Chapter 53
“Open Field” (Part 2)
[The user has now passed the minimum threshold required to unlock the Elemental Magic skill. Do you wish to select the first element of elemental magic you wish to learn now?]
[YES/NO]
And finally, she selected ‘yes’. And a new blue window with several options opened before her.
[Choose your main elemental magic element:
*Fire.
*Earth.
*Air.
*Ice.
*Water.
*Electricity/light.
*Darkness/shadows]
The last two options immediately caught Kalysto’s attention. But after seeing the destructive ability and ease with which Caranthir cut through monsters that were more than three times his size, she was more than determined to choose ice right now.
Though it’s very curious that water and ice are separated when they are just two different states of the same element. She thought, frowning. And when she raised her hand to select ice, she blinked, and the blue window changed before she could touch it. Now light and dark had disappeared as options.
[Choose your main element of elemental magic:
*Fire.
*Earth.
*Air.
*Ice/Water.
*Electricity.
*Shadows]
Strange, she could have sworn they were separated only a moment ago. Where did the other two options go? Surprised at the sudden change, she tried to get closer to the screen to make sure she was seeing right, but the window stayed exactly the same distance from her, so she couldn’t get any closer.
What the hell is going on? She was annoyed. It’s as if something is interfering with my system, but who?
Again the system flickered again, and this time she could see the exact moment of the change. Now water and ice had separated again.
How strange. She folded her arms and blinked several times.
“Are you all right, saintess?” Ardrach’s voice, full of curiosity, startled her.
“Yes, of course. Everything is fine... Are they finished?”
“In a few more minutes, we can leave.”
“Well..." but when she saw that the screen had not changed again, she turned to him, and before he left she asked him, “Do you know anything about a blue system?” Ardrach frowned before answering.
“As far as I understand, the blue system is a gift that the goddess Mhiralla granted to some select humans, but a few years ago, annoyed to see that they were using the inventory she had given them to kidnap other humans and beings of other species, she blocked them all. Since then I have not heard any more rumors of her selecting new warriors to give them her gift” and while he was thinking about what more information to give her, the blue window changed. Allowing her to see ice and water together again as one element.
And before they changed again, Kalysto selected them.
So the goddess Mhiralla, huh? Beginning to think that maybe she was the one interfering somehow. Indeed, isn’t it strange that a wizard has to wait so long to be able to start using magic? Doesn’t she like wizards?
[The user has selected Ice/Water as her first element. Are you sure about this selection?]
[YES/NO]
She selected ‘Yes’.
Then another blue screen appeared before her.
[Congratulations! The user has acquired a new skill: Water Manipulation. Level 1!]
[Congratulations! The user has acquired a new skill: Water creation. Level 1!]
[Congratulations! The user has acquired a new skill: Ice manipulation. Level 1!]
[Congratulations! The user has acquired a new skill: Ice creation. Level 1!]
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[Congratulations! The user has acquired a new skill: Water Blades. Level 1!]
[Congratulations! The user has acquired a new skill: Ice Blades. Level 1!]
[The user has reached level 11! The user now has the level needed to learn the next elemental magic skill: Ice Daggers. Level 1.]
[Error! The skill has been blocked! The user only has level 1 in the skills Mana Control, Mana Manipulation, Ice Manipulation and Ice Creation. Level up to be able to activate this skill again]
[The user has reached level 11! The user now has the level needed to learn the following elemental magic skill: Water arrows. Level 1.]
[Error! The skill has been blocked! The user only has level 1 in the skills Mana Control, Mana Manipulation, Water Manipulation and Water Creation. Level up to be able to activate this skill again.]
[The user has reached level 12! You now have the level needed to learn the next elemental magic skill: Ice Arrows. Level 1]
[Error! The skill has been semi-blocked! The user only has level 1 in the skills Ice Manipulation and Ice Creation. Raise them to level two to be able to fully activate this skill. For now, you will only be able to create an imperfect arrow]
Well, at least now I can do some magic. She thought, somewhere between excited about her new abilities and annoyed that she couldn’t create arrows right away. Stupid mana manipulation skill! She complained, though she couldn’t even feel it. Apparently, leveling up as a mage in the blue system is almost impossible... How the hell do others survive in the first few levels?
So she closed all the windows she had open and opened the skills one.
