanced at the legendary duo as Miss Luna mentioned these things.
"Now, let's end this topic with one last thing: your status screen. All of you can access this status screen at level one, as it will help you keep track of what kind of mana art you are learning and at what proficiency level you are in those arts."
Drake got a clear picture of how the spirit wielders work. In simple teams, it was all about learning suitable mana arts to evolve your spirit, and that would give them powerful spirit skills.
A wide grin formed on Miss Luna's face as she said, "Well, that's it for the basic spirit wielders part. Now it is time we talked about how things are done in the 'Kaiser academy.'"
The moment she mentioned that most of the students had serious faces, especially those with low potential.
Kane said to him at this time, [Don't miss a single thing. Everything from this point will be related to our survival.]
Miss Luna smiled more when she saw all the students with dead serious looks on their faces. "All of you know the duration of the academy, right?"
"Yes, mam." the entire class shouted.
"Let's start with the first year. Around 80% of the students can usually move to 2nd year. The other 20 will either die or become slaves."
The dread on some students' faces became pale, but most of them already knew about it and just nodded their heads.
Miss Luna asked them, "Now I have a question for you guys, who do you think will fall in this last 20%?"
A student from the middle was the first to say, "Mam those with the least strength will fail."
Everyone nodded at just the obvious answer.
But Miss Luna shook her head, "Nope, think harder."
Silence!
Everyone looked at each other in shock. Those with low potential had a shine on their face while the higher potential students frowned. All the Kids from the top family just looked around like they knew the answer, but none were willing to say.