Otherworld Adventure 135 Mana Circuits

Cecil was currently breaking the known limits of mankind on Alterna, he was traveling using his body alone at a top speed of almost 100 km/h.

The boy really had to thank her foster mother for this. The items that Anna left for him inside his White Ring really helped him.

The items inside the ring had cured him of the constant pain he was feeling in his arms. His mana circulation was also hastened as they traveled through the Mana Pathways in his arms. There was a written doc.u.ment in the ring that perfectly described why this was happening.

It was the Mana Circuits that had now fully formed in his arms. Cecil's reckless use of Mana had pushed the Mana Pathways inside his arms to transform and evolve into a higher level known as a Mana Circuit.

Cecil had no prior knowledge to this so he only thought that the pain was actually some internal injury of sorts. To his surprise it was only his pathways that were currently undergoing an evolution to a higher form of Mana pathway.

The doc.u.ment also pertain the many functions and advantages of having a Mana Circuit. Though the prerequisite of cultivating Mana Circuits was to first reach the Perfected Stage in Mana levels, but for some reason, due to Cecil's physique he was able to skip all this and directly cultivate the Mana Circuits.

He welcomed this, since now that he had these Mana Circuits, his efficiency and output of mana was much higher than it was previously. The only downside was that he had the Mana Circuits in only his arms and not on every part of his body.

He still needed to cultivate his mana pathways and transform them into circuits. Cecil was giddy with excitement when he thought of this.

Since he already knew the most direct method of cultivating the circuits, all Cecil had to do was implement them into this training regimen. That's why at the moment, Cecil was constantly overusing the mana pathways in his legs.

Just like how he overused his pathways in his arms when he used Over Flash, Cecil was currently trying to do the same for the pathways in his legs.

Cecil had fully activated Mana Burst and he had been constantly pushing his overly abundant liquid mana flowing through his legs.

It did hurt and ache, but Cecil gritted his teeth and continued. He hoped that by the time he reached his destination, his pathways would have either evolved or were finally in the process of evolving.

Cecil also remembered to take the medicine that helped heal his pathways that he got as a gift from his foster mother.

"I should craft a beautiful rune engraving necklace for mother... she'll absolutely love it. I should ask Lucia when mother's birthday is so I can give it to her as a present!"

On the road, Cecil would sometimes see campsites on the sides of the road. As he pa.s.sed by these campsites, he would kick up a large amount of wind which somewhat startled the people at the camps. He didn't feel tired yet so he kept pushing onwards.

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It was only until noon the next day that Cecil arrived at his destination. He was somewhat exhausted from traveling all night. He entered a town close to his trial's objective and slept at the inn for a bit.

After having a quick early dinner, he set off heading straight for his trial's objective. Cecil's trial required him to collect an earth-source magic stone of any grade from the Lian Mining Valley.

The Lian Mining Valley was an abandoned mining site that was overdriven by a super large-scale monster tide many years ago. The kingdom had always wanted to clear the valley of the monsters, but unfortunately before they could do so, the Mining Valley had turned into a dungeon.

It was pretty regrettable for the Kingdom, but now adventurers had another place of convenience to earn a quick buck. The place was a popular sight since many adventurer commissions kept rolling in from the nearby Magic City and Dwarven Tribes that kept requesting for source stones, unique ores found in the mines or for an escort into the dungeon.

Cecil arrived at the valley's entrance and saw that it was bustling with activity, even when it was this late.

To find or mine an earth-source magic stone, one needed to head deep down into the dungeon's 10th floor. It was a good thing that this particular dungeon wasn't a floor type, but a field type. The mining valley had shafts that led deep down into the last floor of the mining site, which was the 10th floor.

For Cecil this was good news since he could just rush down to the 10th floor and not have to explore each floor's area to look for the stairs that led to the next floor.

Just as he was about to head into the valley, a party of adventurers called out to him.

"Hey! Hey!"

"..?" Cecil turned towards the person who seemed to be calling out to him. He looked around making sure that it was indeed him who the person was calling out to.

"Hey! You're the Silent Sword right?!"

His t.i.tle was called out so he knew that it was indeed him who the person was calling out for. Cecil remained standing in place and waited for the party to come up to him.

"Ah! You really are the Silent Sword!"

Cecil only nodded in response.

"Haha! Just like your name, you sure are silent!"

