130 Shady Dealings Part 3 (2/2)
Zane's will emotionlessly replied, ”7 minutes and 4 seconds”.
Desmond was shocked by that number. ”7 minutes, all that time I wasted on that piece of shit and yet all It brought me was 7 minutes”.
”You should be happy about that number I expected you to last 3. Besides its not like what your doing is some kind of game were you get everything you want. On average for someone's mind to reach even the most bottom tear amongst mages and cultivators using the conventional method takes about 10-15 years. My method is a bit less conventional and will allow your mind to reach a satisfactory level in about 7-10 years. If you had some kind of natural born talent in this field then that would be shorten again to around 5+ years.
Strengthening a persons sea of consciousness is considered by many more difficult then strengthening a persons soul. Since there are a lot of ways to strengthen the soul when compared to the mind. This is why many people lag behind in this aspect when compared to their other abilities but it is not something anyone has ever given up on cultivating. The benefits given from having a strong mind is simply to numerous for that”.
The road of magic is truly a long one Desmond just had yet to realize how stupidly long it actually was. Desmond seeing that there was clearly no work around gave up any thought about mastering something in a weak and taking his reveng because now he knew he was in for a long ride.
”I'm going to take a quick nap then go find that shop I told you about. Magic training is obviously going to take a while so I'm going to take care of other things real quick. That stupid war is around the corner yet I have far to little things to protect myself with. Not to mention that I haven't been to the training camp for about a month”.
Desmond released a long sigh because the future for him was filled with nothing but work.
Zane's will looked at Desmond and said to him, ”thats fine but while your away I need you to acquire a few things”.
”Like what?”
”Weapons every kind you can get a hold of, but more specifically a morning star. That absolutely can not be missing from the pile. You must be trained in every kind of weapon, you don't need to master them but you should know the basics. Also you will need to acquire an alchemy set even if you don't plan on becoming an alchemist you must know the basics such knowledge may save your life”.
”I understand the alchemy and why I must gather a bunch of different weapons but why specifically a morning star?”.
”That's because it is one of the weapons I am most proficient in and the one you will master”.
Desmond didn't know how to feel about having his weapons chosen for him. He kind of liked daggers the most and always assumed he would master that if he wanted to truly master using a cold weapon.
”Do I get a choice?”.
”What do you think?”
”I'll get your stupid morning star then?”.