Due to having studied constantly for a period of time: Int +1

In the end, Austin and the others did not return to the library, probably too overwhelmed by everything that has happened and were trying to assimilate what would happen in the future.

Zack didn't have that luxury, every second is crucial, and anything that didn't increase his chances of survival was something he couldn't afford right now.

When Zack closed the book he was reading for the day he was done.

The sun had gone down and there was no one left in the library except himself and a lone candle next to him.

Despite that, Zack had to admit that he had benefited greatly from this reading. Zack hadn't read a book or two, Zack had read almost two-thirds of the books on the list, that's something he would never have believed possible in his world.

If it was something that also happens to his classmates, he could understand it, but Zack has seen the study pace of Austin and the others and it's not that exaggerated at all.

Noticing this, Zack couldn't help but remember the only thing that made him different from the others.

Bookworm

Title obtained by those who value knowledge and enjoy obtaining it

It will be easier for you to read books

It will be easier for you to understand the essence of the books you have read

You will not forget the books you have read easily

Seeing the title again, Zack is beginning to understand its true effect.

If one is used to reading and is willing to challenge oneself, then it is possible to read a whole book in one day, but not fifteen. And Zack had not only read nine books but their contents were also burned into Zack's head. In these moments Zack felt as if he had learned the content of these books a long time ago. Zack had not only read those books, but he had also internalized the information from him.

Zach smiled.

For the first time since he came into this world, he wanted to laugh, laugh with all his might.

Zack restrained his desire, left the book that he had finished reading in his place, and went to his room.

The night is still young and there is much to do.

When he got to the bedroom that Zack had designated for him, he sat on the bed and crossed his legs.

The books that Albert had ordered them to read included the basics of everything a wizard needs to know before casting his first spell.

Magic users are those who can use mana and manipulate it to alter the reality around them. The first step to this first a magician has to acquire the mana from the people around him and make it his own.

One of the books that Albert included in the list talks only about how to acquire mana. This is thanks to one of the most basic abilities of magic users: meditation. Through meditation, magicians absorb mana from the outside and attract it towards them, assimilating it and making it their own.

The last book Zack read before leaving the library included a meditation technique by which someone with the Wizard class could acquire mana. Of course, Zack was sure that the meditation technique described in that book was one of the simplest and most basic.

The described technique included all the steps explained in a very simple way and had no technical difficulty. Even if you failed to acquire or control the outer mana there would be no negative repercussions. After all, this technique is aimed at children as young as ten years old, so it would not make sense to teach them a technique that is too complicated or that could put them in danger.

The only important feature of this technique is that once you have succeeded and acquired a mana thread this technique can replace sleep.

Zack did what he described in the book and closed his eyes trying to feel the mana.

Unlike yesterday, the night was clear and there were no signs of rain, not even a gust of wind.

Little by little Zack was plunging deeper into his own world when suddenly something appeared there.

Zack opened his eyes for a startled moment and the sensation disappeared.

When he opened his eyes Zack had no joy, his eyes were filled with an incredible seriousness.

Zack closed his eyes again and tried to feel the mana again. This time it was easier. There it was, it's as if it hadn't moved all this time, as if it had always been there, waiting for Zack to notice it.

Without realizing it, his back was sweating. Zack took a deep breath and tried to calm down. With full concentration, his consciousness focused on that sensation and invited it to come to him.

The mana at first seemed indifferent to his advances, but little by little the mana seemed more interested in Zack as if he were a tireless suitor in search of the hand of his lady.

Zack doesn't know exactly how much time he spent trying to make the mana move.

This was a wonderful feeling, all his problems seemed to have disappeared. Zack had never felt so calm.

Minutes, hours, days. Time seemed to have lost its meaning as if only mana and mana existed in the universe.

Suddenly, the mana moved.

It was only for an instant, but Zack definitely felt the mana move- Zack refocused on the mana trying to get him closer.

Slowly, very slowly, the mana approached Zack.

After an agonizing amount of time, the mana was close, very close. If mana could be seen with open eyes then Zack would have it in front of him. With one last effort, Zack dragged the mana towards him.

Suddenly Zack noticed something in his body. Without rushing, Zack guided the mana according to the book throughout his body, molding it, and adapting it to himself. After an unknown amount of time, the mana flowed through Zack's body steadily.

Zack guided that thread of mana toward his head very slowly. Once the mana settled there, it was as if something had been awakened in Zack's body, he felt better, he could think more clearly, and faster, and even the fatigue seemed to have disappeared.

Zack opened his eyes and looked at himself, everything seemed clearer as if until now he had been watching things on an old TV.

Zack opened his status and looked for any changes.

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Status

Name: Zack Mayima

Age: 18

Race: Human

Title: Bookworm

Class: Mage

Level: 2

Stats:

Strengh: 9

Endurance: 8

Wisdom: 12

Luck: 10

Agility: 10

Inteligencia: 15

Charm: 11

Mana: 1/1

Skills:

Fast Reading Level 4

Memorization Level 2

Universal Traduction

In his status, a new column had appeared indicating the mana he possessed. He had also leveled up, which was an unexpected surprise.

And even so, Zack's face did not show joy but concern.

(What's happening? How did I get mana?) Zack wondered.

In the book he had read on the meditation technique, he said that through this exercise one could acquire mana but not overnight. On one of the pages, it was written that on average one needed to use the technique for approximately three months to feel the mana.

Zack didn't think his situation was normal. There is definitely a problem somewhere.

As for Zack being a genius born in a thousand years. Ha. Zack would want to laugh in the face of anyone who thought such nonsense was possible.

Noticing the mana around you is the most crucial part of the technique. The minimum time to feel the mana using this technique is one month. What had just happened made no sense.

No. There was something wrong. Even with ten titles, Zack couldn't have acquired mana at that speed. Still, Zack wasn't going to say anything to anyone. He hadn't forgotten that he was in hostile territory.

knock knock

Zack jumped when he heard the door. He turned his gaze from him and said in the calmest way he could:

"Who is there?"

“Mr. Hero, please get up. I have been ordered to lead you to the dining room."

Without realizing it, Zack had been awake all night.