Chapter 36: Silver Rank
Kalon returned to his bedroom whilst keeping a tight clutch on the Silver Pill the entire time.
Once inside, he sat down on his bed and examined the pill.
Before one was able to progress to the next rank, their body had to be prepared for it.
You could prepare your body through many methods. The main one being using your skills frequently.
Since the skills that Kalon had been using happened to be of the SSS-Rank, his body had easily digested the Steel Pill and become ready for the Silver Pill.
Alright then... This is it.
The Steel Pill gave me a stronger body... Just what will the Silver Pill do once I reach Low Silver Rank?
Once ready, he placed the pill into his mouth and swallowed.
...
Immediately, a cold sensation spread through his chest.
Unlike the Steel Pill, which had strengthened his body from the outside in, this feeling was much deeper.
It travelled through his veins, through his heart, and through every drop of blood flowing throughout his body.
Kalon closed his eyes and focused on cultivating the pill.
The cold sensation quickly became painful, and his heartbeat accelerated.
Thump.
Thump.
THUMP.
It grew louder and louder until it was all he could hear.
He grabbed the edge of his bed as pain spread through his chest.
His blood felt heavy. It was as though molten silver had been poured into it.
Minutes passed as he struggled to cultivate the Silver Pill.
His entire body was drenched in sweat, but he had already removed his clothes in preparation for this.
Then, after a while...
The pain vanished.
His heartbeat returned to normal.
[Silver Pill Consumed Successfully]
[Rank Up Complete: Steel → Low Silver]
[New Physical Trait Unlocked]
— Silver Blood
...
Yes!
Kalon slowly opened his eyes.
His breathing was heavier than usual, as though he had just fought another mock battle.
He wasted no time opening his status to see the changes.
[Kalon Manchester]
[Rank: Low Silver]
[Health: 100 → 150]
[Mana: D+]
[Stamina: D-]
[Durability: D-]
[Strength: D-]
[Agility: E → C+]
[Physical Traits:]
— Steel Body
— Silver Blood (New)
— Enhanced Eyesight
— Emberheart Physique
[Mental Traits]
— Calm Mind
— Boosted Ego
[Active Skills:]
[(SSS) Astral Counter]
[(SSS) Ninefold Sunbreaker]
[Passive Skills:]
[(SSS+) Alien Language Comprehension]
[(SSS) Formidable Body]
[(SSS) Daily Blessing]
[Titles:]
None
...
Silver Blood...
Kalon focused on the new trait that had come with reaching Silver Rank.
「Silver Blood」
﹂Your blood has begun its first evolution.
[Effects:]
— Faster oxygen delivery.
— Faster nutrient absorption.
— Increased natural recovery.
— Increased stamina regeneration.
— Slight resistance to poison.
[This will increase with every sub-rank increase.]
Kalon found himself scratching his chin.
"So... it evolved my blood?"
He stood up.
Almost immediately, he noticed something strange.
He wasn’t tired.
Normally, after everything that had happened today, his legs would have felt like jelly.
Instead, he felt refreshed.
He threw a few punches, then a few more.
Afterwards, he did some burpees and jumping jacks. The sort of exercises that would usually tire him out.
One minute passed, then two, then five.
Only once ten minutes had passed did he finally stop.
Not because he was exhausted.
Because he realised he wasn’t getting exhausted.
His body was recovering almost as quickly as he spent energy. It seemed that ordinary movements would no longer tire him out as easily.
A smile spread across his face.
This is the difference between Silver Rank and Steel Rank...
His Ninefold Sunbreaker consumed an absurd amount of stamina.
If he could recover faster, then it would make the skill much more useful.
Not only that, but through repeated usage of the skill, his Mana attribute had also increased. That was thanks to the Ring of Skill Bridging as well.
As he noticed these changes in his body, he found himself wondering...
What would it be like once I reached Gold Rank... or even higher?
He was already far above the strength expected of his rank.
By the time he reached Gold Rank, would he actually possess the strength of a Diamond Rank Awakened?
Kalon shook the thoughts from his head and decided to turn his attention to something else that was equally as unfathomable.
His social profile.
He had avoided checking it until now, as he wanted to allow it to build up.
His phone had been vibrating much more than usual, so he had put it on silent.
Now, he turned it back on and checked what was going on in the world.
「@KalonManchester」
Amateur Entertainment Fighter
﹂Followers: 55,716
﹂Following: 132
﹂Official Record: 1 win — 0 losses
﹂Sponsors: None (+7 offers)
「Latest Posts」
None
「Latest Mentions」
"Has that kid @KalonManchester accepted any sponsors yet? If not, I’ve got a deal for him." — @Hamburger101
"Just letting you know @KalonManchester, I love short men <3" — @YouWantDaisy
"Bet @KalonManchester gets so much pussy. I need to spend a day in his life." — @CaneCane9
...
55,000 followers, and constantly earning more... Is there really that many people that want to watch me?
Not to mention, there were seven new contract offers!
Kalon scrolled through all of them.
Most came from indie organisations that were hoping they might be able to sponsor him.
After all, the big organisations wouldn’t be able to make a decision so quickly.
They would wait to see how the students handled their new fame before sending offers to those who had caught their attention.
It was for this reason that Kalon waited.
He was still an academy student, so there was no need to rush.
...
Just as he was about to close his phone, he realised that he had also received a few messages.
Most were from anonymous numbers and profiles, asking him questions about how he had become so strong, requesting interviews, or asking to train with him.
However, one stood out to him immediately.
It was from Thea Bluegale.
...
「1+ Message from: Thea Bluegale」
﹂Hey, do you want to have lunch together tomorrow? I figured that since it’s the weekend, we could visit the city. It would be good to show our faces to the world. If not, no biggie.
Comments