Chapter 63
After reading the book, Dylan really wanted to practice magic, but as always, he lacked mana. So he activated the ring and took out the Supreme Mana Potion. This potion was incomparable to the ones he drank as a child, since he was simply not ready for stronger potions. [Supreme Mana Potion] [Rare++] puts more strain on the constitution and core, but in return gives a lot of mana, practically without reducing the power of the restored mana at his level. Doing the math in his head, he could drink half a potion a day, completely restoring his mana and not straining his constitution.
Name: Dylan Ghostblade (Nick Miller), 15
Race: Evolved Human [Rare] Lvl. 28
1. Class: Mage of Arcane Will [Rare][Unique] Lvl 9
2. Class: Adept of the Art Phantom Sword [Rare] Lvl 16
Health 903/2100 HP 3.15 HP/hour
Mana 123/2990 MP 2.91 MP/hour
Endurance 2400/2680 ST 40.5 ST/hour
Statistics:
Strength 215
Dexterity 311
Endurance 268
Viability 210
Constitution 226
Intelligence 190
Wisdom 147
Mental Control 238
Willpower 340
Perception 226
Charisma 46
Mana output 203
Mana 299
Mana Regeneration 291
Luck 38
+20 Free Attribute Points
Titles: Otherworldly Reincarnator [Legendary+], Special Skill Holder [Special], Holder of the Unique Skill [Special][Uniquely], Contract with the Emerging Spirit [Uncommon], Class Line Progenitor [Legendary][Uniquely], Mage of Arcane Will [Rare][Uniquely], Adept of the Art Phantom Sword [Rare], Giant Slayer (Lv. 10) [Common].
Racial Skills:
Fast Recovery [Rare+]
Fast Learning [Uncommon]
Adaptation of physical characteristics [Uncommon]
Minor adaptation [Common]
Lesser Mana Core [Common]
Low Mental Resistance [Common] Lvl. 74
Low Poison Resistance [Common] Lvl. 29
Rare Pain Resistance [Rare] Lvl. 223 > 228
General skills:
Reincarnator's Madness [Special][Unique] Lvl 404
Great Identification [Special] Lvl. 401
Fake Status [Special] Lvl. 401
Language Proficiency (Ramiast) [Uncommon] Lvl. 169
Lesser Spiritual Sense [Rare] Lvl. 203
Lesser Soul Energy Manipulation [Rare] Lvl. 201
1. Class Skills:
Magic of Arcane Will [Rare] Lvl. 227 > 229
Great Meditation [Rare] Lvl. 213
Mana Manipulation [Rare] Lvl. 210
Mana Sense [Rare] Lvl 203
Casting Spells [Uncommon] Lvl. 199
Magic of Stone [Uncommon] Lvl. 137
Magic of Predictions [Uncommon] Lvl. 123 > 124
Aura of Arcane Will [Uncommon] Lvl. 104 > 105
Parallel Thinking [Uncommon] Lvl. 131 > 134
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Healing Magic [Common] Lvl. 50
Life Force Manipulation [Uncommon] Lvl. 121
Manipulation of Will [Common] Level 11 > 36
2. Class Skills:
Phantom Sword Mastery [Uncommon+] Lvl. 182 > 186
Stamina Manipulation [Uncommon] Lvl. 155 > 156
Awakening of the Ghost [Uncommon+] Lvl. 116 > 119
Ghost Flicker [Uncommon+] Lvl. 116 > 119
Accelerated Perception [Uncommon] Lvl. 136 > 137
Dylan's mood lifted when he looked at his status. Looking at the stats, he noticed that his willpower had increased by several points.
Hmm, willpower increased by 3, it has increased before, but never by this much. Maybe it's because I overextended my willpower in that stupid suicide attempt... Yeah, I still need to decide where to put the stats.
Thinking about this, he opened the book "How to Become a Great Mage" to a page with the 1st level spell "Sphere of Light". This spell used willpower to change the brightness of light without changing the spell itself. Inside the spell, Dylan noticed an additional structure that created this effect.
It took him a while to create the spell due to the complexity of the design, but he was able to cast it correctly. At the last stage of the casting, he put in some willpower and willed the light to change intensity every 10 seconds. A brightly shining ball of light formed between his hands. After 10 seconds, he changed the intensity and the light became much dimmer. After dispelling the spell and drawing in all of his remaining Mana, Dylan began to look for a more complex spell. Since he could do similar things without having any additional structure in the spell.
Having found the next spell, "Gust of Wind", he examined its construction and read the description. In this case, the additional construction, together with the will poured into it, protected allies and any objects from the wind. It is important that when pouring the will, it was necessary to select objects and record this desire.
