Chapter 207: Level 9 Wind Manipulation Skill. Mutant Beasts.
[Your skill Wind Manipulation has reached level 9!]
Noah took a deep breath before standing up, his body feeling the satisfying fatigue that came from productive magical training. He had just finished about an hour and a half of intensive practice, his wind manipulation advancing significantly through his effort and the orb’s concentrated essence.
One level closer to the apprentice-rank balance I’m pursuing.
He believed he could reach level 10 if he continued for another hour and a half, but decided to stop there for the evening. It was enough training for one day—even at his current level of strength, extended magical practice remained mentally straining.
I don’t want to become a workaholic. I’m already working hard enough as it is.
The balance between advancement and burnout required careful management, especially when juggling training across multiple skills and worlds simultaneously.
Noah went downstairs to the main floor and found Lola organising inventory behind the counter. No customers were present at the moment, giving him the perfect opportunity to ask about something that had been weighing on his mind since his hunting expedition with Leo.
"Hey, you’ve finished already?" Lola asked, noting his earlier-than-expected return from training.
Noah nodded with satisfaction at his progress. "Yeah, I’ve trained enough for tonight. By the way, I was meaning to ask you something. What do you know about mutated beasts?"
Lola’s eyebrow rose with immediate interest. "You encountered one?"
Her reaction suggests they’re as significant as I thought.
"Yes. I was hunting with Leo when we encountered a mutated minotaur at the adept rank," Noah explained, remembering the intensity of their desperate battle. "Without using my enhancement items, we would’ve been in serious trouble."