"Of course it wouldn’t be that simple..." after the high from the breakthrough finally settled, Novus decided to check how much his raw stats improved first before diving back right into ditation.
The mont he opened the system screen, a text that made his previous high fall even lower appeared as well.
[With the breakthrough to the E-Tier, Evolution Crystal of the lower tier will have less effect.]
[F-Tier Evolution Crystal’s effect is reduced by 90%.]
It was like the system slapped him right across his face, reminding him of how poor he is right now, the thousands of remaining F-Tier Evolution Crystals being reduced to around the sa value as a few hundred of them back when he was still at the F-Tier.
’Positive thinking... positive thinking...’ as he felt like he was being scamd by the very thing that was supposed to help him grow, he forced his violent reactions back to himself, closing the notifications as he took a good look at his current strength right now.
[Novus Helion van Argenta]
[Combat Rating: E Tier Mage (Assessnt Ongoing)]
[Talent: True Immortal Blood (EX-Rank Growth-type Innate Talent)]
[Current Evolution Domain Location: Verdant Expanse: Verdant Forest (1.5-star danger level)]
[Immortal Energy: 800/800]
[Strength: 400]
[Agility: 400]
[Vitality: 400]
[Arcane: 400]
[Harmony: 400]
[True Immortal Blood (EX-Rank Growth-type Innate Talent)]
[Growth Progress: 1.305% (98.695% before Talent Rank Up)]
[Mastery: Entry-level (64.27%)]
"Hahaha..." he couldn’t help but laugh; the slap of poverty no longer being a big matter to him as he stared at the screen right in front of him.
’Normally, a mage who just entered the E Tier will have around so hundred or so Arcane and the other stats falling far behind, at around fifty or so if I am right, but this...’
Recalling the standards, the average of what this world considers as an E- Tier Mage, Novus couldn’t help but think to himself as he closed the system’s screen, an excited smile on his face as he began to look forward to how much more he could grow within the limits of the E-Tier.
Hence why he wasted no further ti lazing around, knowing that he no longer has anything more to do than to improve himself even more from now on, especially since the limit that was imposed on him by the F Tier is now completely broken free.
Opting to clean the lesser resources first, he then manifested a couple of hundred F-Tier Evolution Crystals as the smile on his face just widens even more, knowing full well that today’s explosive growth has yet to co to an end.
And so, the ditation and bodily refinent continue once again.
[You absorbed Evolution Energy. Refinent of the body will continue until the source of the energy runs out.]
[Your talent: True Immortal Blood is being refined. 0.00001% progress, 0.01 maximum Immortal Energy.]
Those notifications appear for every single F-Tier Evolution Crystal he absorbs, and whenever he reaches the hundred, another set of notifications reveals themselves as well.
[Your physique has grown. 1 strength, 1 agility, 1 vitality.]
[You sense all sorts of energy clearer than before. 1 arcane.]
[Your body and soul seem to grow closer. 1 harmony.]
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"Now that I think about it, I guess it only makes sense, the system doesn’t really impose bullshits without anything in exchange at all..." recalling the massive harvest despite the extrely dangerous Beast Wave, as well as how much he had grown due to how high the requirents for the promotion to the E Tier is, Novus thought to himself as he looks at his Storage Space.
[Storage Space]
[F Tier Evolution Crystal (3,683)]
[E Tier Evolution Crystal (1,233)]
[D Tier Evolution Crystal (21)]
[Sli Substrate (Amber Sli) (5,257)]
[Sli Substrate (Shadow Sli) (3,508)]
[Sli Substrate (Toxic Sli) (349)]
[Sli Substrate (Golden Sli) (25)]
[Malleable Amber (824)]
[Liquid Shadow (588)]
[Safe Poison (30)]
[Slimy Gold Dust (1)]
It was a little bit past midnight when he returned to ditation once again, causing him to assu that he would only expend at most a couple of hundred F-Tier Evolution Crystals before dawn finally hit the floating island.
However, during his ditation, he was interrupted ti and ti again as he noticed that the Evolution Crystal was disappearing far faster than he had expected, which even initially led him to believe that sothing or soone must be stealing them.
That notion is imdiately dismissed, though, as he actively consud a singular piece of F-Tier Evolution Crystal, a process of refining it that should’ve taken a couple of minutes falling down to so tens of seconds, aning that despite the loss of efficacy, the speed of absorption increases in exchange.
Just like how the effect is cut into one-tenth of its previous effect when he is still in the F Tier, the speed of absorption of F Tier Evolution Crystal increases by ten tis as well, aning that using F Tier crystals will still give him the sa speed of growth that it used to give him before, only, he would need ten tis more of them for this to be sustainable.
’Maybe I’ll try going with the E Tier Evolution Crystal tonight...’ stretching his body as he intends to take a good look around the floating island again for today, Novus thought to himself before taking a look at himself in the mirror, prompting him to release a sigh of relief.
The reason being that despite the massive amount of Evolution Energy that he absorbed during his breakthrough, nothing too drastic of a change has taken place in his external appearance, as if this previous breakthrough focuses everything on improving every single aspect of his combat prowess instead.
Still, the confidence of reaching a level of power most, if not all, of his peers can only dream of brought about changes not in the external appearance, but in the air around him instead.
If it was before, there is this confidence in him that will make one wonder where this misplaced confidence is coming from, but right now, the air around him points only towards one thing.
That there is a reason why this person is as confident as he is.
Of course, this is an insight that can only be gleaned into by those with keener senses than normal people, and anyone else will still be completely clueless as to why this young man can act as he does.
Right now, however, there is one such keen individual who is rapidly approaching Novus’ direction.
Without warning, the young man instinctively bent his head to the right side as a thrust cos from behind, aiming for his left, the swift, precise, and effortless thrust pulling wind with it, causing his hair to move along with it for a mont before the wind stops.
"Lady dea, isn’t it rude to greet another person with a thrust of the blade?" he asked as a sigh escaped from his lips at the sa ti, that sa presence, that powerful blade, all of it pointing him to a single person without even using Sensory Expansion.
"A pleasant morning to you too, Junior Novus~~" that lady from last night, last night that already felt like so ti ago to him, spoke right behind Novus’s ear, all while pulling and sheathing the blade back as she continued.
"You dodged it anyway, so it doesn’t really matter, right?"
Hearing her words and that sa teasing smile on her face, Novus couldn’t help but wryly smile as he shook his head, going on his morning walk while just letting this senior student walk alongside him.
"By the way, I didn’t hear it wrong, right?"
"What?"
"How rude! But no matter, just now, you called Lady dea, right?"
"..."
"Fufu~~ You DID call Lady dea."
"Must’ve been your imagination."
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