One day, while practicing the Elemental Transmutation Breathing Technique, Rain had an idea.
"What if I could fuse two elements together?" he pondered.
"Wouldn't that be a remarkable achievement?"
Excited by the prospect, Rain devoted himself to mastering the technique of elemental fusion.
He spent hours each day experimenting with different combinations of elements, trying to find the perfect balance of energy and stability.
However, he failed.
Somehow it didn't work.
"What am I missing?" Rain grumbled as he scratched his head.
He had already searched in the system store but he didn't find anything useful there.
"Does this system don't want to give me that skill or it doesn't have it altogether?" Rain had some doubts but he couldn't argue with system.
After all, it was futile. He didn't have any evidence.
In end, he put that idea aside at that time.
However, today when he was searching for some good skill to buy, he found a skill manual.
While browsing for new skills, Rain's eyes widened as he came across a manual for "Elemental Fusion."
He knew about this powerful skill that allowed the practitioner to fuse two elements together to create a hybrid element.
"Could this be the real deal?" Rain thought, his heart racing with excitement.
Without hesitation, Rain used 1 Diamond pass to purchase the skill, which was S-grade and highly sought-after.
As he saw description of the manual and started reading through it, Rain couldn't believe his luck.
It was exactly what he had been searching for.
It was regarding "Elemental Fusion".
Rain without any hesitation, bought it with 1 Dimond pass.
- Elemental Fusion: S Grade
A technique that fuses two elements together, creating a powerful hybrid element that the practitioner can manipulate and use to devastating effect.
Unlock Price: 1 Dimond pass
Even though the Elemental Fusion technique was available, most people couldn't practice it since they couldn't control more than one element.
Rain knew that it took a lot of time and effort to master even a single element, and there was always a chance of the element not being compatible with the body.
But for Rain, mastering multiple elements was easy thanks to the Elemental Transmutation Breathing Technique.
As he thought about his new skills, he couldn't help but feel a sense of excitement and anticipation building inside him.
"Still, I wish I had an Obsidian grade pass," Rain mumbled to himself. The grade of pass determined the quality of skills that could be unlocked.
For instance, a Copper grade pass would only yield trivial or low-quality skills such as "Jumping Skill," while a Bronze grade pass would grant access to similarly low-grade skills.
However, as the grade of pass increased, so did the quality of skills that could be acquired.
While the Diamond grade pass was widely considered the highest grade, Rain knew that the Obsidian grade pass was the true gem, granting access to SS-grade skills.
Although he knew of ways to acquire the Obsidian grade pass, it would be too troublesome and time-consuming given his current rank.
Rain didn't have the time to spare as he was feeling stagnant in his C rank and was eager to break through to the next level.
"I'll have to try for the Obsidian grade pass in the future," Rain thought to himself with a sigh.
After obtaining every skill available to him, Rain opened a holographic display of all the pdfs.
As it appeared in front of Rain when he activated it. It looked like a semi-transparent window with various tabs and menus that he could navigate through using hand gestures.
"Cramming time~," chuckling like that, he started reading manuals or the skills he got.
***
After spending several hours reading through the manuals for his new skills, Rain finally completed his cramming session.
Although he couldn't memorize everything in the skill manuals as he didn't have some Photographic Memory or high memory power.
But he had his way. As he read the skill manuals, "the system" recorded everything. Now he didn't have to worry about anything.
"Thanks, System." Rain thanked inwardly.
[Host, don't think system is some hard drive where he can save data.]
[Why don't you just buy skills from system store?]
"Because they are too damn expensive. Some skills aren't even available in the system store." Rain couldn't help but retort back.
Even though Rain was getting money from his parents and his company, most of money was being re-invested in the new business by Lily.
Moreover, he also had to use the system points to exchange them for useful materials for alchemy.
He was also saving points to buy some good artifacts as his old ones weren't much use for him.
[...]
Suddenly, system fell silent.
