Knowledge Is Key

"Uncle Bu, can I get a book? Or can you tell me about this world? How did I get here? Uncle Bu?"

"It's ok kid. Clam down. Little Wang will get you her books."

I am actually, well used to be, 14 so "kid" was fairly accurate.

I figured "Little Wang" was the small girl.

About five minutes went by when the little girl brought me the book.

"I'll give it back later, ok?"

"Ok! Thank you Mr. Skeleton!"

"Just call me Charlie."

"Ok!"

-An Hour Later-

I know have a small amount of knowledge about the creatures of this world.

Everything is made of mana. Well, everything has a little bit of mana in it.

The soil has mana, the stones have mana, the corpses have mana, everything has mana.

But, everything gets mana a little differently.

For example, humans have to sleep or get power from the sun. Goblins get theirs from sleeping. Dwarves get theirs from mining ore and stones. Elves get theirs from plants. And the list goes on. Some organisms even get made from a non living organism.

Take golems as an example, they are made by large lumps of mana infusing into a rock or something similar.

They can be made naturally or artificially. They are more dangerous in the wild because they are naturally made using powerful rocks.

The reason this happens is because some stones are more compatible with mana or have a high earth attribute. This makes it stronger, and dumber.

Did I mention the elements?

You see, the elements of this world are-

Cheng busted into the barn.

The vampire was following closely.

"Speak."

...

"Ok?"

He then prostrated himself in front of me.

Heh heh- wait WHAT?!

"We're sorry sir skeleton!"

The vampire kneeled and started explaining.

"Even if you don't understand right now, it would be pointless to hide it from you. You're powerful. Knowledge is key to survival. We have wronged you and we apologize, but we need your help."

I don't even know what's going on now.

Ugh, this will be bothersome.