Two Months

By the end of the sixth day, Leus decided to change his plan

'My Mana Pool isn't increasing fast enough'

'I'll start learning another spell'

'There's no point in continuing this if the progress is too slow'

He decided to learn Fire Magic, so he opened the Fire Magic chapter and started reading the details

(Flame: A flame used for utility purposes.

Extend your hand and keep your palm open, then chant the spell to create a flame.

Note: Your own fire will not harm you as long as you're still controlling it, however, it can burn everything around you, including your clothes)

Leus repeated the incantation of the spell and extended his hand forward

'Oh?'

The spell felt familiar

'This spell just feels like a more complicated version of Sal's spell, Spark'

When he was done chanting, a small body of fire started hovering above his palm ...

Leus noticed something

'Unlike Boost, to keep the flame active I need to keep concentrating'

'It also keeps consuming Mana, just like Mana Vision'

When Leus concluded that, he thought of something

'What if I use all three spells at the same time? Mana Vision, Flame, and Boost?'

'I'll use the wind on the flames and see what happens'

Leus activated Mana Vision and kept Flame active, then repeated the incantation of Boost ...

As soon as he did that, Leus felt a sharp pain in his head ...

The pain took Leus by surprise and made him lose all his concentration, thus, all the spells were instantly deactivated

' ... I wasn't ready for that'

'Looks like using multiple elements simultaneously puts a lot of pressure on my mind'

At this point, his Mana Pool was almost depleted, so he went back to his room

'I have some plans for tomorrow'

'If what I have in mind works, then training for the entire week was totally worth it'

He consumed the rest of his mana and slept ...

The next day, Leus took a deep breath and then did the same thing; activating the three spells at the same time.

The sharp pain came back, but this time, he was ready for it ...

He managed to keep his focus and concentrated on controlling the wind, directing it on the flame ...

As soon as he did that, Flame started rapidly consuming Leus' Mana to remain active and not die to the wind ...

The increased consumption of his Mana put even more stress on Leus' mind, but he ground his teeth and kept going ...

He felt as if his head was about to explode, but his determination did not waver, and he kept the three spells active for as long as he could ...

By the time Boost was over, Leus was already on the floor.

His Mana was almost over and he was too tired to even stand, he slept there only.

Later in the day, Blaze found him sleeping in the yard, so he carried him back inside.

After sleeping for 11 hours, Leus got up in the middle of the night ...

And as soon as he got up his eyes gleamed

'Something changed!'

The change was subtle, but he still noticed it

'My mana pool did not increase by that much but I can still feel that something has changed'

Leus excitedly got up, activated Mana Vision, and slowly walked out of the house so as not to wake anyone up ...

'Mana Vision is consuming slightly less mana'

He activated Flame and noticed the same thing

'YES!'

He did the same thing as yesterday, and the sharp pain returned but it was less severe

'Keeping the elements active at the same time also does not require as much concentration!'

He kept on doing it until his Mana Pool was almost over again, then he went back inside ...

'I've finally found a way to progress further!!!'

'I have to use as many spells as possible at the same time'

'I don't know if using spells of different elements has a connection or just using any kind of different spells is enough, but that doesn't really matter'

'Now that I know what to do, I'll keep on doing it'

'Eventually, my Mana Pool will be big enough to allow me to silently cast these spells!'

Leus was very happy about his discovery.

He quickly consumed whatever was left of his Mana then slept with a smirk on his face ...

For the next month, Leus' schedule was nearly the same:

Eat, train with the 3 spells at the same time, sleep, then repeat.

By the end of the month, Leus' mastery over the spells reached maximum level

'Once I have enough Mana, I'll be able to silently cast them'

At the same time, the spells consumed less Mana than when he first started, and his Mana Pool grew bigger.

Leus was delighted about his progress

'When I first started, I was able to activate Mana Vision and use Boost 3 times'

'Now, I can activate Mana Vision, keep flame active, and use Boost 5 times'

'My Mana Pool has almost doubled'

'I still need more Mana, but this is pretty good'

But Leus decided to take things easy for a bit

'Now that I know what to do and I can see progress, I will take a break'

'This extreme schedule is boring anyway'

So the next day, instead of training, Leus decided to spend some time with his family

"Hey Mom and Dad"

Viorica was pleased to finally get to talk to Leus

'He's been so busy lately that I hardly saw him ...'

"Leus! I miss you! How are you doing?"

"I'm fine, Mom. How are things going?"

She replied excitedly

"Amethyst is becoming smarter and improving in writing. How is your training going?"

"I'm feeling improvements but I still need more time. I honestly thought it'd be easier, but I'm managing"

When Blaze heard that he replied

"Don't push yourself too hard. Sadly, nothing will be easy, actually, you should expect things to get even harder as you progress further, not the other way around."

Leus nodded

"Yes, Dad. Now I know that ... But I still think I can finish it in less than two years"

Blaze and Viorica's reaction to that differed;

Viorica grinned broadly, while Blaze's lips curled upwards in a wicked smile and he thought to himself

'He'll be in for a surprise when he thinks he's done'

Nevertheless, both of them didn't say anything about it

After taking a break for a couple of days, Leus resumed his training

'This time, I'll focus on increasing my jump height with Boost'

The first few times were ...

'Quite painful'

But after about a week, he perfected it ...

His progress was still slow, but he knew that he would soon be able to silently cast some spells, which encouraged him to keep going

And just like that, two months of training passed, and Leus was Two years and two months old ...

At the same time, within the heart of the Draconic Domain, The Ancient Dragon Lord, having fully comprehended the knowledge from the book given by The Archivist, decided the moment had come to take action.