Cecil didn't have any particular response to this and just stared back at the person. The one calling out to him was a young teenaged tigerkin girl who seemed to be a warrior, judging by her attire, axe and shield that was on her back.

The other party members were 2 tigerkin and another 2 catkin, making it 5 people in total with the tigerkin girl in front of Cecil.

"So, Silent Sword, what're you doing here? By the way, where's the Inferno Witch?" The girl began looking around when she couldn't find Lucia. To the adventurer guilds near Angla City, it was common knowledge that these two were an inseparable party so it was weird seeing Cecil alone.

Cecil only grunted and pointed at the valley.

The tigerkin seemed to understand what he was saying and she only nodded her head.

"Alone I see. You still remember us don't you?"

Cecil only responded with a negative shake of his head.

"Ah...figures... Anyways, a while back, you and the Witch helped us during a pinch! It doesn't matter if you forgot, but we won't!"

Cecil nodded again.

"My name's Jena! This is Earl, Lemy, Anta, and Milla! It's an honor to finally make your acquaintance, Silent Sword Cecil!"

Cecil nodded to each and every one of the party as a form of acknowledgement. Then he gestured that he would be heading into the valley.

"Ah wait! You won't mind teaming up with us for a bit? We'd like to properly express our thanks! We can help you finish your quest!"

Cecil looked back at them and pondered for a moment before nodding his head in affirmative.

The party immediately cheered and Cecil began walking into the valley. The 5 members of his temporary party trailed behind.

Although he wanted to make things quick, Cecil didn't know the exact situation inside the valley. With people who seemed to have been frequenting the valley, they'd act as a reliable guide.

The tigerkin girl named Jena walked up to Cecil and asked, "So which floor are you heading to?"

Cecil raised a finger and made a circle with his other hand.

"The 10th floor? Are you looking for the earth-source magic stones?"

Cecil nodded.

"Alright, we can immediately take you down! We've been very active in the mines lately so we know the ins and outs of the place! We'll guide you through the most efficient way down to the 10th floor!"

Cecil once again nodded, this time to express his thanks.

The group quickly made their way down into the valley's mines. On the way they encountered other parties and some monsters which Cecil promptly took care of. He was training his pathways in his legs so he activated Mana Burst and only focused on the mana in his legs.

He quickly took care of any monster in the party's path using only his legs to attack. With each circulation of his liquefied mana coursing through his mana pathways he felt the pain and aching become stronger and stronger. It felt just like how it did for his arms.

All he needed to do was endure until the mana no longer began to leak out of his pathways. Only then would he be sure that the pathways were already on a straight course for evolution. Once that happened, he would take the potions his foster mother had given him to help heal and speed up the evolution of his pathways.

'c.r.a.p... it's painful, but there's no way I'm turning back now! I'll make sure all the pathways in my body turn into Mana Circuits! Until then...I can only endure...'
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Cecil gritted his teeth and resolved himself to face the coming pain. After his legs, he would then focus on the pathways in his other body parts. He'll transform them slowly.

Actually, in the doc.u.ments that Anna gave him, the most optimum way to cultivate the Mana Circuits was to start with the ones on his torso and abdomen.

Too bad for Cecil, he wasn't at the Perfected Mana Stage yet, so when he tried transforming his torso pathways, the a.s.saulting pain almost made him lose his mind. The same went for his abdominal pathways. It felt like his stomach and intestines were being twisted and wrenched apart.

The pain was too much for Cecil to take. He could forcibly endure, but there was no way he would subject himself to such torture. So he decided to start with his legs instead. His arms were already transformed, so why couldn't he do it with his legs.

If Cecil was at the Perfected Mana Stage, his body would've already formed pseudo mana circuits and he wouldn't have been subjected to such torturous pain. He didn't want to halt his growth so he just took the second best route.

The group quickly made it into the mines with only Cecil doing the work of fending off the monsters. Although the rest of his party wanted to go forward and help, Cecil was constantly flashing and flickering around the battle field and quickly dispatching the monsters long before his party members could begin attacking.

Jena and everyone else could only sigh in amazement.

"Silent Sword... we could help too if you give us the chance."

Cecil only responded with a shake of his head, he then grunted and began walking ahead again.

Jena only shrugged and said to her party.

"Looks like Silent Sword won't need our help, but we'll still give him a hand if the monsters prove to be too much for him later!"

"Alright."

"Yes."

The others gave a nod and the group followed after Cecil into the mine.