Chapter 43 Two Hearts (1) (1/2)
Yeon-woo tried to get up from the bed to thank Galliard.
“You need to rest a little longer. It’ll take some time for your senses to settle down.”
‘Senses?’
Yeon-woo realized that Galliard was the reason his senses had become much stronger.
“I’ve done something to your body if you haven’t noticed.”
Galliard spoke as he placed the basket on the table.
Yeon-woo narrowed his brow slightly.
“What do you mean?”
“Let me guess. You did something to make your body stronger, right? And you needed me to protect you while you were out.”
“Yes, I did.”
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Galliard snorted at his answer with his arms folded.
“But you did it wrong.”
Yeon-woo’s eyes glistened.
“Can you explain in detail?”
“I saw Akasha’s Snake grow abnormally big. You took the Neidan, right? And I bet you consumed something similar to the Neidan before that.”
That was the Snow Ginseng.
Yeon-woo nodded his head.
“You didn’t even know if your body could handle one elixir. And you dared to take two at the same time?”
Galliard continued speaking as he clicked his tongue.
“I don’t know if you thought you could handle it or you had something prepared, but the energy in your body was either going to explode or go out of control.”
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Yeon-woo understood why Galliard said he had done something to his body. He must have thought Yeon-woo would end up dying if he hadn’t settled the energy in his body.
Apparently, Galliard was a well-known hunter within the Dark Elves tribes. Yeon-woo thought it wasn’t strange at all for someone like him to have one or two secret skills.
“For now, I’ve got you covered. By the way, it was only possible because you had little mana in you, otherwise you would have been in big trouble. So, if you get your hands on several elixirs like today, don’t you ever chug them down like you did this time. You’re really gonna die unless you’re something like a dragon.”
I did make a contract with a dragon
Yeon-woo almost said that out loud.
‘You really didn’t have to do that though.’
Yeon-woo desperately fought the urge to laugh.
His body was fundamentally different from an ordinary player’s. He not only had Reinforced Physique, but also had the succession process already underway. His body should have been enough to accommodate all the energies by itself.
But Galliard couldn’t have the slightest idea of what kind of body Yeon-woo had. Moreover, he was indebted to Yeon-woo for finding his long lost pendant. He couldn’t stand there and watch him die.
‘Is that how this thing in the Mana Circuit was made?’
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Yeon-woo then asked Galliard.
“So you modified my Mana Circuit to stop the mana from deviating, right?”
Galliard grumbled as if something bothered him.
“It’s the same way I use to make Undine’s Goblet. Besides, I had to use the one you had to calm the deviation. Do you have any idea how much work that is?”
“I appreciate it.”
“Whoa, you’re not getting off that easy, are you?”
“I’ll pay you back later when I get the chance.”
“Like hell you will! But looking at you running your mouth off like that, I guess you’re okay now.”
Galliard left the cottage leaving Yeon-woo to rest in the room. And just before closing the door, Galliard said in a small voice.
“Oh and, thank you.”
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* * *
Galliard called his secret skill ‘Undine’s Divine Water(神水)’.
And he said he had applied the skill on his body, just like when making Undine’s Goblet.
‘The human body can be used like Undine’s Goblet? I didn’t know he could do that.’
But just as Undine’s Goblet was used to contain Akasha, he figured the human body, which was a vessel that could hold mana, could also be used that way. Still, it would take a lot more effort to make that work. Galliard said because there was too much mana deviating inside his body, he had to use the Undine’s Goblet Yeon-woo had. As a result, not only did he absorb mana much more easily during his sleep, but his body and senses had also been upgraded by more than one level. It was a stroke of good fortune.
As soon as Yeon-woo got somewhat attuned to his senses, he came out of the cottage and started to stretch his body.
Galliard came beside him and grumbled with an annoyed look.
“I told you, you’ll need to rest at least three more days to heal up completely…!”
*Swish*
“…Unless you have a great healing factor.”
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Galliard ended up mumbling his words as he watched Yeon-woo freely running over the rocky mountains.
He stared at Yeon-woo in bewilderment.
How was that the movement of someone who just left his bed from a serious injury? Moreover, he was using Shunpo so well now. It looked like it was his skill from the very beginning.
It wasn’t just Galliard who was in for a shock.
“Is this what it feels like to conduct mana?”’
Yeon-woo had never used mana properly until now. Even if he did, he used the least possible amount for casting his skills only.
However, it was different now that he could handle his mana at will. All he did was to wrap mana around his legs, which made Shunpo incomparably better than before. With it, he could jump higher and run faster.
Unlike the time when he had to climb up the mountain to get to Galliard’s house, he now could get there with just a few jumps.
His body was so light to the point that he almost felt weightless. However, it wasn’t because there was a big growth in proficiency, after all he had only increased it by one percent.
‘Maybe all the skills and movements I’ve known so far have been inefficient.’
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From what he heard, most of the players in the tutorial knew how to handle mana. They said it’s the minimum requirement for players to be able to achieve something in the tutorial. And the criterion for joining the ranks of the strong was also Magic Power.
However, Yeon-woo hadn’t been able to handle mana up until now. He did not know neither the concept nor the theory behind it. All he could do was walk the bumpy road, constantly working to build up his stats. And still, only relying on what he had, he advanced through the tutorial all the way to section E, killed several boss monsters and became a match for other top rankers. All of that was done with a sheer physical strength.
And now, he had mana. The fuel that he had been lacking until now.
It was time for him to soar.
*Tak*
Yeon-woo soon landed on the ground after doing some flips in the air. He didn’t have to gasp for air even after that intense workout, with only tiny drops of sweat appearing on his forehead. He actually felt refreshed as if he had just gotten up and stretched. All the fatigue from lying on the bed seemed to have melted away.
“If there’s this much improvement at 92%, how will my body change after completing the remaining 8%?’
Yeon-woo wiped the sweat off his forehead with the back of his hand as he examined his Mana Circuit again.
A smile appeared on Yeon-woo’s face.
* * *
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After he finished checking up his body, Yeon-woo opened the quest window to claim his reward. It was obvious that the more items he had, the better.
‘I completed two quests before fainting, right?’
Resurrection Ceremony, the Hidden Quest, and Monster Outbreak, the Sudden Quest. The rewards for both quests had all been granted to him, as both had been cleared by Yeon-woo.
Fortunately, nothing was lost because the rewards required the player to confirm the completion of the quest for them to materialize.
‘Let’s check the Hidden Quest first.’
The reward was covered with question marks in the quest window, so he had no idea what it was. The moment he pressed the ‘Receive’ button, a black bracelet fell on Yeon-woo’s palm.
[You have obtained ‘???’s Black Bracelet’ as a reward.]
‘What is this? Why can’t I see its name?’
A frown formed on Yeon-woo’s brows.
The artifact given as the reward was an old, simple-looking bracelet. Compared to good artifacts that usually had classy looks, this one was almost too crude. Besides, the aura radiating from the bracelet was that of a common ordinary artifact. Still, it was a reward from defeating Akasha’s Snake.
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Not losing hope, he tried identifying the item.
[???’s Black Bracelet]
Classification: Wrist Guard
Rating: ??
Description: A bracelet cherished by ???, the owner of Akasha’s Snake. Akasha’s Snake always misses its great master, so it keeps the master’s belonging in its stomach in hopes of his return.
* Soul Bind
Fixed chance of reaping the soul of the killed target. The reaped souls lose their memory and become corrupted, left with only deep resentment.
* Black Blade