Ben woke up at midnight after he fainted in his sparring with Roubaul. Ben tries to remember his sparring and reviews it.
"Gramps didn't even try to attack us and let us try our moves. Even so, Wendy can only last for an hour, and I last for 4 hours. In a real battle situation, we can only last for half of that at most." - Ben
Ben thinks that they need to raise their stamina and endurance. He believes their magic usage and management are good enough, but they lack the MP quantity and body's stamina. They've eaten their elements to restore their energy, but it's still not enough.
[Name: Ben Cooper
Age: 10
Status: Alive
MP: 4285/4285
STR: 30
AGI: 28
STA: 36
INT: 33]
"36 points of stamina and 4285 MP allow me to fight for 2 hours non-stop in a real battle. It's a good time for someone my age, but it's not enough." - Ben
Ben knows that he might need to fight someone older, stronger, and more experienced. That's why he needs to be stronger every day and prepared for anything. One such thing is knowledge, so he opens the book that he borrowed from Roubaul.
[Did you want me to scan the book and transfer it to your memory?]
'You can do that?' - Ben
[Yes, I can scan each page in a second and store it in my database. After that, I can send it directly to your brain, so you don't need to read the book. However, you need to take the data slowly because your brain hasn't developed fully. If you take the data at once, it might harm your brain.]
'So I just need to take it slowly, right? It's still faster than reading the book on my own. Although I still need to comprehend the content by myself, it still saves a lot of time.' - Ben
[Then, please open the page one by one and let me scan it.]
Ben then starts to flip the pages, one by one, to let A.I Chip scan it. A.I Chip only stores the data in its database and doesn't send it to Ben directly. It needs to process all the data first before sending it to Ben.
It takes 6 hours for A.I Chip to finish the scan. Even with A.I Chip's fast scan and computation ability, it still needs 6 hours to complete. The book isn't only thick, but the data in it is also very complex. Besides, Ben needs to flip the pages one by one, and that takes time.
[Scan complete, total pages: 5163.]
'How long will it take for me to receive all those data?' - Ben
[The fastest that you can do is 60 days if you use your brain to the limit, and you just focus on receiving the data. To gain optimal results, I advise you to work slowly on it.]
'How long for that?' - Ben
[After calculating all your activity, the optimum time is 516 days with 10 pages each day.]
'Hmm, that's certainly a better option considering I have another activity. However, that's still too long. Can I get the essential things first before the details?' - Ben
[Yes, I will sort the data for the essences. Sorting process will take 10 hours.]
'Good, I'll learn the essences first, and learn the details slowly after that.' - Ben
While waiting for A.I Chip to finish the process, Ben gets out to train. It's morning already, so he will train a little before going for a hunting job again. Ben just does some exercise before he goes to hunt with Wendy at 9 A.M.
Today, they'll go deeper into the forest for bigger games. The creatures will get stronger as they go deeper into the forest. Ben & Wendy always try to get deeper slowly to increase their challenge. By fighting stronger creatures, they'll also get stronger.
They keep moving deeper until they find a new area. It's a wide swamp that they've never seen before. They need to be cautious and investigate the area first. They move slowly on the outskirts of the swamp, and then they see some creatures.
"Lizardman?" - Wendy
"This place must be their nest; it's a suitable environment after all." - Ben
"What should we do?" - Wendy
"Let's leave for now; our mission is hunting for food, so we need to focus on it." - Ben
Ben decides to leave the swamp and go to hunt animals. The hunt isn't his only reason; it's also because Lizardmen usually flock together, and fighting them in their nest without preparation is stupid. They can fight a stray Lizardman, but this swamp seems to be their nest. They need more preparation if they want to fight the Lizardmen.
"Did you plan to attack the Lizardman nest later?" - Wendy
"I don't know; I will ask Gramps first. Lizardmen are intelligent monsters, and they are strong. If Gramps judges them dangerous, then we'll need to exterminate them or make them leave this area. But if not, then it will be better to leave them alone." - Ben
These Lizardmen seem to have stayed in this area for years. They never attacked the village, so it seems they're not hostile. Ben still needs to investigate the Lizardmen though before he can really come to a conclusion, not just an assumption.
Ben & Wendy then hunt like usual, and they return with 3 white wolves & a big red bull. Wendy's enchantment is getting stronger now, and it can raise Ben's strength by 12 points. With his 30 original points and 13 additional, he can lift these 4 carcasses easily.
Ben & Wendy immediately go to the guild building to meet Roubaul. They inform him about the Lizardman's nest in the forest. The distance between them isn't that far, so it is a little worrying.
"Hmm, Ben-boy is right; we need to investigate them first. If they've lived there for years, then their population might be very high now. Soon, they will need to find a new habitat, a bigger place, and the best option is this place." - Roubaul
"What? Why?" - Wendy
"The lake, huh?" - Ben
"That's right. Lizardmen love water, and this place has the highest amount of water in the lake. The swamp might be enough for them in the past, but it won't sustain them in the future." - Roubaul
"Then, should I investigate their nest?" - Ben
"No, I will send someone with a lot of experience to do this. You just need to wait for the news and train to get stronger in case those Lizardmen are going to attack us." - Roubaul
"Alright then." - Ben
Ben & Wendy then go to train in their usual place. They train with a normal training menu, and not sparring. They've sparred yesterday against Roubaul, and they've found what they need to improve.
[Data sorting complete.]
When Ben trains, the A.I Chip has finished its process. Ben leaves it alone for now and focuses on his training. He checks the data sorting after finishing
his training.
[Essence theory: 561 pages. Consisting of 81 main subjects.]
'Hmm, so around 7 pages per main subject. Then send one main subject every day to me! If the main subject has more than 10 pages, split it in two!' - Ben
[Understood, processing... Found 8 main subjects with more than 10 pages. Calculating time for transfer: 89 days. Will you take the first subject now?]
'Sure, I'll ponder about it while taking a bath.' - Ben
[Transferring first subject: Magic Power]
Ben feels a strong headache and feels something is flowing to his head.
'It's just a 6 pages information, but I've felt such a headache; I really won't be able to take more than 10.' - Ben
When the process finished, Ben suddenly knows a lot more about magic power. After he gets the knowledge, Ben finds out that magic power is a lot more complex than what he thought.
'It seems I can't take these subjects every day. Even this one subject will need me some days to understand. I can't only know it; I need to understand it, or it will be useless.' - Ben
Ben realizes that he underestimated the knowledge about magic too much. He thought that 1.5 years is long enough to learn the book, but it is very short actually. If he didn't have A.I Chip, it might take decades to finish the book.
'This book's content is even more ridiculous than its appearance.' - Ben
[Of course, it contains all the knowledge that Roubaul learned for all his life. He spent decades for all of these knowledges. Compared to that, you'll only need a few years to complete it, so you need to be grateful for it.]
'..... Are you lecturing me right now?' - Ben
[Yes.]
Ben is speechless now; he always feels that the A.I Chip has a personality, and it seems he's right. Ben sighs and forgets about it; at least he can learn the magic theories faster than normal people now.