Training-Addicted Mage In A Progression Fantasy-Chapter 4: Mysterious Artifact

The first thing that caught Leon’s eye when he opened them was the dense forest.

Leon stood in the middle of a space filled with trees.

When he closed and opened his eyes again, he found himself still in the middle of it, and he blankly looked around.

And soon, Leon realized something strange.

It was hard to breathe.The air felt heavy.

“Hmm?”

That wasn’t all.

After taking a breath in and out, he felt strangely refreshed.It even cleared his head.

Leon soon realized that this space was very rich in Mana.

Even he, who had not properly awakened to Mana, could feel it.

Breathing in the heavy air cleared his mind?There was no other reason that came to mind unless the concentration of Mana was thick.

Did I enter the space inside the Magic Orb?

Leon briefly thought about wanting to get out.

Then, in an instant, his consciousness flickered, and when he opened his eyes again, he was in the dormitory again.

“Huh......”

The strange phenomenon gave Leon goosebumps on his arms.

He moved back to the space inside the Magic Orb and began to walk slowly, trying to gauge how large the dense forest was.

He walked in one direction for about an hour, but he couldn’t see the end.Realizing that he couldn’t confirm it by simply walking, he came out of the Magic Orb.

The number on the Magic Orb had decreased.

[39]

He had been in the space inside the Magic Orb for an hour.

The number represents time!

Every time he completed a Quest, he was given time to use the space inside the Magic Orb.

Leon immediately started various experiments with the Magic Orb.

First, he wanted to see if only his consciousness was sucked into the space inside the Magic Orb.

Leon flicked a copper coin above his head and immediately entered the space inside the Magic Orb.

He waited inside for about 30 seconds and then came back out.

Thud-

Leon looked puzzled as he felt the coin fall on his head.

He intended to check if his body disappeared into the space inside the Magic Orb when he flicked the coin above his head, but the result was different from his intention.

Leon had definitely been in the space inside the Magic Orb for more than 30 seconds.

But the fact that the coin fell on his head as soon as he came out meant that time flowed differently.

Leon checked the time in reality and then entered the space inside the Magic Orb again.

He sat in the middle of the forest and started the Basic Breathing Technique.

He intended to check two things.

How differently time flowed, and whether Quests progressed within this space.

Leon, who had been filling the surroundings with his inhalations and exhalations for an hour, opened his eyes and came out of the space inside the Magic Orb.

One minute had passed.

While one minute had passed in reality, an hour had passed inside the Magic Orb.

And the Quest......

[Progression Assistant]• General Quest▶ Mana Awareness Training (0/10)Unfortunately, it did not progress.

It seemed that only training in reality was accepted, and completing Quests provided time to use the space inside the Magic Orb.

Well, if training inside the Magic Orb was recognized, it would be like duplicating time.

Leon was quite satisfied.

Just a moment ago, he had been struggling to find a way to train in Mana.But with just this, he could increase his training efficiency several times... no, several hundred times.

Leon flicked the coin above his head again and entered the space inside the Magic Orb.He trained for another hour and came out.One minute had passed in reality.

Leon looked around and found the coin that had already fallen.

Not seeing it, he lifted his butt and found the coin under it.

Through this, he realized that his actual body entered the space inside the Magic Orb.

Having grasped the abilities of the Magic Orb to some extent, Leon began to reorganize his training plan.

*****

Leon was sitting cross-legged on a chair in the quiet Library, closing his eyes and breathing, trying to feel Mana.

Of course, he couldn’t feel anything.Compared to meditating in the space inside the Magic Orb, it felt hopeless.

It was natural to train in reality to fill the training time, but it wasn’t just because of that.

Training in Mana Awareness with a tiny amount of Mana in reality was surprisingly effective.

The effect wasn’t immediately noticeable, but when he felt hopeless while training here and then moved to the space inside the Magic Orb, the difference in sensation made his senses clearer.

He still had to feel a vague sensation that seemed within reach but wasn’t, but the important thing was that it felt within reach.

He had a feeling that he would soon be able to perceive Mana.

It had been three days since he had been training both in reality and in the space inside the Magic Orb.

Leon, who habitually pressed the reward gacha at the end of the day’s work, jumped up from his seat when he saw the reward that stopped spinning.

“Here it is!!!”

[Progression Assistant]▶ You have acquired the Triple Attribute Body (Water, Wind, Earth)▶Apply ▶CancelIs this what it feels like for dopamine to be released?

Although it was a lower grade than the Light and Darkness Attribute Body or the Six Attribute Body that could have all six basic attributes, the Triple Attribute Body was still an extraordinary talent.

Having an Attribute Body itself was considered a talent, so his talent for Mana itself increased.

Leon immediately pressed apply.

It had been a while since he felt like looking at the information window.

[Progression Assistant]• Information▶ Name: Leon▶ Grade: -▶ Magic Quality: -▶ Triple Attribute Body (Water, Wind, Earth)He hadn’t awakened to Mana yet, so the grade and Magic Quality didn’t appear, but just seeing the Attribute Constitution made him smile.

