Therina and Beatrice stood with Styx as he looked through various types of mana gems of a broad range of attributes. Both of the elves were scantily dressed since getting out of the bath, but the house had a constant supply of heating so it was never cold.
They were in an exceptionally large library in their mansion which had shelves of all kind and shapes covering the walls. So sections were drawers and stored experintal materials like mana gems, while others were open shelves for storing Styx's books. A ladder hung off the wall on a slider that allowed it to move around the room and help Styx or the girls reach the higher shelves.
Several large dark wooden desks and chairs were in the middle of the library, for Styx or anyone else to read the books in the library. Several white balls of soft light floated about in the center of the room, dancing among one another in response to the people in the room to provide the best light.
Styx could actually just grab a book or drawer with his mana tendrils, and Therina had also learned how to manifest her own mana outside of her body to achieve a similar result.
He was greatly surprised to see her creating her own mana tendrils and using them like hands. or to power and or control arrays from a distance. They were intrinsically different from Styx's though and were incapable of entering sobody else's mana network.
"Show your attributes again and potential Second Step classes you can choose from."
Styx cupped his chin in thought out of habit as he casually commanded Therina, his actual dungeon core running countless calculations on the most viable future paths and giving them the greatest benefits.
Therina opened up her display first so Styx could see it through her eyes.
[
Species: Tree Elf
Na: Therina Sel'Ether
Class: Thatcher
Age: 41
Mana: 2,497/2,497
Exp: 13,572/13,572
Level: 19 ( )
Str: 25
Dex: 65
End: 27
Vit: 30
Int: 44
Mnd: 27
Lck: 6
Skills:
Nature Touched (Racial)
20% Dex, End, Vit when in forested regions.
Forest wildlife is less hostile to you.
Weaving
3-Fold Plat 1 mana/min
5-Fold Plat 2 mana/min
9-Fold Thatch 3 mana/min
Wood Weaving 10 mana/min
Thread: Auto-Spin 2 mana/min
Thread: Mana Restoration 10 mana/min
Flower Arrangent
Nature Alignnt 15 mana
Mana Alignnt 30 mana
Defense Alignnt 40 mana
Bewildering Alignnt 100 mana
Archery
Twin Shot 5 mana
Rapid Fire 5 mana/shot
Swordsmanship
Dagger Arts
Blunt Weapons Arts
Hidden Weapons
Trap Setting
Concealnt
Deception
Iron Will
Body Reinforcent
Pain Resistance
Dismantling
Taming
Detection
Mana Sight
Mana Manipulation
Mana-Health Conversion
Enhanced Growth
Titles:
Child of Mana, Mother of Monsters, Natural Mana Controller, Dungeon Touched
]
[
Potential class evolutions:
Master Thatcher
High Seamstress
Swordsman
Assassin
Hunter
Deceiver
Tar
Mana Controller
Monster Mother
Dungeon Mistress
]
"There are quite a few of them you are capable of choosing for the Class Up process."
Therina leaned on his arm and asked, "Which one do you want to pick?"
Styx shook his head while selecting several mana crystals.
"None. The whole point of why I made all of you wait was in preparation for calculating the highest benefits."
Beatrice was intrigued by this knowledge and secretly fidgeted with her fingers behind her back and also asked, "Can you explain?"
"Of course, but first, do you have your status and potential evolution classes to show Therina and help explain it?"
Beatrice shook her head and pulled out a blank piece of paper and ink pot. She quickly scribbled her stats on a page for them to use, not caring that her bottom half was currently only wearing underwear.
[
Species: Stone Elf (Fire Attribute)
Na: Beatrice Fin'Porte
Class: Seamstress
Age: 52
Mana: 1,946/1,946
Exp: 13,572/13,572
Level: 19 ( )
Str: 23
Dex: 59
End: 31
Vit: 30
Int: 47
Mnd: 34
Lck: 6
Skills:
Darkness Race (Racial)
20% Dex, End, Vit when in in dark environnts.
Direct or indirect exposure to sunlight causes damage to your physique.
