If there was one thing he loved to do in Destiny, it was to enjoy the food in this world.
Destiny brought a unique taste that was truly amazing despite the 40% sensory limit. The food in this world was unlike his old world where westerners put so much importance on something called the original taste of an ingredient.
Who knows what they were thinking when they colonized various countries in the world for spices but never used them. I mean, if you came for spices, at least use them in your cooking!
Don’t make a bullshit statement that cooking spices only consist of salt and pepper. There are hundreds of spices in the world and you only use salt and pepper to cook?
Compared to the food he often ate in the past, what was in front of him looked like a treasure.
The food Masha served him was not something that looked appealing in terms of appearance. It was white rice covered in yellow spice sauce. The palumara fish that was carefully cooked and the meat was perfectly cooked, the aroma of the broth that gave it such a charming taste.
When Ivo put the food in his mouth, he couldn't say anything. Without hesitation, he took another spoonful and crammed it down.
The taste of the herbs and spices really penetrated the freshwater fish meat as if the fish was swimming in his mouth. Not only that, the slightly thick sauce made the previously bland rice so appetizing.
Plak…
"Eh..." Ivo looked at the plate in front of him.
Masha who saw Ivo eating greedily gave him a bowl full of Fish with yellow sauce. She also took out a bowl of rice to give to Ivo.
With a smile on her face, Masha said while eating. "Don't be shy and just finish it."
"Since you said so, then I won't hesitate."
The two of them ate with satisfied smiles while chatting with each other. Masha seemed a little curious about Ivo who came to Ernest City.
After finishing the third plate, Ivo replied. "Same as the others. I came to register for the White Snow Academy."
"White Snow Academy? I heard that the test they do is tough. People in Ernest City even say that getting into White Snow Academy is as hard as graduating from it.”
“I’ve heard that too. They do have that reputation.” Ivo took another portion and devoured it immediately.
“Even so, the standards they set are the reason why White Snow Academy can stand and develop far better than other academies on this continent. Especially when compared to the Eternal Royal Academy which is so lacking in many ways.”
“Lacking? How can Eternal Royal Academy be lacking compared to White Snow Academy?” Masha didn’t seem to understand much. She looked at Ivo with a sparkling gaze as if she wanted to know about it.
“Have you ever visited White Snow Academy or Eternal Royal Academy?” Ivo asked.
Masha shook her head. Let alone visiting Eternal Royal Academy, she had never left Ernest City in her entire life. Even when she lived in Ernest City, she had never gone far from the inn.
“Simply put, the two have a huge difference in curriculum. Where White Snow Academy will force its students to continue learning and developing. Falling behind in learning means you will be left behind by others. The understanding and knowledge before entering the academy will be thoroughly tested and cannot be left behind.”
“There are many other things, but the biggest difference between the two is, that White Snow Academy does not care about what status you have. Whether you are a princess or a prince, whether your parents are the lord of a region or not, all are equal. No one can use the authority they have within the White Snow Academy territory.” Ivo explained simply.
For Masha who did not know the outside world, these two differences were probably enough. Although many things made the Eternal Kingdom Academy almost unworthy of even being entered, Ivo did not explain them.
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Although he did not enter academies other than White Snow Academy very often, Ivo had at least tried once to enter another academy on this continent. And he had to say, there were very few academies in this world that could match White Snow Academy.
After finishing eating, Masha cleaned up all the tableware that had been used. Ivo wanted to help but Masha immediately refused.
“You are my customer and a guest at this inn. So I can’t let a guest do something like this, right?”
When she said that, Ivo didn't force it. He immediately went back to his room and started practicing and improving his Mana sense.
Even though he didn't have much time left, he sacrificed his sleep for a few days to focus on training.
“The effects of ‘Never sleep’ will last for a few more days. It might be sooner than I thought if I continue my activities as before.”
While exhaling, Ivo touched the mana crystal and activated the magic.
Mind Magic, Never Sleep.
