Chapter 146: *Ashton’s Stats*
Once Kevin had finished his lunch, he went back to the living room, still bringing his baby phoenix with him, and he took the opportunity to change the lava stones, which had started to turn black one after the other.
After making sure his baby phoenix was warm, bundled up in his blanket and surrounded by brightly colored lava stones, he decided to open his System’s holographic screen and chose the Store menu.
All he had to do was buy some Lightning Talisman papers large size, and he would start to meditate and fill them out.
[ STORE ]
Lightning Talisman paper small size blank: can hold up to 2,000 particles, cost 20 gold coins.
Lightning Talisman paper medium size blank: can hold up to 5,000 particles, cost 100 gold coins.
Lightning Talisman paper large size blank: can hold up to 10,000 particles, cost 200 gold coins.
Choose the size and the quantity you want.
Kevin needed 600,000 lightning particles, so he decided to buy directly the 60 Lightning Talisman papers large size he would need to achieve his goal. It only cost him 12,000 gold, and a magic bag appeared in his hand right after the transaction. When he looked inside, he saw the 60 Lightning Talisman papers, and he pulled out 3 of them.
He placed them in front of him and thought that he was probably a little too optimistic, but since he had no idea how long he would need to finish filling one, it was better to plan for more than not enough.
Besides, it was going to be the first time he would meditate with this new magical crystal, and with the amount of particles he had seen last time with Alan, his results would surely be much better than before.
Kevin sat cross-legged and forced himself to calm his excitement. After a few breaths, he felt calm again and immediately went into meditation.
He immediately saw, or at least guessed, that it was the phoenix egg in front of him, with the black hole above it which absorbed the fire and light particles continuously. He could also see the lava stones which were shining in a circle around it.
The particles of all the colors had already started to appear from everywhere, and when he looked down, he saw 3 silver rectangles that could only be his Lightning Talisman papers.
He then focused only on the silver particles, and as they became more and more numerous, the other particles moved away from him as if to make way for the silver ones.
It was something strange and unexpected, like the particles that were in the spiritual energy had understood what he needed and were helping him in their own way.
He did several things before beginning to introduce the particles into the Lightning Talisman papers. He used his perception skill, and immediately a notification appeared above each of the Talisman papers.
[ ITEM ]
Lightning Talisman paper, large size: 0 / 10,000
This would let him know how many particles he still had to put inside to complete it. Additionally, a chronometer also appeared in front of him, so he would be able to know how long he needed to fill one of them.
Once everything was ready, he focused on the lightning particles and directed them directly to the first Talisman paper. As he had seen previously from Alan’s demonstration, the particles were sucked into the Talisman paper, and the number of particles in the notification slowly began to increase.
He couldn’t believe the number of lightning particles he was able to see—maybe 10 times more than before; it was incredible.
He needed one hour and a half to complete his first Lightning Talisman paper, and so he stopped when he finished filling out the second one.
Tonight, he would take the time to check his Stats, as right now he had only fulfilled his daily quest to strengthen his Soul force, and he still had to do his 3 hours of fighting to fulfill his quest to strengthen his body.
Additionally, he might have time to craft other potions before Axel got home, allowing him to gain more experience and Soul force points. So it was better to wait until the end of the day to check them.
Kevin stretched and got up; this afternoon was going to be awesome, he was sure of it. When he saw that it was already 3:10 pm, he hurried over to the training ground number 8, where he was supposed to meet Alan and Ashton, as it was the one reserved for mages who wanted to learn how to fight.
When Kevin finally arrived, Ashton was already there. He was dressed in a sports suit, and it was obvious that he was waiting for him at the entrance with great impatience. As he joined him, he activated his perception skill, and his Stats immediately appeared above him.
[ STATS ]
Name: ASHTON
Race: Human
Level: 25
Class: Mage
Exp: 4,350 / 5,000
Strength: 25
Agility: 32
Stamina: 55
Soul force: 5,300 / 5,300 (4,400 + 900)
Perception: 65 + 50
HP: 550 / 550
[ EQUIPPED ITEMS ]
Ring: high grade
Bracelet: high grade
Kevin was completely taken aback by his Stats. How could that be possible? The Strength and Agility points were okay, and he could easily find an explanation for them, as he had assumed he had gotten them mostly by leveling up.
His Stamina points were high compared to the others, but maybe Ashton liked to run, and this could be explained by that. However, for his Soul force and perception points, he really had no idea how it could be possible.
Ashton was only 18; he had told him that he had started his apprenticeship early and that he could already craft medium-grade potions, but still, his Soul force points were really very high. Damn, he thought, how many potions must he have crafted to get to this point? It was creepy.
And as for his perception points, it remained a real mystery for him. He could only gain them thanks to the rewards of his System when he looted a dungeon or from items that had Stats.
However, Ashton must have gained them using another way. He was definitely a very surprising person, and Kevin was eager to see how quickly Ashton would be able to assimilate his training.
Kevin greeted him and immediately asked him, "Before we start, I would like to know if you have ever done any workout or stretching exercises before?"
Ashton looked at him a little embarrassed and confessed, "I love to run, but other than that, I have never done any exercise; is that a problem?"
Kevin laughed heartily and then said, "I can teach you how to fight, but if you don’t strengthen your body, it won’t be of much use to you."
