Our trio walk through the outskirts of the mana forest while Gem is receiving a quick knowledge update on levels.

"Because of my mana circuits being so poor, they couldn't handle a lot of mana. Meaning any mana I take it will be wasted when I reach the limit my mana circuits can handle. This directly affects my level."

"But I am not alone, almost all melee fighters suffer from this. Being unable to casts spells and locked from using any of your elemental spells is a sign not just you being limited to physical fighter...it also shows how high is your level limit."

"..."

'Didn't you say before that toughness can be increased if you take stuff that can increase your mana circuits? why not do that?'

[Because probably not even her parents can get them. Or not many.]

"I already did, my level before was level 5. It was with the help of my parents they got enough to increase my level by 3."

"..."

'I see...'

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"...its, okay. I've known about this for a long time. so it doesn't bother me that much."

"..."

'System? you got anything?'

[Not this time. After all...she isn't my host. If she want's to break through...she going to have to do it herself. But she probably already knows that.]

"..."

'...So, what do you need to level up?'

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"Mana."

"..."

'Mana?'

[Yes, mana.]

"Yeah, mana from a dungeon core. mana reserves of a dungeon processed by a mage. Mana cores made from an Arch-mage. Mana from a sacrifice, Basically anything along those lines."

"..."

'What about those mana ants or the tree's here of mana forest? these glowing blue and white streaks of the tree must be full of mana.'

"That won't do, the mana needs to have a high purity and reach a certain threshold to work. If it did this place would have become a mele fighter heaven to level up."

"..."

'I see.'

...

after a stroll with a few encounters avoided and some forced to fight. Our trio find themselves in front of a huge lake.

The scenery was breath taking, vibrant white trees with blue and white glowing streaks on them fluttered its sky blue leaves. Making the illusion of a confusing blue sky moving about. Impossible it to tell from where the sky ends and the leaves begin.

The lake itself looks as it was not there. If not for the slight white streaks of reflections by the wind touched water being kissed by the sun. You could very well stare at this lake and never knew where the water level was at, especially on a full moon night with dead wind blocked by the trees. the reflection of the moon is not on the water...but on the rocks as it sparkles.

Yes, sparkling rocks. Although not as noticeable at day, at night...the lake bed comes to life. The soft moonlight gives the rocks enough Ultraviolet light to let them shine the light of the sun...or the unhinged fury of lava. If one or two, the light would stand out to showcase the dim beauty of the night here, however, the entire lakebed is covered in these rocks. Performing a spectacle like no other, the rocks light up the lake to change what we thought of as a lake...into a volcano.

Gathered together, the stillness inside the water is broken by the white fish in the lake. As if mesmerized, these white fish swim in large and small circles all around the lake chasing the rocks light. The disturbance of the water by the fish causes the lava imitating sun like light of the lake to sway and bend. Changing areas to emit a dule amber light, while other a bright passion as bright as the sun.

The Fish themselves being reflected into the sky and surrounding trees. Casting white shadows swimming in the air. The leaves in the night ever still matches the night sky, this gives depth for the white shadows to move from far to near or from near to far. The white fish themselves however...become golden white fish shining a golden halo bright enough to see from the edge of the lake.

All of this...

this...breathtaking scene.

Must have a choreographer.

and indeed it does...the Moon.

The magnificent performance orchestrated below by the soft touch of light from the moon creates this...scene.

A scene of an active volcano under a lake. Golden halo's above the volcano made of golden white fish. The flying white fish celebrating in the sky from the restrictions of water in the day, and the white light of the moon atop of it all.

And the time for all this to come into view...

Is still several hours for our trio.

They came midday after all!

[Hmm...? what's this?]

"..."

'What, did you find anything?'