Chapter 158: Mana Stage 1/3
So, for my next class upgrade, I'm pretty sure I will be offered a class called "Advanced Body Pillow."
Also, what the heck, am I making a friends? Sure, I knew Tess from before, but our relationship is quite... well, complicated.
But here, I've noticed that I've started looking after Lily already, and it's not only because she's a healer. There's no love or anything; it's just that I'm weak against people who are nice to
without expecting anything in return.
Maybe Lily is doing it on purpose?
I squint my eyes and look at her. We're still alone, sitting in the hideout, and she continues to sniff and tries to dry her wet, red eyes. She's even blushing more so when I look at her.
"This is so awkward..." she complains, "I don't know why..." She then shakes her head.
I guess not. She's too silly to trick
like that, but I'll have to be careful! I already know how devious little Isabella is, even though she looks so cute.
Lily could be the next one.
Other than her, I also sohow take care of Kim. Not because he's cute or super nice to , obviously. To , he just looks like a puppy left outside in the rain, looking for a place with so warmth and looking for so people he could befriend. Desperately so.
How can I treat soone so pitiful badly?
Weak, so weak!
I reach out and pinch Lily's small, cute nose.
"Phwat are u toing?" she says with her nose blocked, looking at
with her big eyes.
I pinch a bit more and then let go, not forgetting to flick her forehead.
"Owch," she complains, but I already feel slightly better.
"Crybaby," I say to her, and her face becos red in an instant.
"You... you!"
"Anyway, feel free to push yourself. Losing so limbs is fine if you can restore them, but be careful, okay? Talk with Tess; she's good with this kind of stuff. You can complain to her for hours, and she'll continue to listen. Bully Biscuit a bit, tease Isabella."
After each sentence, I poke her cheek; it's not quite as soft as Isabella's, but it's also fun.
"There's no need to be all serious and gloomy all the ti, and there's no need for the fake-ass smiles you've shown, okay?"
I'm quite good at this, am I not? Maybe I could be a psychologist or sothing.
"What about you?" she throws a question at .
"What about ?"
"C-can I talk with you, to complain?" Lily asks.
Isn't that obvious? "Nah, just annoy Tess; I'm super busy." The look on her face as I say so imdiately tells
that it's not the answer she expected, and I pinch her nose again, "Only sotis, okay?"
Maybe I'm not gaining a friend; maybe I'm becoming a mom to these kids. To Lily, Kim, Biscuit, who is also like a kid.
"Okay," Lily says, and I can see that she's happy.
Sohow it annoys , and I pinch her nose again. Unfortunately, that makes her even happier, even as she tries to hide it.
Goddamn, Lily... at least you be normal.
"What is that for?" Tess just stares at the rare graded weapon I'm giving her. She tries to act indifferent, but I see it's quite piqued her interest.
Hehe, she might think I don't know, but I do! I saw how well she takes care of her uncommon javelin. How she carries it everywhere, cleans it, and always carefully checks if it's not damaged!
Tess is soone who likes shiny new stuff. She's totally soone who would compare her shoes to the shoes of a girl she doesn't like and then feel superior to the other girl without letting it show at all.
No matter how she tries to hide it, I see it. Her furrowed brows, the tiny excited steps she made towards the javelin, and the shine in her eyes after she inspected it.
"So, you don't want it? I can give it to Kim."
That makes her freeze for a split second, but she quickly hides it. She then shalessly takes it from my hand and gives
one long, judging look.
I know she knows I know, and that seems to annoy her slightly, yet even her proud self can't resist a shiny new weapon. A rare weapon, sothing that's hard to get.
"I will make sure to pay you back," Tess says.
"Works for ," I tell her.
I then watch as she walks away. When she gets behind the corner of one of the houses, I switch to [Perception] and watch as she stops and starts observing the javelin up close. There's a small, happy smile on her face as she tests the item's weight and sharpness while also sending a few small sparks through it.
There are 3 possible upgrades for mana:
Mana Amplification: Enhances the sheer volu of mana you possess.
Mana Restoration: Accelerates the rate at which your mana replenishes itself.
Mana Potency: Boosts the potency and intensity of your mana.
And I like all of them.
Amplification would give
straight up more mana, maybe in the form of pure stats, or it changes my body a bit to possess more of it. It's sothing that could be quite good for , and it would an stronger spells. Heck, later I could improve the quality of my mana on my own or sothing. I don't know.
More mana = good. That's how my brain works.
Mana restoration is also sothing similar. Less mana, but faster regeneration, which also ans more mana. The only difference would be that I don't have as massive a mana pool to put into a single spell in the future. So my damage could be lower than with amplification, but it could allow
to restore my mana faster and spam my spells more.
It's also good just for longer fights.
The last one, Potency, is quite a question. The intensity of my mana... does it an my spells would be stronger? Would that mana be more pure and already slightly concentrated even without
doing anything? If the mana is more potent, how does it compare to just having more mana?
Is, for example, 10 stats in potent mana equal to 20 stats in amplified mana?
System? Any hints?
"..."
Yeah, I thought so. Screw you.
But there are more hints: the stages! Obviously, after I pick an upgrade, I will be at stage 1, but stage 3, its na, could be a hint.
For Amplification, it's Limitless Mana, and that's sothing I really, really like. For Restoration, it's Unending Mana, and more questions arise. How does it compare to Limitless? So annoying! And what the heck is Supre Mana, other than just sounding cool?
Whatever, I already know what I will do.
I will pick Amplification, get more mana, and then I will co up with ways to increase the regeneration of my mana. I already created a construct on my heart. The next step could be to create a construct that would help
regenerate more mana. Hell, it sounds difficult, but it's nice to set high goals, right?
As for Potency? It's also sothing I should work on my own, through my skills. I have one theory I want to try, and if it works as I think it should, it should be quite similar to Mana Potency, probably. Plus, I already have tricolored mana, don't I? It's probably sothing similar.
As soone smart said, you need to have strong basics before you start building. It's totally not only because I want to have more mana.
Okay?
Okay.
"Pick, Mana Amplification," I say and then close my eyes, ready to fight against the pain. And oh boy, it cos, and the world around
blacks out.
When I open my eyes and check the tir, I learn that it's a few hours later and my body, now slightly healed, still hurts. My mana pool feels bigger now, and I start examining it while turning my eyes to the item on the floor.
"Thanks for keeping watch," I say to the abomination lying on the floor of the room. A thing made from my flesh and bones with an imperfect imprint of Lissandra.
The fleshy abomination is quiet, probably too haughty to bother answering.
I open my status and imdiately blink and stop with my mouth open.
Hehe, probably so bug.
My mana starts to move more and more, and the pressure of it on my body starts increasing. Sothing I haven't felt for a long ti. Sothing that kept bothering
on the first floor and part of the second floor.
When I look at the status again, it's still there.
Okay, one more try. I close it and open it, and it's still there.
Mana (Stage 1/3 - Vast Mana): 369
369
Plus 369. What the hell? Are attribute upgrades maybe much more important than I thought?
"I'm surprised you went with Mana Amplification, little pup. I personally went with Potency."
I listen to her only in the back of my mind and feel my constructs and passives work at full throttle, dealing with my doubled-up mana. I actively start taking control of my mana and help them to deal with a sudden and massive increase in mana pool.
It reminds
of the good old tis.
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