7:13 p.m.
[Greater Origin Enchant].
Dark red lightning appeared on Vivian's right hand.
Ding!
'Unlocked [Greater Origin (Greater Chaos) Mastery] - Level 4!'
[Halo].
A giant golden portal appeared on her back and it illuminated the entire room.
Status Panel…
***
Name: Vivian
Class: Priest
Race: Greater Demon Human
Age: 0 (24)
Affinity:
• Poison - x1.4
• Fire - x1.2
• Dagger - x1.2
Stats:
• Str - 11 (+136)
• Vit - 9 (+117)
• Agi - 12 (+127)
• Int - 8 (+130)
Mana: 81.5/276
Class Magic:
• Halo - Boosts mana recovery, Makes the bearer appear more trustworthy
Skills:
• [Dagger Mastery] - Level 1 (x6.2) (Max/16) - Dagger Stab (10 mana points)
• [Dagger Mastery] - Level 2 (x6.2) (Max/81) - +2 Str, +1 Vit, +2 Agi, +1 Int
• [Dagger Mastery] - Level 3 (x6.2) (Max/161) - +2 Str, +1 Vit, +2 Agi
• [Dagger Mastery] - Level 4 (x6.2) (??/806)
• [Body Art Mastery] (Dagger Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +2 Str, +2 Agi
• [Body Art Mastery] (Dagger Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (Max/50) - +2 Vit
• [Body Art Mastery] (Dagger Mastery) - Level 3 (x5) (Max/100) - +1 Vit, +1 Int
• [Body Art Mastery] (Dagger Mastery) - Level 4 (x5) (??/500)
• [Poison Mastery] - Level 1 (x6.4) (Max/16) - Poison Strike (20 mana points)
• [Poison Mastery] - Level 2 (x6.4) (Max/78) - +2 Agi, +2 Int
• [Poison Mastery] - Level 3 (x6.4) (Max/156) - +1 Str, +1 Vit
• [Poison Mastery] - Level 4 (x6.4) (Max/781) - +4 Agi, +4 Int
• [Poison Mastery] - Level 5 (x6.4) (Max/1,563) - +2 Str, +2 Vit
• [Poison Mastery] - Level 6 (x6.4) (??/7,813)
• [Magic Art Mastery] (Poison Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +3 Int
• [Magic Art Mastery] (Poison Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (Max/50) - +1 Str, +1 Vit, +1 Agi
• [Magic Art Mastery] (Poison Mastery) - Level 3 (x5) (Max/100) - +6 Int
• [Magic Art Mastery] (Poison Mastery) - Level 4 (x5) (Max/500) - +2 Str, +2 Vit, +2 Agi
• [Magic Art Mastery] (Poison Mastery) - Level 5 (x5) (Max/1,000) - +9 Int
• [Magic Art Mastery] (Poison Mastery) - Level 6 (x5) (??/5,000)
• [Leg Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - Power Leg (10 mana points)
• [Leg Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (Max/100) - +2 Str, +2 Vit, +2 Agi
• [Leg Mastery] - Level 3 (x5) (Max/200) - +2 Str, +2 Vit, +2 Agi, +1 Int
• [Leg Mastery] - Level 4 (x5) (??/1,000)
• [Body Art Mastery] (Leg Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +2 Str, +2 Agi
• [Body Art Mastery] (Leg Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (Max/50) - +2 Vit
• [Body Art Mastery] (Leg Mastery) - Level 3 (x5) (Max/100) - +1 Vit, +1 Int
• [Body Art Mastery] (Leg Mastery) - Level 4 (x5) (Max/500) - +4 Str, +4 Agi
• [Body Art Mastery] (Leg Mastery) - Level 5 (x5) (??/1,000)
• [Savage Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - +1 Str, +1 Vit, +1 Agi, +1 Int
• [Savage Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (Max/100) - +1 Str, +1 Vit, +1 Agi, +1 Int
• [Savage Mastery] - Level 3 (x5) (Max/200) - +2 Str, +2 Vit, +2 Agi, +2 Int
• [Savage Mastery] - Level 4 (x5) (??/1,000)
• [Body Art Mastery] (Savage Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +2 Str, +2 Agi
• [Body Art Mastery] (Savage Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (Max/50) - +2 Vit
• [Body Art Mastery] (Savage Mastery) - Level 3 (x5) (Max/100) - +1 Vit, +1 Int
• [Body Art Mastery] (Savage Mastery) - Level 4 (x5) (Max/500) - +4 Str, +4 Agi
• [Body Art Mastery] (Savage Mastery) - Level 5 (x5) (??/1,000)
• [Throw Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - Power Throw (10 mana points)
• [Throw Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (Max/100) - +2 Str, +1 Vit, +1 Agi, +1 Int
• [Throw Mastery] - Level 3 (x5) (Max/200) - +2 Str, +1 Vit, +1 Agi
• [Throw Mastery] - Level 4 (x5) (??/1,000)
