30 30 Answers part 2 (1/2)
Donis wasn't worried. He knew that with his ability to remember everything that the [System] will catalogue for him, he'd be able for everything. At least he hoped so. The kids around him weren't so sure of themselves though.
Perusing through the stack in front of him, Donis picked out the [Alchemist]. He chose it because of the ever so alluring sentence that Corvig spoke - ”They can create world changing effects from seemingly nowhere”.
The allure of a mindbending ability could never escape the clutches of Donis's greed. It also promised him a very profitable future, and who doesn't love money? Donis may not have been much acquainted with the worlds currency, but he knew he'd need it eventually. Every culture needs something to barter with.
'Maybe one day I'll be able to do everything by myself, for myself. It's not today anyway, but it's good to have goals. I don't want to rely on anyone but myself. Maybe,” added Donis mentally.
Reading through the paper on [Alchemy], Donis realised that the reason it's called level-0 is because this doesn't require any sort of mana to process the ingredients. It goes on to say that the higher quality mana, intensity, and tools all affect the quality and quantity of the outcome.
It went over the tools required for emergency concoctions and pills out in the field if you don't have the correct Mana State. Went over the base tier pills that have 5% strength of pills made with the correct tools. It was all very useful, and weirdly enough, Donis already had a connection to it. The jobs he'd seen in Vernaic when he was younger had already activated some of the basic knowledge he learned in the papers.
They were still greyed out so he couldn't truly become a level-1 Alchemist, but he had an almost innate knowledge of the level-0 pills and concoctions. It wasn't like a memory that he actively had, it was closer to when you forget something, re-read the info and are struck with a realisation.
He soon got lost in the paper, as it delved deeper and deeper into the intricacies behind why the pills work as such. At level-0, the base properties mix and form a result. They're at they're most impure, and least effective points. Using mana further increases the intensity behind the base properties of the ingredients, further called the 'essence' of the ingredients.
The correct tools are able to further extract, purify, and isolate the required essences. This can not only further the pills, but create brand new things. Using the correct essence combinations can help [Runeforgers] acquire faster imprinting times, can help [Enchanters] up the stat effects of weaponry, can help [Blacksmiths] with their weapon sturdiness. Being an [Alchemist] seemed almost too good. Yet the only drawback is the sheer amount of knowledge it required.
There was a reason that [Alchemists] were also [Botanist] most of the time, as the knowledge required for [Alchemy] quite heavily intersected with the other. Yet, there were very well known [Botanists] that were purely there for the plant knowledge, as they basically had an obsession with plants. These people were [Alchemists] greatest friends, as they had the greatest knowledge out there on the ingredients and their preparation requirements. They're also the only other people that match the obsession levels of [Alchemists].
Spending the class studying this, Donis barely noticed the time fly. There was so much information that he nearly forgot to write down questions for Corvig. Nearly.
When the class got dismissed, about three quarters of the class stood up and walked over to Corvig in a neat queue. Everyone either depressed or beyond giddy, but no one was silent.
The queue itself moved along quickly as Corvig answered everything quickly and succinctly. Donis wasn't made to wait long, and opened up his notebook.
”Sir, I have a few questions, but not about the contents of todays class. Is that alright?” asked Donis.
”Of course Donis, there's no problem with having any other questions, I am here to answer everything I can,” said Corvig quickly.
”Well, I was wondering. What exactly is a higher Mana State? Like, I understand it's better than the lower one, but.. why?” asked Donis.
”Let's take your [Wisp] Mana State Donis. The next tiered Mana State is the [Breath] Mana State. The greatest difference between the two is the QUALITY and QUANTITY of mana within you. It allows you to not only use spells that are normally of a higher quality, but also allows you to sustain lower level spells for longer. There are other things that come with higher Mana States, but those are far, far away from you for now, focus on what you can achieve in a moderate time frame,” answered Corvig.
Feeling enlightened, Donis heaved a small sigh of relief as it was something he had already had a vague idea about.