Chapter 39: Advancing Magic Knowledge, Part 2

Chapter 39: Advancing Magic Knowledge, Part 2

"It seems that I'm getting diminishing results. I should probably take some time to train my physical strength and endurance," he said to himself. This chapter is updated by nov(e)(l)biin.com

But first, he had to take a bath. It has been a while since he cleaned himself and he started to stink.

Although there was a part of the river redirected to flow near the city, it was not exactly pleasant to take a bath in icy water. After all, there was no concept of hot showers in this world.

Gerald went to the river and quickly jumped in, to clean himself. The water was almost freezing, as it originated in the mountains to the north, from eternal glaciers that slowly melted during the year.

"Brrr I really hate cold. I wonder if I can increase the temperature?" He tried to heat up the water around him with magic, however, the river was flowing too fast and all warm water around him was quickly replaced by the icy one.

He quickly rubbed his body all over and then washed his hair before jumping out. He was trembling from dead to toe. To heat up, he now tried to heat up the air around him. It worked much better because there was almost no wind.

"Aah," Gerald moaned, "This is such bliss. It's so nice and warm." The water quickly evaporated and he was just standing there on the riverbank, buck naked. Fortunately for him, he came to his senses and dressed up before anyone saw him.

Before returning to Geldern, he decided to take a walk in the countryside.

Years ago, when he was a young teenager, we trained in a few different martial arts for a while. It could not be said that he mastered them, but he definitely knew a few moves. Even with his extremely good memory, he couldn't recall every detail from half a decade ago.

Still, he made use of what he remembered and filled the gaps with his own moves. Adding a magic component, the newly created Frankenstein martial art became something in the world of its own.

Incorporating flame, wind, and stones, it became a force to be reckoned with. Gerald adapted the Fist of Wind spell, so now he could utilize it on his legs also. He became like a giant air cannon, blasting every living being away from himself.

Back to martial art; the general idea was to first burn the opponent with a Flame spell, then knock him back with a Fist of Wind and lastly, when the target was struggling to get up, shower him with Stone Bolts.

At least that was the plan. As for how useful or practical it would be, it was too early to tell.

As the light of day slowly waned, people were able to see quick bursts of light out in the grassy plains. It was Gerald sharpening his moves. He has been practicing for a few hours and he had to consume quite a few Mana Potions to be able to sustain himself. Once in a while he also had to meditate to speed up his Mana recovery.

After around five Mana Potions, he started to feel nauseous. It wasn't too bad, and that probably just meant he was at the limit of Mana Potion consumption. If he drank another one, he figured, he would probably throw up.

"Oh well" Gerald sighed, "I had enough training for today anyway." He looked at the red sunset and quickly hurried back to the city. "I need to replenish my energy for tomorrowand I should probably take Sera with me. I think it's time to test out my new abilities."

He threw his head back and laughed, "Tomorrow will definitely be an exciting day."