“Admiral, I’m sure you would be able to make plans if you can accurately know my current power.”
“That would help a lot, brat. How are you going to do that?”
“The best way for you to see me at my best is my fight with the Heroic Bosses. I can directly send you my visual memory of first person perceptive using a simple Mana technique of imprinting memory into a Memory Slip.”
“What?” Admiral Rudra was surprised.
This was the new information that was unlocked after Almond defeated the 5th Floor’s boss! In his world, someone had created a mana technique that could completely imprint one’s memory into it and allow another to experience it as if they were there.
It required 200 Perception and 200 Focus to learn it, and Almond knew the method!
He just had to practice and learn it.
“Memory Slip is a mana technique that can completely imprint one’s memory into a magic slip created with mana and allow someone else to view it as if they were there. I know the method, so I’ll start learning it right away. I’ll call you again when I’m done.”
“How long will it take? Can you make an estimate?”
“Hmmm…personally, I have confidence in learning this within 2 hours based on its method, though I haven’t begun yet, so I can’t be sure.”
Admiral Rudra grinned and said, “Alright, write down the method and mail it to me.”
Almond laughed, “You want to compete?” Experience tales at empire
“Good thing you already know me, brat. Now, hurry up. I have a feeling this is going to explore more possibilities for me.”
Almond suddenly realized something as an anticipatory glint passed through his eyes, ‘Admiral Rudra already has the highest knowledge in handling Mana, and his control is also given. He fucking founded the Mana techniques himself from broken knowledge!’
And now, he would gain how to fiddle Mana with one’s deep mind in a new way! This was bound to make this old monster glean something extra and progress in his way!
“Alright, I’m sending you the method as soon as I write it now,” Almond grinned. “It’ll take a few minutes at most.”
“Great. I’m waiting.”
After cutting off the call, Almond waved his hand as he conjured a magic page and also conjured a magic pen.
Almond’s control and proficiency in Mana were high enough to make objects with magic aspects via his will. And his will was 200!
Almond knew that 200 was something of a limit in Will, just like how 100 was, and he broke through it.
The reason why he thought this was simple and straightforward.
When he gained +100 will in his class perk, the will stat only showed 100.
That was unnatural because he had to have a certain number in the Will before this +100 arrived.
But that wasn’t the case. 100 was the limit, and then there was something called Will Barrier.
He broke it and achieved the level of 200 Will!
He confirmed because his All-Seeing Eyes could see hidden stats of someone’s status.
Lily’s will was 89. He saw it. But he didn’t want to tell this to anyone because he felt that knowing one’s will number before it reached 100 might make people, especially Lily, do something very risky.
He wanted Lily to move at the pace she was creating herself and didn’t want this 89 to show her.
The power of will affected Mana, and he found this out the moment he first used Mana after waking up.
His control was smoothest ever, and Mana not only bent but transformed.
He…achieved Mana Transmutation of the highest level in a sense.
It was on the same level as Admiral Rudra’s, but he was stronger because his powerful will affected Mana more strongly. It did more than just transmutation because of his 200 Will!
If willed, the Mana could have properties of paper. But Almond, with his 200 Will, could give magic properties to his result!
Magic properties that he could feel, experience, and act in his mind could apply to that piece of paper!
That was why the piece of paper looked like an ancient scroll while the pen in his hand transformed into an aesthetic quill with dreamy black ink.
He finished writing down the method of Memory Slip and rolled it up as a mysterious locking pattern appeared with a seal on it.
And suddenly, he clapped it in his hands. The scroll turned into a tiny digital mail icon.
‘The wristwatch uses mana conductivity signals from arcane towers placed all over. Since they use Mana signals to travel, I should be able to send this to Admiral Rudra in a digital mail-like manner.’
Almond activated his wristwatch and tried to place it inside.
“Eh? It didn’t work.”
Blinking, Almond activated his All-Seeing Eyes, dissecting the structure of the wristwatch and how mana signals worked.
‘Oh, it’s the magic frequencies. That makes sense. Everything has frequencies of multiple levels. Mana also has its frequencies, but in a way greater variety than anything else since it’s the most flexible and versatile energy source.’
‘Well, I know this one now,’ Almond grinned as he successfully placed his magic mail into the wristwatch and sent the mail to Admiral Rudra with the following text:
[Admiral, to access scroll, you need to use your mana. I’m sure you will figure it out. The scroll also has a lock. A little puzzle I created. I’m sure you will solve it as well. 🙂 Consider this a handicap for competing against a junior. I’ll be starting now.]
…
Admiral Ruldra received the mail, and he quickly opened it, but reading the text, he laughed.
Five minutes later, Admiral Rudra cursed under his breath, “What the fuck is this, brat? My mana isn’t able to interact with it.”
Rubbing his temples, he activated his Focus Field and began a deep dive.
‘Can’t believe that brat is able to do something like this. It looks like this will take more than minutes, tsk.’