Gaining Experience

As I was laying down I was getting impatient with my time and said "I can't keep wasting time like this, I need to get stronger and gain experience."

I then said "Now that I think about it, I still haven't made use of my mana stat."

I quickly sat on the floor in a lotus position and tried sensing another form of energy besides yin and yang.

It seemed like I wasn't getting anymore so I asked the system just what does mana feel like and how do I sense it, it replied with

[Unlike Yin and Yang that has a temperature, mana has a heavy feeling to it, so instead of trying to feel a temperature, try to feel the weight around you.]

Even though I didn't get what the system meant about 'weight' I still tried what it said, I stopped focusing on everything around me and focused on the weight in the air.

It wasn't easy in anyway at all, I first focused on the weight of the air and it was really light, it was almost impossible to get a grasp onto the air nevertheless I still tried.

Then after that I even tried focusing on the weight of my body and even that was more of a failure than the air.

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Eventually something happened in the air around me, it was almost like I could now tell it was 'alive' and I could control it at will, at first it was stiff and I keep losing the 'connection' I had with it before.

I didn't give up and still kept practicing on keeping the link with it and control it around me.

Eventually I got used to the new feeling and I could control it freely without the 'connection' becoming undone.

I then sent the weird air feeling energy into my body and I felt elevated, If I had to compare mana and yin and yang together, mana had more flexibility and quickness to it, yin and yang had more power and destructiveness to it, and it also had a sense of 'balance' to it. Mana did not have a sense of balance, it was free.

I then thought "How will I circulate this energy then?" I thought about it for a while and I came up with a sudden idea.

"Wait, if yin and yang is store in a core keeping it's 'balance' then I will send mana in my body letting it roam freely since mana is more 'flexible' I did not feel as if mana would hurt my body if it was roaming free so it should be fine."

I then closed my eyes and let mana be sucked into my body like a black hole and let it roam where it felt like going.

Once I did that, I jumped up in the air while I was in a lotus position and I felt lighter than ever.

*Ding*

[+100 Knowledge]

*Ding*

[+100 Intelligence]

"W-what"

I was stoked at the sudden increase in those stats, Once they were applied I definitely felt the effects, I could store more things in my mind without forgetting them.

I was sure that even if I read one-hundred books I wouldn't forget a single thing about any of the books.

I then thought "I should go what mana can do in combat in the forest."

I walked towards the coat hanger and put on my cloak and dashed out the door, down the stairs and out the exit of the inn.

I quickly started heading towards the gates down the street when suddenly, I heard yelling.

"Move Citizens, royalty is making way through."

As soon as this was heard people started moving out the way like rabbits being chased by dogs.

I was no different though, I didn't want to garden unnecessary attention for myself, so I stood with the crowd.

There I saw horses attached to a carriage carrying people inside, I couldn't see who as the doors on the carriage were not see through.

On both sides of the carriage were two guards walking while their hands were on their sword ready to attack anyone.

They had all silver colored armor on, and a gold and white sword attached to their waist that screamed that it was made out of some expensive material.

My eyes went slit but no one could see it under the hood, unknown to me my eyes started glowing a deep but bright purple like they already were.

Once the carriage was moved out of the street, people started bustling in the streets again and it was now back to it's original state.

I proceeded to walk towards the gate and left to where the fire wolves were.

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Once I made it there, I could see a countless number of fire wolves and I didn't know why so many were roaming around now, but this was better for me as I didn't need to keep searching for them.

I started to circulate mana all over my body and I could feel all my stats being enhanced, especially my intelligence.

This time I wasn't going to use the knife and just my fists to gain experience.

I looked down on the tree that I was on and saw two fire wolves roaming about.

I jumped up on the tree and tightened my right fist and punched one of the wolves on it's side.

The wolf flew in the air at a fast speed and was crushed onto a tree.

Before the last wolf could retaliate I sent mana to my legs and kicked the wolf upwards in the air, blood trailed from it's mouth while it was in the air but it wasn't dead.

As it was launched into the air, I bent down and jumped up at a really high height and was now on equal footing with the wolf.

I clasped my two hands together like a hammer and smacked down onto the wolf body and it was sent like a catapult crashing down making a crater in the floor.

It's guts where everywhere on the ground but I ignored this and said "Although it isn't as powerful as yin and yang, the speed it gives me is way faster."

I decided that I would just continue practice utilizing mana for the rest of the day while also gaining experience and learning how to control my strength.

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It was now night time and I had just finished killing a pack of 8 wolves, my breathing was a bit ragged but not enough for me to be tired.

I clenched my first and said "I killed a little over 100 wolves today."

I collected all the teeth of the wolves as I thought I could sell them for a good amount of money.

It was pretty dark outside and I started heading back to the gates of the kingdom.

I showed my hunters ID to the guards and passed through heading back to the Inn to rest for the day.

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I walked into my room and threw my cloak on the hanger and headed to the bathroom.

I stripped and went into the shower and it was refreshing.

Once I was done I wrapped the towel around me and washed my clothes in the sink and set it out to dry.

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Once it was done and I put on back the clothes a laid down on the bed while covering myself and let myself drift to sleep.