Needling
Beginner stitching 1 mana/min
Thread Manipulation 10 mana/min
Interdiate Stitching 4 mana/min
Thread Reinforcing 2 mana/m
Advanced Stitching 8 mana/min
Auto-Stitch 10*(1/2/4) mana/min
Unravel 3 mana/min
Fabric Treating
Tear Resistance 15 mana/m2
Impact Resistance 30 mana/m2
Magic Resistance 40 mana/m2
Archery
Swordsmanship
Dagger Arts
Hidden Weapons
Concealnt
Iron Will
Body Reinforcent
Pain Resistance
Poison Resistance
Dismantling
Taming
Detection
Mana Sight
Mana Manipulation
Mana-Health Conversion
Enhanced Growth
Titles:
Child of Mana, Child of Fire, Mother of Monsters, Researcher, Natural Mana Controller, Dungeon Touched
]
[
Potential class evolutions:
High Seamstress
Swordsman
Assassin
Fla Dancer
Hunter
Fire Controller
Fire Mage
Monster Mother
Dungeon Mistress
]
Therina was only partially surprised that they had similar attribute panels as they both did the sa training. Even their titles were mostly similar for the sa reason. Even their stats were similar as a Thatcher and Seamstress were relatively similar production classes and had mostly the sa level up bonus stats.
"As you can see, when I inserted the fire attribute inside of her and her mana adapted to its nature, it has shown up on her species panel and even increased the Class Up opportunities. The question I had at the ti though was, 'what if she already had the opportunity to beco a Fire Mage, and we then added on the fire attribute to her?'"
"This would create a high level of resonance between the person and the class, and open up more advanced, or at least higher quality, options. By having you all wait and increase the possibilities enough, I can then see and determine what attribute will suit you best."
Therina nodded her head in understanding and asked, "So what is best for ?"
"Going by your potential classes, we can imdiately rule out the combat classes. As good as they are, a new class is built on top of any existing ones, and you are currently a Thatcher, which is highly incompatible with a Swordsman, Assassin, or Hunter."
"Master Thatch and High Seamstress are very straightforward options are the standard route. They don't really have any straight forward attributes to match them, but I can design a dual attribute combination to suit them, such as tal and space or sothing. It is a loose connection, but weaving space could be a possible outco for a Third Step class in that scenario."
"Deceiver, Mana Controller, Monster Mother, and Dungeon Mistress are the most compatible to you when considering titles, skills, experiences and all other factors. Out of those, you are most compatible with the forr two, but Mana Controller is very neutral and holds no attribute connections."
Therina kept bobbing her head like a chicken pecking rice as Styx explained it to her.
"I understand. What attributes would be most compatible with a Deciever?"
Styx picked out several dark violet and black gems and lined them up on the table.
"Dark, Shadow, Illusion, Mind. These four are the most compatible. You are a Tree Elf, which is a species aligning to light so the dark and shadow attributes are in direct conflict. It would have been the exact opposite with one the dark elves though. Of the two remaining, the best, which we will give you, is this Illusion."
"Then we should hurry up and do it, I also want to Class Up."
Therina giggled and kissed deeply on the lips. Still sitting at the desk and looking over hear status panel and potential classes, Beatrice made up her mind and resolutely stated her desires to Styx.
"I want to be a Dungeon Mistress."
Styx raised a brow and smiled. He leaned over and kissed her too, running his fingers through her long grey hair and playing with the beads woven into it.
"I have been thinking of you too. Whilst it is purely experintal, I want to use this with you."
A draw halfway up the wall slid open and a gem shard with vivid green with tinges of gold in it floated out and into his hand which Beatrice widened her eyes upon seeing.
"The life attribute?"
"Correct, this life crystal converts any mana stored in it into a life attribute, great for plantations and healing arrays alike. Fire is one of the most active things there are, and despite its destructive nature, it has close links with life itself. When an old forest burns down, a new one full of life sprouts from the ground afterwards."
As his current main research assistant, Beatrice was very intelligent in this kind of technical information and understood imdiately.
"It will indeed help with giving birth to monsters."
Styx chuckled before massaging the base of her ears with his thumbs and whispering, "As well as any future dark elf children."
Beatrice's ears turned completely red while her emotions were like a storm crossing their bond. She imdiately stood up and grabbed Styx's and Therina's hands before basically dragging them to the main throne room where they needed to insert the mana gems into an array to directly insert into his core before they could be 'inserted' into their bodies.
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