Triz continued to give some more examples of concepts and other differences, he also showed the importance of the concept tree being essential for progress to continue in an orderly manner. At that moment, Kayden wondered if his decision to learn hundreds of concepts was the right one because in the end they were all tied together in his path and did not form a true tree.
The only tree he developed was the lightning tree and it wasn’t something he focused on much during these years, only in the fourth kingdom would he have the time to be able to do something related to it. At the moment, all his focus was just on being able to maintain seven rays and that was not something easy. Kayden had two more centuries to live according to his calculations, he didn’t have time to focus on anything else, and many of his projects were paused because of this realization of lack of time.
"Concepts are like the ingredients in a cake recipe, truths are the cake, regardless of the person or learning, everyone knows what a cake is and for everyone, it is the same cake, the only difference is its quality," Triz said. She took out three giant chocolate cakes from her spatial ring and easily divided them into a few hundred pieces that would give every person in the room a bite. The cakes were identical and had no visible difference between them.
"Try a piece and wash your mouth, after that eat the other and repeat the process, try to list in your minds the level of quality of each cake," instructed Triz, easily levitating hundreds of pieces and distributing them to each person in an incredible demonstration of mana control.
As soon as Kayden ate the first one, he was impressed with the flavor. It was sweet and at the same time wet, it didn’t seem cloying. The next piece was a little different, extremely sweet, that’s all. The last piece was also special and just had a moist taste.
"As you may have noticed, they are all identical cakes and have a similar flavor, but one characteristic is predominant. Or he is perfect and has balance, the truths are like that. You must learn several concepts about water to be able to master one of its truths, the way you learned and how much you learned will demonstrate the main characteristic of your truths." A class that was supposed to unlock mysteries opened many others for Kayden.
Triz ended the class after some more basic explanations and dismissed everyone. Kayden calmly stood up and walked out of the room. Outside was a huge courtyard with some torches illuminating the space, snow fell on the unprotected parts.
"Hey, old man, aren’t you ashamed of giving such a stupid opinion?" Kayden looked to his left and saw three teenagers looking at him with mocking looks, all in the third realm, probably the same generation as Jonathan.
Kayden didn’t even give it a second glance before he began to float away, but like any clichéd scene from predictable stories, the three silver spoon-born teenagers raised their mana in an attempt to mess with Kayden. Unfortunately for them, Kayden had no ego or patience. He just camouflaged his presence and activated his surrounding domain. With a slight modification, his domain bent the light and made him invisible. He was ready to leave for good when a new voice stopped him from continuing.
"Kayden! Please wait." Triz’s appearance caused the entire room to become silent in respect for a superior. All eyes were on her and Kayden, who appeared in the air again.
Silence remained as Kayden just stared into Triz’s eyes, the woman who faced armies and destroyed civilizations easily seemed to get lost in her thoughts, the last encounter between them was still etched in her mind.
"Challenger Triz, I’m a little late getting to the next lecture," Kayden said politely so she could start talking quickly.
"Can we talk privately again tomorrow? In the same place, I have some matters we need to deal with," Triz proposed. Kayden didn’t know exactly what it was, but he had no reason to refuse.
"Of course, I will be at your tower at the same time. For now, I say goodbye and..." Kayden saw the opportunity to leave Earth permanently. "I leave wondering if your opinion on my last question has changed."
Kayden left before she could respond and left both Triz and the people around her to their thoughts. The nobles who wanted to mess with Kayden didn’t even know where to put their faces. With a mere sneeze from Triz, they would be killed and the relationship between Kayden and the elf was still unclear to everyone.
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On the same day, Kayden went to two other lectures, one on the refinement of the spiritual sense and another on the exponential enhancement of the senses for short periods. His spiritual sense became much sharper and clearer in its details, in addition, his response speed increased considerably.
The difficulty in evolving the spiritual sense along with the realm seemed to be just something present on Earth. Kayden would just need a little training and probably his spiritual sense would be in relative strength very similar to the first realm. While the improvement in his senses was something more specific and for unique situations, but still very useful when he needed it. It was a good learning experience, even if it didn’t directly improve his strength.
Again, he went to the palace of the elven race and once again had to undergo a strong scan of his entire body. After explaining the reason for his visit, he was released to accompany the same butler again. The garden and the entire tower remained the same as on his first visit, at least Triz’s. Some he passed along the way had visibly changed, whether in height or color.
"You can come in, the master is waiting for you in the garden," said the butler. Kayden thanked him for driving and headed towards the garden. As soon as he passed through the trees, he could see what was below. Triz was sitting on one of the benches again, but this time she wasn’t reading as she waited for Kayden. She just compulsively drank a cup of tea, Kayden didn’t understand how she didn’t finish it.
"Challenging Kayden," her voice came out a little shaky, and before she could continue speaking, Kayden interrupted her.
"Just call me Kayden, we don’t need so much formality if Triz Challenger wants it." It took Triz a few seconds to understand what he had proposed. For Kayden, it was something silly, but for her, it was a sign of closeness.
"Okay, we know exactly when the room will open and its location, if you have to go alone you just need to follow these instructions." Triz handed Kayden a papyrus, he read it quickly and saw that it was easy.
"I see, do you have anything else to inform me, Miss Triz?" Kayden asked and saw the woman’s eyes light up in confusion. Kayden was under the impression that this meeting was just so she could talk to him.
"No..." Kayden had confirmation of his hypothesis after that slurred speech with no sign of continuation. It was funny how she was someone so strong and superior to everyone and at the same time incapable of having a decent social conversation.
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"I agree to have a meal of that fish again... Triz," Kayden chose that moment to look into the woman’s eyes and pronounce her name without any title. This action did not go unnoticed by the woman. Few could do this, ridiculously few. Triz signaled the butler to bring the food. She hadn’t planned until this part. She figured Kayden would ask about the route and location, but unfortunately, that didn’t happen and her plans were thwarted.
"What is your path tree, Triz? I don’t know if that’s a personal question in this world," Kayden knew it was personal, he just played dumb.
"I manipulate darkness, my concepts are based on sucking the energy from things around and bathing everything in a sea of darkness. My truths are based on exchanging this energy into more energy and causing a death loop," Kayden was impressed, it seemed quite complex.
"That looks strong and complex too," Kayden commented and saw her face become happy with the compliments. Kayden’s personality was already consolidated in her mind and she was aware that the third realm wizard didn’t pay lip service to him.
"It guaranteed me entry into the top 10 mages in our solar system, I don’t think you know, but this system is made based on the strength that each person presents in each realm, even those who have already died or are in higher realms."
"That’s impressive, but how can you have so much knowledge and eat like that?" Kayden didn’t miss the opportunity to tease the woman when she saw her choking after biting off a piece larger than she could swallow.