52 Foundation (1/2)

Speaking in terms of specs, Nero's body had way worse specifications for a mage compared to the average Slayer. He had way less pores on his body, though he could compensate for that with his breathing technique that let him breathe mana out of his body much faster, the amount of mana he refined was much lower in quantity which he currently had no way to compensate for and could let time handle the issue as he grew older, and the greatest of all, the mental pressure on his growing brain which, even with brain cultivation, didn't let him compare to the little load a fully developed brain had to endure.

Even with all of these disadvantages, Nero could slap a Slayer senseless because of his great advantages that vastly outweighed the disadvantages, first and foremost of all, he had Nova, second, he had knowledge that he applied into his mana manipulation, structuring. Third, his visual reflexes were unmatched, or at least he though so.

Fourth, he cultivated his body with great efficiency, making him physically stronger than any of the Slayers that had advanced recently.

Moreover, it was confirmed he had Demon level potential and a great length of time to build up his foundation.

Foundation was of great importance to a mage or cultivator in this world, one's foundation could only be built up during their mortal lifespan, 100 years.

After that, unless something miraculous occurs, there is no gain in foundation.

One's foundation was of the greatest importance to a mage or cultivator after survival. Even if one had the lowest of potential, if their foundation was sufficient, even they could become a Demon!

There were many things that came together to be called foundation, one's resources and wealth are also a part of this.

Nero's future prospects were endless because of the time he had to accumulate a great foundation, he had 90+ Years!

The Slayer stage greatly differed from Hunters stage, what mattered more than talent here was foundation. For this particular reason, Nero had had no growth or progress on the magical path since he became a Slayer.

Luckily for Nero, he'd learned the first step to gain foundation from the Captain, wealth.

'Sub-quest created: Wealth abound!

'The system will shift its focus onto helping the user gain valuables and become a dragon among men!'

While Nero was thinking of all this, he had already landed on top of thick canopy and created himself a solidified rubbery bed made of Basic mana, then dumped a large haul of thick green leaves on top to keep him from collapsing and phasing through his mana.

Even the problem of food was resolved since he'd caught thick bird the size of a grown chicken with sharp feathers while he descended his way down.

A simple formation of a disc around its neck had sealed its fate.

Instead of decapitation, the chicken bird's neck was crushed until it choked on fractured pieces from its spinal cord.

Nero was immediately overcome with exhaustion as soon as he hit his makeshift bed, Nova promptly removing the exhaustion gauge on his mind to let him drift into dreams immediately.

All in all, Nero had covered over 500 km on his first day, which was an astounding amount seeing as he only travelled for 4 hours.