Dylan had never done anything like this before, so he was very interested. After creating the structure of the spell, he put his will into it with a clear desire. After completing the spell, a gust of wind blew between his hands into the stack of books, but did not move them.
Watching the spell in action, Dylan noticed that the wind didn't immediately stop blowing on the books, but changed its trajectory as soon as it touched the first book. Dylan thought that the design was surprisingly simple, but most importantly, very effective. He suspected that without will, something with the same effect would be impossible to put into spells below level 4.
Noticing how surprisingly late it was, Dylan muttered something about proper sleep patterns, closed the book, and went to bed. He tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep for a long time, and his worries about the Guardians and how helpless he felt returned.
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Dylan got out of bed in an incredibly bad mood. Last night seemed even worse than when he slept on the ground in the middle of the forest. And then he was rightly afraid of being attacked by monsters.
"Damn, fucking security guards, just thinking about their capabilities gives me a headache."
Clicking his tongue, he stood up and got dressed, thinking about food. Taking the map and activating the display, he quickly found the right place. Leaving the room, he walked around the academy, as always, looking around. After a few minutes of walking, he saw an interesting man. He looked dead tired, pale skin, black hair, large bruises under his eyes. The guy looked at the people around him as if they did not exist, while stroking a black snake with bright green eyes that was wrapped around his neck.
Name: Shin Nivser
Race: Human [Uncommon] Level 100
Class: Poison Mage [Rare] Lv. 28
Class: Poisonous Creature Tamer [Rare] Lv. 100
Name: Tasteless
Race: Black Labaria [Rare] Level 138
Dylan's eyebrows shot up as he didn't expect the guy to be that strong. He found it very interesting as his main class was lagging behind. Dylan met the guy's eyes, watching, but Shin didn't even notice him. He walked past, still petting the snake, who was simply enjoying it.
Dylan shrugged and walked on, looking at the people more closely. But he didn't see anyone as interesting or strong. He was convinced that the guy was much stronger than the average level at the academy.
Arriving at the restaurant, he appreciated its interior. In general, everything was very simple, wooden tables and chairs, varnished, the room was also made of light wood. But what he liked was the location next to the garden and the large number of panoramic windows.
"Very nice".
Having sat down at the table, a female student of the academy in a stylish apron with the emblem of the restaurant quickly approached him. Having given him a bright smile and having said hello, she handed him the menu. Having looked at it, Dylan quickly chose a lot of meat with baked potatoes and several other dishes. The food was brought very quickly, so that he did not even notice the time admiring the garden. Having eaten pleasantly, Dylan ordered the next dish.
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Back in his room, Dylan continued practicing magic. He came across some more useful constructs that he would be happy to learn later. During his training, Dylan discovered one very nice thing: any spell with a will construct could change its parameters when he manipulated the spell through his aura.
Rereading the book, the last few pages said that particularly skilled mages could manipulate spells through the aura. There were many requirements, none of which he had to fulfill to do so.
Perhaps I should understand why my Will is so strong. Or find an explanation for my superior control over it.
Dylan had always been curious about this, but he couldn't approach it properly. Since even his mentor couldn't control his will, and he really didn't want to attract the attention of more powerful mages at the time. He still didn't understand where his family formally stood in the kingdom's food chain. Whether his ability deserved the enmity of Epic class owners or something more, he didn't know. But it didn't matter now, the academy's leadership knew about his unique class, but did they know that he was the [Ancestor of the Class Lineage]. That was still a big question.
He had to do something, but he was too hesitant. From what he learned from the book, Mages need years of training to control their Will, but he did it in just 10 years, with almost no stats.
Hahaha, if you think about it, I'm a real monster.
Dylan thought with an ironic smile.
He leaned back in his chair, took a deep breath, and started turning it all over in his head. If it turned out that his specialty was worth a lot, and he believed it was. Many things could happen. But two options seemed most likely to him:
First, he was under the close supervision and training of the Academy. Which didn't change anything in principle, but he needed to trust them. If he did, he would reveal his full abilities, and his advancement in the future would be very predictable. This would make him vulnerable, because despite the wishes of the Academy's higher-ups, he was still more afraid of humans than demons.
Secondly, some crazy idiot will decide they can copy his trait. Eventually, they'll try something. If they manage to get to him, of course, he'll be dead. If they fail, they'll draw too much attention to him, and eventually it'll either happen again, or someone will decide to take him out before he reaches his potential. Completely ignoring the war with demons.
Both options put him in great danger, and, as he reminded himself again, It's not the dеmons' fault”