Rain was momentarily confused as he stared at the system interface, expecting some kind of retaliatory response from the grudgeful system.
However, there was only silence, and Rain couldn't quite understand why.
He shook his head, dismissing the thought. "Maybe I'll find out after the next system update," he mumbled to himself before closing the interface and standing up from his seat in the library.
As he walked out of the library, he couldn't help but feel a sense of satisfaction at having learned valuable techniques that could aid him in future battles.
It was a good feeling, knowing that he was becoming more skilled and powerful as time went on.
Rain decided to purchase some teleportation tickets for Starfall City, realizing that he couldn't rely on the annoying teleportation portal every time he needed to travel.
"It was too troublesome to walk on those crowded streets and dealing with those players." Rain grumbled as he remembered his experience.
As he walked towards the ticket booth, he realized that he was feeling a bit bored after having spent the past few days reading and practicing skills.
After buying the tickets, he wandered a bit around the city.
It wasn't much different compared to the Twilight City.
It's just there were a few more facilities and buildings were bigger.
"I will come back when I have time and explore the city more." Rain thought as he took out the key for his virtual house.
As he thought about his house, he disappeared in the air.
Soon he log out from the game.
***
[Starfall City, Mythosia]
Starfall City was a marvel of modern technology and architecture.
Towering skyscrapers of sleek glass and steel scraped the sky, gleaming in the bright sun of the virtual world.
The streets were bustling with people from all over, rushing to and fro with their own missions and quests to complete.
The city was divided into different districts, each with its own unique charm and atmosphere.
The downtown district was the heart of the city, with its towering buildings and bustling crowds.
The residential district was quieter, with cozy homes and tree-lined streets.
The entertainment district was a cacophony of lights and sounds, with amusement parks, arcades, and theaters lining the streets.
The city was home to numerous training facilities and academies, where players could hone their combat techniques and learn new skills.
Additionally, there were libraries and research centers where players could study and conduct experiments, as well as shops and markets selling the latest gear and equipment.
Currently in the downtown district two girls were walking side by side.
As they walked side by side in the downtown district, the two girls blended in with the bustling crowd.
They were both wearing masks to conceal their identities, a common practice in the virtual world.
The first girl had long black hair that flowed down her back in loose waves.
She wore a simple white blouse and black pants, and her mask was adorned with delicate silver filigree. She was Misty, the ice mage Rain defeated.
The second girl had short blond hair that was styled in a pixie cut. She wore a form-fitting red jumpsuit and black boots, and her mask was decorated with intricate swirls of gold.
She was Pink Princess, Erie: the healer.
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As Misty and Erie walked, Misty glanced over at her little sister and asked, "What do you want to do today?"
Erie grinned mischievously. "I heard there's a new arcade that just opened up with some awesome virtual reality games. We should check it out!"
Misty rolled her eyes. "Don't you have to train and increase your rank?"
"Nah, I'm still in high school. Why do I have to train?" Erie puffed her cheeks. She was only 17 years old.
"You can train all you want. Best of luck with entering the academy next year." Erie gave her a thumbs up and tried to sneak away.
"Where do you think you're going?" Misty grabbed her hand, preventing her from running away. "You're coming with me. We're going to spar against each other today."
"No, I don't want to. Go contact that Thanatos guy. Spar with him all you want." Erie grumbled.
Hearing the mention of Thanatos, Misty frowned. "Don't you think I've already tried that? I've sent him many messages, but he keeps ignoring me," she grumbled inwardly, gripping Erie's hand more tightly.
"Ouch," Erie winced in pain. "Hey, doesn't that guy over there look odd?" She pointed at a man standing far away.
"Don't make up bullshit," Misty scolded her but still turned to see where Erie was pointing.
As she turned, she caught a glimpse of a handsome man with white hair standing there. However, he disappeared soon after.
"Somehow, I feel like I know him," Misty mumbled, feeling a strange sense of familiarity.
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