Finding a library is relatively easy, all things considered, for Ky. All he has to do is ask people where the nearest library is, and they will tell him where it is.
Entering the library, it is mostly empty, with only a few people inside of the library. It is not surprising, considering how technology has progressed; fewer people use the library for research or reading when you can easily do all that at home. However, for Ky, this is very good for him, as it will be much easier for him to research because there will not be many people inside the library. First, he heads toward the library computer, where he can use it to investigate what he wants.
After all, as much as he likes books and reading them, using computers and the internet for research is much easier and faster than reading books.
As he sits down in front of one of the computers and with it, he stretches his hands and readies himself to do some research.
"It's learning time," Ky says before typing into the computer.
'First, history, then I can go after geography next; the last things I should research are Sorcerers and mana.' Ky thought to himself, 'Let's see. . .'
And so time passed, as Ky continued to read article after article, website after website. Ky continues to read all the information about world history and absorb it like a sponge, one after the other, and he remembers all the essential details of world history.
'I see, so that's how it is. . .' Ky thought, 'The world history and development seem to be mostly the same, except all of the major wars in the past in my world don't happen in this world, and these monsters only appeared 100 years ago through a portal. I might add, so my third theory about the monster's origin is the right one.'
A dungeon is a name given to a world on the other side of a portal. Humans have mainly lived the same as in Ky's previous world, but one day, a portal appears in one of the cities, and after ten days, coming out of the portal are monsters that start wreaking havoc at the city before all of them are killed. After that, it is also the moment when humanity begins to awaken the mana vein inside its body. With the mana vein, humans can utilise mana inside their bodies. But other than that, most of the history and development in technology is mostly the same until the last one hundred years, where they are now specialised technology utilises mana created from monsters' corpses, with a drawback being that Sorcerers can only use them.
These dungeons have different ranks, from the lowest to the highest: D, C, B, A, S and Ex. D is the most straightforward dungeon to clear, and Ex is the hardest.
'However, despite the history being most the same, the geography of the world on the other hand. . .' As Ky look at the map of this world, he cannot help but be surprised at how it looks, but at least they are marking on the map to indicate the locations and name of those locations.
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[A/N: I try my best here to make a map of the world, not the most incredible looking one, but I try my best here, ok?]
'Four continents, no country but only cities, and those cities seem to be named after the English alphabet letters. One major mountain range and three islands.' Ky thought while looking at the world map in front of him.
Hasiom, Valoton and Baquin. Those are the name of the three main islands that can be seen on the map, with Baquin having a unique shape out of them all, looking like a spiral, with Hasiom located between continents A-H and I-P, below the mountains range name Savoraq, and with the last island finding at the right side of the I-P continent, with the island name being Valoton.
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"Quite an interesting world here, huh?" Ky mutter to himself.
No country only cities, it is undoubtedly unique in Ky's opinion. While the map is not the most detailed, it is certainly good enough for Ky to know where all the cities are located.
'Considering the size of the map, the distance between city to city is quite far away, but that should not be a real problem for travel when you have a car and aeroplane.' Ky thought while looking at the map image in front of him.
However, as Ky looks at the world map, he is less interested in how the city looks and wants to move on to the following two topics, which would probably be the most information filled out.
First is mana, an energy all living bodies produce and connected to one stamina. In normal conditions, mana would only stay inside the body, never leaving it and can never be used by an ordinary living being. However, they can be used by living beings when their mana vein is awakened. The three primary ways to have it awaken the first one is to meditate slowly and feel the mana inside of you, and gradually have control over it; the second way is to have another person with control over mana forcefully inject mana into another person's body who hasn't awaken their body has yet and forcefully awakened the latter mana vein, the last way is to have your body to be in near-death condition, where by chance your body will forcefully awaken your mana vein to keep your body alive. Of course, the last way is how Ky awaken his mana vein.
When the mana vein is awakened, the mana from all parts of the body will flow together, producing one mass of energy, resulting in aura slowly leaking away from the body constantly without exceedingly harmful consequences. However, if this continues, the person with their mana vein awakened will soon grow so exhausted that they'll be unable to stand or even lose consciousness. This is why, when one mana vein is awakened, it is advisable to register as a Sorcerer so that you will have help from people who have greater control over mana to teach you how to control your mana and stop it from leaking out.
And to do so, you need to go to the nearest Sorcerer Association, where they will test and register you as a Sorcerer. Then you will be employed as a Sorcerer, and they assign you a mentor who will teach you the basics of mana and how to use them.
'This is cool and all, but it seems I need to register as Sorcerer to have my mana under control.' Ky thought, 'And speaking of Sorcerer. . .'
Sorcerer is a job title for people who have awakened their mana vein and have control over their mana. With this, they can utilise mana in various ways and fight against monsters from the dungeon. The job of a Sorcerer is to go inside a dungeon and kill the monsters and the boss monster inside the dungeon before the ten days are up. It is one of the most, if not the best, jobs for profit; with Sorcerers going into the dungeon, they can earn all sorts of stuff, from gold to materials that can be sold in the real world that have benefit society.
Initially, Ky was sceptical, not seeing how killing monsters and selling material would benefit society. However, after seeing one of the Sorcerers' resources brought back from the dungeon, his sceptical quickly disappeared.
That resource is called Nitro Flux, a rare mineral ore found in the dungeon. When put in water, this mineral has the property to generate electricity. It is unique because a small bead of this mineral can put out 30MW (Megawatt) power for a week. Which is a lot of energy, and that is only a tiny bead of that mineral; imagine if it is something more significant. This is one of the many resources and materials in the dungeon, so it is no longer surprising for Ky to see how successful the job can be.
But at the same time, Sorcerer is also a job with the most significant death rate out of them for a good reason. You can easily be killed in the dungeon if you are not prepared. In other words, it is a high-risk, high-reward job.
'I guess that makes sense.' Ky thought while reading through the information.
A Sorcerer also has different ranks, and their rank is the same as the dungeon; however, they are one different. A Rank D Sorcerer would have no problem clearing a Rank D dungeon, while their strength will equal that of a Rank C Dungeon. A Sorcerer rank will always be one step higher than a dungeon rank.
Currently, there are only 4 Rank Ex Sorcerers out of the entire world, and they are. . .
Setsuna Exia
Lockon Dynames
Allelujah Kyrios
Tieria Virtue
Those are the name of the 4 Rank Ex sorcerers of the world.
"I feel like I heard those names from somewhere before. . ." Ky mutters, "Well, it doesn't matter in the end. But I guess right now, the next thing I should do is to find the nearest Sorcerer Association and register as a Sorcerer. It is going to be quite an interesting experience."