"HUH!?" Blade was dazed for a moment from the astonishment before something inside of him calmed his mind.
He quickly organized his mind and started to check what he got with a lot of excitement. Although he had a calm mind, he was technically still a kid. He could contain his excitement after seeing something new and interesting.
"A sword?? why would i need a sword? swords are already old weapons and nowadays guns are used for violence ..instead of swords." He was really confused as to why darling would give him a sword in such an advanced world as earth.
"I get why i got these clothes ..like shirts and pants ..and i get why i got food like bread and water ...but... a weapon for a me?? and on top it ..there's 'magic apples' that I didn't know even exists..and a 'magic body liquid' which is probably a prank... but, whats the point of all this?" He mumbled in confusion.
[I dont wanna bother explaining everything.
So just accept this quest and you will know everything.]
A voice of a teen girl sounded in Blade's mind. Blade, who was used to it by now, simply nodded.
[Quest: Exit the forest and Examine the unknown world with the help of the map.
Rewards: Information]
After accepting the quest, He quickly got up, wore clothes and shoes instead of leaves, drank some water, took a look at the map and realized that he wasn't very deep in the forest and exit was just a 1 kilometre away and put all the extras inside his new inventory which had 16 slots in it.
He started running at a fast pace towards north-west direction.
After a few minutes, he got tired and started walking.
*1 hour later*
Blade who was still walking with a tired expression ..saw sunlight up ahead and started running again in joy.
During his short journey, he drank almost all his water and only a little was left.
In a few minutes, he was out of the forest and the first thing he saw was a huge sun that was shining brightly and lit up the entire area.
"The sun is so big, I don't remember it being this big and bright but its not hot , its warm ....is this even earth??" he asked himself confused but before he could think anymore, his vision landed on several people that were looking at him in astonishment.
Most of these people had swords, hammers and axes, some kept it on their backs and some on their waist. These people were wearing robes, armour, cloaks and weird things that were considered cosplay on earth.
'I had my own guesses uptill now.. but now, I am confirmed its not earth ...so then , what is this place??' He was very shocked upon reaching this conclusion.
Suddenly he started to hear murmurs of these people.
"That kid, how did he survive the dark forest alone?..is he a genius, but i dont remember anyone like him."
"Yeah, right! whatever .. he must have been wandering in the outer edges .. there's no way even a geniuses could survive the inner regions on their own."
"Yeah, thats right! That must be what happened!"
After listening to these people murmuring, he realized the name of this forest as 'dark forest' and well he was technically in the outer edges. So, there's nothing wrong.
He walked up to a middle-aged man who didn't look much surprised by his arrival and asked, "Sir, can you please tell me what place is this?"
The man's expression finally changes as shock filled his eyes,"Look kid, dont try to play pranks with me. Just because you have a strong background doesn't mean you can disrespect an elder." The man said after a moment, clearly displeased.
"Look sir, I am serious. I dont know a thing about this place ....I don't even know which planet is this. I came from a place very far away from here and right now, I need information. please help me." He said in a clear voice and nearby people listening were also shocked upon this reveal.
"Show me your hand." The middle-aged man wearing white robes with a flower print on it and had a sword with yellow hilt on his waist, looked at Blade with disbelief and asked for his hand.
Blade, without hesitation, showed it to him.
"Ok, I believe you, since you dont have a mana conductor in your body. I will tell you everything about this place. Although it is not rare for Children to be born without a mana conductor, they still have mana in their flesh and blood. But you Only have a very small amount of mana inside of your stomach, which probably came from a fruit inside the forest." The man said after examining his hands for a few minutes.
Although the man said that, he wasn't as shocked anymore and the people around him also removed their attention from the matter as if they were disappointed.
"The universe we live in has three types of civilizations, namely, low regions, intermediate regions and High regions. Low regions are galaxies where the quantity of mana is almost null and hence, the life in those regions are oblivious to this knowledge and cannot gather mana to use magic. The lack of magic gives them no means to reach other regions even if they have access to this knowledge." The man said everything calmly upto here and looked at Blade with extreme interest.
'He must be thinking that I am from a low region, so how did i even got here?' Blade pondered upon noticing the man's gaze.
Seeing the man silent for a while, Blade spoke,"Good sir, I dont have any idea how I got here, my memories are still blurry."
The man showed clear disappointment but continued regardless,"Intermediate regions are galaxies where there is plenty of mana for the life in these regions to use magic without any issue as long as they have a mana conductor inside their body. For example, this planet on which you are standing is called planet shin of a rank-4 solar system in Trist galaxy of the nether region." The man had a hint pride in his voice when mentioning the nether region.
After a short pause, He continued,"High regions are galaxies with a very rich amount of mana and thats not all, every high region rules several different intermediate regions. The nether region is ruled by the Star region which is a High region ruling over the the whole area. Even without a mana conductor, any living being in a high region can use magic to certain extent." The Man's tone was solemn when mentioning the star region.
"Mana conductor is akin to a gate that allows the mana in one's surroundings to enter its body. After entering the body, the owner of the body can refine it as his own energy and use it to fight. That is called magic." The man explained slowly.
"However, to be born with a mana conductor one has to be in a mana rich zone for the fetus to absorb and condense mana in his undeveloped body to form a mana conductor while in their mothers womb or in their egg. Hence, the living beings living in a low region have little to no chance of having a mana conductor. But, it is common for some children to be born without a mana conductor even in an intermediate region if not properly taken of." The man then looked at the boy in front of him for moment.
The man then continued,"There are some low regions with a teleportation array to some intermediate zones, however, magic is required to activate them. So, I am still curious as to how you actually got here." The man looked at him in you-can-trust-me way.
"I dont remember. seriously." He replied in an honest tone. He didn't want reveal his Divine System.