Feeling the drowsiness disappear, Ivo continued the magic training he had been doing as before.
Circulating mana throughout the body. Allowing the energy in his body to continue flowing and feeling every inch of his body. Ivo had always done this and was very used to it. There were no accidents and no problems. The only pain that was a result of side effects and a little internal injury.
But all of that could be resolved with healing magic.
“Following the flow of blood that enters the lungs, allowing mana to continue flowing in the body and feeling all of it. When you do that, you will begin to understand yourself and the energy in your body.”
“Just like living things that breathe, just like plants that produce the oxygen needed by living things, just like the world that uses that oxygen to form the atmosphere. When you realize it, everything in this world is interdependent and assimilated with each other.” Ivo muttered as he closed his eyes.
Six manifestations of one harmony.
The first manifestation. Assimilation.
When Ivo practiced the martial arts he had recreated in this world, it felt like all his senses disappeared. Ivo was thrown into endless darkness, thrown into solitude without being able to feel anything.
Only his mind remained to operate the mana in his body as he assimilated with nature. Time passed so slowly, he could barely feel it clearly.
To relieve boredom, Ivo thought of one thing. It was quite enjoyable to spend time in times like this.
If I had to say, between him and the Regressor, who had the greatest talent?
Ivo would answer Raven without hesitation. He was the one who utilized the talent blooming period with maximum effort and had many talents at an unreasonable level. Especially, that person was born with the Eye of Truth.
He was a truly unreasonable monster.
But in terms of potential, players are the best. The only reason players are not so advantageous when facing Regressor Raven is because their starting points are different.
Raven regressed and regained his consciousness when he was 3 years old. Using the knowledge he had, Raven developed like a monster for 10 years.
But Raven is just a Regressor who regressed once. Players, it can be said that it is different.
If you look at the repetitions that players continue to experience, we can be said to be someone more than Regressor Raven. Keep replaying when you die, keep replaying and playing your heart out, and even sharing within the community the magic and lore of Destiny, something called a Regressor is something of a trifle.
"If Veteran players like me were allowed to have the same beginning as that Regressor, then he would not be able to catch up with the development that I have."
Although I'm not sure how far the gap is between us. Raven is a person who was born with 3 natural talents from birth. In addition, plus the talents he collected during the talent expansion period, Ivo can remember that he has around 13 Talents.
When people only have 1 or 2 talents and those people are considered geniuses, Raven has 13 Talents!!!
He is a monster.
“By the way, if I remember correctly, that person should have feelings for Rachel and was approached by quite a lot of women even when he was in the academy.”
Ivo who thought about this laughed a little even though he couldn’t laugh.
“If I’m not mistaken he also has a harem and many women approach him. Not only that, even Veronica is forced to get close and have a relationship with Raven if possible.”
Tsk…tsk…tsk…
Our regressor is truly a sinner.
I wonder what that person did before the regression that he could get so much attention from women.
It’s not that I’m envious or jealous. It’s just quite fun to watch drama like watching soap operas that mom often watches on TV.
“Hahahaha…. Haaahhh…..”
Yeah. This is my life now. Believe it or not, I live in this world.
In the void, Ivo saw the endless emptiness and darkness with what he believed were his eyes.
"Even though I was in the middle of the darkness, I didn't feel anything. Not even a sense of restlessness or anxiety."
Although this was not the first time he had assimilated. Ivo was sure that the memory he had, at that time, Ivo was frantically and in a state of restlessness trying desperately to get out of this condition.
Even I felt such deep fear at that time. Isn't that strange?
He was the one who created this martial art but he was also afraid of it?
But now, Ivo didn't even feel the slightest ripple of emotion within him. Casually staring at the endless darkness and the infinite emptiness.
Amid Time that was passing so slowly, Ivo seemed to be walking without a body and without a soul. Relying on the remaining consciousness after almost all of his consciousness was operating to maintain the first manifestation, Assimilation, Ivo took a stance.
"Since I still have quite a lot of time, maybe I can spend a little time in this place."