• [Body Art Mastery] (Throw Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +2 Str, +2 Agi
• [Body Art Mastery] (Throw Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (Max/50) - +2 Vit
• [Body Art Mastery] (Throw Mastery) - Level 3 (x5) (Max/100) - +1 Vit, +1 Int
• [Body Art Mastery] (Throw Mastery) - Level 4 (x5) (Max/500) - +4 Str, +4 Agi
• [Body Art Mastery] (Throw Mastery) - Level 5 (x5) (??/1,000)
• [Sword Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - Power Slash (10 mana points)
• [Sword Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (Max/100) - +2 Str, +2 Vit, +1 Agi, +1 Int
• [Sword Mastery] - Level 3 (x5) (Max/200) - +2 Str, +2 Vit, +1 Agi
• [Sword Mastery] - Level 4 (x5) (??/1,000)
• [Body Art Mastery] (Sword Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +2 Str, +2 Agi
• [Body Art Mastery] (Sword Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (Max/50) - +2 Vit
• [Body Art Mastery] (Sword Mastery) - Level 3 (x5) (Max/100) - +1 Vit, +1 Int
• [Body Art Mastery] (Sword Mastery) - Level 4 (x5) (Max/500) - +4 Str, +4 Agi
• [Body Art Mastery] (Sword Mastery) - Level 5 (x5) (??/1,000)
• [Dual Swords Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - Dual Power Slash (10 mana points)
• [Dual Swords Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (Max/100) - +2 Str, +2 Vit, +1 Agi, +1 Int
• [Dual Swords Mastery] - Level 3 (x5) (Max/200) - +2 Str, +2 Vit, +1 Agi
• [Dual Swords Mastery] - Level 4 (x5) (??/1,000)
• [Body Art Mastery] (Dual Swords Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +2 Str, +2 Agi
• [Body Art Mastery] (Dual Swords Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (Max/50) - +2 Vit
• [Body Art Mastery] (Dual Swords Mastery) - Level 3 (x5) (Max/100) - +1 Vit, +1 Int
• [Body Art Mastery] (Dual Swords Mastery) - Level 4 (x5) (??/500)
• [Fist Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - Power Fist (10 mana points)
• [Fist Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (Max/100) - +2 Str, +2 Vit, +2 Agi
• [Fist Mastery] - Level 3 (x5) (Max/200) - +2 Str, +2 Vit, +2 Agi, +1 Int
• [Fist Mastery] - Level 4 (x5) (??/1,000)
• [Body Art Mastery] (Fist Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +2 Str, +2 Agi
• [Body Art Mastery] (Fist Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (Max/50) - +2 Vit
• [Body Art Mastery] (Fist Mastery) - Level 3 (x5) (Max/100) - +1 Vit, +1 Int
• [Body Art Mastery] (Fist Mastery) - Level 4 (x5) (Max/500) - +4 Str, +4 Agi
• [Body Art Mastery] (Fist Mastery) - Level 5 (x5) (??/1,000)
• [Whip Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - Power Whip (10 mana points)
• [Whip Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (Max/100) - +2 Str, +1 Vit, +2 Agi, +1 Int
• [Whip Mastery] - Level 3 (x5) (Max/200) - +2 Str, +1 Vit, +2 Agi
• [Whip Mastery] - Level 4 (x5) (??/1,000)
• [Body Art Mastery] (Whip Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +2 Str, +2 Agi
• [Body Art Mastery] (Whip Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (Max/50) - +2 Vit
• [Body Art Mastery] (Whip Mastery) - Level 3 (x5) (Max/100) - +1 Vit, +1 Int
• [Body Art Mastery] (Whip Mastery) - Level 4 (x5) (??/500)
• [Light Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - Heal (20 mana points)
• [Light Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (Max/100) - +3 Int
• [Light Mastery] - Level 3 (x5) (Max/200) - +1 Str, +1 Vit, +1 Agi
• [Light Mastery] - Level 4 (x5) (Max/1,000) - +6 Int
• [Light Mastery] - Level 5 (x5) (Max/2,000) - +2 Str, +2 Vit, +2 Agi
• [Light Mastery] - Level 6 (x5) (??/10,000) -
• [Magic Art Mastery] (Light Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +3 Int
• [Magic Art Mastery] (Light Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (Max/50) - +1 Str, +1 Vit, +1 Agi
• [Magic Art Mastery] (Light Mastery) - Level 3 (x5) (Max/100) - +6 Int
