After a long time, Rishi regained consciousness, and he found a warm feeling all over his body. When he opened his eyes and looked around, he was standing at the place where he had been summoned before. He checked his injuries and health; his eyes almost popped out when he discovered the bars of his mana, life force, and stamina were all full.
His mental energy was also completely recovered. He sighed in relief and waited patiently for a response from Gaia. He heard her again after some time. [Calculating Score]
*Ding*
[Congratulations, Challenger! You have scored the maximum score possible, and now you will be offered some job classes according to it.]
[Select a Job Class]
[1.) Shadow Walker (Epic)]
[2.) Phantom Ninja (Epic)]
[3.) Shadow Ranger (Elite)]
[4.) Ruler of Armaments (Legendary)]
[5.) Demmon Hunter (Epic)]
He carefully read all the classes and understood what they were all about, but the fourth option confused him; he would have already given up on it if he had not seen that legendary tag in front of it. It was very rare for anything to be legendary, and if someone is rated so highly, then it means they are special.
He asked, "Gaia, can you explain to me more about the fourth job class? I can't understand what it is about."
[Sorry, Challenger, it is against the rules to explain anything. In the first trial, it was your first time; that's why I helped you a little, but from now on, you need to depend on yourself.]
His lips pursed as he pouted. He didn't want to lie; he was disappointed, but he did understand what Gaia wanted to say. He started thinking of other ways; that was when an idea struck his mind.
"Can I do it? Will it work?" he thought for a while.
"What's there to worry about? It's not as if I will lose something. Let's try it." He took a deep breath and activated his 'Inspect' skill, but nothing happened for some seconds. He was disappointed and was about to give up when a screen popped up in front of him.
[Job Class: Ruler of Armaments]
[Grade: Legendary]
[Rating: 2.5 Stars]
[Description: It is a class for those who want to use multiple weapons; the one with this class can use multiple weapons at once and can even move them from far away to attack his opponents.]
[Range: close to midrange (up to 100 meters)]
[Reviews: People that have this class didn't like it as they needed to learn multiple weapons to make use of it. This class also requires very high control, dexterity, and mental strength. The user also needs very high calculation abilities and high focus to control the moment of multiple weapons.]
[Speciality: The user who has this class awakens a unique passive skill. Ruler's Authority, which is like a very advanced form of telekinesis but only works on weapons]
He started biting his nails when he read the description and got a glimpse of what this job class was all about. It was related to controlling multiple weapons and fighting with them. It required a special item to control multiple weapons or a space element to make full use of it.
Then the user also needed high focus, dexterity, mental strength, and mana to fight with it; there was also a need for fighting while calculating each and every move.
The user must also be talented enough to use many weapons.
"Now I know why others have rated it so low, even when it is a legendary job class; the difficulty and challenges to properly utilize it make it special."
He used 'Extreme Focus' and started computing, trying to be sure if this job class was compatible with him. It was a very important decision, so he wanted to make sure not to make any mistakes.
He thought for a while before laughing, "This may be a trash job class for others, but for me, it's very suitable; I have all the things I need to make proper use of it."
"I have a talent called 'Master of All' which already helps me master other weapons faster. I believe this class will also make it easier to learn more types of weapons."
"To solve the issue regarding carrying multiple weapons, I can just create them using 'Umbrakinesis' and the Ice Element."
"I already have dexterity stats from my current job class, focus, mana, mental strength, and control. I am very good in all these. Nothing is stopping me from using this job class to the fullest."
"I can't look back now; I have improved so much in the last week. If I want to compete with other talented geniuses in the future, I will need to grab every opportunity I have, no matter how risky that is."
He took a deep breath before saying, "Gaia, I want my secondary job advancement to be 'Ruler of Armaments," only to hear Gaia's response.
[Are you sure? Should I lock your choice?]
This caused small sweat drops to appear on his forehead. Many strange questions appeared out of nowhere, asking him if he was making the right choice. He swallowed his salve and replied, "I am sure," in a low voice.
[Option Locked, Second Trial Cleared]
[Initiating the Awakening Process]
The fourth option shone before him. It was so bright that he was blinded by it. He suddenly felt his whole body getting filled with warm and comforting energy. He opened his eyes and saw that he was drowning in a lake filled with crystal-clear blue water. It was as if he were bathing in a tank of liquified mana; he could sense and feel that it was mana due to his passive skill that made him extremely sensitive to it.
He suddenly heard Gaia's voice again. This is the mana essence. It will be used to create a core inside you. After getting the core, you will advance to the Elite Stage.
[Absorb as much mana as you can store inside your body; I will compress all of it before using a technique to create it into a core.]
How you use it will depend upon you. How much will be the starting point of your core will also depend on you. Your job is to gather as much mana as possible.
Rishi closed his eyes and started focusing. He was already familiar with the process, so he used his insights and started absorbing the mana around him first.
After he was done, he compressed it inside his body; despite the water being filled with mana, he was only able to absorb it in a gaseous state. He tried to compress it as much as he could before absorbing more.
The process continued for a while before his whole body bulged. He was filled with mana and could not fit more no matter how much he tried. His body could not take any more; he was only able to compress the mana to increase its density a little.
[I will now start the process of core creation.] He heard Gaia's voice and waited patiently. He obsessively examined his body and discovered the all-mana inside him concentrating and moving towards a star-shaped magic circle.
The mage circle devoured all the mana like a blackhole before shaking and throwing out a small, spherical, two-centimeter blue-colored orb; he guessed it was his core.
The core started moving below his belly button and then staying there before it magically connected with the rest of his body. It released a huge amount of mana, which transformed his body; he could already feel his strength increasing rapidly.
This time he felt a huge pain all over his body. He tried to keep his consciousness, but at last, he fainted as he was not able to take it. The process continued; his body changed again at the atomic level, and the pain he felt was incomparable to what others faced.
It was all because his body had already been altered, and now altering it again in such a short time created a problem; the body was resisting the change, which caused so much pain. The process continued; the sounds of cracking bones were audible, but no one was around to hear them.
[Oops, this will be a little painful. Whether it will be beneficial or not, even I am not sure. All I can do is make sure the host is alive. Let's leave the rest to your destiny.
Rishi's whole body changed with each passing minute, and his height increased again. He became thinner; his hairs didn't grow, but they were a little different now; they were a little grayish, not completely silver. His eyes have become even more bright and clear, and some strange patterns that were deeply hidden inside them have now surfaced.
His skin has gotten even more smothered and mark-free. Even the very minute impurities hidden inside his bones have been cleared from his body. His vessel and artillery were further strengthened to carry more mana.
He kept sleeping for a long time before his eyes suddenly opened. He cried, "Shit, why am I feeling dizzy, and why am I feeling this pain again?"
He cried for a while, only stopping when he heard, [It will take you some time to adjust to your new body; please sleep again; the process is still continuing.] He sighed and closed his eyes. Strangely enough, he didn't know why he fell asleep in an instant.
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