Chapter 259 - Sharing is Caring
"You don't have to manhandle it, it's a part of you, not some tool you have to wield, treat it like it is."
"You're being too forceful again."
"Gentler! Do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth?"
Frustration was building up inside me but I pushed it down and focused once more on the task at hand. The first day had gone remarkably easy. The River denizens were mainly avoiding us but there were a few that had tried their luck.
I had to jump in the river a few times but it wasn't all that bad. [Frost Armor] kept me from getting soaked and I had more than enough upper body strength to pull myself back aboard.
Marcus could just lazily swing his glaive and the water would spilt apart like it was meant to be. The two sides would come crashing together and a pool of blood would be the only indication that something died.
Austin by far had the most fun out of it. He would giggle to himself while launching ray after ray of light. He did it so often that I was positive he was killing things that didn't need to be. Playing a hand at spearfishing.
Mainly, the trip was boring. I couldn't train on the boat as it would rock too much and I had to pay too much attention to threats to do any deep thought. Even though I doubted I'd accomplish it, I still spent time thinking about my Laws.
Tier 3 was a large jump, one that felt insurmountable as I was right now. Having a lead in [Frozen Rift] helped, but even that didn't help. Gaining a Tier 1 law took a concept. Gaining Tier 2 took expanding that concept further.
Their 3 was so much more than that. It wasn't just gaining new concepts. Well, it was, but one wasn't going to cut it.
The end goal of Laws was to continue until you encompassed everything there was about a Law. My Ice Law wouldn't be 'complete' until I mastered everything there was to be about Ice. Every concept, every aspect, everything.
That being the case, if all it took to take another Step was to realize another concept, a Tier 6 Law, a Master Law of Ice, would only hold a paltry few concepts. Which was far from the truth.