• [Magic Art Mastery] (Light Mastery) - Level 4 (x5) (Max/500) - +2 Str, +2 Vit, +2 Agi
• [Magic Art Mastery] (Light Mastery) - Level 5 (x5) (Max/1,000) - +9 Int
• [Magic Art Mastery] (Light Mastery) - Level 6 (x5) (??/5,000)
• [Fire Mastery] - Level 1 (x6.2) (Max/16) - Fire Arrow (20 mana points)
• [Fire Mastery] - Level 2 (x6.2) (Max/81) - +3 Int
• [Fire Mastery] - Level 3 (x6.2) (Max/161) - +1 Str, +1 Vit, +1 Agility
• [Fire Mastery] - Level 4 (x6.2) (??/806)
• [Magic Art Mastery] (Fire Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +3 Int
• [Magic Art Mastery] (Fire Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (Max/50) - +1 Str, +1 Vit, +1 Agi
• [Magic Art Mastery] (Fire Mastery) - Level 3 (x5) (Max/100) - +6 Int
• [Magic Art Mastery] (Fire Mastery) - Level 4 (x5) (??/500)
• [Wind Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - Wind Arrow (20 mana points)
• [Wind Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (Max/100) - +3 Int
• [Wind Mastery] - Level 3 (x5) (Max/200) - +1 Str, +1 Vit, +1 Agility
• [Wind Mastery] - Level 4 (x5) (??/1,000)
• [Magic Art Mastery] (Wind Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +3 Int
• [Magic Art Mastery] (Wind Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (Max/50) - +1 Str, +1 Vit, +1 Agi
• [Magic Art Mastery] (Wind Mastery) - Level 3 (x5) (Max/100) - +6 Int
• [Magic Art Mastery] (Wind Mastery) - Level 4 (x5) (??/500)
• [Axe Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - Power Axe (10 mana points)
• [Axe Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (Max/100) - +2 Str, +2 Vit, +1 Agi, +1 Int
• [Axe Mastery] - Level 3 (x5) (Max/200) - +2 Str, +2 Vit, +1 Agi
• [Axe Mastery] - Level 4 (x5) (??/1,000)
• [Body Art Mastery] (Axe Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +2 Str, +2 Agi
• [Body Art Mastery] (Axe Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (Max/50) - +2 Vit
• [Body Art Mastery] (Axe Mastery) - Level 3 (x5) (Max/100) - +1 Vit, +1 Int
• [Body Art Mastery] (Axe Mastery) - Level 4 (x5) (Max/500) - +4 Str, +4 Agi
• [Body Art Mastery] (Axe Mastery) - Level 5 (x5) (??/500)
• [Hammer Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - Power Hammer (10 mana points)
• [Hammer Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (Max/100) - +2 Str, +2 Vit, +1 Agi, +1 Int
• [Hammer Mastery] - Level 3 (x5) (Max/200) - +2 Str, +2 Vit, +1 Agi
• [Hammer Mastery] - Level 4 (x5) (??/1,000)
• [Body Art Mastery] (Hammer Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +2 Str, +2 Agi
• [Body Art Mastery] (Hammer Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (Max/50) - +2 Vit
• [Body Art Mastery] (Hammer Mastery) - Level 3 (x5) (Max/100) - +1 Vit, +1 Int
• [Body Art Mastery] (Hammer Mastery) - Level 4 (x5) (Max/500) +4 Str, +4 Agi
• [Body Art Mastery] (Hammer Mastery) - Level 5 (x5) (??/1,000)
• [Spear Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - Power Thrust (10 mana points)
• [Spear Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (Max/100) - +2 Str, +2 Vit, +1 Agi, +1 Int
• [Spear Mastery] - Level 3 (x5) (Max/200) - +2 Str, +2 Vit, +1 Agi
• [Spear Mastery] - Level 4 (x5) (??/1,000)
• [Body Art Mastery] (Spear Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +2 Str, +2 Agi
• [Body Art Mastery] (Spear Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (Max/50) - +2 Vit
• [Body Art Mastery] (Spear Mastery) - Level 3 (x5) (Max/100) - +1 Vit, +1 Int
• [Body Art Mastery] (Spear Mastery) - Level 4 (x5) (??/500)
• [Lightning Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - Lightning Arrow (20 mana points)
• [Lightning Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (Max/100) - +3 Int
• [Lightning Mastery] - Level 3 (x5) (??/200)
• [Magic Art Mastery] (Lightning Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +3 Int
