Chapter 63

After reading the book, Dylan really wanted to practice magic, but his mana was still lacking as always. So he activated the ring and took out the Supreme Mana Potion. This potion was not comparable 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 strength of the restored mana at his level. Doing the math in his head, he could drink half a potion per day, completely restoring his mana and not straining his constitution.

Name: Dylan Ghostblade (Nick Miller) 15 years old

Race: Evolved Human [Rare] Lvl 28

1. Class: Mage of Arcane Will [Rare][Uniquely] 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

Stamina 268

Vitality 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], Contract with the Emerging Spirit [Uncommon], Class Line Progenitor [Legendary][Uniquely], Mage of Arcane Will [Rare][Uniquely], Adept of the Art Phantom Sword [Rare], Holder of the Unique Skill [Special][Uniquely], Giant Killer (Lvl 10) [Common].

Racial Skills:

Fast Recovery [Rare+]

Quick 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 > Lvl 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 > Lvl 229

Great Meditation [Rare] Lvl 213

Manipulation of Mana [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 > Lvl 105

Parallel Thinking [Uncommon] Lvl 131 > Lvl 134

Healing Magic [Common] Lvl 50

Life Force Manipulation [Uncommon] Lvl 121

Will Manipulation [Common] Lvl 11 > Lvl 36

2. Class Skills:

Phantom Sword Mastery [Uncommon+] Lvl 182 > 186

Stamina Manipulation [Uncommon] Lvl 155 > 156

Awakening of the Ghost [Uncommon+] Lvl 116 > Lvl 119

Ghost Flicker [Uncommon+] Lvl 116 > Lvl 119

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Accelerated Perception [Uncommon] Lvl 136 > Lvl 137

Dylan's mood was lifted by looking at the status. Looking at the stats, he noticed that Willpower had increased by several points.

Hmm, Willpower has increased by 3, it has increased before, but never so much. Maybe it's because I overexerted my willpower in that stupid suicide attempt... Yes, I also need to decide where to invest the stats.

While thinking about this, he opened the book "How to Become a Great Mage" to a page with a level 1 spell "Sphere of Light". This spell used willpower to change the brightness of light without changing the spell. Inside the spell, Dylan noticed an additional structure that created this effect.

After struggling with the spell for a while, he was able to cast it correctly. At the last stage of the cast, he poured in some will and wished for the light to change intensity every 10 seconds. A ball of light formed between his hands, shining brightly. After 10 seconds, he changed the intensity and the light became much dimmer. Dispelling the spell and drawing in all the remaining Mana, Dylan looked for a more complex spell. Since he was able to do similar things without having an 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 fix this desire in it.

Dylan had never done anything like this before, so he was very interested. After creating the spell structure, he poured 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 did not immediately stop blowing on the books, it redirected 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 unrealistic to put into spells below level 4.

Noticing that it was surprisingly late, 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.

...

Dylan got out of bed in an incredibly bad mood. Last night seemed worse to him than when he slept on the ground in the middle of the forest. And then he was rightfully afraid of an attack by monsters.

"Damn, fucking guards, just thinking about their capabilities gives me a headache."

Clicking his tongue, he stood up and got dressed, thinking about food. Taking the card and activating the display, he quickly found the right place. Leaving the room, he walked around the academy, as always, looking at the surroundings. After a few minutes of walking, he saw an interesting person. He looked tired to death, pale skin, black hair, large bruises under his eyes. The guy looked at those around him as if they did not exist, while stroking a black snake with bright green eyes that wrapped around his neck.

Name: Shin Nivser

Race: Human [Uncommon] Lvl 100

Class: Poison Mage [Rare] Lvl 28

Class: Poisonous Creature Tamer [Rare] Lvl 100

Name: Tasteless

Race: Black Labaria [Rare] Lvl 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 made eye contact with the guy as he watched, but Shin didn't even notice him. He walked past, still petting the snake, which was simply enjoying it.

Shrugging, Dylan walked on, looking at the people more carefully. But he didn't notice anyone as interesting and strong. He was convinced that the guy was much stronger than the average level in the academy.

Arriving at the restaurant, he assessed its interior. In general, everything was very simple, wooden tables and chairs covered with varnish, the room was also made of light wood. But what he liked was the location near the garden and the large number of large windows.

"Really nice."

Having sat down at the table, a student of the academy quickly approached him, wearing a stylish apron with the emblem of the restaurant. Having given him a bright smile and having greeted him, she handed him the menu. Having examined it, Dylan quickly chose a lot of meat with baked potatoes. The food was brought very quickly, so that he did not even notice the time, admiring the garden. Having pleasantly eaten, Dylan ordered the next dish.

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Returning to the room, Dylan continued practicing magic. He came across several more useful constructs that he would be happy to learn later. During the training, Dylan discovered one very pleasant thing, any spell with a will construct could change its parameters when he manipulated the spell through the aura.

Re-reading the book, the last pages said that especially skilled mages could manipulate spells through the aura. There were many requirements, none of which he had to meet to do this.

Perhaps I should understand why my Will is so strong. Or find an explanation for my excellent control over it.

Dylan had always been interested in this, but he couldn't approach it correctly. Since even his tutor couldn't control his will, and he really didn't want to earn the attention of more powerful mages at that 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 holders or more, he didn't know. But now it didn't matter, the academy's leadership had found out about his unique class, but whether they knew that he was [Class Line Progenitor]. This remained a big question.

He had to do something, but he was too hesitant. From what he learned in the book, Mages take 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 quite the monster.

Dylan thought with an ironic smile.

He clouded over to the back of his chair, took a deep breath, and began to think it all over in his head. If it turned out that his specialty was worth a lot, and he believed it was. A lot of things could happen. But what seemed most likely to him were two options:

First, he was under the Academy's close supervision and training. Which didn't change anything in principle, but he needed to trust them. If he did, he would reveal all his abilities and his advancement in the future would be very predictable. This would make him vulnerable, because despite the wishes of the Academy's top brass, he was still more afraid of humans than demons.

Second, some crazy asshole will decide that they can copy his trait. Eventually try something. If they succeed in getting to him, of course he 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 disregarding the war with demons.

Both options put him in great danger and, as he reminded himself once again, "the demons are not to blame for this."