Chapter 1 - Learning

Part 1 - The Library

Two sessions, that's how long it took to learn -Read- and -Write-. It was great that it went by quickly, but surprisingly the kids grew on me quite quickly. The caretaker said I could comeback anytime and help teach as my teaching methods seemed to reach the kids. After each session I went to the restaurant and worked, got to know the staff. I was actually paid 15 copper per shift, and Raul is now learning how do some prep work from the other staff members and dish washing has become a new quest for players. I tried it on the second day; it increased my [SPD] by 2 and got 5 copper as a reward. I guess it's more for people down on their luck. I did stop by the guild between work and class the first day and got in touch with John not much happened just asked what I was up to and I said just fooling around. Then after work on the third day after getting a raise and getting paid 20 coppers I got tired and found an inn so I could go log out, take a nap, and eat something. It cost me 2 copper, not bad, food would have been an extra 3 copper but I was entitled to a free meal at the restaurant now which I took full advantage of. So I'm now up 18 copper and also got an extra level in -Cooking-.

Once I logged back in I immediately sought out the library. It cost 2 copper to get in and another 2 to borrow books. I don't think I'll be borrowing anything, but I did decide to spend the 2 copper and take a look around. I set-up an alarm for when I should be heading to work just in case I lose track of time while reading. Upon entering I immediately ask a librarian for some books on mana and how to wield it. She led me to 4 books and was going to go get more advanced ones, but I declined and said I'll start with these thank you. She smiled politely and told me not to hesitate to ask if I needed anything else and went back to stocking shelves. Oh I've been looking forward to this! The thing that I love about fantasy MMOs is magic; it's the thing that really distinguishes it from the real world in my opinion. Which is why I mostly play magic classes, but how is wielding magic with your own body? I look at the books the librarian gave me. Mana and You: A Beginner's Guide to Understanding Mana, Absorbing and Expelling Mana, The Elements and Mana, and Magic 101: Manipulating Mana with Chants and Runes.

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Well it looks like it's in the exact order I need. The first book explains that mana resides in everything, that it was the fundamental make-up of the world. In living beings it is the sheer force of will inside. That it can be felt for the first time either by someone helping pull it out for the individual, or by meditation and feeling the individual's will inside themselves. It can then be pulled out by concentrating that will outward to the body. As I read I get an update on that I had gained knowledge and a codex entry had been made on mana. The more I read the more the codex is updated. I wonder if -Fast Learner- would work if I just skimmed through so that I can try this out in an area where I wouldn't damage anything. I try with the next book, and bring up my codex as I flip through and find that it does and makes a great job summarizing things. It even has subcategories! So I flip through the other two, and return all the books back and look for more books to flip through. I end up flipping through basic chants, basic runes, healing magic, botany, medicinal plants, poisonous plants, curses and hexes, how to shorten or get rid of chants for spells, basics of crafting, enchanting, a monster encyclopedia, and tons of other subjects right up until it was time for work. All the accumulated information gave me an extra 6 points in [INT].