• [Magic Art Mastery] (Lightning Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (Max/50) - +1 Str, +1 Vit, +1 Agi
• [Magic Art Mastery] (Lightning Mastery) - Level 3 (x5) (??/100)
•[Greater Origin (Greater Chaos) Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/0) - Greater Origin Enchant (10 mana points)
•[Greater Origin (Greater Chaos) Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (Max/200) - +9 Str, +9 Vit, +9 Agi, +9 Int
•[Greater Origin (Greater Chaos) Mastery] - Level 3 (x5) (Max/1,000) - +9 Str, +9 Vit, +9 Agi, +9 Int
•[Greater Origin (Greater Chaos) Mastery] - Level 4 (x5) (Max/2,000) - +9 Str, +9 Vit, +9 Agi, +9 Int
•[Greater Origin (Greater Chaos) Mastery] - Level 5 (x5) (??/10,000)
• [Soul Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - Soul Strike (20 mana points, 1 mana point)
• [Soul Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (??/100)
• [Claw Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - Power Claw (10 mana points)
• [Claw Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (??/100)
• [Body Art Mastery] (Claw Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +2 Str, +2 Agi
• [Body Art Mastery] (Claw Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (Max/50) - +2 Vit
• [Body Art Mastery] (Claw Mastery) - Level 3 (x5) (??/100)
• [Dark Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - Dark Arrow (20 mana points)
• [Dark Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (??/100)
• [Earth Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - Earth Arrow (20 mana points)
• [Earth Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (??/100)
• [Ice Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - Ice Arrow (20 mana points)
• [Ice Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (??/100)
Equipment:
• Earring of Spirit - boosts mana recovery
Lore:
• Village Girl
• Adventurer
• Zhey/Zhem
• Otherworldly - Grants [Growth] - all affinity x5
• Nemesis of Beasts - Animals and beasts have a natural aversion to the bearer
***
She scrolled down until she found what she was looking for.
So even at Level 4…
It's still +9 to STR, VIT, AGI and INT…
When will this end…
What's the maximum…?
Level 10…?
Level 20…?
Level 99…?
And will it always be +9 even after Level 10…?
She scrolled back up until she found her mana.
I'll wait until this fills up…
She glanced at the clock.
7:14 p.m.
Damn…
I really got carried away…
Vooom!
When her mana pool finally fully recovered, she deactivated [Halo] and then turned into a blur as she put on some clothes and then appeared next to the door.
I hope there's still some food left at the Cafeteria…
Ka-cha!
***
7:23 p.m.
Vivian entered the Cafeteria.
Most of the tables were filled but there was only one person, a Brown Cloak Priest in his mid-teens, waiting in line in front of the counter.
Lucky~…!
She went behind the Priest and waited.
A minute later, the Priest received his order and then walked away. Vivian stepped forward.
The person behind the counter was a Brown Cloak Priest in his late teens.
"Good evening, sister. What can I get you?"
"I'm here to get my second free meal of the day and I also want to order a large steak. Thank you."
"The steak, rare or medium?"
"Medium."
The Priest nodded.
"I can serve your food right away except for the steak. You will have to wait about 20 minutes."
"No problem. I can wait for the steak while I eat the other meal. I would like to order an extra drink as well for the steak -- a glass of wine."
The Priest nodded once again.
"Noted, sister," he said and then began preparing the Vivian's meal.
"By the way, is Sister Criselle here? I'm a friend of hers and I have some important business to talk about with her."
The Priest stopped.
"Sister Head Chef? She's at the back."
Huh…?
Sister Head Chef…?
"I see. Thank you."
The Priest resumed preparing Vivian's meal.
***
8:21 p.m.