[Skills]
Active skills:
Inspect: level 4
Mana detection: level 1
Mana sense: level 1
Mana Control: level 1
Mana manipulation: level 1
Dispel: level 10
Ezhil Dispel: level 4
Sleep well: level 5
Purification: level 10
Ezhil Purification: level 6
Jhil: level 10
Jhil Ezhil: level 5
Blessing: level 1
Water manipulation. Level 1
Water creation. Level 1
Ice manipulation. Level 1
Ice creation. Level 1
Water blades. Level 1
Ice blades. Level 1
Ice daggers. Level 1
Water arrows. Level 1
Ice arrows. Level 1
Passive skills:
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Languages: : legendary level (User can understand, read, speak and write any language that has been used or is still used in the world of Elinor. This is a bonus given by the administrator) (The skill has been upgraded by administrator so that the user can also understand the native fairy language.)
Regeneration: 0.514% of acquired skill.(Incomplete).
Innate skills:
Focus: level 5
Empathy: level 3
Mental defense: level 40
Pain resistance: level 30
Absorb: level 3
“But being the champion of the fairies, the saintess must have received the blessing of obtaining the violet system from the queen of the fairies. That’s quite a feat. Not many receive that honor.”
What on earth is he talking about?...Then she remembered...Oh, right! I had asked him about the blue system!
“Rarely is that system granted to someone of another race, although I have heard rumors that claim that due to the ongoing dealings between some demon clans and the queen of the fairies, she has blessed them with the system. In our kingdom, only Prince Caranthir has received it, although he was already a wizard in his own right when he was elected.”
Caranthir is a prince? She was surprised, but then her brain registered a much more interesting fact.
“How did he manage to become a wizard without the help of a system?” If he was able to do it means I can learn other elements even despite the limitations of the system. She got excited.
“It took him over seventy years to achieve such a feat. It was a great surprise to everyone. Normally it takes more than a century to perfectly control a single element.”
Seventy? How old is he? He doesn’t even look that old. In fact, he looked to be in his late twenties.
“So I don’t think the saintess should worry about the blue system. Although I have heard that the goddess Mhiralla is the only one who hates fairies, who are one of the favorite creations of the old gods. And that’s why she stole the idea of the system from them and tried to copy it.”
So it’s a copy? No wonder it has so many flaws! She thought, and began to select the new skills she was most interested in getting more information about them.
[Ice Manipulation. Level 1. Allows the user to shape ice and throw it at a specific target. The higher this skill gets and as the user levels up and increases her control and manipulation of mana, the user will be able to unlock other skills with greater attack power].
[Ice creation. Level 1. Allows the user to turn water into ice or create it through a magic circle directly. Cooldown time 2 minutes]]
[Water blades. Level 1. Creates 3 water blades and launches them against a specific target. Cooldown time 2 minutes.]
[Ice blades. Level 1. Creates 3 ice blades and launches them against a specific target. Cooldown time 2 minutes]
[Ice arrows. Level 1. Creates 3 ice arrows and launches them against an assigned enemy. Currently the skill has been semi-blocked. The user only possesses level 1 in the skills Ice Manipulation and Ice Creation. Raise them to level two to be able to fully activate this skill. For now, you will only be able to create an imperfect arrow. Cooldown time 2 minutes]
Well, at least I can start working with these. I’ll figure out a way to level them up. She thought looking greedily at the last skill. I need to get stronger and level up!
And taking advantage of the fact that one of the elves called Ardrach to inform him that they could now depart, Kalysto took out the Eagle Eyes skill crystal, which the king had given her a few hours ago before leaving for the battlefield, along with the other rewards from the deals she had made with him the night before.
[Does the user wish to absorb the eagle eyes skill crystal?]
[YES/NO]
She immediately selected ‘yes’.
A new pair of windows, one blue and one violet, opened before her.
[Congratulations! The user has acquired a new skill: Eagle Eyes. Level 1!]
“Come on, saintess. It’s time," Ardrach informed her, extending his hand to help her get up from the sheet that was lying on the floor, which had been used as a stretcher to lay the sick.
“Thank you," she said and in a low whisper activated her new ability. Turning to look at the battlefield that was clearly visible at the bottom of the small hill they were on.
And fear twisted in her guts as she saw about two thousand elves fighting against an army of monsters that easily exceeded ten thousand. And in the background, behind the sea of bodies of strange creatures of different colors and sizes, was a huge portal, almost as large, but more rounded, than the one she had seen on Earth.