Chapter 45 – The Kraken
The content of the book Fundamentals of Magic had been truly eye-opening. William couldn't help but be amazed. In his old world, magic was treated as myth, mystery—something metaphorical or unexplained. But here, it was a science. A rigorous science, with units of measurement, testable theories, and proper experimentation. And that thrilled him more than he'd like to admit.
"This is... incredible," he whispered, flipping through the pages eagerly.
He learned that J. Thompson had created a standard scale to measure both the amount of mana stored in the body and the magical power a person could exert. The two stones Aurus had given him—one glowing and the other dull—were key tools in that system: the Resonance Stone measured spiritual power, and the Absorption Stone measured stored mana.
According to the book, Thompson had discovered them during a remote expedition. After noticing they always gave consistent results regardless of the subject or environment, he established them as fundamental units in his research.
William nodded, deeply impressed.
"Angel, adjust the stored mana scale in my head to match Thompson's system," he instructed, still holding the book.
"Adjusting... calculations complete. User's spiritual power: 5.3. Stored mana: 10.0."
"Pretty close to what Professor Aurus said," William smiled, satisfied. "I think I'll take a break before diving into the other books."
His stomach growled. He was hungry, and after hours of studying, a change of scenery sounded like a great idea.