Chapter 60: A Recurve Bow (2)

"People feel mana in various ways," Ingrid explained.

Jake's ability to sense mana through resources was mainly found in crafting professions, where players and residents were forced to interact with this energy to receive the best boons.

Talented mages often say they can feel mana flowing in their veins. During the magic revolution—The Dawn Of Mana—those claims had gone out of control, and lots of talents were shoved aside and buried beneath mediocre talents only because they couldn't sense the blue blood.

Perhaps Ingrid had mentioned that because she thought Jake would get that method to his head and think of himself as incapable of properly wielding mana.

A part of being an archer in the game world included using skills and mana, after all.

Such a thought, however, didn't cross Jake's mind.

Ingrid's last example was, "Swordsmen feel mana the best through swords. That's why every player is advised to try every weapon and find a knack for it."

After those words, Ingrid casually whipped out an ax from her inventory. "I can't perceive mana through this weapon, but I can have fun with it by throwing them. In this second character, I hurl them at my opponents and level up with friends from backlines. I mainly rely on physical strength and experience. It's simple."

"But taking them out of inventory is not so simple, right?" Jake commented on the magic Ingrid had just performed. He could tell with his keen eye that Ingrid hadn't opened the game system and clicked on the inventory icon. She didn't even extend her hand to pick up an ax but had the weapon materialize before her little hand.

All she had to do was to clench the handle.

Ingrid said, "It takes experience and time to do that. It's not a skill or part of the class—anyone can learn this inventory trick with time. It's difficult to tell because you've spent so much time in the tutorial. How did you summon your pets?"

"My eyes crossed through their icons, though I can also feel my summons because of the tattoos..." Jake explained. He didn't want to hide his summons from his friends and even the world, but he'd decided not to call them on the training grounds yet.

Here, it was different.

Ingrid nodded, "You need to use more active skills and feel mana more."

"Got it," Jake agreed.

While Ingrid took over the center of Viktor's tree plantation, Jake stood at the man's workshop's feet. He could see his master well and the trees surrounding her.

Odin and Wukong no longer accompanied her as well.

At last, Ingrid threw herself into a motion and hurled the first ax.

While the swing brought her shoulders low, Ingrid didn't stop there. Using the force of inertia, she threw the second ax from a different angle and in another direction!

Jake was surprised by that!

Even if her second game character was her hobby and for fun, this movement was too fluid. She didn't even hit the ground but held herself before the ground in one hand. If she wanted, the other hand could send the third ax flying, which would give too difficult a challenge to her pupil!

Lifting up to her two feet, Ingrid looked over her shoulder and saw Jake standing with his bow drawn.

He hadn't shot even one arrow, though.

She turned around and curved her lips at him, "It's not only the distance you must keep an eye for. It's the distance and my axes' velocity, meaning we're upping your training regime to the second level, Jake. You have to see through those factors with more than just a glance."

'And those factors will level up my overall performance,' Jake thought, his heart burning with excitement. If he could read the speed of everything around him, he could level up his perception skill, to say nothing of his archery!

Just like he wielded the bow, he now needed to learn to wield his stats through his muscles.

"I count on you, Master," Jake said, smiling from ear to ear.

Ingrid chuckled before seriously saying, "I have an hour before walking with my dogs and supper. I refuse to eat past 6 p.m."

"I won't waste a second, then," Jake replied.

Author's note: Because of life, I will be posting irregularly... but I am obliged to post daily, so fear not, daily dose of Supreme Archer shall not stop!