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4: Cheating between Brothers

4: Cheating between Brothers

“Here is Mr. Anderson’s room, Mr. Anderson. Please feel free to make yourself at home.”

“...I assumed he may have gotten his own room in the living space, but to think he had a whole fudging cave to himself… lucky bastard.”

[Miss Grace Williams Leaves]

Huh. Now what. I can only assume they are recording everything I say and do… Sooo… do something they can’t see?

-/Minus 600 Mana/-

-/Mana Infusion Effects/-

-/Plus 240 Strength/-

-/Plus 240 Constitution/-

-/Plus 240 Agility/-

Phwoosh.

-/Local Area Drained of Mana/-

-/Core Training Effects/-

-/Mana Filled/-

-/Core Size Increase Effects/-

-/Plus 25 Intelligence/-

Okay. So. This is practically like a training room, with one of those collection formations, in wuxia, or xianxia novels. This time, the mana was almost 10 per cubed meter…

Hmm. I think for now, I’ll limit mana usage to 600 at a time, as to be able to respond to something random if necessary. Of course it probably won’t be truly random…

-/Minus 600 Mana/-

-/Mana Infusion Effects/-

-/Plus 240 Strength/-

-/Plus 240 Constitution/-

-/Plus 240 Agility/-

Wait a minute… mana is in the air. Now it is denser in a cave system near a dungeon, but what if there is something inside the dungeon emitting tons of mana? And on the topic of mana, is there mana in everything? And if so, can I extract it from those things? I haven’t even checked rocks. Rocks are probably either full of mana, or void of it. I think here, in a dungeon cave, they should be full of it, right?

[Sends rest of mana into stone surrounding the cave]

Dang. Nothing. But then, what is it that sends mana into the atmosphere? Is it a bi-product of something? Some sort of radiation of the sun? I need more mana. The more mana I can get, the stronger I can be…

I need to go into the dungeon. I guess I’ll ask about that when talking with Adam. Hmm.

I guess I’ll just leave the cave door open for now, and hope mana tracks it’s way in.

[waits some odd 20 minutes]

Okay… it is pretty much up to where is was prior. Lets do it again.

Phwoosh.

-/Local Area Drained of Mana/-

-/Core Training Effects/-

-/Mana Filled/-

-/Core Size Increase Effects/-

-/Plus 25 Intelligence/-

-/Minus 600 Mana/-

-/Mana Infusion Effects/-

-/Plus 240 Strength/-

-/Plus 240 Constitution/-

-/Plus 240 Agility/-

-/Stats/-

-/Constitution: 8853/-

-/Stamina: 8843/-

-/Intelligence: 670/-

-/Strength: 8853/-

-/Agility: 8843/-

-/Wisdom: 10/-

…. I seriously hate wisdom.

[Forty minutes later of contemplating over what mana could exist from without results]

“Aaron?”

“Adam! Wasssssuuuuuuup?!”

“Wassuuuuuuuuuuuuuup.”

“Suuuuuuuuuuuuh dude.”

“Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh dude.”

“Whoops. I got carried away. On topic now, thanks for telling everyone. Who exactly were the ten you sent? Oh wait. Don’t answer. Send it to me telepathically.”

“… You can do that?”

“Yeah. Actually, lemme show you how it is done.”

[Sends mana into Adam, inputs information of mana insertion to do mental chat]

[Aaron feels a certain… similar, yet foreign, mana within him]

---I see you got it.---

---Yup. It is quite useful. Okay: So I told Andrew, then Mom and Dad, then Amy, then Larry, and his kids, along with Mandy, so that added up to ten, and then I attempted to tell Steve’s family, but when Julia tried it out, she got quote Human Potential and Human Will, so I safely assumed that there were only ten. Seeing as everyone got the correct, First through Tenth Will and Potential. Also, wanna see my stats? I bet you’ll be shocked.---

---Okay.---

Inspect.

-/Second/-

-/Adam Anderson/-

-/Summoner/-

-/Level 83/-

-/HP: 367/368/-

-/SP: 48/118/-

-/MP: 226/1430/-

-/Stats/-

-/Constitution: 368/-

-/Stamina: 118/-

-/Intelligence: 1430/-

-/Strength: 206/-

-/Agility: 103/-

-/Wisdom: 964/-

---ADAM!!!!---

---Stop yelling! What?---

---My bad… How. How do you increase wisdom, for god’s sake!?---

The narrative has been taken without permission. Report any sightings.

---Wait. Really. That is it? What is your wisdom?---

---...Ten.---

---LOOOOOOOOOOOL---

---Did you just send me L, some odd ten O’s, L?---

---Yup.---

---Huh… sometimes I wonder…---

---Hehe. Your intelligence is good, wisdom is astounding, but the rest is kinda shit.---

---Bro. I can beat the best man here in sparring. Not even using summons, or magic.---

---Just inspect me, alright?---

---Fine.---

-/Inspect Attempted/-

-/Title Revealed/-

-/Level Revealed/-

-/Name Revealed/-

-/Class Revealed/-

-/MP Revealed/-

-/Intelligence Revealed/-

-/Wisdom Revealed/-

-/Show HP: 7893?/-

-/Show SP: 7883?/-

-/Show Constitution: 8853?/-

-/Show Stamina: 8843?/-

-/Show Strength: 8853?/-

-/Show Agility: 8843?/-

---Why can I only see a few things?---

---One, your inspect is probably too low, two, you are the second, not first, nub, third, the things that are high enough are probably block-able. Probably around three times, or maybe even fives times as high, and they are only asked to be revealed, not actually revealed. You haven’t had that yet?---

---Actually I have, but only with wisdom and intelligence. I can’t possibly imagine you have physical stats each being that greater than mine.---

