“This crystal cube can’t measure it. I’ve tried it before, and it broke. It can only measure up to 1000 power level.”
‘Damn.’
“Anyway, Let’s sit for now. I want to scan your body properly and see your chakra points,” Admiral Rudra said as he released a Mana string, causing the crystal cube to return back under the floor.
Both of them sat down, with Admiral Rudra sitting behind Almond and putting his palm on his back.
A minute later, he said, “Good job opening these chakra points. There are still some closed off, so I’ll open them right now.”
Right after he said that, Almond suddenly felt a jolt in his bum and his crotch area.
He didn’t feel any pain, only comfort!
‘He opened them just like that?!’ Almond was shocked.
“Now tell me, what other techniques do you know aside from Physical Enchantment?” Admiral Rudra asked. Remembering something, he added, “And Magic Whisper.”
“None. I only know these two for now,” Almond wryly smiled. “But I want to learn Aura Enfold. I feel like I can get the hang of it pretty fast.”
He was about to mention he’d accidentally used it before, but that would sound ridiculous—no one accidentally uses Aura Enfold.
The only reason he could use that was thanks to his memory seeping into his body at that time. It was like his soul had those memories sealed actively, but his soul affected his body, granting it a ‘muscle memory’ of sorts. He was confused at that time, but everything became clear once he learned of his past life.
“Good. That’s the only technique you can learn for now. That and the techniques of Physical Enchantment, one of which is strength Boost that you’ve already mastered.”
Almond nodded, “I also want to learn the other two, Focus Field and Fortification.”
“I’ll teach you their methods now and get you to a rudimentary level so you can practice and master them on your own. Once we are done, you can go and enjoy in the Firefly City.”
“Really?! Thank you very much, Admiral!”Almond was pleasantly surprised and thrilled to hear that he could go this fast.
He did want to meet up with Lily and Natalia, especially Lily, as soon as possible.
Admiral Rudra chuckled in response to Almond’s enthusiastic response and said, “I would hate to keep you with me and let your girlfriend get swarmed by other young suitors. It’s only a matter of time before she’s famous all around like other Super Rookies.”
…
While Almond was learning the methods and reaching rudimentary activation of Mana techniques under Admiral Rudra, Lily, and Natalia were also training under Lady Aria of Crimson Shadow.
Lily insisted on getting Natalia to learn alongside her, and Lady Aria agreed on the condition that Natalia pass the entrance examination of League of Firefly with stellar marks.
Tomorrow was the day, so Natalia was working hard to learn the Flute and the basic magical attacks she could unleash from it while playing it.
In the training hall, Natalia moved about, playing the flute and striking at magic dummies that hovered around her.
Her flute released small, circular waves with a focused center. These were called Sonar Strikes—concentrated sound bursts capable of piercing targets, delivering high single-target damage over range.
Their mana consumption was very low unless she enhanced the attacks with extra Mana. Lily was also gearing her build towards increasing her Mana, Perception, and Focus more. She wanted resources and items that increased her Mana and Mana recovery so that she could perpetually keep her first specialized class skill active—which increases her Mana recovery by 50% extra as long as she summoned all instruments, while she would release constant basic magic attacks from instruments she wielded. Continue your journey with мѵʟ
On another side of the hall, Lily was learning Aura Enfold from Lady Aria. She had had her fun yesterday doing Dungeon Raids, but it was time to learn today.
Her chakra points were all opened by Lady Aria, and coincidently, both Almond and Lily were doing the same thing at the same time—learning Aura Enfold.
Aura Enfold required higher mana control than usual. It was a way to properly wrap Mana around themselves or an object to strengthen it. The benefit was that it didn’t consume Mana constantly, but Mana itself gained a sort of “Durability” at that level of control and application after consuming a certain amount of Mana to form Aura Enfold.
Mana would transform into aura and become visible in different colors, with colors indicating the level of one’s Aura Enfold. Level 1 was blue.
The higher one’s mastery, A.K.A level, of Aura Enfold, the stronger the boost it provided, and the tougher and longer it lasted.
The method was to properly exude Mana from all of their chakra points outward from skin spores to apply Aura Enfold on the Body. This expulsion of Mana must be even and consistent, resonating all chakra points with each other.
On the other hand, using it on an external weapon or shield was slightly tougher. This required Focus Field to observe the object’s structure to see how it flowed magical power within it and then apply Aura Enfold on it to properly strengthen it.
Using it on weapons could allow for the extension of the weapons in ethereal ways, resulting in a personalized arsenal of powers for Adventurers called Battle Arts.
However, a single mistake and the entire applied Aura Enfold would disperse.
The higher mastery of this technique included strengthening a single aspect, effect, or part more by higher consumption of Mana, but this required even higher Mana control and mastery of the technique.
…
After ten hours of constant tutelage under Admiral Rudra, Almond indeed learned Aura Enfold properly. It helped that his muscle memory seeped properly and that his Mana control was quite good.
His crazy high Perception and Focus for someone of his level helped quite a lot, as he reached level 2 Aura Enfold at the end.
“Good job. This was unexpected, brat. You are too good with Mana control even if you have high Perception and Focus,” Admiral Rudra wryly smiled.
“Thanks,” Almond grinned. “Now, I want to learn Focus Field and Fortification.”
“Let’s start,” Admira Rudra nodded. “You’ll be done with those two in no time. Tell me what you know about Focus Field.”
“Focus Field is enchanting eyes with Mana and project a kind of magical eye based on our eyes outward so that we can observe everything within a dome-shaped range around us.”
“Good. I am going to guide my mana through your eyes. See how it flows and then do it yourself.”
Half an hour later, Almond’s eyes were faintly glowing deep within as he could observe everything around him.
“Impressive as expected. The more mana you use, the bigger the range. There are advanced ways to use Focus Field, but you should master level 1 first before moving to learn level 2.”
Almond nodded, his expression eager, “Now it’s time to learn Fortification. “I know that we need to connect all basic chakra points to each other to create a complete network of pathways so that we can enrich our entire body to increase the basic defense of the body.”
“Good, but there’s more to it,” Admiral Rudra said with a smile as he activated Fortification.
Almond’s eyes widened, sparkling with awe as he watched the display of an advanced level of Fortification that he knew he wouldn’t achieve anytime soon.