9 Chapter 08 (2/2)
”I wonder why… Is it because those are old? Only new things like those new plants can receive mana?”
That was probably the case, Leon concluded that because his Analysis skill only worked in the trees that had been born from the coconuts and bananas he ate.
”No, it is too soon to draw a conclusion. I feel like I'm missing something…”
After doing some experiments, Leon concluded at the end of that day and found something he was missing. The something was himself, he was too weak and had too little mana. It looked like his mana was so small that it could only be infused in small portions of non-organic matter. Using all his mana, Leon could only control ten grams of earth for a single minute.
Congratulations! You have learned the skill: Earth Manipulation.
You obtained 01 status points.
”Wow! Awesome! This is magic!”
Leon was twenty-two years old, but he felt like a kid who just received a new toy while watching that meager amount of earth over his total control. Controlling it was quite hard, but the earth was surely obeying his will. When he tried to make a round object, the earth became an almost round object. When he wanted to shape it in the shape of a square, it became something similar.
But soon, he lost control over it, and the earth returned to its place, and Leon lost consciousness since he used too much mana. Ten minutes later, Leon woke up and started to analyze that skill even more.
Although it was very convenient, that skill had some serious restrictions. First of all, unless he has a clear image of the amount of matter he wants to control, the skill would fail. Second of all, if he wishes to use more than he can control, the skill will fail. Unless he is in contact with the matter he wants to control, he can't infuse his mana with it.
”So… by considering those rules, it doesn't look like I can control more dense objects. However, if I obtain enough mana, perhaps I can control anything as if it is some kind of telekinesis.”
Congratulations! You have learned the skill: Water Manipulation.
You obtained 01 status points.Congratulations! You have learned the skill: Wind Manipulation.
You obtained 01 status points.
Leon had a little more difficulty applying the logic behind earth manipulation in water and the air. However, soon he understood it, even though their compositions were different and had different masses, he still could control them. It was harder, but he could, the difference was probably because water and wind are less dense than earth. Regardless, Leon was excited about the new things he could do, so excited that he didn't notice he would need stupid amounts of mana to create a boat using earth and even more using ice.