Chapter 109: Water Bending

Chapter 109: Water Bending

"But?"

The man narrowed his eyes and frowned, "But then suddenly a rain of fire fell on them! The weaklings were only a distraction for this Shaman to finish casting his spell in peace!" He angrily kicked the cage, "If it wasn't for the Water Wizard Riordian Northendark making a move in time, it is possible there would be heavy casualties!"

"Riordian? That lad? I know him, he was a talented student here at the Academy!" The old headmaster remembered most of the promising students, and Riordian was one of them. Besides, he was also from a powerful family, who wouldn't know him?

"Wellyes! Anyway, as the battle came to an end, the leader, Tabbris Northendark personally pummeled the Orc Shaman and put him in chains. Since they captured a specimen of that caliber they decided to end their training prematurely and return to the capital"

The man finished his story and then said, "If headmaster Errgan wants, I can send you the full report"

"Mn, do that! Also, call Elder Balin and Bishop Quinn and tell them to meet me in my office. We have to investigate this incident further This would be so much easier if only we could understand what these beasts are saying Sigh!" The headmaster shook his head in regret.

The only thing they heard when the beasts spoke was a sound of growls and roars, completely unrecognizable to them.

"Yes! I'll be on my way then!"

***

"Oh Gerald, you are back!" Sera came to welcome him after he stepped through the door. "I managed to get a few maids and a butler, just as you wanted. Let me present them to you"

She led him to a spacious room, where two girls and an old man were waiting. The mansion had a wardrobe for the servants so they were all in uniform already.

"This is your new master, Gerald. Make sure to serve him well!" she announced.

"Master!" The servants bowed in respect.

"Mn, good." Gerald threw them a glance and then turned to face Sera, "Is that all of them?

Sera sighed, "Unfortunately yes. I spent most of the day just to find just these three It's not that easy to find good servants you know?"

Gerald simply waved his hand, "It's okay. We aren't in desperate need of people right now Where is Xilia? Did she find the guards for our new home?"

"Hah! Awesome! I can already see this being useful in so many things!" He slapped the table happily. The writing was only a tiny fraction of the possibilities of his newly discovered abilities.

Since he could take a picture out of his mind and onto the paper, combined with his nearly perfect memory, he became a sort of living camera. Taking pictures with his mind and drawing them on paper.

How annoying is it, when you have a plan in mind, only to butcher it horrendously after you draw it out? Hands and eyes have to be trained to preserve the essence that is born in the mind, but if there is no middle man, it can only be considered a perfect copy!

Having found an easy way of writing, Gerald continued to fill the blank pages in the book at an astonishing speed. The ink barely had the time to dry before he already turned the page around.

Soon the evening came and after it, night.

In the morning the next day, after breakfast, Gerald had his new student listen to his teachings. Once again, his words did not touch upon the recipes or skills of alchemy, instead, his lecture contained a simplified version of physics.

There was no math, just the bare essentials of the true form of the material world.

Qiona was fascinated by the things Gerald spoke about and her curiosity seemed unending. Question after question rained down upon him and after a few hours of constant talking, he found himself unable to speak any longer.

"We'll end here for today. Reflect on what you learned and try to remember as much as you can, Qiona!" Gerald said after starting to feel his throat dry up.

Nodding, Qiona looked with her big bright eyes, "Mhm, I will not let big brother down!"

Breathing a big sigh of relief, Gerald strolled outside, among the trees in the back garden. He saw a maid from the corner of his eye, getting water from the well, but he paid her no mind.

He found a comfortable place in the shade of a tree and sat down. Reorganizing the stuff in his pocket, he touched a certain rectangular object.

"Oh, it's the Stone Armor spellbook! I almost forgot about it" he said after looking at the item in the sunlight.

"I should check it out" Murmuring so, he opened the first page and started reading, 'Earth, an Element of defense, stability, and eternity. Just as a rock defies the wind and rain, so too it can block arrows and blades. Making use of the hardness of the rock, one can use it to shield himself from outside attacks'

Reading the words in the book, Gerald soon realized that most of the contents were actually just the writer trying to induce the right state of mind, so the spell could be properly cast.

For those that had limited imagination, this was indeed a good way to make it easier, but for Gerald, it was just a bunch of unnecessary words, nothing more than worthless filler.