Vivian was waiting outside the Cafeteria. There were no longer any customers and most of its doors and all of its windows were closed.
A moment later, Criselle and the rest of the staff exited the building -- Criselle, a male White Cloak Priest in his early 30s, two Brown Cloak Priests in their late teens, and two Brown Cloak Priestesses, one was in her mid-teens while the other was on her late teens.
"Sister Criselle!" Vivian called and waved with a smile as she approached.
Criselle turned her head towards her.
"Sister Vivian, hello," she said as she smiled and waved back.
As Vivian finally arrived in front of Criselle, the rest of Criselle's companions were closing the remaining doors.
"Are you going to the Training Grounds?"
"All of us except for Brother Rex."
Rex, the male White Cloak, just finished talking to one of the Brown Cloaks and turned to Vivian.
"Good evening, sister."
"Good evening too, brother."
He then turned to Criselle.
"Sister Head Chef, I'll be leaving now."
Criselle pouted.
"Please stop teasing me, brother."
A smile appeared on Rex's face.
"Why not? You're now the Head Chef. I'm merely congratulating you on your new position."
Criselle let out a helpless chuckle.
"Thank you for the hard work, Brother Sous Chef. Have a great evening."
Rex nodded with a smile.
"Same to you," he said and then turned to Vivian. "Have a great evening as well, sister," he said with a smile and then finally left.
"Have a great evening as well," Vivian said.
When Rex was already far away, Criselle turned to Vivian.
"Was there something that you wanted to talk with me about, sister?"
Vivian turned to her and nodded.
"Actually, I came here to ask you a few more questions about training. You wouldn't mind if I asked you while we walked, would you?"
"Not at all. But before that," Criselle said and then turned to the Brown Cloaks.
"Sister Vivian, please allow me to introduce you to Brother Pierre, Brother Quinto, Sister Nancy and Sister Gelia."
Vivian turned to the Brown Cloaks.
"Good evening and it's a pleasure to meet you all, Brother Pierre, Brother Quinto, Sister Nancy and Sister Gelia," she said and smiled.
"Good evening and it's a pleasure to meet you as well, Sister Vivian," they said and gave a slight bow.
They all began heading over to the Training Grounds with Criselle and Vivian at the front and the Brown Cloaks behind them.
"So what about training that you want to specifically ask me about, sister?" Criselle asked.
"Yesterday, when we were at the cafe, you mentioned that there are unspoken rules on what you can and can't discuss about training, and Physical Arts and Magic Arts in public and you've already spoken too much.
"First off, I want to say thank you. I really appreciate you sharing your wisdom with me. And secondly, I understand where you're coming from so I won't push that much. However, I have some questions about skills and spells if you don't mind."
Criselle nodded.
"I understand, sister. And I will be frank with you. If it's just about skills and spells, I can tell you about the Low-Tier, Mid-Tier and High-Tier skills and spells. But beyond that, it's prohibited."
A confused expression appeared on Vivian's face.
"No problem. But what exactly is a Low-Tier, Mid-Tier and High-Tier skill and spell?"
Criselle looked at Vivian with a confused expression.
"Sister, when I told you last time that I don't know much about training, I was dead-serious. I wasn't even aware of the making sure not to let my Magic Force exceed my Physical Force more than 2 Grades, the 'One Magic Art = Two Physical Arts' rule and many more," Vivian said.
Criselle blinked a few times before answering.
"I see…" she said and nodded. "For most Physical Arts, like let's say the [Spear Mastery], the Low-Tier is the [Power Spear], the Mid-Tier is the [Explosive Spear] and the High-Tier is the [Mana Spear].
"Meanwhile, for most Magic Arts, the [Fire Mastery], the Low-Tier is the [Fire Arrow], the Mid-Tier is the [Fire Lance] and the [Enchant Fire]."
Vivian nodded.
"Okay, okay. By the way, did you just say 'most'?"
Criselle nodded.
"I did.
"Among all of the Physical Arts, only the [Savage Mastery] doesn't have a Low-Tier skill. It has [Blood Drinker] for its Mid-Tier and [Primordial Beast] for its High-Tier.
"And as for the Magic Arts, only the Light Mastery], [Soul Mastery] and [Poison Mastery] have a different Low-Tier and Mid-Tier. Their Low-Tier is [Heal], [Soul Strike] and [Poison Strike]. Meanwhile, their Mid-Tier is [Cure], [Soul Bomb] and [Poison Bomb]."
