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Chapter 29
🕑 Added 2025-03-15 13:22:35 +0000 UTCWhen people tell you they will teach you magic, you would imagine learning how to manipulate the laws of the universe to bend reality, you don't expect that you will study old Arabic, Latin, and Greek.
"While your control over mana is quite exceptional, not all mages use your ways, most follow the rules set by this world, and to study those rules you need to read the books where they are explained, and to read those books you need to read them in the language they were written, and before you ask, we didn't translate them because most words would lose their true meaning." Yao once again explained when he saw my eyes squint trying to read the words in the book.
I had tried using my ID Goblin to relax a bit, but Yao stopped me.
" You have been until this point going into a dimension that seems only accessible to you, am I right?"
" Yes?"
" It's not, if I wished I would be able to get inside of it, not sure how long I would last though, your dimensions seem more complex then anything I have ever seen, regardless, your current affinity with dimensional energies and the creation of a new dimension might lead to some problems, so until you have a better control over it I suggest you stay away from other dimensions."
'Perfect, I am just 2 levels away from 10 and I can't even get grind, next time I will think twice before studying a new mana type.'
Aside from reading books all day, the Ancient One decided that I also needed to learn how to fight with my body, magic was useful but not everything was weak to it.
And so, aside from destroying my mind with boring language lectures, they also began destroying my body, hand to hand combat, Bo staff, sabers, chains, and a jian, day after day, this process continued.
In the blink of an eye, a week had passed, my knowledge over dead languages had reached a sufficient standard to start studying old tomes, my body going through a transformation thanks to the constant physical and mental strain, if before I felt powerful, now I felt godlike.
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New Skills: Polyglot Lv.34 (Int) (Improves your learning speed while studying languages), Kamar-Taj style Lv.21 (Dex/Str/Per) (While using Kung Fu to fight in melee range, your attack speed, precision, and equilibrium improve)
STATUS
Name: Adrian Riviera
Title: The Gamer
Age:18 Race: Human
HP: 2100/2100 HP Regen: 210/min
MP: 400/400 MP Regen: 35/min
SP: 2400/2400 SP Regen: 240/min
Lv.8 0/8000 XP
Class: None
Profession: None
Statistics
Str: 11=>20
Vit:15=>21
End: 12=>24
Dex: 26=>30
Int: 31=>40
Wis: 26=>35
Per: 30=>35
Cha: 16
SP: 20
Skills:
Str: Physical Form Lv.11=>21
Dex: Cooking Lv.1, Stealth Lv.3, Yoga Lv.6=>11, Running Lv.13=>22, Dodging Lv.12=>25, Footwork Lv.9=>14, Throwing Lv.1, Parkour Lv.4=>9, Assassination Lv.7, Painting Lv.10, Drawing Lv.10, Stealing Lv.4
Int: History Lv.10=>20, Biology Lv.8, Mathematics Lv.12, Literature Lv.4=>29, Physics Lv.11, Spellcrafting Lv.5, Chemistry Lv.6, Engineering Lv.2, Law Lv.20, Polyglot Lv.34
Wis: Meditation Lv.25=>40, Mind Fortress Lv.20=>30, Chess Lv.13, Arsonist Lv.8
Per: Vocal Recognition Lv.10, Sixth Sense Lv.7, Danger Sense Lv.10=>15, Wayfarer Lv.4, Accuracy Lv.7, Tracking Lv.6, Profiling Lv.13, Focus Lv.15=>23, Speed Reading Lv.22=>35
Cha: Persuasion Lv.6, Acting Lv.14, Seduce Lv.4, Etiquette Lv.20, Deception Lv.9
Resistances: Blunt Damage Resistance Lv.11=>18, HP Drain Resistance Lv.10, Slash Resistance Lv.8=>14, Piercing Resistance Lv.3=>9, Mind Drain Resistance Lv.1=>11
Fighting: Boxing Lv.15 (Str/End/Dex), Kamar-Taj style Lv.21
Spells: Spinning Mana Bullet Lv.3/10, Vocal Mimic Lv.MAX, Arcane Weapon Lv.2/5, Mana Familiar Lv.MAX, Nature’s Mend Lv.2/5, Thorn Vines Lv.1/5, Wood Skin Lv.MAX, Thorn Spikes Lv.1/5, Repair(Clothes) Lv.MAX, Portal Creation Lv.1/10
Gamer Power: ID Creation/Destruction Lv.MAX
Production: Arcane Tinkering Lv.1
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The progress of my skills and my stats made me feel like a brand new being, my muscles were finally starting to become visible, my flexibility had improved marginally, my thinking speed made a second last a lot longer than it did ever before, my perception of the world made it look more colourful.
My daily meditation also helped with the progress of mind fortress, my control over my emotions while not under the effect of my powers developed quite nicely.
When I finally closed the nth book about how their dead language would become the most developed language in the world, the Ancient One called my name from behind me.
" Adrian, I feel you might be ready."
" Ready? For what?"
"I have a task for you, to prove your skills."
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New Emergency Quest
Stop the idiots
Objective: A group of Satanists decided to kidnap some kids to sacrifice them, in the hope of satisfying a demon and making it satisfy their wish, stop them before they kill the kids.
Time Limit: 11:59:59
Reward: 5000 XP, Random Item Box, Random Skill Book, 1 PP
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" Where do I have to go?" I said quite quickly, the mention of the possible death of kids made me immediately go into serious mode.
" Italy, Milan, here is a picture of an area nearby the building where the group is."
I snatched the picture, catching every detail so I don't teleport wrongly, when I felt like I was ready, I stored the picture and looked at The Ancient One.
" Can I have a Jian and some chains?"
He smiled, making the items appear in front of me, which I quickly stored, the sword appearing on my side with a scabbard attached to my belt, the chains instead remained inside my inventory.
I snapped my fingers and a portal opened, on the other side, the green forest of the picture could be seen.
" I will be back."
The Ancient One remained silent, his calm facade remaining until I went through the portal, his eyes flashing for a second with worry.
Comments
Ales
Sure
[GLD]Guto
I personally find it cringe, and that's because American movies use the term "kung fu" for any martial art. But I just thought of a better idea, how about something like "Karma Taj style"
Ales
Can I ask why?
[GLD]Guto
Ok, i dont like but the fic is yours, you decide what to do
Ales
Martial arts Is too broad, and from what people Say online, the style used my kamar taj Is very similar tò Kung fu
[GLD]Guto
Kung fu no, put it martial arts or other tinhg but no kung fu