I can now proudly say that I have the talent of a Mage!

Leon, who was stomping his feet in the dormitory lounge, soon entered the space inside the Magic Orb.

And immediately sat cross-legged.

He inhaled, paying attention to the breath entering his body, and followed the flow of air stirring inside his body.

After concentrating on his breath for a while, Leon opened his eyes.

It’s definitely different.

The feeling of his five senses awakening heightened Leon’s concentration even more.

He continued training for another six hours.

He didn’t immediately perceive Mana, but he was now certain that it was really soon.

Leon came out of the space inside the Magic Orb.

The time on the Magic Orb was 43.

He was using it for six hours every day.At first, he thought about pouring all the time he had gathered in a day, but he was saving it, thinking about a time when the efficiency would improve.

He also slept in reality.

Although the time efficiency was better in the space inside the Magic Orb, the efficiency of Mana was overwhelmingly better in the space inside the Magic Orb, so it was a waste to spend time sleeping there.

“Oh, right.”

He had been so focused on the reward that he hadn’t properly checked, but there was a change in the Quest window.

[Progression Assistant]• General Quest▶ Mana Awareness Training (0/10)[Progression Assistant]• Breakthrough Quest▶ Awaken Mana (In Progress)The General Quest remained the same, but a new Breakthrough Quest had appeared.

It was really telling him that he was close to perceiving Mana.

Leon decided to change the reward as well.

There were still many better constitutions left, but he thought it was time to look at other rewards.

Leon chose Elixir.

If a useless constitution came out, he would have to discard it, but no matter how bad the Elixir was, the fact that it was an Elixir wouldn’t change, so it seemed like it would be helpful to him, who was still at a beginner level.

He briefly considered choosing a Magic Book, but he judged that it wasn’t urgent yet.

Low-level magic that the Triple Attribute Body could handle?He could find that at the Magic Archive where he worked.Although it was outdated magic that had been pushed out by the latest magic, it was still useful at the point when he had just awakened to Mana.

Of course, to read the books in the Magic Archive, he needed permission from the old man.

After returning to his dormitory room and sleeping, he looked for the old man as soon as he went to work the next morning.

When he knocked on the door, the old man immediately opened it.

He had never let Leon into his room.

“What is it?”“I came to ask for permission.”

A look of curiosity appeared on the old man’s face.Leon hadn’t made any requests for several days.

It was only natural that it felt sudden to ask for permission out of the blue.

“Can I read the Magic Books in the Magic Archive? Of course, I’m talking about the books on the first floor. I won’t even go near the second floor.”“...”

The old man, who had been staring at Leon, soon smiled kindly.

“You must be bored because you have nothing to do.”“Ah... yes.”

The old man stroked his chin for a moment and then spoke.

“If you do one task for me, I’ll let you read them. I’m even willing to give you Merit Points. How about it?”“What kind of task is it?”

Leon asked cautiously.

“I thought you would accept it right away, but you’re a cautious one. Hmm... it’s grand to call it a task, and it’s more like an errand. If you go out the Main Gate and go a little to the left, you’ll find a mountain managed by Widia. You just need to dig up some herbs that I mentioned there. It’s a safe area, so you should be able to do it.”

Leon, who was contemplating whether to investigate information about the mountain before accepting, suppressed that thought.

Acting so cautiously wouldn’t help him right now.He might even be disliked for being unnecessarily cautious.

“Understood. If you write it down, I’ll dig them up. When should I have them all dug up by?”“You can find them quickly at the Entrance, so two days should be enough. Ah, of course, you know that you have to do it after your work is done, right?”

Leon, who naturally knew that, nodded, and the old man went back into his room, telling him to wait for a moment.

After about five minutes, the old man came out and handed Leon a piece of paper.

The paper had the names of several herbs and simple drawings on it.

“Since they are ingredients for making Elixirs, be careful to dig them up from the roots to the leaves.”

Receiving the paper, Leon thought that a mountain where herbs for making Elixir were managed would indeed be safe.

“I will keep that in mind.”

Leon turned to return to his original position.

At that moment, the old man’s eyes, which had been watching Leon’s back, calmed down.The kindly raised corners of his mouth had hardened.

At that moment.Leon turned back again.

He was about to think that he might need some kind of identification token since it was a place where herbs for making Elixir were managed.

The old man’s face quickly returned to its original state.

Leon looked at the old man’s face for a moment.But without looking for long, he spoke calmly.

“I think I need an identification token.”“...I will give you one.”“Understood.”

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Leon turned his body again.

The old man, without looking at his back any longer, went back into his room.

***

After finishing work, Leon, who had been training in Mana Awareness for two hours, came out of his room when the dormitory members returned.

He planned to reduce his sleeping time for the next two days to dig up the herbs.

He briefly regretted accepting the task, thinking it would take quite a bit of time over the next two days.

But that thought soon subsided.

If he couldn’t use the old Magic Archive, he would have to change the reward system he had planned, and more importantly......

A good idea came to mind.

A space inside the Magic Orb with a high concentration of Mana.

What if he grew the herbs there?