( Meanwhile Cervantez )
Leo was not the only one who was gaining rapid benefits by training in real life, as Cervantez was also undergoing a different development cycle of his own.
After purchasing the 'Martial Arts Manual' in the system auction, Cervantez diligently practiced the contents of the manual both in real life and within the game world to amplify the benefits he got.
"Take a deep breath…. Feel the blood flowing from your heart towards your palms…. Constrict the blood vessels in your arms by tightening the muscles…. Feel the rush of mana reaching your palms and push it with all your strength!" Cervantez muttered as he recalled the precise palm strike technique and the diagram drawn in the scroll within the game before replicating the movements in real life.
"HA–" He said, as he let out the palm strike and to his pleasant surprise his strike left a light imprint on the room's wall which was 5 meters away from him.
"This is nice….. My strength is increasing rapidly! I've already memorized all the training techniques noted within the scroll and although I have not achieved the suggested mastery grade within them, I think I can soon pass the scroll over to Luke so that he can begin training with it as well" Cervantez muttered, as he planned to give the scroll to Luke in the future.
Unlike Leo, who was unable to pass his meditation technique to others, Cervantez faced no such restrictions with his martial arts manual.
If he wished, he could even become a teacher, charging MP from fellow passengers to impart his techniques to them. However, this did not align with his true objectives.
Cervantez had no intention of becoming a teacher for the masses as his real goal was to pass this technique exclusively to his guild's top management, ensuring they could prosper alongside him and Luke was the first candidate to receive this benefit.
"This martial arts manual has to be the best purchase I've made in the system auction, as through daily practice this will help improve my bone density, my body's vascularity, my muscle strength and my immunity.
Although it won't translate to increase in stat points in the world of Terra Nova, in the long run Terra Nova doesn't matter as much, as in the end, the real world is what will matter the most" Cervantez said to himself as he returned to practicing the manual diligently, completing all the drills suggested within it.
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( Meanwhile Amanda )
With the DarkSky guild's war against the demons on-going, Amanda did not have a single moment to rest within the game world, as she was constantly either repairing or forging new gear for her guild.
Without uttering a single word of complaint or slacking even slightly, Amanda forged dozens of new weapons and armor sets a day, as she single handedly saved the DarkSky guild millions of gold coins in gear spending.
This constant grind was not without merit either, as through this process, Amanda was improving and refining her own skills as well.
Today, as she was forging a low quality sword, hammering out the imperfections in the metal, her skill [ Metal Inspection ] improved from ( intermediate ) mastery to ( advanced ) skill mastery level, and this changed everything for Amanda.
Suddenly, she could notice the micro-imperfections within the metals surface that she could not previously, and her understanding of metals seemed to have deepened.
At first, Amanda did not think much of this improvement, except for feeling a bit excited, however, all this changed when she logged out of the game and woke up in her room, as suddenly her whole perspective in real life changed.
Previously, although she could understand the mechanics behind any machine built, she could not notice too many details behind it beyond what was obvious, however, today as she logged out of the game, she could notice things that were beyond the obvious.
She could now notice the flaws in the metal bolts that fastened the hinges of her door and could also notice the technology behind the opening and closing of her apartment's main gate, which worked by detecting one's unique ankle bracelet number.
Finally and most shockingly, she could also notice the construction of their electronic ankle bracelet and she could picturise how to dismantle it, in what was a shocking revelation to her.
"If I create a precise pin that can trigger the release switch inside and then provide it with a counter charge to prevent the battery from electrocuting the wearer, I can safely remove the bracelet…." Amanda muttered to herself, tilting her head as she felt completely confident in her skills to remove the bracelet if she really wanted to.
Fortunately, she still needed some basic tools to create the equipment necessary to release the bracelet safely, however, her accomplishment in the blacksmithing world was now reaching terrifying new heights.
Because of the DarkSky guild recruiting her early and Amanda not having much ambitions within the game world to establish a name for herself, her reputation as an excellent blacksmith was currently flying under the radar.
But if it was not for her being a part of DarkSky guild, there was no doubt that she could have easily become one of the most famous players within the game, completely outshining the other Blacksmith players in terms of skills that were currently very prominent.
"Hehe, I better keep this to myself, or else I might get into trouble…" Amanda thought, as she swore to never reveal to anyone that she had the ability to remove the ankle bracelet that was forcing everyone to be complacent within the Arc Ship, at least until she found a way to close the in-built microphone, without triggering the death charge.
Once she figured out how to do that safely, Leo was the first person she intended to tell this to, however, until then she decided to keep this knowledge a secret.
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/// A/N - Mass Release Chapter 6 of 7, we are almost done. ///