At this point I don't need an alarm clock. The people outside wake me up when the sun rises anyways. All they do is yap, yap, and yap. Complaining about the tower without even climbing it. At least they don't talk to me.
Challenging the 10th Floor made me realize that the difficulty is going up. I need more skills, stats, and experience. Unlucky no one is on my level for a spar. Back to the skills.
"Shop"
「Skills Page
Barrier: 300G
Master of Mana: 700G
Weapon Mastery: 1000G」
Holy Shit. The last 2 skills are insane. Mana is something I have but controlling it is out of my level. My scythe I just swing up and down hoping for a hit. Since I have 2500G I'm buying both.
"Buy 'Weapon Mastery' and 'Master of Mana'"
「New Skills
Weapon Mastery: Give you proficiency in all weapons you wield. All weapons now do a set damage of 1.25x the normal.
Master of Mana: This skill denotes an advanced understanding and control over magical energy or Mana. Mana is easier to gain and control.」
This are even better than I imagined. Proficiency in all weapons is OP. The effect it gives is even better. Master of Mana makes it easier to gain Mana. The problem is I don't know how. Time to use the cheat method. I'm gonna be poor as a Floor 5 Newbie.
"Call Admin"
Watching the Admin come for the 2nd time, I can tell just how strong they are. This time a different Admin came. This one does not look like a Angel. He has no aura around him. Dark brown hair, around 5'10. Just a regular person.
"Hello Player, what seems to be the problem?"
"I need help with controlling Mana. I don't know how to gather Mana."
"How do people not know this? I guess your not a pure blood. Anyways that doesn't matter. To gather Mana you need to focus on pulling Mana into your heart. Once you have enough Mana spread it throughout the rest of your body. If done correctly a Skill is automatically generated."
"Okay how do I kn-"
Before I can even finish the sentence he already opened a portal and left. Why are all Admins like this? They act all high and mighty for no reason.
I start to concentrate. I close my eyes and stabilize my breathing, I see it. Little blue balls of light. I reach out to grab one and they disappear. Looking back he did say to focus.
I get back into the state of concentration. The ball of Mana is in front of me. Imagining myself pulling it towards me seems like the best choice. The ball of Mana creeping closer, feeling its warmth in my heart.
The ball of Mana entering my heart was something I was unprepared for. Feeling as if my heart was expanding with each breath I wanted to stop. Knowing that if I didn't I could face injury my regeneration couldn't repair.
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My will to progress further is what saved me. Knowing if I didn't continue to strengthen myself I would die fast. I start concentrating and stabilizing my breathing. Panicking will just speed up my heart and make it worse. I needed to focus.
Each second I stayed focused and calm the more the pain went away. I could feel my body being strengthened. My heart pumping healthier. As I open my eyes I feel anew.
「New Skill
Mana Circuit: Allows Mana to flow throughout your body with out consequence. Controlling the Mana inside your body becomes easier.」
The window was there yet I couldn't read it. My mouth opens without me even noticing. I threw up. The amount of throw up was immense. It's scent worse than my own. It was black, I didn't know what it was but I cleaned it up anyways.
Getting this skill was such a benefit. By moving the Mana around I could feel my body strengthen. I needed to test this out.
I go outside my house and walk to the alleyway near me. Mana started spreading to my legs on command. I dash towards the end of the alleyway and feel the wind come from behind me. It was worth the trouble.
Having Mana flow throughout my body increased many things. My eyes could perceive the brightness on a new level. I could hear people talking to their friends. Hearing a person shout next to me made me jump. I needed to adjust to my new senses. Having to squint my eyes just to see was the breaking point. I knew I had to adjust it just took to long. Still I preserved through.
As I was walking around in the village, I remembered something grand.
"Tip Board"
「Tip Board
John Smith
Difficulty: Easy
Rank: 29
How to gain your basic skills!
To gain your basic skills...
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Jenna Kali
Difficulty: Hard
Rank: 19
Easiest way to kill a goblin!
First get ready for it to...
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I could see the countless tips. Seeing as how it says your Rank and Difficulty. It probably verifies how real your information is. Suddenly, I had the best idea ever. When I get 1,000G I will create a tip with fake information. Then, people seeing my rank in the hard difficulty they will trust the information.
The people are lucky I spent all my gold. If only I had enough. Wait it's easy to gain money. I can just rob people.
I walk into the dark alleyway. I pull my shirt above me face to cover it. Waiting for someone to walk close enough to the alleyway to pull them in. There the perfect chance. Has expensive armor, walks around confidently.
Wait is this really the right choice though? I don't even need to rob this dude. I can just clear the tower. Damn I'm dumb as shit.
I decide I need to take a break for awhile to let my thoughts cool down. Bringing my mind to training to cool it off. Getting into my concentration mode is always hard. Especially with my senses, I can hear all the people talking and see the brightness.
Being smart and all I get the idea to pull Mana out of my eyes and ears. Thus, bringing my senses back to normal. It worked, I could enjoy the peace and quiet again.
I start concentrating. Seeing the blue balls of Mana is always amazing. However, I see more than just one ball. The amount of Mana balls around me is uncountable. Seeing all the balls of Mana makes me dizzy. Losing my focus quickly, I start calming myself down.
Trying not to waste my time I start to pull balls of Mana towards me. With each ball of Mana brought in, I feel the warmth of being next to a fire. Bringing in more balls just makes gathering them easier. Seeing how easy it is 'Master of Mana' must be making it easier.
However, I have a idea. If I bring Mana inside of my body. Can't I expel Mana away from my body. I try to expel at least 1/3 of the Mana inside of me. My body feels no different than when it has the Mana inside. Opening my eyes and look at my hands. The light blue aura around my body felt comforting. Like a blanket never loosing its warmth. The aura in the shape of a oven's fire, was around my body.
Immediately my body feels fatigued. My eyes start drooping as I gasp for air. My bodies reflex takes all the Mana expelled and pulls it back inside. My eyes drooping even faster. My senses fading. I loose my conscious.
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「Status Window
Name: Kim Yeon
Level: 18
Skills: Soul Absorption, Corpse Summon, Heavy Strike, Low Tier Regeneration LV2, Appraise, Bone Forge, Vampire Grasp LV2, Soul Reaping, Silent Movements, Heat Sensing, Heightened Senses LV2, Skill Combination, Future Sight, Shadow Melding, Master of Mana, Weapon Mastery, Mana Circuit.
Stats:
Strength: 23
Agility: 31
Intelligence: 30 (5)
Stamina: 23 (2)
Available points: 37
Gold: 60」