---He-he. Well, lookie lookie.---

-/HP Revealed/-

-/SP Revealed/-

-/Constitution Revealed/-

-/Stamina Revealed/-

-/Strength Revealed/-

-/Agility Revealed/-

---Oh. My God. The hell have you been doing?!---

---Something you could probably do as well. Mana infusion.---

---But your mana is like, tiny. Well, not tiny, but small… er than mine.---

---It is a permanent bonus.---

---No way.---

---What is your mana-related trait?---

---It’s called Magical Being, it gives me the ability to cast and understand any type of magic, and gives a mana regeneration rate increase of 300%.---

---Oh. That’s not bad. Not really overpowered like mine, but still, I’m fairly certain, really good.---

---Huh? Mine is only ‘really good’? What is your so-called OP trait?---

---It is mana being: I can do quote, almost anything, with mana, and it gives me a 400% increased regeneration.---

---Almost anything?---

---Almost everything.---

---Even, like, all types of magic?---

---Probably. I would need to see it first, and how the mana acts within the magic. I use mana on a base level, I don’t use magic, which is just supplied with mana.---

---Dang. So, I guess that is far more OP than mine.---

---Is Mana Infusion due to this mana related trait?---

---Yup. At level 1, it gives 1 in each physical stat per 10 mana, and each level higher, it gives a bonus of 1 per 10 mana for each stat. Wanna learn it? I think it classifies as a magic.---

---I have my own secret skills…---

---But do you have one as amazingly Overpowered?---

---I guess not…---

[Sends over the information]

---Ooh. I got a notice like before, but this time it says Learned Mana Infusion.---

---You know to keep this hidden from most everyone, right?---

---Obviously.---

---Good.---

---By the way, what cheat do you use to increase your intelligence and FUDGING wisdom?---

---Oh, here you go. Lemme just... try and send this over... This is kinda difficult to send information over...---

-/Learned Skill: Soul Condension LVL: 1/-

Huh. Inspect.

-/Soul Condension: Takes hold of excess mana from the body, and uses it to condense your soul, allowing more control over a larger amount of mana within the body. Increase of Intelligence and Wisdom per Mana regenerated, when mana is full./-

---Wait. A PASSIVE!?!---

---Hehe. Yep. I don’t even need to try, I just have the skill activated all the time.---

---Wait. Shouldn’t this increase Intelligence roughly by one every like, 20 seconds? As well as wisdom?---

---What? No. What the heck is your mana regeneration rate? Mine is 30 seconds. But the skill literally states an increase of Intelligence and Wisdom per every five excess mana.---

---Mine says differently. My Soul Condensation says per mana regenerated, when full.---

---Soul condensation?! Mine is called Soul Nurturing. Not condensation… what…---

---Hehe. I am first after all.---

[Smug-ass Face]

---I need more mana regeneration… If I could get like, 1 mana per second, I could get 1400 in intelligence and wisdom in a day, seeing as I have full mana.---

---If you are going to be training in the dungeon, good luck. Even staying alive for me requires me to summon a Dire Wolf Pack every half hour.---

---Oooh. Summons. What’s your best one?---

---...Off topic, but whatever. It is a Knightly Fire Elemental. It has a base level of 200, and has a passive fire aura which burns opponents for 10 unblockable damage per minute.---

---Pshhh. That passive sucks. What are it’s stats?---

---It sucks!? IT SUCKS!?! TAKE THIS BRO.---

[Spawns one]

“Hello, My liege. Is this the opponent for today?”

“Yes, my knight. Try at 100%.”

---Hehe. He is so cute…---

“Face my flames, human!”

“Hehe. It tickles. Hey stop that… HEHE. HHAHAHAHA STOP!”

[waves towards the elemental]

“AHK MY LIEGE! HE IS USING A HIGH LEVEL WIND TYPE MAGIC!!! I CAN’T HOLD ON! MY LIEGE! I HAVE FAIlllledd………..”

[Snuffs into nonexistence]

-/Level Up!/- x 65

---Lol. Sixty-five levels? Thanks bro.---

---You… you literally just fanned him out of existence… with your hand…---

---Sorry…?---

---THE ANDERSONS WILL RULE THE WORLD!!!! MUAHAHAHAHA---

---Hehe. I know, right?---

--- Thanks for the 650 stat points.---

---The what? OH right, you were level one, and just killed a level 200…---

Hmm… What should I increase… I guess nothing for now. Maybe I’ll unlock a new stat later some time…

---So. When do we get back to the dungeon?---

---Once I eat, I guess.---

---TO THE CAFETERIA!---

---ONWARDS, BROTHER!---

[Heads off, following Adam down the exit of the cave, into another one, with many bunks, through that one, and then into an average looking mess hall]

“Hey, Adam, what’s up? Is that your bro? Think he could spar with us after lunch?”

“Sorry John. He’ll literally blow you away. He just fanned my lvl. 200 elemental out of existence… with his hand…”

“So is that a no…?”

[Awkwardly frowning/crying buff guy]

“Aaron?”

“Sure. I’ll go easy on yeah. What’s your highest stat?”

“Agility, all the way up to 360.”

“Okay. I’ll go as fast as 300, as a handicap for yah.”

“You sure?”

“Yeah. I doubt you could even damage me, at literally your hardest, so it is fine.”

[Nom nom’s lunch]

“I guess Aaron, to the sparring hall, first...”

“Yep. Lead the way...”

Inspect.

-/Man of War/-

-/John Gilandro/-

-/Rogue/-

-/Level 63/-

“...Mr. Gilandro.”

“It’s is Colonel Gilandro to you. At least until we spar. Then I’ll determine how you call me. Only those who can fight me call me Mister, and only those who win can call me John.”

“Okay then, Johnny.”

“Cocky, ain’t yah? Haha.”