Chapter 175: Growing Stronger

Chapter 175: Growing Stronger

Of course, there were questions, although not all of them concerned magic.

Those that were, however, were really interesting.

He was asked to help them explain the difference between the Elements since he mentioned a few times that they weren't exactly what they seemed.

"Well Fine, I'll share my thoughts, although I'm not sure if they are 100% correct," Gerald said. Visit no(v)eLb(i)n.com for the best novel reading experience

"Let's take normal sunlight for example. You all should understand by now that what we can see is not all there is, and that the different colors are just how our perception differentiates between different light frequencies"

Gerald quickly went over the light spectrum to refresh their memory. It was one of the most simple things he taught them, since it was easy to explain and show.

You only needed daylight and a glass prism to refract light and you could show different colors. The girls quickly grasped the concept of light frequency.

It was the same with magic.

According to his recent discoveries, especially after witnessing Ice magic, he realized that Mana was somehow similar to light.

Just like different frequencies of light can have vastly different effects on the physical world, so do different 'frequencies' of Mana affect the world in their own way.

And depending on the perception of an individual, they can detect, and see, the world differently.

Though it seemed that the people here became desensitized to Mana around them since they didn't use it that much.

When Mana was slowly recovering, the people of this world became accustomed to the amount of it during the long millennia.

However, Gerald, who was from a Mana-absent world was super sensitive to it and could detect even the tiniest amount without a problem. At least that was what he thought. He couldn't be sure.

Anyway, the 'Elements' these people referred to were actually a fundamental misunderstanding of the world.

There was no Fire, Earth, Wind Elements. Different 'frequencies' affected different energy states of matter. He figured these names simply came from the color of monster Cores or something similar.

There was solid-Earth, liquid-Water, gas-Wind, and plasma-Fire. Gerald learned that out when he figured out how Ice magic worked. It went from a liquid to a solid and similarly, Water magic had to switch to Earth magic.

It was quite simple, really.

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Having spent almost two whole days bathing in mild poison, Gerald started feeling lightheaded even though the Nanites were detoxifying him constantly.

Luckily, he consumed the rest of the Mana Elixirs so he could get out and rest. His Mana capacity rose significantly to over 500 MP!

He wasn't sure of the exact amount since it was getting more difficult to differentiate between tiny changes in his body.

The only thing he knew was that he needed around six hours to completely recover.

"This is slowly getting insane If I continue going like this, will my Mana eventually become inexhaustible?"

He was confused as to why the Elixir could increase his Mana seemingly without limit. The potion was supposed to lose its effectiveness the more it was consumed, but clearly, this was not the case, at least not for him.

"Ay, so many uncertainties, so many questions" He took a towel and wiped himself dry before looking himself in the mirror.

Standing there naked, he was in a daze. His body changed massively since the last time he had a good look.

He did see himself naked before, but looking at his entire body in the mirror at once, he couldn't help but be stupefied.

His arms and chest clearly grew, with the muscles in his shoulders becoming wider and more defined.

His stomach flattened further and his six-pack popped out more than ever before.

"Huh Now that's interesting"

Even his leg muscles increased in size, clearly separating themselves like he was some sort of a bodybuilder.

It would be no exaggeration to say that his body grew as if he was truly doing a year-long bodybuilding fitness regime.

"How long since I started consuming Essence Cores? A week? Maybe two?" Gerald lightly whistled in surprise. The effects were greater than he ever expected.

"Not even the craziest steroids can give you these results, that's for sure."

He suddenly got an idea. Since his body was becoming stronger at an increasingly faster rate, maybe he could soon use Iron Body without any side effects. He had to test it out.