"Hello, Your Majesty, my regards to King Alexander." Ravena instantly knelt in mid-air, surprised. She didn’t expect the strongest man in the other kingdom to co and welco them.
Kayden shouldn’t be that important. Was he a once-a-decade genius? Yes, he was. But nothing that would cause this level of recognition. She in her ti was able to jump several levels. What she didn’t know was that the news that Kayden faced five lightning bolts was already known to world-class figures. And in the entire world, the number of five-ray magicians barely exceeded 30 people, considering only the new generation.
"You don’t need all this formality, pride is the first enemy of knowledge." After Kayden bowed and greeted the man, the king lifted them both with a gentle wind magic that didn’t even seem to have touched Kayden’s body. This level of control was surreal.
"I will take you to one of our ice palaces to get so rest. The next day, Kayden can go visit our libraries to record his technique and receive corresponding access to the shared level. We will also have a guide to help you during your stay. " The king began to float, and Kayden and Ravena went after him. But before he could move forward, Kayden spoke.
"Your majesty, I would prefer to go and pass my technique right now and have access to the libraries imdiately. I’m not tired from the trip, but I appreciate the hospitality." Kayden’s sentence caught the king by surprise for a mont, but soon he just accepted it and took the boy to the kingdom’s main library.
The structure was ridiculously large and stretched almost 4 kiloters wide and a few more kiloters long. The ice this ti was well worked into different turns and shapes. Not only that, but its color was gold and black. Kayden could barely tell it was ice.
The entrance was ford by an imnse staircase of a few hundred ters that led to a platform with several gigantic pillars. Above everyone, there was a sign that said the following phrases:
"Leave arrogance at the door. The true master is an eternal learner. Bow down to show your willingness to learn, bow down to show your insignificance in the face of knowledge, and bow down to show respect to those who brought you here what will you learn."
The king read the sentence and bowed three tis. Kayden was surprised that even the strongest man in this kingdom followed the words of a re sign. Then the boy bowed too. He agreed with every word on that sign.
"Your guide has arrived, I’ll leave you with him for now, I have a lot to work on." He hadn’t. He only ca to test Kayden’s temper and left satisfied.
The boy showed no fear in his presence, not even subconsciously. That was impressive. He also had the humility to bow three tis and it was clear to the king that this was not due to pressure from his presence.
A teenager with white hair and a low amount of clothes appeared in the two’s vision among dozens of people leaving and entering the library. He looked to be around 20 years old, about Kayden’s age. The teenager was handso and had a high nose that made him seem disdainful of everyone around him.
"Hello, Count Kayden Heart and General Ravena. I am the third prince of the kingdom of the Enlightened, my na is Thomas Sagebrush. My grandfather put as your guide for these six months." His tone was neutral and no expression appeared on his face.
And in fact, these were his real feelings. He was too weak to fight for the throne, so he was always soone without blatant pride like other nobles. He was the only one who lived what his grandfather preached, humility to learn. His grandfather had just given him an incredible chance, the chance to befriend a wizard who faced five lightning bolts and would probably surpass the fourth realm and reach the top of this world.
"My complints to your Highness, I would like to pay my tribute imdiately if it is not inconvenient," Kayden asked politely and didn’t say anything else as the prince led them inside.
The structure inside was even more impressive. The library was divided into several squares guarded by so beautifully dressed and impressive-looking won. They sat at small tables while approving who could pass.
Each square represented a different level of knowledge and type of knowledge. Kayden was sure there must be more than 1 million books on this floor alone and, according to the prince, there were even more floors below.
They were taken to a square with several tables and armchairs, with a fire in the center that made the environnt warm and cozy. Several people were writing without stopping, not even to breathe.
"Here the knowledge test is done. You must give sothing of value to the library to gain access to more knowledge. They are all writing their theses. You can sit at any table and start writing. I will wait here outside", said the prince, taking a book and sitting down in one of the squares next to it.
Ravena just stood next to Kayden. The boy first drank and ate dried at from his bag and then sat down at the table. As soon as he sat down, the woman who took care of this square appeared in front of him.
"Hello, candidate. You have as much ti as you want and you just need to raise your hand when you’re done. The level of your technique and its rarity will be evaluated by . If I’m not capable, it will be passed on to one of the supervisors. Good luck", said the woman, returning to her table and leaving Kayden alone.
Without wasting any ti, Kayden began explaining each phase of mixing mana with blood. The first and most important was to have specific veins for this and only a few connections between normal and mana veins. Afterward, he talked about the treasures that could help in the process and how to acquire them. Although this information was easy to find, he decided to make a perfect step-by-step guide.
Then he explained the way to mix blood and mana without poisoning. Right now, Kayden had all of his veins with a proportion of blood and mana, but in the beginning, it was easier to mix the two through specific veins. He recomnded using so treasure to stop hunger and thirst. The person would probably need at least two months and have good mana control. Kayden got it in 1, but his path made him special.
Afterward, the boy began to explain all the advantages and how the person would need a breathing technique. As a bonus, he included so that he found and wrote down which one he was using at the mont and how to obtain it to be successful in his learning. Kayden also made the recomndation to learn the breathing technique before mixing the blood.
As a conclusion, he nad all the advantages that a person would acquire by obtaining this mixture. All the writing took a few hours. Kayden wasn’t used to writing so much and had to rework several paragraphs to make them easier to understand.
As soon as he raised his hand, the woman ca in front of him and began to read. In just a few seconds, her brow furrowed and her countenance beca increasingly gloomy as she read.
"Is this a theory?" She couldn’t understand the level of focus that a re wizard would have to have, nor the determination to spend so long doing the sa thing. Furthermore, these were advantages that in the third realm would be common.
"No, it is perfectly applicable." With Kayden’s statent, the woman had to call a superior. Within a few seconds, another woman appeared. The first thing she felt was Ravena standing next to Kayden. All the people at the tables were in the second realm, while the higher ones were in the third.
Even so, neither of them could feel Ravena’s strength. This ant that they had to be more careful in their speech so as not to offend soone they shouldn’t, but there was no fear. This was a country where everyone was equal and, oddly enough, even a person in the fourth realm would face criminal prosecution for killing soone from lower realms.
The supervisor read the docunt and had the sa reaction as her subordinate. In theory, this would be perfectly possible, but in reality, no first-realm mage would be cool-headed enough to do this procedure. Were the gains huge? Yes, they were, including high natural regeneration, even of lost limbs, but the process was very difficult.
"How do you guarantee that this is possible? Theoretically, it’s perfect, but no wizard could have the ntal resilience for that", the supervisor found the sa problem. Perhaps a wizard in the second or third realm would have the ability to do this.
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