"What does the [Explosive Spear] and [Mana Spear] look like?" Vivian asked.
"I don't have the [Spear Mastery] so I can't show you. However, I can describe them to you.
"The [Explosive Spear] causes an invisible explosion within a 1-meter sphere. Meanwhile, the [Mana Spear], allows you to summon a spear made out of mana without the cost of mana and its durability is based on the caster's Magic Force."
"What is [Cure]? Or what does it specifically do?" Vivian asked.
"[Cure] removes poisons, curses, etc."
"Wait, curses…?"
Criselle nodded.
"Yes, like the Magic Effect of the Necromancer's Class Magic spell [Curse], the Magic Effect of the Warrior's Class Magic spells [Intimidate] and [Battle Cry], the Magic Effect of Dark Magic Art spells, and many more."
"What about the Magic Effect of [Halo]?"
"Only for a moment."
"Ah… I see… Can I ask what's your Physical and Magic Force? You see, Sister Grace from the Blacksmith Shop told me that the average Physical and Magic Force of a person around their 40s is Spirit Steel. Is it true?"
Criselle let out a sigh.
"Sister, what you just asked me was very rude."
Vivian's jaw dropped.
"What…? Rude…? Me…?" she said and then covered her mouth with her hand. "I'm very sorry, I didn't mean to --"
Criselle shook her head.
"Forgive me, sister. I shouldn't have said that. It was I that was rude. I forgot that you just joined our Temple and it's been a while since I talked about training to anyone outside the Temple."
Vivian waved her hand.
"No, no, no, please, you don't have to apologize. As I mentioned to you yesterday, I was a dedicated housewife and mother before I got to join any Temple so I really have little to no idea about fighting. I'm literally an idiot when it comes to the do's and don't's about training."
Criselle recalled what Vivian told her and a soft, understanding and sorry expression flashed across her face.
"Sister, please keep this in mind: Most people, especially fighters, would consider it very rude if someone were to ask about their Magic Art Affinities, their Physical Art Masteries, and their Physical and Magic Force.
"In my case, since I'm one of the Instructors at the Gym and only our fellow brothers and sisters train there, I don't mind telling everyone that I have two Magic Art Affinities -- Light and Fire -- and two of my Physical Art Masteries are [Leg Mastery] and [Bow Mastery]. Other than that, I don't share anything else."
'One Magic Art = Two Physical Arts' rule…
So she has two more Physical Arts…
"And about your second question," Criselle continued, "If the person has at least 3 Magic Art Affinities and they train diligently, yes, they could reach Spirit Steel in their 40s."
"I see. Thank you, sister."
"One more thing, sister."
"Hmm?"
"Do you remember the 'One Magic Art = Two Physical Arts' rule I told you?"
Vivian nodded.
"Yes."
"Another mistake that young people and amateurs make is opening the wrong Physical Art Masteries.
"To anyone who has chosen to pursue the life of a fighter, there are 4 Physical Art Masteries that every fighter must have -- [Fist Mastery], [Leg Mastery], a weapon-melee type Mastery and a weapon-range type Mastery.
"You will need the [Fist Mastery] in case you find yourself not having a weapon during a fight, you losing your weapon during a fight, and you being held or grabbed by your enemy during a fight.
"You will need the [Leg Mastery] to increase your charging or dashing speed and also increase your vertical leap.
"You will need a weapon-melee type Mastery for cutting, slashing, stabbing, etc. your enemy.
"And you will need a weapon-range type Mastery in case you encounter an enemy that fights using range attacks.
"If you don't have these 4 Physical Art Masteries, even if you strictly follow the 'One Magic Art = Two Physical Arts' rule, as a fighter, you will still be at a disadvantage."
Vivian knitted her brows.
"I see. But what if the person only has 1 Magic Art Mastery? I believe you mentioned to me about how Physical Force allows the person to move faster and Magic Force allows the person to see the world slower. Also, Brother Sike mentioned to me that to avoid unnecessary complications, it's best to balance your Physical and Magic Force as much as possible."
Criselle nodded.
"That's why people who have a higher number of Magic Art Affinities are valued in society. However, whether those people have the patience and discipline to train their Physical and Magic Art Masteries or not, that's a different story."
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