章 9: Absolute Mana Control

After strongly desiring for the ability to control his rampaging mana, Rio felt something clicked in his mind. Soon, knowledge and experience he didn't have appeared in his mind. It popped up like that and it made Rio dumbstruck. His reaction was delayed for a second due to surprise.

After recovering from his shock, he used the new knowledge in his mind to control his rampaging mana, and soon, Rio could stop his mana from leaking out of his magic core. The platinum light and oppressive sensation from his mana disappeared as if the previous scene had never happened. Rio heaved a sigh of relief.

"Was that my third wish — the power to create all skills and abilities — activated?" Rio asked himself softly. He remembered the sudden influx of knowledge, information, and even experience that were not his suddenly appeared in his mind. "Let's try it once again. This time, imagine something like a system to keep the progress of my skills and stats."

Rio closed his eyes and focused on his desire. He desired a simple system that only he alone could see to keep the progress of his power. The next moment, something clicked in his mind and he saw a holographic rectangular blue screen in the darkness. He was still closing his eyes and seeing darkness in that state. The sudden appearance of the holographic scene surprised him and he opened his eyes due to his surprise. He saw nothing like a holographic screen when he opened his eyes.

"Was that only my imagination?"

Rio frowned deeply and soon he closed his eyes again. The moment he closed his eyes, he saw that screen in the darkness. This time, he didn't open his eyes and focused on the content written on the screen.

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Rio Kevin | 18 years old | Male | Level: 1

Job: Sorcerer

Strength: 10

Defense: 10

Vitality: 10

Agility: 10

Magic: Error

Magic Defense: 10

Skills: Perpetual Magic Generator — Skill Creation — Appraisal [+Self-Appraisal] — Absolute Magic Control — Language Comprehension

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Rio opened his eyes and sunk deep in thought. He was surprised that the simple system he wanted was like the status plate in this world but not for long. He changed the subject of his pondering to his stats. They were the standard 10, but his Magic was written as 'Error'. For skills, he had 5 skills and one derivative skill listed in skill column.

"So, that orb is not a magic core. It is actually a magic generator. Still, a Perpetual Magic Generator, huh? This is how God granted my second wish, I suppose."

Rio was amazed by the cleverness of God who sent him here. Giving him a perpetual magic generator is similar to giving him unlimited magic energy. However, Rio became curious about whether his body could support the abnormal output of his endless magic at once.

"Well, it is most likely that I will explode if I unleash all my mana in a single burst. I am so glad that I created Absolute Magic Control ability." Rio smiled wryly. At the same time, a bead of sweat trickled down to his left cheek from his left temple. Rio had realized if he didn't have his third wish or was late in creating his Absolute Magic Control skill, he would burst out like an overfilled balloon. Forget about alerting Ehit. He would burst out into chunks of meats and splatter of blood and innards if he couldn't control his unlimited mana properly. He would die first before he could grab Ehit's attention.

Rio finally realized how he was close to death. He almost died again after he died in less than a day. If he died again, he wouldn't have the chance to be resurrected again. After all, if he died the second time, it was not because of God's mistake and there was no third chance for him.

This incident was like a wake-up slap for Rio. He had thought he was very clever when he asked unlimited mana + power to create skills/ability combo, but he discovered that it had a flaw. The flaw was his fragile body. In the end, he must be careful to not release his mana beyond his body's endurance.

"I need to raise my other stats as soon as possible. It will become a problem if my body can not support my mana output when the time calls for it."

Rio made up his mind and ceased his anxiety. Afterward, he pondered his other skills. The second skill listed in his simple system was Skill Creation. It was the one, which created his third and fourth skill — Absolute Magic Control and Appraisal — as well as the only derivative skill in his simple system — Self-Appraisal. However, Rio discovered a flaw of Skill Creation. He needed to put all his focus and mental effort to turn it on. It would become a problem when he needed to use it in a hurry.

"I need to create a mental switch to use this power with ease..."

Rio went on with his plan and focused his mental effort to create the skill he desired. After a few moments, he sensed the familiar sensation in his mind — something clicked in his mind. He had become familiar after experiencing it twice.

When Rio checked his information with Self-Appraisal, he discovered a derivative Mental Switch right after Skill Creation. He then wanted to look into the effect of his new derivative skill.

When he used his new mental switch and lightly wished for a new skill, Rio experienced the familiar sensation of a skill's being created in his mind. He looked into his status and saw Elemental Magic Affinity had been added into skill column. Rio realized that he had succeeded.

Looking into his status, Rio felt excitement and anticipation. He could create any skill he wishes easily now. Since he didn't feel sleepy, he decided to create some skills he deemed important for the time being. He remembered that early in the morning, he and the other summoned students + a loli teacher would receive their status plate. He must prepare himself for that moment.