Chapter 10: Cultivation
Vale allowed a couple of minutes for his words to be absorbed by the students.
He continued further, "Now that we have dealt with humanity's need to cultivate, we will move to what cultivation is."
"Anyone?" he asked.
This time, the hand count was lower than before. The first reason was obviously the way Vale had handled the previous topic in an abstract yet logical manner, and hence, not everyone was interested in spouting general nonsense. The second was the sensitivity of the topic. Cultivation, though seemingly simple, was a complex subject. Putting it into words was not something everyone would be willing to do.
Seeing this, a chuckle escaped Vale's mouth. "Afraid already?"
Even so, he pointed towards a thin girl who keenly had her hand raised.
"Sir," she answered, "cultivation is the process we follow in which we absorb the mana around us and slowly increase our strength."
"The strength of a person is measured through different ranks. Starting from the lowest F Rank, we move towards E Rank, then D, C, and so on."
"A fine answer," Vale smiled. "But there are certain more points that must be considered."