Chapter 217: Start of my fifth year (1)
A month of holidays.
I believe that they are so few. The number may look as if they are sufficient but they are not. I didn't know how they were gone but before I knew it, those thirty days were spent.
My mother who arrived before me, had to leave within another week of staying with us. The leave was granted for two weeks and that was the travel gap to Valtis City.
There are only two journeys to and from the city. Other than these scheduled journeys, more journeys would be added if the need arises but this is not such a time. So she had to leave within a week of my arrival, as the next one would be after another two weeks.
Her leave didn't extend that much.
The work at Valtis City is too important to grant its residents leave for too long. If they were gone for months then their work would be delayed and that can't happen in the military.
Late can be a part of other divisions but that can't be part of some divisions like Military, Medical etc...
These divisions are crucial for the survival of the kingdom. Lives would be lost if there was any tardiness in divisions like this. So the military would be especially strict about this as they determine whether the kingdom would survive the attack of the enemies or not.
So my mother has to leave.
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When my mother was still around, I could only enter Nexus and level up at night. This was because she knew that she had to leave and opted to spend more time with me and my father. We had no other choice.
During that week, there wasn't that much improvement as I did not do much work.
After she left though, I had too much time in my hands. My father returned to his office. He was back to his previous behaviour but a bit better though. He was available to spend time with during lunch and dinner, which was more than what I got during the last holidays.
Moreover, I kind of blackmailed him that if he was absent I would tell my mother about him. So he had no other choice but to attend lunch and dinner on time.
So for me, unless it was time to eat, there was no one watching over me, which gave me time to enter Nexus and improve my rank.
The secret realms that are open for now may not be enough for me. This was because, in secret realms, the monsters grow in a similar way to how they do in Ragos.
Sure there would be more magic power available for them than that would be in Ragos. The growth rate would be high but not as high as in Dungeon.
In dungeons, once the monsters were cleared, they would respawn after some time. It was because those monsters were not real monsters but made of magic but they could kill you and give EXP when are killed.
No matter how many secret realms I have, the number of monsters would decrease as I keep hunting them. They would recover but that would not be for years in the future.
Without monsters, my plan to quickly rank up would falter. This was what many faced in their lives and couldn't move forward because they had no way of ranking up.
What I need is a dungeon.
Why aren't there any portals that lead to dungeons in the Nexus? or are there?
I didn't complete the tour of the Nexus. I only saw what the guide showed me. Maybe there is more than what the guidebook showed me.
The old ruins are like that. Though they say one thing, there are many things in hiding. Moreover, this guidebook could be from the time when Nexus was created. The later owners might have added new features for their own pleasure, which are not visible directly.
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I should thoroughly check the Nexus.
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By the end of the month, there were some changes in my status. Let's have a look at my status.
"Status"
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Name: Magnus Frostwolf
Age: 19
Titles: Son of Viscount; Great Slayer; Hidden Smiden; Dungeon Conqueror;
Primary Class: Draconic Warlock
Secondary Class: Soul Arbiter (Unique)
Affinity: Shadow, Blood, Space
Bloodline: Black Dragon (25% purity)
Technique: Black Dragon Essence Breathing
Physique: Devourer Physique (EX)
Talent: Ritualistic Summoning (EX)
Trait: Silk Smooth Skin(A bit Improved); Sleepy; Aurum Skin; Sexy Smile;
Rank: Tier-6
Level: 28 >> 31
Health Points (HP): ???
Strength (STR): 215,000 (+100%)
Endurance (END): 250,000 (+100%)
Dexterity (DEX): 1,579 >> 1600
Agility (AGI): 198,800 (+100%)
Intelligence (INT): ???
Magic Power (MP): ???
Soul Energy: 105,500 (+200%)
Charm: 3,009
Class Skills: Shadow Bolt; Blood Dominance; Draconic Magic; Shadow Curse; Blood Heal; Shadow Shift; Blood Lock; Draconic Pressure; Shadow Merge; Blood Drain; Soul Judge; Soul Prison; Soul Container; Nether Flames; Shadow control; Blood Boil; Shadow Clone; Blood Clone; Space Slash; Soul Blade; Soul Ascension; Soul Avatar; Shadow Storage; Blood Rain; Space Break; Soul Arrow; Soul Defence; Soul Lock;
Special Skills: Rank Booster; Status Disguise;
Refined Skills: Shadow Bolt Volley Lvl. 22 >> 23; Blood Drain Field Lvl. 11 >> 13;
Skills: Evade Lvl. 27 >> 28; Dodge Lvl. 27 >> 28; Sprint Lvl. 29; Alertness Lvl. 20 >> 21; Devour Lvl. 9; Fusion Lvl. 26; Split Lvl. 26; Demon Gaze Lvl. 5; Strengthen Lvl. 28; Tag & Track Lvl. 6; Night Vision Lvl. 22; Spatial Storage Lvl. 16; Mind Control Lvl. 9; Mind Probe Lvl. 9; Mind Defence Lvl. 3; Dragon Blood Evolution Lvl. 20; Scent Recognition Lvl. 20; Sexual Stamina Lvl. 7; Perception Lvl. 24; Pet World Lvl. 3; Parry Lvl. 19;
Resistances: Physical Resistance Lvl. 27; Light Resistance Lvl. 15; Poison Resistance Lvl. 10; Magic Resistance (Non-Attribute) Lvl. 18; Space Resistance Lvl. 14; Fire Resistance Lvl. 20 >> 21; Water Resistance Lvl. 17; Mind Resistance Lvl. 1; Wind Resistance Lvl. 17; Lightning Resistance Lvl. 15 >> 16;
Weapon Arts: Advanced Staff Arts Lvl. 5; Intermediate Movement Arts Lvl. 9; Intermediate Hand Combat Arts Lvl. 8;
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As you can see, even though I didn't get to spend as much time as I wanted on ranking up, I did good. My rank level increased by three levels.
This only happened because my mother was gone by the end of week one and my father got busy again with his work, which gave me sufficient time to improve by three levels.
As I improved my rank, some of my skills improved as well. Though the improvements are very low, they were there.