Chapter 10: Basic Mana Technique And a Week's Result

"....." The group turned silent. "Lets go." Following that, they just left while grumbling about how unfair the treatment was.

'I guess this will make them understand, huh?' Jayven thought

"Hmph, don't get too excited, kid. Just because I praise you a little doesn't mean you were any good back in my days-." He then promptly gave me a speech and sermon at the same time.

"Hah, There he goes again."

"This happens all the time."

"If it weren't for those kids, this wouldn't happen."

"Why did this happen while we just returned after a long hunt?"

"This is ridiculous."

"I want to beat those kids to teach them a lesson."

"Me too."

"Well, just calm down, guys."

"Yeah, it's not like they were the only ones who did it, right?"

The commotion stopped with that comment; 'it seems like among them were also offenders who created such a similar scene.I guess the previous group will be safe for now, huh?'

"That's all! Now take your stuff and leave."

"Yes, sir, thank you."

With that, I left the place and rode a bus back home.

"My equipment and potion are good for now, since I still have the supplies I

needed. Right now, I need to first train my attributes so that I can hunt in the South Gate."

The reason for jayven's goal is that each gate has its own danger level since they are placed differently. The geology of this place has a certain level of danger due to its distance from the Flower Garden.

There are four gates: south, east, north, and west. The South Gate is revered as the most dangerous place, followed by the North Gate, while the last two don't fall into this category.

Since the last two gates are the main roads of the city. Because of that, it is being maintained by the city guards and volunteers from the hunter association.

Not to mention the infrastructure this place has, which can almost be compared to a High-grade city.

The only problems are the size and  level of transportation of huge vehicles like planes and ships.

Even the safety since this place is far from one of the Twelve Pillars reach.

"This is the last stop, everyone."

"Oh, I'm here. Noticing his arrival, Jayven got off. This place is really far, huh? But I have no choice; let's get out."

Once he arrived at his apartment, he started to set his plan into motion.

-------The next day-------

"Last time, I could already hunt low-rank monsters with ease. The next thing I should do is try to use the basic mana techniques properly when hunting."

Mana techniques are passed down to the public in the form of a video that is free. A lot of people are openly practicing it and showing it off while also making irritations of their own.

And the best part about it is that it won't harm the body, and the effects are openly useful for all to use. So converting to a new, stronger, and specified form of move would not harm the user.

"There it is, the Charging Boar. Let's try this."

Aiming at its head, Jayven threw a stone to attract the boar's attention. And as expected, it then rushed to him.

Then, with his arm clenched, he focused on his man and aimed at his charging forehead, and Bam! the Boar stop.

"I guess A 20% increase in strength has this kind of effect. And with a thud, the boar fell down as blood dripped out of its mouth, signifying its death."

Although the increase is 20%, as Jayven said, the Charging Boar is still actually strong Since it is at the F to F+ rank.

The grade of monsters can be ranked from F- to A+. Though there are higher-ranking ones, those are considered catastrophe ones.

And those that are near or have the same power as the twelve pillars can defeat those types of monsters.

That technically put it above A+. And the ranks of the horn rabbit and blade racoon are around F-.

F- rank has a max stat of 25, while the F-rank has max 30, and the wild boar can at least reach 35 max.

Meaning the strength Jayven pulled off is higher than 35 points, reaching the 40-point mark.

Although the difference may be a few points, between a double-digit combatant and one point that is astronomical, especially for low-ranking fighters.

"This is fine for now. But I can't do this all the time. Good thing I know the requirement for its Ability charge to activate. If not, I would have faced a much stronger attack."

Like basic mana usage techniques, the monster also has their own, called racial abilities, with which they could execute an attack stronger than their original one.

"Let's start dismantling this." With that, Jayven cut the boar into pieces and put it in his pack.

"Damn, this is too big; it filled almost all of my bag. It's a good thing I didn't need to put all of it. For now, let's just hunt one more to train my mastery of mana. So that I could prepare and become a Mana user."

The goal Dustin planned to achieve is to reach the mana user stage before the National Exam, which will be held every year at the end of a whole semester.

The purpose of this is to find talented people to recruit in schools and possibly join a guild. In which they will receive support to be trained and potentially become high-ranking hunters.

The Hunter Academic Department always sponsors the National Exams, the reason being that they are the ones that control the education of the world.

There are actually three groups that support this world's populace. And these are supported by the twelve pillars and the Six families.

Although focused in different fields, it was very important that these three stay to stabilize the world.

As for the exam, it was different each time, but one thing is for sure: there will be a tournament at the end of each of them at the hunter's division. 

"So I need to do my best before that, show my strength, and get into a first-class institute. With his mind set on a goal, he continued his hunt and training."

------------A Week Later-----------

Time passed, and Jayven raised his stats, and with the numerous monster hunts, he is now far richer than he was before.

And after a week of hunting and training, his stats are now like this:

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Stamina -100/100

Mana - 100/100

STR - 35

VIT - 36

INT - 39

AGI - 39

DEX - 38

SKILLS >>

    > RESTRAINT (USER) E> Second Awakening

        >RESTRICTION - Restrict usage of body function at a set amount of time. Current duration is 2 multiplied by X points of mana per second.

        >ADJUSTEMENT- The effect of restraint can be adjust from 1% - 99%. 

STATE>>

    >Healthy>

        User current state is at least above 95%.

TRAITS>>

    >Senses>

        >FEELING - 14

        >SIGHT - 12

        >HEARING - 13

        >SMELL - 12

        >TASTE - 12

    >Health Recovery (User)>

        >Able to heal injury by 0.001% per second.

    >Mana Recovery (User)>

        >Able to restore Mana by 0.01 per second.

    >Stamina Recovery (User)>

        >Able to recover Stamina by 0.1 per second

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"My growth for one week is huge, unlike when I was staying at home. but with this, I have a chance to raise my rank to E in no time. The only thing I need is to become a mana user."

Jayven's strength jump is quite a huge gap from what he had before. Which is actually normal because of one thing, and that is experience.

Unlike at home, he would just do monotonous work like running or repeating certain actions.

But here in the environment outside of his comfort zone, he is faced with great challenges, making the growth effect quite clearer than before.

Unlike a sheltered lifestyle, the body would have a different view, like how it would slack off in some areas. While in a dangerous situation, a person would unconsciously raise their senses.

This is why a lot of hunters go hunting in dungeons more than in the environment here on earth.

Here we have a geological advantage, while in a dungeon everything is unknown, except if it has already been conquered.

This goes to show that there is danger in every possible search for opportunity and treasure. But if we are brave enough to face it and succeed, then it will be all worth it.

One such example is how Jayven is continuously growing fast every time he pushes himself to his limit, like how he survived the hobgoblin's attack.

"With this stat, I could go to the inner area where I could hunt stronger monsters that are F+."

Gaining confidence in himself, his thoughts drifted to seeing himself hunting at a higher stage. Only for him to later sigh as he shakes his head to the side.

"No, Let's not get ahead of ourselves. Hunting may seem nice, but the danger is not something I could handle."